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
"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
The Adultification of Black Youth
When Trauma Goes Unseen
Am I A Good Therapist Yet?
Reconciling Professional Ideals with RealityLofty 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
Action Man Meets Therapy Guy
Switching Careers in MidlifeWhen a journalist and rock climber decides to become a therapist, he embarks on a new understanding of himself. Read more
Editor's Note: November/December 2023
Practical Advice for New TherapistsA 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
When a Tornado Ripped Through My Therapy Room
How My Client and I Survived DisasterA therapist and client face unexpected dangers that reveal new facets of their humanity and vulnerability. Read more
What Do Therapists Know?
Learning and Growing Alongside Our ClientsAs 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
Love Letters to The Field
Supporting Our Big, Hairy, Audacious DreamsBy cultivating professional relationships across differences in ages and clinical experience, we keep each other’s big dreams alive, bridge knowledge gaps... Read more