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The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

Curt Widhalm, LMFT and Katie Vernoy, LMFT

Mental Health

Therapy

Private Practice

Artificial Intelligence

Burnout

Therapy Practices

AI In Therapy

Social Justice

Self-Care

Clinical Supervision

Community Mental Health

Ethics In Therapy

Anxiety

Immigration

Trauma-Informed Care

Behavioral Health

Therapist Burnout

Couples Therapy

Marriage and Family Therapy

Migrant Rights

The Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide: Where Therapists Live, Breathe, and Practice as Human Beings It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when clinicians must develop a personal brand to market their private practices, and are connecting over ... more

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	519	Founded	9 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Alternative HealthHealth & FitnessMental Health

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Advocate From Where You Are: How Therapists Can Support Inclusion as DEI Gets Rolled Back

Therapist advocacy as DEI gets rolled back: Curt and Katie on supporting inclusion from where you are.

Federal mental health funding is being cut, and univers... more

2 Nov 2026 • 37 min

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Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts - An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD

Ali Hartley, JD, SimplePractice's Chief Legal Officer, on HIPAA, AI scribes, BAAs, and data privacy for the... more

26 Oct 2026 • 1 hr 15 min

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The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role - An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD

Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD on expert witness work for therapists, standard of care, and c... more

22 Oct 2026 • 44 min

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Why Is It So Hard for Therapists to Delegate? Letting Go of Control Over Scheduling, Billing, and Bookkeeping - An Interview with Bibi Goldstein

Bibi Goldstein of Buying Time on why therapists struggle to delegate, and how automation and online sche... more

19 Oct 2026 • 41 min • Popular

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Recent Guests

Ali Hartley

Chief Legal Officer at SimplePractice and healthcare attorney with nearly two decades of experience.

SimplePractice

Episode: Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts - An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD

Nicol Stolar-Peterson

National expert witness in child abuse, child protective services, and clinical social work.

Kids Court & Counseling Center

Episode: The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role - An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD

Bibi Goldstein

Founder of a virtual support company and productivity consultant with nearly 20 years of delegation and automation experience.

Buying Time, LLC

Episode: Why Is It So Hard for Therapists to Delegate? Letting Go of Control Over Scheduling, Billing, and Bookkeeping - An Interview with Bibi Goldstein

Ajita Robinson

Grief and trauma therapist, bestselling author, and CEO of Legacy Wellness Group

Legacy Wellness Group

Episode: Private Practice Has Changed. Now What? How Therapists Can Find Clients and Stay Profitable - An Interview with Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC

Ajata Robinson

Guest, psychologist (as introduced)

Episode: Skill Issue or Systemic Reality? Systems, Platforms, and What Therapists Are Still Responsible For

Nicole Stoller-Peterson

Guest, therapist (as introduced)

Episode: Skill Issue or Systemic Reality? Systems, Platforms, and What Therapists Are Still Responsible For

Alex Iantaffi

Licensed marriage and family therapist; systemic psychotherapist; gender specialist

Private practice / academic and clinical work

Episode: Your Client Is Not a Category: Binary Thinking, Gender Trauma, and Presence as a Clinical Skill - An Interview with Alex Iantaffi

Nikki Rubin

Clinical psychologist, MindScience Collective co-founder and COO

MindScience Collective

Episode: Just a Hypothesis: Case Formulation and Treatment Planning for Real-World Therapy - An Interview with Nikki Rubin, PsyD

Juliane Taylor Shore

Therapist and teacher, author of Setting Boundaries That Sticks

juliantayloreshore.com

Episode: What This Work Asks of Therapists: Integration, Not Knowing, and the Capacity to Stay - An Interview with Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT, LPC, SEP

Hosts

Curt Widhalm

Host of The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide; focuses on practitioner sustainability, ethics, and professional advocacy.

