Dr. Chris Hoff hosts The Radical Therapist podcast and YouTube channel. He joins us to discuss postmodern assumptions in therapy, how a strict focus on social justice can lead to familiar diagnostic pitfalls, and the importance of maintaining curiosity to combat confirmation bias. Plus, we explore the benefits of creating a culture where failure is valued and Chris shares his advice for early-career clinicians.

VBT in Focus is a series of sporadic episodes in which Carrie and Ben have the privilege of chatting with their favorite thinkers in the field of psychotherapy. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes:

• Support Very Bad Therapy on Patreon
• The Radical Therapist podcast and YouTube channel
• Why Has Critique Run Out of Steam?
• An Attempt at a "Compositionist Manifesto"
• Cheerleading in Therapy?
• What Can't Be Fixed (The Moth)
• 4 Ways of Knowing in Counseling & Therapy
• Transformation Now!: Toward a Post-Oppositional Politics of Change
• The Queer Art of Failure
• Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
• The Politics of Forgiveness
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story