100. Patreon Selects: Is Good Therapy Just the Absence of Bad Therapy?
Carrie and Ben are joined by Dr. Will Dobud to discuss two burning questions: is good therapy just the absence of bad therapy, and should we ban the use of cognitive behavioral therapy? We explore the...
17 Jan 20221h 8min
99. Conversations With a Therapy Failure Expert
Beth is a self-described therapy failure expert. She joins us for the whole episode (and more!) as we discuss her personal bad therapy experiences, what therapists think of clients who disclose their ...
3 Jan 20221h 44min
98. Incurable Diseases Are Not Problems to Solve (with Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW)
A therapist's job is to help their clients. But what does "help" mean when a client has been diagnosed with an incurable disease? In this episode, Cassie shares her story of seeking emotional support ...
20 Des 20211h 17min
97. You Have to Hug Me Before You Leave
Dual relationships can be perfectly fine in therapy. But imagine if your therapist was also working with your good friend… and that friend's girlfriend… and the therapist hired your friend to be her d...
6 Des 20211h 10min
96. New Therapist, Who Dis? (with Dr. Ben Caldwell)
What does it mean if a therapist suddenly changes their behavior? In this episode, Katie shares her experiences with two therapists who made significant adjustments and left her (and Ben and Carrie) c...
22 Nov 20211h 30min
95. Post-Traumatic Stress Demonology
Post-Traumatic Stress Demonology The cause of psychological distress is often complex and unknowable. There are many helpful theories to explain depression, anxiety, and trauma, but in this episode...
8 Nov 20211h 12min
94. Trauma-Uninformed Therapy (with Dr. Chelsea Kilimnik)
Lots of therapists describe themselves as "trauma-informed." Very few fail to live up to that title as inexplicably as what we hear in this episode, as Sarah shares her unfortunate therapy experience ...
25 Okt 20211h 19min
93. The Sociopath in the Therapy Room
Therapists have a lot of power. This episode is about a therapist who leveraged that power to abuse his clients. Thank you for listening. To support the show and receive access to regular bonus epis...
11 Okt 20211h 18min
