BLOGS: FOR THERAPISTS BY THERAPISTS

Lightening signaling hurt people hurt people

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Hurt people hurt people? When Good Therapists Cause Harm

In working with a diverse range of helping professionals, including undergraduate psychology students, fellow counselors (and other mental health professionals), and law enforcement personnel, a common thread keeps showing up: many of us seek out...

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Images of an LGBTQI supportive therapy office

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Clinical Insights into LGBTQ+ Counseling

Discover clinical approaches and skills for effectively working with LGBTQ populations in therapy sessions.

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Fight flight freeze fawn flop

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Trauma-Informed Therapy: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, Flop

Trauma-informed therapy explains the connection between the nervous system and mental health, offering a paradigm shift in treating mental health...

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Therapist sitting

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On Being a therapist's therapist

Here’s a question to consider—Are you a therapist’s therapist? Do you advocate for other therapists, and do you offer beneficence when the...

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Trans paperairplane

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Therapists and Transcare: An Interview with Zach Hebert, LPC, NCC, PhD

One of the greatest pleasures I have in life are the friendships I've made along the way in my journey to becoming a therapist. For the most part,...

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The Dance of Therapy | Treatment Interfering Behaviors | Undertreating

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The Dance of Therapy: Attunement, Undertreating and TIBs

Therapy, at its essence, is like a dance-an ebb and flow of connection, rhythm, and responsiveness. This delicate dance thrives on attunement, the...

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Scales

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The Potential for Harm: Ethical Considerations in Counseling

As I continue to evolve in my professional identity, a lingering question has begun to consume my thoughts. Despite the extensive training and...

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KDH Collective | Multicultural Competency

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The Importance of Diversity in the Therapy Room

I feel a sense of shame sharing intense emotions, so I keep them to myself. However, it is humanly impossible to avoid feeling. It is a natural part...

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KDH Counseling team picture

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The Benefits and Challenges of Mental Health Consultation

Consultation within the context of mental health is something every therapist should be familiar with and engage in--yet there is this anxious...

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KDH Collective | Neurodiversity - Affirming Therapy

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UNDERSTANDING NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING THERAPY

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy is emerging as a new approach to mental health care-one that flips the script on conventional therapy methods....

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