Clinical and environmental psychologist, Thomas Doherty, invites – or better yet, compels – clinicians to bring concerns about the natural world into therapy.
The Disconnection of Depression: How to Restore Attachment Using Cognitive Interventions
Paradoxical cognitive interventions in therapy can help free depressed clients of self-destructive ruminations and behavioral habits.
Finding Ways to Communicate with Clients About Their Symptoms
Learn how to effectively help patients better understand their psychiatric symptoms and how a Venn diagram can help schizophrenic clients.
The Wisdom of Therapist Uncertainty
Internationally renowned author, Maggie Jackson, tells us that developing “uncertainty tolerance” in both clinician and client is key for building better outcomes.
Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients and the Grieving Therapist
A pediatric clinician shares the rewards and challenges of working with terminally ill children and their families.
Avoiding the Adverse Impact of Electronic Communication in Couples Therapy
While couples regularly use texting and messaging to communicate, these modes of expression may weaken their relationship and undermine therapy goals.
Coming Full Circle: Helping a Young Couple Through Their Grief
A therapist who lost a sibling during childhood shares her sense of gratitude when she has an opportunity to help parents who are grieving the loss of their own child.
Using Play Therapy (and Movies) to Heal Attachment Wounds in a Young Child
Using creative movie-themed interventions, a therapist helps a young child and his family heal from the wounds of attachment disruptions
How a Missed Therapy Session and Self-Disclosure Led to Therapeutic Gains
After accidentally missing a session, a therapist uses the here-and-now to repair the ruptured bond with his client and in doing so, opens the door to deeper insight.
How to Use Narrative Therapy to Help Clients Locate Alternate Stories
A narrative therapists helps an older gay client re-write his story, and free himself from decades of oppression.