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Navigating Client Crises When Your Own Life Hits Hard

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Navigating Client Crises When Your Own Life Hits Hard Curt and Katie explore the reality of managing client crises during the moments when therapists are least resourced: when life is busy, stressful, overwhelming, or hitting hard. They dig…
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When Crisis Hits Home: How Therapists Can Survive and Support Each Other — An Interview with Jeanine Rousso

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When Crisis Hits Home: How Therapists Can Survive and Support Each Other — An Interview with Jeanine Rousso Curt and Katie chat with Jeanine Rousso, a licensed counselor and supervisor in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina and founder of…
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The Crisis in College Mental Health: An Interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD

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The Crisis in College Mental Health: An Interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD about the growing mental-health crisis among college students and how higher education must evolve to meet…
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How Therapists Can Responsibly Support Disaster Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Shannon Goodhue, LCSW, PhD

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How Therapists Can Responsibly Support Disaster Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Shannon Goodhue, LCSW, PhD Curt and Katie chat with Dr. Shannon Goodhue on how therapists can ethically support communities during crises and disasters, what…
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Planning for Death or Incapacitation – What Therapists Need to Do: An interview with Dr. Robyn Miller, Ph.D.

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Planning for Death or Incapacitation - What Therapists Need to Do: An interview with Dr. Robyn Miller, Ph.D. Curt and Katie chat with Dr. Robyn Miller, Ph.D., of Theraclosure about professional wills and what therapists need to do to effectively…
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When Your Client Dies By Suicide: An interview with Dr. Nina Gutin

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When Your Client Dies By Suicide: An interview with Dr. Nina Gutin Curt and Katie chat with Nina J. Gutin, Ph.D. about to discuss the emotional, professional, and systemic impact of client suicide on clinicians. We break down the common reactions…
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Stop Wasting Your Time on Awareness Campaigns

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Stop Wasting Your Time on Awareness Campaigns Curt and Katie chat about the limitations of performative awareness campaigns and the need for action-oriented advocacy. Inspired by the article Stop Raising Awareness Already by Ann Christiano…
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How Therapists Can Truly Help After a Disaster

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How Therapists Can Truly Help After a Disaster Curt and Katie chat about the impact of the recent Los Angeles wild fires on therapists, their clients, and communities. We explore the importance of self-assessment, responsible crisis response,…
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An ER Doctor Reflects on Gun Violence, Health Inequities, and Moral Injury: An interview with Dr. Ruby J. Long

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An ER Doctor Reflects on Gun Violence, Health Inequities, and Moral Injury: An interview with Dr. Ruby J. Long Curt and Katie interview Dr. Ruby Long, ER doctor and restorative justice advocate, about the devastating impact of gun violence…
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Working for 988: Insider Perspectives

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Working for 988: Insider Perspectives Curt and Katie received feedback on our recent one year follow-up episode on the rollout of 988. We received responses from a person who was working within the 988 system as well as someone who started…