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Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
🕊️ Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On #MLKDay, we reflect on his legacy of justice, equity, and compassion—and the role psychotherapy can play in healing individuals and communities.
#MentalHealthEquity #Psychotherapy
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
💬 Therapy Talk — a new weekly series
Question of the week:
What do you wish more people understood about psychotherapy? 🧠
Join the conversation 👇
#TherapyTalk #Psychotherapy
January 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from APA Division 29!

Wishing our psychotherapy community a season filled with peace, warmth, and gratitude.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to healing, research, training, and compassionate care. 💙
Here's to a meaningful, connected, and inspiring new year ahead! 🌟🥂
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Our tolerance for distress is shrinking—and therapy may need to adapt. 🧠
With depression and anxiety at historic highs, this article explores resilience as a prerequisite for mental health, not just an outcome.
LINK: https://bit.ly/49qy4OL
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
📝 January Submissions Now Open!

What works in your clinical practice—and why?

Have a case example, a reflection, or a perspective to share? We'd love to feature your voice.

➡️ Submit your piece and join the discussion.
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🧠✨ Feature Article

Emotional change is experiential—built through awareness, validation, and self-compassion. ❤️‍🩹

https://bit.ly/44QVHOI
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Our Fall Psychotherapy Bulletin is live! 🍁
Read our International and Diversity Domains, thoughtful discussions on therapist support, and more.

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December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🌙Join us Dec 5, 12–3 PM EST for a FREE webinar working with trauma-related nightmares.

✔ Free for everyone
✔ Div 29 members get 3 free CE credits
✔ Membership is just $40 ($20 for students)

Register now: https://bit.ly/4rwyfQr
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Working with Trauma Related Nightmares. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar will provide background and rationale for working with trauma-related nightmares. It will review the steps of the model and how it was adapted for working with nightmares. We will then guide participants through an experiential component using a case example that will allow them to work through the steps of the model with a nightmare.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Grateful for this season of reflection and for everyone who supports, studies, and practices psychotherapy.

Here's to connection, care, and showing up for one another.

Warm wishes for a gentle, meaningful close to the year. 💫
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
💭 How do weight biases show up in therapy — even when we mean well?

Read here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LCKCKD
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
✨ December marks both endings and new beginnings —
Whether it's about closure, transition, or lessons learned at the end of the therapeutic journey, we'd love to hear your voice.
🔗 https://bit.ly/47Hn1AT
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Retirement from therapy isn’t a clean break — it’s a series of sacred goodbyes. 💬
Dr. Connor shares the tender, often unseen side of closing a private practice — where each farewell carries years of shared growth, courage, and care.

READ HERE ⬇️
societyforpsychotherapy.org/the-doctor-i...
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🧠 October is World Mental Health Month — a time to reflect on our shared commitment to healing, understanding, and connection. 💙

Division 29 believes that psychotherapy transforms lives — one relationship at a time.

#WorldMentalHealthMonth #Psychotherapy #PsychologistLife
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🍁 Division 29 invites members to explore gratitude in psychotherapy.

Submit your reflections, research, or insights on how gratitude enhances the therapeutic process.

🔗 Learn more about submission guidelines on our website.

#Psychotherapy #Gratitude #MentalHealth
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We’re closing another year of the Bulletin! 🎉 Thank you to our dedicated authors for your scholarship and contributions. 🙏

✨ Submissions for Bulletin 61(1) are open

#Bulletin #AcademicWriting #Scholarship
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
🏫💙 Suicide prevention on campus requires more than crisis response—it takes community-wide action, strong counseling centers, and evidence-based strategies.

Check out 8 powerful approaches ⬇️
societyforpsychotherapy.org/suicide-prev...

#SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth
September 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dreams aren’t just stories from sleep—they’re tools for healing. 🌙
Oct 24, Clara E. Hill, PhD, will guide us through Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy.
📅 Friday, Oct 24 | 12–3 PM EST
🎓 Free registration for all
🎓 3 FREE CE credits for APA Div. 29 members

Register here: tinyurl.com/bd9verw2
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Psychotherapists face the reality that even with training and compassion, suicide remains a mighty foe. New insights remind us that humility—not certainty—is essential.

Link: societyforpsychotherapy.org/the-role-of-...

#SuicidePrevention #Psychotherapy #MentalHealth
September 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
📢 Call for Submissions

In recognition of International Day for Older Persons (Oct 1), we encourage members of the SAP to share articles focused on psychotherapy and older adults.

We also welcome submissions on other topics at any time!
societyforpsychotherapy.org/about/our-we...
September 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This Labor Day, APA Division 29 recognizes the commitment of psychotherapists and workers everywhere whose efforts promote healing and resilience. May this day bring you rest and reflection on the value of your work.

#LaborDay #Psychotherapy
September 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Social media doesn’t just connect us — it shapes us. This article examines how self-esteem develops across different life stages and how online spaces can both help and harm our sense of self.

READ MORE HERE:
societyforpsychotherapy.org/the-effects-...
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Pat DeLeon (former APA President) offers a striking warning: a tsunami of change is transforming psychology, health care, and policy. The question isn’t whether change is coming—it’s whether we’ll step up as leaders.

Read more in this engaging article!
#Psychotherapy #Leadership #PolicyChange
August 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
💡 A 5-week communication skills group for Veteran couples improved relationship satisfaction and lowered anxiety and depression symptoms. societyforpsychotherapy.org/increasing-a...

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#Veterans #CouplesTherapy #MentalHealth #VA #CommunicationSkills
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The new Psychotherapy Bulletin is live!
Inside:

• Resilience as a goal in psychotherapy
• Climate change & mental health
• Gender diversity advocacy
• Social media’s effect on self-esteem

#Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #Diversity #TherapyResearch
August 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Going to APA? Let’s lift each other up. 💬

Division 29 is celebrating members throughout the convention—if you’re presenting, tabling, or attending, tag us and use #Div29APA so we can repost and amplify your voice.

Let’s make our presence known together.
August 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM