Case Study

Mindfulness offers tools for navigating the stormy seas of a troubled relationship. Read more

While learning Qigong, a psychotherapist unlearns the Western mindset that has been keeping him, and his clients, stuck. Read more

A middle-aged man facing the challenge of coming out explores the uncharted territory of a "mixed-orientation marriage" Read more

Effective work with sex addicts must address deep-seated attachment wounds. Commentary by Joe Kort. Read more

Treating depression requires a commitment to working with mind, body, and spirit. Read more

Turning problems to be diagnosed and medication into skills to be taught. Read more

EMDR helps a young Iraq War vet and his wife emerge from the nightmare of his war experience. Read more

Strategic therapy is less about technique than a search for the information that'll illuminate the solution to your client's problem. Read more

Given that most couples never manage to change each other very much, teaching them to forgive each other's imperfections is a vastly underutilized therapeutic... Read more

More and more chronic pain patients are being referred to therapists after their physicians conclude that they show every appearance of being healed. Read more

A young woman who's on her own for the first time discovers the difference between being alone and being lonely. Read more

Many therapists assume that if they help couples improve their relationships, the improvement will naturally lead to a rewarding erotic life. But what if... Read more

The child therapist approaches the child who can't play by introducing play activities one step at the time. Read more

Using one's own anger may be the key to success with difficult teen clients. Commentary by Janet Sasson Edgette Read more

A case study examines the differences between sexual orientation and behavior and what really happens when straight men sleep with men. Read more

Despite marketing blitz, Viagra hasn't turned out to be the neat remedy for erectile dysfunction for men over 50 that was promised. Can therapists offer aging... Read more

Therapists helping children confront OCD face a formidable obstacle: helping their young clients get beyond their immediate terror in the hope of reaping... Read more

Careful attention to body language and nonverbal cues can dramatically streamline the process of therapeutic change. Read more

Learning to accept our fears as guideposts to who we really want to be. Read more

Learning to enhance performance by embracing doubt and fear. Read more

Facing the challenge of working with a dissembling adolescent in a blended family means changing the "official story" of the problem. Read more

EMDR helps a young Irag War vet and his wife emerge from the nightmare of his war experience. Read more

"Complicated grief" resulting from unresolved guilt, anger, shame, and regret can fester on for many years. Read more

A therapist works with a rabbi struggling with his mental health and developing false relationships with phone sex operators. Read more

An erotic fetish disrupts a man's sexual history as well as his current relationship Read more

In 2004, the outing of New Jersey Governor James McGreever brought widespread attention to the new "mixed marriage ." But the issues such couples struggle with... Read more

When therapy stalls, it's usually time to investigate the undercurrents that nobody wants to talk about. Read more

Despite all the hoopla, the dropout rate for Viagra exceeds 40 percent. A case explores the aspects of middle-aged sexuality that no drug can address. Read more

A woman who wants to learn a new way to be with her mother teaches her therapist what it means to step out of his own comfort zone. Read more

Here are the mistakes both beginning and experienced couples therapists commit, and how you can avoid them. Read more