Trauma

Healing Oppression-Based Trauma

How Discrimination & Chronic Stress Impact the Body

Creating safe therapeutic spaces for queer and marginalized people begins with acknowledging body-based oppression. Read more

Therapy with Marginalized Couples

When Systemic Trauma Disrupts Intimacy

Therapists working with marginalized couples often need to look beyond traditional couples therapy approaches. Read more

Evolving Beyond Our Trauma Stories

From Grief to Transformation

How do we shift from grieving the past to creating the future we want? Read more

"Quiet" Brainspotting

Trusting the Body's Timing in Therapy

What's really happening in "quiet" Brainspotting sessions? Read more

6 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2026

Taking on the Burnout Epidemic, The Sex Recession, AI as a "Co-Therapist," and More

Here are six hot takes on what’s in store for clinicians in 2026, from Matthias Barker, Linda Thai, Chinwé Williams, and more. Read more

The Case of the Lost Self

Two Takes on Reparenting an Inner Child

AEDP developer Diana Fosha and addictions specialist Claudia Black reveal how they’d work with a client struggling in a new relationship. Read more

Dating Apps and the Intimacy Crisis

Editor's Note: January/February 2026

No one knows better than therapists that intimacy is a fundamental human need. In this issue, we explore bold, new perspectives on the current "intimacy... Read more

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the January/February issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Going no-contact is a last-resort boundary some autistic adults set when other attempts to set limits with family members have failed. Read more

Psychiatry Has a New Hero

Awais Aftab Envisions a Humbler Approach to Mental Illness

Psychiatrist Awais Aftab has been inviting the most prominent thinkers in psychiatry to move beyond familiar narratives, embrace complexity, and change the... Read more

Using Psychodrama to Break the Trauma Loop

A Tool for Healing Adult Children of Addicts

For adult children of addicts who've distanced themselves from their painful pasts, interventions that require them to show rather than tell can be... Read more

Caring for Clients Without Abandoning Yourself

How to Serve Wisely in a System That Doesn't

Many therapists confuse sacrifice with service. But when the impulse to care crosses into self-abandonment, no one wins. Read more

Confronting "Mom Guilt"

A Tool to Work Through Core Emotions

Parental guilt is often misunderstood by clinicians. The Change Triangle can bring this tricky emotion out into the open and help people work through it. Read more

A Case of Disappearing Desire

Two Approaches to a Client with Commitment Issues

Sex therapist Tammy Nelson and trauma specialist Frank Anderson take different paths to empower a client struggling with intimacy. Read more

Confusion in Therapyland

Finding Regulation in a Dysregulated World

A fantastical journey leads an overwhelmed clinician to unexpected interactions with some of our field's leading luminaries, including Ramani Durvasula, Terry... Read more

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the November/December issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

The Adoption Crisis No One Wants to Name

How Adoptee Mentorship Can Save Lives

When it comes to adoption, families need preparation that's trauma-informed and racially literate. Read more

My Eating Disorder, My Attachment Trauma

A Therapist's Journey from Suffering to Healing and Understanding

A trauma expert shares a personal story about her own struggle with disordered eating. Read more

When DNA Testing Rewrites Your Story

Processing Unexpected Genetic Discoveries in Therapy

Genetic testing has led to shocking "DNA discoveries"—secrets unburied, followed by pain, grief, and trauma. Here's how therapists can help. Read more

Flip Through the Magazine!

... ON YOUR E-READER

Discover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more

Rest as Revolution

An Interview with The Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey

Modern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can... Read more

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health

Restructuring Our Field to Heal the Healers

Mental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more

Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?

Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest Evolution

What is deepfake therapy, how can impact therapist's work, and why are clinicians so torn about whether or not it can help clients? Read more

The Burnout Epidemic

Editor's Note: September/October 2025

Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came across The Nap Ministry. Read more

Triggers and Parental Abandonment

A Common Roadblock to Healing Trauma

Here's a four-step exercise therapists can use to help survivors of parental abandonment process trauma triggers. Read more

How Do We Cope with a World of Stress?

Tips for Doing Good When You're Overwhelmed

If empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well. Read more

Humor in Trauma Work

Making Space for Our Whole Selves in Therapy

Healing doesn’t always start with crying. Sometimes it begins with a snort-laugh in a quiet office. Read more

The Autism vs Narcissism Confusion

Clarifying Dangerous Misconceptions Affecting Couples Today

Dr. Ramani Durvasula and Kory Andreas discuss why autism and narcissism are often misconstrued in intimate relationships. Read more