In the shadow of shame that often comes with obesity, psychotherapy can help clients live fully by finding motivation to change and compassion for acceptance.
Love is Not All You Need: A Revolutionary Approach to Parental Abuse
Using a “revolutionary” Narrative Therapy approach, Kay Ingamells and David Epston free a family held hostage by their daughter’s manipulative behavior.
Breaking the Rules: When Parroting is the Best Approach in Therapy
In therapy, paraphrasing is preferred over parroting. However, in rare cases where clients are difficult or resistant, parroting can be a useful diagnostic tool in counseling.
Satya Byock on the Search for Meaning and Stability in Quarterlife
Successful psychotherapy with young adults requires an appreciation for the true meaning of balance, according to clinician and author Satya Byock.
How to Use Inner Processes in Play Therapy to Help Traumatized Children
In the spirit of Polyvagal Theory, a Safe and Sound Protocol therapist uses their internal process in play therapy to connect with a traumatized child
Do Clients Really Read Session Notes? The Truth Might Surprise You
What therapists working remotely for large teletherapy companies need to know about the flow of records and client access to session notes and diagnoses.
What I Know Now About the Clients Risks and Rewards of Reporting Sexual Assault
Sexual assault victims pay a high cost in reporting the crime but can find empowerment and closure in doing so.
Wrapped in Care: Narrative Therapy in the Time of COVID
A clinician uses Narrative Therapy to work within a client’s native culture while counselling her through the painful grief of losing her grandmother to COVID.
Using Psychotherapy to Heal a Lifetime of Pain and Shame
A psychotherapist and elderly patient with bipolar disorder find dignity by using counseling to reframe years of institutionalized care as a story of hope and triumph.
Can Chat Bot Therapy Really Replace Authentic Connection?
A therapist ponders a man’s suicide after he received chatbot therapy and wonders about the role of AI in mental healthcare.