Afleveringen
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Glenn and Richard discuss money's influence on the practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Exploring perspectives from both seats in the office, they discuss therapist's vulnerability to money through their altruism and greed.
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Richard and Glenn are joined by friend and colleague Emma to discuss relational psychotherapy. Drawing on the work of psychodynamic practitioner Teri Quatman, they discuss the risks and rewards of this type of approach. Personal examples are used to explore the complexities of relational process.
Teri Quatman's book Essential Psychodynamic Psychotheray: An acquired art- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-18487-000
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In this episode, hosts Glenn and Richard delve into the ongoing controversy in psychotherapy research. They discuss Bruce Wompold's contextual model, which highlights common factors in psychotherapy effectiveness, and Jonathan Shedler’s critiques of current research methodologies, especially short-term and manualized treatments. Shedler advocates for the importance of long-term, depth-oriented therapies and questions the reliance on randomized controlled trials and symptom reduction metrics. The episode touches on issues of client choice and informed consent, encouraging a profound reevaluation of psychotherapy research. Listeners are invited to engage, share their perspectives, and contribute to this critical debate.
Link to the debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10h6bLX_LI&t=1316s
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Richard and Glenn discuss Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, an emerging form of therapy that uses Psychedelic medications (MDMA, Psylocibin, Ketamine) to catalyze profound psychological change. The authors discuss how this topic stretches the boundaries of how conventional psychotherapy understands itself.
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Richard and Glenn grapple with the complexities, both personal and professional, of integrating one's practice around multiple theories.
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Glenn and Richard compare the two dominant positions that psychotherapists take today: the management of symptoms vs. supporting healing transformation. Each makes the case for how healing transformation can be supported in an industry increasingly focused on helping people just to cope, including sharing case examples of their work.
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Richard and Glenn discuss problems in the contemporary space of psychotherapy: the dehumanizing forces of managed care, AI, an increasing emphasis on technique, and the diminishment of relational practice. They warn of a dark future if these forces are left unchecked, but also opportunities to correct course and expand the possibilities of psychotherapy today.
