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Therapist Confidential

Therapist Confidential
Troubled Teen Industry
Trauma
Wilderness Therapy
Loneliness
Brief Therapy
Long-Term Therapy
Curiosity In Therapy
Therapy
Deliberate Practice
Validation In Therapy
Mental Health Policy
Complex Trauma
Cross-Cultural Therapy
Feedback-Informed Therapy
Psychopharmacology
Superhero Therapy
Artificial Intelligence
Education
Consciousness
Family Violence

Produced by Psychotherapy.net, Therapist Confidential is a raw, real, and unscripted podcast, creating an authentic dialog by pulling back the curtain on what it really means to be a therapist. Host Travis Heath pushes beyond the surface-level conversations, diving deep into the successes, struggles, fears, and failures that reveal guests in a way they’ve never been heard before.

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How do clinicians balance the urgent need to relieve suffering with the risks associated with opioids and other substances? In this episode, psychologist Travis Heath speaks with pharmacist and educator Dr. Mark Garofoli—widely known as “Pain Guy”—ab... more

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In the Season 2 premiere of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath returns to unpack one of the most common—and often misunderstood—practices in therapy: validation. When does validation truly support clients, and when might it hold therapy back? Travi... more

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In this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath tackles one of the most common—and most loaded—questions clients ask at the start of therapy: “How long is this supposed to take?”

Travis breaks down the tension between brief, structured, goal-orie... more

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In this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath explores a simple but often-forgotten truth: your therapist is a person. Therapists walk into sessions with moods, histories, cultural identities, blind spots, and preferences—because we’re human. Th... more

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Recent Guests

Tammie Lee Demler
Board certified pharmacist, doctor of pharmacy, board certified in psychiatry and geriatric practice
University at Buffalo (state residency program director) / media and leadership roles
Episode: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”: Advocacy, systems, and who shapes healthcare with Tammie Lee Demler
Daryl Chow
Clinical psychologist, based in Australia and Singaporean by background
Australia
Episode: Why Experience Alone Doesn’t Make Better Therapists with Daryl Chow
Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
Therapist based in Paris focusing on expatriates and multilingual online therapy
Expat Therapy (expaththerapy.com)
Episode: From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
Mary Jo Barrett
Expert in complex trauma, family violence, incest survivor and clinician
Independent clinical psychologist and author
Episode: From Chaos to Context: Treating Family Violence and Incest with Mary Jo Barrett
Shahrzad Jalali
Clinical psychologist and author of The Fire That Makes Us
Private practice/Author
Episode: East Meets West: A Different Lens on Trauma, Pain, and Growth with Shahrzad Jalali
Will Dobud
Clinical psychologist and author of Kids These Days
Author, Kids These Days
Episode: When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry

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Travis Heath
Host of Therapist Confidential

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 15 ratings
  • Real and relevant

    I’ve really enjoyed listening to these - Travis Heath is really engaging and helps weave very interesting discussions. I highly recommend!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lara-Loves-Learning
    United States9 months ago
  • Great resource!

    This podcast is a great resource for clinicians and anyone interested in mental health care. Honest conversations with a depth and authenticity that I wish I had in grad school.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Silver95551
    United Statesa year ago
  • Not your typical therapy podcast!

    Casual, conversational vibe, with topics that explore what therapy is really like in the field - Love it!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    shelleyspins
    United Statesa year ago

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Real and relevant discussions that are deep and engaging for clinicians and students alike.
Not your typical therapy podcast—casual, human, and focused on real-world therapy.
Great resource for clinicians; honest conversations with depth and authenticity.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry
Q: What role did Paris Hilton play in bringing change to these practices?
Dobud recounts Paris Hilton's documentary and advocacy, which amplified survivor voices, pressured policymakers, and contributed to the closing of some programs, illustrating how public awareness can drive systemic reform.
When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry
Q: Why did you start seeing these programs as problematic after leaving the woods?
He describes realizing the disconnect between the traditional wilderness model and the needs of clients, recognizing coercive elements and the lack of genuine engagement, which led him to advocate for more tailored, human-centered approaches.
When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry
Q: What exactly is the 'troubled teen industry' and how did it develop?
Dobud explains the industry as a network of wilderness programs, residential centers, and for-profit treatment facilities that grew through funding incentives, insurance reimbursement, and regulatory structures, often prioritizing risk management and standardized models over individualized care.
From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
Q: What language-related dynamics do you find most important when working with clients who speak different languages?
She stresses there is little direct translation; instead, she uses curiosity to explore language choices, histories, and attachment, and to acknowledge feelings that arise when languages differ.
From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
Q: How do you handle the trauma of displacement in therapy, and what are the stages you see in clients?
She describes a crisis model: loss of familiar social bonds, language barriers, and identity disruption, followed by the therapeutic window to explore deeper feelings, trauma, and attachment across languages.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Therapist Confidential

What is Therapist Confidential about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Therapist Confidential often centers on real-world therapy practice, exploring how clinicians balance validation, curiosity, ethics, and practical constraints. Episodes cover topics like the impact of insurance incentives on therapy length, the ethics of practitioner self-disclosure, AI's role in mental health, and critical views on industry practices such as the troubled teen system. A recurring strength is candid, thoughtful conversation from the host with diverse guests—clinicians, researchers, and authors—who bring lived experience, research insights, and practical guidance for clinicians, students, and policymakers. Notably, discussions frequently blend clinical nuance with broader systemic considerations, making it especially useful f... more

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1. Tammie Lee Demler
2. Daryl Chow
3. Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
4. Mary Jo Barrett
5. Shahrzad Jalali
6. Will Dobud

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