“The Art of Goodbye”
June 20, 2023
By Francesca Lynn Arnoldy, author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared Endings can be hard. They can break our hearts. Not surprisingly, we often try… READ MORE
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How to Measure Progress between Sessions with Children and Adolescents
June 13, 2023
By Támara Hill, LPC The joy of being a psychotherapist—especially to children, teens, and families—is having the opportunity to witness the process of growth. But if you do an Internet… READ MORE
How Do You Help Clients Who Are Obsessed with a Former Lover after a Breakup?
May 23, 2023
By Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP When your clients are fixated on their former lover after a breakup, helping them explore themselves instead of staying focused on their ex is… READ MORE
How to Keep Social Comparison from Lowering Your Self-Worth
May 16, 2023
By Scott Glassman, PsyD, author of A Happier You To compare ourselves to others is human. But it can also harm our social and emotional well-being. With the ubiquity of… READ MORE
Handling Clients with Unrealistic Expectations and Demands
May 9, 2023
By Leah Aguirre, LCSW Many first-time clients come to therapy seeking “quick fixes,” and expect the therapist to do the work and “solve” the problem. These clients will specifically ask… READ MORE
Safety Behaviors Don’t Always Get in the Way of Exposure Therapy (But They Usually Do)
May 1, 2023
By Brian L. Thompson, PhD, coauthor of ACT-Informed Exposure for Anxiety Safety behaviors are behaviors people engage in to prevent or minimize either something bad happening or to manage their… READ MORE
When Therapy Feels Like an Infinite Loop
April 25, 2023
By Chad LeJeune, PhD As therapists, most of us have been there at one time or another. You’re in the middle of a session with a client and are struck… READ MORE
Mindfulness as a Missing Link in Parenting Work
April 11, 2023
By Ashley Vigil-Otero, PsyD Although there are many helpful interventions to improve parental effectiveness, sometimes they don’t always generalize outside of therapy. One problem is that even when clients understand parent… READ MORE
4 Keys to Teaching Children Mindfulness
March 16, 2023
By Amy C. Balentine, PhD, coauthor of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids Teaching mindfulness—the practice of being present in the moment—to children from an early age can help them develop… READ MORE
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