psychotherapy articles

Therapist Dishonesty and Its Association With Levels of Clinical Experience

Introduction Despite many distinguishing characteristics of the therapeutic relationship, aspects of the dialogue between a therapist and a client can sometimes resemble everyday conversations. Namely, individuals in therapy may occasionally engage in the normative human behavior of lying. Blanchard and Farber (2016) found that 93% of clients report lying or otherwise being dishonest to their […]

Devlin Jackson, M.A. + 2 more

December 7, 2018

The Cultural Climate of Clinical Training

Freud (1913) invented the application of self-reflection to psychotherapy by making himself the subject and the object of the first therapy. He used one of his own dreams as the specimen dream in his breakthrough book, The Interpretation of Dreams, because it was in thinking about this dream that his early ideas came into focus. […]

Judith E. Fox, Ph.D. + 1 more

December 6, 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

2018 Bulletin Editors’ Column 53(4)

As the year draws to a close, we are pleased to bring you the final Psychotherapy Bulletin for 2018. This issue has a little something for everyone, from Education and Training pieces looking at the professional development of trainees in supervision and the climate of clinical training, to considering the implications of diagnosis and assessment […]

Lynett Henderson Metzger + 1 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

Does Having Clients and Therapists Practice Mindfulness Together Have a Positive Impact on Psychotherapy Sessions?

Over the past decade, the practice of mindfulness has received a significant amount of attention in the psychotherapy research literature. The existing research on mindfulness has demonstrated that it can produce positive health and mental health benefits for psychotherapy clients (Davis & Hayes, 2011). A smaller body of research has also demonstrated that the practice […]

Joshua K. Swift, Ph.D. + 1 more

December 6, 2018

Uncovering Trainable Therapist Effects

There is mounting evidence that individual psychotherapists have a notable impact on patient outcomes (whether measured globally or as specific outcome domains), accounting for about 3-7% of such variance across controlled trials and naturalistic settings (Baldwin & Imel, 2013). Moreover, most therapists possess relative strengths and weaknesses within their caseloads in terms of their domain-specific […]

Alice E. Coyne, PhD + 4 more

November 25, 2018

One Dozen Important Actions to Take Now to Practice Ethically and Competently

1. Get out of the office, attend continuing education events and professional association conferences, and interact with colleagues. Don’t isolate yourself. Those who are more isolated professionally are at greater risk of poor decision-making and unethical practice over time (Knapp & VandeCreek, 2012). 2. Create a constellation of colleagues (Johnson, Barnett, Elman, Forrest, & Kaslow, […]

Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP

November 11, 2018

It’s Kevin

Ragnar Storaasli, PhD

October 28, 2018

Helping Clinicians Build Identities as Practice-Based Researchers

Practice-based research, or research that is conducted in naturalistic care settings, often by clinicians, has the potential to advance the science and practice of psychotherapy. Unfortunately, relatively few clinicians are actively involved in conducting research and as a result, much of their clinical wisdom and treatment data are not represented in the scientific literature. There […]

Travis L. Osborne

October 28, 2018

2018 President’s Column (#3)

My plan was to write this third Presidential Column immediately after APA Convention, so that I could report, first hand, on what was sure to be a satisfying, productive, and festive set of events for our Society. Instead, I am writing with a heavy heart, having had to miss the Convention when my dear cat […]

Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.

October 24, 2018

Spending Behaviors, Cultural Identity, and Mindfulness of African American College Students

Increasing numbers of students pursuing college and graduate degrees may face financial challenges, with 85% of students in higher education receiving some form of financial aid through grants and student loans (National Center for Education Statistics, 2015), and many graduating with a minimum of $25,250 in debt (Javine, 2013). As traditional college students are typically […]

Tameisha S. Hinton + 2 more

October 22, 2018