
Returning to the Office
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Business, COVID-19, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Therapist Safety
Returning to the Office
Curt and Katie chat about the considerations for reopening offices closed during shelter in place orders. We talk through the specific logistical, clinical, and legal and ethical elements of the decision-making process…

Traumatizing Trauma Workers: Don’t Leave the choice to the worker
In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist SafetyCircling in the news recently and being shared widely on social media is the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York ER doctor who died by suicide after having served in the frontlines in treating cases of COVID-19. While Dr. Breen was not a therapist,…

Gaslighting Therapists
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Gaslighting Therapists
Curt and Katie talk about the concern that therapists will be gaslit as therapist workforce takes on the next epidemic – the mental health pandemic. We discuss how mental health workers are seen as essential, but…

Gaslighting the Mental Health Workforce
Advocacy, Business, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, SuicideI’ve seen several people share this article about the gaslighting that will occur after the COVID-19 pandemic in an urge to get to a sense of normalcy. One of the places that we will fully expect to see this is in the roles of mental health…

Treating First Responders, An Interview with Yael Shuman, LMFT
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Treating First Responders, An Interview with Yael Shuman, LMFT
An interview with Yael Shuman, LMFT, on the unique challenges that First Responders face and treatment considerations. Curt and Katie talk with Yael about what therapists get…

Now What?
Business, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Technology, Time ManagementEach one of us has had to scramble to shift and change as our world has gone into crisis. Many of us have made a full switch to virtual meetings and sessions. There are economic uncertainties and there is emotional fall-out that we are navigating…

COVID-19 Legal and Ethical Updates, An Interview with Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT
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COVID-19 Legal and Ethical Updates, An Interview with Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT
An interview with Dr. Ben Caldwell about the rapidly changing directives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curt and Katie interview Ben about telehealth, HIPAA, and…

Recession-Proofing Your Practice
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Recession-Proofing Your Practice
Curt and Katie talk about how to prepare for economic uncertainty as one of the ripple effects from COVID-19. We talk about practical suggestions of what you can do now to weather a recession as well as continue…

Mental health workers after COVID-19
Business, In the News, Modern Therapist BlogWe’ve long been advocates for therapists getting paid and at the forefront of pushing social advocacy for the therapist job. It doesn’t take a crystal ball right now to see that the COVID-19 coronavirus will have an economic impact on the…

The Viral Episode
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The Viral Episode
Curt and Katie talk about the Corona Virus scare. We look at how to take care of ourselves, our clients, and our businesses during the current outbreak. We also look at the mental health impacts and the legal and ethical…

