Therapist Confidential

Therapist Confidential
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Produced by Psychotherapy.net, Therapist Confidential is a raw, real, and unscripted podcast, creating an authentic dialog by pulling back the curtain on what it really means to be a therapist. Host Travis Heath pushes beyond the surface-level conversations, diving deep into the successes, struggles, fears, and failures that reveal guests in a way they’ve never been heard before.

  1. 4d ago

    They Show You You: Myriam Barthes on Integration and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

    What if psychedelics are neither miracle nor menace, but neutral amplifiers of who we already are? In this episode, Travis Heath talks with Myriam Barthes, co-founder of Journey Clinical, a network supporting therapists who provide ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Myriam moved from finance, management consulting, and AI into this work after ketamine-assisted therapy helped her heal trauma from a serious car accident. They explore why preparation, dosing, and integration belong together, what “ego death” and expectations reveal in the therapy room, and how difficult experiences can become some of the most potent openings for change. They also consider who may be a good candidate, from treatment-resistant depression to PTSD, why skepticism can be healthy, and how psychedelic medicine and AI serve very different human needs. Whether you’re curious, cautious, or already integrating these treatments, this conversation looks past the breakthrough moment to what changes in ordinary life. Go Deeper Article: Nancy Haug on Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Article: William Richards on Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and Mystical Experiences Podcast Episode: “Why Can’t You Talk to Me the Way You Text Me?” Couples Therapy in the Age of AI Podcast Episode: When a Bot Feels ‘Real’: A Therapist’s First-Hand Encounter With AI with Travis Heath Podcast Episode: The Gift of Stuckness: Travis Heath on Not Knowing Where to Go The post They Show You You: Myriam Barthes on Integration and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  2. Oct 21

    “Why Can’t You Talk to Me the Way You Text Me?” Couples Therapy in the Age of AI

    What happens when the “text me” is better than the actual me? In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath shares his experience with a couple who struggled to communicate face-to-face but seemed skilled at navigating disagreements at home. The difference? They were texting each other from separate rooms—and using ChatGPT to help craft responses. What initially struck Travis as troubling became an opportunity to question his own assumptions about communication, intimacy, and the role of AI in our relationships. Can AI help us become more thoughtful, empathic communicators? Or are we outsourcing the difficult, imperfect work through which we learn to understand one another? And what happens when the person we encounter face-to-face doesn’t quite match the polished version we’ve come to know through text? Rather than offering easy answers, Travis explores the distinction between using AI as a tool for growth and allowing it to become a substitute for the very human work of relating. Go Deeper Podcast Episode: When a Bot Feels ‘Real’: A Therapist’s First-Hand Encounter With AI Podcast Episode: The Assumptions We Never Question: Susan Heitler on Couples, Conflict, and Conventional Therapy Article: Ammara Khalid on the Increasing Role of AI in Intimate Relationships Article: Avoiding the Adverse Impact of Electronic Communication in Couples Therapy Article: You, Your Therapist, and ChatGPT The post “Why Can’t You Talk to Me the Way You Text Me?” Couples Therapy in the Age of AI appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  3. Oct 14

    Viable, Even if Not Valid: Greg Neimeyer on Diagnosis, Dimensions, and the Future of the DSM

    “In a dimensional approach, no person is left behind … no two people fit in exactly the same place.” Host Travis Heath talks with Dr. Greg Neimeyer, CEO of the Performance CE Institute and former APA associate executive director for continuing education, about why diagnosis is shifting from categories toward dimensions, why the DSM and ICD are converging, and what a constructivist makes of a manual built on a neurobiological assumption. Greg explains why the DSM has been slower than ICD-11 to adopt a dimensional model of personality disorders, how a label can bring relief or become an identity, and the role culture and social determinants of health play in diagnosis, past and present. They also explore AI and diagnostic reliability, and the different ways clinicians handle the power of a diagnosis. It’s a nuanced conversation for anyone tired of their love-hate relationship with the DSM, and for anyone drawn to models that keep the whole person intact. The post Viable, Even if Not Valid: Greg Neimeyer on Diagnosis, Dimensions, and the Future of the DSM appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  4. Oct 7

    Be Yourself, But Which One? Rethinking the Authentic Self

    Who are you, really, underneath everything else? In this solo, Travis Heath questions a common assumption in therapy and everyday life: that a true, authentic self is waiting beneath our cultural expectations, family influences, and insecurities to be uncovered. Travis explores why showing up differently with our kids, friends, and clients doesn’t make us fake, why “I don’t care what anyone thinks” isn’t the freedom it claims to be, and how the search for authenticity can turn into pressure and exhaustion in therapy and beyond. He also separates behaving authentically in a moment from finding an authentic self, and makes the case for living with contradiction, loosening our grip on self-certainty, and leaving room for growth and change we can’t yet predict. If “just be yourself” has ever left you wondering which self that means, this one is for you. Go deeper: Reimagining Narrative Therapy: Rewriting Stories and Reclaiming Identities Tyranny of Niceness: A Psychotherapeutic Challenge The post Be Yourself, But Which One? Rethinking the Authentic Self appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  5. Sep 30

