Biden and Trump on Mental Health
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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
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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
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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…
Niche Burnout, An Interview with Laura Long, LMFT/S
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Niche Burnout, An Interview with Laura Long, LMFT/S
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…
Showing Up for Your Clients
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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
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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
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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…
Clinical Supervision and Workforce issues
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Burnout, Modern Therapist Blog, Money, Supervision, Therapist Education, WorkforceThe 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: An Interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT
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Rage and Client Self-Harm: An Interview with Angela Caldwell, LMFT
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…
Cultural Humility and White Fatigue
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Cultural Humility and White Fatigue
An interview with Dr. Sonya Lott about a multicultural orientation to therapy and the work to understand yourself, how you’re perceived, and who the client is in front of you. Curt and Katie talk with…