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September 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Episode 147 - Termination Session Sep 18, 2023
- Sep 4, 2023 Episode 146 - Patreon Selects: Carrie-Ben Therapy (aka CBT 2.0) Sep 4, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 21, 2023 Episode 145 - Patreon Selects: Book Review - All Therapy Books Aug 21, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 24, 2023 Episode 143 - Patreon Selects: Fun With the Psychology Today Profile Generator Jul 24, 2023
- Jul 17, 2023 Episode 142 - VBT Study Hall: Client Testimonials and Reviews Jul 17, 2023
- Jul 3, 2023 Episode 141 - “Not All Christians…” (with Josh Foster, LCPC) Jul 3, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 19, 2023 Episode 140 - VBT Study Hall: What Does “Trauma-Informed” Mean? Jun 19, 2023
- Jun 5, 2023 Episode 139 - Politics in the Therapy Room (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Jun 5, 2023
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May 2023
- May 22, 2023 Episode 138 - Patreon Selects: Is EMDR a Cultish Pyramid Scheme? May 22, 2023
- May 15, 2023 Episode 137 - VBT Study Hall: Evaluating Research May 15, 2023
- May 1, 2023 Episode 136 - Very Bad Group Therapy May 1, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 17, 2023 Episode 135 - VBT Study Hall: Treatment Planning Apr 17, 2023
- Apr 2, 2023 Episode 134 - Neurodiversity and Diagnosis (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT) Apr 2, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 20, 2023 Episode 133 - VBT Study Hall: Termination Mar 20, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 Episode 132 - Some Bad Parts (with Dr. Sheila Addison) Mar 6, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 20, 2023 Episode 131 - VBT Study Hall: First Sessions Feb 20, 2023
- Feb 6, 2023 Episode 130 - Gambling Therapy Feb 6, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 23, 2023 Episode 129 - Patreon Selects: Will Carrie Ever Get Licensed? Jan 23, 2023
- Jan 16, 2023 Episode 128 - VBT Study Hall: The Therapeutic Alliance Jan 16, 2023
- Jan 2, 2023 Episode 127 - Enlightenment is Not a Treatment Goal (with Dr. Jim Jobin) Jan 2, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 19, 2022 Episode 126 - VBT Study Hall: Interventions Dec 19, 2022
- Dec 5, 2022 Episode 125 - So You’ve Stereotyped Your Client (with Deanna Fierman, LPC) Dec 5, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 21, 2022 Episode 124 - VBT Study Hall: Theoretical Orientations Nov 21, 2022
- Nov 14, 2022 Bonus: Clinical Licensing Exams Don't Work (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Nov 14, 2022
- Nov 7, 2022 Episode 123 - Catching Feelings (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Nov 7, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Episode 122 - Patreon Selects: Degrees of Confusion (Part 2) Oct 24, 2022
- Oct 17, 2022 Episode 121 - Patreon Selects: Degrees of Confusion (Part I) Oct 17, 2022
- Oct 3, 2022 Episode 120 - Hard Conversations Oct 3, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 19, 2022 Episode 119 - Patreon Selects: The Intersections of Philosophy and Psychotherapy Sep 19, 2022
- Sep 5, 2022 Episode 118 - Testing Patients (with Rachel Simon, LCSW) Sep 5, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 22, 2022 Episode 117 - Patreon Selects: The History of Expertise in Therapy (Part II) Aug 22, 2022
- Aug 15, 2022 Episode 116 - Patreon Selects: The History of Expertise in Therapy (Part I) Aug 15, 2022
- Aug 1, 2022 Episode 115 - What is Bad Therapy, and Who Gets to Provide It? (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Aug 1, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 Episode 114 - Patreon Selects: An Actor, a Sommelier, and a Poker Player Walk Into a Bar Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 4, 2022 Episode 113 - Psychedelics and Therapy (with Ben Hearn, LPCC-S) Jul 4, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 20, 2022 Episode 112 - Patreon Selects: Desperate Remedies for Mental Illness Jun 20, 2022
- Jun 6, 2022 Episode 111 - Talking About Antisemitism (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT) Jun 6, 2022
