
The Person of the Therapist: An Interview with Dr. Harry Aponte
#ModernTherapistProblems, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist
The Person of the Therapist: An interview with Dr. Harry Aponte
An interview with Dr. Harry Aponte about challenging the idea that therapists can be blank screens or “surgeons.” We talk with Dr. Aponte about the importance of the self…

Traumatizing Trauma Workers: Don’t Leave the choice to the worker
In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist SafetyCircling in the news recently and being shared widely on social media is the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York ER doctor who died by suicide after having served in the frontlines in treating cases of COVID-19. While Dr. Breen was not a therapist,…

Unlearning Very Bad Therapy: An Interview with Carrie Wiita and Ben Fineman
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Unlearning Very Bad Therapy An Interview with Carrie Wiita and Ben Fineman
An interview with Carrie Wiita and Ben Fineman, MFT Trainees and the co-hosts of the Very Bad Therapy podcast. Curt and Katie interview Ben and Carrie about their…

Suicidal Therapists, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
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Suicidal Therapists, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
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…

Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
#ModernTherapistProblems, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist Safety
Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
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…

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…

