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Why Therapists Stop Working with Kids and What It Takes to Stay: Sustainability, Boundaries, and Pivots for the Long Haul

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Why Therapists Stop Working with Kids and What It Takes to Stay: Sustainability, Boundaries, and Pivots for the Long Haul Curt Widhalm, LMFT, and Katie Vernoy, LMFT push back on the idea that working with kids is the "starter home" of private…
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The Burden of Potential: Therapy for Gifted Adults Navigating Burnout, Identity, and 2e Considerations

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The Burden of Potential: Therapy for Gifted Adults Navigating Burnout, Identity, and 2e Considerations Katie Vernoy and Curt Widhalm explore how gifted adults show up in therapy, why their distress is often misunderstood, and what clinicians…
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When Clients Reject Your Diagnosis: How to Handle Pushback Without Losing the Therapeutic Alliance

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When Clients Reject Your Diagnosis: How to Handle Pushback Without Losing the Therapeutic Alliance What do you do when your client doesn’t agree with your diagnosis? Whether it’s a parent resisting an autism or ADHD diagnosis, a client…
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The Private Practice Pivot: How Therapists Are Adapting to Platforms, Agency Work, and the Changing Therapy Economy

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The Private Practice Pivot: How Therapists Are Adapting to Platforms, Agency Work, and the Changing Therapy Economy Curt Widhalm, LMFT, and Katie Vernoy, LMFT explore a major shift happening across the mental health profession: therapists pivoting…
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Why You’re Exhausted in Private Practice: The Hidden Work Behind the Client Hour

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Why You’re Exhausted in Private Practice: The Hidden Work Behind the Client Hour If you’re exhausted in private practice - even with what looks like a manageable caseload - you’re not imagining it. Seeing 20 or 25 clients a week does…
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Should Texas Therapists Stop Treating Kids? Texas SB14, Gender-Affirming Care, and the Risks for Therapists

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Should Texas Therapists Stop Treating Kids? Texas SB14, Gender-Affirming Care, and the Risks for Therapists In this episode of the Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy discuss a rapidly unfolding legal issue in…
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Training Therapists in the Age of AI: Preventing Deskilling and Teaching Clinical Judgment

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Training Therapists in the Age of AI: Preventing Deskilling and Teaching Clinical Judgment Curt and Katie examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping therapist training, supervision, and clinical practice - and why the greatest risk is…
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The Epstein Files Fallout: Navigating Client Trauma, Justice Fatigue, and Clinical Responsibility

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The Epstein Files Fallout: Navigating Client Trauma, Justice Fatigue, and Clinical Responsibility In this episode of the Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy examine the emotional and clinical fallout following…
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When Does Therapy Really Start? Managing Risk and Responsibility Before the First Session

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When Does Therapy Really Start? Managing Risk and Responsibility Before the First Session When does therapy actually begin—and when does a therapist’s responsibility start? In this host-led episode, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy explore…
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How Therapists Can Actually Rest During the Holidays: Letting Go of Guilt, Productivity, and Instagram-Worthy Expectations

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How Therapists Can Actually Rest During the Holidays: Letting Go of Guilt, Productivity, and Instagram-Worthy Expectations Curt and Katie break down the pressures therapists face around the holidays. From performative rest to money anxiety…