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May 2022
- May 23, 2022 Episode 110 - Patreon Selects: The VBT Guide to Grad School (Part II) May 23, 2022
- May 16, 2022 Episode 109 - Patreon Selects: The VBT Guide to Grad School (Part I) May 16, 2022
- May 2, 2022 Episode 108 - The Inevitable CBT Episode (with Alyssa Davis, LMFT) May 2, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 18, 2022 Episode 107 - Patreon Selects: Ask Us Anything! Apr 18, 2022
- Apr 4, 2022 Episode 106 - Psycho, Education Apr 4, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 21, 2022 Episode 105 - Patreon Selects: The Elephant in the Therapy Room Mar 21, 2022
- Mar 7, 2022 Episode 104 - Crises in the Time of Intake (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Mar 7, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 21, 2022 Episode 103 - Patreon Selects: The Therapists’ Side of the Story Feb 21, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 Episode 102 - The Good and Bad of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (with Fred Kutnick, LMSW) Feb 7, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 31, 2022 Episode 101 - Bonus: Hollywood and Mental Health (with Thomas Lennon) Jan 31, 2022
- Jan 17, 2022 Episode 100 - Patreon Selects: Is Good Therapy Just the Absence of Bad Therapy? Jan 17, 2022
- Jan 3, 2022 Episode 99 - Conversations With a Therapy Failure Expert Jan 3, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 20, 2021 Episode 98 - Incurable Diseases Are Not Problems to Solve (with Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW) Dec 20, 2021
- Dec 6, 2021 Episode 97 - You Have to Hug Me Before You Leave Dec 6, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 22, 2021 Episode 96 - New Therapist, Who Dis? (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Nov 22, 2021
- Nov 8, 2021 Episode 95 - Post-Traumatic Stress Demonology Nov 8, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 25, 2021 Episode 94 - Trauma-Uninformed Therapy (with Dr. Chelsea Kilimnik) Oct 25, 2021
- Oct 11, 2021 Episode 93 - The Sociopath in the Therapy Room Oct 11, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 27, 2021 Episode 92 - Crossing the Line (with Johannah Song, LPC) Sep 27, 2021
- Sep 13, 2021 Episode 91 - Guilt, Ghosting, and General Unpleasantness Sep 13, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 30, 2021 Episode 90 - VBT in Focus: New Ideas to Fix Old Problems Aug 30, 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 Episode 89 - The Widow and the Miracle Question (with Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW) Aug 16, 2021
- Aug 2, 2021 Episode 88 - Couples Therapy Bullshit (with Sade Kammen) Aug 2, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 19, 2021 Episode 87 - When Your Therapist Seems Unwell (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT) Jul 19, 2021
- Jul 5, 2021 Episode 86 - The Board Complaint Process (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT) Jul 5, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 21, 2021 Episode 85 - Talking About Race (with Farah Zerehi, AMFT) Jun 21, 2021
- Jun 7, 2021 Episode 84 - Are Therapists Substitute Parental Figures? Jun 7, 2021
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May 2021
- May 24, 2021 Episode 83 - Drive-Thru DBT (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) May 24, 2021
- May 10, 2021 Episode 82 - Predatory Therapists (with Dr. Diane Gehart) May 10, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 25, 2021 Episode 81 - Codependency in Therapy (with Marissa Esquibel, LMFT) Apr 25, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021 Episode 80 - The Troubled Teen Industry (with Kenneth R. Rosen) Apr 12, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Episode 79 - The Stigma of Severe Mental Illness Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 15, 2021 Episode 78 - Very Bad Couples Therapy (with Dr. Bonnie Kennan) Mar 15, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 Episode 77 - Surviving Rehab Feb 28, 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 Episode 76 - VBT in Focus: Potentially Harmful Therapies (with Dr. Alex Williams and Dr. John Sakaluk) Feb 15, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Episode 75 - How Not To Handle Fee Increases Feb 1, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 18, 2021 Episode 74 - Very Bad Sex Therapy (with Danielle Kramer, LIMHP) Jan 18, 2021
