Our Journal Club

“The Therapy Acronym Dictionary: Your Guide to Therapy-Speak,” By Dan Mortenson, PhD One of the most common phrases I often tell my clients in the first session is, “Your brain is the most advanced supercomputer you will ever possess that puts any smartphone to shame…but it never comes with a user’s manual.”  Much of therapy is ...

“Evidence-Based Treatments for Racial Stress and Trauma: A Therapist Tool Kit,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD According to Williams and colleagues (2022), 30% of People of Color (POC) may suffer from some degree of racial trauma. In this journal club, I provide a therapist took kit for evidence-based treatments and practices for racial stress and trauma, ...

“Intro to Mindfulness,” by Daniel Mortenson, PhD There are few terms that I see used so much in our culture with so little formal definition than “mindfulness.”  If you take a look at magazine titles or themes to social media stories it’s been one of the most consistent buzzwords for the past fifteen years or ...

“The OCD Treatment Gap,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD The WHO lists Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as one of the top ten most disabling conditions. In the US, about 8.2 million adults and a little over 736,000 children and teens are estimated to have OCD. For adults, that is 1 in 40 and for children and teens, ...

“Dyslexia & ADHD: Comorbid and Not a Coincidence,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD About 10% of school children are estimated to have ADHD (i.e. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) (CDC, 2023). Separately, it has been estimated that as much as 20% of the general population has dyslexia (also referred to as Specific Learning Disability in Reading; Wagner ...

“How to Maintain and Regain Comoosure in Session,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD So your life outside of work has hit a rough patch. Maybe even a spike-filled moat of a rough patch. Usually, you are present in your work. Focused on the client and productive with the between-session preparation, correspondence with clients and colleagues, and ...

“Why do I keep having this negative thought?,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD Everyone experiences negative thoughts sometimes, but there are some negative thoughts that are difficult to shake. For example, one person struggles with some version of, “I’m not good enough,” for years. Another person struggles with, “What if I hurt those I love?” over ...

“So You Want to Recommend Yoga to your Client with Depression,” by Marie Chesaniuk, PhD By now, yoga has become ubiquitous in American culture. Over 33 million Americans are estimated to have participated in yoga in 2023. The conversation about yoga has long referenced its relaxing nature, low key physical activity, and positive influence on ...