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
Who Am I?
Clinical Psychology Training in Australia Currently in Australia there are over 35,000 registered psychologists. There are multiple pathways to registration as a psychologist within Australia, including a combination of undergraduate Bachelor degree, supervised practice, and/or postgraduate studies. Many students choose to undertake a postgraduate training program within a university setting. Postgraduate training programs include a […]
Megan Turner, Psy.D.
April 15, 2019
Why We Joined Division 29, the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP)
In the coming months, SAP will be surveying members of the Division to find out more about why individuals have chosen to join, what keeps them involved, and what member benefits would increase their commitment to and satisfaction with the Division. In anticipation of this, the Membership Domain Representative, Committee Chair, and Committee Member reflected […]
Jean Birbilis, Ph.D. + 2 more
April 15, 2019
Strong Through Every Mile
Running has been a fervent hobby of mine for over a decade. It is a pastime which I paradoxically find relaxing, as well as a sport through which I test and challenge myself. Running has provided me many benefits over the years, including improved physical health, social connections, and self-confidence. I am a strong believer […]
Brittany King, M.A
April 15, 2019
Becoming Trainees, Becoming Therapists
Not as Urgent as a Toothache (JM) The Analyst stares into the steam of his green tea. A morning Rorschach for no one to interpret. The first of his five patients for the day is out in the waiting room, flicking through one of the […]
Daniel Jose Gaztambide, Psy.D. + 1 more
April 15, 2019
Problematic Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy
What happens when a client recounts a horrible act of violence in which they were the perpetrator and for which they express enjoyment and a lack of remorse? How do therapists react? Would they experience a lack of empathy or would they over-empathize in an attempt to connect with the client? Current research suggests that […]
Alison Shimoda, B.S. + 1 more
December 23, 2018
Trainee Perspectives on the Importance of Self-Care and Research in Clinical Supervision
The breakneck speed of working on an inpatient behavioral medicine team of an urban tertiary hospital is quite often both exhilarating and exhausting for clinical psychology doctoral students. There is an idiosyncratic rhythm to the workload, as new consults roll in or patients the service follows are readmitted to the hospital. The expectation for trainees […]
Jennie David, Ph.D + 1 more
December 12, 2018
Retirement Myths
By last count I had retired three times—once from the state of Colorado as the mental health director, once from the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and finally from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. You might conclude that it was difficult for me to retire! Retirement is a […]
Thomas Barrett, Ph.D.
December 12, 2018
Live Happy
Ragnar Storaasli, PhD
December 7, 2018
Growing Pains
Introduction Supervision is a crucial aspect of training and psychology trainees gain many benefits from it (Hook, Watkins, Davis, Owen, Van Tongeren, & Ramos, 2016). The supervisors’ actions guide the psychology trainees to help them increase their treatment knowledge and improve their abilities to apply that knowledge (Wrape, Callahan, Ruggero, & Watkins, 2015). Supervision is […]
Joseph S. Nijmeh, M.S. + 2 more
December 6, 2018
Competence, Ethical Practice, and Going It Alone
The practice of psychotherapy is typically, by its very nature, a solitary activity for the psychotherapist. Even for those psychotherapists who work in group practices, hospitals, clinics, and other similar settings, the individual nature of the practice of psychotherapy can be isolating. The one-on-one nature of most psychotherapy and the demands placed on the psychotherapist […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP + 1 more
December 6, 2018
It’s Kevin
Ragnar Storaasli, PhD
October 28, 2018
Closing a Private Practice
Introduction Although I’m a good ten years away from retirement (I hope), I’ve had occasion to talk with and listen to several colleagues who are facing this developmental milestone in the more near future. I’ve pulled together some information for psychologists to consider as they plan for the closing of their practice, whether because of […]
Marianne O'Leary, Ph.D.
October 17, 2018