Part 1: What would you do if your hourly rate was potentially getting cut in half? For Joshua Terhune, LMHC, that question was not hypothetical. (8 minutes)

Part 2: Rachel Kimbrel, LCSW, thinks a lot about how hard it is to navigate the specifics of insurance benefits. And, like a lot of therapists doing their own billing, has been forced into some tough conversations with her clients. (8 minutes)

Part 3: Katie Playfair, LPC transitioned from a career in business consulting and human resources into a career as a therapist. In both worlds, she saw the intersection of insurance and health outcomes, and thought about how painful it would be to address its underlying problems. (9 minutes)

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (5 minutes)

Part 1: Mauricio Silva is a therapist who moved from Brazil to the United States when he was 12 years old. The transition changed him in ways that were unique, even from his family. (5 minutes)

Part 2: Growing up between cultures can be enriching at times, and heavy at others. Miranda Nadeau, PhD, is a psychologist who specializes in working with third culture kids—and gets the dynamic first hand. (23 minutes)

Part 3: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Jimmy Sullivan, LMSW, is a veteran who, through his own experience, realized other veterans may often being getting misdiagnosed. (8 minutes)

Part 2: What’s it like to be a veteran navigating the mental health system? Christopher Brown, LICSW, is a trauma therapist who knows first-hand. Hear his insight on military culture and how it impacts the therapeutic relationship.

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Incels communicate with eachother almost entirely online. So Tobin decided to join a group, in order to observe the culture first-hand. To make sense of what he saw, he reached out to Andrew Thomas, PhD, who is a therapist specializing in working with members of this community. (21 minutes)

Part 2: Turns out it’s very difficult to get a member of the incel community to chat with a therapist about why they’re drawn to the group. But one finally did. (7 minutes minutes)

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin posed a question to a group of therapists with lived-experience with chronic pain. What’s it like? (3 minutes)

Part 2: Lindsay Cirincione, PsyD, is a psychologist, researcher, and private practitioner who specializes in helping kids, teens, young adults, and adults facing the emotional and psychological challenges that come with chronic illness. She shares practical tips about what therapists need to know about supporting their clients in managing chronic pain (25 minutes)

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: There are Reddit threads that focus very directly on mental health issues, including their ongoing stigma. Hear a thread that focused on Borderline Personality Disorder, and the unexpected impact of it’s label. (5 minutes)

Part 2: Katie K. May, LPC, is a therapist, practice-owner, and author who specializes in working with teens experiencing depression, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide. She thinks of DBT as essentially the perfect treatment, not just within her specialty, but across the board. (23 minutes)

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin pitches this platform to a group of investors in the thankfully hypothetical “Shrink Tank”. It does not go well. (2 minutes)

Part 2: Venture capital is a term that, in recent years, has often been applied to mental health care. But what exactly is it? (5 minutes)

Part 3: Megan Cornish, LICSW, has emerged as a major voice exploring the ethical considerations of big money in mental health care. Hear about what got her interested in this topic, and the things she thinks therapists need to know. (21 minutes)

Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion (2 minutes)

Part 1: Tobin wanted to understand how grief counseling techniques would apply to himself & his grief after his dad’s death. So he worked with Bailee Chillman, LMHC, an art therapist with a specialty in grief work—and recorded their sessions. (19 minutes)

Part 2: Emily Beerbower, LCSW, had a son who died suddenly at 11 years old. Now, years later, there’s a question she gets from new clients that feels tricky: Do you have kids? (6 minutes)

Part 3: Some of us handle grief in creative ways. Hear a snippet from a therapist who, after the death of her husband of 23 years, started writing poetry. (2 minutes)

Part 4: Summary of treatment and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: In news that is not shocking, debates about parenting take place on Facebook. Hear a recreated post, with plenty of comments, which conveys a way these “conversations” can unfold. (6 minutes)

Part 2: Trish Jonker, LPC is a therapist who has not only spent years working with children and families—but has herself been a foster parent of 8 children. Hear about what these experiences have taught her about trauma-informed parenting. (21 minutes)

Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)

Part 1: In an attempt to find relief after the death of her son, Emily Beerbower, LCSW, embarked on psychedelic treatment. She discusses how her experience unfolded and what she learned throughout the process. (9 minutes)

Part 2: Dee Bonney, MD, is a physician who is all about functional medicine. Hear about why and how he’s become such an advocate for Ketamine treatments, and why he so often sees it work even when nothing else has. (9 minutes)

Part 3: Melissa Scannell, LMHC, discusses her unique specialization which includes accompanying clients on their often in-home psychedelic journeys. (9 minutes)

Part 3: Summary of topic and conclusion. (3 minutes)