    Off the Fence, Into the Well: Derrick Paladino on Multiracial Identity and the Art of Crisis Counseling

    What do you say when a stranger in line at Universal Studios taps you on the shoulder and announces, “We all have a bet going — what are you?” Derrick Paladino, professor of counseling and department chair at Rollins College, has spent decades turning that question into “me-search.” He joins Travis Heath to talk about growing up biracial in America, finding (or not finding) yourself in your multicultural textbooks, and why multiracial identity remains “the most complex identity, but the shortest chapter in the book.” The conversation then turns to crisis and suicide work: how Derrick learned the hard way not to stay too long in the well with a client, his “trickle-down reflection” method for asking about suicide in a way that feels human, and what counselors-in-training are facing on today’s college campuses. An episode about stepping off the fence — and knowing when to go deep. Further Learning Resources Crisis Counseling: 7 Steps to Effective Intervention Assessment and Intervention with Suicidal Clients with John Sommers-Flanagan Multicultural Competence in Counseling & Psychotherapy with Derald Wing Sue Inviting Racial Conversations into Therapy with Sam Steen and Joy Steen The System Wasn’t Built for You: Elijah Murphy on Hope, Racism, and PhDing While Black The post Off the Fence, Into the Well: Derrick Paladino on Multiracial Identity and the Art of Crisis Counseling appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  6. Sep 23

    Goals Are Overrated: The Value of Processes

    What if the goals we chase are quietly working against us? In this solo episode, host Travis Heath admits something that feels almost taboo for a therapist to say out loud: he thinks goals are overrated. He unpacks why the clients and grad students he works with so often hit a wall of “what’s next?” right after reaching a long-sought goal, why “achievement culture” quietly raises the bar until yesterday’s dream becomes today’s minimum expectation, and why chasing “more” may be the most dangerous goal of all. He makes the case for trading goals and achievements for habits and processes that let you practice being the person you want to be today, instead of constantly working to become someone different. He leaves listeners with a different question to sit with: not where do I need to get, but how do I want to live, and what would I keep doing even if nobody knew I was doing it?     The post Goals Are Overrated: The Value of Processes appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  7. Sep 16

    Charge More, Slow Down: John Clarke on Private Practice and the Value of Presence

    What is a therapy session actually worth—and what makes it valuable? In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath talks with therapist and private practice expert John Clarke about money, marketing, and building a sustainable life as a therapist. They challenge the idea that helping professionals need to struggle financially in order to do meaningful work, and explore what makes therapy valuable. Is it worth more when a client has a breakthrough? When the therapist uses the “right” intervention? After years of experience in Internal Family Systems, EMDR and Somatic Experiencing, Clarke finds himself returning to the basics: slowing down, being curious, and trusting the therapeutic power of presence. Together, Travis and John consider what it means to practice this way in a culture that constantly asks us to move faster — and whether slowing down might be one of the most meaningful things a therapist can do.     The post Charge More, Slow Down: John Clarke on Private Practice and the Value of Presence appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

  8. Sep 9

    Learning When to Listen: Mauricio Yabar on Intuition and Other Half-Baked Ideas

    What do you do when something in a therapy session quietly tells you to pay attention? Mauricio Yabar joins Travis Heath to explore clinical intuition as an embodied, relational form of knowing shaped by lived experience, culture, pattern recognition, and the therapeutic relationship. They discuss learning to hear intuition’s “little whispers” without automatically acting on them, distinguishing intuition from anxiety and bias, and making room in clinical practice for forms of knowledge that don’t always arrive with an immediate explanation. Together they explore the role of intuition in therapy, supervision, research, and clinical training; the limits of privileging only what can be rationally explained; and the value of making room for the “half-baked ideas” that emerge when therapists allow themselves to be surprised.  The post Learning When to Listen: Mauricio Yabar on Intuition and Other Half-Baked Ideas appeared first on Psychotherapy.net.

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Produced by Psychotherapy.net, Therapist Confidential is a raw, real, and unscripted podcast, creating an authentic dialog by pulling back the curtain on what it really means to be a therapist. Host Travis Heath pushes beyond the surface-level conversations, diving deep into the successes, struggles, fears, and failures that reveal guests in a way they’ve never been heard before.

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  • Creator
    Therapist Confidential
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
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