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)