Continuing Education for Mental Health Counselors: Therapy Show with Lisa Mustard

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More than 427,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the U.S. each year. This is more than Hepatitis C, HIV, colon cancer, and breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Currently there are 13 to choose from and they cover a variety of topics. Learn about Play-Based Strategies to Support Black Youth Experiencing Racial Trauma, virtual play therapy, eating disorders, addiction treatment, incorporating self care into your practice and your life.. plus more!

However it is often inaccurately diagnosed. And many health care providers don't understand the full range of affects nor the impact on patients. It is important for talk therapists to understand not just the physical symptoms but the mental health symptoms that may present with someone living with Lyme Disease.

On this episode, Ruschelle Khanna, LCSW shares her story as a patient and as a clinician. She wants to help you become a more Lyme-Informed talk therapist. On this episode she covers these 3 objectives:

1. Identify at least four physical symptoms of Lyme Disease
2. Listeners will be able to identify mental health symptoms of Lyme Disease that they may see in their practice.
3. Listeners will be able to identify 3 clinical modalities helpful in working with those experiencing Lyme

Learn more about Ruschelle Khanna, LCSW RYT NBCCH: Clinical Hypnotherapist & Founder, A-NU Therapy Group.Check out her latest contributions on Bustle for Lyme Disease Awareness as well as an article in Well & Good on Chronic Illness.

As a total nerd herself, Cassidy Russell, MA, LMFT, likes to say that her niche is nerds. Cassidy is able to use her knowledge on various fandoms whether it be Harry Potter, Pokemon, My Hero Academia, or Star Wars, to connect with people who often have a difficult time connecting with others. Nothing is "too nerdy" a topic for Cassidy. Through these topics Cassidy is able to gain a better understanding of the client and help the client connect what they are seeing in these various forms of media to their everyday life.

And on this week's episode Cassidy shares her story and background and how she helps teens by being a truly authentic nerd and therapist.

​Helping kids and teens feel better about themselves and build healthy connections with friends and family is an absolute joy for Cassidy. Navigating relationships and growing up can be tough, but Cassidy knows how to help. She excels in her ability to build a strong rapport with kids, teens and their parents, helping to nurture the very foundation of therapy and healing.

Outside of the therapy room Cassidy can often be found sipping a cup of hot tea while enjoying one of her favorite hobbies: reading, creative writing and playing video games.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

You can learn more about her on her site and youtube channel.

Look I know what it's like to sit through a yawn inducing self study webinar...the struggle was real! I needed the continuing education contact hour but the presentation was boring and uninspiring..so I took an espresso shot and sat down at my computer on my lunch hour to just get it done!

Are you literally tired of this too? If so... head over to my site and check out my podcourses. Yes, listen to the episode any time you please and when you're ready, grab the self study quiz and complete the course and then download your certificate. It's easy and simple and I'm giving you 20% off your first course. Head to my homepage to claim your discount code!

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This episode is really more like a virtual coffee talk between friends, who also happen to be talk therapists. Jonathan Van Viegen currently resides in Japan and I live in South Carolina and while we may be miles apart, we've been able to grow a friendship and professional relationship. We connect on many levels as we're both parents, spouses, talk therapists and we're also entrepreneurs who have chosen to build our businesses on line and through the power of technology.

In this episode we talk about a lot of different ideas with the focus being how to pivot and shift your career with your talk therapist skill set. We cover:

• Content creation and what really works
• Using video to grow your audience
• Using your talk therapy skills in other ways
• Why talk therapists may want to consider coaching
• How you can network and grow relationships on social media
• And so much more!

This is unedited and as real we get! You can also find the zoom recording of this interview on my Facebook page.

We hope you find value and feel free to join his group to get in on his upcoming trainings.

If you are looking for fun and convenient continuing education contact hours -- I got you covered! Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are now approved for CE contact hours. You can listen to The Therapy Show episodes while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you exercise..and if you want to get the contact hour, just head to my site, www.lisamustard.com, click on podcourses and then click purchase. It's pretty simple and easy yet if you have any issues with your purchase, just send us an email.

