When clients resist mindfulness
January 27, 2015
By Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA While many clinicians have embraced mindfulness in their own lives—and as a therapeutic approach—clients might not always come to therapy eager to take on… READ MORE
Quick Tips For Therapists
What to do when clients continue to behave with maladaptive patterns in key relationships
December 30, 2014
By Susan Tschudi, MA Clients who have ongoing problems in key relationships—with family, friends, coworkers, or a combination—can create frustration for the therapist and hinder any therapeutic progress, especially when… READ MORE
How to lower arousal in hyperaroused partners
December 9, 2014
By Stan Tatkin, PsyD Many couple therapists intervene too soon, before discovering what is actually going on and before understanding the couple’s arousal capacities and deficits. Couples are allowed to… READ MORE
Using CBT to challenge beliefs and promote curiosity during exposure therapy
November 25, 2014
By Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, author of Anxiety and Avoidance Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) works for most clients with anxiety disorders, the exposure tasks are not easy. Because exposure… READ MORE
Helping your clients let go of self-criticism
November 12, 2014
By Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Clients who are frequently self-critical view themselves as flawed, so they are quick to highlight what they perceive as their negative aspects and minimize their positive… READ MORE
Working with clients to quiet their inner critic
September 9, 2014
By Lisa Firestone, PhD Very often, our clients’ worst enemy lies within. As therapists, we come up against this enemy regularly. We notice the same thought processes and behavior patterns… READ MORE
How to help clients when they become overwhelmed with emotion in session
August 12, 2014
By Steven Stosny, PhD This can easily happen near the end of a session, when there is little time to recover. If it occurs in therapy, it’s probably happening at… READ MORE
Navigating narcissism and maintaining momentum in treatment
February 25, 2014
By Wendy T. Behary, LCSW Most narcissistic clients will only reluctantly agree to go to therapy if a significant person in their life is threatening to leave them, or if… READ MORE
Simple Exercises for Helping Clients Overcome Anxiety
March 5, 2013
By Mary NurrieStearns, LCSW, RYT Thoughts about anxiety and the physiological experience of anxiety go hand-in-hand. When your clients talk about anticipated difficult events and how they cannot cope with… READ MORE
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