Articles And Interviews

Considering both the successes and limitations of his methods, psychotherapist Seth Gillihan concludes that it is the caring that counts.

Doctoral student and former non-believer Deepika Bose explores and dispels the myths around using exposure therapy with children, confronting her own anxiety about the process.

Explore common misconceptions clinicians often have about introverts and how to help your introverted clients find the strengths intrinsic to their “inner laboratories.” 

Mental health apps offer many promises, but there are warning signs to be heeded.

Pharmacologist Jose Rey shares crucial insights that psychotherapists need for discussing psychotropic drugs with both clients and prescribers. 

Clinicians can help families with elderly parents in crisis heal by addressing and revising their “go-to” stories.

Leading anxiety disorder expert Reid Wilson, PhD,  discusses strategic cognitive therapy and his paradoxical interventions and exposure techniques that target some of the most vexing and treatment-resistant anxiety disorders.

In the shadow of COVID, a therapist and his client address their own uncertainties in order to experience freedom and deeper meaning.

Renowned researcher, psychologist and professor David Barlow shares his decades-spanning career in the classroom, clinic, and laboratory in search of a Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders.

As COVID recedes, new anxieties emerge and therapists will be on the front line to help.

Edna Foa discusses Prolonged Exposure Therapy for the treatment of PTSD, OCD, and other anxiety disorders.

Discover how Existential-Humanistic therapy techniques can be used as a catalyst for hope when working with clients who are struggling with the anxiety and fear left in COVID’s wake.

Marriage and family therapist Susan Hardy explains the usefulness of "acting as if" in changing emotions and behavior.

Anxiety Disorder expert Reid Wilson, PhD, offers a unique twist on traditional cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders. 

CBT scholar and expert Dr. Philip Kendall discusses the evolution of CBT theory over the years, his work with Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck and his empirically validated treatment program for kids and adolescents with anxiety.

En route to becoming a psychologist, a resident reflects on her clinical trials by fire in a Level-1 trauma center.

Janelle Johnson helps us to understand the complexities and challenges of counseling college students.

Learn invaluable therapeutic strategies for guiding parents of gifted children.

Researcher, educator, and child clinician Jennifer Baggerly leads a child from the shadow of COVID’s isolation to connection and security through play. 

Departing from tradition, our Editor, Lawrence Rubin, turns the microphone on Peabody Award-winning journalist Krista Tippett to explore questions around what it means to be truly human 

Successful family therapy must consider social media and app use — the empty chair in the room — to draw a complete map of the family.