Entries by Katie Vernoy

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Suicidal Therapists, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW

Suicidal Therapists, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW about therapists who become suicidal. Curt and Katie interview Norine on the risk factors that therapists face as well as how we can support each other in our community. We talk about prevention, interventions with a colleague, and how […]

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Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW

Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW about assessing suicide appropriately for our clients from the beginning of treatment. Curt and Katie talk with Norine about what therapists often miss with their clients and how to treat suicidality when it comes up. It’s time to […]

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Iran, The News, and Your Clients: An Interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD and Negeen Moussavian, AMFT

Iran, The News, and Your Clients: An Interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD and Negeen Moussavian, AMFT An interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD, and Negeen Moussavian, AMFT, regarding Iran, current events, and how the news might impact Iranian clients. It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings […]

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NO EXCUSES – You Have to Network!!

So many people HATE networking. Especially helping professionals, it seems. Many therapists think that networking is selling themselves or passing a million cards or brochures out and hoping they get a referral. That’s just wrong. This mindset can be very short-sighted and, potentially, dangerous. Networking is a critical best practice for your clinical work! 5 […]

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We Can’t Help Ourselves

We Can’t Help Ourselves Curt and Katie talk about how difficult it is for therapists to take care of ourselves. We look at why we struggle with the self-care that we teach our clients, including shaming in our field, lack of connection to our shadow-self, and where we seek support. It’s time to reimagine therapy […]

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Special Episode: Striking for the Future of Mental Healthcare

Special Episode: Striking for the Future of Mental Healthcare Special Episode: Curt and Katie talk about the recent NUHW- Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Worker Strike. Katie interviews a National Union of Healthcare Workers representative, Dr. Kenneth Rogers. We then both reflect on the interview and a statement from Kaiser Permanente, especially related to the implications […]

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A Living Wage for Prelicensees

A Living Wage for Prelicensees Curt and Katie talk about the advocacy efforts to make paying prelicensed individuals a best practice. We talk about a statement recently approved by CAMFT, looking at the process, the implications, and a call to action. It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To […]