- Jan 3, 2021 Episode 73 - Silence in Therapy: What's the Story? (with Dr. Gene Combs) Jan 3, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 20, 2020 Episode 72 - All About Psychiatry (with Dr. Patrick Wiita) Dec 20, 2020
- Dec 6, 2020 Episode 71 - Very Bad Family Therapy (with Dr. Eli Karam) Dec 6, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 22, 2020 Episode 70 - Missed Attunement (with Dave Segal, RCC) Nov 22, 2020
- Nov 9, 2020 Episode 69 - Culture, Stigma, and Very Bad Psychiatry Nov 9, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 Episode 68 - Misdiagnosing Clients (with Dr. Christine King and Dr. Ben Caldwell) Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 11, 2020 Episode 67 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Don Meichenbaum on CBT and Hype Oct 11, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 28, 2020 Episode 66 - Questioning Trans Identities (with Beck Gee-Cohen, CADC-II) Sep 28, 2020
- Sep 14, 2020 Episode 65 - When Treatment Fails (with Henk Spierings) Sep 14, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 31, 2020 Episode 64 - Is Bad Therapy Unethical Therapy? (with Dr. Christopher Taylor) Aug 31, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 Episode 63 - Therapy in Prison (with Kenneth E. Hartman) Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 3, 2020 Episode 62 - Overcoming Systemic Transphobia in Mental Health (with Rachel Bennett and Dr. David Nylund) Aug 3, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 20, 2020 Episode 61 - What Heals Trauma? (with Chrissy Gillmore, MCoun) Jul 20, 2020
- Jul 13, 2020 A Short Progress Note Jul 13, 2020
- Jul 6, 2020 Episode 60 - VBT in History (2010s): The Replication Crisis Comes for Us All Jul 6, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 Episode 59 - Don't Be Weird (with Bronwen Clark) Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 Episode 58 - VBT in Focus: Paul Gilmartin on Mental Health and Therapy Jun 22, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 Episode 57 - Addressing Cultural Complexities (with Dr. Pamela Hays) Jun 15, 2020
- Jun 8, 2020 Episode 56 - Very Bad Therapy and Anti-Racism Jun 8, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Episode 55 - VBT in History (2000s): Rebirthing Therapy Jun 1, 2020
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May 2020
- May 25, 2020 Episode 54 - How Much Therapy is Necessary? May 25, 2020
- May 18, 2020 Episode 53 - VBT in Focus: How to Do Deliberate Practice (with Dr. Tony Rousmaniere and Dr. Alexandre Vaz) May 18, 2020
- May 11, 2020 Episode 52 - On Grief and Loss (with Dr. Michael Morad-McCoy) May 11, 2020
- May 4, 2020 Episode 51 - VBT in History (1990s): The Empirically Supported Treatment Debate Rages On May 4, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 27, 2020 Episode 50 - A Story of Strength Apr 27, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Episode 49 - Radical Acceptance of Clients (with Dr. Nathan Castle) Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 Episode 48 - In Defense of Bad Therapy (with Angela Caldwell, LMFT) Apr 13, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 Episode 47 - VBT in History (1980s): Satanic Panic and Recovered Memory Therapy Apr 6, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Episode 46 - Curious Interventions Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 Episode 45 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. Daryl Chow on Deliberate Practice Mar 23, 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Episode 44 - Supporting Clients with Disabilities (with Joy Wolf, LCSW) Mar 16, 2020
- Mar 13, 2020 How Should Therapists Respond to Coronavirus? Mar 13, 2020
