The Importance of Mentorship in Psychotherapy

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Being Human Podcast:  A Letter to Catholic Mental Health Professionals It’s time to clear the air! In this episode, Dr. Greg extends a peace offering while sharing a heartfelt message with Catholic mental health professionals. 

 

Discussed in this episode:

• A mea culpa from Dr. Greg;

• Why it’s important to acknowledge the morally questionable developments in the field of secular psychology in order to determine a way forward for Catholic professionals;  

• Isolation and loneliness as one of the many challenges that mental health professionals encounter in their field;

• The siloing effect that happens in ministry and mental health care and the importance of maintaining connection and collaboration with one another;

• Recognition that more support is something Catholic mental health professionals are in need of; 

• Dr. Greg’s desire to nurture deep engagement and conversation around an approach to Catholic mental health care;

• What’s needed to build a truly Catholic approach to psychology;  

• Faith, reason, and science as three parts of a whole that bring us to the truth about the human person; 

• A call for older Catholic professionals in the field of psychology to acknowledge recent developments that have made it difficult for younger generations to pursue a career in mental health; 

• Dr. Greg’s goal of providing aid and support to all Catholics in vocations or careers in which they are bearing the emotional burdens of others. 

 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Past Being Human Episodes: 

• Episode 123: Fake Science and Real Compassion;

• Episode 122: There Is No Real Marriage Therapy;

• Episode 121: How the APA is Schizophrenic;

• Episode 81: The Lies of the American Psychological Association; 

• Episode 72: The DSM Disease (Part One);

• Catholic Psychotherapy Association;  

• Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification!

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• Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment;

• Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych;

• Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; 

• Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; 

• Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE’s - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more!

 

Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!

 

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