Save the Therapist

Part 1: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, usually referred to as TMS, is low-risk enough that sometimes counseling students try it out in their classroom to see what it’s like. (3 minutes) Part 2: Jenna Saul, MD, DFAACAP is a psychiatrist who is hyper-aware of innovative whole person treatments that work. She has seen TMS be effective over and over again in her practice, often when other treatments haven’t worked. (23 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (4 minutes)

Part 1: Is it raining or sprinkling? It depends on whose mom you ask. (2 minutes) Part 2: Traditional talk therapy doesn’t work for everyone—especially those who aren’t developmentally ready for it. Jamie Watson, LMFT, RPT-S took an unexpected turn into play therapy, and quickly realized it’s both misunderstood and often extremely effective. As a registered Play Therapist, she now supervises and teaches other therapists on the practice. (20 minutes) Part 3: Tobin turns on a recorder while his kids are playing alone. What he heard was somehow both very expected and very insightful. (4 minutes) Part 4: Summary of topic and conclusion. (4 minutes)

Part 1: Nikki Glaser is a world famous comedian, But one of her most watched online clips isn’t meant to be funny. It’s about her decision to stop drinking. (3 minutes) Part 2: Souneh Arevalo, LFMT, utilizes MI in her everyday work and is even part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. She discusses the MI spirit, it’s core techniques, and why MI has stood the test of time as the gold standard practice to prompt behavior change. (22 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (5 minutes)

Part 1: A single word leads Tobin to an unexpected topic. The word? Withdrawal. (3 minutes) Part 2: Nicole Lamberson, PA is a medical provider who came to specialize in the tapering and de-prescription of psychiatric medicine after her personal experience suffering from withdrawal. (9 minutes) Part 3: Colleen Donaldson, LPC was a dance therapy intern when she first heard about akathisia and began treatment those suffering from this side effect that can accompany psychiatric medicine. (8 minutes) Part 4: Many therapists aren’t sure how or if they should talk to their clients about psychiatric medicine. But it’s a conversation therapists like Anne Lindyberg, LMHC and Chris Pagie, LCSW have a lot. (7 minutes) Part 5: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: OCD can be very misunderstood. By clients. by clinicians. By Kardashians. (3 minutes) Part 2: Danielle Henderson, PsyD, LPC, and Meghin Lisi, LMFT have dedicated their careers to working with clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and are advocates for an evidence-based treatment called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). (24 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: Ann Dypiangco, LCSW found herself re-engergized by creating something that she hopes helps other therapists re-energize as well. (3 minutes) Part 2: Early in her career, Chelseyah Bolden, LPC, shifted the way she thought about her role as a therapist. And it had a real on her feelings of burnout. (6 minutes) Part 3: When Natasha D'Arcangelo, LMHC, LPC, learned about compassion fatigue, her clinical work transformed. She now spreads the word to as many others as she can. (6 minutes) Part 4: In the height of covid, Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz, LCSW, worked with health care providers in the Bronx. It taught her a lot about burnout—and how Compassion-Focused Therapy specifically could help in its recovery. (13 minutes) Part 5: Summary of topic and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Behind every online post about intimate partner violence, there is a story to be told. (5 minutes) Part 2: Quin Rich, LICSW, has a ton of clinical training and experience in working with survivors of intimate partner violence. She incorporates this knowledge into her private practice work often. (15 minutes) Part 3: Eli Adler-Roth, LICSW, works at a domestic violence crisis center which provides support to survivors of domestic violence, which gives him a unique lens into the work. (7 minutes) Part 4: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes

Part 1: What would you do if your hourly rate was potentially getting cut in half? For Joshua Terhune, LMHC, that question was not hypothetical. (8 minutes) Part 2: Rachel Kimbrel, LCSW, thinks a lot about how hard it is to navigate the specifics of insurance benefits. And, like a lot of therapists doing their own billing, has been forced into some tough conversations with her clients. (8 minutes) Part 3: Katie Playfair, LPC transitioned from a career in business consulting and human resources into a career as a therapist. In both worlds, she saw the intersection of insurance and health outcomes, and thought about how painful it would be to address its underlying problems. (9 minutes) Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (5 minutes)

