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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.

The Therapy Industrial Complex: When Healing Becomes a Market
The Therapy Industrial Complex: When Healing Becomes a Market | August 26, 2026 | 24min 30sec

The Therapy Industrial Complex: When Healing Becomes a Market

What happens when healing becomes a market?   In this solo episode, Travis Heath explores what he calls the therapy…
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Patching People Up to Go Back to War: Julie Tilsen on Neoliberalism and Co-Responsibility
Patching People Up to Go Back to War: Julie Tilsen on Neoliberalism and Co-Responsibility | August 19, 2026 | 51min 27sec

Patching People Up to Go Back to War: Julie Tilsen on Neoliberalism and Co-Responsibility

What if therapy's job isn't to patch you up and send you back into the machine? Julie Tilsen — a…
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Know Your Why: Gordon Brewer on Building a Sustainable Private Practice
Know Your Why: Gordon Brewer on Building a Sustainable Private Practice | August 12, 2026 | 50min 30sec

Know Your Why: Gordon Brewer on Building a Sustainable Private Practice

Don't quit your day job too quickly. That's the first rule Gordon Brewer gives every therapist eyeing private practice. Gordon — a…
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The System Wasn’t Built for You: Elijah Murphy on Hope, Racism, and PhDing While Black
The System Wasn't Built for You: Elijah Murphy on Hope, Racism, and PhDing While Black | August 5, 2026 | 58min 53sec

The System Wasn’t Built for You: Elijah Murphy on Hope, Racism, and PhDing While Black

What does it take to pursue healing while acknowledging systemic injustice? Travis Heath sits down with rising scholar Elijah Murphy…
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Building the Foundation for Change: The Path to Secure Attachment with David Elliott
Building the Foundation for Change: The Path to Secure Attachment with David Elliott | July 29, 2026 | 1hr 01min 40sec

Building the Foundation for Change: The Path to Secure Attachment with David Elliott

How do we help clients become more securely attached? In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath talks with David…
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Niche Is Normal: Stefanie Goerlich on Kink, Consent, and Sexuality
Niche Is Normal: Stefanie Goerlich on Kink, Consent, and Sexuality | July 22, 2026 | 54m 57s

Niche Is Normal: Stefanie Goerlich on Kink, Consent, and Sexuality

What happens when a client's sexuality falls outside a therapist's experience? In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath sits down…
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What Is Therapy For? Makungu Akinyela on Building Community and Decolonizing Mental Health
What Is Therapy For? Makungu Akinyela on Building Community and Decolonizing Mental Health | July 15, 2026 | 59m 01s

What Is Therapy For? Makungu Akinyela on Building Community and Decolonizing Mental Health

What is therapy for? For many of us, therapy has been taught as a way to help individuals adapt to…
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Staying Curious in a Culture of Certainty
Staying Curious in a Culture of Certainty | July 8, 2026 | 26m 18s

Staying Curious in a Culture of Certainty

What if one of the greatest challenges we face isn't uncertainty itself, but our growing discomfort with it? In this…
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Into Deep Water: The Art of Clinical Waiting with David Prucha
Into Deep Water: The Art of Clinical Waiting with David Prucha | July 2, 2026 | 58m 40s

Into Deep Water: The Art of Clinical Waiting with David Prucha

Should therapists always trust their instincts?  Seasoned clinician David Prucha argues that some of our strongest therapeutic impulses—offering reassurance, reducing…
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The Loneliness of Being the Listener: The Conversations We Don’t Have About Suicide
June 24, 2026

The Loneliness of Being the Listener: The Conversations We Don’t Have About Suicide

Content Note: This episode contains discussion of suicide, grief, loneliness, and despair. Please listen with care, which may mean pausing,…
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The Assumptions We Never Question: Susan Heitler on Couples, Conflict, and Conventional Therapy
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 5 | June 17, 2026 | 49:42

The Assumptions We Never Question: Susan Heitler on Couples, Conflict, and Conventional Therapy

Should therapists be treating married clients individually? Is compromise really the gold standard for resolving conflict? And what if solutions…
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Well-Intended Isn’t Enough: Healing, Joy and the Cost of Resilience with LaNail Plummer
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 6 | June 9, 2026 | 50:39

Well-Intended Isn’t Enough: Healing, Joy and the Cost of Resilience with LaNail Plummer

What happens when therapists rely on good intentions instead of genuine understanding? In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath…
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The Architecture of Change: The Science and Art of Psychotherapy with Dr. Jeffrey Smith
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 5 | June 2, 2026 | 49:42

The Architecture of Change: The Science and Art of Psychotherapy with Dr. Jeffrey Smith

How does therapy actually create change? Psychiatrist Dr. Jeffrey Smith joins Travis Heath for a fascinating conversation about the hidden…
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The Messy Beauty of Being Therapists and Parents with Joy and Sam Steen
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 4 | May 27, 2026 | 58:28

