Explore countertransference, self-reflection, and mindful breathing as a therapist navigates anxiety, parenting, and trusting themselves.
What Therapists Think, but Don’t Say
Explore the unspoken thoughts therapists often carry in session—from judgment and uncertainty to empathy, silence, and ethical restraint.
Ammara Khalid on the Increasing Role of AI in Intimate Relationships
Ammara Khalid explores AI’s growing role in intimate relationships, today examining emotional bonds, ethical questions, and its impact on human connection.
Could Biohacking for Better Dream Recall be the Next Big Boost to Psychotherapy?
Explore how biohacking techniques to improve dream recall could enhance psychotherapy, offering new insights into the mind and mental health.
Seventy Years of Overthinking
An introspective journey through imagined conversations with Freud, Tolle, Yalom, and others exploring overthinking, meaning, and the search for inner peace.
You, Your Therapist, and ChatGPT
An integrative therapist explores how ChatGPT is entering the therapy room, revealing what AI offers, what it smooths over, and why human presence still matters.
Working in the Shadow of Shared Trauma
There are moments in therapy when what enters the room is not simply a client’s story, but an atmosphere. Over the last few years as war, repression, internet shutdowns, and collective instability intensified across Iran, I began noticing something different in many of my sessions. Fear moved differently. Silence carried more weight. Even grief felt less […]
What a Clinical Trainee Learned from Getting Fired by a Client
A clinical trainee shares lessons learned after being fired by a client, with insights on growth, boundaries, feedback, and becoming a better therapist.
Has our Metaphor of Rewiring the Brain Gone Too Far?
Explores how AI and neuroscience shape psychotherapy metaphors, questioning brain “rewiring” and honoring lived, embodied experience beyond reductionism.
Guiding Parents of Neurodivergent Teens
Practical guidance for parents of neurodivergent teens, with insights on communication, emotional support, advocacy, and fostering confidence.