Making Room for Silence in Psychotherapy
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
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Dragon or Mosquito? A simple strategy to enhance client commitment
February 27, 2017
Clients often come to therapy with significant difficulties that take significant dedication and effort to overcome. Yet they are often accustomed to standard medical care, in which the clinician does… READ MORE
Mindfulness Meditation in Psychotherapy: A Q+A with Steven Alper, LCSW
June 22, 2016
Editor’s note: The following interview is with Steven Alper, MSW, LCSW, a psychotherapist and mindfulness practitioner who has taught mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for twenty-four years. He is the author… READ MORE
Five Ways to Use Your Therapy Practice as a Mindfulness Practice
April 27, 2016
To be a good mindfulness teacher, or even to use mindfulness effectively with your clients, it’s important that you have your own personal practice. Luckily, the practice of psychotherapy has… READ MORE
8 Ways to Establish a Mindfulness Meditation Practice
April 13, 2016
Mindfulness in the context of psychotherapy is more than just a technique or a theoretical perspective; it is a way of being with and relating to experience. Regardless of whether… READ MORE
How can you help clients make lasting behavioral changes?
December 22, 2015
By Martin M. Antony, PhD, and Jenny Rogojanski, PhD Changing behavior can be extremely challenging for clients, and finding ways to reinforce progress between sessions can be critical for successful therapy…. READ MORE
Teaching Mindfulness? Avoid These Common Traps for Therapists
June 17, 2015
While it’s certainly not a requirement, many who are drawn to become mindfulness facilitators are trained psychotherapists. And many of the skills of psychotherapy, such as managing the group dynamic… READ MORE
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