Part 1: Mauricio Silva is a therapist who moved from Brazil to the United States when he was 12 years old. The transition changed him in ways that were unique, even from his family. (5 minutes) Part 2: Growing up between cultures can be enriching at times, and heavy at others. Miranda Nadeau, PhD, is a psychologist who specializes in working with third culture kids—and gets the dynamic first hand. (23 minutes) Part 3: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Jimmy Sullivan, LMSW, is a veteran who, through his own experience, realized other veterans may often being getting misdiagnosed. (8 minutes) Part 2: What’s it like to be a veteran navigating the mental health system? Christopher Brown, LICSW, is a trauma therapist who knows first-hand. Hear his insight on military culture and how it impacts the therapeutic relationship. Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Incels communicate with eachother almost entirely online. So Tobin decided to join a group, in order to observe the culture first-hand. To make sense of what he saw, he reached out to Andrew Thomas, PhD, who is a therapist specializing in working with members of this community. (21 minutes) Part 2: Turns out it’s very difficult to get a member of the incel community to chat with a therapist about why they’re drawn to the group. But one finally did. (7 minutes minutes) Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin posed a question to a group of therapists with lived-experience with chronic pain. What’s it like? (3 minutes) Part 2: Lindsay Cirincione, PsyD, is a psychologist, researcher, and private practitioner who specializes in helping kids, teens, young adults, and adults facing the emotional and psychological challenges that come with chronic illness. She shares practical tips about what therapists need to know about supporting their clients in managing chronic pain (25 minutes) Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: There are Reddit threads that focus very directly on mental health issues, including their ongoing stigma. Hear a thread that focused on Borderline Personality Disorder, and the unexpected impact of it’s label. (5 minutes) Part 2: Katie K. May, LPC, is a therapist, practice-owner, and author who specializes in working with teens experiencing depression, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide. She thinks of DBT as essentially the perfect treatment, not just within her specialty, but across the board. (23 minutes) Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin pitches this platform to a group of investors in the thankfully hypothetical “Shrink Tank”. It does not go well. (2 minutes) Part 2: Venture capital is a term that, in recent years, has often been applied to mental health care. But what exactly is it? (5 minutes) Part 3: Megan Cornish, LICSW, has emerged as a major voice exploring the ethical considerations of big money in mental health care. Hear about what got her interested in this topic, and the things she thinks therapists need to know. (21 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin wanted to understand how grief counseling techniques would apply to himself & his grief after his dad’s death. So he worked with Bailee Chillman, LMHC, an art therapist with a specialty in grief work—and recorded their sessions. (19 minutes) Part 2: Emily Beerbower, LCSW, had a son who died suddenly at 11 years old. Now, years later, there’s a question she gets from new clients that feels tricky: Do you have kids? (6 minutes) Part 3: Some of us handle grief in creative ways. Hear a snippet from a therapist who, after the death of her husband of 23 years, started writing poetry. (2 minutes) Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: In news that is not shocking, debates about parenting take place on Facebook. Hear a recreated post, with plenty of comments, which conveys a way these “conversations” can unfold. (6 minutes) Part 2: Trish Jonker, LPC is a therapist who has not only spent years working with children and families—but has herself been a foster parent of 8 children. Hear about what these experiences have taught her about trauma-informed parenting. (21 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: In an attempt to find relief after the death of her son, Emily Beerbower, LCSW, embarked on psychedelic treatment. She discusses how her experience unfolded and what she learned throughout the process. (9 minutes) Part 2: Dee Bonney, MD, is a physician who is all about functional medicine. Hear about why and how he’s become such an advocate for Ketamine treatments, and why he so often sees it work even when nothing else has. (9 minutes) Part 3: Melissa Scannell, LMHC, discusses her unique specialization which includes accompanying clients on their often in-home psychedelic journeys. (9 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: Everyone has that one friend who loves their job, almost too much. Tobin talks to his to try to figure out where the enthusiasm comes from. (5 minutes) Part 2: Kali Wolken, LMHC, is a therapist and certified career counselor whose passion is to—among other things—help her clients find theirs. While she works with all types of professions, her career counseling caseload includes many therapists who are trying to move forward from their own burnout. (21 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (4 minutes)

Part 1: We know stress and trauma can be felt within the body. But can they be felt on the body? Tobin talks with a massage therapist to find out. (5 minutes) Part 2: Bonnie Leggo, LCSW, sees the mind-body connection as critical to mental health care. Her practice specializes in somatic experiencing, and focuses on the ways experiences are stored within the body. She uses techniques like breath work, movement, and increased awareness of bodily sensations to help her clients process trauma stored within the body and achieve real and lasting healing. (23 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin talks with a therapist who—early in his career—navigated a request that was somehow simultaneously ethically taxing, embarrassing, and—looking back now—very funny. He tells the story. (10 minutes) Part 2: Raffi Bilek, LCSW-C, is a funny guy who also happens to be a therapist. His practice specializes in couples work, and he has written about how he has found laughter to be an effective tool clinically. Here, he discusses ethical considerations for incorporating humor into a therapeutic context. (18 minutes) Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion (2 minutes)