Trends & Advances

The field’s latest innovations and hottest debates

The Future of Diagnosis

Traveling Beyond the Limits of the DSM

Seeking the Autism Diagnosis

The Current Quest for Identity and Community
Rachael Goren

"I Know What's Wrong With Me"

Social Media and the Lure of Self-Diagnosis

The Rise of Therapy-Speak

Matthias Barker on Bridging Social Media and the Therapy Room

Trans Kids Under Fire

Exploring the State of Gender-Affirming Care
Article November 3, 2023

Am I A Good Therapist Yet?

Reconciling Professional Ideals with Reality

Lofty visions of our capabilities as therapists can fuel us early in our careers, but at some point, we have to reckon with the reality that we can’t help... Read more

Article November 3, 2023

Action Man Meets Therapy Guy

Switching Careers in Midlife

When a journalist and rock climber decides to become a therapist, he embarks on a new understanding of himself. Read more

Article November 3, 2023

Editor's Note: November/December 2023

Practical Advice for New Therapists

A recent survey shows that fewer than half of people who graduate from therapy training programs ever make it to licensure. Why are so many emerging therapists... Read more

Article November 3, 2023

When a Tornado Ripped Through My Therapy Room

How My Client and I Survived Disaster

A therapist and client face unexpected dangers that reveal new facets of their humanity and vulnerability. Read more

Article November 3, 2023

What Do Therapists Know?

Learning and Growing Alongside Our Clients

As therapists, we get to explore the mysteries of being human for a living—and to apply what we learn to our own lives. How amazing is that? Read more

Article November 3, 2023

Love Letters to The Field

Supporting Our Big, Hairy, Audacious Dreams

By cultivating professional relationships across differences in ages and clinical experience, we keep each other’s big dreams alive, bridge knowledge gaps... Read more