In this episode Isabelle and Claire discuss the practical and ethical aspects of supervision, as well as providing a few tips for getting the most out of supervision.
In this episode Claire and Isabelle enter into a real and honest discussion about what it is like to be a therapist, including some of the joys and challenges, and why it is so important to take care of ourselves.
Claire and Isabelle discuss therapy for the therapist, drawing on their own personal experiences in the client's chair.
Isabelle and Claire share some of the things they wish they had known when they first started as provisional psychologists.
In this episode, Isabelle and Claire discuss manualised interventions, their benefits and when we may choose to be flexible in the delivery of interventions in sessions.
Isabelle and Claire talk about the process of creating the podcast, lessons learned and how they overcame some mindset challenges that they encountered along the way.
Isabelle and Claire discuss the desire to support clients in feeling better, while also acknowledging the complexities of the therapeutic process.
This episode provides some practical tips on how to prepare yourself and your clients for sessions that will be observed and/or recorded for supervision or accreditation purposes.
We all make mistakes and things don't always go as planned. Isabelle and Claire discuss the benefits and challenges of being honest and vulnerable in supervision.
Claire and Isabelle discuss the key principles of psychodynamic therapy and how these insights can be woven into any therapeutic model.
In this episode Isabelle shares advice on how to assist clients who disclose substance use in sessions. Starting at assessment, getting comfortable with identifying substance use, and understanding the function of substance use so it can be factored into your treatment plan
In the final episode of Season 2 Isabelle and Claire talk about what makes a good case formulation, how to conceptualise information provided in the initial intake, sharing this with the client in a way that is both collaborative and person-centred, and using this information to inform treatment.