The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
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The Lasting Harm of Conversion Therapy: An Interview with Samuel Nieves
39 mins; April 01, 2026
The Private Practice Pivot: How Therapists Are Adapting to Platforms, Agency Work, and the Changing Therapy Economy
36 mins; March 30, 2026
Is Independent Private Practice Sustainable? Data on Caseloads, Insurance & Income – An Interview with Lindsay Oberleitner, PhD
49 mins; March 23, 2026
Why You’re Exhausted in Private Practice: The Hidden Work Behind the Client Hour
42 mins; March 16, 2026
Burnout Recovery in a Failing System: ACT, Moral Injury & Reclaiming Agency – An Interview with Shaina Siber, LCSW
40 mins; March 09, 2026
Should Texas Therapists Stop Treating Kids? Texas SB14, Gender-Affirming Care, and the Risks for Therapists
40 mins; March 06, 2026
The Licensing Racket: Therapist Licensing, Discipline, and Access to Care – An Interview with Rebecca Haw Allensworth
48 mins; March 02, 2026
Training Therapists in the Age of AI: Preventing Deskilling and Teaching Clinical Judgment
73 hours 38 mins; February 23, 2026
Why Food Anxiety Is Not Always About Dieting: Understanding ARFID and Intuitive Eating An interview with Robyn L. Goldberg, RDN, CEDS-C
37 mins; February 16, 2026
The Epstein Files Fallout: Navigating Client Trauma, Justice Fatigue, and Clinical Responsibility
43 mins; February 12, 2026
Why the Math Doesn’t Work: How Student Loan Debt Hits Therapists Harder Than Other Professions – An Interview with Mick MacLaverty
41 mins; February 09, 2026
Special Series: Becoming a Therapist - Starting Out After Graduate School: Team-Based Care, Stability, and Early Career Decisions - An Interview with Eden Lathem
36 mins; February 05, 2026
Special Series: Becoming a Therapist - Becoming a Therapist as a First-Generation Clinician-in-Training: An Interview with Marvin Vasquez
41 mins; February 02, 2026
Special Series: Becoming a Therapist - After Graduation: Starting a Therapy Career on a Nontraditional Path - An Interview with Derek Isetti
44 mins; January 29, 2026
Special Series: Becoming a Therapist - From Corporate Leadership to Counseling Advocacy: An Interview with Iris Wilson-Farley
43 mins; January 26, 2026
When Does Therapy Really Start? Managing Risk and Responsibility Before the First Session
40 mins; January 19, 2026
When Therapy Goes Vibe-Forward: The Cost of Losing Clinical Depth - An Interview with TJ Walsh, LPC
45 mins; January 12, 2026
REPLAY: Working With Politically Divided Families with Angela Caldwell, LMFT
43 mins; January 05, 2026
REPLAY - Therapy As a Political Act: An Interview with Dr. Travis Heath
50 mins; December 29, 2025
How Therapists Can Actually Rest During the Holidays: Letting Go of Guilt, Productivity, and Instagram-Worthy Expectations
32 mins; December 22, 2025
Bonus Episode! When Good Intentions Lead to Bad Policy: Why the BBS Needs Therapist Feedback – An Interview with Dr. Benjamin E. Caldwell, LMFT
46 mins; December 18, 2025
How Therapists Can Help Clients Finally Sleep: An Interview with Jessica Fink, LCSW-S
43 mins; December 15, 2025
Navigating Client Crises When Your Own Life Hits Hard
35 mins; December 08, 2025
When Crisis Hits Home: How Therapists Can Survive and Support Each Other — An Interview with Jeanine Rousso
34 mins; December 01, 2025
Surviving Family Gatherings Without Becoming the Family Therapist: Emotional Boundaries for the Holidays
37 mins; November 24, 2025
Designing a Sustainable Therapy Career: Reflections on Burnout, Legacy, and Letting Go
40 mins; November 17, 2025
When Burnout Ends Your Therapy Career: An Interview with Ofra Obejas
43 mins; November 10, 2025
How Therapists Retire: Planning, Ethics, and Letting Go of the Work You Love – An Interview with Lynn Grodzki, LCSW and Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD
46 mins; November 03, 2025
Modern Therapist’s Consumer Guide: SimplePractice
63 hours 6 mins; October 30, 2025
Protecting Clients Through Better Notes: An Interview with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey
