The Shrink Think Podcast

Using a list of Universal Human Needs, which everyone has, we discuss the importance of knowing your needs and how they make you - and others - known. When you know your feelings AND the needs that are associated with them, you can better meet them and be a healthier, more stable person. It also means you can better see and meet the needs of others in relationships.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/KiejsgzNg70

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

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Assessments in therapy sound boring. They’re not! Let us surprise you! We explain why a good assessment, in the first couple of sessions of therapy, is important to everything else that happens - including the effectiveness and direction of your treatment.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/pleMt6gW2yg

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

How do you know if therapy is good? We discuss some good indicators that your therapy is quality, beyond the basic “my therapist is warm and empathetic.” Our hope is that you can be better informed to make a good decision about your therapy, or if you’re a therapist, you can be reminded of what people need in order for therapy to be effective.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/pr-WdtzIOjk

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

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Part 2 of 2. There is a common dynamic in marriage where a passive husband does not contribute like his wife needs him to, which causes her to “over function.” When she tries to talk to him to get more initiation from him, he often shuts down or says he will help but then doesn’t. This “pursue-and-withdraw” pattern can be tricky! In this episode, we focus on the passive husband: why he shuts down and what he needs to do to change his side of the equation.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/ZAvQzHe7OkU

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

Part 1 of 2. There is a common dynamic in marriage where a passive husband does not contribute like his wife needs him to, which causes her to “overfunction.” When she tries to talk to him to get more initiation from him, he often shuts down or says he will help but then doesn’t. This “pursue-and-withdraw” pattern can be tricky! In this episode, we focus on the unsupported wife: what she feels and needs to do to change her side of the equation.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/ONVTBlVdbVs

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

This is a re-release of a popular episode we recorded way back in 2021. We’ve been introducing more IFS content and thought it would be helpful to “bump” this informative episode but with a fresh coat of paint!

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

You’ve heard the saying “you can’t give away what you don’t already have for yourself.” We unpack that, using Love as an example, to show you that being patient, kind, and humble with yourself is not only NOT selfish but is the epitome of “self-love.” And when you love yourself like this, you can more authentically love others.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/QpkUH6AUQEg

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

We’ve introduced Internal Family Systems and described it, and thought it would be helpful to hear it demonstrated. Aaron offers himself as a client for Nathan as his IFS therapist, focusing on a “performing/achieving” part of Aaron’s system. Listen/watch to experience IFS more in-depth.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/4oZ6MrAs1FI

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

As therapists, we often hear the version of life our clients tell us without realizing there may be another version that’s very different. When a client brings in their significant other and those versions vary drastically, we get to see it in real time-and it can be shocking! We hope this episode helps you realize there’s another side of your story so you can be open to it and even seek it out.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Xh89X_DQ8d4

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/

If you’ve been with people who are emotionally closed off then meet someone who is open, it can feel like availability but it’s not. You can be emotionally open but not available for your partner in a relationship. We break down the difference between these three and give examples to help you understand so you can hopefully work toward the healthiest version of yourself and your relationship.

Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins are behavioral health experts, licensed counselors, and clinical supervisors with over 35 years of experience. They each own a private group therapy practice and co-own a third one together. Aaron is also a business consultant for therapists in private practice wanting to start, grow, or expand their business.

*Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/eTzWP5drtCQ

*Now on YouTube: @shrink-think

*Sign up for our FREE email course on overcoming fear and insecurity at:

https://www.shrinkthink.com/podcast

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*Member of the PsychCraft Podcast Network*

https://psychcraftnetwork.com/