Katie Vernoy

Co-host focusing on representation, advocacy, ethics, and modern practice for clinicians.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 329 ratings

Adapting EMDR for neurodivergent clients
The title of the episode is “Adapting EMDR for neurodivergent clients”, yet, it was all rambling to get a point across with very few actual adaptations for ND clients. Waste of time to listen to. I thought they would go through each of the phases with tangible adaptations like the description and title imply.
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emmackaa
Canada5 months ago
Missed opportunity
Listened to allyship show. Please give some actual case examples. Too abstract. Thank uou
Apple Podcasts
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rabidmoderate
United States5 months ago
Lacking Integrity
It’s incredibly disappointing that this podcast which claims to be advocating for therapists’ and clients’ best interests and to recommend social activism are sponsored by and advertising for Simple Practice given the numerous unethical things Simple Practice has done and continues to do! Gross!!
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Courageous Therapist
United States8 months ago
Modern Therapist Survival Guide is vital!
Thank you for the great podcast! It has been vital to my learning after graduate school. I appreciate you sharing real world experiences and advocacy work for therapists to earn a living wage and take care of themselves. Love the banter and laughing and sense of humor too!
Apple Podcasts
5
Beach Commute is vital!
United States2 years ago
I learn something new every week. The hosts are very entertaining and knowledgeable. They also choose interesting and insightful guests.
Audible
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zoprano
United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise practical guidance for private practice and real-world relevance across modern issues.

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Many appreciate the hosts' honesty, humor, and candid discussions about tough topics.

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Apple Podcasts	#71	United States/Health & Fitness/Alternative Health
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The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role - An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD

Q: How do you make sure you're doing what role you're supposed to do? Yes, what are the roles? How do you make sure that you're not doing something inappropriate, like an appropriate dual role, that kind of stuff?

Stolar-Peterson distinguishes treating therapists who testify as fact witnesses from experts brought in to evaluate or review a case. She advises treating clinicians to stay in that role and be cautious about serving as a testifying expert for their own client.

The Therapist as Expert Witness: Standard of Care, Objectivity, and Staying in Your Role - An Interview with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, PsyD, LCSW, BCD

Q: What makes for a good expert witness? How can people who are interested in this kind of work start to align their careers if this is something that they want to consider adding in?

A strong expert has established, specific expertise and enough experience to speak comfortably about it. They must also be able to explain their knowledge and opinions in clear, accessible terms.

Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts - An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD

Q: What is the difference between training an AI model and refining prompts?

Training changes the foundational model using large datasets, while prompt refinement uses de-identified material to evaluate outputs and adjust instructions without changing the underlying model.

Is Your Client Data Safe with AI? What Therapists Need to Know About HIPAA, BAAs, and Session Transcripts - An Interview with Ali Hartley, JD

Q: What does a BAA actually protect?

A BAA creates contractual obligations, defines permitted uses of protected health information, and sets breach notification duties, but it does not itself provide technical safeguards or prevent breaches.

Private Practice Has Changed. Now What? How Therapists Can Find Clients and Stay Profitable - An Interview with Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC

Q: How do you recommend starting into that? What are the tactics or strategies that you use with the folks that you're working with, or even within your own business, that help folks start to just get some breathing room in order to do this assessment?

She recommends organizing call-log and intake data into a dashboard to track inquiries, conversions, and client retention, then choosing strategies based on where the practice is losing clients.

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This show centers on the evolving role of therapists in modern practice, blending practical guidance for private practices with critique of industry structures, technology, and policy. Episodes frequently cover ethics, AI in mental health, practice management tools, and advocacy for clinicians, with guest voices ranging from product leaders shaping AI tools for therapists to survivors and advocates in areas like the troubled teen industry and LGBTQ+ mental health. A standout aspect is the sustained focus on therapist sustainability, representation, and systemic reform, often pairing hands-on tips (HIPAA-compliant tools, risk management) with candid conversations about real-world challenges faced by clinicians. The format often combines pers... more

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2. Nicol Stolar-Peterson
3. Bibi Goldstein
4. Ajita Robinson
5. Ajata Robinson
6. Nicole Stoller-Peterson
7. Alex Iantaffi
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