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
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“The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig

https://amzn.to/4hganLZ

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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

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