There is a huge jump from grad school to private practice life and from being a student to being a clinician full time. Unfortunately, there are challenges stacked up against beginning therapists that make it difficult to feel like they're doing enough whether it's professionally, developmentally, or even one-on-one with their clients. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Ben Behnen. Ben has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from St. Mary’s University. He is currently accruing his hours to become licensed. Ben has taken his experience of becoming a MFT and turned it into a blog aptly named, “Becoming a Therapist”, where he writes a bi-weekly newsletter, hosts a podcast, and is building a community to help beginning therapists grow. Together Erin and Ben discuss the current state pre-licensure therapists are coming into, some of the challenges around the transition from student to clinician, the common struggles around imposter syndrome and frequent questions asked by pre-licensed therapists. There is a huge jump from grad school to private practice life, but resources like Ben’s website Becoming a Therapist can help guide that growth process.
For more information about Becoming a Therapist, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me
For more information about Becoming a Therapist podcast, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me/podcast/
To subscribe to the Becoming a Therapist newsletter, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me/theragrowth-newsletter/
For more information about the pre-licensed experience, we suggest How to Survive and Thrive as a Therapist by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba J. T. Vasquez, please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237428163_How_to_Survive_and_Thrive_as_a_Therapist_Information_Ideas_and_Resources_for_Psychologists_in_Practice
Part 1: Crush Your Test Anxiety with Dr. Ben Bernstein – Episode 209
3HQ Approach to Realizing Your Fullest Self with Hilary DeCesare – Episode 208
Shifting Your Breath to Create Calm with Todd Steinberg – Episode 207
Healing Power of Binaural Beats with Wayne Altman – Episode 206
The Post-Pandemic Development Gap in Early Childhood with Dr. Shaana Berman – Episode 205
Holistic Coaching, Ayurvedic Medicine, & Your Life Purpose with Vish Chatterji – Episode 204
Radical Emotional Acceptance with Dr. Alex Wills– Episode 203
Men’s Health, Depression, and Male Suicide with Dr. John Ogrodniczuk– Episode 202
Treating Chronic Pain with Pain Reprocessing Therapy with Dr. Jaimee Arnoff – Episode 201
Clinicians Series: Parental Tips to Communicating with Your Teen with Michael Klinkner, LCSW – Episode 200
Applying Motivational Interviewing & Understanding Our Biases with Marya Wright, LCSW – Episode 199
Maintaining Your New Year’s Resolution Using Motivational Interviewing with Pam Pietruszewski, MA – Episode 198
Part 2: Moral Opportunity and Engaging with Your Societal Position with Brian Lowery – Episode 197
Part 1: Moral Opportunity and Engaging with Your Societal Position with Brian Lowery – Episode 196
Clinicians Series: Affirming Care with Steven Haden, MSW – Episode 195
Healing Power of Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Natalie Liberman LCSW LMFT – Episode 194
Working with Latinx Populations with Dr. Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen – Episode 193
Part 2: Clinicians Series: Perinatal Mental Health with Tracy Gilmour-Nimoy, LMFT – Episode 192
Part 1: Clinicians Series: Perinatal Mental Health with Tracy Gilmour-Nimoy, LMFT – Episode 191
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Good Mood Revolution
Your Sleep Guru Podcast
Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
Men Do Talk Podcast
The Dr. John Delony Show
On Purpose with Jay Shetty