A therapist shares her thoughts and experiences with the practice of giving gifts to her clients and discusses the impact of this with other licensed professionals.
The Bad and Good Ghosts: A Story of Reauthoring in Narrative Therapy with Children
With the help of a creative narrative therapist a child and his mother chase away the ghost of anger.
Looking Beyond Trauma: A Neurodivergent Therapist Shifts Her Clinical Focus
A clinician looks beyond her training on trauma and uses a neurodivergent-affirmative lens to guide her Autistic client, and herself, through the healing process.
Breaking Down Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Heart of the OCD
A therapist shares his own history of OCD, clinical experiences treating clients with OCD, and thoughts on pop-culture depictions like “Turtles All the Way Down.”
The Healing Power of Therapeutic Presence
A beginning therapist confronts their own feelings of inadequacy while helping a young patient and recognizes the importance of the therapeutic presence.
Effects of Social Media on Child Development: Healthy Strategies
Social media can threaten children’s emotional and psychological health; a family therapist shares how to identify the benefits and pitfalls, and ways to intervene.
How to Be Successful in Child Therapy: Lessons From 5 Decades of Practice
After five decades of working with children, teens, and their families, a therapist shares the key elements of successful interventions they learned.
Sasha McAllum Pilkington on Grace and Storytelling at the End of Life
Narrative Clinician, Sasha McAllum Pilkington, shares poignant stories she co-created with hospice clients which honor and celebrate their lives.
Navigating Client Loneliness in the Digital Age with Therapy
A therapist warns of the loneliness epidemic for clients living in the digital age and offers useful solutions to genuinely connect with others and lessen feelings of isolation.
Facing the Fear of Flying Together: Reconsidering Exposure Therapy
A Cognitive Behavioral Therapist moves beyond her avoidance of exposure therapy to create an effective CBT intervention that helps a client face their fear of flying.