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A Behavioral Health Clinician’s Guide to the Kids Online Safety Act

By Sara Blevins-Ranes, MA, LPC, ATR | November 6, 2024

A Behavioral Health Clinician’s Guide to the Kids Online Safety Act Many parents are concerned about their children’s online safety. The internet can be a…

A Clinician’s Guide to Understanding the Companioning Model of Grief

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | October 30, 2024

A Clinician’s Guide to Understanding the Companioning Model of Grief Grief is a deeply personal experience, which presents uniquely, not only from one person to…

Social Determinants of Health and Substance Abuse: Understanding the Intersection

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | October 24, 2024

Social Determinants of Health and Substance Abuse: Understanding the Intersection Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly influence substance abuse patterns and outcomes. For behavioral health…

How to Build an Inclusive Mental Health Practice

By Rebecca Eyre, LMHC | October 15, 2024

How to Build an Inclusive Mental Health Practice An inclusive mental health practice is committed to providing accessible, affirming, safe, and equitable mental health care…

Strength-Based Therapy & Assessment Techniques | ICANotes

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | October 7, 2024

Strength-Based Therapy & Assessment: A Clinician’s Guide to Techniques and Examples Strength-based therapy is a clinical approach that focuses on identifying and leveraging a client’s…

8 Narcissistic Abuse Tactics & Abuse Syndrome Signs

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | September 24, 2024

8 Narcissistic Abuse Tactics in Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinician’s Guide to Recognizing Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome Mental health clinicians working with survivors of intimate partner…

Telehealth and Virtual Addiction Treatment

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | September 10, 2024

Telehealth and Virtual Addiction Treatment: Transforming Therapeutic Practices Toward Evidence-Based, Ethical, and Legal Care The world of online and virtual therapy has been growing and…

12 Trauma-Informed Therapy Techniques for Clinicians (+ PDF)

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | September 6, 2024

Trauma-Informed Therapy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Clinicians Trauma-informed therapy is a clinical approach that weaves safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, empowerment, and cultural humility into…

Exploring Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Disorders

By Lindsay Rutter, MA, NCC, LPC | August 29, 2024

Exploring Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Disorders If you’re a clinician or mental health professional, you understand the challenges of treatment-resistant depression, anxiety…

What is Desire Discrepancy? Causes, Solutions & Couples Therapy Strategies

By Lindsay Rutter, MA, NCC, LPC | August 16, 2024

Desire Discrepancy in Relationships: Causes, Solutions, and Couples Therapy Approaches Quick Definition What Is Desire Discrepancy? Desire discrepancy is a difference in sexual desire between…

Bibliotherapy Books, Techniques & Examples for Therapists

By Lindsay Rutter, MA, NCC, LPC | August 9, 2024

Bibliotherapy Books, Techniques & Examples: A Clinician’s Guide Bibliotherapy is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that uses carefully selected books, memoirs, workbooks, and other reading materials…

Online Group Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges for Effective Treatment

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | August 1, 2024

Online Group Therapy: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges for Effective Treatment Online group therapy is a wonderful treatment modality for clients and the therapists treating them. …

Grief Assessment Tools & Evidence-Based Interventions: A Clinician’s Guide

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | July 25, 2024

Grief Assessment Tools: How to Assess, Document, and Treat Grief Effectively This guide helps behavioral health clinicians use validated grief assessment tools to evaluate loss,…

Intergenerational Trauma: Examples, Symptoms & Healing Strategies

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | July 19, 2024

Intergenerational Trauma: Examples, Symptoms, and Healing Strategies Intergenerational trauma – also called generational trauma or transgenerational trauma – occurs when the effects of unresolved trauma…

Improve Compliance with Behavioral Health Chart Audits

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | July 12, 2024

Behavioral Health Chart Audit Tool: A Complete Guide to Mental Health Audits A behavioral health chart audit tool helps practices improve documentation quality, reduce compliance…