Helping couples modify their expectations is the key to successful relationship counseling.
The Realm of Our Industry
Knowing the evolution of the mental health industry can prepare clinicians for what may be its rocky future.
Seven Lessons for Making a Meaningful Life: A Therapist’s Guide
A therapist shares his quest to define a “meaningful life” and insights that therapists can use to improve their clinical efficacy and help clients live richer lives.
Dead Basement: Opening a Family Therapy Time Capsule
A family therapist visits his personal family therapy archives and fondly remembers working with the greats.
Mommy Liked Me Best (And Why It Matters as a Gay Son)
What psychotherapists and counselors should know about the bond between gay sons and their mothers, and why it’s critical to healthy identity development.
Successful Psychotherapy Comes Down to Finding the Motivation for Change
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