Author Archives: Susan Heitler
Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Is It, and Who Does It?
What is parental alienation syndrome? Are you engaging in it? Are you being victimized by it?
Parental Alienation: It Happens in Intact Families Too
Does a couple have to be divorced for parental alienation to occur?
Parental Alienation: What Can an Alienated Parent Do?
One challenge with parental alienation is finding professionals informed enough to provide effective help, especially with regard to dealing with the legal system.
Parental Alienation: What Therapists Need to Know
Parental alienation is a form of child abuse—and recognizing, diagnosing, and treating it can be tricky. Here's how therapists can handle these challenging cases.
Prevention of Parental Alienation: How You Can Help
A family court judge has suggested a three-pronged parental alienation prevention strategy. Learn what you can do to help.
Protests: Potent or Impotent?
"You have to fight to feel good." In my twenties, when I was living in New York with a group of post-college friends, Bob was a tall handsome young man in our cadre who took this slogan about protests as his raison d'etre. But is it true? When are protests and fights good for you?
Prescriptions Without Meds for Anger, Depression and Anxiety
Much has been written of late of the downsides of taking medications for emotional difficulties. Try these alternative options.
Pakistan Could Use a Therapeutic Intervention
A Pakistani scholar of international relations has proposed a strategy for helping her country shift from a culture of violence to a culture of collaborative dialogue and cooperative conflict resolution. The program she proposes is remarkably similar to the work I do as a therapist with couples in conflict.
Oy, The Holidays: Anticipating An Emotional Rollercoaster?
Use this guide to managing negative feelings if you are expecting that emotional challenges lie ahead.
Overcoming BPD: 3 Vital Ways Parents of Teenagers Can Help
What can you do if one or more of your children, young or grown, shows the emotional hyper-reactivity and excessive anger that characterize borderline personality disorder?