Stuff You Wish You Learned in Grad School with Jennifer Agee, LCPC

Jennifer Agee, LCPC
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Have you ever found yourself Googling something after a client left a session? We all have. Stuff You Wish You Learned in Grad School aims to answer the Googlable questions we all have as both clinicians and private practice owners. Mental health care professionals know that after grad school our learning truly begins and never, ever ends. Together, let’s stay informed and up to date on anything and everything related to running a therapy practice. We go beyond theory and focus on what you need to know to be effective with clients and a solid private practice owner. This is a podcast for therapists in support of therapists. There is no topic off limits to explore as we grow as clinicians and business owners. Like.Subscribe.Share.Let’s dig in! 

  1. Season 2 Episode 18: Let’s Talk Sexual Health featuring Sarah Watson

    08/11/2023

    Season 2 Episode 18: Let’s Talk Sexual Health featuring Sarah Watson

    If you are lucky, you get one class in grad school that focuses on sexual health and how to help clients navigate the various topics around sexual health. Therapists talk about sex without clients all the time and many feel unprepared. In this episode, Sarah Watson, the founder of Simple Sex Education, shares her experience in working with clients and how therapists can feel more comfortable and competent in this area.  Sarah Watson is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a therapy practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues. Sarah provides online workshops, retreats, courses, coaching and consultation about sexual health.  Sarah is very passionate about providing a safe and caring environment to discuss and process sexual and mental health issues. Sarah spends her “down” time with her family, listening to podcasts, reading, and enjoying her family farm in northern Michigan where they have two miniature donkeys named Burrito and Taco! OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Simple Sex Education Email List Counseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    33 min
  2. Season 2 Episode 17: Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch (Mini Coaching)

    27/09/2023

    Season 2 Episode 17: Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch (Mini Coaching)

    During this episode, Jennifer Agee, LCPC (she/her) discusses how therapists can craft a simple and effective elevator pitch to grow their practice, network or share what they do when others outside the field ask. Jennifer shares 3 questions to use as your guide.  TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: Creating an effective elevator pitchOFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Counseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageCounseling Community Facebook communityCounseling Community InstagramSouth Africa Entrepreneurial Innovators Retreat Feb. 4-10, 2024

    4 min
  3. Season 2 Episode 16: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors featuring Dr. Laura Chackes

    13/09/2023

    Season 2 Episode 16: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors featuring Dr. Laura Chackes

    Dr. Laura Chackes, Psy. D. explains what therapists need to understand about treating Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB’s). The most common BFRB’s being Trichotillomania, aka hair pulling, and Excoriation, aka skin picking. Laura Chackes, founder and owner of The Center for Mindfulness & CBT in St. Louis, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with OCD and body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). Dr. Chackes is a leading expert in the treatment of BFRBs such as skin picking and hair pulling. She has been running treatment groups for children, adolescents, and adults in St. Louis for over 10 years, and teaches courses online to adults with BFRBs, as well as to train therapists how to treat these disorders. Her mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy approach has led hundreds of BFRB sufferers to long-term symptom relief. Dr. Chackes is also a fierce advocate working to spread awareness of BFRBs in order to reduce the shame and isolation that comes from the public's lack of knowledge of these disorders. Her Facebook group, Overcoming Skin Picking and Hair Pulling: Help for BFRBs, has connected over 4000 BFRB sufferers, parents, and therapists to learn more about how they can best support one another. OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Dr. Laura Chackes Online Training for Therapists Jennifer Agee coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    24 min
  4. Season 2 Episode 15: Understanding Couples Co-Therapy featuring Rick and Monique Elgersma

    30/08/2023

    Season 2 Episode 15: Understanding Couples Co-Therapy featuring Rick and Monique Elgersma

