Psychotherapy Bulletin
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Electronic Editor’s Fall Column 61 (4)
Well, that’s a wrap on Volume 61! We are so excited to share our Fall Psychotherapy Bulletin, 61(4), with you. Similar to the content highlighted at this year’s APA conference, we have a special focus in this issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and psychology. We will continue to feature articles related to AI throughout the […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD
October 6, 2026
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Student Representative
Student Representative Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy – APA Division 29 The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP) is seeking one candidate to serve as the Student Representative. The term appointment is for two years, from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2028. The duties of the Student Representative include: The Society for […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
October 5, 2026
Dancing with Clients: When Helping Becomes Something Else
Internship Like many therapists I know, I began my internship in grade school. I grew up in a dysfunctional family. Dad was an alcoholic; Mom was depressed. While they were together, they fought. After they divorced, their illnesses intensified. My childhood was anxious and confusing, like swimming in water with a strong undertow, always at […]
Steve Hauptman, L.C.S.W.
October 5, 2026
A Psychotherapy Case Study of Marriage-Related Health Anxiety in a Young Woman with Beta-Thalassemia Trait in Pakistan
Introduction Genetic carrier conditions occupy a unique position in mental health practice because they are medically benign for the carrier yet carry profound implications for marriage, reproduction, and family planning. Beta-thalassemia trait is one such condition. Carriers are typically asymptomatic or mildly anemic, but when two carriers have children together, each pregnancy carries a 25% […]
Hajra Waheed Kayani, MS
October 3, 2026
Identifying and Intervening with Patients Who Have Been Choked During Sex
Within the past decade, a growing number of adolescents and young adults have engaged in sexual choking or strangulation (SC/S; Sharman et al., 2025). Although it is normalized among many young people, the practice poses risks to their health and safety. Sexual asphyxiation, or “choking” (the latter being a popularized term), is actually “strangulation” because […]
Maria Turkson, Ph.D. + 1 more
September 29, 2026
Practice Committee Office Hours Update: Is Group Practice Income Actually Passive?
We invite you to join us for our next Office Hour discussions: For many psychotherapists and mental health professionals, group practice is presented as the natural next step after building a successful practice. And it’s the pinnacle of practice, right? You’ll get to retire, sit back and relax, maybe even reduce your caseload and let […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC
September 28, 2026
Adult Attachment and the Social Construction of Regret: Revisiting High School Experiences
Abstract Purpose. Attachment theory has been applied to understanding interpersonal processes across the lifespan (Bowlby, 1988), including the experience of regret (Schoemann et al., 2012). Prior research has linked adult attachment to regret in close relationships, yet little is known about how attachment relates to adults’ retrospective evaluations of formative social contexts such as high […]
Audrey Horwitz + 2 more
September 22, 2026
NOMINATION BALLOT DIVISION 29
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division of Psychotherapy, 29) seeks nominations of creative individuals and great leaders! We would like both new and experienced voices to advance our increasingly important work on behalf of psychotherapy. The SAP Board encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to seek nomination. NOMINATE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 17, 2026
The Family That Never Arrives: An Integrative Framework for Attachment, Ambiguous Loss, and the Ghost Family
A woman receives a warm text from her mother. Hope fills her heart. Maybe this time we can talk honestly. The woman changes all of her plans and contacts her mother ready to repair years of distance. The conversation remains pleasant until she mentions something painful. The words barely make it into the air before […]
Emily Williams, MA
September 9, 2026
Digital Therapeutics and Mental Health Apps: What Should Therapists Know?
In this day and age, the vast majority of our therapy clients have smartphones. Many clients are using, or at least monitoring, their phone nearly constantly throughout the day. Clients use their phones for entertainment and social media, but also practical daily living tasks like communication, navigation, checking their finances, and even monitoring their physical […]
Noel Cooper, PsyD
September 9, 2026
The Moment Before the Intervention: What Informs a Therapist’s Next Move in Complex Trauma Treatment
The client enters the office and begins the ritual. The shoes come off, the blinds get tilted down, the lamps get adjusted, the phone goes face-down on the coffee table, the clock gets turned away. The therapist watches quietly. Over time, these small acts have become how this client crosses into the therapeutic space, whether […]
Shoshana Twersky, PsyD
September 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and Psychotherapy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations
A Report of the AI and Psychotherapy Work Group Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy American Psychological Association, Division 29 September 2026 Work Group Chair: Stewart Cooper, PhD Work Group Members: Firouz Ardalan, PhD John Gavazzi, PsyD Astrea Greig, PsyD Gerry Koocher, PhD Erica Lee, PhD Xu Li, PhD James Lichtenberg, PhD Wonjin Sim, […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 4, 2026