You know there's something wrong when your partner's search history includes Google search results for "How to help my trauma psychologist girlfriend with her job stress." Join us as we hear from Jenny who shares about the reality of vicarious trauma in our field and how she navigated it.

What would you do if you waited all year to see Hamilton, only to walk in and realize you are sharing an armrest with an adolescent client? We've talked about running into clients in public before, but this takes it to a whole new level! Tune in to hear how Heather managed this situation and all the thoughts that came along with it.

Bad supervision doesn't have to be a right of passage in graduate school. We talk to Emily about her experiences being ghosted by her supervisor and how she took control of her situation to get the support she needed.

You know and love her from The Entrepreneurial Therapist, but now you'll hear the real story behind Danielle Swimm's scary Instagram hacking. Danielle's cautionary tale highlights the easy steps we can implement to keep our information safe online and what you should do if you get hacked. From ransom, crypto, and the FBI, you won't believe the twists and turns in this episode!

Mary shares her story of how she learned that a client died by suicide. We explore how easy it can be to internalize the work we do, our fears for our clients and ourselves, and the difficulties navigating the situation. This topic is heavy, but the more we share our stories, the less alone we can feel as providers.

Intake sessions can be tricky #amiright? Mickey shares her story of facilitating her first therapy session ever as an intern. We hear about how her mind blanks out on what to say and the aftermath that followed. This episode is too relatable!

Mandated reporting can be the trickiest of situations for therapists to navigate. Jenna shares her experience navigating the fallout of making a child abuse report without telling her client first.

Collecting overdue payments from clients is rarely easy, but what do you do when your client abruptly ends treatment and leaves the country with a large balance? Christina joins us this week to share her difficult experience navigating this exact situation, as well as how we deal with having to refer out someone who we thought was an ideal client. You won't believe the twists and turns in this one!

Kelley Stevens of the Private Practice Pro joins us to share all of her common missteps in the therapy room. We talk about how to handle double-booking clients, what to do if you call clients by the wrong name, and how ageism shows up in the therapy room. This might be our most relatable episode yet!

Join us for lots of laughs as we hear from Dr. Ali Mattu as he shares a hilarious story with a surprisingly deep message. We talk about imposter syndrome, exposure therapy, being put into unexpected situations with clients, and how our own stuff can come into the therapy room.

We've all thought about it. What happens if a client dies by suicide? Viri gets vulnerable with us and shares how she handled the aftermath of a client dying by suicide. From fears of legal issues to self-care and ethics, we cover it all in this heavy, but important, episode.

Ania gets fired by her first client and the aftermath that follows triggers insecurity, doubts and feelings of failure. Many of us have been in this situation, and it doesn't necessarily get any easier when it happens again! Join us for a relatable conversation about the tricky parts of the work we do and how to navigate when we're fired by a client.

Is coaching ethical? Tune in to hear about how Tara made a difficult pivot away from rewarding clinical work in schools to performance coaching for athletes. We dive into the assumptions about coaches, setting up an ethical coaching practice, and how coaches and therapists can coexist.

What would you do if a client's partner tried to break down the door during a telehealth session? Join us as we hear from Shaakira who had an unexpectedly scary telehealth session with a client. She shares the questions that came up for her, how she navigated it, and the gray areas we operate in as therapists.

What do you do when rumors start to spread that a staff member is sleeping with a client? Join us as we hear from Sasha about how she had to be an inspector, a supervisor, a therapist, and more all while having to manage the many moving parts in her role.

This week we are joined by Talia Bombola, and get ready for some laughs! Talia brings in humor with her bad therapist story about how amidst the pandemic while adjusting to telehealth, Zoom glitched and allowed for some accidental group therapy.

What do you get when you have a 4 hour commute, 2+ clinical jobs and full time graduate program? Courtney shares her experience having a panic attack in session with a longterm client and how she navigated it.

Join us as we hear from Alicia Murray in the episode that almost didn't happen. After multiple reschedules and lengthy technology challenges, we finally get to hear Alicia's story! She shares what it was like for her to go back to work after having her first child in the midst of the pandemic, anticipating that she only needed 4 weeks of leave, and feeling immensely triggered in one of her first sessions back.

People pleasers, this episode is for you! We are joined by self-proclaimed recovering people pleaser, Jess Torrecillas. Join us as we hear how Jess' people-pleasing tendencies led to her being praised for seeing 40 clients a week, how she recognized what was happening, and how she recovered from it all.

Grab your passport because we're talking to Carly Dober all the way from Australia! From cultural considerations to the complexities that come with mandated reporting, and how to pivot when you are caught off guard in a session - this episode is full of valuable insights that will help you navigate the most vulnerable therapist situations out there.