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Episode 78 - Very Bad Couples Therapy (with Dr. Bonnie Kennan)
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Episode 78 - Very Bad Couples Therapy (with Dr. Bonnie Kennan)

Building a good therapeutic alliance in couples therapy can be tricky with multiple people in the counseling room. This is especially challenging when the therapist is consistently late or not present at all. Today’s guest Maria shares her frustrating experience with an absentee therapist, and Dr. Bonnie Kennan joins us to talk about using feedback-informed treatment to provide very good couples therapy.

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Episode 73 - Silence in Therapy: What's the Story? (with Dr. Gene Combs)
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Episode 73 - Silence in Therapy: What's the Story? (with Dr. Gene Combs)

Silence in therapy can feel awkward, helpful, expansive, or even punitive. There is no consensus on its usefulness, but it can certainly contribute to very bad therapy. Ella joins us to share her experience of feeling punished by her therapists’ use of silence, and Dr. Gene Combs provides a narrative perspective on silence, sanctity, and power in the therapeutic relationship.

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Episode 72 - All About Psychiatry (with Dr. Patrick Wiita)
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Episode 72 - All About Psychiatry (with Dr. Patrick Wiita)

It’s not a secret that rapport contributes to outcomes in all types of healthcare. How, then, to make sense of our guest C’s story about a psychiatrist who ranted about Christmas, laughed at her suicide plan, and gave terrible marital advice? Dr. Patrick Wiita joins the show to talk about education, training, and ethics in the field of psychiatry and how to make the most out of every session with your patients.

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Episode 53 - VBT in Focus: How to Do Deliberate Practice (with Dr. Tony Rousmaniere and Dr. Alexandre Vaz)
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Episode 53 - VBT in Focus: How to Do Deliberate Practice (with Dr. Tony Rousmaniere and Dr. Alexandre Vaz)

Deliberate practice is an emerging (and sometimes abstract) concept of psychotherapist development. Tony Rousmaniere and Alex Vaz are working to transform these ideas into concrete practices. This episode is an exploration of the theory, adaptability, and future of deliberate practice. Plus, Alex leads Carrie in a live demonstration of a deliberate practice exercise with Ben playing the role of a challenging client.

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Episode 45 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. Daryl Chow on Deliberate Practice
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Episode 45 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. Daryl Chow on Deliberate Practice

Scott Miller and Daryl Chow return to the podcast to discuss their new book, Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness. Topics include the importance of targeting individual strengths and deficits in a system of learning, how to get out of the performance zone, the significance of a coach, and ideas for changing the ways in which psychotherapy is taught.

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Episode 18 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller on Better Results
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Episode 18 - VBT in Focus: Dr. Scott Miller on Better Results

What is at the root of very bad therapy? The common feeling that something is lacking in the education, training, development, and services provided by psychotherapists is backed by a wealth of research supporting the notion that a paradigm shift is sorely needed. Dr. Scott Miller is leading this movement with his work in the areas of routine outcome monitoring and deliberate practice.

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Episode 11 - The Intake Process is a Mess (with Dr. Daryl Chow)
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Episode 11 - The Intake Process is a Mess (with Dr. Daryl Chow)

Gathering client information: good. Transcribing client responses into a computer while facing a wall: not good. It is estimated that 34% of clients don’t return after their first session, a strong indication that the traditional intake model is in need of repair. Dr. Daryl Chow joins us to discuss our guest Bryan’s bad intake experience, the importance of focusing intakes on giving rather than taking, and we explore how psychotherapists can achieve better outcomes over the long-term future.

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