NO EXCUSES – You Have to Network!!

NO EXCUSES – You Have to Network!!

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So many people HATE networking. Especially helping professionals, it seems. Many therapists think that networking is selling themselves or passing a million cards or brochures out and hoping they get a referral. That’s just wrong. This mindset…
Volunteering for shame

Volunteering for shame

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We clearly stand for paying people for work, as evidenced by our episode on A Living Wage for Prelicensees. Additionally, there’s an aspect of the pervasiveness of volunteer positions for prelicenesees in our profession that is potentially…
You Don’t Have to be a Thought Leader

You Don’t Have to be a Thought Leader

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You have undoubtedly heard that you should start a private practice and that you should not take insurance or that you should have a side hustle or that you should definitely not work in community mental health. You may have even inferred these…
OK Boomer is Coming to the Mental Health Workforce

OK Boomer is Coming to the Mental Health Workforce

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“OK Boomer” is going to come to the mental health workforce We haven’t exactly shied away from looking at generational differences in the mental health labor force. While the debate continues on about what exactly is happening, what…
What is my responsibility?

What is my responsibility?

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It’s been almost 2 weeks since Therapy Reimagined 2019. Curt and I connected with so many #moderntherapists in impromptu conversations, in-depth discussions during workshops, and in our live podcast where we talked about how we are defining…
Therapists hating therapists: Part 2 (or 3?)

Therapists hating therapists: Part 2 (or 3?)

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Over the last couple of months, we’ve published some stuff that has generated quite the heated discussions in the comments sections of our blogs, on social media posts, and even extending into some emails, phone calls, and personal discussions…
You Should Not Become A Therapist – 5 Reasons Why

You Should Not Become A Therapist – 5 Reasons Why

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Many of us are good listeners and have it in our hearts to help other people. We like to figure out how individuals think and help them improve their quality of life. But should all of us be therapists? Probably not. Being a therapist is hard,…
Older therapists hate younger therapists

Older therapists hate younger therapists

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Why are we so bad at applying therapy skills to…therapy? For a field that is built on teaching people critical thinking about their lives, helping them develop strategies about improving their lives, encouraging personal advocacy, and fighting…
Advanced Schedule Wrangling – A Key Factor in Avoiding Burnout!

Advanced Schedule Wrangling – A Key Factor in Avoiding Burnout!

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We talked recently on the podcast about the different ways that entrepreneurs and employees burnout: All Kinds of Burned Out. We weren’t able to go deeper into some solutions, so I thought I would dig in on one of the most important things…
Supervision and Employment Aren't Separate

Supervision and Employment Aren’t Separate

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We can’t separate supervision from employment anymore Clinical supervision makes or breaks therapist development. While plenty can go wrong with bad clinical supervision, there is plenty of evidence that good clinical supervision makes…