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July 31st, 2025

Marketing for the online-averse practitioner

By Liz Varney, LICSW

In today’s technology-filled and online-driven world, it may feel like the purity of human connection is getting lost. Yet, psychotherapists know that the relationship that...

July 31st, 2025

VT leads U.S. in physical and mental health parity

By Eileen Weber

If you live in Vermont, mental and physical health care are covered in the same way. But why don’t the other 49 states follow suit?

Efforts are in the works to do just...

July 31st, 2025

When therapists need protection from patients

By Eileen Weber

Therapy is meant to be a safe space for the patient and the therapist. But sometimes, it is anything but.

This past spring, therapist Scott Owen, a high-ranking leader...

July 31st, 2025

How to ensure psychological safety in the workplace

By Eileen Weber

We’ve all had a job where the best time was quitting time. But when you can’t wait to leave, think longingly about your next vacation, feel undervalued at work, or are...

July 31st, 2025

Gambling addictions on the rise

By Catherine Robertson Souter

It seems you can’t watch a professional sports game without also viewing a barrage of commercials enticing you to place a wager on your team.

On-line gambling,...

July 31st, 2025

Political climate impacts LGBTQIA+ patients and providers

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Mental health providers serving the LGBTQIA+ community say the current political climate has been an increasing cause of stress and anxiety for both clients and...

July 31st, 2025

What I learned from building a model ship

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” With these words, John Masefield begins his best known poem, “Sea Fever.” They capture the draw that...

June 30th, 2025

Is doomscrolling here to stay?

By Susan Gonsalves

Doomscrolling, a term popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic, refers to the frequent scanning on devices to read negative, distressing news on topics like wars, mass...

June 30th, 2025

Clinicians see politics entering the therapy room

By Catherine Robertson Souter

If you are feeling more anxious about politics and the state of the world today, you are not alone.

According to the American Psychological Society’s 2024 Stress in...

June 30th, 2025

Sweetser to open residential facility for youth

By Danielle Ray

Advocate questions it is best use of funding 

This past spring, nonprofit Sweetser was awarded $2 million from the state of Maine to develop its first...