
Clinical Practice & Guidance
Tips and techniques from your colleaguesReleasing Guilt in Grief
The Vital Shift from Prevention to PostventionWhen preventing death or tragedy is no longer an option, we need to enter a radically different headspace. Read more
Turning the Spotlight on Brainspotting
Did an Unexpected Discovery Reveal a Quicker Path to Healing?A look at the rise, mysteries, and controversies of Brainspotting, David Grand’s popular trauma-processing technique. Read more
Work Issues at the Heart of Couples' Conflicts
Exploring Our Relationships with Our JobsThe move beyond “Where do you work?” “How much do you work?” and “How’s it going?” is long overdue in couples therapy. Read more
Practice Tools: January/February 2024
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Laura Copley’s, Loving You is Hurting Me: A New Approach to Healing Trauma Bonds and Creating Authentic Connection. Read more
Reclaiming Black Imagination
The PRIDE Approach to HealingA new approach embraces the somatic wisdom and indigenous knowledge of BIPOC clients. Read more
Spiritual Issues in Secular Treatment
When a Client Wants to Reconnect with Their FaithAre therapists equipped to support clients who want to reconnect with their spiritual faith? Read more
Rethinking Codependence
An Attachment-Based Framework for CaregiversDoes codependency pathologize our natural willingness to help those we love? Read more
What Do Therapists Know?
Learning and Growing Alongside Our ClientsAs therapists, we get to explore the mysteries of being human for a living—and to apply what we learn to our own lives. How amazing is that? Read more
Practice Tools: November/December 2023
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Alexandra Solomon’s, Love Every Day: 365 Relationship Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow and... Read more
If we do not examine and honor the root of the suffering, such as colonization and dehumanization, we will continue to experience the same suffering over and... Read more
Trauma Bonding: 5 Attachment Wounds at the Heart of Toxic Relationships
A Conversation with Laura CopleyWatch Laura Copley, PhD, LPC, author of the brand-new book Loving You is Hurting Me, to learn how to spot a “trauma bond” in your clients and five ways to... Read more
One Foot In, One Foot Out
Enhance Clinical Effectiveness and Protect Against Compassion FatigueI've learned to not drown in my clients’ sorrow or hopelessness, but rather help them connect with their strengths and options to get the most out of our... Read more
FREE Boundaries Worksheets
Tools to Help Clients Develop Healthy BoundariesDownload free worksheets from Nedra Glover Tawwab’s "Boundaries Flip Chart: A Psychological Tool to Help Clients Set Healthy Limits, Develop Fulfilling... Read more
The Problem With ODD
How Neuroscience Shifts the ConversationBy obscuring the truth about kids’ adaptive responses to stress, the ODD diagnosis interferes with genuine solutions and effective treatment. Read more
The Pursuer–Withdrawer Sexual Dynamic
Addressing the Three Threads of AttachmentWhat if we viewed differences in how much two partners want sex as an attachment issue, not one of desire? Read more
Seeking the Autism Diagnosis
The Current Quest for Identity and CommunityIncreasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read more
The PACE Attitude
A Guide for ParentsThe PACE attitude is a way of interacting with your child, especially around difficult topics or situations, that will help them feel less defensive and more... Read more
Nonviolent Communication for Self-Care
Facing Our Judgments and Unmet NeedsIs there a way to engage in self-care while in conversation with someone or in session? Learn more about nonviolent communication, a mindful approach to... Read more
When Teens Talk About Suicide
A DBT Approach for Critical MomentsThe rise in teen suicidality is frightening, but hospitalization isn’t the only—or even the best—option for treatment. Read more
Trans Kids Under Fire
Exploring the State of Gender-Affirming CareWhen politicians decide what gender-affirming care should look like, what happens to the mental health of our trans, nonbinary, and gender fluid youth? Read more
Hypnosis Revisited
Harnessing Therapy’s Most Versatile ToolClinical hypnosis has a rich history, broad applications, and sound research behind it—so why aren’t more therapists using it? Read more
Boys' Friendships
The Clash of Intimacy and MasculinityAre we undermining boys' longing for soft, loving friendships? Read more
Practice Tools: July/August 2023
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Bree Turns-Coe’s "Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Were: Breaking Generational Patterns, Raise Thriving Kids." Read more
Exploring Consensual Nonmonogamy
How to Help Couples Avoid Pitfalls and Enhance Their ConnectionDespite a cultural environment that’s often hostile toward nonmonogamy, an increasing number of couples are considering it. How can therapists help them... Read more
Weighing Your Clients’ Needs Against Your Own
The Ethics of Handling Your Personal CrisisWhat are the ethics of carrying on with your regular practice when dealing with an ongoing personal crisis or medical emergency? Read more
When One Partner Is Kinky...
Cracking Open the ConversationHaving an erotic craving that seems shocking to a partner doesn’t have to be a death knell for a relationship. Read more
Rewriting Marriage Contracts
Fresh Options for Ambivalent CouplesThe choice for ambivalent couples is no longer binary: separate or stay together. Instead, therapists can help them craft formal yet flexible agreements... Read more
Honoring the Choice to Be Single
Have We Gotten Past Our Relationship Biases?Americans are choosing to remain single in unprecedented numbers—and contrary to commonly held assumptions in our field, they're not unhappy about it, not... Read more
Practice Tools: May/June 2023
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!Practice Tools for the May/June 2023 issue are courtesy of Arielle Schwartz's book, "Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery." Read more
Healing the Invisible Wounds of Racial Trauma in Therapy
A Conversation with Kenneth V. HardyNetworker discusses racially-sensitive, trauma-informed interventions and strategies with Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy. Read more