
Am I Honoring My Personal Values OR Am I Discriminating? An exploration of ethics for modern therapists
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Special Populations, Therapist Education, Whole Person TherapistAm I Honoring My Personal Values OR Am I Discriminating? An exploration of ethics for modern therapists
Curt and Katie chat about what therapists should be considering when their strongly held personal values or moral beliefs conflict with…

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Thoughts on investing and getting paid as a therapist
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Efficiency, Investment, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Pre-Licensed, Referrals, Self-Care, Time Management, Whole Person Therapist, Workforce
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Thoughts on investing and getting paid as a therapist
Curt and Katie chat about money: considerations for investing and getting paid as a therapist. We look at typical unpaid opportunities and how to decide…

Smarter than SMART: How therapists can improve goal-setting with clients
Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Efficiency, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Self-Care, Supervision, Time Management, Whole Person Therapist
Smarter than SMART: How therapists can improve goal-setting with clients
Curt and Katie chat about setting goals. We look at why goals are important to therapists, SMART goals (what they are, what works and what doesn’t), and how to move…

Navigating the Social Media Self-Diagnosis Trend
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Skeptics and Outliers, Social Media, Special Populations, Technology
Navigating the Social Media Self-Diagnosis Trend
Curt and Katie chat about the TikTok Mental Health and the self-diagnosis trend. We dig into what diagnosis is (and what is actually useful about diagnosis). We also explore the concerns with…

It’s the Lack of Thought That Counts: Ethical Decision Making in Dual Relationships
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Supervision, Therapist Education, Therapist Safety, Whole Person Therapist
It’s the Lack of Thought That Counts: Ethical Decision Making in Dual Relationships
Curt and Katie chat about dual relationships. We talk about the types of dual relationships, how often therapists get in trouble for these types of relationships,…

Why Aren’t Men Becoming Therapists Anymore?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Special Populations, Supervision, Therapist Education, Workforce
Why Aren’t Men Becoming Therapists Anymore?
Curt and Katie chat about the lack of male therapists and the decreasing number of male students in the profession. We look at current statistics and reported experiences of men in the field.…

Why Men Don’t Stay in Therapy
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Curt and Katie Chat, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Special Populations, Therapist Education
Why Men Don’t Stay in Therapy
Curt and Katie chat about men’s mental health. We look at why men typically go to therapy, their experiences while in therapy, what therapists get wrong when working with men, and how therapists better support…

How Therapists Can Really Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Special Populations, Suicide, Whole Person Therapist
How Therapists Can Really Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
Curt and Katie chat about how therapists can support the targets of bullying. We explore what bullying actually is as well as what can be problematic in how it is typically addressed.…

Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) in Canada: Mental Illness and Assisted Suicide
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Special Populations, Suicide
Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) in Canada: Mental Illness and Assisted Suicide
Curt and Katie chat about assisted suicide related to an upcoming expansion of the MAiD laws in Canada to include mental illness. We discuss what these laws…

What Therapists Should Actually Do for Suicidal Clients: Assessment, safety planning, and least intrusive intervention
#ModernTherapistProblems, Continuing Education, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, Modern Therapist Podcast, Special Populations, Suicide, Therapist Education
What Therapists Should Actually Do for Suicidal Clients: Assessment, safety planning, and least intrusive intervention
Curt and Katie chat about suicide assessment, safety planning, and how to keep clients out of the hospital. We reviewed…