    Rick and Monique Elgersma have for 30 years been partners in life and partners in business. Since 2015 they have been co-therapy specialists. They’ve experienced ups and downs like any couple and sought counseling. They noted the difficulty of both of them feeling heard, understood, and respected at the same time! Alas, Co-Therapy was born. Rick and Monique share the reason they have chosen to own a practice built using co-therapy, the practicalities like scheduling and billing and how to maintain a healthy work-life business when you are married and business partners.  Counseling together with clients certainly creates balance in the counseling room and reduces bias. Co-Therapy makes certain that no one will get ganged up on or feel left out of the counseling process. And, Co-Therapy is more creative and collaborative, a true “round table” equality-driven effort in the counseling room. Three years ago they added the enneagram to their efforts for clients, and have since become enneagram experts and coaches. OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Real Connections Counseling Podcast listeners receive 10% discount on retreat registrationJennifer Agee's coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    33 min
  5. Season 2 Episode 14: Resources for Improving Emotional Safety featuring Laurie Belanger

    23/08/2023

    Season 2 Episode 14: Resources for Improving Emotional Safety featuring Laurie Belanger

    Laurie Belanger, LCSW shares how to use science to create felt safety in your office for your clients. Often in grad school, we hear of things like polyvagal theory but are never taught how to use what we know about the brain and body to help our clients regulate and co-regulate.  Laurie M Belanger LCSWR has been providing services to children, adults, and families for over 20yrs in Western NY.  She is passionate about serving the needs of families coping with multi-layered, complicated concerns.  Laurie has a strong interest and background in trauma, sensory development, chronic pain, adoption, mental health, and neurodiversity. She is an approved EMDR Consultant through EMDRIA, and was professionally trained in TBRI®️ (Trust Based Relational Interventions) by the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. Laurie currently provides individual and family therapy and professional consultation in her private practice setting in East Amherst NY.  She includes access to some of the most up-to-date trauma therapies and supports in her practice.  Included in this is The SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol), a Polyvagal informed, evidence-based therapeutic tool designed to reset the nervous system and return it to safety.  OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Laurie Belanger website Counseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    31 min
  6. Season 2 Episode 13: What You Need to Know About SEO featuring Gabriel Valdez

    05/07/2023

    Season 2 Episode 13: What You Need to Know About SEO featuring Gabriel Valdez

    Gabriel Valdez, owner of Nerdalert Solutions & Web Therapia, has established himself as a leading authority in private and group therapist marketing. In this episode, we discuss: The importance of having a website that is HIPAA and ADA compliant.Google My Business 101 - what you need to know.On page SEO as a part of consistent ranking and conversion.Gabriel specializes in SEO and online presence that gains results. With his diverse skill set as an entrepreneur, therapist marketing expert, user experience and user interface specialist, business strategy coach, and ADA & HIPAA compliance specialist. Gabriel offers a range of invaluable marketing talents. Driven by his nit-picky, OCD, and intuitive nature, Gabriel possesses a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of effective marketing strategies. His knowledge of online technology allows him to precisely target specific audiences, delivering the exposure therapists desire with excellent results. Having served clients from various business backgrounds, Gabriel’s digital marketing services have proven effective in diverse industries. Gabriel’s guidance empowers therapists to unlock their full potential, navigate the digital landscape effectively, and achieve exceptional success. Whether seeking assistance with SEO optimization, website design, business strategy, or ADA & HIPAA compliance, Gabriel’s expertise positions him as a trusted partner in helping therapists flourish in their practices. OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Nerdalert Solutions website WebTherapia websiteCounseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    42 min
  7. Season 2 Episode 12: Life with Dyslexia featuring Paige Weber

