September 10, 2019
By Sheela Raja, PhD When clients have lived through traumatic situations like sexual assault, interpersonal or community violence, or combat, they often struggle with feelings of shame. You can spot a… READ MORE
August 27, 2019
By Russ Harris From time to time, we all have clients who behave “problematically” during the session—for example, they may endlessly vent about their problems without letting the therapist get… READ MORE
August 13, 2019
By Mitch Abblett, PhD What do therapists (being the highly verbal sort that go to graduate school to become clinicians) do too much of, particularly when they are nervous, confused,… READ MORE
July 23, 2019
By Julie Kraft, MA, LMFT “I can’t help it,” Christine says. “When he makes that face at me, I just start yelling.” Her husband, Bob, is just as sure that… READ MORE
July 9, 2019
By Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD Adult children of emotionally immature (EI) parents often feel guilty and ashamed when they don’t put their EI parent’s opinions and needs first. This self-doubt also… READ MORE
June 25, 2019
By Russ Harris Have you ever had a session where a client just can’t stop crying? Obviously, how we deal with this will vary enormously. For example, we are likely… READ MORE
June 11, 2019
By Judith Belmont, MS, LPC One of the cornerstones of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is to help clients distance themselves from their disturbing thoughts through the process of cognitive… READ MORE
May 28, 2019
By Sand Chang, PhD Most clinicians never receive training on working with transgender and gender-nonconforming clients, and assume these clients will not show up in their practice. What this lack of… READ MORE
April 23, 2019
By Cheryl Fraser, PhD “We don’t make love much anymore. I’m rarely in the mood. My partner doesn’t want sex as often as I do.” If you work with couples, you… READ MORE
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