Self-Care & Development
This section emphasizes the importance of self-care and continuous professional development for psychotherapists. Discover resources and strategies to maintain personal well-being and foster growth throughout your career in psychotherapy.
132 articles found
Should the Mental Health of Psychotherapists Be One of the Transtheoretical Principles of Change?
Often, psychotherapy researchers find that their contributions to psychotherapy get lost in the discussions of complex methodological issues that appear far removed from the real-life work of psychotherapists. Consequently, few psychotherapists regularly read research-based studies, and researchers communicate primarily with each other and less with psychotherapists. Fortunately, the pioneering work of Castonguay et al. (2019) […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP + 2 more
February 9, 2025
Moving Far Away for Internship: Helpful Takeaways and Lessons Learned
As November approaches some of us may be preparing for family get togethers, thinking about Christmas décor, or enjoying the change of the season. For many psychology graduate students, November’s hasty approach signifies application deadlines and match day anxieties. No matter where you are in the process, internship is an exciting time where students begin […]
Deanna Young, PsyD
October 14, 2024
The Means of Addressing Negative Emotions Experienced During Psychiatric Treatment: Insights from a Psychotherapeutic Process
In the socio-cultural context I find myself embedded in, reaching out for support and seeking mental health services is a courageous first step. However, an aspect of receiving support that tends to take up less space in discussions pertains to issues that many individuals may encounter during the course of psychiatric treatment itself. I have […]
Sanyukta Golaya, M.A.
July 21, 2024
2024 Editor’s Column 59(3)
Happy Summer SAP! I hope warmer weather and long, sunny days have been on your calendar. Summer can mean a lightened workload, more time with loved ones, or a conclusion to the academic year. Given the American Psychological Association’s annual conference on the horizon, the importance of collegial relationships within the mental health community has […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD
July 8, 2024
What Deliberate Practice Supervision Has to Offer Traditional Supervision: Nine Take-Home Messages
For the past year and a half, I have been sitting in on Supervision of Supervision (Sup-of-Sup) meetings led by Alex Vaz and Tony Rousmaniere as part of their one-year Deliberate Practice Supervision Residency Program at Sentio Counseling Center. Initially, I planned to attend just one or two online meetings but after the first meeting, […]
Hanna Levenson, Ph.D.
May 27, 2024
A Supervisor’s Deliberate Practice Journey
Call to adventure In March 2023, Hanna Levenson, one of my colleagues at the Wright Institute, invited Alex Vaz and Tony Rousmaniere, the dynamic duo of Sentio Counseling Center (SCC), to do a 6-hour training on deliberate practice and the Sentio Supervision Model (SSM) for our community. They were looking for volunteers to be in […]
MacKenzie Stuart, LMFT
April 7, 2024
Trauma-Informed Supervision and Disclosure from Supervisees
Supervision is an essential part of training for the growth of psychologists. Consequently, a strong supervisory relationship is fundamental for both trainee and client welfare. The function of supervision is multifaceted, ranging from personal growth to clinical and professional development (Bernard & Goodyear, 2019). A trainee’s ability to feel safe in disclosing ethical dilemmas, blind […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD
April 6, 2024
The Doctor is Out: Reflections on the End of a Practice
When my husband retired 4 years ago, he hung up the phone and was done. In the blink of an eye, his company laptop was ready to ship off and his home office was on its way to becoming our guest bedroom again. A new, exciting, responsibility-free horizon met him almost immediately. So he was […]
Leslie Connor, Ph.D.
January 25, 2024
Coming Back Home: A Journey to Reconnection with Self
It was one of those mornings after a long wedding weekend. I was happy and excited to meet my therapist and tell her about the fun and exciting events that took place. At that point of my life, waking up happy was a rare experience for me. This was just a month into the start […]
Simran Deep Singh, M.S.
January 24, 2024
Personal Psychotherapy as an Essential Self-Care Strategy
Numerous authors have emphasized the importance of the ongoing practice of self-care for psychotherapists (e.g. Baker, 2003; Barnett et al., 2007; Norcross & VandenBos, 2018; Wise & Reuman, 2019). Support for this focus on self-care by all psychotherapists is found in the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Ethics Code, […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP + 1 more
January 14, 2024
Value as a construct for comparing psychotherapy with digital therapeutics
Introduction Estimating the value of medical and behavioral services has received an increasing amount of attention in recent decades (Happell, 2008; Rocco, 2019; Porter & Teisberg, 2004; Porter & Teisberg, 2006; Porter, 2010, Teisberg et al., 2020). Porter and Teisberg (2006) compared methods for evaluating value in their book Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition […]
S. (Jeb) Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
July 9, 2023
Self-care in the Age of Telepsychology
Self-Care in the Age of Telepsychology The practice of psychotherapy has changed dramatically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some changes may be seen as positive for both psychotherapists and their clients. For clients there is the convenience of online psychotherapy, such as no longer needing to take as much time off from work due […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP + 1 more
January 5, 2023