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Affordable, relevant, and diverse Continuing Ed for mental health professionals… one year of unlimited CE courses for just one low price! Clearly Clinical is an approved provider with the APA, NBCC, ASWB, NAADAC, NYS, CAMFT, & CCAPP; we feature clinicians from historically-marginalized populations, and donate to the Trevor Project.
Our innovative CE presentations and interviews feature national experts and cover topics that help today’s passionate providers learn, grow, and shine.
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The Mind/Body Connection: The Simple Habit That Makes Us Healthier, Ep. 77
Dr. Mark Pirtle, an expert in the arena of stress-related physical conditions, discusses the impact of thinking on physical health and the power of mindfulness in this dynamic interview. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:2324/01/2020
Switching Gears From Individual to Couple Therapy: Establishing the Basics, Ep. 76
Shane Birkel, LMFT, an expert couple therapist, sheds some light on the ground rules for transition into couple therapy work, and offers tips about helpful interventions and approaches. Presentation.
01:01:1817/01/2020
Left To Our Own Devices: Working with Clients Around Social Media Consumption, Ep. 75
Featuring device management expert Dr. Don Grant, this interview explores how our digitally-based devices and social media behaviors affect and alter our lives, lifestyles, and careers. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:4519/12/2019
Countertransference as a Catalyst for Therapeutic Change and Business Practices, Ep. 74
Dr. Kim Dwyer, passionate ACT therapist and business coach, explores the use of therapist emotional experiences as a tool for client growth, as well as a tool for therapist boundaries around business practices. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:3012/12/2019
Transgender Clients with Eating Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Approaches, Ep. 73
Allison Burnett, LICSW, and expert both in eating disorders and working with Tran clients, shares helpful research and clinical interventions that can help clients with body image and eating disorder symptoms. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:4006/12/2019
The Science of Intuition: Appreciating Its Influence, Ep. 72
Dr. Lori Chortkoff Hops, an expert in Energy Psychology, discusses the science behind intuition and its use both in and out of the therapy room. Presentation.
01:00:4422/11/2019
Identifying Typical and Atypical Early Child Development: Mental Health Impact, Ep. 71
Dr. Shiro Torquato, child development specialist, explains typical and atypical childhood development, as well as assessment and differential diagnosis. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:5914/11/2019
Reinforcing Recovery: Re-thinking Self-Defeating Beliefs, Ep. 70
Marty Lythgoe, LAADC-CA, discusses the impact of negative thought patterns on addiction recovery, particularly through the lens of Congitive Behavioral Therapy. The intersectionality between beliefs and the Christian faith is also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:3907/11/2019
Using Mindfulness and CBT to Reduce Anxiety with High-Achieving Teens, Ep. 69
Nicole Burgess, LMFT, specialized adolescent therapist, sheds lights on effective treatment approaches and interventions with performance-motivated adolescents. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:2731/10/2019
Stimulant Abuse and How It Pairs with Sex, Ep. 68
Expert sex therapist Dr. David Fawcett explores the phenomenon known as “chemsex,” and its impact on sexual functioning and intimacy. Presentation.
01:02:3224/10/2019
What is a Highly Sensitive Person? (AKA Sensory Processing Sensitivity), Ep. 67
An expert on Highly Sensitive People, Patricia Young, LCSW, discusses both the research about and the clinical impact of the trait of High Sensitivity, and provides an overview of useful interventions with this population. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:0317/10/2019
Mindfulness with Children and Families: Teaching Mindfulness to Children in Schools and Therapy, Ep. 66
Mindfulness guru Diane Gehart, PhD, LMFT, discusses how mindfulness can impact diagnoses like ADHD, and breaks down easy-to-implement interventions to use with children both in school systems and in the therapy room. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:03:0810/10/2019
Providing Competent Care to Trans Adolescent and Young Adult Clients, Ep. 65
Expert LGBTQ+ social worker Kyle Bullock provides details on how to provide affirming and evidence-based psychiatric and psychological care to Trans and people. Presentation.
01:01:2402/10/2019
Selecting and Implementing Technology in a Clinical Practice: Ethical and Practical Concerns, Ep. 64
Rob Reinhardt, a counselor and tech expert, explains how to evaluate practice needs and legal/ethics responsibilities so that clinicians can select and implement technology that is a “best fit” for their practice while remaining in compliance.
01:00:4426/09/2019
Helping Women Manage Anxiety Through Mindfulness Practices, Ep. 63
Anxiety specialist Elizabeth Cush explains the roots and research about anxiety disorders in women, and discusses strategies for bringing mindful practices into therapy. Presentation.
