Photo ID: An hour glass on rocky ground with text overlay "Episode 304: Why is therapy taking so long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift"

Why Is Therapy Taking So Long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift

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Why Is Therapy Taking So Long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift Curt and Katie chat about the tendency for therapists to drift clinically – meaning that they fail to use evidence-based practices that they have been trained to…
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Has Therapy Become the New Religion?

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Has Therapy Become the New Religion? Curt and Katie chat about op ed pieces from the New York Times, where there are a lot of opinions on what therapy is and should be. We explore comparisons of therapy to religion, the notion that going to…
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Supervision in the Real World: Understanding what makes an effective supervisory alliance

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Supervision in the Real World: Understanding what makes an effective supervisory alliance Curt and Katie chat about the relationship between supervisor and supervisee in clinical supervision. We explore what makes up a good supervisory alliance,…
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What Actually is Therapy?

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What Actually is Therapy? Curt and Katie chat about the confusing laws related to telehealth and other technologies that open up questions of how therapy is actually defined. We look at what is not therapy, what constitutes a therapy session,…
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Am I Honoring My Personal Values OR Am I Discriminating? An exploration of ethics for modern therapists

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Am 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…
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Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Thoughts on investing and getting paid as a therapist

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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…
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Smarter than SMART: How therapists can improve goal-setting with clients

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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

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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…
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It’s the Lack of Thought That Counts: Ethical Decision Making in Dual Relationships

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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,…
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Why Aren’t Men Becoming Therapists Anymore?

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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.…