Trends & Advances

The field’s latest innovations and hottest debates

Ready or Not, AI Is Here

What If Therapy Bots Become Too Good?

The Bot Will See You Now

My Illuminating Chat with Pi

Is the Soul of Therapy For Sale?

When Private Equity Infiltrates Our Practice

The New Supervision

Are We Meeting the Needs of Today’s Therapists?

The Long, Lonely Trek to Licensure

Is Becoming a Therapist Harder than Ever?
Article March 5, 2026

Becoming a Confident Therapist

What Two Seasoned Experts Taught Me About Finding My Clinical Self

What does it take to be a confident therapist? To find out, a struggling therapist connects with experts Bill Doherty and Sabrina N'Diaye. Read more

Article March 4, 2026

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

Article March 4, 2026

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

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

Article March 4, 2026

Things I Was Taught Not to Do in Therapy – That I Do!

5 Therapists' Stories About Going Against the Grain

Five seasoned therapists share the graduate school rules they’ve broken—and why their clients are better for it. Read more

Article March 4, 2026

How the False Memory Debate Rewrote the Rules of Practice

Facing a Dark Chapter in Psychotherapy's History

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

Article March 4, 2026

Processing Identity Grief in Therapy

When DNA Testing Rewrites Your Story

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

Article March 4, 2026

Recognizing Everyday Dissociation

A Survival Strategy Hiding in Plain Sight

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

Article March 4, 2026

The Dissociation Spectrum

Addressing Hidden Disconnection in Therapy

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

Article March 4, 2026

Healing Dissociative Identity Disorder

A Neuroscience-Informed Path to Integration

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

Article March 4, 2026

The TIST Approach to Treating Dissociation

Welcoming Our Lost Parts Home

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

Article March 4, 2026

The Gateway to Successful Trauma Treatment

Practical Steps for Creating Gravitational Security

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

Article February 18, 2026

What We're Missing in ADHD Treatment

Rethinking Consequences, Skill Gaps, and Responsibility

We expect kids with ADHD and executive function challenges to change not just themselves but the world around them. No wonder everyone feels stuck. Read more

Article January 9, 2026

"Quiet" Brainspotting

Trusting the Body's Timing in Therapy

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

Article January 6, 2026

How to Unlearn Racial Bias

Embracing the Power of Vulnerability and a "Growth Mindset"

How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

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

Article January 5, 2026

Dating in the Age of Algorithms

How Does Physical Chemistry Factor into Digital Dating?

Billions of daily swipes on dating apps yield an average match rate of less than 2 percent. What does this say about the role of physical chemistry in love? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

"Would You Swipe on Me?"

Dating Apps & Therapy in the Age of Digital Intimacy

If therapists can become culturally competent in the world of dating apps, exploring our clients’ profiles is an opportunity to deepen therapy. Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Intimacy as the Antidote to Autocracy

Dismantling Dominance, One Couple at a Time

As a field, in our efforts to be neutral and nurturing, have we been unwittingly recreating the culture’s individualistic bias? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

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

Article December 19, 2025

Psychotherapy's Digital Companion

Using AI to Create Personalized Rituals, Practices, and More

What if clients had a way to stay connected to therapy between sessions? AI could be a way to reinforce what therapists are already doing. Read more

Article November 18, 2025

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

Article November 7, 2025

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

Article November 6, 2025

5 Common Factors for Change in Therapy

A New Integrative Treatment Framework

Across all our therapeutic modalities, there are elements that most effectively create change. What do these elements have in common, and how can you integrate... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

Energy Psychology's Battle for Recognition

A Growing Healing Movement vs APA's Division 12

Of all the David-and-Goliath matchups in psychotherapy, few have had as many twists and turns as the one unfolding between energy psychology and the APA’s... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

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

Article November 6, 2025

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

Article November 5, 2025

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

Article November 4, 2025

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

Article October 20, 2025

OMG! I’m in Love with a Machine!

AI, Neuroscience, and the Illusion of Attachment

Multiple studies now demonstrate that AI can evoke real emotional responses, and in some contexts, even outperform human support. Read more

Article September 26, 2025

Embracing Selfish Forgiveness

How to Help Clients Release a Grievance Story

When we’re tormented by resentment toward someone we believe has wronged us, forgiveness can be a form of self-care. Read more