Challenging fundamental rules of psychotherapy can sometimes yield positive results for the client.
Confusion of Tongues
Therapists working with abuse survivors will learn invaluable lessons about the intergenerational transmission of trauma in this powerful excerpt from Galit Atlas’ Emotional Inheritance.
Listening for Meaning in the Voices Nursing Home Clients Hear
Therapists working in nursing homes can better help by listening to the voices in their client’s heads.
Grief, The Dismissed Yet Common Experience
Inviting conversations around grief into therapy can deepen our work with clients who have experienced losses of all types.
Battling Stigma: Serving Previously-Incarcerated Clients in the Community
Clinicians working with released prisoners must explore their biases and help these clients feel welcomed and safe.
Stefani Goerlich on Becoming a Kink-Affirming Therapist
Becoming a kink-affirming therapist is critical to practicing in a diverse clinical arena.
Setbacks in Psychotherapy
Explore how to use therapeutic setbacks as powerful learning opportunities for both clinician and client.
Melting Fear with Love
Using metaphors drawn from characters of popular fiction can deepen our understanding of clients as they make real changes in their lives.
Anger and Powerlessness in the Era of COVID: Changing the Narrative
Helping clients change their narratives around powerlessness can free them from destructive anger.
The Day My Life Turned Upside Down
Sure you talk to your clients about self-care. But how well do you actually model it?