Today’s episode is a chatty interview with Dr. Therese Mascardo of Exploring Therapy. Not only is Dr. Therese a dear friend of mine, she spent the last five years living in Lisbon, Portugal while seeing therapy clients living in California (yes, her workday starts at 2:00pm to accommodate the time difference!).

We kept our conversation pretty informal, and meandered through a few different topics:

-What inspired Dr. Therese to go fully remote in 2015

-Why she decided to move to Lisbon full time in 2019

-How she overcame pushback to pursue her dreams

-What she’s learned about our profession now that she’s lived abroad

-What our hopes are for the therapy profession going forward

We share lots of giggles along the way (we’re friends, we can’t help it!), and we let our conversation go on a few side quests as we chat.

Links Mentioned:

Check out Dr. Therese’s book! Love the Journey (workbook and journal):

https://www.bando.com/products/love-the-journey-wellness-workbook

https://www.bando.com/products/love-the-journey-wellness-journal

Follow Dr. Therese on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/exploring.therapy/

Follow Dr. Therese on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@DrThereseMascardo

Visit the Exploring Therapy Website:

https://www.exploringtherapy.com/

Therese’s book references: “Reasons to Stay Alive” by Matt Haig

https://amzn.to/40cDlGy
*this is an affiliate link

“The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig

https://amzn.to/4hganLZ

*this is an affiliate link

2012 Psychotherapy Notes Piece: "It’s time for national licensure laws in mental health”

https://www.psychotherapynotes.com/its-time-for-national-licensure-laws-in-mental-health/
(Therapists have been talking about this for a long time!)

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

The California Board of Psychology recently changed the license renewal requirements for psychologists in the state of California, shifting from the CE model to a Continuing Professional Development Model (CPD).

After I renewed my license for the first time in the new CPD format, I wanted to share my thoughts, which I compiled in this episode. Will other jurisdictions follow suit? What do you think of this model?

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

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*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

Links Mentioned:

California Board of Psychology Regulation Advisory: Continuing Professional Development:

https://www.psychology.ca.gov/laws_regs/cpd_reg_advisory.shtml

California Board of Psychology CPD Webinar Slides:

https://psychology.ca.gov/licensees/slides_cpd_webinar.pdf

California Board of Psychology- Continuing Professional Development Model Webinar - January 23, 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghh-A727MUM

Title 16. Psychology Board of California Department of Consumer Affairs Final Statement of Reasons:

https://psychology.ca.gov/laws_regs/cpd_fsor.pdf

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Hi Friends! I wanted to share some off-the-cuff thoughts about how I think we can redefine self-care and improve how we approach it - especially as therapists.

I hope you don't mind my rambles, and maybe there's some helpful takeaways in here :)

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

Links Referenced:

Article: "The New Self-Care: It's Not All About You”

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/pri-pri0000190.pdf

Article: "The intersection of psychologists' personal and professional lives”

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/ethics

Video: "How to Find Fellow Therapists you Get Along With"

https://youtu.be/ribuhCYGzgc

Video: "How to Find a Peer Consultation Group in Private Practice"

https://youtu.be/qpMUDxPvcqo

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Given how it is getting harder and harder to become a therapist, I've been reflecting on how I would do things differently if I were to go through my therapy training today.

As it turns out, I'd do a lot of things differently - like most of it! So I thought it could be helpful for me to share those reflections with you.

Please keep in mind that I see these as reflections on how I'd do things differently - I don't mean that I think these same changes would fit for everyone. But I think it can be helpful to hear different potential paths that are available.

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify

DEAL ALERT: the first 100 listeners who mention "Marie Fang" at signup will get $250 off their first year! Just type "Marie Fang" in the box asking how you heard about them and they will honor the discount when your free trial is up.

*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

This episode explores some of the common reasons therapists can get bored during sessions and offers some potential solutions.

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify

DEAL ALERT: the first 100 listeners who mention "Marie Fang" at signup will get $250 off their first year! Just type "Marie Fang" in the box asking how you heard about them and they will honor the discount when your free trial is up.

*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

In today's episode, I answer your questions related to having a side hustle as a therapist.

We cover a wide range of topics such as what a side hustle is, why someone might want to have a side hustle, examples of side hustles for therapists, and tips for success if you'd like to earn a little extra income on the side of your primary source of income.

And as always, you'll hear my own anecdotes sprinkled throughout as well.

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify

DEAL ALERT: the first 100 listeners who mention "Marie Fang" at signup will get $250 off their first year! Just type "Marie Fang" in the box asking how you heard about them and they will honor the discount when your free trial is up.

*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

Find the shorter version of the episode on YouTube here:

https://youtu.be/WN0X4Hn_hiY

Heard’s Article on Alternative Income Streams:

https://www.joinheard.com/articles/the-complete-list-of-income-streams-for-therapists

Past Livestream about Starting a Side Hustle:

https://youtube.com/live/7NuATqpwkik

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

If you're allergic to those stuffy therapist networking mixers and meet and greets, this episode is for you!

In this episode, I offer some practical tools you can use to utilize effective networking skills to not only fill your therapy practice but to establish genuine, healthy relationships with therapists and other professionals. Sounds pretty nice right?

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify

DEAL ALERT: the first 100 listeners who mention "Marie Fang" at signup will get $250 off their first year! Just type "Marie Fang" in the box asking how you heard about them and they will honor the discount when your free trial is up.

*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

When I made my first therapist website in 2016, I slapped it together without really knowing what I was doing.

I've learned a thing or two about creating effective private practice websites since then, so I thought it would be fun to go back and take a look at my first website. I offer some critiques, there's a definite cringe moment, but I also felt really proud of what I built given where I was at.

If you're just starting out with your website or you're feeling stuck in the process of creating your website, I hope this encourages you knowing we all go through the scary and awkward experience of building a website for the first time. You got this!

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:

https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify

DEAL ALERT: the first 100 listeners who mention "Marie Fang" at signup will get $250 off their first year! Just type "Marie Fang" in the box asking how you heard about them and they will honor the discount when your free trial is up.

*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!

Check out my course on how to DIY your Therapist Website:

https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/p/diy-therapist-website

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

As therapists, we're unfortunately quite capable of shaming our fellow therapists about money.

A therapist advocating for higher pay gets labeled as “greedy” and uncaring whereas a therapist working a thanklessly low-paying job gets called out for practicing poor self-care or not prioritizing their household finances.

This happens for a variety of reasons - far too many to tackle in a single episode. But I thought we could look at one variable: how a dollar amount equals different amounts based on an individual's financial situation.

A dollar means different things in different contexts, and I think that's important to consider before we go judging each other about what we charge or how much we make. I do a deep dive into what I mean in today's episode.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

It's not uncommon for our family and loved ones to not know how to best support us as therapists. Some truly care and try their best, only to inadvertently offer unhelpful remarks in an attempt to support us. Others are blatantly unsupportive - overtly verbalizing their lack of support.

In today's episode, I share some of the ways family and loved ones can be unsupportive (whether they realize it or not), and offer some tools to help you access the support you need as a therapist.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.