Being a therapist is... a LOT, and it's SO good sometimes! Today, the gals are relishing in the joy, the good, and the memorable moments that help sustain the passion we have for what we do. Want to keep the conversation flowing? As always, follow us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]!
After a whirlwind of an Autism Acceptance month, new CDC statistics, and a lot of dialogue from the US government, the gals thought it was high time to sit down and talk about it! Join us for an off-the-cuff conversation surrounding autism acceptance and how we're continuing to hold out hope for the communities we support. This episode has a few ad breaks from our very own Noa and Alyssa! Noa's company, Spectrum Creative Arts, is hiring for a July start date. You can learn more at spectrumcreati...
This week Alyssa and Courtney sit down & sip coffee with their younger selves! Sparked by the social media trend, Alyssa and Courtney explore questions their younger selves would ask them today because Alyssa & Courtney have known each other a looooong time. Previous episodes mentioned: Combatting Compassion Fatigue Keep the conversation flowing and follow us on Instagram @CoffeeAndTheraTea or email us, [email protected]...
This week Alyssa, Noa, and Sarah talk all things compassion fatigue and burnout: What is it? How do we combat it? AND the realities of therapeutic work in the long-term sustainability of a career. Like this topic? You might love: The Burnout is REAL with Stephanie Leavell of Music for Kiddos Mental Health and Burnout The Work/Life Balancing Act Allison Thomas' Unveiling Private Practice - the creator of the compassion fatigue and burnout definition Alyssa shared on today's episode! Keep the conv...
What can we say? The world is chaos and we're just living in it. Sit down with the gals to have a laugh, have a cry, and check in at the start of this never-ending new year! Keep the conversation flowing and follow us on Instagram @CoffeeAndTheraTea or email us, [email protected]
Join the gals for a quick review of 2024, a recap of 3 years of podcasting together, and their goals for the year ahead! Episodes to tide you over until 2025: Our top episode of all time Our first episode! Our most popular episode of 2024 We can't wait to spill, sip, and share with you in 2025. Thank you to all of our listeners and top fans who have supported us this year! Keep the conversation flowing and follow us on Instagram @CoffeeAndTheraTea or email us, [email protected]...
This week that gal's talk all about Dan Siegel's Window of Tolerance! If you are unfamiliar with Window of Tolerance, it is all about navigating optimal arousal levels. The gals talk more about how to support them, confront them, and navigate them in therapy sessions. Window of Tolerance Resources: https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/window-of-tolerance https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Education/ID%20The%20Window%20of%20Tolerance%2020%2006%2016.pdf https://westmidlands-vrp.org/app...
Today Alyssa sits down with Allison Thomas from Running Your Practice and Mainstay Music Therapy to talk ALL things private practice! Allison was inspired by a recent podcast episode, Red Flags of Music Therapy Business to talk about the pros, cons, and qualms of small-business private practice. In this episode, we will: Explore topics in Allison's new e-book which is loaded with resources for navigating private practice as a prospective employee and as an employer Dive into the differences be...
It's back to school season which means time for ALL the evaluations! Join Alyssa and Courtney as they take a drive through the Evaluation Station and give you tips, tricks, and tangible tools to implement play-based, neuro-affirming evaluations across settings. MT Assessments of Note (ba-dum-chuh): New McCallum-Davis Assessment Discussed SEMTAP Nordoff-Robbins Musical Engagement Scale Alternative ABA Assessments: Socially Savvy JASPER Early Start Denver Model Additional Resources Discussed: Musi...
The gals are spilling the tea on the challenges of life as a therapist. What else is new? This episode has: A lot of banter around what's happening in daily life A reflection on why the podcast has been a bit more irregular lately Takeaway thoughts & tips for you to not feel so alone in the hard! If things are feeling hard and you wish they weren't, you are not alone! Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at [email protected] and keep the conversation flowing on Insta...
