The Person of the Therapist

The Person of the Therapist: An Interview with Dr. Harry Aponte

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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

Traumatizing Trauma Workers: Don’t Leave the choice to the worker

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Circling 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

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

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

Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW

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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

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

A Living Wage for Prelicensees

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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

How to BE a Therapist

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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

OK Boomer is Coming to the Mental Health Workforce

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“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

Defining the Therapy Movement

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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…