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As a clinician, do you recommend books to clients? Let us know below! Want to expand your list? From self-help to graphic novels, find six popular books that Wayne Scott, MA, LCSW, Mark O'Connell, LCSW-R, MFA, and other therapist contributors recommend to their clients here: https://bit.ly/3BQBY6m

What’s your therapist superpower? Read about the 7 ways therapists go above and beyond everyday human capabilities here: https://bit.ly/4hcycEt

“I can’t believe I’m breathing the same air as Esther Perel, I think to myself. And that’s when I realize it: I’ve fallen under her spell.” Read about the Esther Perel phenomenon and what it means for therapists now: https://bit.ly/4hjJsz0

Is climate change an ACE? Find out and how we can empower kids to feel hopeful in a climate crisis here: https://bit.ly/3BWpN7O

Are we blinding ourselves to an equally devastating trauma when we believe overt trauma is always the cause of distressing symptoms? Marriage and family therapist Ruth Cohn, MFT thinks so... Read about the way neglect shapes a child’s brain and impacts adult clients here: https://bit.ly/3BrBOC9

This week is OCD awareness week. If you’re a therapist and you’re inspired by the clients you see who manage this condition every day, drop a comment. And don't miss Michael Alcee's recent Networker article on what it might mean to reframe the way we think about OCD. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3BOS3cA International OCD Foundation #OCDweek

[FREE] EMDR Interventions for Recent Trauma Recovery As a therapist, you know that at any moment your clients can experience horrific and life-altering events…and at this crucial moment, you can lessen the pain of trauma and reduce flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety linked to recent traumatic events. Dr. Laurel Parnell, one of the world’s leading EMDR experts, is joining us to provide this FREE training to help YOU master actionable EMDR interventions and feel prepared to provide your traumatized clients exactly what they need when they walk in the door! Join us FREE to receive this entire training, session handouts, your opportunity to ask Dr. Parnell questions, and more! Register FREE now at https://lnkd.in/g38277Js Want CE for attending? Get this entire training, up to 3.75 CE hours, unlimited recording access, and more when you upgrade for just $49.99 (a $199.99 value)! Register at https://lnkd.in/g38277Js, then click the “Add CE” tab to upgrade now!

“On a warm day in June, the chapel is packed. There are flowers all around me. Soft music plays as guests greet each other in a reverent hush. All of this was meant for my wedding. Now it’s for a funeral instead.” Read therapist Dr. Kate Truitt’s personal experience of how excruciating loss became a hard lesson in the neuroscience of grief here: https://bit.ly/3TMaPr9

There are 168 hours in a week, and clients are usually only in therapy for one of those hours. This is why many practitioners rely on take-home therapy tools that support between-session work. What take-home therapy tool has benefited your clients most? Share in the comments!

Making friends can be especially difficult for young men, but some therapists have turned to unusual, innovative ways of tackling this problem. Read about a gamer therapist who leverages his clients’ interest in gaming to find common ground and explore the quality of their friendships here: https://bit.ly/3zwrisN