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5 Post-COVID Changes to Therapy (5 years later)

Do you remember where you were when the whole COVID thing got real for you? I do. Although the virus had been circulating for a few weeks, it was March when I realized it was going to really affect us. I was driving to work when the AM radio host goes, “The remaining NBA season is cancelled due t...

by ACM — Feb 16, 2025 burnout prevention career development current events in session productivity resources therapist experience trauma-informed care

Therapist Inspiration: KP Strike, The Grammys, and SuperBowl LIX (2025)

Consider this an interactive newsletter...I prefer to nudge you into your own personal reflections this week. Grab a notebook or make a voice note for yourself and answer these 3 questions: 1. What is so important to you that you would risk your freedom to protect it? L.A. police arrested 16 prot...

by acm — Feb 10, 2025 burnout prevention career development current events in session productivity resources therapist experience trauma-informed care

HOW to handle politics in your therapy sessions.

What a week to be a therapist! I personally needed a sick day and a peer group meeting to get my head straight. Oh, and lots of music. What’s getting you through? My main goal today (and every day) is to get you what you need to do your job well. Depending on your personality and experiences, it ...

by acm — Feb 02, 2025 burnout prevention career development current events in session productivity resources therapist experience trauma-informed care

What is going on with Student Loan Forgiveness?

One of the last things the prior President did before leaving office was fast-tracking the student loan forgiveness programs that were already in progress. This didn't benefit me, but it might have benefitted you! I would have loved to share the official Dept. of Education press releases that d...

by ACM — Jan 26, 2025 career development current events resources therapist experience

MLK and Inauguration Day 2025

This week, wildfire cleanup is just starting in LA, it's MLK Day tomorrow, and the US Presidency will start a new administration. Plus there's always the dozens of personal things our clients will bring to us and our own personal lives. So, since there's a lot going on, you can scan straight to ...

Jan 19, 2025 burnout prevention career development current events in session meeting invite productivity resources therapist experience trauma-informed care

Therapists Helping Therapists.

This isn't the email I planned to send, and I've written and deleted this email 5 times. Unlike our earthquakes, LA fires are preventable. The people who can actually do something about the cause were, yet again, asleep (and making money in their sleep) at the wheel. Oh, yes, we are treating cli...

Jan 12, 2025

ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Treat your age like an asset.

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

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ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide How old are you, really?

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

Jan 08, 2025 2020-2024 archive cmh survival community mental health survival guide

ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Is the Grass Always Greener? What Happens when a Private Practice Therapist Gets a Job?

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

Jan 07, 2025 2020-2024 archive cmh survival community mental health survival guide

Annual Intention Setting - 2025

It’s 2025! How are you feeling? I’m surfing waves of anticipation and worry. There are big changes coming for 2025 and the clients and clinicians I work with are feeling it. It seems like it’s so important to access and spread hope right now, but it’s also more challenging to do so. So, let’s see...

by ACM — Jan 05, 2025 2025 annual planning burnout prevention goal goal setting intention quarterly planning resources for therapists worksheet

ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Client praise is about you...except for when it isn't.

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

Jan 04, 2025 2020-2024 archive cmh survival community mental health survival guide

ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Client rejection is (mostly) not about you.

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

Jan 03, 2025 2020-2024 archive cmh survival community mental health survival guide

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Working Phase

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