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Online therapy is here to stay

#ModernTherapistProblems, COVID-19, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Efficiency, Modern Therapist Blog, Supervision, Technology, Therapist Education

Online isn’t going away for therapists…the good and the bad The COVID-19 crisis forced the majority of the mental healthcare profession online—from graduate school training to supervision to delivery of services to clients. After the…

What Drives You?

Business, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Blog

When we think about creating a mission statement, we might think of buttoned up folks in a board room wordsmithing language that doesn’t really say anything. It’s too corporate. It’s a waste of time… But is it? When a business…

Making Decisions Now

Business, COVID-19, Crisis Management, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care

Many of us are two months into quarantine and have settled into a new normal. There are people who are working from home, have shifted to 100% telehealth, and others who have navigated CDC and WHO guidelines to keep going to work or seeing clients…

Traumatizing Trauma Workers: Don’t Leave the choice to the worker

In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist Safety

Circling 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 the Mental Health Workforce

Advocacy, Business, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Suicide

I’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…

Now What?

Business, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Technology, Time Management

Each 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…

Mental health workers after COVID-19

Business, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog

We’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…

Are You Too Personal About Your Work?

Burnout, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Time Management

Originally posted on Evolve to Thrive (https://evolvetothriveconsulting.com/too-personal-about-work/) When you’re passionate about what you do, you can put a lot of yourself into your work. Even more, if you’ve embarked on this work because…

Psychotherapy’s ‘Yes Man’ Problem

#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, Social Media, Therapist Education

Earlier this week, I shared our most recent podcast episode in several online groups. Almost immediately, the content was challenged by someone who had obviously not listened to the episode because our guests are still in graduate school. Most…

Saying ‘Trust your gut’ is bad advice

Mentorship, Modern Therapist Blog, Social Media

Your first instinct is that this article is wrong. Now reflect for a moment. Where did that feeling come from? What evidence do you have for that feeling? You’re only five sentences in, and you have made a decision about this…