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How to Know It's Narcissistic Abuse
Signs to Watch for in TherapyWatch this clip of Dr. Ramani explaining the signs of narcissistic abuse in a relationship and what it looks like in your therapy office. Read more
Building Rapport with Victims of Narcissistic Abuse
Don't Shame Your ClientsWatch this clip of Dr. Ramani explaining how to help your clients who are survivors of narcissistic and build trust. Read more
What is Betrayal Blindness?
Dr. Ramani on Survivors of Narcissistic AbuseWatch this clip of Dr. Ramani explaining what betrayal blindness looks like in relationships impacted by narcissistic abuse. Read more
Practice Tools: May/June 2024
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!Download a worksheet from this month’s selection: Nancy Johnston's "The Clinician’s Codependency Treatment Workbook." Read more
Navigating the Male Friendship Recession
A Conversation with Mark GreeneWatch this interview with Mark Greene about why male friendships seem so difficult for men to get and how therapists can help. Read more
The Enduring Power of Bioenergetic Therapy
From Trauma to JoySometimes, transformational growth happens when we least expect it. Read more
Editor's Note: March/April 2024
The Loneliness EpidemicThis issue aims to explore what we can do about loneliness in our therapy offices—not just for kids and young adults, but for people at any stage of life Read more
A New Generation of Analysts
Why Depth Work Still WorksModern psychoanalysts are breaking free of old tropes, helping diverse clients and communities—and they still believe change takes time. Read more
A Therapy Session With Friends
An Untapped Resource for Emotional HealthThere are no formalized rituals, rules, or obligations to ground or support a friendship. Should therapists change that? Read more
Social Anxiety in Kids
How Our Good Intentions Make It WorseMaking accommodations for socially anxious kids can be easier than getting them off their phones and out of their rooms—but it’s also dangerous. Read more
Scarred, Not Scary
Bringing Disfigurement Out of the ShadowsTherapists can help disfigured clients build the necessary skills to navigate the documented reality that they’re often avoided, judged, and asked invasive... Read more
What Story Does Your Voice Tell?
Insights from a Speech CoachWhen we can explore our relationship to our own voice, we can harness one of the most direct paths to authenticity and connection. Read more
A Comedy about Breaking the Rules of Therapy
'Shrinking' is Sweet and Unrealistic—and That's OkayFor therapists, the TV comedy Shrinking is a low-impact escape that still contains echoes of the messy, wrenching work they do. Read more
Inviting Your Inner Critic for Coffee
Why Is It So Hard to Show Up for Ourselves?When it comes to self-talk, a therapist explores our tendency to be our worst enemy. Read more
Unlocking the Potential of Holistic Healing
Four Strategies to Bring the Body into TherapyAs the world embraces the theory of how trauma is captured in the body, clinicians are introducing clients to holistic healing techniques like sound baths and... Read more
I Want to Be My Client's Friend
A Taboo Longing in the Therapy RoomHow far is friendship from the special type of closeness we call the therapeutic relationship? Read more
In Search of The Great Male Friend
One Man’s Quest for IntimacyGrown men don’t say things like “I’ve got nobody to play with.” Or do they? A journalist explores what therapists are seeing across the country: the... Read more
Esther Perel on the Art of Making Friends
Skills for Cultivating Vibrant ConnectionsNavigating the potential discomfort of opening ourselves up to others is a skill we all have to learn through trial and error. Read more
Emotional Support Animals
Cures or Crutches?In the last few decades, pets who offer company and calm have become therapeutic tools to help people manage their mental health. Read more
Cultivating Relationships in Real Life
Seven Strategies for Guiding Lonely Young AdultsBy asking the right questions in therapy, we can help make the road to adulthood less lonely for high school and college-age kids. Read more
Celebrating Black Sisterhood
The Power of Healing in CommunityForming strong connections with others is not only integral to our development as humans, it’s connected to our very survival. For Black women, this is... Read more
Ending a Marriage That's Already Over
Helping Women Move Beyond the Paralysis of GuiltThe person burdened with the decision of whether or not to end a marriage may not be the one who’s already left the marriage—emotionally or sexually. Read more
The Gottmans on How to Fight Right
Conflict is a Human ConstantFrom their new book, Fight Right, relationship experts John and Julie Gottman explain why some couples conflict will never go away. Read more
Terry Real on Achieving Breakthrough Results with Difficult Men
Transforming Behaviors by Facing Narcissists, Bullies, and Avoidants Head OnLearn how to work with narcissists, bullies, avoidants and other difficult male clients with leading expert Terry Real. Read more
Using AI to Be Better Therapists
A Conversation with Heather HesselWill people really turn to a human if a “humanly enough” chatbot is available? What if human-to-human therapy becomes accessible only to a privileged few? Read more
Practice Tools: March/April 2024
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Mariel Buqué’s, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Read more
A New Take on Trauma with Frank Anderson
How the Psychotherapist is Making Healing AccessibleLearn more about leading trauma expert Frank Anderson and how he's taking his insight and expertise to new places. Read more
AI in Therapy
A Conversation with Matthias BarkerWhat happens when AI enters the therapy room? Therapist influencer Matthias Barker chats with Networker editor in chief Livia Kent. Read more
Hustle Culture, Malaise, and Mental Health
A Conversation with Erica TurnerCatch the replay of our discussion about why your clients may be struggling with disillusionment in their professional lives. Read more
So, You Want to be a Couples Therapist?
Getting Started in Couples CounselingAn experienced clinician shares how emerging therapists can get started in couples therapy. Read more