Very Bad Therapy

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.

147. Termination Session 09/18/2023

146. Patreon Selects: Carrie-Ben Therapy (aka CBT 2.0) 09/04/2023

145. Patreon Selects: Book Review - All Therapy Books 08/21/2023

143. Patreon Selects: Fun With the Psychology Today Profile Generator 07/24/2023

142. VBT Study Hall: Client Testimonials and Reviews 07/17/2023

141. “Not All Christians…” (with Josh Foster, LCPC) 07/03/2023

140. VBT Study Hall: What Does “Trauma-Informed” Mean? 06/19/2023

139. Politics in the Therapy Room (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) 06/05/2023

138. Patreon Selects: Is EMDR a Cultish Pyramid Scheme? 05/22/2023

137. VBT Study Hall: Evaluating Research 05/15/2023

136. Very Bad Group Therapy 05/01/2023

135. VBT Study Hall: Treatment Planning 04/17/2023

134. Neurodiversity and Diagnosis (with Halina Brooke, LAMFT) 04/03/2023

133. VBT Study Hall: Termination 03/20/2023

132. Some Bad Parts (with Dr. Sheila Addison) 03/06/2023

131. VBT Study Hall: First Sessions 02/20/2023

130. Gambling Therapy 02/06/2023

129. Patreon Selects: Will Carrie Ever Get Licensed? 01/23/2023

128. VBT Study Hall: The Therapeutic Alliance 01/16/2023

127. Enlightenment is Not a Treatment Goal (with Dr. Jim Jobin) 01/02/2023

126. VBT Study Hall: Interventions 12/19/2022

125. So You’ve Stereotyped Your Client (with Deanna Fierman, LPC) 12/05/2022

124. VBT Study Hall: Theoretical Orientations 11/21/2022

Bonus: Clinical Licensing Exams Don't Work (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) 11/14/2022

123. Catching Feelings (with Dr. Ben Caldwell) 11/07/2022

122. Patreon Selects: Degrees of Confusion (Part II) 10/24/2022

121. Patreon Selects: Degrees of Confusion (Part I) 10/17/2022

120. Hard Conversations 10/03/2022

119. Patreon Selects: The Intersections of Philosophy and Psychotherapy 09/19/2022

118. Testing Patients (with Rachel Simon, LCSW) 09/05/2022