The Five Rs of Effective Homework
May 25, 2021
By David A. Clark, PhD In recent years, homework has been getting bad press in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) circles. For many clients, the word has an unpleasant association, conjuring… READ MORE
Quick Tips For Therapists
How to Help a Teen Experiencing High Anxiety during a Session
May 11, 2021
By Lisa M. Schab, LCSW Talking about sensitive personal topics in counseling can raise a teen’s anxiety. To help them rebalance, reflect that you recognize they’re feeling anxious, assure them… READ MORE
What to Do When Exposure Therapy Is Not Working with Child Clients
April 27, 2021
By Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD Have you ever been working with a child and you are doing the appropriate evidence-based intervention, but progress is slow or nonexistent? Consider that the child… READ MORE
Stretch Away Pent-Up Stress
April 13, 2021
By Jennifer Wolkin, PhD When we’re stressed, we tend to clench our bodies and unintentionally hold in that tension, which, in turn, makes us feel more stressed—creating a vicious cycle…. READ MORE
How to Survive Teletherapy Burnout—and Even Thrive!
March 30, 2021
By Joe Oliver, PhD, and Helena Colodro-Sola, MSc, CPsychol Research shows that nearly half of all therapists report moderate to high levels of burnout. Throw in a global pandemic (which… READ MORE
How to Use Imagery to Help Your Clients Identify Their Underlying Thoughts
February 23, 2021
By Nina Josefowitz, PhD Identifying clients’ thoughts that underlie their feelings and behavior is key to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Often it goes smoothly. However, sometimes clients struggle to identify their… READ MORE
How to Help Kids Persist When They Want to Quit
February 9, 2021
By Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW Working with kids is always interesting, and often challenging. That’s part of the fun. One of the common struggles in child therapy is helping kids to understand that… READ MORE
Don’t Forget about Mental Rituals in Your OCD Assessments
January 26, 2021
By Jon Hershfield, MFT Clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often fail to recognize the role mental rituals play in maintaining their symptoms. Because they may not already be educated about the existence of… READ MORE
A Short, Simple Mantra to Clarify Acceptance
January 12, 2021
By Joel Minden, PhD When difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences emerge, clients who often turn to worry and rumination find acceptance-based strategies to be attractive and useful, particularly if they’re able to get… READ MORE
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