On this week's episode, we welcome Erica Zaldivar - a licensed marriage and family therapist. Today, we are talking about bad therapists. I had posted a few weeks back in my Instagram stories about sharing bad comments from therapists and it received a lot of traction. Erica and I wanted to do an episode on this specifically to help you identify what is appropriate and what is not appropriate in a therapy setting. You are in control in your therapy session, and have the power to not allow invalidating or inappropriate comments from your therapist. We hope you feel empowered with this episode.

On this episode, you will hear:
- commenter's shared therapy experiences
- identifying red flags in therapy
- the importance of validation in therapy
- understanding self-disclosure in therapy
- navigating personal experiences as therapists
- the role of social media in therapy
- navigating boundaries in therapy
- recognizing harmful therapist behaviors
- the importance of communication in therapy
- finding the right therapist
- empowerment in therapy choices

Resources:
Open Path Collective

You can find and follow Erica Zaldivar on instagram: @ericazlmft

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