And you can grab a coupon code to get 20% off your first course! Go to my homepage, scroll down and submit your email. We will email you a code (be sure to check your spam or junk folder if you don't receive your code.)

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Are you a talk therapist with many interests? Well if so, welcome to the club! Pull up a chair and get comfortable. Today's episode is dedicated to our peers who enjoy what they do yet also feel called to other things. My guest, Dr. Bryan Fox, shares his story and how he has carved out a career in addiction recovery and performance consulting. He also gives practical tips for getting started in pursuing your passions.

Bryan is the Director of Special Projects and Manager of the Adolescent Recovery Center at Prisma Health. He has 24 years of clinical experience working with adults and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient behavioral care treatment settings. Currently, his focus is on the creation of a comprehensive dual diagnosis treatment center for adolescents.

Recently, Bryan started Fox Performance Consulting where he specializes in helping athletes, musicians, and performing artists elevate their performance by building and strengthening mental skills through the use of Positive Psychology, mindfulness based interventions and established sport psychological methods.

You can connect with him at Fox Performance Consulting on facebook.

We hope you enjoy this episode! If you like what you're hearing, please rate, review and subscribe to the show. Thank you!

Did you the hear the news?

If you are looking for fun and convenient continuing education contact hours..I got you covered! Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are now approved for CE contact hours.

Here's how it works-- you can listen to The Therapy Show episodes while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you exercise, etc. and if you like what you hear and want to get one continuing education contact hour, just head to my site, click on podcourses and then click purchase. We think it's pretty simple and easy yet if you have any issues with your purchase, just send us an email.

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There are so many incredible things to let you know about today's guest, Dr. Vince Ward. I first met him when I was a graduate student in the Counselor Education program at the University of South Carolina and over the years we have run into each other at workshops and seminars. He always has a warm smile on his face and a kind word to offer. When I saw him last month at a VA event, I jumped at the opportunity to invite him onto the show.

Vince is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been mentored by a few of the best master therapists in the world, including Carl Whitaker and Robert A. Johnson. He draws on a number of techniques from a variety of approaches in his work. He is trained in Systemic, Psychodynamic, Jungian, and Gestalt therapies, among others. And as you will hear in our discussion, we share the same clinical supervisor, Dr. Russell Haber.

For today's episode I asked Vince Ward to discuss whatever he wanted to in regards to the field of talk therapy. Vince has been a therapist for many years even before licensing was a "thing" and I am always interested to hear his perspective and take on ideas within our field and profession.

We cover quite a few topics and notions such as understanding the sides of the brain, the absence of the feminine in men, his view on telehealth, his road to becoming a therapist, what he hopes to be his legacy and why we therapists need to continue to work on ourselves and why we shouldn't ever give up on self examination.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

You can learn more about Vince and connect with him on his website.

If you are looking for fun and convenient continuing education contact hours..I got you covered! Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are now approved for CE contact hours. Yes, no more having to sit at your computer and watch a boring recorded webinar. You can listen to The Therapy Show episodes while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you exercise, etc. and if you want to receive the contact hour, just head to my site, click on podcourses and then click purchase. It's pretty simple and easy yet if you have any issues with your purchase, just send us an email.

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Would you like to explode your brand on social media? If so, let me share what has worked truly worked the best for me! It's Facebook live and it has been the game changer. However when I first started, I was horrible.

Yet I wanted to grow my personal brand so I kept at it. I began to create better content. I began to share more value. And when we have better content,,,we have better engagement. And when we have better engagement, we have our ideal customers reaching out and asking to work with us.

Your potential clients are crawling over social media looking for information to help them solve their problems. Why not let them find you easier?

It's the fastest way to grow the know like and trust factors and on today's solo episode, I share my best tips and advice for you to get started.

Need some help in growing your personal brand? If so, then download my FREE app, Your Brand Buildr on the Apple Store and Google Play. I share all I know about how to create content for social media.

Three episodes are now approved for continuing education contact hours. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are each approved by the SC Board of Counselors for 1 contact hour. Listen in between sessions, on your commute, while you workout..whenever you listen to podcasts. See my site.