01:00:2912/09/2019
Deconstructing Addiction - Is It Really a Brain Disease?, Ep. 62
Expert addiction psychiatrist Dr. Mel Pohl discusses the disease of addiction and its bio/psycho/social/spiritual origins, including pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, etiologies and treatments. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:2404/09/2019
What every therapist needs to know about doing great therapy: Deliberate Practice and Lessons from the research, Ep. 61
Dr. Scott Miller discusses the research that illuminates the difference between mid-level therapists and exceptional therapists, and introduces simple and effective deliberate practices that reduce client dropout rates and improve therapy outcomes. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:4129/08/2019
An Introduction to Suicide Risk Assessment: A Critical Overview, Ep. 60
A critcally-important podcast for all therapists, Norine VanderHooven, LCSW, an expert on suicide, shares her insight about suicidality in clients, from recognizing risk factors to what interventions have been shown to be particularly effective. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:3722/08/2019
Understanding and Working Through Self-Sabotage, Ep. 59
Dr. Judy Ho, PhD, shares the evolutionary roots of self-sabotage and sheds light on interventions to help clients get un-stuck from engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:1415/08/2019
Spiritual Awakening in Recovery: Creating Sustained Change, Ep. 58
Dr. Michael McGee discusses the research and literature about how spiritual awakening promotes recovery from addiction, and offers guidance about how behavioral health professionals can support spiritual awakening in their clients. Presentation.
01:03:3507/08/2019
An Intro to Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: They Are More Common Than You Think, Ep. 57
OCD expert Dr. Laura Chackes provides an overview of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), including what they are, how they are diagnosed, and which treatment approaches have been found most effective. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:3926/07/2019
Trauma: The Silent Partner in Addiction, Ep. 56
Gina Tabrizy, LMFT, sheds light on the relationship between trauma and addiction and explores a number of treatment techniques. Presentation.
01:00:5816/07/2019
HIPAA Security Fundamentals for Mental Health Professionals in Private Practice, Ep. 55
Roy Huggins, LPC, NCC, and prior software engineer, breaks down the HIPAA Security Rule and offers practical insight into HIPAA implementation. Roy tragically passed away on November 19th, 2021. He is deeply missed.
01:01:3105/07/2019
Family Therapy with LGBTQ Youth, Ep. 54
Kyle Bullock, LSW, explores the ins and outs of three evidence-based family therapy models that can be particularly effective when treating families of LGBTQ adolescents. Presentation.
01:00:3726/06/2019
Repairing Broken Bonds: Working with Couples after Infidelity, Ep. 53
Dr. Nancy Gardner, a certified Supervisor and Trainer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), discusses how to help couples heal from infidelity using EFT methods. Presentation.
01:00:4813/06/2019
Growing A Successful Practice Ethical Business Planning, Ep. 52
Amanda Patterson, LMHC, sheds light on how to create and maintain a successful and abundant therapy practice that is ethically-sound. Presentation.
01:00:5905/06/2019
Narcissist: The Skilled Abuser, Part I: Relational Impact, Ep. 51
Dr. Catherine Barrett breaks down the relational impact of narcissism and offers guidance about working with individuals who have experienced traumatic bonding and/or codependency relating to relationships with significant others with NPD traits. Presentation. See Episode #110 for Part II.
01:01:1624/04/2019
Expressive Arts Therapy & Trauma Recovery, Ep. 50
Dr. Jamie Marich, LPCC, discusses how expressive arts therapy complements standard trauma treatments, and offers expert insight into how clinicians can develop an expressive arts practice and make use of these effective interventions. Presentation.
01:03:0010/04/2019
Supporting The Coming Out Process for LGBTQ Adolescents, Ep. 48
John Sovec, LMFT, discusses the unique risks faced by the LGBTQ+ adolescent and how clinicians can positively impact the coming out process of their clients. Presentation.
01:00:2925/02/2019
Technology: A Guided Mindfulness Practice, Ep. 47 (Not for CE Credit)
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, an expert in meditation and mindfulness, delivers a modern, technology-focused guided meditation, perfect for use in the therapy room with clients or for a clinician's own meditative practices. Provided as a free resource; not for CE Credit.
23:4214/02/2019
Feeling Tone: A Guided Meditation, Ep. 46 (Not for CE Credit)
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, an expert in meditation and mindfulness, delivers a calming, feeling-focused guided meditation, perfect for use in the therapy room with clients or for a clinician's own meditative practices. Provided as a free resource; not for CE Credit.
20:2308/02/2019
Anchors: A Guided Meditation, Ep. 45 (Not for CE Credit)
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, an expert in meditation and mindfulness, delivers a calming, choose-your-focus ('anchor') guided meditation, perfect for use in the therapy room with clients or for a clinician's own meditative practices. Provided as a free resource; not for CE Credit.
32:3002/02/2019
Mindfulness of Breathing: A Guided Meditation, Ep. 44 (Not for CE Credit)
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, an expert in meditation and mindfulness, delivers a calming, breath-focused guided meditation, perfect for use in the therapy room with clients or for a clinician's own meditative practices. Provided as a free resource; not for CE Credit.
11:1427/01/2019
A Preview of Mindfulness in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Ep. 42
Patricia Gieselman, LMFT, provides a preview of the DBT Mindfulness skills taught during a DBT treatment course, and describes the importance of mindfulness practice for professionals in order to be more effective in our work with our clients. Presentation.