41 mins; October 27, 2025
How Conscious Awareness Shapes Leadership, Therapy, and Collective Healing: An interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD
42 mins; October 23, 2025
The Crisis in College Mental Health: An Interview with Pardis Mahdavi, PhD
41 mins; October 20, 2025
Medical Necessity or Personal Growth? Why Documentation Matters in Therapy
35 mins; October 13, 2025
Beyond Coping: Radical Healing in a World Not Built for Us – An Interview with José Rosario
37 mins; October 06, 2025
Navigating Food, Body Image, and GLP-1 Medications: An Interview with Robyn L. Goldberg, RDN, CEDS-C
45 mins; September 29, 2025
Somatic Therapy, Nervous System Regulation, and Expanding Capacity for Rest: An Interview with Linda Thai
40 mins; September 22, 2025
The Initial Consultation Call: Setting the Foundation for Therapy
40 mins; September 15, 2025
Unmasking Shame, Myths, and Healing for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: An Interview with Jeremy Sachs
43 mins; September 08, 2025
Relational Healing, Neuroplasticity, and the Power of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: An Interview with Dr. Alexa Altman and Shira Myrow
47 mins; September 01, 2025
Advanced Minds, Unique Challenges: Therapeutic Approaches for Gifted Children
73 hours 15 mins; August 25, 2025
Relational Self-Awareness and the Hard Truths of Couples Therapy: An Interview with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
44 mins; August 18, 2025
What Do You Have to Offer? How Describing Your Ideal Client Might Be Repelling Good Enough Clients
36 mins; August 11, 2025
Mindfulness, EMDR, and Wearable Tech: An Interview with Dr. Steve Dansiger
40 mins; August 04, 2025
Rethinking Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Children reacting to the system around them
74 hours 9 mins; July 28, 2025
How Virtual Clinical Supervision is Changing the Field: An Interview with Rachel Ledbetter, LMFT
36 mins; July 21, 2025
Why It’s Hard for Therapists to Be Friends: Understanding Boundaries, Identity, and Reciprocity
36 mins; July 14, 2025
Special Episode: Modern Therapist’s Consumer Guide on Relias
54 mins; July 10, 2025
How to Launch Therapy Intensives in Private Practice: An Interview with Steffeny Feld, LCSW
36 mins; July 07, 2025
Curt’s Guide to Life: Real-World Advice for Therapists Navigating Their Careers
35 mins; June 30, 2025
How Therapists Can Responsibly Support Disaster Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Shannon Goodhue, LCSW, PhD
39 mins; June 23, 2025
How Therapists Can Support Community-Building in Immigrant and Marginalized Populations: An Interview with Adriana Rodriguez, LMFT
45 mins; June 16, 2025
The Business of Therapy: Surviving Economic and Industry Disruptions
33 mins; June 09, 2025
Special Episode: Modern Therapist’s Consumer Guide on Buying Time, LLC
50 mins; June 05, 2025
Understanding Sexual Trauma and Hookup Culture in Therapy with Gay Men: An Interview with Michael Pezzullo, LMFT
35 mins; June 02, 2025
Therapy Insurance and Billing Trends for Private Practice in 2025: An Interview with Sanjana Sathya
43 mins; May 26, 2025
Navigating Incel Culture: Therapy Approaches for Manosphere Clients
47 mins; May 19, 2025
Planning for Death or Incapacitation - What Therapists Need to Do: An interview with Dr. Robyn Miller, Ph.D.
43 mins; May 12, 2025
Interpersonal Branding - Therapist Marketing That Aligns With Who You Are: An interview with Carrie Wiita
42 mins; May 05, 2025
Special Episode: Modern Therapist’s Consumer Guide on JotPsych
49 mins; April 30, 2025
When Laws and Ethics Conflict: Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, and Our Role as Therapists
69 hours 49 mins; April 28, 2025
Reproductive Mental Health, Intersectionality, and Systemic Barriers: An interview with Dr. Loree Johnson
32 mins; April 21, 2025
What Therapists Need to Know to Support the Trans Community: An interview with Artie Hartsell
36 mins; April 17, 2025
What Should Not Be Normalized in Our Profession?
