The Thoughtful Counselor

There are some good topics and I recommend this for beginning therapists and graduate students.

Even though I am genuinely disappointed by the AI episode (truly felt like a 3 out of 5) still putting 5 out of 5 as to not impact the show. I found that the attempt in arguing both sides about the criticism of AI was limited, as one of the primary issues people have with AI is the environmental impact. Also, seeing that this is a counselor’s focused podcast, of course the discussion on our jobs is important, it feels limited in sharing the apprehension our clients may feel about the use of AI due to the impact it may have on their careers. Of course, this is a starting point but I hope in the future there will be more in depth conversations about the ethics of AI from a social justice standpoint.

The topics look so promising, the speakers are credible, and the counseling profession needs a good podcast, I just wish the show was structured more efficiently, with specific talking points so that when it was done, you could say "this is what I learned," rather than "I listened to a conservation that at times dragged on and wasn't really helpful." so my feedback would be to consider improving the technical aspects, such as the actual audio from some of the presenters, which was difficult to hear at times, but also the technical format of the show. Some episodes are great but some are really lacking.

I’m not typically a podcast person but this podcast is too beneficial to pass up as a clinical mental health grad student. A great range of topics are covered and I enjoy the pace and nature of the conversations.