February 2026 Newsletter: Building Rapport—the Harm Reduction Therapy Way
There’s a saying amongst social workers, therapists and helper-types that goes something like this: “What is the goal of an initial session with a client?” Answer: “To have…
November 2025 Newsletter: HRTC Updates & Giving Tuesday
Amidst the broader context of dramatic policy and funding shifts at the federal, state and local levels, we are grateful to be continuing to offer…
August 2025 Newsletter: What Works to Combat the Overdose Crisis? Harm Reduction.
What Works to Combat the Overdose Crisis? Harm Reduction. A participant came up to say thank you and introduce himself following a recent training we…
OPNION: Dead people can’t recover…
Barry Zevin, MD & Patt Denning, PhD. Dead people can’t recover… We are two recently retired medical and mental health clinicians who have cared for…
February 2025 Newsletter: HRTC Is a Client First Agency
Anna Berg, LCSW Clinical Program Director It was raining steadily as I turned the corner off Harrison Street and onto Merlin, the small alley where…
November 2024 Newsletter: HRT in Latin America
FORMAL LAUNCH OF HARM REDUCTION THERAPY IN LATIN AMERICA Patt Denning, PhD, & Jeannie Little, LCSW, Founders and Directors Emeritae of HRTC In August we (Patt…