Professional Development
Building a practice and deepening your profession
The Therapy Mistake That Changed Me
Three Stories of Professional GrowthWe all make mistakes. But oftentimes, it’s the mistakes that help us grow the most, personally and professionally. Here, three therapists share their stories... Read more
Mediating Estrangement
How to Help Family Members CoexistAfter journeying through the Family Dialogue process, estranged family members often end up adjusting the very notion of what togetherness means. Read more
Healing Beyond Words
How to Bring Art into TherapyIntegrating art therapy tools into your practice doesn’t have to be complicated, nor does it require artistic skill from you or your client. Read more
Three clinicians share their experiences of the power of supervision. Read more
Embracing Our Core Competencies
How Would It Change the Practice of Therapy?Training to become technicians in particular areas isn’t what best serves our clients. Read more
Therapy, Fast and Slow
Training Clinicians to Balance Doing with BeingHow do therapists create a great training culture, one in which we become substantially better at what we do? Read more
The Four Stages of Supervision
Establishing a Lasting Relationship with Your SuperviseeTeacher? Guide? Gatekeeper? Consultant? How clarifying your role as supervisor helps. Read more
Escaping the Rut of Regret
Five Creative Approaches to Letting GoA client has a lot of regret about past decisions he’s made, and although his therapist has talked with him about them at length, the client still can't seem... Read more
Should Therapists Go Back to an Office?
Deepening Our Work “Off Stage”Seeing clients through the COVID-19 crisis has shown us not only that psychotherapy can be effective outside the traditional frame—complete with an office... Read more
Forging Your Own Path
A Graduate Student’s Training DilemmaA graduate student has to pick a focus to train on, but is unsure of which to choose. Here, clinicians offer advice. Read more