Member Insights

CT Online readers and member viewpoint, often on current issues.

Five points of discussion for conversations about racial injustice

By Amanda L. Giordano April 10, 2019

Counselors can tap into their interpersonal skills to facilitate meaningful dialogue that invites others to engage rather than become defensive.

How can we truly help clients in a relationship?

By Chris Warren-Dickins April 4, 2019

In some cases, counselors may need to tweak their own ways of thinking before offering clients in a relationship alternative ways of relating to each other.

The caregiving conundrum

By Tia Amdurer March 12, 2019

Counselors can help those who are shouldering end-of-life caregiving responsibilities to navigate sensitive issues such as burnout, guilt and family dynamics.

Parent-child interaction therapy for ADHD and anxiety disorders

By Donna Mac March 6, 2019

Child-directed interaction and PRIDE skills can be used in the counselor’s office, in the home, in schools and elsewhere to help children produce more desired social behaviors.

Is there an epidemic of emotional support animals?

By Cynthia K. Chandler February 6, 2019

In a rush to provide documentation for the growing numbers of people desiring emotional support animals, mental health providers could be putting others at risk.