35 mins; April 14, 2025
How Can Therapists Accept (and Impact) Technology?: An interview with Dr. David Cooper
36 mins; April 07, 2025
Reviewing a Disciplinary Case on Suicidality, Erotic Transference, and Between-Session Communication: How do therapists hold appropriate boundaries?
73 hours 47 mins; March 31, 2025
What Therapists Need to Know About Immigration: An interview with Andy Strait
41 mins; March 27, 2025
Reacting to Regime Change: How Therapists Can Advocate for our Clients and Communities
35 mins; March 24, 2025
When Your Client Dies By Suicide: An interview with Dr. Nina Gutin
35 mins; March 17, 2025
Stop Wasting Your Time on Awareness Campaigns
29 mins; March 10, 2025
MFTs Providing Therapy Across State Lines Through License Portability in the United States: An interview with Roger Smith
36 mins; March 03, 2025
The Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health: An interview with Dr. Alyssa Dietz
43 mins; February 24, 2025
Exploring Systemic Trauma and Relational Privilege with BIPOC and LGBTQI Couples: An interview with Akilah Riley-Richardson. MSW, CCTP
37 mins; February 17, 2025
How Therapists Can Truly Help After a Disaster
33 mins; February 10, 2025
Helping Parents Become What They Needed as a Child: An interview with Bryana Kappadakunnel, LMFT
41 mins; February 03, 2025
Identifying the Graduate Program for the Career You Want – Special Series Becoming a Therapist: An interview with Eden Lathem
27 mins; January 30, 2025
Becoming a Therapist as a First Generation Immigrant – Special Series Becoming a Therapist: An interview with Marvin Vasquez
41 mins; January 27, 2025
Finding Alignment in a Second Career – Special Series Becoming a Therapist: An interview with Iris Wilson-Farley
38 mins; January 23, 2025
From Broadway to Grad School – Special Series Becoming a Therapist: An interview with Derek Isetti
38 mins; January 20, 2025
What if you hate private practice?
40 mins; January 13, 2025
REPLAY - Outside Obsessions
39 mins; January 06, 2025
REPLAY - It’s Time to Think About Your Goals
28 mins; December 30, 2024
An ER Doctor Reflects on Gun Violence, Health Inequities, and Moral Injury: An interview with Dr. Ruby J. Long
33 mins; December 23, 2024
Reporting Back from the Behavioral Health Tech 2024 Conference
43 mins; December 16, 2024
Working for 988: Insider Perspectives
38 mins; December 09, 2024
How Do Therapists Get Paid?
38 mins; December 02, 2024
How to Scale Your Therapy Practice to 7 Figures So You Can Sell It: An interview with Nicole McCance
36 mins; November 25, 2024
Going No Contact, Relationship Recovery, and the NY Times: An interview with Patrick Teahan, LICSW
46 mins; November 18, 2024
How Do Therapists Manage Intense Caseloads?
40 mins; November 11, 2024
Bipolar Disorder - How Can Therapists Support Clients and Their Families?: An interview with Dr. David J. Miklowitz, PhD
42 mins; November 04, 2024
Is Your Informed Consent Based on Magical Thinking?
35 mins; October 28, 2024
Is Artificial Intelligence Bringing Bias into Mental Health Treatment?
65 hours 38 mins; October 21, 2024
Why Are So Many Adults Getting Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism? An interview with Dr. Monica Blied
48 mins; October 14, 2024
AI Therapy is Already Here: An interview with Dr. Ben Caldwell
43 mins; October 07, 2024
Growing Antisemitism in the Therapy Profession: An interview with Halina Brooke, LPC
33 mins; September 30, 2024
Exploring the Danger, Trauma, and Grief for a Palestinian Therapist in the United States: An anonymous interview
34 mins; September 30, 2024
Navigating Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, and Lies About God: An interview with Dr. Jamie Marich
45 mins; September 23, 2024
Do Therapists Lie to Their Clients?
41 mins; September 16, 2024
Welcome to Therapist Grad School!
39 mins; September 09, 2024
Are Therapist Conferences Elitist? An interview with Linda Thai, LMSW
43 mins; September 02, 2024
How Much is Too Much? Thoughts on therapists being too branded, niched, and political
32 mins; August 26, 2024