Issues & Developments
Tracking the evolution of our fieldA New Generation of Analysts
Why Depth Work Still WorksModern psychoanalysts are breaking free of old tropes, helping diverse clients and communities—and they still believe change takes time. Read more
Using AI to Be Better Therapists
A Conversation with Heather HesselWill people really turn to a human if a “humanly enough” chatbot is available? What if human-to-human therapy becomes accessible only to a privileged few? Read more
AI in Therapy
A Conversation with Matthias BarkerWhat happens when AI enters the therapy room? Therapist influencer Matthias Barker chats with Networker editor in chief Livia Kent. Read more
Editor’s Note: January/February 2024
AI and the TherapistThis issue explores our work as therapists in the shadow of AI as well as how professional and personal lives collide. Read more
Ready or Not, AI Is Here
What If Therapy Bots Become Too Good?A clinician on the precipice of launching his own AI therapy bot—HIPAA-compliant, infused with personal warmth, and based on thousands of hours of therapy... Read more
The Bot Will See You Now
My Illuminating Chat with PiWhen it comes down to it, what do human therapists really have over artificially intelligent ones? Read more
Turning the Spotlight on Brainspotting
Did an Unexpected Discovery Reveal a Quicker Path to Healing?A look at the rise, mysteries, and controversies of Brainspotting, David Grand’s popular trauma-processing technique. Read more
Are ACEs as Determinative as We Think?
Two Trauma Experts on Connection, Community, and the Tyranny of DiagnosisTwo leading trauma experts discuss the power of enduring relational work and how our current medical model creates a moral injury for therapists. Read more
Is the Soul of Therapy For Sale?
When Private Equity Infiltrates Our PracticeBig business and private investment firms have turned their attention to our field, and they’re not above poaching clients, underpaying clinicians, and... Read more
Can AI Make Us Better Therapists?
Using New Technology for SupervisionAI is already being used to create treatment plans, track client change, and detect empathy. How else could it help therapists? Read more