You voted and we made it happen! This month's topic was chosen by our listeners who follow us on instagram. We spill the theraTEA on all things supervision! What is required of supervisors? What should they bring to the table? Why is supervision imortant? Where do I find a supervisor? We get into it all! Supervision is a topic that is important to us. 3/4 of the Coffee and TheraTea table are supervisors in their day to day work. Creating strong relationships with our supervisees and ensuring the...
This week the gals talk all about the realities of money management as therapists. In the world of inflation in which we currently live, money matters more than ever. We share some of our tips, experiences, and perspectives on navigating the absolutely gloriously high salaries of therapists (can you taste the sarcasm? ha!) Unfortunately, Courtney's audio did not work for this episode so you will have to wait until our next episode to hear her dulcet tones! Links and Resources from this Episode: ...
Alyssa and Sarah spill all the theraTEA on therapy business ownership! What is it really like? Why is it a must do? Why is it a must not do? Get your philosophical questions answered! If you liked this Alyssa and Sarah episode, check out these previous episodes: Non-Traditional Therapists Work/Life Balancing Act Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at [email protected] and keep the conversation flowing on Instagram @coffeeandtheratea...
In this episode, the gals explore the value and challenge of repetition in therapy sessions. You will gain insight from Noa, Alyssa, and Sarah's diverse perspectives on how they approach session planning and leading. You will walk away with tips on how to effectively use repetition and how to make it less redundant to best support the people you serve! Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at [email protected] and keep the conversation flowing on Instagram @coffeeandtheratea...
This week Alyssa, Courtney, and Sarah sit down to discuss the pros & cons of app-based therapy, telehealth, and in-person therapy! Not wanting our beautifully chaotic banter? Skip ahead to 15:45 to dive into the topic. Check out the Kinder World app Alyssa was talking about in the episode! Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at [email protected] and keep the conversation flowing on Instagram @coffeeandtheratea...
It's not how you want your coffee, but the gals are spilling the tea this week in an unfiltered, unhinged episode. This week is all about the joys of podcasting, parenthood, and celebrating life's wins & challenges with your therapeople! Shout out to one of our therapeople, Matthew Moody, who's episode we mention: 9-8-8 Crisis Mental Health. Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at [email protected] and keep the conversation flowing on Instagram @coffeeandtheratea...
A very special episode that's a short love letter from each of the gals to you! Alyssa, Noa, Sarah, and Courtney share their favorite Coffee and TheraTEA moments, goals for 2024, and personal successes in 2023. Need an accountabil-a-buddy for 2024? Email us at [email protected] with your goals so we can all reach them together! Or DM us on Instagram @coffeeandtheratea
Today's episode features Alyssa and Courtney zooming in on Courtney's recent presentations and experiences at ABA conferences in Colorado & Arizona. The gals wanted to explore the current state of ABA in a post- AMA update world! Alyssa and Courtney dive into: What's changing in ABA "land" Misconceptions about ABA Protocols and why they exist/why maybe they shouldn't Making things better The importance of collaboration! Courtney references several presentations she attended at these conferen...
Today's episode was born out of a text thread between Noa and Sarah about the "behind the scenes" of being parents - specifically Mothers, AND therapists. Because this is such a HUGE topic, we're releasing it in two episodes! In this episode, Noa and Sarah talk about: Sarah’s move to Georgia Noa getting ready to go back to work from maternity leave We introduce the topic of balancing parenthood with our therapeutic identity As a clinical expert on the topic, Sarah defines "Maternal Mental Health...
This week the gals are joined by the one, the only, the magical Stephanie Leavell of Music for Kiddos ! You may know Stephanie from her wonderful group supervision and support community , or you may know her from her own podcast, Music for Kiddos . What you may not know is the journey Stephanie took to get where she is. In this episode, we talk all about: Burnout and its reality Preventing burnout Quality Supervision Strategies to support yourself And of course a little bit of venting and a lot ...
