Member Insights

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

The pretend professional

By Jamie McNally July 9, 2019

Impostor syndrome — and the sense of self-doubt, insecurity and inadequacy that accompany it — isn’t a stranger to most counseling professionals, and that’s ultimately good news.

Bringing evidence-based processes into the therapy room

By Boyd Eustace and John Donahue June 5, 2019

A hospital-based outpatient mental health clinic shares its approach for closing the science-practice gap while moving beyond the era of prescriptive treatment protocols for specific disorders.

Remembering Martin Buber and the I–Thou in counseling

By Matthew Martin and Eric W. Cowan May 8, 2019

In the search for empirically validated methods, are counselor researchers, educators and clinicians in danger of losing touch with what matters most in counseling?

Culturally competent end-of-life counseling

By Ashley C. Overman-Goldsmith May 1, 2019

Helping clients experience peace as the end of life approaches involves understanding and processing the lived experiences and aspects of identity that have shaped them.

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.