From generation to generation, much about family rituals changes and much remains the same. Read more

What separates screen actors who remain enshrined in our memory from those who just momentarily catch our eye? Read more

Many of us struggle to achieve some balance between our work and the rest of our lies. But in today's world, living a more fulfilled life may actually require... Read more

American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States Jonathan Engel Gotham Books. 351 pp. ISBN 978-1-592-4038-06 Jonathan Engel begins his... Read more

A client's unexpected announcement makes a therapist confront her illusions of invulnerability. Read more

From Freud to Zoloft, the story of therapy in this country has been the triumph of pragmatism over esoteric theory. Read more

In this issue, we examine the age-old issue of temperament and questions about the limits of change. If, as researchers like Jerome Kagan have demonstrated... Read more

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The old face-to-face service model for our practices is no longer in sync with social and cultural shifts. It's time to refocus on how to serve our clients... Read more

It's a different world out there than it was even a few months ago—and often a scary one. But no matter what happens, people will always need and seek out... Read more

How do you protect your private practice from declining, or even sinking, in a tough economic market? Some tips about being smart, staying calm, and keeping... Read more

Therapists need to get beyond the common misconception about Alcoholics Anonymous. Read more

An effective website is the key to generating referrals. Here's everything you need to know about not only increasing traffic to your site, but also converting... Read more

To do successful couples therapy, it's crucial to understand how to make our methods more male-friendly. Read more

Now that we've been frightened into prudence, our shopping habits have become more deliberate and fraught with anxiety. But with this new economic pressure... Read more

Throughout our lives, our pets are our most unassuming teachers. Read more

We hunger for moments that are complete in themselves and stand apart from the habit-bound trance in which we live. Nothing is more important in our lives than... Read more

We're living through a breathtaking realignment of our consciousness about money, no longer lulled by the ever-sweeter melodies played by the Pied Piper of our... Read more

Therapists are supposed to help isolated clients make more fulfilling social connections. But could we be making the problem worse? Read more

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Like many therapists, I know what it's like to dread having to write up case notes after my sessions, and how tempting it is to find ways to put off the task... Read more

In a memorable scene in Fiddler on the Roof, the main character, Tevye, pretends to have been awakened by a nightmare that he concocts to convince his wife... Read more

Her name never had the instant brand recognition of the founding gurus of family therapy, but feminist trailblazer Marianne Walters had as great an impact on... Read more

If Thomas Jefferson were a psychology graduate student today, he’d probably think of himself as a positive psychologist. It was Jefferson, after all... Read more

In the fall of Evan's second year of preschool, Mr. Warren's view of my son's future took a turn. He began describing him as "disruptive," "aggressive" and, on... Read more

As the pressure grows to do even briefer, more technical, symptom-focused, standardized treatments, poet, philosopher, and former priest John O'Donohue... Read more

We need Big Moments to move clients out of their ruts, their numbness, and their stuck places. But the Big Moment needs many little moments to make it stick. Read more

Improvisational theater offers a unique way of approaching relationships—and psychotherapy—that's generous rather than closed, support rather than... Read more

Today we engage the world more often through screens than face-to-face. Without planning to, we've become citizens of Screenworld, a collective state of mind... Read more

With some clients, forging a therapeutic connection can seem easy from the first session. But what do we do when our efforts at rapport fail? Read more