01:01:3901/10/2018
An Overview of Critical Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills, Ep. 41
Patricia Gieselman, LMFT, reviews the skills offered in DBT, including Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Emotion Regulation, which are taught to clients throughout the course of treatment. Presentation.
01:00:3701/10/2018
Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy: What It Means, Ep. 40
Patricia Gieselman, LMFT, offers an overview of the structure and components of DBT with the idea of peaking interest in developing expertise in DBT, a method shown to assist in the development of emotional regulation skills. Presentation.
01:03:3101/10/2018
Listening for and Responding to Change Talk in Motivational Interviewing, Ep. 39
Robert Scholz, LMFT, LPCC, discusses how to elicit, evoke, and respond to client change talk, as well as effective ways to respond to client ambivalence or ‘status quo’ talk. Preparatory and mobilizing change talk are also defined and explored.
01:00:3801/10/2018
Core Conversational Skills in Motivational Interviewing, Ep. 38
Robert Scholz, LMFT, LPCC, explores the four primary conversational techniques used in motivational interviewing conversations: Open-Ended Questions, Affirmations, Reflections and Summaries (OARS); a research review is also provided.
01:00:1201/10/2018
Intro to Motivational Interviewing in Addictive Disorders, Ep. 37
Robert Scholz, LMFT, LPCC, provides an introduction of the theory and practice of Motivational Interviewing with clients struggling with addictive disorders, including the four processes involved in impacting a client's stage of change.
01:00:2901/10/2018
Mindfulness and Meditation Practices for Emotion Regulation, Ep. 36
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, reviews the impact of mindfulness on emotion regulation, including a guided meditation practice about both Working with Difficult Emotions and Mindfulness of Thinking, designed to support providers in using mindfulness clinically.
01:02:4401/10/2018
The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation, Ep. 35
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, reviews the current scientific findings regarding mindfulness and meditation, and discusses the professional benefits of mindfulness and meditation as a personal practice by behavioral health providers.
01:00:0001/10/2018
Introduction to Using Mindfulness & Meditation in Therapy, Ep. 34
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, provides an overview of mindfulness and meditation, and describes the benefits of regular mindfulness and meditative practices in the improvement of client treatment outcomes, including discussion of different mindfulness techniques.
01:01:0301/10/2018
The Social Element's Impact on Chronic Pain Management, Ep. 32 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Mark Pew focuses on the social-economic aspect of the BioPsychoSocialSpiritual treatment model and how it can complicate (or help) the management of chronic pain, and provides information about how to address and manage these considerations. Note: Not eligible for CE credit
01:00:4901/10/2018
The PsychoSocialSpiritual Treatment Elements for Chronic Pain: Thoughts Matter, Ep. 31 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Mark Pew explores how Adverse Childhood Experiences, resilience, and one’s psycho-spiritual identity can impact pain management treatment outcomes, and reviews tools that can be helpful in identifying chronic pain beliefs that negative impact outcomes. Note: Not eligible for CE credit
01:00:3501/10/2018
Eating Disorders: The Basics of the Most Life-Threatening Mental Health Diagnoses, Ep. 29
Juli Agajanian, LMFT, clarifies essential information for the appropriate diagnosis and management of eating disorders (EDs) in a variety of settings, including an overview of the different types of EDs and an exploration of their clinical presentations.
01:00:5801/10/2018
EMDR: The Who, What, Where, Why, and When of It, Ep. 28 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Kim Greeley, LMFT, engages in a conversation with a colleague about EMDR, and provides an EMDR overview, with the goal of providing foundational knowledge to assist clinicians in understanding the model so that they feel more confident understanding it. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:04:1001/10/2018
Staying Compliant with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, Ep. 27 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Attorney Nick Merkin addresses a common problem in the field of behavioral health: Client/patient privacy. He discusses staying in compliance with often-conflicting ideals about client privacy/confidentiality and appropriate disclosure of client info. Note: Not eligible for CE credit
01:00:4701/10/2018
Employment Law and Behavioral Health: What You Need to Know, Ep. 26 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Attorney Nick Merkin covers important topics in employment law in the behavioral health field, including interviewing and hiring, policy and procedure requirements, discrimination, harassment, wage concerns, employee discipline, and termination. Note: Not eligible for CE credit
01:01:0201/10/2018
Helping Clients Develop Academic Confidence: Helping Students Move From Feeling Impossible to "I'm possible", Ep. 25
Dr. Mark Stevens, PSY, provides a paradigm and specific interventions for mental health professionals and school counselors to help students who are not performing up to their potential, like developing a growth mind-set and empowering help-seeking.
01:01:0201/10/2018
Facilitating Increased Self-Compassion with Male Clients, Ep. 24
Dr. Mark Stevens, PSY, provides tools for listeners to explore the nuances associated with finding a more compassionate inner voice and self-empathy, both within clients and themselves, and how to use these the tools in their own work with male clients.
01:00:4101/10/2018