Welcome to another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This episode we're covering community mental health. Joining Megan to share her expertise is Katie Fleming, LMFT. Katie spent much of her earlier career working in community mental health, and had much to share on this subject. Katie completed her undergraduate education at Purdue University and her graduate training at The Family Institute at Northwestern University before starting work in the field as a crisis therapist at a...

Welcome to another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're discussing the keys to working with infidelity in psychotherapy. This is something many clinicians will encounter, and we've brought an expert, Jasmine Menser-Lust, LCPC onto the show to share her insight. Jasmine completed her graduate education at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago and worked in several different clinical settings, including a hospital, a school, and a community mental...

Get ready for yet another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're exploring a critical topic of discussion - the keys to counseling women in relationships. Joining Megan to share her expertise is Maria Inoa, LCSW. Maria is a licensed clinical social worker with her own private practice in Jacksonville, Florida that provides both in-person and online therapy for women struggling with a wide range of relationship issues. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate...

Welcome to another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're exploring a very important topic - treating anxiety in women and girls. Joining Megan to share her expertise is Nicole Burgess, LMFT. Nicole is a licensed marriage and family therapist and distance credentialed counselor with her own private practice based in Indianapolis, Indiana (Burgess Counseling and Consulting LLC) that provides both in-person and online therapy for teenage girls and women who struggle with...

Welcome to another episode of Mastering Counseling! This week, we're covering a number of fascinating topics including EMDR and chemical dependency with the help of Megan's guest, Rhoda Mills Sommer, LCSW. Listen in to gain some fantastic insight on these counseling topics! Rhoda is a licensed clinical social worker and certified EMDR practitioner with her own private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that offers individual, couples, and family therapy for a wide range of issues,...

Stress and anxiety disorders are two challenges many clinicians will have to help their clients navigate. On today's episode, Megan is joined by Dr. Jill Stoddard, who is a licensed clinical psychologist with her own private practice in San Diego, California that specializes in the treatment of stress and anxiety. Dr. Stoddard completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at Boston University and her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine...

Welcome to another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're talking therapy and the ins and outs of providing coaching to mental health professionals. Joining Megan to cover this is Mari Lee, who helps coach mental health professionals as one of the many areas she covers in the field. Mari Lee is a licensed marital and family therapist, certified sex addiction therapist and supervisor, and founder of several businesses, including her own private practice, Growth...

Welcome to another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're exploring a very important topic - sex and love addiction. Joining Megan to share her expertise is Staci Sprout. Staci Sprout is a licensed clinical social worker and certified sex addiction therapist with her own private practice in Seattle, Washington called r.evolution psychotherapy. The practice specializes in therapeutic recovery from sexual/relationship addiction, intimacy avoidance, and codependency. Staci...

 How much do you know about animal-assisted therapy? On this Mastering Counseling episode we're exploring this fun topic with the help of Megan's guest, Dr. Elizabeth Carr. Dr. Carr is the founder of Kentlands Psychotherapy, a thriving practice. Lately, Dr. Carr has been working with Riley, their Facility/Therapy dog-in-training. Riley accompanies her in individual and couples counseling sessions, and regularly visits with other practice clients in the Kentlands Psychotherapy waiting room. ...

Time to dive into another episode of Mastering Counseling! On this episode we're talking about couples therapy for LGBTQ couples and other special populations. Megan was joined by Jennine Estes, who is a licensed marital and family therapist in San Diego, California who specializes in working with couples, specifically those in the LGBTQ community. Jennine is also the owner of Estes Therapy, which is where she practices along with several other therapists. Jennine completed her undergraduate...

Welcome to another informative episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This week we're talking about the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS), which is an integrative approach to individual psychotherapy. Joining Megan to explore this model is Jon Schwartz, who is acting executive director of The Center for Self Leadership or CSL. The Center for Self Leadership is "dedicated to the healing transformation of lives and cultures and serves as a critical link between therapeutic professionals...

