In Session: The In Treatment Podcast

HBO’s In Treatment is back for a fourth season starring Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) as the central therapist, Dr. Brooke Taylor. Each week, join writer and actor Brandon Kyle Goodman (Big Mouth; Modern Love) and licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Janelle S. Peifer to break down new episodes of the series. Our hosts dive into Dr. Taylor’s week, demystify the process of therapy, and examine the relationship between therapist and patient—all with a healthy dose of humor and joy. In Session: The In Treatment Podcast is produced by HBO in conjunction with Pineapple Street Studios.

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Week 6: When to Break Up with a Therapist (with Uzo Aduba)

On the last episode of In Session, hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer and Brandon Kyle Goodman talk to the incomparable Uzo Aduba about her experience bringing Dr. Brooke Taylor to life. We hear why Uzo says In Treatment was “the hardest thing she’s ever done” and what it’s like to play a character with so many struggles that overlap with her own. Then, our hosts talk through the show’s last four episodes and unpack tricky questions about how and when to end a therapeutic relationship. This podcast is ...

Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Week 5: Unmasking the Mess

Co-showrunner Jennifer Schuur joins hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer Ph.D. and Brandon Kyle Goodman on the podcast to give them a behind the scenes look at how In Treatment came together. They also talk about Dr. Brooke’s alcohol addiction and the pressures Laila feels as a young person. After that, Dr. Janelle and Brandon take a look at Eladio’s and Colin’s boundary breaking week, and just how the client-therapist relationship is coming undone for Brooke. This podcast is produced by HBO in conjuncti...

Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Week 4: The Art of Diagnosis

This week, hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer Ph.D. and Brandon Kyle Goodman unpack what it’s like to see Dr. Brooke’s alcohol addiction affect her therapeutic practice. In Dr. Brooke’s fourth week, she stumbles her way through revealing a number of diagnoses which threaten to rupture some of her patient relationships. Our hosts talk through the tricky art of how and when to reveal a diagnosis to a patient and when formalizing a judgment is helpful or counterproductive. This podcast is produced by HBO ...

Jun 15, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Week 3: Mental Freedom

This week on the podcast, hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer, Ph.D., and Brandon Kyle Goodman dive headfirst into the discussion of safety, spanking, and the stakes of growing up black in America. In week 3 of In Treatment , Dr. Brooke has an intense session with teenager Laila that brings up feelings and fears for both the therapist and the patient. Our hosts unpack the session as well as the controversial choices faced by parents—and how mindsets can change. This podcast is produced by HBO in conjunc...

Jun 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Week 2: Opening the Box

Hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer, Ph.D., and Brandon Kyle Goodman interview the In Treatment showrunner’s assistant David Sigurani and get into week 2. In Dr. Brooke’s second week with her new patients we start to see how difficult it is to open the box of deeper issues that make her patients uncomfortable. The hosts unpack why some patients avoid triggering topics in therapy and the risk of pushing patients to go deeper when some issues are locked away for a reason. This podcast is produced by HBO i...

May 31, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Week 1: “Sit Down, Colin!”

In the first episode of In Session , hosts Dr. Janelle S. Peifer, Ph.D., and Brandon Kyle Goodman discuss the first four episodes of In Treatment . In addition to tackling that huge question: “What is therapy?” Our hosts talk about the messiness of creating and breaking boundaries (as seen between Dr. Brooke and Eladio), and the power dynamics that can develop between therapist and client (we’re looking at you, Colin). This podcast is produced by HBO in conjunction with Pineapple Street Studios....

May 25, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming Soon: In Session: The In Treatment Podcast

HBO’s In Treatment is back for a fourth season starring Emmy winner Uzo Aduba ( Orange Is The New Black ) as the central therapist, Dr. Brooke Taylor. Each week, join writer and actor Brandon Kyle Goodman ( Big Mouth ; Modern Love ) and licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Janelle S. Peifer to break down new episodes of the series. Our hosts dive into Dr. Taylor’s week, demystify the process of therapy, and examine the relationship between therapist and patient—all with a healthy dose of humor and...

May 18, 2021•4 min

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