How to Get Back to the Business of Family Therapy, And What to consider

July 7, 2020 Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

What helps us survive this complicated life? Systems. As humans, we thrive when part of a network of support, inclusion, and collaboration. And family is the ultimate system, making family therapy an invaluable addition to any program. Right?

Yet, when we therapists talk about working with families in therapy, our collective anxieties rise. As much as we may talk the talk, we don’t walk the walk. The truth is, families are not seen very often in therapy. Even less frequently do we bring the whole family into the room.

How to Use The Systemic Therapy MicroSkills: The Joining Skills, with Dr. AnnaLynn Schooley

April 2, 2019 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Systemic Therapy MicroSkills, Part 1 | Family Therapy Basics

This post is the first of several articles in which I discuss the systemic therapy microskills, with Dr. AnnaLynn Schooley.

Dr. Schooley and her co-author, fellow professor and family therapist, Jim Hibel, are writing a book on the small systemic skills that therapists can intentionally practice in order to increase their effectiveness.

7 Approaches to Getting Unstuck with Therapy Clients

August 15, 2017 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

“Stuckness” is part of our work as therapists. It can be frustrating and confusing to suddenly reach this experience when previously, the client was showing progress. In this post, I’ll cover several approaches to helping therapists, and clients, get “unstuck.”

The Art and Science of Therapy as Craft, Part 2: Crafting Questions

July 11, 2017 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

For this week's video chat, Dr. AnnaLynn Schooley returns to discuss therapy questions as an intentional craft, and she covers four basic question types: single answer, open, closed, relational, and circular.