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Ernesto Segismundo is not your typical Psychotherapist. Yes, he's a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Southern California as well as a group practice owner however he is also a Videographer, Conference Creator, Financial Coach, Professional Connector and Networker.

He loves to help therapists think outside of the typical 4 walls of the therapy room when it comes to pivoting their skill sets to make way for other professional endeavors.

On today's episode, Ernersto and I have an honest and real discussion that explores professional identities and emotional baggage, how to move through burnout and why taking imperfect action is key.

Connect with Ernesto on Facebook and his website.

I'm excited to share that two episodes are now approved for continuing education contact hours!

Episode 2, An Overview of Eating Disorders and Treatment AND Episode 3, Using Meditation and Ayurvedic Life Coaching as Tools in Your Practice.

We are working behind the scenes to get the website finished so you can purchases the courses. In the meantime, head over to my website to grab your discount on your first course purchase. You will see a sign up box on the homepage.

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Today's episode is all about Binge Eating Disorder. Brandi Stalzer of the Eating Recovery Center gives us an overview of the guidelines, helps us understand treatment options and shares a variety of evidence based approaches to treating eating disorders.

Brandi Stalzer, LIMHP, LPC is the Clinical Manager for Eating Recovery Center, The Carolinas. Her role focuses on providing clinical direction to staff on cases and the milieu for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care. Prior to working at ERC, she has worked in the eating disorder field in Omaha, NE in a variety of aspects including direct care, therapy, and supervision. She carried on the mission of advocating for those struggling with eating disorders in her volunteer life by serving as the Website Chair for the Nebraska Eating Disorder Network, and she currently works with college-aged women on body image initiatives.

She is knowledgeable in a variety of evidenced based approaches including Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

We cover 4 main learning objectives in this episode --

Listeners will be able to:

1. Differentiate in the levels of care and the APA guidelines established for Eating Disorders.
2. Summarize the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder.
3. Identify evidence based treatment options for Eating Disorders.
4. Identify how Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder falls into the level of care guidelines.

Brandi and I originally connected at the Low Country Mental Health Conference in Charleston, SC. Learn about the conference here.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

I'm so excited to share that two episodes are now approved for continuing education contact hours!

Episode 2, An Overview of Eating Disorders and Treatment AND Episode 3, Using Meditation and Ayurvedic Life Coaching as Tools in Your practice.

Head over to my site and grab my latest offerings for continuing education contact hours.

And feel free to connect with me on social media or through my website to let me know what topics you would like me to cover. Thank you for listening.

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Today's episode is all about adoption. Jill Corrigan is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Supervisor who has been in practice for over 20 years in the areas of adoption, mental health and traumatic brain injury. She has also testified in court on adoption related matters, taught in the graduate level to masters level social work candidates, has presented both domestically and internationally and is viewed as a expert in adoption.

Jill covers 4 main objectives today. Listeners will be able to:

Identify and illustrate the different types of adoption.

Summarize and describe the stages of the adoption process.

List and describe ways to support the family and the adopted child as licensed clinicians.

Discuss and recognize the benefits of adoption for children and families.

She also shares resources for clinicians as well as how to get started in this field:

www.adoptioncouncil.org

www.adoptionart.org

www.adoptuskids.org

www.dss.sc.gov

www.attach.org

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Today's episode is dedicated my talk therapists friends who have experienced or are experiencing burnout and compassion fatigue. (This is a topic I know too well as I hit it about 18 months ago.)

I seriously don't think we talk enough about it in our profession, so when I connected with Sherry Collier and we began chatting, I was excited to learn she too had been through this and she was very open about her story and journey. I knew I wanted to bring her onto the show.

Sherry Collier is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Expressive Arts Therapist turned Life & Business Coach. She started Women Who Thrive, a community for creative women who want to heal their burnout and create something new with their re-discovered passion. Sherry coaches therapists, creatives, and other caring professionals through the burnout recovery phase and into the new life work they want to create.

Connect with Sherry on her website.

Two of the episodes have been approved for continuing education contact hours! We are working to finalize the details over on my website yet in the meantime, head over to www.lisamustard.com and grab a special discount code for your first course.

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