The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

Take Action Like a BOSS

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Curt and Katie talk about the difference between talking about what’s wrong and actually doing something about it. Katie shares her BOSS acronym for making decisions and taking action. 

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Taking action rather than just talking about what needs to change
  • Identifying what you want to take action on
  • Experimenting, finding what you’re motivated to actually do
  • The big goals that we have pursued and continue to act on
  • Making commitments to others can help move action forward
  • Vision, goals, and connecting to like-minded people to accomplish goals
  • Creating the structure to be able to accomplish big dreams
  • The challenges in our profession that warrant consideration for taking action
  • A call to action to think about the conversations you’re having and identify actionable steps for creating change
  • Katie’s acronym for making decisions: BOSS (Bold Objective Selective Strategic)
  • Finding your big bold vision
  • Creating your personal mission statement
  • Looking at logistics (time, energy, timing, etc.)
  • Saying yes also means saying no
  • Creating the plan – scheduling tasks, not creating a to do list
  • The importance of structure and support

    •  Resources mentioned:

    We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.

    Simon Sinek’s Start With Why

    CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)

    #therapymovement

    Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapists Group

    Therapy Reimagined 2019: Sign up here to get notified when the details are released.

    Our consultation services:

    The Fifty-Minute Hour

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