Confronting her patient’s hopelessness and breathing through her own, psychiatrist Heather Clague finds a narrow pathway to hope.
Addressing Common (and Reasonable) Myths About Exposure-Based Therapy for Child Anxiety
Doctoral student and former non-believer Deepika Bose explores and dispels the myths around using exposure therapy with children, confronting her own anxiety about the process.
Three Types of Knowledge Clinical Supervisors Need to Know
Daryl Chow helps supervisors avoid the pitfall of “too much theory talk” by encouraging regular recording and review of the supervisee’s clinical sessions.
Chocolate, Jalape
Working with a diverse group of graduate counseling students, an educator confronts his own clinical supervisory blind spots.
Money Matters in Therapy
Clinician Vinodha Joly shares difficult personal and professional reflections on one of a surprisingly challenging clinical topic—money.
When the Clinician Becomes a Client
Psychotherapist Elise Howard looks back on failed attempts to follow through with her own therapy, and offers useful advice to other clinicians.
Is That a Monkey on my Back? No, It
Therapist Susan Winston wonders if clinicians have gone to the dogs (and cats and birds) by over-certifying air-traveling pets as emotional support animals.
Why I Hate Alzheimer’s
Reflecting upon personal experience, therapist Christine Hammond takes us into the personal and professional world of working with Alzheimer’s Disease.
The 7 Ways Psychotherapists Undermine Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist Blake Griffin Edwards is careful to avoid the 7 ways that psychotherapists get in the way of meaningful psychotherapy.
Coping with Infidelity in Professional Couples
Specializing in working with professional couples, William Macaux offers sound guidelines for clinicians and clients.