Therapists Take the Stand
What You Need to Know about Being an Expert WitnessYou know your clinical expertise is of value to your clients, but it can also be important for judges and juries in court. Read more
The Hidden Trauma of Childhood Neglect
What to Make of Too Much of NothingThe way neglect can shape a child’s brain is often misunderstood. Read more
The Amazon Package in Your Waiting Room
Unboxing Anger as a Path to VulnerabilityA client’s anger over his therapist’s environmental choices leads to an important turning point in their work. Read more
Love, Loss & Retraumatization
Preventing PTSD in GriefA personal experience of excruciating loss becomes a hard lesson in the neuroscience of grief. Read more
Is Existentialism the Approach of Our Time?
Awakening to Mortality and Responsibility in TherapyA millennial therapist believes that for clients to find true freedom and meaning in the midst of crisis, we need to help them face inescapable questions about... Read more
Personal Boundaries vs. Environmental Concerns
An Interview with Nedra Glover Tawwab: When Differing Values Create Interpersonal ConflictsDo interpersonal conflicts about environmental choices require a unique approach to boundary setting? Read more
Is Climate Change an ACE?
The Global Neglect of Our Children’s FutureHow do we empower kids in the midst of big environmental challenges? Read more
Guardians of the Aquifer
Moving from Despair to AdvocacyIn the face of environmental anguish, a therapy icon turns to grassroots activism and finds hope, healing, and connection. Read more
Will Space Aliens Get Therapy?
A Cosmic Perspective on HomeMaybe it’s time for therapists and planetary scientists to hang out more. Read more
The Restorative Power of Birding
The Wild, Beautiful Healers in Your Own BackyardThe mindful practice of birding can help us find balance in challenging times. Read more
A Global Case of Mistaken Identity
An Interview with Dan Siegel: Can Expanding Our Sense of Self Save Our World?The way we think about connection and relationships can play a pivotal role in reverse-engineering the climate crisis— and therapists need to help. Read more
Awakening to Eco-Therapy
Practical Tools to Help Clients Unearth Hope in a Global CrisisOpening up to the realities of climate change means opening up to feeling threatened. But while the situation is worse than many of us know, it’s also better... Read more
Editor's Note: September/October 2024
The Most Important Issue No One Wants to ReadIn a recent meeting with several therapists, I shared my plans for upcoming magazine issues. When I talked about exploring new perspectives on coercive... Read more
Top 6 Books Therapists Recommend to Clients
From Self-Help to Graphic NovelsTherapists share the books they've been recommending to clients for inspiration, entertainment, and healing between sessions. Read more
Esther Perel on Working with Sexuality to Transform Relationships
And Busting Myths about Today’s RelationshipsObserve relationship expert Esther Perel in action as she helps couples navigate infidelity, incompatibility, and the impacts of childhood trauma. Read more