Professional Development
VIDEO: The Tony Robbins' Key to the Process of Change
How Much Does Your Particular Approach Really Matter?What do all good therapeutic techniques have in common? In the following video clip from his interview with Networker Editor Rich Simon, peak performance... Read more
VIDEO: Tony Robbins on the Power of Love, "the Ultimate Weapon"
How to Help Your Client Master the Dance Between Fear and DesireWhat do life coaches and therapists have in common? According to renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins, plenty. In this clip from his interview... Read more
VIDEO: Bill Doherty on the Rewards of Civic Commitment
Creating Space for a Conversation About Civic CommitmentsSometimes our clients have commitments to groups or causes that enrich their lives and social connections. But very often, says couples therapist Bill... Read more
VIDEO: Dan Siegel on the Therapist's Mission in the Modern Age
Attending to How We Relate to Each Other and the PlanetIn this video clip from his 2015 Networker Symposium Keynote address, "Healing and Hope in the Human Age," psychiatrist and bestselling author Dan Siegel... Read more
Bill Doherty on the New Challenges of Social Engagement
Being an Effective, Ethical Therapist in an Age of Political UpheavalWhat does it mean to be a dutiful citizen and an effective therapist in the modern day? This is the central question Bill Doherty posed in his keynote address... Read more
Expanding Your Expressive Range
What Therapists Can Learn from PerformersWhat therapists can learn from performers. Read more
How have the practitioners in rural communities been responding to America’s opioid epidemic? Read more
Is VR a Game Changer?
Virtual Reality in TherapyTo date, virtual reality’s most visible therapeutic role has been in the treatment of phobias and other conditions where it’s served as an adjunct to... Read more
Responding to Extreme Trauma Symptoms
How Neuroscience Can HelpHow an understanding of the brain can inform our trauma interventions. Read more
In this issue, our contributors reveal, in ways that were all quite stunning to me, the magnitude and vast social implications—for us and our profession—of... Read more
Left to Our Own Devices
Sorting Through The Bewildering World Of Therapeutic AppsMobile apps offer tools for everything from depression, social anxiety, and binge eating to phobias, OCD, postpartum problems, and substance abuse recovery. In... Read more
Teaching Couples to Tap
How to Use Acupoints to Overcome Blocks to IntimacyCould eliminating blocks in couples therapy be as simple as learning where to tap? Read more
Upside-Down Psychotherapy
Breaking the Rules with Our OCD ClientsIt’s now clear that much of what therapists do for people suffering from OCD actually worsens the problem. Providing empathic reassurance, rational... Read more
OCD and Children
It’s a Family AffairOCD in children can operate like a kind of cult leader, demanding acceptance of an extreme view of a perilous reality and offering solutions that can’t be... Read more
Moving Through Grief
How Kübler-Ross’s Model Can Help Clients HealHow Kübler-Ross’s stage model of dealing with loss can help grieving clients heal. Read more
Upgrading the Software
A One-Session Cure for An Obnoxious HabitSometimes there’s no need for a detailed assessment of a client’s entire life history and their family relationships, especially when the desired outcome... Read more
Have SSRIs Gotten a Bad Rep?
The Author of "Listening to Prozac" Thinks SoIn his latest book, Peter Kramer argues that medications represent the best, most effective tool for fighting the bleakness of depression. Read more
A grassroots effort to serve the mental health needs of veterans enables therapists to extend to their impact. Read more
The Five Love Languages
Translating Intention into ConnectionAn interview with the author of The 5 Love Languages, a book that's sold over 8 million copies, explains its remarkable success. Read more
When Seismic Change Becomes the Norm
The Therapist in the Real WorldThere was a time, not long ago, when all therapists needed to begin practicing their craft was a quiet room, an appointment book, a phone, and an answering... Read more
Detoxifying Criticism
How to Help Clients Gain PerspectiveAn innovative way of working with people who are hypersensitive to criticism. Read more
New Technologies for Today’s Practitioners
Using Virtual Reality to treat PTSDThe increasingly accessible and inexpensive technology of virtual reality now enables us to incorporate digital Skinner boxes in our practices that can enhance... Read more
The Art of Presenting
Understanding What Your Audience NeedsSome tips on the do’s and don’ts of giving a good workshop. Read more
The Mystery of Eroticism
Rethinking Conventional WisdomIt’s long been the conventional wisdom among couples therapists that if couples fix the emotional issues in their relationship, their sexual lives will... Read more
Lessons from the Love Lab
The Science of Couples TherapyThe pioneers who birthed couples and family therapy never paused to scienti cally study the relationships they treated. Now, after systematically observing and... Read more
Breaking the Chain of Resentment
How to Help Clients Move Past Old WoundsHow do you strike a balance between validation and empowerment in helping those afflicted with chronic resentment? Read more
A Cure for the Yips
Brainspotting and Performance BlocksTraumatic experiences are often the root of athletic and other kinds of performance blocks. Read more
The 5 Myths of Self-Compassion
What Keeps Us from Being Kinder to Ourselves?There’s now a growing body of research demonstrating that relating to ourselves in a kind, friendly manner is essential for emotional wellbeing. More... Read more
Don’t Hit Your Sister!
Understanding the Complexities of Moral DevelopmentHow to help the concerned parents of aggressive kids understand the complexities of moral development. Read more