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The Martrydom Baked into Helping Professions Blocks Burnout Prevention I sat down with Shaina Siber, LCSW of AFFIRM Mental Health recently to talk about an affliction that plagues helping professions: burnout and burnout prevention. We discussed that there are a lot of reasons that individuals working in the therapy realm as well as healthcare as […]

You have a client who shows up on time, follows every recommendation, never floods in session, and still isn’t getting better. Their presenting concern might be chronic depression, a restrictive eating disorder, or persistent anxiety. On paper, they look like a good therapy candidate. In practice, something keeps not landing. Radically Open DBT was developed […]

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a trauma treatment modality that clients are requesting by name right now, and most clinicians still haven’t heard of it. In a recent episode of Self Careapist Therapist Podcast, I sat down with Laney Rosenzweig, the licensed marriage and family therapist who developed ART after nearly three decades in the […]

Mindfulness, Intuition, and Continuing Education for Therapists I’m Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, an EMDR Certified Consultant, clinical supervisor, and host of The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast. My work centers continued learning, ethical clinical practice, and sustainable careers for therapists who value depth, nuance, and practical tools they can use in the therapy room. Mindfulness, intuition, and […]

Understanding Teen Anxiety in a Changing World Teen anxiety has become one of the most common mental health concerns facing families today. Between academic pressure, social media comparison, post-pandemic developmental delays, and a culture that rewards constant performance, many teens are living in a near-constant state of overwhelm. In this episode of The Self Careapist […]

Grad school teaches theory. It rarely teaches what to do when a client’s suicidal ideation doesn’t fit the depression treatment plan, why the ADHD interventions aren’t landing for a client who might also be autistic, or how to keep going when the work starts emptying you out. Podcasts fill a lot of that gap, and […]

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or entirely overlooked—especially in clinical settings that rely heavily on surface-level behavioral presentations. In this episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, psychologist Dr. Maylin Griffiths unpacks what PDA really looks like and how clinicians can get curious when the puzzle pieces don’t fit. Whether you’re working in […]

In this episode of The Self Careapist podcast, I sit down with Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT, former prosecutor turned clinical supervisor and regulatory consultant. Together, we dive into the most overlooked risks and ethical gaps therapists face today and how quickly supervision and regulation are evolving. Whether you work with are a student or an […]

For many high-achievers from entrepreneurs to seasoned professionals, what looks like success to the outside world doesn’t feel like success inside. Instead, it feels fragile, like any day now someone will discover they’re not as capable as they appear. This persistent self-doubt, despite evidence of skill and accomplishment, is known as imposter syndrome. As a […]