Very Bad Therapy

Is good therapy as simple as whatever activity makes a client feel better? What if that activity is a singular focus on sports betting strategy? In today's episode, we talk with Christine to learn fro...

6 Feb 20231h 23min

Carrie hasn't worked as a therapist in over a year. Will she ever get licensed, and how is her decision connected to the apparent reality that many therapists are actively trying to not see clients? W...

23 Jan 20231h 9min

You've already heard that the therapeutic alliance is important to client outcomes, but does anyone actually know why? We dig into the research to figure out if ruptures can be a good thing (yes!), wh...

16 Jan 20231h 6min

Many clients want a spiritual component to their therapy, but what happens when a therapist acts more like a theologian than a mental health professional? Today's guest Kelsey describes her experience...

2 Jan 20231h 23min

It seems odd that most therapists – us included – aren't 100% certain about what constitutes an intervention. Are interventions scripted in-session activities? What about the theoretical orientations ...

19 Dec 20221h 23min

Stereotypes aren't always a bad thing. That may not be true in therapy, especially when a client is made to feel like they are representing an entire group of people. That's what we explore with today...

5 Dec 20221h 40min

There are over 600 types of psychotherapy. What are they, where did they come from, and what makes them important? We dive deep (too deep, probably) into a $900 textbook in an attempt to make sense of...

21 Nov 20221h 31min

In the United States, mental health professionals must pass a clinical exam to become licensed in their field. These exams appear to do nothing to make psychotherapy more effective or safe. They are, ...

14 Nov 202258min