An abused child finds safety and heals from trauma in the therapeutic playroom with the help of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and his loving grandparents.
Jessica Kitchens on the Clinical Needs of Autistic Adults
Autistic clinician and researcher, Jessica Kitchens, addresses the clinical and lived challenges for late identified Autistic adults and the importance meeting clients where they’re at.
Teaching Clients Active Listening Skills to Improve their Relationships
An experienced psychologist breaks down the five components of active listening and how it is an important skill to improving relationships and understanding of one another.
Becoming an Accidental DBT Therapist
A clinician shares the unexpected way he became a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapist and how it changed his clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Lessons in Tough Compassion and Male Resistance to Therapy
Dr. Bates, an accomplished licensed mental health counselor, analyzes the film “Good Will Hunting” showing how depictions of therapy and therapists in cinema can offer powerful lessons for clinicians.
Through the Eyes of the Childlike Empress: Play Therapy with Refugee Children
A talented and compassionate play therapist helps a young refugee child recover his sense of safety lost by living in a war-torn society using Child Centered Play Therapy.
When Clients Don’t Want to Talk about Their Feelings
A clinical social worker helps clients overcome resistance, explore their emotions, and achieve transformative growth, unlocking meaningful changes in their personal journey.
Navigating the Landscape of Spiritual Experience in Therapy
In the traditions of Carl Jung and William James, tapping into the client’s spirituality while honoring that of the clinician can lead to positive therapeutic outcome.
Bethany Brand on the Identification and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Acclaimed researcher and clinician, Bethany Brand, shares her knowledge of, and experience with patients impacted by trauma, suffering from dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
When to Use Unexpected Techniques with Emotionally Overwhelmed Adults
A psychotherapist brings “name it to tame it” –– the principle to help emotionally overwhelmed children by putting their feelings into words –– to his work with adults.