Building anything online these days (be it a private practice web site, a mental health platform, or something else) isn't easy. Fortunately with the right advice, breaking through all the noise and finding success is still very possible. That's where our guest this week comes in! Megan was joined by Dr. Sheri Jacobson, who is the Clinical Director of Harley Therapy, a thriving psychotherapy and counseling establishment which also offers online mental health resources. Dr. Jacobson began her...

Couples Therapy presents clinicians with unique challenges. Overcoming these challenges is the focus of this episode of the Mastering Counseling Podcast! Megan was joined by Dr. Marni Feuerman. Dr. Feuerman is a doctor of clinical psychology, LCSW, and LMFT who runs her own private practice in Boca Raton, Florida in addition to offering clinical supervision, freelance writing, and media consultation services. Dr. Feuerman completed her undergraduate education at the University of Florida and...

Working with insurance can present quite a challenge to any therapist. Our guest this week is Danielle Kepler, LCPC, who runs DK Therapy which is located in downtown Chicago. Danielle also offers consultation services to other clinicians hoping to open their own insurance-based practice through her business, Be Your Own Biller LLC. With her vast amount of experience in the field, Danielle was able to share great information with Megan on dealing with insurance and billing, as well as running...

What do you do if, as a therapist, you're called to testify in court? On this episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast, we explore just that. Our expert guest joining Megan is Nicol Stolar-Peterson. Nicole is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of California. She also owns and operates Therapist Court Prep, which focuses on helping therapists all over the country interface effectively with the court system. Throughout her career, Nicol has worn many hats, including therapist,...

It's time for a brand new episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! This show is all about couples therapy. Joining Megan to discuss her approach to couples therapy is April Eldemire, LMFT. April runs the web site and practice Couples Thrive, based in the Fort Lauderdale area. She specializes in working with couples, specifically around the transition to parenthood. April completed her undergraduate degree at Florida State University and her graduate training at Nova Southeastern...

Get ready for another episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! Practicing psychotherapy is a rewarding career, but it doesn't come without its fair share of challenges. Navigating those challenges, and maintaining success for a lengthy amount of time is something all therapists strive for. We're fortunate to have a guest this week, Dr. Gerald Stein, who has lived it. Dr. Gerald Stein worked as a licensed clinical psychologist in Chicagoland for nearly 30 years in various treatment and...

It's time for another episode of Mastering Counseling! This show, we're covering what it's like to practice psychotherapy "across the pond" in the United Kingdom. Joining Megan to share his experience with this is Noel Bell. Noel is an accredited integrative clinical psychotherapist based in London who works with couples and individuals in a private practice setting. Noel completed his clinical training at the Centre for Counseling and Psychotherapy Education in London and now provides...

We're back with another episode of Mastering Counseling! On this show, Megan was joined by Will Meyerhofer, who runs The People's Therapist blog. Will s a licensed clinical social worker and JD who currently works in private practice providing individual, couple, and group therapy from his TriBeCa loft in Lower Manhattan. Will is also an accomplished author, most written several books including Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy which is intended as an introduction to the experience of...

We've got another great episode of Mastering Counseling for you! In this show, Megan was joined by Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. Dr. Zeig is also a psychologist and marriage and family therapist in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona with a speciality in experiential psychotherapy, hypnosis, and brief therapy. Among many other accomplishments, he has edited or authored more than 20 books on psychotherapy, organizes several different conferences...

It's time for another episode of Mastering Counseling! On this show, Megan was joined by Dr. Barb LoFrisco of CounselorBarb and author of MastersInCouneling.org's own blog. Together, they discussed tips and advice for new clinicians (therapists and counselors) in the field. Dr. Barb LoFrisco has written many posts on this very site covering everything from advice on how therapists should approach dressing, receiving gifts from clients, and so much more. She was able to distill much of her...

Welcome to the first episode of the Mastering Counseling podcast! Our host, Megan Hawksworth was joined by Jessica Miro, founder of Pinnacle Counseling LLC, a practice located in downtown Chicago. Jessica had a tremendous amount of insight to share on how to start your own practice, including the challenges (and benefits) that go along with it.  Listen in to get tips and advice for starting a private practice, and to learn more about the counseling and therapy profession from two experienced...