Being a Neurodivergent Mental Health Therapist: Considerations for Practicing, Growing, and Thriving By Heather Hyland Being a mental health professional while also being neurodivergent takes intentional considerations for you to feel supported in your work with clients and your work setting. The complexity of working in a profession built around communication, emotional attunement, relationships, andRead more
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What Oregon Professional Counselor Associates Need from Clinical Supervision By Shannon Heers Becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon can be a complicated process. If you are working toward licensure as a Professional Counselor Associate right now, you already know this. The rules are detailed, the expectations are high, and it can feel like oneRead more
Why Every Therapist Needs a Peer Consultation Group (Even Experienced Ones) By Shannon Heers You worked hard to get where you are at in your professional career. Years of graduate school, thousands of supervised hours, the exam, the paperwork, the waiting. And then one day your license came through and you finally got to callRead more
The Benefits of Group Supervision for Social Workers in Utah By Shannon Heers Being a CSW, or Certified Social Worker, in Utah is demanding work. Whether you are in a community mental health center, a school, hospital, group practice, or a nonprofit, you are navigating complex cases with real stakes every single day. And youRead more
What Therapists Need to Understand When Working with BIPOC Clients By Kush Desai Your client is sitting across from you, explaining why her grandmother’s advice still guides her biggest life decisions. You find yourself giving that familiar, polite blank stare. You might nod along, but your client can tell you don’t really get it. ThisRead more
How to Find Your Niche (and Your Ideal Client) in Private Practice By Shannon Heers If you are a newer private practice clinician, you have probably heard the advice to “niche down” more times than you can count. You have also probably ignored it, at least a little, because saying yes to every client whoRead more
Preventing Burnout Before It Starts: Balance Tips for Private Practice Owners By Irrit Mihok When you made the leap to open your own private practice, you likely pictured a life with more autonomy, control over your schedule, and the space to care for your clients without institutional red tape getting in the way. Then realityRead more
The Business Side of Therapy: Skills They Don’t Teach in Grad School By Shannon Heers You spent years in graduate school learning theory, diagnosis, treatment planning, and how to sit with another person’s pain. What you probably were not taught is how to run a business, a private practice. So many therapists aim to beRead more
Online Clinical Supervision in Utah: How It Works for Counselors and Social Workers By Shannon Heers When you are in the thick of your associate hours, finding quality clinical supervision can feel like one more overwhelming thing on an already long list. You are managing a caseload, learning on the job, trying to stay groundedRead more
What to Look for in a Clinical Supervisor as an MFTC in Colorado By Madison Dennis Clinical supervision is an essential part of the training process of becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist in Colorado. If you have recently graduated from a MFT masters program or are exploring new supervision options, you have comeRead more
