Professional Development

Building a practice and deepening your profession
Article November 9, 2018

The Podcast Boom

Is It for You?

Podcasts have exploded in numbers and popularity. What do mental health professionals need to know about this way of expanding their audience and their... Read more

Video November 7, 2018

VIDEO: Dafna Lender on Harnessing Your Social Engagement System

Strategies for Building the Therapeutic Alliance More Easily

We all know therapists who seem magically able to establish a powerful sense of trust and connection with even the most distrusting clients. But are there... Read more

Article September 18, 2018

My Client Keeps Checking His Phone! (Part Two)

Five More Clinicians Give Their Take

Our last Clinician’s Quandary received an overwhelming number of responses. Here are a few more that didn’t make it into Part One but offer other useful... Read more

Article September 7, 2018

My Client Keeps Checking His Phone During Sessions

Five Clinicians Give Their Take on This Tricky Clinical Scenario
Psychotherapy Networker

Sometimes during sessions, Jonathan checks his phone for emails or updates, even though his therapist has asked him not to. She suspects Jonathan's... Read more

Article September 5, 2018

End-of-Session Bombshells

Handling Doorknob Moments

How to handle end-of-session bombshells therapeutically—and still wrap up on time. Read more

Article July 3, 2018

My Client is Moving Overseas to Marry a Man She's Never Met

Five Clinicians Give Their Take on This Tricky Clinical Scenario
Psychotherapy Networker

Diane has just announced she intends to move overseas to marry a man she recently met online. This raises an alarm for her therapist, but he's unsure about... Read more

Video June 6, 2018

VIDEO: My First Client, My Greatest Teacher

Sue Johnson Shares a Story of Personal and Professional Transformation

In the following video from her 2018 Networker Symposium storytelling piece, couples and family therapist Sue Johnson shares a therapeutic moment that stands... Read more

Article March 16, 2018

When Money Comes Up in Therapy

Two Ways to Make Your Fee Policies Clear and Easy to Talk About

Most therapists were never coached about how to reconcile the closeness of the therapeutic encounter with the fact that therapy is also a business. Read more

Article January 16, 2018

How to Get Clients to Do Their Homework

Step 1: Don't Call It "Homework"

The best way to ensure clients' cooperation is to make the assignments relevant for them. Task assignments are designed to bring about changes in the... Read more

Article September 7, 2017

Got Game?

How I Transitioned My Practice to Sport Psychology

Becoming a sport psychologist requires throwing away much of the rule book for starting a more traditional practice. Read more

Article May 8, 2017

Expanding Your Expressive Range

What Therapists Can Learn from Performers

What therapists can learn from performers. Read more

Article June 30, 2016

Have SSRIs Gotten a Bad Rep?

The Author of "Listening to Prozac" Thinks So

In his latest book, Peter Kramer argues that medications represent the best, most effective tool for fighting the bleakness of depression. Read more

Article March 8, 2016

When Seismic Change Becomes the Norm

The Therapist in the Real World

There was a time, not long ago, when all therapists needed to begin practicing their craft was a quiet room, an appointment book, a phone, and an answering... Read more

Article March 8, 2016

New Technologies for Today’s Practitioners

Using Virtual Reality to treat PTSD

The increasingly accessible and inexpensive technology of virtual reality now enables us to incorporate digital Skinner boxes in our practices that can enhance... Read more

Article January 18, 2016

The Art of Presenting

Understanding What Your Audience Needs

Some tips on the do’s and don’ts of giving a good workshop. Read more

Video July 1, 2015

VIDEO: Why Clients Will Pay More For An Intensive Session

Casey Truffo On Structuring A Therapeutic Intensive

With some clients, issues, or circumstances, an hour is not quite enough time to dig in. That’s why it’s great to have an “Intensive Option.” Think of... Read more

Article May 1, 2015

Don't Go It Alone

The Power of Focusing Partnerships

It’s not exactly a state secret: most of us become therapists because we want to help people. We want to help them feel less alone with their pain and find... Read more

Article May 1, 2015

Surviving Treatment Reviews

How to Speak the Language of Insurance Plans

How to speak the language of medical necessity. Read more

Article January 1, 2015

Creating a Sacred Space in Therapy

A Conversation with Jack Kornfield

Openness to the larger mystery of our lives can deepen the therapeutic encounter. Read more

Article July 11, 2014

The Challenge of Becoming the Boss

How to Make a Group Practice Work

Making a group practice work means taking on the challenge of becoming a boss. Read more

Article May 22, 2014

Becoming a Supershrink: Three Steps to Professional Excellence

Getting Client Feedback Isn’t Always Easy, But It's a Necessary Step

Most therapists, when asked, report checking in routinely for client feedback and knowing when to do so. But research has found this to be far from true. Read more

Article May 12, 2014

Do Brain Games Build Cognitive Muscle?

Grim Job Prospects for Mental Health Grad

Brain games and grad prospects Read more

Article March 24, 2014

Move Beyond the Fee-for-Service Therapy Model by Offering Other Types of Psychotherapy Products Read more

Article March 7, 2014

The Cult of DSM

Ending Our Allegiance to the Great Gazoo

Labeling clients with DSM diagnoses is a ritual most of us perform to get reimbursed and pay our mortgages, but few of us actually believe in. Has the time... Read more

Article March 7, 2014

The Book We Love to Hate

Why DSM-5 Makes Nobody Happy

From small insignificant beginnings in 1952, when almost nobody read it, DSM has become a kind of sacred literary monster. Today, it’s the most detested and... Read more

Article March 7, 2014

Shedding Light on DSM-5

The View from the Trenches

While the polemical debates over the new DSM have received widespread coverage, the reactions of ordinary clinicians have yet to receive much scrutiny. Read more

Article March 7, 2014

Beyond Lip Service

Confronting Our Prejudices Against Higher-Weight Clients

Therapists should not only be aware of their prejudices toward higher-weight clients, but should commit themselves to challenge those attitudes as well. Read more

Article March 1, 2014

The Debate Over DSM-5: A Step Backward

A Step Backward: An Interview with Allen Frances

As the man responsible for the previous edition, the foremost critic of DSM-5 is perhaps the last person you’d expect to trash this latest, biggest version. Read more

Video November 20, 2013

VIDEO: Talk Like a Therapist—Even from the Podium

Lynn Grodzki on Attracting New Clients by Being Ourselves

Lynn Grodzki shares about speaking with audiences about your therapy practice and how to leave your audience wanting more. Read more

Article November 5, 2013

Something New, Here & Now

Breaking Free of the Habitual

Most clients have automatic habits of thinking, feeling, and verbalizing experiences that imprison them in a world of gray sameness. How do we help them... Read more

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