What happens when a therapist becomes ill or dies? Dr. Steiner provides a valuable blueprint for therapists to prepare for unexpected absence and termination.
Transition Into Sports Psychology
Dr. Steidinger discusses the benefits of joining the growing field of sports psychology.
A Few Simple Questions
A satiric take on the Mental Status Exam.
Tyranny of Niceness: A Psychotherapeutic Challenge
Dr. Sommers discusses the prevalent problem of cultural silencing called “niceness,” and offers case studies and advice for addressing associated client issues of anxiety and helplessness.
Lessons from the Depths: Scuba Diving and Psychotherapy with Men
An insightful look into working with typical male concerns in therapy, including pride, shame, armoring, and competitiveness.
The Man with the Beautiful Voice
Lillian Rubin’s moving account of her challenging psychotherapy with a man struggling with his disability. Reprinted from the book of the same title.
Family Therapy and Resistant Parents: The Child Cannot Wait
When do we shift from trying to work within the parent-child relationship to seeing the child as a separate entity needing to cope with a destructive parent?
The Path to Wholeness: Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy
Therapist Natalie Rogers shares an overview of this growing field of humanistic psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy for Oppositional-Defiant Kids with Low Frustration Tolerance – and How to Help Their Parents, Too
Dr. Rice offers a new perspective on oppositional-defiant children based on temperament, and suggests effective therapeutic interventions for both parent and child.
Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients
Renik argues that psychoanalysis must move beyond theory and focus instead on effectiveness.