Deliberate Practice Archives - Therapy Reimagined

Photo ID: Butterfly stages of development; the chrysalis at the beginning and end of the pupa stage and the resulting monarch butterfly with text overlay "Episode 313: How Do Therapists Develop?"

How Do Therapists Develop?

#ModernTherapistProblems, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Skeptics and Outliers, Social Media, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist, Workforce

How Do Therapists Develop? Curt and Katie chat about how therapists can be rigid in their thinking at times and then seem to be performing mental gymnastics at other times. We look at the developmental stages of therapists (drawing from William…

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

#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist Education

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…

Photo ID: Two people sitting at a table talking with text overlay "Episode 299: Supervision in the Real World: Understanding what makes an effective supervisory alliance"

Supervision in the Real World: Understanding what makes an effective supervisory alliance

#ModernTherapistProblems, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist, Workforce

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,…

What to Know When Providing Therapy for Elite Athletes

#ModernTherapistProblems, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Special Populations, Whole Person Therapist

What to Know When Providing Therapy for Elite Athletes Curt and Katie chat about the specific competence required to work with elite athletes. We explore how elite athletes present (including diagnosis) as well as what treatment looks like…

When Clients Have to Manage Their Therapists

#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Time Management, Whole Person Therapist

When Clients Have to Manage Their Therapists Curt and Katie chat about the work (or mental load) therapists often give to clients that is really ours. We talk about requiring our clients to do things that are not helpful to treatment like:…

An Incomplete List of Everything Wrong with Therapist Education

#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

An Incomplete List of Everything Wrong with Therapist Education An interview with Diane Gehart, LMFT, on what works in therapy and where the field is headed. Curt and Katie talk with Diane about the overwhelming amount of information new…

At Least 3 Reasons Continuing Education Sucks (Usually)

#ModernTherapistProblems, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist Education

At Least 3 Reasons Continuing Education Sucks Curt and Katie chat about why continuing education is usually pretty ineffective. We dig into a listener question related to repackaged, introductory level, uninspiring presentations. We look…

Therapy with an Audience

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Deliberate Practice, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Technology, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

Therapy with an Audience An interview with Doug Friedman, LCSW, the host of Your Mental Breakdown, on why he chose to record therapy sessions for his podcast. Curt and Katie talk with Doug about the logistics and benefits of publicly providing…

Work Harder Than Your Clients

#ModernTherapistProblems, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

Work Harder Than Your Clients Curt and Katie chat about why and when you should ignore the advice to “not work harder than your clients.” We look at bias in goal-setting, managing risk, focusing on the client’s needs, and the importance…

Reigniting Therapy

#ModernTherapistProblems, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

Reigniting Therapy An interview with Dr. Daryl Chow regarding how to do effective therapy. Curt and Katie talk with Dr. Chow about the ways in which therapists can improve clinically – looking at the relationship, the expectations of clients,…