Working with Grief in Therapy: Techniques and What to Say
What the research shows about grief, how to hold space for loss, and clinical guidance for complicated grief.
What the research shows about grief, how to hold space for loss, and clinical guidance for complicated grief.
A practical, neurodivergent-affirming guide to adult ADHD therapy: assessment, emotional regulation, treatment adaptations, common mistakes, and what therapists can do in session.
Adolescent therapy requires adapting almost everything. Alliance-building with involuntary clients and techniques that work.
Beyond the list: how cognitive distortions work, what underlies them, and why naming the distortion alone is rarely enough.
Avoidance maintains almost every anxiety disorder. Types of avoidance, how to name it without shame, and evidence-based approaches.
Perfectionism is shame management, not high standards. The psychology, how it shows up in session, and what actually helps.
Psychoeducation done well changes how clients relate to their experience. How to deliver it briefly and avoid common mistakes.
Clinical mindfulness in session: techniques beyond basic breath work and when it is not the right intervention.
Body-based techniques for therapists: tracking sensation, pendulation, orienting, grounding, and working with impulse in session.
Tracking arousal in real time, bringing clients back into their window, and titrating the depth of exploration.