Trends & Advances

The field’s latest innovations and hottest debates

Ready or Not, AI Is Here

What If Therapy Bots Become Too Good?

The Bot Will See You Now

My Illuminating Chat with Pi

Is the Soul of Therapy For Sale?

When Private Equity Infiltrates Our Practice

The New Supervision

Are We Meeting the Needs of Today’s Therapists?

The Long, Lonely Trek to Licensure

Is Becoming a Therapist Harder than Ever?
Article January 9, 2026

"Quiet" Brainspotting

Trusting the Body's Timing in Therapy

What's really happening in "quiet" Brainspotting sessions? Read more

Article January 6, 2026

How to Unlearn Racial Bias

Embracing the Power of Vulnerability and a "Growth Mindset"

How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

6 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2026

Taking on the Burnout Epidemic, The Sex Recession, AI as a "Co-Therapist," and More

Here are six hot takes on what’s in store for clinicians in 2026, from Matthias Barker, Linda Thai, Chinwé Williams, and more. Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Dating in the Age of Algorithms

How Does Physical Chemistry Factor into Digital Dating?

Billions of daily swipes on dating apps yield an average match rate of less than 2 percent. What does this say about the role of physical chemistry in love? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

"Would You Swipe on Me?"

Dating Apps & Therapy in the Age of Digital Intimacy

If therapists can become culturally competent in the world of dating apps, exploring our clients’ profiles is an opportunity to deepen therapy. Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Intimacy as the Antidote to Autocracy

Dismantling Dominance, One Couple at a Time

As a field, in our efforts to be neutral and nurturing, have we been unwittingly recreating the culture’s individualistic bias? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the January/February issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Article December 19, 2025

Psychotherapy's Digital Companion

Using AI to Create Personalized Rituals, Practices, and More

What if clients had a way to stay connected to therapy between sessions? AI could be a way to reinforce what therapists are already doing. Read more

Article November 18, 2025

Psychiatry Has a New Hero

Awais Aftab Envisions a Humbler Approach to Mental Illness

Psychiatrist Awais Aftab has been inviting the most prominent thinkers in psychiatry to move beyond familiar narratives, embrace complexity, and change the... Read more

Article November 7, 2025

Caring for Clients Without Abandoning Yourself

How to Serve Wisely in a System That Doesn't

Many therapists confuse sacrifice with service. But when the impulse to care crosses into self-abandonment, no one wins. Read more

Article November 6, 2025

5 Common Factors for Change in Therapy

A New Integrative Treatment Framework

Across all our therapeutic modalities, there are elements that most effectively create change. What do these elements have in common, and how can you integrate... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

Energy Psychology's Battle for Recognition

A Growing Healing Movement vs APA's Division 12

Of all the David-and-Goliath matchups in psychotherapy, few have had as many twists and turns as the one unfolding between energy psychology and the APA’s... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

Confusion in Therapyland

Finding Regulation in a Dysregulated World

A fantastical journey leads an overwhelmed clinician to unexpected interactions with some of our field's leading luminaries, including Ramani Durvasula, Terry... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the November/December issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Article November 5, 2025

The Adoption Crisis No One Wants to Name

How Adoptee Mentorship Can Save Lives

When it comes to adoption, families need preparation that's trauma-informed and racially literate. Read more

Article November 4, 2025

When DNA Testing Rewrites Your Story

Processing Unexpected Genetic Discoveries in Therapy

Genetic testing has led to shocking "DNA discoveries"—secrets unburied, followed by pain, grief, and trauma. Here's how therapists can help. Read more

Article October 20, 2025

OMG! I’m in Love with a Machine!

AI, Neuroscience, and the Illusion of Attachment

Multiple studies now demonstrate that AI can evoke real emotional responses, and in some contexts, even outperform human support. Read more

Article September 26, 2025

Embracing Selfish Forgiveness

How to Help Clients Release a Grievance Story

When we’re tormented by resentment toward someone we believe has wronged us, forgiveness can be a form of self-care. Read more

Article September 12, 2025

Facing the Challenges of Platonic Love

What Therapists Should Stop Ignoring about Friendship

To shift friendship to its rightful place of importance in our lives, the conventional friendship script needs a dramatic rewrite. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

... ON YOUR E-READER

Discover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Rest as Revolution

An Interview with The Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey

Modern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Why All Therapists Can (and Should) Ask About Sex

Tips for Bringing Up a Touchy Subject

Asking a client about sex doesn’t need to feel intimidating or awkward—but it is important for all therapists to do. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health

Restructuring Our Field to Heal the Healers

Mental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Managing the Mind to Change the Brain

How Common Myths Derail Therapy

How long does it really take to change our minds with the help of a therapist—and our brains and bodies, too? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs

A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the Job

For Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?

Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest Evolution

What is deepfake therapy, how can impact therapist's work, and why are clinicians so torn about whether or not it can help clients? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Burnout Epidemic

Editor's Note: September/October 2025

Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came across The Nap Ministry. Read more

Article August 4, 2025

How Do We Cope with a World of Stress?

Tips for Doing Good When You're Overwhelmed

If empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well. Read more