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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.

🌙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

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. 💫

💭 How do weight biases show up in therapy — even when we mean well?

Read here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LCKCKD

✨ 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

“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 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

🍁 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

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

🏫💙 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

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

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

📢 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...

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

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-...

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

💡 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

Read here: societyforpsychotherapy.org/wp-content/u...

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

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.

Therapists, let’s talk burnout.

This article tackles what happens when the healer needs healing.

🛠️ Read here: societyforpsychotherapy.org/distress-the...

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#burnout #psychotherapy #mentalhealth #selfcare

SAP Author Submission Form - Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Share your expertise and contribute to the future of psychotherapy—submit your work and become a published author with us.

Inspired by Equal Pay Day on Sept 18, we’re seeking articles on psychotherapy and fee setting.

As always, we welcome all topics year-round!

Link: societyforpsychotherapy.org/sap-author-s...

#Psychotherapy #MentalHealthEquity #EqualPay #PsychBulletin

🧠 AI is entering psychotherapy. But is it ready for the world?

Examine how tools like GPT and AI-driven therapy apps may revolutionize mental health care—but also risk reinforcing cultural, racial, and gender biases embedded in historical data.

societyforpsychotherapy.org/dealing-with...

This article in Psychotherapy explores how Functional Analytic Psychotherapy helps therapists co-create safe, genuine relationships in therapy—

READ: societyforpsychotherapy.org/overcoming-l...

#LGBTQMentalHealth #Psychotherapy #MinorityStress

Heading to #APA2025?

Join Division 29 for our Social Hour! 🎉
🗓️ Friday, Aug 8 | 🕠 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency Denver
For anyone who practices, teaches, researches, or just loves psychotherapy.
Let’s connect!

#Psychotherapy #Division29 #APAConvention

🍂 Our Fall Bulletin is coming soon!

Submissions are open now—the deadline is October 1st!

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✍️🗓️ #Psychotherapy #APA29 #FallBulletin

The climate crisis isn’t just about the planet—it’s about our minds. PTSD, displacement, med toxicity, and climate anxiety are all rising. But so is collective action. Read the latest 🧠🌍

Link: societyforpsychotherapy.org/mental-healt...
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#ClimateMentalHealth #EcoAnxiety #HopeInAction

SAP Author Submission Form - Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Share your expertise and contribute to the future of psychotherapy—submit your work and become a published author with us.

What’s your role in humanitarian efforts? 🌍💬

We’re calling for article submissions in honor of World Humanitarian Day (Aug 19).

Submit now: societyforpsychotherapy.org/sap-author-s...! 📝

#Psychotherapy #MentalHealth #HumanitarianDay #SAPBulletin

Bright Initiatives is launching!
Discover a platform to share & support real-world actions that uplift communities. Explore the Library of Bright Ideas + incubator space for emerging projects: BrightInitiatives.org.
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Ancient Indian psychology meets colonial disruption and contemporary healing. Discover how cultural synthesis is shaping psychotherapy today.

Read the full article here: societyforpsychotherapy.org/harmony-of-p...

What’s next for psychotherapy?

Join APA Division 29 for a live Town Hall w/ Dr. Lynn Bufka, APA’s Head of Practice.
🗓 July 8 | 🕛 12–1pm EST | 💬 Q&A included
🎙️ Hosted by Division 29 President Dr. Stewart Cooper

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Psychotherapy #APA #Division29