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Very Bad Therapy is a closer look at what goes wrong in the counseling room - and how it could go better - as told by the clients who survived.
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146. Patreon Selects: Carrie-Ben Therapy (aka CBT 2.0)
Carrie and Ben create their own model of therapy. Goal setting! Psychoeducation! Exploitation and worrisome sales tactics! What does it say...
145. Patreon Selects: Book Review - All Therapy Books
All therapy books have an oddly similar message: *This* form of therapy is the one that truly matters, and *this* science/philosophy/whateve...
143. Patreon Selects: Fun With the Psychology Today Profile Generator
Life can be hard at times. Do you want to feel more visible and important in your relationships? Are you curious about why every Psychology...
142. VBT Study Hall: Client Testimonials and Reviews
Social proof has become a crucial element of consumer decision making in the Internet era. So why don't the vast majority of therapists ask...
141. "Not All Christians…" (with Josh Foster, LCPC)
What is religious trauma, and why do some therapists refuse to work with clients who use that language? In today's episode, Jeremy speaks ab...
140. VBT Study Hall: What Does "Trauma-Informed" Mean?
Trauma-informed therapy is…what, exactly? And is trauma actually stored in the body, or is that just a clever narrative that a few enterpris...
139. Politics in the Therapy Room (with Dr. Ben Caldwell)
Let's get controversial! Is it a good idea for a therapist to project their own political views onto a client? For today's guest Ruth, the a...
138. Patreon Selects: Is EMDR a Cultish Pyramid Scheme?
No, EMDR is not a cultish pyramid scheme. With that out of the way, why is EMDR training so expensive when its theoretical foundations are s...
137. VBT Study Hall: Evaluating Research
How do we know which psychotherapy research is trustworthy? Dr. Alex Williams and Dr. John Sakaluk help us search for evidence in all the lo...
136. Very Bad Group Therapy
What makes for effective group therapy? Cohesion, expectation setting, and as today's guest Thomas can attest to, not having the therapist g...
135. VBT Study Hall: Treatment Planning
What exactly is treatment planning and why do some therapists dread having to do it on a regular basis? This episode is Carrie's love letter...
134. Neurodiversity and Diagnosis (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT)
What's so important about a diagnosis? For neurodivergent clients, it can mean affirmation, community support, and access to much-needed ser...
133. VBT Study Hall: Termination
Nothing lasts forever, including therapeutic relationships. Therapy can end in lots of different ways, but what constitutes a good goodbye?...
132. Some Bad Parts (with Dr. Sheila Addison)
"No bad parts" is a common mantra in therapy – the various parts of ourselves are always working to serve some beneficial purpose. But what...
131. VBT Study Hall: First Sessions
What happens in the first session of therapy? More importantly, why do one-third of clients not come back for the second session? We look fo...
130. Gambling Therapy
Is good therapy as simple as whatever activity makes a client feel better? What if that activity is a singular focus on sports betting strat...
129. Patreon Selects: Will Carrie Ever Get Licensed?
Carrie hasn't worked as a therapist in over a year. Will she ever get licensed, and how is her decision connected to the apparent reality th...
128. VBT Study Hall: The Therapeutic Alliance
You've already heard that the therapeutic alliance is important to client outcomes, but does anyone actually know why? We dig into the resea...
127. Enlightenment is Not a Treatment Goal (with Dr. Jim Jobin)
Many clients want a spiritual component to their therapy, but what happens when a therapist acts more like a theologian than a mental health...