Entries by Katie Vernoy

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Treating Political Reactionism and the War on Science, An Interview with Dr. Tereza Capelos, PhD

Treating Political Reactionism and the War on Science, An Interview with Dr. Tereza Capelos, PhD An interview with Dr. Tereza Capelos on why people become politically reactionary, as well as how this orientation also leads to an anti-science and anti-progress stance. Curt and Katie talk with Tereza about the research behind political reactionism, looking at […]

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Therapy for Intercountry Transracial Adoptees

Therapy for Intercountry Transracial Adoptees An interview with Moses Farrow, LMFT on adoption, mental health and the experiences as an adoptee doing adoption therapy. Curt and Katie explore with Moses key aspects of being an intercountry transracial adoptee, implications for therapy, the importance of race and culture and addressing racism. We also discuss the importance […]

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Niche Burnout, An Interview with Laura Long, LMFT/S

Niche Burnout, An Interview with Laura Long, LMFT/S An interview with Laura Long of YourBadAssTherapyPractice.com about creating a niche and identifying your ideal client. Curt and Katie talk with Laura about common myths as well as what happens when you burnout on your niche and how your niche can evolve. Laura also offers practical insight […]

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Showing Up for Your Clients

Showing Up for Your Clients Curt and Katie chat about the importance of therapists in the therapeutic process. We look at how the medical model, upon which the continuing education and ethical guidelines are built, is flawed leading to solely client-facing training and rules. We talk about the importance of optimizing your practices as well […]

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Irrational Ethics

Irrational Ethics Curt and Katie chat about how current ethical standards fail to recognize culture and humanity. We talk about how the ethics codes were initially created, looking at the racist, sexist, classist roots. We also discuss the problems in how ethics are usually taught and the lack of focus on ethical thinking and decision-making, […]

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Therapy with an Accent, An interview with Namrata Rindani, LMFT

Therapy with an Accent, An interview with Namrata Rindani, LMFT An interview with Namrata Rindani, LMFT on her experiences as an immigrant from India getting re-trained as a therapist in the United States. Curt and Katie talk with Nam about the systemic problems in the American graduate education system, her insight into how education can […]

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Rage and Client Self-Harm: An Interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT

Rage and Client Self-Harm: An Interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT An interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT on cutting and non-suicidal self-injury. Curt and Katie talk with Angela about the causes of self-harm, the mistakes therapists make in addressing self-harm as well as how to identify reasons behind this harmful coping mechanism and how to identify […]

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Cultural Humility and White Fatigue: An Interview with Dr. Sonya Lott, Ph.D.

Cultural Humility and White Fatigue: An Interview with Dr. Sonya Lott, Ph.D. An interview with Dr. Sonya Lott about a multicultural orientation to therapy and the work to understand yourself, how you’re perceived, and who the client is in front of you. Curt and Katie talk with Sonya about cultural humility in particular as well […]

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Wear a Mask as a Therapy Directive

“Wear a Mask” as a Therapy Directive Curt and Katie chat about COVID, science, and critical thinking in an anti-intellectual, post-truth era. We look at what therapists’ responsibilities are to the greater good, whether we should tell our clients to wear masks, and how to help clients navigate very challenging decisions that must balance mental […]