
Don’t Take Tax Advice from Therapists
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Investment, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, MoneyDon’t Take Tax Advice from Therapists
An interview with Julie Herres of GreenOak Accounting on why you shouldn’t take tax advice from random therapists in a Facebook Group. Curt and Katie talk with Julie about common mistakes therapists…

Career Trekking with MTSG
#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Business, Investment, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Networking, Pre-Licensed, Whole Person Therapist, WorkforceCareer Trekking with MTSG
An interview with Marissa Esquibel, LMFT on her journey from community mental health to private practice. Curt and Katie talk with Marissa about how she used the Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide podcast to shift…

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…

Financial Therapy
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Therapist EducationFinancial Therapy
An interview with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, LMSW, about therapists talking about money with their clients. Curt and Katie talk with Lindsay about what therapists miss if they don’t bring money into the room. We look at the importance…

Should I Keep My Office?
Business, COVID-19, Modern Therapist Blog, Money, Self-CareMore and more we’re hearing people grappling with the very challenging question – should I keep my therapy office? Many people have moved to virtual therapy for much of their practice, some have added walk and talk or outdoor therapy to…

Volunteering for shame
Investment, Modern Therapist Blog, MoneyWe 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…

Get Paid to Speak
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, ReferralsGet Paid to Speak
An interview with Dr. Laura Louis, CEO of Couch to Podium, on how to move into public speaking as a therapist. We look at best practices, what therapists get wrong, and how to get started.
It’s time to reimagine therapy…

Making Access More Affordable
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Referrals, Self-Care, SuicideMaking Access More Affordable
An interview with Michael Blumberg, LCPC, about mental health care as a basic human right. Curt and Katie talk with Michael about the tension between access and therapist financial stability. We look at ideas to…

SEO Guide for Therapists
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Investment, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Networking, Referrals, Social Media, TechnologySEO Guide for Therapists
An interview with Dr. Rachna Jain, of Profitable Popularity, talks with Curt and Katie about SEO best practices as well as things to consider when deciding what level of SEO to employ. We also look at how to proactively…

In it for the Money?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Investment, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Money, Social MediaIn it for the Money?
Curt and Katie talk about money. We look at the financial needs of therapists, the perspective of clients and the public that we charge too much OR that we should not want money; the common martyrdom expectation that can…