In The Therapy Room
True tales and lessons from the therapist’s chair
Using one's own anger may be the key to success with difficult teen clients. Commentary by Janet Sasson Edgette Read more
Eros and Aging
Is good enough sex right for you?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
Tapping into Strengths
A systems approach to resilienceContrary to popular opinion, resilience isn't so much an innate quality as a feature of human connectedness. Read more
Mission Possible
The Art of Engaging Tough TeensWhat to do when your teen clients give you the silent treatment. Read more
Shoplifting, now a worldwide epidemic, is curiously neglected by the mental health field. Read more
When Illness Moves In
Helping Couples Process the Trauma of SicknessThe phrase "in sickness and in health" is a hallowed part of our marriage vows for good reason. As human beings vulnerable to a wide variety of diseases and... Read more
The Teenager Who Was a Liar
Helping a family redefine its storyFacing the challenge of working with a dissembling adolescent in a blended family means changing the "official story" of the problem. Read more
Like a Ghost
Using EMDR to Revive a Traumatized Vet’s MarriageEMDR helps a young Irag War vet and his wife emerge from the nightmare of his war experience. Read more
When Three Threatens Two
Must Parenthood Bring Down the Curtain on Romance?Esther Perel explains why new parents need to prioritize their sex lives instead of leaving at the bottom of the to-do list. Read more
You Mean I'm Not Lazy?
Giving Adult Clients with ADHD the Tools to SucceedFrom July/August 2006 issue, a therapist shares how to help adult clients with ADHD be successful in therapy. Read more
Hungry for Connection
10 Ways to Improve Your Therapy with Adolescent GirlsA veteran therapist draws from her years of clinical practice and personal experiences to meet every teenage client where they are. Read more
Riding the Waves of Grief
Practical Tools for Clients and TherapistsKumar answers a question about how to deal with clients who have suffered devastating losses. The first thing a therapist must do is to reassure the client by... Read more
Sexual Heroin
Variant Arousal Patterns are an Obstacle to IntimacyAn erotic fetish disrupts a man's sexual history as well as his current relationship Read more
Converting Calls into Clients
How to make the most of first contactHow to move from the first phone call to booking an appointment Read more
The New 'Mixed' Marriage
Working with a couple when one partner is gayIn 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
Turning "I Can't" into "I Will"
How to Motivate Depressed ClientsGetting a depressed client mobilized to take the initial steps toward change can be the key to treatment. Read more
Beyond Acceptance
It's Never Too Late to Open Your HeartA 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
The Awful Truth
Most Men Are Just Not Raised to be IntimateAfter the publication of my book, 'I Don't Want to Talk about It,' I started getting calls from people around the United States who wanted help. Naming the... Read more
Nunna Yer Beeswax
No-talk Therapy with AdolescentsWhat to do when the standard techniques of joining provoke furious silence Read more
A jazz drummer tunes in to how a couple organizes time Read more
Confronting Homophobia in the Therapy Room
Are We Still in the Dark?From the Networker archives, a therapist discusses homophobia within clinical practice. Read more