Therapeutic Perspective

In this episode, Amber Rice, LMFT joins us to discuss the influence of Diet Culture and Weight Stigma on mental health. Amber shares the early messages we get about food and hunger and explains what diet culture is and where it comes from. She reviews some of the things therapists do that may cause harm, even inadvertently, and what we can do instead. Amber also shares the workshops she has found most helpful and the modalities she uses. She talks us through a peaceful relationship with food and self-compassion for our bodies. Finally, Amber touches on the relationship of trauma and weight and eating disorder treatment with a health at every size approach. 

In this episode, we talk with Ray Barrett CEO, LMHC, LPC  owner of The Telehealth Certification Institute. Ray comes to the show with a vast amount of telehealth experience and talks us through essential considerations for using telehealth for direct mental health services. Ray reviews both federal and state laws involved in the practice of telehealth and what we need to know before meeting with a client virtually. He discusses insurance and medicare reimbursement policies and touches on telehealth research. Ray also goes into real time client goal tracking and symptom reduction metrics. Finally, he talks through considerations for using email and apps with clients. 

In this episode, we discuss coping with anxiety as kids head back to school. With returning to in-person learning, students may experience a variety of emotions, including excitement and anxiety. In this episode, our guests discuss the symptoms children and parents may be experiencing and the potential for anxiety disorders to be exacerbated as students return to in person school. They provide great advice for parents about monitoring what kids hear and take in as well as techniques to help children feel supported and heard. They touch on how clinicians can normalize these experiences for their clients and tools you can use in session. Finally, they talk through the process of communicating about anxiety with the teacher as well as tools for managing anxiety in the home.

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In this episode we explore what it means to be a Court Involved Therapist (CIT). For many mental health providers, the idea of going to court is very anxiety provoking, and that’s why we invited Dene Carroll, LCSW to join us today. Dene talks about her experience as a CIT; she discusses the three key components of therapy with families involved in the court, and the four roles CITs play. She also talks us through the process of coparenting counseling, including session systems and structure, and she touches on the business aspect of being a court involved therapist, including how she gets referrals. Finally, she shares the five protective factors that help move parents and families through this experience.