
How to Understand and Treat Psychosis
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How to Understand and Treat Psychosis: An interview with Maggie Mullen, LCSW
Curt and Katie interview Maggie Mullen, LCSW, a national trainer on culturally responsive, evidence-based care for psychotic spectrum disorders. We talk with Maggie…

Which Theoretical Orientation Should You Choose?
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Which Theoretical Orientation Should You Choose?
Curt and Katie chat about how therapists typically select their clinical theoretical orientation for treatment. We look at the different elements of theoretical orientation (including case…

Peer Support Specialists
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Peer Support Specialists
An interview with Kemisha Fields, MSW, Amparo Ostojic, MPA, and Jeff Kashou, LMFT on what peer support specialists are and the value they bring to treatment teams, as well as the challenges and best practices in implementing…

Are You Even Trauma-Informed? An Interview with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C
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Are You Even Trauma-Informed? An Interview with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C
An interview with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, on trauma-informed care, including what it looks like in practice. Curt and Katie talk with Laura about the barriers clients face…

An Incomplete List of Everything Wrong with Therapist Education
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An Incomplete List of Everything Wrong with Therapist Education
An interview with Diane Gehart, LMFT, on what works in therapy and where the field is headed. Curt and Katie talk with Diane about the overwhelming amount of information new…

At Least 3 Reasons Continuing Education Sucks (Usually)
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At Least 3 Reasons Continuing Education Sucks
Curt and Katie chat about why continuing education is usually pretty ineffective. We dig into a listener question related to repackaged, introductory level, uninspiring presentations. We look…

Why You Should Stop Trying to Convince Clients to Change
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Why You Should Stop Trying to Convince Clients to Change
An interview with Hillary Bolter, LCSW, on Motivational Interviewing. Curt and Katie chat with Hillary about what MI really is, what therapists often get wrong when supporting clients…

It’s NOT a Chemical Imbalance
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It’s NOT a Chemical Imbalance
An interview with Dr. Kristen Syme on the situational and cultural impacts on depression. Curt and Katie talk with Dr. Syme about the role anthropology can play in helping to challenge long held assumptions…

Bilingual Supervision
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Bilingual Supervision
An interview with Adriana Rodriguez, LMFT, about how to support bilingual, bicultural therapists. Curt and Katie talk with Adriana about her experiences as a clinician as well as her perception of the systemic concerns…

Therapy with an Audience
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Therapy with an Audience
An interview with Doug Friedman, LCSW, the host of Your Mental Breakdown, on why he chose to record therapy sessions for his podcast. Curt and Katie talk with Doug about the logistics and benefits of publicly providing…