Image: Episode 501 artwork for Modern Therapist's Survival Guide. A close-up image of a wood file cabinet appears in the background. Large white text reads "Is Your Client Data Safe with AI?" A photo of guest Ali Hartley, JD, Chief Legal Officer at SimplePractice, appears in the lower right corner. The artwork identifies the episode as a continuing education podcourse.

Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts – An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD

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Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts – An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD You probably know you need a business associate agreement with your EHR, your AI note taker, and…
Image: Episode 500 artwork for Modern Therapist's Survival Guide. A wooden judge's gavel and open book appear against a dark blue background. Large white text reads "Therapist as Expert Witness." A photo of guest Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, wearing a dark blazer and green top, appears in the lower right corner. The podcast logo and episode number appear at the top.

The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role – An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD

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The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role – An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD Most therapists did not get into this field to spend time in court. Still, legal proceedings…
Image: Episode 499 artwork for Modern Therapist's Survival Guide. A close-up photograph shows hands typing on a laptop keyboard. Large white text reads "Why Is It So Hard to Delegate?" A photo of guest Bibi Goldstein, wearing a blue top and dark jacket, appears in the lower right corner. The podcast logo and episode number appear at the top.

Why Is It So Hard for Therapists to Delegate? Letting Go of Control Over Scheduling, Billing, and Bookkeeping – An Interview with Bibi Goldstein

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Why Is It So Hard for Therapists to Delegate? Letting Go of Control Over Scheduling, Billing, and Bookkeeping – An Interview with Bibi Goldstein Maybe you’re still building superbills in a spreadsheet because you know exactly how it works.…
Image: Episode 498 artwork for Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide. An open lined notebook and pen appear in the background with the title “Private Practice Has Changed. Now What?” A photo of guest Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC, appears in the lower right.

Private Practice Has Changed. Now What? How Therapists Can Find Clients and Stay Profitable – An Interview with Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC

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Private Practice Has Changed. Now What? How Therapists Can Find Clients and Stay Profitable – An Interview with Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC If your caseload has thinned out and the directory listing that used to fill your practice barely pays…
Image: Episode 497 artwork for Skill Issue or Systemic Reality? featuring a laptop on a desk with Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide branding.

Skill Issue or Systemic Reality? Systems, Platforms, and What Therapists Are Still Responsible For

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Skill Issue or Systemic Reality? Systems, Platforms, and What Therapists Are Still Responsible For A payer cuts reimbursement by 12 percent and adds a six page renewal form. A platform runs your credentialing, your marketing, and your client…
Image: Episode 496 artwork for Knowing When They're Ready for Deeper Work. A close-up of a person stepping down to a lower stair appears beneath a dark purple overlay. The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide logo and continuing education podcourse designation are displayed.

Knowing When They’re Ready: Navigating the Shift from Stabilization to Deeper Work in Psychotherapy

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Knowing When They’re Ready: Navigating the Shift from Stabilization to Deeper Work in Psychotherapy A client who has spent months in survival mode takes a breath and says they are ready to open the box. Something in most of us wants to say…
Image: Episode 495 artwork for Your Client Is Not a Category. Four different autumn leaves are arranged across a blue wooden background, with a photo of guest Alex Iantaffi, Ph.D., LMFT. Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide branding appears at the top.

Your Client Is Not a Category: Binary Thinking, Gender Trauma, and Presence as a Clinical Skill – An Interview with Alex Iantaffi

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Your Client Is Not a Category: Binary Thinking, Gender Trauma, and Presence as a Clinical Skill – An Interview with Alex Iantaffi Grad school handed most of us a short stack of checkboxes for gender, sexuality, and relationship structure,…
Image: Episode 494 artwork for Just a Hypothesis. The graphic shows a person writing with a blue pen at a desk, alongside a photo of guest Dr. Nikki Rubin. Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide branding appears at the top.

Just a Hypothesis: Case Formulation and Treatment Planning for Real-World Therapy – An Interview with Nikki Rubin, PsyD

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Just a Hypothesis: Case Formulation and Treatment Planning for Real-World Therapy – An Interview with Nikki Rubin, PsyD Somewhere between the case conceptualization you stayed up until three in the morning writing in graduate school and the…
Image: Episode 493 artwork for What This Work Asks of Therapists. The graphic features a rock partially submerged in calm water beneath a cloudy sky, with a photo of guest Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT, LPC, SEP, and Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide branding.

What This Work Asks of Therapists: Integration, Not Knowing, and the Capacity to Stay – An Interview with Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT, LPC, SEP

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What This Work Asks of Therapists: Integration, Not Knowing, and the Capacity to Stay – An Interview with Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT, LPC, SEP We collect modalities like trading cards. We are taught to be the expert in the room. And most…
Image: Episode 492 artwork for Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide titled “Clinical Depth: Not Tools, Hacks, and Sound Bites.” The graphic features a view beneath the surface of deep blue water, reinforcing the episode’s focus on clinical depth.

The Clinical Depth Principle: Why Therapy Cannot Be Reduced to Tools, Hacks, and Sound Bites

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The Clinical Depth Principle: Why Therapy Cannot Be Reduced to Tools, Hacks, and Sound Bites Tools have their place. If a square breathing exercise keeps a client from throwing their phone across the room, that is a good outcome. But somewhere…