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 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 October 20, 2025

OMG! I’m in Love with a Machine!

AI, Neuroscience, and the Illusion of Attachment

It was Hank’s 50th birthday. The big one. His wife Sophia said nothing that morning. As the day progressed, Hank grew more resentful. No presents, no card... 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

Article September 12, 2025

What We Should Stop Ignoring About Friendship

Facing the Challenges of Platonic Love

To shift friendship to its rightful place of importance in our lives, the conventional friendship script needs a dramatic rewrite. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 2025

Why All Therapists Can (and Should) Ask About Sex

Tips for Bringing Up a Touchy Subject

Asking a client about sex doesn’t need to feel intimidating or awkward—but it is important for all therapists to do. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 2025

Managing the Mind to Change the Brain

How Common Myths Derail Therapy

How long does it really take to change our minds with the help of a therapist—and our brains and bodies, too? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs

A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the Job

For Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

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

Article August 29, 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

Article August 4, 2025

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

Article July 22, 2025

Tender Moments with Artificial Intelligence

How AI Can Bridge Longstanding Gaps in Mental Health Care

Therapists make space for our sorrow, joy, confusion, and longing. But what if AI can do some of this better? Read more

Article July 17, 2025

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

Article July 7, 2025

4 Top Therapist Recommended Movies (Part I)

From Lost Connections to a Horse Documentary

A memorable, engaging film can be healing as well as entertaining. Here are movies four therapeutic movies prominent clinicians recommend. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

A Brave New Conversation with Esther Perel

How Do We Fix a Polarized World?

Esther Perel and her close colleagues explore the interesting parallels between intimate relationships and political divides. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Jon Kabat-Zinn's New Radical Act

Recalibrating Our Relationship with Modern Mindfulness

At 80 years old, Jon Kabat-Zinn—the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction—reminds us that mindfulness is more than a convenient therapeutic tool. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today

A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & Hopelessness

Ken Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Dan Siegel's Song

Teachings from the Heart of Interpersonal Neurobiology

Dan Siegel sings in public for the first time to convey what lies at the heart of interpersonal neurobiology. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

Experience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some of the premiere thought leaders... Read more

Article June 18, 2025

What Defines Greatness for America

The Impact of New Policies on Social Wellness and Clinical Research

Bessel van der Kolk explores the impact of new policies on social wellness and the future of research in America. Read more

Article June 12, 2025

IFS Made Simple for Clients

Moving From "What's Wrong with Me?" To "What Do I Need?"

IFS becomes more accessible when we translate psychological jargon into universal experiences of need and care. Read more