Clinical Skills & Experience

How can therapists address historical trauma and the common threat response of appeasement? Read more

When it comes to coping with suicide deaths, we therapists need to let go of our superhero expectations. Read more

The founder of a rapidly growing online community helps young Black women candidly discuss and destigmatize mental health issues. Read more

Vulnerability, doubt, fear, and uncertainty—feelings most people try to avoid—are essential to cultivating creativity. Read more

Supporting transgender children doesn’t always mean rushing toward medical intervention. Read more

Can psychedelic therapy offer a faster, deeper way to heal the intergenerational effects of racial injustice? Read more

The process of creating beats and lyrics is rooted in therapeutic practices. At one South Bronx high school, a school social worker has traded the therapy room... Read more

A movement to integrate trauma-informed care into our justice system aims to decriminalize mental illness and address a foundational cause of mass... Read more

Just like families, coworkers often need help talking honestly and listening deeply, especially when it comes to issues around diversity, equity, and... Read more

Denise is slumped in her chair, declaring that she’s not a believer in therapy. A middle-aged, Indigenous, transgender woman, she’s heard too many bullshit... Read more

Nan LittleWalker never formally signed up to be one of my teachers. In fact, I first met her as one of my colleague’s patients. Several years ago, during my... Read more

What are therapists doing to expand access to those too often shut out of the mental health system? Read more

A therapist has been working with a client for eight years but fears that their progress has stalled. Five therapists weigh in on how to proceed. Read more

In his Editor’s Notes and Symposium speeches, Rich always told a story, one that drew from his own life while capturing a collective momentum in the field... Read more

Even for seasoned writers, being edited by Rich wasn't an easy process, but it led them to the murky, half-buried thing waiting below the surface—the thing... Read more

Five clinicians offer practical guidance for working with clients expressing misinformed views rooted in conspiracy theories. Read more

What are some strategies to help clients maintain hope when they don't meet their expectations for themselves? Five clinicians offer advice. Read more

It’s a tall order to maintain a teen client’s privacy and build rapport with them when you’re including their parents in the mix. But having the right... Read more

The Networker's director of CE, Zach Taylor, sat down for a live conversation and Q&A with therapist and author Dafna Lender, discussing Dafna's recent... Read more

Although it’s never been easy to take oh-so-familiar systems principles and put them to work in real life, the devastating sweep of the pandemic has made... Read more

Self-harm is not a culturally specific phenomenon, but it’s often misunderstood and overlooked in Black children by a society that forces them to grow up... Read more

Building a relationship with heavily armored, developmentally regressed, profoundly sad adolescents is no small feat. They don’t exactly let you in the front... Read more

If most chronic pain is maintained by complex mind–body interactions, how can therapists help treat it? Read more

Finding harmony in a difficult sibling relationship. Read more

Therapists aren’t just therapists. They're people, with interests, hobbies, and passions that not only give them fulfillment outside of work, but keep them... Read more

Connecting with clients on a nervous-system level is especially important to therapists working from a polyvagal framework. But is it possible to offer... Read more

How do you work with a client who intentionally tries to break every rule of therapy, spoken and implicit? Read more

The pandemic continues to strain small addiction clinics and their struggling clients. Read more

The key to working with a family may be getting parents to see the intergenerational trauma underlying present-day issues. Read more

An expert on narcissism discusses how to help clients get clear about gaslighting and other abuses in their relationships. Read more