Mind-Body
The Therapist as Improv Actor?
Ann Randolph on Using Acting to Access EmotionsAnn Randolph talks about one acting technique in particular that can easily be incorporated into therapy sessions to help clients express their emotions. Read more
Hearing the Body’s Truth
Three Steps to Connecting to Felt SenseAlthough the idea that the mind and body are inextricably linked is widely accepted in our field, many clinicians remain too focused on words to hear the... Read more
Breathing To Balance The Stress Response System
Learn How To Use Breath Work To Alleviate AnxietyWatch Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg demonstrate a therapeutic breathing exercise used to treat anxiety in session. Read more
Bringing Stressed Clients Into The Present Moment
Elisha Goldstein On The “Mindful Check-In”Psychotherapy Networker Founder Rich Simon talks with Elisha Goldstein on the meditative technique he calls a "mindful check-in." Read more
Bringing The Mental Health Benefits Of Yoga To Your Clinical Practice
Amy Weintraub Demonstrates How Easily It’s DoneAmy Weintraub shares a quick 3-minute tutorial on how to breathe to calm the stress response system. Read more
Yoga in the Therapy Room
Centering the Uncentered ClientRecently, therapists have begun to use simple, no-mat yoga practices to help clients whose minds are racing or fogged. Read more
Cultivating Your Creativity Can Make You More Effective
Creativity expert, Michael Gelb, on 4 simple practices that can help you become a better therapistActively cultivating creative power can be a revelation. It changes your brain, your outlook, your perception, and your problem-solving ability. Read more
VIDEO: Our Bottom Line Responsibility as Therapists
Rick Hanson on Working with the Brain for Lasting ChangePeople seek us out because they want change. Some want to be less anxious or less depressed, some want to be better able to control themselves in interactions... Read more
Take a Breath
Using Yoga to Create a Sense of Well-Being in Your OfficeA variety of easy-to-use yogic breathing techniques can add a new dimension to treatment with depressed and anxious clients. Read more
A Quiet Revolution
Therapists Are Learning a New Way to Be With Their ClientsIf you're a therapist these days, it's hard to open a publication—or your mailbox—without hearing about mindfulness. Are the Eastern wisdom traditions... Read more
Creating a Culture of Healing
Recovering from Trauma in War-Ravaged GazaA psychiatrist who's worked in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Israel leads a team of healthcare professionals into war-ravaged Gaza to see if Western healing methods can... Read more
The Precarious Present
Why is it So Hard to Stay in the Moment?All of us ruminate, bringing up the cud of old, unresolved problems. But far from being idle mind chatter, most of these mental distractions are actually the... Read more