41. Less Advice, More Transparency

This week’s story from Farah touches on many common themes of bad therapy: disempowerment, unsolicited advice, misrepresenting qualifications, and more. We explore how early-career therapists can be transparent about their lack of experience while still creating client buy-in, what research suggests about giving advice to clients, and the importance of feedback. Plus, Carrie reflects on the gender power dynamic on this podcast and between male therapists and female or non-binary clients. Stay tuned afterward for a teaser of the most recent VBT Patreon episode!

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Show Notes:

• Donate to Angel City Pit Bulls
• Do psychotherapists improve with time and experience? A longitudinal analysis of outcomes in a clinical setting.
• Advice Giving in Psychotherapy
• Solicited and Unsolicited Therapist Advice in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Is it Advised
• Where is the Evidence for "Evidence-Based" Therapy
• Dr. Nathan Castle's Wesbite and Data Visualization
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story