Trauma

Listen to the audio version of the March/April 2026 issue of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. Read more

Check out the March/April issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover. Read more

The false memory debate, a turning point that shaped psychotherapy forever, has been largely forgotten. But its legacy continues. Read more

What does dissociation look like when it’s woven into everyday life—for therapists as well as clients? Read more

Dissociation isn’t always maladaptive. We can help clients better discern when it serves them and when it doesn’t. Read more

Dissociation in our sessions isn’t obvious—one trauma expert has learned through trial and error how to sense it and respond. Read more

Years ago, neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel’s client recovered from DID—and now she’s showing therapists what’s possible for their own clients. Read more

Trauma treatment pioneer Janina Fisher gives a brief history of a misunderstood trauma symptom—and shares practical tools for spotting and treating it. Read more

Two leading experts in trauma and dissociation have figured out what’s getting in the way of trauma recovery—and what to do about it. Read more

Dissociation is rarely as dramatic as we imagine—but unrecognized, it can derail clinical work. In this issue, we explore its many expressions, why it... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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