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Very Bad Therapy

Very Bad Therapy is a closer look at what goes wrong in the counseling room - and how it could go better - as told by the clients who survived.

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4. Race, Rupture, and Repair (with Dr. Dana Stone)

4. Race, Rupture, and Repair (with Dr. Dana Stone)

Dr. Dana Stone joins us to unpack our guest Carol's experience with a therapist who chose a stance of defensiveness foll... Read more

10 Jun 2019

53mins

Ranked #2

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26. "If You Say Yes to This..."

26. "If You Say Yes to This..."

"If you say yes to this, we'll have to end our therapeutic relationship." The context of this quote is explained in this... Read more

11 Nov 2019

44mins

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41. Less Advice, More Transparency

41. Less Advice, More Transparency

This week’s story from Farah touches on many common themes of bad therapy: disempowerment, unsolicited advice, misrepres... Read more

24 Feb 2020

1hr 18mins

Ranked #4

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20. When Therapists Need Therapy

20. When Therapists Need Therapy

Your therapist is having a bad day. Will this impact the quality of counseling? If you ask the therapist, probably not. ... Read more

30 Sep 2019

44mins

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31. How Important is Therapist Attachment Style? (with Jon Hook)

31. How Important is Therapist Attachment Style? (with Jon Hook)

Jon Hook, PhD student at Western Michigan University, is contributing to research on how the coding of session transcrip... Read more

16 Dec 2019

42mins

Ranked #6

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

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 e... Read more

29 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #7

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33. Boundary Entanglements

33. Boundary Entanglements

Today’s story from T is a cautionary tale about a therapist causing harm by blurring boundaries around texting, personal... Read more

30 Dec 2019

41mins

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23. Very Bad Graduate School

23. Very Bad Graduate School

On today's episode, our guest Ashley recalls her experience as a graduate psychology student looking for therapy in part... Read more

21 Oct 2019

46mins

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5. Please Don't Tackle Your Clients (with Dr. Ben Caldwell)

5. Please Don't Tackle Your Clients (with Dr. Ben Caldwell)

Therapists are not supposed to tackle their clients*. But what are the ethical limitations in trying to prevent a potent... Read more

17 Jun 2019

47mins

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How Should Therapists Respond to Coronavirus?

How Should Therapists Respond to Coronavirus?

An urgent conversation about the role of therapists in doing the most public good during the coronavirus outbreak. Pat W... Read more

13 Mar 2020

50mins

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30. The Money Episode

30. The Money Episode

Do client fees impact therapy outcomes? How should therapists talk with their clients about money? Should mental health ... Read more

9 Dec 2019

54mins

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8. Projections of Body Image Bias (with Rachel Coleman, LMFT, CEDS)

8. Projections of Body Image Bias (with Rachel Coleman, LMFT, CEDS)

Societal messages around health, beauty, and body image can contribute to problems that lead individuals to seek out the... Read more

8 Jul 2019

46mins

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9. Empathy First, Paperwork Later

9. Empathy First, Paperwork Later

The quality of the therapeutic alliance is one of the largest predictors of successful therapy. What doesn't help with b... Read more

15 Jul 2019

45mins

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39. Making Sense of Mean Therapy

39. Making Sense of Mean Therapy

Today’s guest Kat shares her experience with a therapist who was unnecessarily cruel in her approach to treatment. In tr... Read more

10 Feb 2020

51mins

Ranked #15

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6. Zimbabwean Granny Wisdom

6. Zimbabwean Granny Wisdom

In Zimbabwe, hastily trained "Grannies" were found to be significantly better at treating depression than the standard o... Read more

24 Jun 2019

49mins

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27. The Negative Effects of Therapy (with Jørgen A. Flor)

27. The Negative Effects of Therapy (with Jørgen A. Flor)

A small percentage of clients experience negative effects from therapy. Why is it so difficult for therapists to identif... Read more

18 Nov 2019

54mins

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22. A Clinic On Unprofessionalism (with Katie Vernoy, LMFT)

22. A Clinic On Unprofessionalism (with Katie Vernoy, LMFT)

Professionalism in psychotherapy is often hard to define, but it probably doesn't include being twenty minutes late to a... Read more

14 Oct 2019

53mins

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40. Exploring Bad LGBTQ+ Therapy (with Dr. Joe Kort)

40. Exploring Bad LGBTQ+ Therapy (with Dr. Joe Kort)

Today’s guest Danny shares his outrageous experience of being told to urinate in a cup so his therapist could test if he... Read more

17 Feb 2020

1hr 4mins

Ranked #19

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

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, develo... Read more

16 Sep 2019

58mins

Ranked #20

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43. Specialization and Ethical Responsibility (with Curt Widhalm, LMFT)

43. Specialization and Ethical Responsibility (with Curt Widhalm, LMFT)

This week’s captivating story from Paloma brings together themes of postpartum depression and therapist specialization. ... Read more

9 Mar 2020

54mins

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