Treat Therapy as an Experiment (Set Aside X Dollars for Y Sessions and See How It Goes)

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If someone is considering this, they should expand their budget for the experiment.
It is recommended to have at least five sessions to fully assess the value.
Being willing to let go of the money without constantly thinking about it is important.
Approaching the sessions with a mindset focused on benefits and immersion is more effective.
After five sessions, reassessing the value can redefine one's perspective.

Tee welcomes to the show Damon Sasi, a Marriage and Family Therapist and co-host of the Rationally Writing podcast.

Two primary questions structure the episode, 1) how do you know whether a coaching or therapy relationship is going well? and 2) how much does it make sense to pay for coaching or therapy?

Damon & Tee discuss similarities and differences between coaching and therapy (38:15), conceptions of what high-skilled coaching and high-skilled therapy look like (46:52), and questioning the assumption "high-priced therapist/coach = better therapist/coach" (1:32:15).

Spicier parts of the episode include what makes for a bad therapist (51:24), how therapists could be doing CBT wrong (56:47), and how being a fully booked and busy coach could be a signal of stunted growth (1:33:52).

References mentioned in the show:

– Rationally Writing podcast (Damon Sasi & Alexander Wales)
– "Bad Therapist" blog post by Damon Sasi

– "Philosophy of Therapy" blog post by Damon Sasi

– "Why does psychotherapy work (when it works at all)?" Clearer Thinking Podcast with Scott Miller
– "Why you can't find a therapist, no really" by Sidrea