BLOGS: FOR THERAPISTS BY THERAPISTS

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6 min read

Confronting Suicide: An Exploration of Therapist's Fear

In the hushed confines of therapy rooms, where whispered truths echo and one's inner world unfolds, therapists often find themselves facing an unspoken adversary—fear. It's a fear that grips tightly, yet therapists may hold back on discussing this...

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11 min read

The Significance of Ethics for Mental Health Professionals

Exploring the critical role that ethics play in the field of mental health and the impact it has on both professionals and their clients. For the...

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Autism and Addiction and Substance Use | Continuing Education | Therapy | Counseling

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Autism, Addiction, and Disordered Eating (OH MY!)

When consulting with mental and physical health clinicians, a disconnect exists between clinical expectations and the reality of comorbidity between...

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Hurt people hurt people? When Good Therapists Cause Harm

In working with a diverse range of helping professionals, including undergraduate psychology students, fellow counselors (and other mental health...

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Clinical Insights into LGBTQ+ Counseling

Discover clinical approaches and skills for effectively working with LGBTQ populations in therapy sessions.

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5 min read

Trauma-Informed Therapy: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, Flop

Trauma-informed therapy explains the connection between the nervous system and mental health, offering a paradigm shift in treating mental health...

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On Being a therapist's therapist

Here’s a question to consider—Are you a therapist’s therapist? Do you advocate for other therapists, and do you offer beneficence when the...

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Therapists and Transcare: An Interview with Zach Hebert, LPC, NCC, PhD

One of the greatest pleasures I have in life are the friendships I've made along the way in my journey to becoming a therapist. For the most part,...

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The Dance of Therapy | Treatment Interfering Behaviors | Undertreating

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The Dance of Therapy: Attunement, Undertreating and TIBs

Therapy, at its essence, is like a dance—an ebb and flow of connection, rhythm, and responsiveness. This delicate dance thrives on attunement, the...

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Scales

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The Potential for Harm: Ethical Considerations in Counseling

As I continue to evolve in my professional identity, a lingering question has begun to consume my thoughts. Despite the extensive training and...

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