
Professional Development
Building a practice and deepening your professionHave SSRIs Gotten a Bad Rep?
The Author of "Listening to Prozac" Thinks SoIn his latest book, Peter Kramer argues that medications represent the best, most effective tool for fighting the bleakness of depression. Read more
When Seismic Change Becomes the Norm
The Therapist in the Real WorldThere 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
New Technologies for Today’s Practitioners
Using Virtual Reality to treat PTSDThe increasingly accessible and inexpensive technology of virtual reality now enables us to incorporate digital Skinner boxes in our practices that can enhance... Read more
The Art of Presenting
Understanding What Your Audience NeedsSome tips on the do’s and don’ts of giving a good workshop. Read more
IFS for Self-Compassion
Some Forms of Self-Love Are Harder than OthersIFS founder Dick Schwartz believes a genuine state of self-compassion entails a journey into multiple parts of yourself that may include the good, the bad, the... Read more
VIDEO: Why Clients Will Pay More For An Intensive Session
Casey Truffo On Structuring A Therapeutic IntensiveWith 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
Don't Go It Alone
The Power of Focusing PartnershipsIt’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
Surviving Treatment Reviews
How to Speak the Language of Insurance PlansHow to speak the language of medical necessity. Read more
Creating a Sacred Space in Therapy
A Conversation with Jack KornfieldOpenness to the larger mystery of our lives can deepen the therapeutic encounter. Read more
Escaping the Trance of Depression
What Helps and What Doesn'tBecause depressed clients repeat the same thoughts, feelings, and experiences over and over again, successful treatment breaks clients out of this trance. Read more
The Challenge of Becoming the Boss
How to Make a Group Practice WorkMaking a group practice work means taking on the challenge of becoming a boss. Read more
Becoming a Supershrink: Three Steps to Professional Excellence
Getting Client Feedback Isn’t Always Easy, But It's a Necessary StepMost 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
Do Brain Games Build Cognitive Muscle?
Grim Job Prospects for Mental Health GradBrain games and grad prospects Read more
Move Beyond the Fee-for-Service Therapy Model by Offering Other Types of Psychotherapy Products Read more
The Cult of DSM
Ending Our Allegiance to the Great GazooLabeling 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
The Book We Love to Hate
Why DSM-5 Makes Nobody HappyFrom 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
Shedding Light on DSM-5
The View from the TrenchesWhile the polemical debates over the new DSM have received widespread coverage, the reactions of ordinary clinicians have yet to receive much scrutiny. Read more
Beyond Lip Service
Confronting Our Prejudices Against Higher-Weight ClientsTherapists should not only be aware of their prejudices toward higher-weight clients, but should commit themselves to challenge those attitudes as well. Read more
The Debate Over DSM-5: A Step Backward
A Step Backward: An Interview with Allen FrancesAs 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: Talk Like a Therapist—Even from the Podium
Lynn Grodzki on Attracting New Clients by Being OurselvesLynn Grodzki shares about speaking with audiences about your therapy practice and how to leave your audience wanting more. Read more
Habits vs. Addictions
What’s the Difference?Some people can drink to excess for years without experiencing the negative consequences that can destroy their lives. So when does someone cross the tenuous... Read more
Creatures of Habit
Do We Really Choose How We Live Our Lives?When routines and habits become as lifeless as the manner in which one brushes one’s teeth, when the choreography of one’s existence resembles a... Read more
Something New, Here & Now
Breaking Free of the HabitualMost 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
Blue-Collar Therapy
The Nitty-Gritty of Lasting ChangeChanges in the habitual attitudes and behaviors that shape our lives rarely happen as the result of psychological epiphanies or emotional catharsis. Most... Read more
Shopping For Therapy
Yesterday’s Patients Are Today’s Educated ConsumersThe expectation of a full caseload of clients who don’t question the length or expense of treatment belongs to a former age. Like it or not, therapists who... Read more
Closing The Deal With Clients
What We Can Learn from SalespeopleWhat do you say to potential clients when they first call you or come in for a consultation? We may resist the idea, but in this initial phase, therapists face... Read more
Unless DSM more firmly joins the march toward biological psychiatry, it’s going to be left behind by NIMH. Read more
Peer Supervision Groups that Work
Three Steps That Make a DifferencePeer consultation groups offer all kinds of rich possibilities for learning and collegial support---as long as you set them up properly. Read more
Editor's Note: March/April 2013
What’s Wisdom Worth?The pioneers in our field—Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Virginia Satir, Fritz Perls, Salvador Minuchin, and others—all recognized that they were providing... Read more
Wonder if Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man ever needed couples therapy? What might a family therapist say about the sibling rivalry of the Super Mario Bros? It’s time... Read more