Professional Development

Understanding some of the most common ways anxiety can look in therapy can provide us with guideposts to intervene strategically and support better outcomes... Read more

A new framework for visualizing attachment turns a potentially pathologizing concept into a friendly clinical tool. Read more

Few things can spook therapists as much as emails from former clients requesting session notes for a legal proceeding, but handling these requests thoughtfully... Read more

How might a panoramic view of a relationship at the start of couples therapy change what clinicians focus on? Read more

Taxes, bookkeeping, and pretty much anything related to the financial side of your practice can feel complicated. Here are some simple ways to prep for your... Read more

What do therapy and comedy have in common? Therapist and comedian David Granirer has spent over two decades helping aspiring stand-up comics—many in... Read more

Even experienced clinicians can start to feel lost when helping people untangle the psychological effects of coercive control. Read more

We can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more

It’s no surprise that a supervisory relationship can often be enlightening and steadying for both new and experienced therapists. But some therapists have... Read more

You know your clinical expertise is of value to your clients, but it can also be important for judges and juries in court. Read more

Observe relationship expert Esther Perel in action as she helps couples navigate infidelity, incompatibility, and the impacts of childhood trauma. Read more

Learning how to tune into the subtle shifts that are going on inside us all the time can open us to a wholeness that I call the Authentic Self. Read more

Bessel van der Kolk and Monnica Williams, two prominent trauma researchers, weigh in on what the field should be talking about now that psychedelic-assisted... Read more

Trying on different personas can help clients step outside of their comfort zones and challenge their assumptions about themselves, others, and the world. Read more

An experienced clinician shares how emerging therapists can get started in couples therapy. Read more

Janina Fisher explores how to help your clients heal the parts of self-hatred and treat attachment trauma. Read more

This issue explores our work as therapists in the shadow of AI as well as how professional and personal lives collide. Read more

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 uniqueness of a psychotherapist’s job can make it hard to let go of. Read more

Two leading trauma experts discuss the power of enduring relational work and how our current medical model creates a moral injury for therapists. Read more

AI is already being used to create treatment plans, track client change, and detect empathy. How else could it help therapists? Read more

Watch Shadeen Francis and Alexandra Solomon discuss how clinicians can work together to achieve their professional development goals. Read more

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

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

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

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

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

After 34 years in practice, a therapist offers advice on what to remember before seeing your first client. Read more

Clinical experience is invaluable, but there are many unsung advantages to seeing therapists who are just starting out. Read more

Many beginning therapists are burning out and leaving the field before they’re able to gain their professional footing. How can we support them better? Read more