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The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

By: Curt Widhalm LMFT and Katie Vernoy LMFT
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  • The Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide: Where Therapists Live, Breathe, and Practice as Human Beings It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when clinicians must develop a personal brand to market their private practices, and are connecting over social media, engaging in social activism, pushing back against mental health stigma, and facing a whole new style of entrepreneurship. To support you as a whole person, a business owner, and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.
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  • How to Navigate Shifts in the Mental Health Field and Your Career Path: An interview with Dr. Melvin Varghese

    How to Navigate Shifts in the Mental Health Field and Your Career Path: An interview with Dr. Melvin Varghese
    May 13 2024
    How to Navigate Shifts in the Mental Health Field and Your Career Path: An interview with Dr. Melvin Varghese Curt and Katie interview Dr. Melvin Varghese about how he’s navigated his career path. We look at a life changing event that helped him to get perspective on what is most important to him. We also explore practicalities of prioritizing personal life as an entrepreneur. Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode, we talk about how to prioritize your personal life while having a successful career We invited our friend Melvin Varghese back to the podcast to talk about how he is navigating shifts in the profession and his life. What do therapists get wrong when creating their career? · Doing too much and not doing things deeply enough · Shifting too quickly when things get hard · Failing to look at season of life issues when planning your business · Having trouble defining success based on what is resonant to oneself How can therapists prioritize themselves and sustain a therapy career? · Pace yourself based on your own life story, not a mentor’s or the “shoulds” from the profession · Be willing to “fail forward” · Pushing back against “curated authenticity” and look at how to be real, with boundaries · Aligning career with morals and values · Focus on “decades over days” · Sustainable content creation What are Melvin’s predictions about the future of the profession? · Authenticity and real conversations will succeed where AI posting will not · Finding content platforms where effort compounds over time · Discovery platforms leading to relationship-deepening platforms · Navigating a lot of tech and insurance companies · People have less discretionary money, so diversifying your income is valuable Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therapyreimagined Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/
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    42 mins
  • Are Therapy and Coaching All That Different?

    Are Therapy and Coaching All That Different?
    May 6 2024
    Are Therapy and Coaching All That Different? Curt and Katie chat about the differences between coaching and therapy, for a second time. We look at some common myths (and how coaches continue to share this misinformation). We also look at how therapists can effectively incorporate coaching into their therapy sessions, with client consent. Finally, we discuss the challenges inherent in coaching and in therapy, and why therapists may feel they need to choose one or the other. Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode we talk the differences between coaching and therapy We’ve come back around to exploring coaching. We look at the differences, the pros and cons, and what therapists can incorporate into therapy. What are the differences between coaching and therapy? · There are no regulations for coaching · Therapists are limited to providing services where they are licensed or have practicing privileges · Coaching is often more directive (but therapy can be directive as well) · Coaching has flexibility to work outside of session (although therapists can do coaching calls and more experiential work) · Therapy often requires “medical necessity,” and can treat more serious concerns · There are sometimes different structures between how therapy and coaching are set up (i.e., coaching has more room for asynchronous courses) · There is a false story that therapy always looks at the past or sees clients as broken What parts of coaching can therapists incorporate into therapy? · Therapists can use a more directive, coaching style, even though not all therapists do · Therapists, within a treatment agreement, can (and should) hold clients accountable and have more specific goals · Lived experience informing the work · Marketing with specificity and focused expertise Why do therapists feel they need to choose between therapy and coaching? · It is more complicated to provide different services to your clients · There is a potential for dual relationships and the rules are different within coaching · The need for informed consent can hinder some of the other types of services that fit into coaching · Coaching is for the “worried well” whereas therapy can include folks with deeper issues Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therapyreimagined Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/
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    36 mins
  • Are You Too Burned Out to Work? An ethical assessment of therapist burnout and impairment

    Are You Too Burned Out to Work? An ethical assessment of therapist burnout and impairment
    Apr 29 2024
    Are You Too Burned Out to Work? An ethical assessment of therapist burnout and impairment Curt and Katie chat about the ethics of working while burned out. We look at what burnout is, how it develops and what the impacts are on clients and treatment outcomes. We also explore individual and systemic strategies to mitigate the risks of burnout. This is a law and ethics continuing education podcourse. Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode we talk about therapist burnout So many therapists complain that they are burned out, but then continue to work. Is this ethical? In this continuing education podcourse, we explore what therapist burnout is, how therapists get burned out, potential impacts on the therapeutic work with clients, and when (and whether) it moves into the threshold of unethical behavior. We talk specifically about what makes a therapist impaired and how therapists can assess their own capacity to ethically care for their clients. We also look at how to respond to signs of burnout appropriately. Finally, we dig into systemic concerns that lead to burnout and who really is responsible for a therapist’s burnout and potential impairment. Receive Continuing Education for this Episode of the Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide Continuing Education Approvals: Continuing Education Information including grievance and refund policies. Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Our learning platform Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/
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    1 hr and 11 mins
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