A therapist learns about the limits of her compassion with clients who threaten her with harm.
Oh, That It Were So Simple
A clinician and clinical educator struggles with behaviorism, simplicity and the promise of certainty
En Attente (On Hold)
A therapist struggles with her feelings of being put “on hold” by one of her more challenging clients.
The Comforts of What We Know
Therapy’s rewards can be great, but they rely on the delicate balance between creativity and structure.
Group Practice and its Discontents
Veteran psychotherapist Joe Bavonese offers indispensable tips for the would-be group practice owner.
Asian-American Suicide
Clinicians working with Asian clients should be particularly receptive to culturally-driven factors associated with suicidality.
Ego Liberation: A Buddhist Guide to Escaping Your Mental Prison
Perhaps, Adam Brandt ponders, therapeutic healing is predicated not in defining the ego, but rather in its liberation.
Podcasts and the Couch: An Effective Supplement to Couples Counseling
As with bibliotherapy, carefully chosen podcasts can help clients along their therapeutic journeys.
The Case of Ebenezer Scrooge: Therapeutic Reflections on A Christmas Carol
Michael R. Jackson lifts our spirits as he revisits Scrooge’s therapeutic journey on that cold long-ago night.
Trinkets, Tokens and Totems: Identity Renewal and the Rainbow Girl
For psychotherapist Michael R. Jackson, symbols are the royal road to meaning.