VIDEO: Julie Gottman on Why There's a Right Way for Couples to Argue
Breaking Down the Four Points of the "Conflict Blueprint"Are you working with partners who can't seem to escape cycles of criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling? According to renowned couples therapist... Read more
Taking Heart
What do we know as therapists that can guide us in moving forward in both our personal lives as well as our work with clients? Read more
When the Rules Change
Learning to Learn from Your ChildrenThere’s a crucial point in the parenting life cycle that’s not often discussed in the literature. Read more
Responding to Extreme Trauma Symptoms
How Neuroscience Can HelpHow an understanding of the brain can inform our trauma interventions. Read more
Apologizing Under Fire
How to Handle Big-Time CriticismIt’s difficult enough to offer an apology when we see the need for it and believe it’s the right thing to do. It’s far more difficult when we’re... Read more
Intimate Enemies
A Stepson Reconsiders a Long-Held ResentmentA stepson reconsiders a long-held resentment. Read more
The Empathy Gap
Digital Culture Needs What Talk Therapy OffersConditioned by the experience of life on the screen, clients today find it harder to concentrate on face-to-face conversation. They may not even see its value... Read more
Editor's Note - November/December 2016
In this issue, our contributors reveal, in ways that were all quite stunning to me, the magnitude and vast social implications—for us and our profession—of... Read more
Food and Mood
What Every Therapist Needs to Know about NutritionWhat therapists should know about nutrition and the food-mood connection. An interview with Joan Borysenko. Read more
Is VR a Game Changer?
Virtual Reality in TherapyTo date, virtual reality’s most visible therapeutic role has been in the treatment of phobias and other conditions where it’s served as an adjunct to... Read more
Caught in a Web
A World Where Life Is Always ElsewhereEvery day, every moment, we must wade through the flood of incoming alerts and emails urgently demanding our time and attention, all the while knowing that... Read more
Trigger Warnings: Compassion or Coddling?
Therapists wade into the controversy about trigger warnings for potentially disturbing college course material. Read more
Left to Our Own Devices
Sorting Through The Bewildering World Of Therapeutic AppsMobile apps offer tools for everything from depression, social anxiety, and binge eating to phobias, OCD, postpartum problems, and substance abuse recovery. In... Read more
Bullying Reconsidered
Helping Children Help Each OtherWhile research indicates that most anti-bullying projects don’t work, a disarmingly simple approach has shown promising results. Read more
