143. Patreon Selects: Fun With the Psychology Today Profile Generator

Life can be hard at times. Do you want to feel more visible and important in your relationships? Are you curious about why every Psychology Today profile looks the same? We get silly with the incredible Therapist Generator and learn all about treating sunroof addition with truckload therapy and registered turtleneck therapy. The therapist profiles are fake, but our desire to meet you where you are on your journey is very real.

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Introduction: 0:00 – 26:05

Part One: 26:05 – 1:14:55

Part Two: 1:14:55 – 1:17:35

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Show Notes:

• Therapist Generator
• Kaylen Dwyer: Twitter
• This Person Does Not Exist
• Go open: A plea for transparency in psychotherapy
• Talking more about talking cures: cognitive behavioural therapy and informed counsent
• Informed Consent in Psychotherapy: Implications of Evidence-Based Practice
• Evidence-Based Practice and Psychological Treatments: The Imperatives of Informed Consent
• Informed consent for psychotherapy: still not routine