News Articles - Family Law Issues

Is Your Therapist Biased? Personal Agendas Are Creeping Into the Therapy Room

Wall Street Journal, 8/24/26 “…And many therapists are getting caught up in trends in both therapy and the culture, including the encouragement of victimhood, estrangements and the broadening of terms like “harassment” and “abuse,” says William Doherty, a therapist and professor emeritus of family social science at the University of Minnesota, who has studied the

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Biases Against Men in Couples Therapy

By Nafees Alam, PhD, 03/16/26 “…This article explores biases against men in couples therapy. While feminist critiques rightly challenged rigid gender roles in early therapeutic models, some of these corrections have overcompensated, creating new blind spots in how male clients are understood and treated. …” Read the entire article: https://openinquirymentalhealth.substack.com/p/biases-against-men-in-couples-therapy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Fatherhood in crisis: South African men speak out on access issues

By iol, 07/10/26 “…A father’s love is meant to provide stability and security. Yet for a growing number of South African men, fatherhood has become a legal and emotional battle fought through supervised visits, withheld birth certificates, lengthy court proceedings and, in some cases, allegations they insist are false and designed to keep them away

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