In this episode, we brought back the incredible Shelley Anderson to talk more about AAC! If you haven't already, listen to our first episode with Shelley, All About AAC, to help us celebrate AAC Awareness Month all October long. In this episode, Shelley will emphasize: how to support self-advocacy with AAC how to program regulation & advocacy pages how to use AAC for safety skills. Shelley has some wonderful AAC resources and courses coming out very soon! Stay tuned to Shelley's many social ...
This week the gals are joined by a special guest for AAC awareness month, Shelley Anderson! Shelley is a board-certified music therapist and assistive technology specialist. She joins the Coffee and TheraTEA stage to talk ALL things AAC! What is AAC? AAC is Alternative and Augmentative Communication and Shelley is going to tell you a ton about it. In this episode we will highlight: What AAC is The difference between PECS and AAC How to gain more access to AAC What to use to expand communication ...
Today the gals are joined by special guest, Allie Newell, BS, BCBA, LBA. Allie joins us for continued critical evaluation of the ABA field, because we can't help ourselves, as well as discussion around Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Allie has an upcoming training for practitioners all about ACT called ACT-U! You can learn more about ACT-U and register, here. Allie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst specializing in providing behavioral therapy to people of all ages and abilities. Whe...
September is NICU awareness month and we are so excited to share Courtney's personal story and journey in the NICU with her beautiful child, Elliott! This story follows Elliott's 67 day NICU stay with all of the challenges and wonderful support Courtney and her wife received during their time in the NICU. A support that you'll hear Courtney share that helped her family during this difficult time is @DearNICUMama on instagram. You can find their page, here ! We hope this story helps anyone on the...
It’s BTS time! Sadly, no not the band, Back To School. This can be a challenging time for kids, parents, and professionals. In this episode, Alyssa, Courtney, and Noa sit down and talk about tangible ways to ease the back to school transition. They leave you with ideas for how to manage both the knowns and unknowns of big transitions! Needing more resources? Dynamic Lynks has a variety of back to school activities parents and professionals can use to help ease the BTS transition in their free re...
In this episode, Alyssa, Noa, and Courtney sit down to discuss the complicated topic of evidence-based practice (EBP). The gals explore the what, why, and how of EBP to better understand what role it plays in clinical practice, outside of the research setting. Why EBP? It all spurred from last episode's discussion around the update on EBP practices for autistic individuals. Give that episode a listen first if you haven't already, The AMA and ABA Update. What is EBP? There are MANY definitions an...
A very heated topic in therapy land this week has been the update from the American Medical Association's House of Delegates annual meeting in June 2023, withdrawing their support of ABA for the treatment of autism. That title is not all it seems, and this week the gals dive into it. We encourage you to read the handbook yourself , which has many updates for healthcare as a whole in the US. This post from ICDL on Instagram also summarizes a lot of research calling ABA into question, noting the h...
As a table of podcasters that includes music therapists and BCBAs, we are no stranger to fighting for your style of therapy to be understood. There are a lot of misconceptions, truths, and opportunities for growth in our professions. In this episode, the gals deep dive into how to advocate and stand up for the work you love to do! We also mention the enneagram a lot. You can check out what enneagram number you are, here ! Want to keep the conversation flowing? Email us: [email protected]...
Are you... Applying for your first job as a therapist? Wondering what employers are looking for when you're applying for a job? A private practice owner who is curious what the hiring process could entail? Looking to rock your first job interview? Then this is the episode for you! Alyssa and Noa dive into how they structure the hiring and interview process for prospective job candidates from cover letter to job offer! And... they're both currently hiring! Check out the job details: Dynamic Lynks...
Alyssa, Noa, and Sarah spill some realiTEA this week diving into why we love reality TV so much, how we use it in therapy sessions, and the mental health implications of participating in reality TV. This topic was sparked heavily by the discussions surrounding Love is Blind on Netflix. Danielle and Nick from season 2 of Love is Blind dropped a podcast episode this week talking all about their mental health journey on the show. You can check it out here ! Want more mental health content? Check ou...
