The Therapist Thrival Guide

What are all of the different levels of care in mental health treatment, and how do I know if my client is in the right level for them? There are PHPs, IOPs, day treatment, outpatient services, inpatient services, and residential treatments and sometimes it's hard to know when a client needs to step up and step down. Dr. Suzanne Jasberg joins this episode to discuss what these different levels of care mean and how to be assessing client progress.OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

In this week's episode we are covering perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, postpartum anxiety, and OCD. Our guests are passionate about this topic and making sure that new parents feel supported and cared for.RESOURCE LINKS:The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforseen Challenges of Adoption book by Karen Foli: https://amzn.to/3MU5nj8Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers book: https://amzn.to/3OGCvfzFinding Time for Fatherhood: Men's Concerns As Parents book: https://amzn.to/3oA7i2G Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for screening: https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/pediatrics/downloads/edinburghscale.pdfVirtual rounds at the MGH Center for Women's Mental Health: https://womensmentalhealth.org/educational-programs/virtual-rounds-at-the-cwmh/ OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

Most of us have loved ones or clients that have experienced miscarriage or infant loss. In honor of Maternal Mental Health Month, we invited Laura Lammar-Binder, MA to join and share her own experiences with loss and postpartum depression. This episode is for therapists supporting loved ones or clients that have experienced miscarriages or infant loss OR that are looking for support through this themselves.LINKS:Find the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1KQgI5Dc4Kkjvlzm1GtuAPostpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

This episode is for therapists that are experiencing infertility themselves or supporting loved ones or clients that are walking through infertility. In honor of maternal mental health month and infertility awareness week, Sara Livingston-Burke, LPCC and Jennie Karnish, LPCC join to discuss the impact of infertility on one's mental health, how to support loved ones or clients walking through infertility.RESOURCE LINKS:- "Fighting Infertility: Finding My Inner Warrior Through Trying to Conceive, IVF, and Miscarriage" book by Samantha Bucsh: https://amzn.to/3ppfQK2 - "Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard" book by Melanie Dale: https://amzn.to/3Mc2Ekv - "Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-Be" by Kristin Liam Kali: https://amzn.to/3pfj8zh - "Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents" by Marea Goodman and Ray Rachlin: https://amzn.to/42KfxI9- "The Joy of Later Motherhood" book by Bettina Gordon-Wayne: https://amzn.to/42Y8jR1 - "It Starts with the Egg" book by Rebecca Fett: https://amzn.to/42n4Dbn Find it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/W2uCMbekqFU OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

Founder and CEO of Ellie Mental Health, Erin Pash, LMFT joins the episode this week to discuss Ellie's rapid growth and how they are filling gaps in mental health care in new ways. Erin talks about the history of Ellie, why they chose the franchise model rather than corporate growth, and how she sees Ellie's continued growth in the future.OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

Every therapist has to do clinical supervision when they first enter the field, but not every therapist has a great supervisor. This can make all the difference when learning practice management, diagnosing, and how to navigate ethical dilemmas. In this episode, we are joined by Karna Boynton, LMFT and Gina Young, LICSW to discuss attributes of the best and worst supervisors they have had and what clinical supervisors can do to support their clinicians when they are first starting out as therapists.OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

We promised a part two, so here it is! Lucas and Miranda are back to discuss and review the show that is making a splash in the therapy (and non-therapy) world: Shrinking. We are joined with two special guests: Licensed Clinical Psychologist and movie-lover, Dr. Terri Bly, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, BJ McElrath. This show brings up the topics of grief, work-life boundaries, trauma, duty to warn, and all sorts of ethical questions for therapists, so we couldn't wait to talk more about it all.If you love this type of episode, then you'll love Terri's brand-new podcast, When Therapists Watch TV, and what they had to say about this show for non-shrinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpzzcOBU4rI OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

Today we are bringing Dr. Suzanne Jasberg back to the podcast today with Claire McGinn, LCSW to talk about symptoms of psychotic episodes, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder and the best ways to treat people with psychotic disorders, including through CBT-P, medication, and family support. They challenge our assumptions about treatment, progress, and remission of symptoms with research and stories from their own experiences in the mental health field. Throughout the episode, the guests share TONS of great resources that are linked below, so check out those if you're interested in diving more into this topic!Dr. Jasberg is the Senior Director of Adult Psychiatry at Ellie and leads our TMS and First Episode Psychosis Programs. Link to her previous episode all about treating depression with TMS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k-X_7M7C3Y&t=1015s Claire McGinn, LCSW is the Clinic Director of Ellie Mental Health Birmingham, Michigan, and she is CBTp certified and EMDR trained. She specializes in working with individuals who have experienced psychosis and with their family members.RESOURCES/LINKS:"The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness" book by Elyn Saks: https://amzn.to/411rl8f"I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment" book by Xavier Amador: https://amzn.to/41m6a0E"The Three Christs of Ypsilanti" book by Milton Rokeach: https://amzn.to/3GAPL08 Elyn Sak's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6CILJA110Y OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

Dr. Robyn Janssen, PsyD and Dr. Justin Gerstner, MD join the podcast this week to discuss one of their favorite topics: how to treat OCD. They describe the symptoms of OCD, common misconceptions about the diagnosis, and what the research says works best, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy, CBT, and common medications.Link to our episode about technology in therapy.Link to Y-BOCS Assessment Tool.OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.

It's common for students in Marriage and Family Therapy programs or other types of counseling programs to learn about the importance of family therapy. They might even hear the term "cybernetics" thrown around, but many fail to really understand why this concept is so important, and how it actually relates to psychotherapy. In this episode Kile Minnis joins us to break down this topic and make the argument that every therapist should be doing this systemic work, whether they work with individuals, couples, families, or groups.Find the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/xQhY-7DV4W4 A book we recommend on this topic: https://amzn.to/3KiMVPW OUR HOSTS:Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ellie Mental Health⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.⁠⁠Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.