#ModernTherapistProblems Archives

Online Therapy Apps

#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Technology, Workforce

Online Therapy Apps Curt and Katie chat about online platforms that hire clinicians to provide therapy through their apps. We look at how companies like Talkspace and BetterHelp operate related to their workforce, customer data use, and effective…

Biden and Trump on Mental Health

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Modern Therapist Podcast, Workforce

Biden and Trump on Mental Health Curt and Katie chat about policies, promises, and actions taken by President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden related to mental health. We look at mental health parity, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid,…

Treating Political Reactionism and the War on Science

#ModernTherapistProblems, In the News, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Special Populations

Treating Political Reactionism and the War on Science An interview with Dr. Tereza Capelos on why people become politically reactionary, as well as how this orientation also leads to an anti-science and anti-progress stance. Curt and Katie…

Therapy for Intercountry Transracial Adoptees

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Special Populations, Suicide

Therapy for Intercountry Transracial Adoptees An interview with Moses Farrow, LMFT on adoption, mental health and the experiences as an adoptee doing adoption therapy. Curt and Katie explore with Moses key aspects of being an intercountry transracial…

Niche Burnout

#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals

Niche Burnout An interview with Laura Long of YourBadAssTherapyPractice.com about creating a niche and identifying your ideal client. Curt and Katie talk with Laura about common myths as well as what happens when you burnout on your niche and…

Showing Up for Your Clients

#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Modern Therapist Podcast, Self-Care, Skeptics and Outliers, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

Showing Up for Your Clients Curt and Katie chat about the importance of therapists in the therapeutic process. We look at how the medical model, upon which the continuing education and ethical guidelines are built, is flawed leading to solely…

Irrational Ethics

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist

Irrational Ethics Curt and Katie chat about how current ethical standards fail to recognize culture and humanity. We talk about how the ethics codes were initially created, looking at the racist, sexist, classist roots. We also discuss the…

Therapy with an Accent

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Special Populations, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist, Workforce

Therapy with an Accent An interview with Namrata Rindani, LMFT on her experiences as an immigrant from India getting re-trained as a therapist in the United States. Curt and Katie talk with Nam about the systemic problems in the American graduate…

Clinical Supervision and Workforce issues

#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Burnout, Modern Therapist Blog, Money, Supervision, Therapist Education, Workforce

The vast majority of clinical supervision research focuses on the interaction between the client and supervisee. More expansive models of supervision will also look at contextual factors, such as the relationship between the supervisor and supervisee…

Rage and Client Self-Harm

#ModernTherapistProblems, Crisis Management, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Special Populations, Suicide

Rage and Client Self-Harm An interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT on cutting and non-suicidal self-injury. Curt and Katie talk with Angela about the causes of self-harm, the mistakes therapists make in addressing self-harm as well as how to…