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Jessica Stone on Play Therapy in the Digital Age

by Lawrence Rubin

Crossing the digital divide with young clients can lead to great therapeutic strides.

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How To Map the Toxic Impact of Social Media on Families in Therapy

by Richard J. Lally

Successful family therapy must consider social media and app use — the empty chair in the room — to draw a complete map of the family.

Online Therapy: An Unexpected Space of Freedom

by Anastasia Piatakhina Giré

International psychotherapist Anastasia Piatakhina provides a place of refuge and healing through online therapy with women living in oppressive societies.

Stephen Schueller on the Power and Promise of Mental Health Apps

by Lawrence Rubin

Mental health apps offer many promises, but there are warning signs to be heeded.

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Integrating Technology into Mental Healthcare: Theory and Practice

by Russell DuBois

Integrating technology into mental health care is no longer a distant frontier.

Are High-Risk Clients Suitable for Online Psychotherapy?

by Anastasia Piatakhina Giré & Joseph Burgo, PhD

Two psychotherapists seasoned in long-distance Skype therapy discuss the unique challenges—and advantages—to treating high-risk clients online.

Family Therapy in the Age of Zoom: What a Long Strange Trip It Has Been

by Jay Lappin

An old-school family therapist attempts to reconcile the distancing forced upon us by the pandemic.

How an Anti-Tech Group Therapist Became a True Believer

by Sean Grover

A self-professed techno-dinosaur share the lessons he learned evolving to meet the demands of online group therapy.

Who's Listening? Smartphones and Psychotherapy

by Maggie Mulqueen

Maggie Mulqueen asks fellow therapists to consider the good, bad and ugly of client cell phone use in session.

In Bed With Your Therapist: The Paradoxical Intimacy of Online Psychotherapy

by Anastasia Piatakhina Giré & Joseph Burgo, PhD

Psychotherapists Anastasia Piatakhina Giré and Joseph Burgo, who conduct therapy with clients around the world over Skype, share about the unique aspects of being let into the intimate spaces of their clients homes.

Train Professionals, Not Just Therapists

by Sarah Epstein

The fantasy of moving into a lucrative career may be just that for newly graduated clinicians lacking professional savvy.

Working with Teens: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Donna C. Moss

While shepherding her own children through adolescence, Donna C. Moss soon realized that working therapeutically with teens was a whole different challenge.

Lynn Grodzki on Building a Successful Private Practice

by Rachel Zoffness

Psychotherapist and business coach Lynn Grodski describes the challenges that many clinicians face in private practice, and the necessary steps to building a flourishing business.

Bret Moore on Military Psychology and Getting the Mission Done*

by Lawrence Rubin

Military psychologist and prescriber Bret Moore shares his rich trove of clinical insights and experiences earned during both peacetime and war.

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Anastasia Piatakhina Giré on Teletherapy, Borders and Building Bridges

by Lawrence Rubin

Multinational, multilingual therapist Anastasia Piatakhina Giré teaches us how she builds bridges and connections with displaced clients through teletherapy.

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Thomas Insel on Science, Zip Code, and Future-Proofing Psychotherapy

by Lawrence Rubin

Neuroscience has unlocked many mysteries about the nature of mental health and illness, says former NIMH chief Thomas Insel, but now must yield to effective psychological and social interventions.

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The Realm of Our Industry

by Larisa A. Garski, MA, LMFT & Justine Mastin, MA, LMFT

Knowing the evolution of the mental health industry can prepare clinicians for what may be its rocky future.

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