
Work Harder Than Your Clients
#ModernTherapistProblems, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist
Work Harder Than Your Clients
Curt and Katie chat about why and when you should ignore the advice to “not work harder than your clients.” We look at bias in goal-setting, managing risk, focusing on the client’s needs, and the importance…

Bi+ Erasure, An Interview with Dr. Mimi Hoang, Ph.D.
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Therapist Education
Bi+ Erasure, An Interview with Dr. Mimi Hoang, Ph.D.
An interview with Dr. Mimi Hoang, Ph.D., about Bi+ Affirmative therapy and what therapists often get wrong about working with Bi+ people. Curt and Katie talk with Dr. Mimi about how often…

Reigniting Therapy, An Interview with Dr. Daryl Chow
#ModernTherapistProblems, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist
Reigniting Therapy, An Interview with Daryl Chow, MA, PhD (Psych)
An interview with Dr. Daryl Chow regarding how to do effective therapy. Curt and Katie talk with Dr. Chow about the ways in which therapists can improve clinically – looking…

Therapy as a Political Act: An Interview with Dr. Travis Heath
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Authentic Self, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, In the News, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist Education, Therapist Safety, Whole Person Therapist
Therapy as a Political Act: An Interview with Dr. Travis Heath
An interview with Dr. Travis Heath, PhD, regarding the myth that therapists can remain neutral and be considered not “political”. Curt and Katie talk with Travis about how…

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…

Psychotherapy’s ‘Yes Man’ Problem
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, Social Media, Therapist EducationEarlier this week, I shared our most recent podcast episode in several online groups. Almost immediately, the content was challenged by someone who had obviously not listened to the episode because our guests are still in graduate school. Most…

We’re failing as lifelong learners
#ModernTherapistProblems, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Blog, Supervision, Therapist EducationWhen it comes to therapist education, we have a bad case of “that’s how we’ve always done it.” Our education system is slow to change, including how to address client-informed care, working within interdisciplinary teams, and subject…

Is it time to burn it all down?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, Therapist EducationYour degree and your license are likely keeping your clients from feeling better more quickly. The educational system is making you jump through hoops that shouldn’t necessarily be there, teaching you things that don’t necessarily benefit…

Let’s Break Some Rules
Authentic Self, Modern Therapist Blog, Skeptics and Outliers, Therapist EducationA lot of our focus over at Therapy Reimagined seems to hit on growing therapists and early career professionals. However, this isn’t the entirety of our profession. Not by a long shot. There are those who advance and mature; those who become…

Use It or Lose It
Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Blog, Therapist EducationWe’ve all heard about “use it or lose it”—the idea that if we don’t use skills or habits that the skills will diminish over time. Does this hold true for therapy skills? While it doesn’t take much thinking to realize that we aren’t…

