Clinical Skills & Experience
Practice Tools: November/December 2023
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Alexandra Solomon’s, Love Every Day: 365 Relationship Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow and... Read more
If we do not examine and honor the root of the suffering, such as colonization and dehumanization, we will continue to experience the same suffering over and... Read more
Trauma Bonding: 5 Attachment Wounds at the Heart of Toxic Relationships
A Conversation with Laura CopleyWatch Laura Copley, PhD, LPC, author of the brand-new book Loving You is Hurting Me, to learn how to spot a “trauma bond” in your clients and five ways to... Read more
Practice Tools: September/October 2023
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Nedra Glover Tawwab’s "Boundaries Flip Chart: A Psychological Tool to Help Clients Set Healthy Limits, Develop Fulfilling... Read more
The Problem With ODD
How Neuroscience Shifts the ConversationBy obscuring the truth about kids’ adaptive responses to stress, the ODD diagnosis interferes with genuine solutions and effective treatment. Read more
The Pursuer–Withdrawer Sexual Dynamic
Addressing the Three Threads of AttachmentWhat if we viewed differences in how much two partners want sex as an attachment issue, not one of desire? Read more
Tuning into the Body in Couples Work
Getting to the Root of Core ConflictsIntegrating a somatic focus into couples therapy can help partners address their deeply entrenched stuck points. Read more
Seeking the Autism Diagnosis
The Current Quest for Identity and CommunityIncreasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read more
A Never-Ending Adjustment Disorder
How Therapists Navigate the Paradox of DiagnosisA lot can go awry when you identify a person with a disorder—but avoiding diagnosis altogether isn’t always the right solution either. How are therapists... Read more
Is there a way to engage in self-care while in conversation with someone or in session? Learn more about nonviolent communication, a mindful approach to... Read more