    31/05/2023

    Season 2 Episode 12: Life with Dyslexia featuring Paige Weber

    Paige Weber, LPC shares openly about living with dyslexia. Paige shares about the 3 types of dyslexia, strengths of dyslexia and accommodations that can help.  Paige is a Licensed Professional Counselor and received her Master’s degree in Mental Health from Mid-American Nazarene University. Paige also has a certificate from the University of Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program. With an extensive background in working with inpatient mental health programs before graduate school, she is well-versed in navigating mental health systems. Paige often uses these tools with parents of special needs children who are navigating services, advocacy, and those experiencing caregiver fatigue. Paige also has experience and training in issues related to anxiety, childhood trauma, adult trauma, emotional regulation, family dysfunction, parents with special needs children, adult children of alcoholics who have experienced abuse and neglect, and working with neurodiverse populations.  Paige is a therapist for those who have a deep desire to understand who they are and their patterns of relating and want to do deep psychological work. Depth work is clinically done using a psychodynamic and family systems framework. Paige is an integrated clinician who pulls from Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Mindfulness, Emotion Focused Techniques as well as Somatic Experiencing.  Paige has also been a professional speaker for the last decade in the areas of neurodiversity, trauma, and psychological topics. OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Paige’s website Made by Dyslexia websiteCounseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageDestination Continuing Education Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    46 min
  8. Season 2 Episode 11: What You Need to Know About Intimate Partner Abuse/Violence featuring Erin Coram

    05/04/2023

    Season 2 Episode 11: What You Need to Know About Intimate Partner Abuse/Violence featuring Erin Coram

    Erin Coram, LMFT shares her professional and lived experience in helping survivors of intimate partner abuse/violence. Erin discusses misinformation, what to look for in the therapy room and the long-term impacts to health.  Erin is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of a group practice in Indiana. Erin has been in practice for over 20 years beginning her career in Community Mental health, then becoming a clinical director of a residential facility community outreach for at-risk adolescents. Erin then launched her private practice Indiana Family Therapy Center, Inc. in 2008. In 2020, Erin teamed up with her business partner to open another group practice, Voyage Counseling, LLC. Erin also works with an adoption agency supervising the completion of home evaluations for adoption. In 2022, Erin launched Embrace for Impact, LLC where she provides coaching, consulting, community groups, retreats and speaking engagements.  Embrace for Impact was born out of a passion for entrepreneurial healers and therapists with their own trauma stories. After a personal journey of owning her story of abuse and violence in her previous intimate relationship, she recognized the need for a place where healers can step out of the shame of secrecy of abuse and into the light of the strength within that it took to survive.  During this journey, she also discovered the high correlation between trauma and chronic illness and the additional complexity of treatment needs when trauma meets physical illness or injury.  As a type 1 diabetic who suffered extensive physical injury from assault requiring multiple surgeries and hospitalizations, she is passionate about educating our mental health and medical professionals about the complexity of working with victims/survivors of intimate partner violence and trauma.  These patients require patience, humanity, authenticity, safety and agency at the highest level to reduce the risk of re-traumatization/revictimization through medical interventions.   Erin empowers therapists to step into and own their stories and embrace their beautiful kaleidoscope of trauma and resilience to amplify their impact on the world. Being a therapist and a survivor of intimate partner violence does not make you a fraud or incompetent, it makes you human and capable of connecting in a very attuned way.   Erin is a member of and a fierce advocate of the LGBTQ community.  Erin is also a mother of two, a wife and a chronic illness warrior.  Erin believes that it is through the owning and sharing of our own pain and healing journeys and the connections we make with others that we can have a profound impact on the world. OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS: Erin’s website Counseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageCounseling Community Facebook communityCounseling Community Instagram

    37 min
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Have you ever found yourself Googling something after a client left a session? We all have. Stuff You Wish You Learned in Grad School aims to answer the Googlable questions we all have as both clinicians and private practice owners. Mental health care professionals know that after grad school our learning truly begins and never, ever ends. Together, let’s stay informed and up to date on anything and everything related to running a therapy practice. We go beyond theory and focus on what you need to know to be effective with clients and a solid private practice owner. This is a podcast for therapists in support of therapists. There is no topic off limits to explore as we grow as clinicians and business owners. Like.Subscribe.Share.Let’s dig in! 

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