
Suicidal Therapists
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Podcast, Self-Care, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist Safety
Suicidal Therapists
An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW about therapists who become suicidal. Curt and Katie interview Norine on the risk factors that therapists face as well as how we can support each other in our community. We…

Preventing Client Suicide
#ModernTherapistProblems, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist Safety
Preventing Client Suicide
An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW about assessing suicide appropriately for our clients from the beginning of treatment. Curt and Katie talk with Norine about what therapists often miss with their clients…

Therapists on Your Couch
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Therapists on Your Couch
Curt and Katie talk about the nuance of treating therapists in therapy. We look at the unique dynamics in the therapeutic relationship as well as common traps to avoid.
It’s time to reimagine therapy and what…

A Living Wage for Prelicensees
#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Investment, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Supervision
A Living Wage for Prelicensees
Curt and Katie talk about the advocacy efforts to make paying prelicensed individuals a best practice. We talk about a statement recently approved by CAMFT, looking at the process, the implications, and a call…

How to BE a Therapist
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Supervision
How to BE a Therapist
Curt and Katie talk about Person of the Therapist training. We talk about a revolutionary training model that starts with who a therapist is and what will come up for them as a therapist – rather than setting unreasonable…

OK Boomer is Coming to the Mental Health Workforce
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Supervision“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…

Defining the Therapy Movement
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Networking, Self-Care, Supervision
Defining the Therapy Movement
Live Podcast: Curt and Katie are live at Therapy Reimagined 2019. We talk about what the #therapymovement aspires to accomplish. We talk about the broken educational system, the need for a livable wage, the ways…

Impaired Therapists
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Impaired Therapists
Curt and Katie talk about therapists who become impaired – by substance abuse, cognitive decline, their own mental health concerns, burnout, etc. The challenges of addressing impaired therapists given the ethics codes,…

When Clients Die
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When Clients Die
An interview with Debi Frankle, LMFT on how therapists can navigate when clients die. We look at what to do when clients die by suicide, die based on high risk lifestyles, or long-term illnesses. We also talk about the complicated…

Therapists hating therapists: Part 2 (or 3?)
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, SupervisionOver 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…