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Episode 71 - Very Bad Family Therapy (with Dr. Eli Karam)
Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita

Episode 71 - Very Bad Family Therapy (with Dr. Eli Karam)

In this week’s episode, Amy shares her childhood experience as a sexual abuse survivor being told by a therapist that her behavior was the problem and needed to be called out by her family. We also speak with Dr. Eli Karam about the importance of thinking systemically, the practice of family therapy, and how to help traumatized children feel supported instead of stigmatized as the identified patient (IP).

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Episode 48 - In Defense of Bad Therapy (with Angela Caldwell, LMFT)
Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita

Episode 48 - In Defense of Bad Therapy (with Angela Caldwell, LMFT)

This week’s story from Ashley has all the markings of bad family therapy. But did the interventions work? Ashley shares her experience as a teenager in crisis being threatened with inpatient care and alarms on her door, and Angela Caldwell makes us question everything we know about what constitutes good therapy. Is it OK to trick clients if it leads to successful outcomes?

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