- Mar 9, 2020 Episode 43 - Specialization and Ethical Responsibility (with Curt Widhalm, LMFT) Mar 9, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Episode 42 -VBT in History (1970s): Was the Stanford Prison Experiment a Sham? Mar 2, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 Episode 41 - Less Advice, More Transparency Feb 24, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 Episode 40 - Exploring Bad LGBTQ+ Therapy (with Dr. Joe Kort) Feb 17, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 Episode 39 - Making Sense of Mean Therapy Feb 10, 2020
- Feb 3, 2020 Episode 38 - VBT in History (1960s): The Gloria Tapes Feb 3, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 27, 2020 Episode 37 - You Can Be a Therapist for $16 (with Jordan Dunbar) Jan 27, 2020
- Jan 20, 2020 Episode 36 - Please Renew Your License Jan 20, 2020
- Jan 13, 2020 Episode 35 - What is Pastoral Counseling? (with The Reverend Meredith Harber) Jan 13, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Episode 34 - VBT in History (1950s): The DSM-I and Thou Jan 6, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 30, 2019 Episode 33 - Boundary Entanglements Dec 30, 2019
- Dec 23, 2019 Episode 32 - When No Therapy is Bad Therapy Dec 23, 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 Episode 31 - How Important is Therapist Attachment Style? (with Jon Hook) Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 9, 2019 Episode 30 - The Money Episode Dec 9, 2019
- Dec 2, 2019 Episode 29 - VBT in History (1940s): Old-Timey Psychoanalysis Propaganda Dec 2, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 25, 2019 Episode 28 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Chris Hoff on Curiosity, Knowing, and Failure Nov 25, 2019
- Nov 18, 2019 Episode 27 - The Negative Effects of Therapy (with Jørgen A. Flor) Nov 18, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Episode 26 - “If You Say Yes to This…” Nov 11, 2019
- Nov 4, 2019 Episode 25 - VBT in History (1930s): Were Lobotomies Ever a Good Idea? Nov 4, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 28, 2019 Episode 24 - Misadventure Therapy (with Will Dobud, MSW) Oct 28, 2019
- Oct 21, 2019 Episode 23 - Very Bad Graduate School Oct 21, 2019
- Oct 14, 2019 Episode 22 - A Clinic On Unprofessionalism (with Katie Vernoy, LMFT) Oct 14, 2019
- Oct 7, 2019 Episode 21 - VBT in History (1920s): Very Bad Supervision Oct 7, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 Episode 20 - When Therapists Need Therapy Sep 30, 2019
- Sep 23, 2019 Episode 19 - How Military Mental Health Care Works (with Julie Payne, LMFT) Sep 23, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 Episode 18 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller on Better Results Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 9, 2019 Episode 17 - The Thorny Terminator Sep 9, 2019
- Sep 2, 2019 Episode 16 - VBT in History (1910s): Too Many Eugenicists Sep 2, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 26, 2019 Episode 15 - Child's Play (with Megan Costello, LMFT) Aug 26, 2019
- Aug 19, 2019 Episode 14 - Women Don't Want to Work Aug 19, 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 Episode 13 - Cuddle Therapy Aug 12, 2019
- Aug 5, 2019 Episode 12 -VBT in History (1900s): Some A+ Oppression Right There Aug 5, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 29, 2019 Episode 11 - The Intake Process is a Mess (with Dr. Daryl Chow) Jul 29, 2019
- Jul 22, 2019 Episode 10 - On Harm Reduction Therapy (with Lauren Cohn-Frankel, AMFT) Jul 22, 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 Episode 9 - Empathy First, Paperwork Later Jul 15, 2019
- Jul 8, 2019 Episode 8 - Projections of Body Image Bias (with Rachel Coleman, LMFT, CEDS) Jul 8, 2019
- Jul 1, 2019 Episode 7 - Boundaries and Institutional Power Jul 1, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 24, 2019 Episode 6 - Zimbabwean Granny Wisdom Jun 24, 2019
- Jun 17, 2019 Episode 5 - Please Don't Tackle Your Clients (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) Jun 17, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 Episode 4 - Race, Rupture, and Repair (with Dr. Dana Stone) Jun 10, 2019
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May 2019
- May 27, 2019 Episode 2 - Doubting a Client's Gayness May 27, 2019
- May 27, 2019 Episode 1 - EMDR for Dummies (with Curt Widhalm, LMFT) May 27, 2019
- May 20, 2019 Episode 0 - An Ultra-Brief Intro May 20, 2019