May / June 2025 Volume 24, No. 3
Outcomes Framework for Supervision: The Acid-Test
After a century of psychotherapy supervision and over half a century of supervision research, what do we know empirically about the contribution of psychotherapy supervision to patient outcomes (Watkins, 2011; Watkins, 2020; Callahan & Watkins, 2018)? According to reviews conducted by Watkins (2011; 2020), we still don't know much. This was the conclusion of Watkins [...]
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Relational Healing in Couples and Families
Positive relationships and social connection are essential for human flourishing and thought to be key for long-term happiness, longevity, and wellness. However, utilizing evidence-based systemic therapies alone may not be the solution for everyone, and psychedelics may provide an innovative way to facilitate relational healing. Ketamine is leading the way as a transformative catalyst to [...]
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Psychogastroenterology: A Beginner’s Guide for Mental Health Clinicians
Over 60 million Americans suffer from gastrointestinal disorders (GI), yet only about 25% receive treatment for their symptoms (Knowles et al., 2019; National Institutes of Health & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009). Common manifestations include acid reflux, bloating, bowel irregularities (e.g., constipation, diarrhea, incontinence), nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting (Knowles et al., [...]
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Aging out of Therapy: Unique Barriers for the Elderly Accessing Mental Health Services
Aging often brings with it unique challenges in how we experience aspects of our everyday lives. Maintaining one’s health or receiving adequate care for health concerns is often a sign of independence and autonomy. However, what if the same challenges that are characteristic of older age are also barriers to receiving support? Researchers describe the [...]
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Helping Teens Heal from Eating Disorders: Where Family Support, Education, and Recovery Intersect
For families navigating the complexities of an adolescent’s eating disorder diagnosis, treatment decisions often come with difficult trade-offs—including the disruption of their child’s academic progress. School interruptions can heighten a teen’s resistance to treatment, increase family stress, and create barriers to long-term recovery. Many parents fear that stepping away from school for higher levels of [...]
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Visiting Neglected Corners: Exploring Early Pregnancy Loss in the Workplace
In the United States, the issue of reproductive health has been at the center of much of the political debate about women's rights, particularly since the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, and more recently with the government's administration change. Independently of political affiliation, marriage and family therapists (MFTs) [...]
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Unclogging the System: Minimizing Pressures That Burst Parental Pipes
Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory titled "Parents Under Pressure," highlighting the escalating stress and mental health challenges faced by parents and caregivers. The report emphasizes that parental well-being is crucial not only for the health of parents but also for the optimal development of children and the overall health [...]
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Family Therapy for Clients of Wealth: Extending Culturally Competent Care Through a Systemic Lens
That we are living in volatile times is not new news. The last decade has been defined by acute disruptions in multiple spheres of our individual, relational, and collective existence. Historically, the magnitude of these disruptions served to unite disparate identities around a common good. Today, contemporary events such as a global pandemic, climate disasters, [...]
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Teaching in the Landscape of Political Uncertainty
Since the new year with the second wave of Donald Trump’s presidency, we knew that being with students in the classroom, as women in academia, would be more complex than ever—navigating the reality of political shifts can bring a world of difference to all of us who are part of higher education. Hand in hand [...]
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A Call to Action: Supporting Humanitarian Aid Workers Through Collective Grief and Career Crisis
Over the past two weeks, I’ve logged into session after session, greeted not by familiar updates about the challenges of humanitarian work, but by tears and stunned silence. The same refrain plays out across borders: 'We’ve all been let go.' As of early 2025, policy changes affecting U.S. foreign assistance have resulted in widespread disruptions [...]
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