The Messy Beauty of Being Therapists and Parents with Joy and Sam Steen

What happens when two counselors try to balance therapy, parenting, partnership, and professional identity—all at the same time?  In this…
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The Human Encounter: Ben Yalom on Therapy, Theater, and Meaning
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 3 | May 20, 2026 | 55:05

The Human Encounter: Ben Yalom on Therapy, Theater, and Meaning

In this rich and thoughtful conversation, therapist and theater-maker Ben Yalom joins Travis Heath to explore the relational heart of…
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One Pill Can Kill: Pain, Fentanyl, and Clinical Responsibility with Mark Garofoli
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 2 | May 13, 2026 | 52:54

One Pill Can Kill: Pain, Fentanyl, and Clinical Responsibility with Mark Garofoli

How do clinicians balance the urgent need to relieve suffering with the risks associated with opioids and other substances? In…
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The Balance of Validation and Curiosity in Therapeutic Practice with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential Season 2 Episode 1 | May 4, 2026 | 19:08

The Balance of Validation and Curiosity in Therapeutic Practice with Travis Heath

In the Season 2 premiere of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath returns to unpack one of the most common—and often misunderstood—practices…
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Insurance, social media, and late capitalism shaping expectations of change with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | February 25, 2026 | 14:47

Insurance, social media, and late capitalism shaping expectations of change with Travis Heath

In this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath tackles one of the most common—and most loaded—questions clients ask at the start…
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The Blank Slate Myth—and Why Neutrality Is Impossible with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | February 19, 2026 | 16:28

The Blank Slate Myth—and Why Neutrality Is Impossible with Travis Heath

In this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath explores a simple but often-forgotten truth: your therapist is a person. Therapists walk…
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From ‘What I’m Hearing You Say’ to ‘Where Do You Feel That?’ with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | February 11, 2026 | 16:41

From ‘What I’m Hearing You Say’ to ‘Where Do You Feel That?’ with Travis Heath

In this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath takes a playful (and affectionate) look at therapist language—the phrases that show up…
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What Therapists Think but Rarely Say Out Loud with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | February 4, 2026 | 33:29

What Therapists Think but Rarely Say Out Loud with Travis Heath

In this solo episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath explores the internal conversations therapists have every day—but rarely say out…
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“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”: Advocacy, systems, and who shapes healthcare with Tammie Lee Demler
Therapist Confidential | January 28, 2026 | 1:05:14

“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”: Advocacy, systems, and who shapes healthcare with Tammie Lee Demler

Travis Heath sits down with Dr. Tammie Lee Demler—board-certified psychiatric and geriatric pharmacist—for a wide-ranging conversation on psychopharmacology, stigma, loneliness,…
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When a Bot Feels ‘Real’: A Therapist’s First-Hand Encounter With AI with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | January 21, 2026 | 43:17

When a Bot Feels ‘Real’: A Therapist’s First-Hand Encounter With AI with Travis Heath

In this solo episode, Travis Heath explores the fast-moving question on every therapist’s mind: what does AI mean for psychotherapy—right…
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Speaking the Unspeakable in Therapy with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | January 14, 2026 | 35:53

Speaking the Unspeakable in Therapy with Travis Heath

In this solo episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath reflects on what it means to speak the unspeakable in therapy.…
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Why Experience Alone Doesn’t Make Better Therapists with Daryl Chow
Therapist Confidential | January 7, 2026 | 1:05:23

Why Experience Alone Doesn’t Make Better Therapists with Daryl Chow

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with psychologist and researcher Dr. Daryl Chow about what actually makes…
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From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire
Therapist Confidential | December 31, 2025 | 1:04:45

From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with international and multilingual psychotherapist Anastasia Piatakhina Gire about therapy across…
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Adulthood Kills Adults: Reclaiming Play, Myth, and Self with Larry Rubin
Therapist Confidential | December 24, 2025 | 1:02:25

Adulthood Kills Adults: Reclaiming Play, Myth, and Self with Larry Rubin

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath sits down with psychologist, writer, and longtime Psychotherapy.net interviewer Dr. Lawrence “Larry”…
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From Chaos to Context: Treating Family Violence and Incest with Mary Jo Barrett
Therapist Confidential | December 17, 2025 | 1:05:23

From Chaos to Context: Treating Family Violence and Incest with Mary Jo Barrett

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with Mary Jo Barrett, a pioneering family therapist whose career spans…
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East Meets West: A Different Lens on Trauma, Pain, and Growth with Shahrzad Jalali
Therapist Confidential | December 10, 2025 | 43:52

East Meets West: A Different Lens on Trauma, Pain, and Growth with Shahrzad Jalali

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis sits down with clinical psychologist and life coach Dr. Shahrzad Jalali to explore…
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When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry with Will Dobud
Therapist Confidential | December 3, 2025 | 1:11:39

When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry with Will Dobud

In this episode, Travis sits down with social worker, researcher, and author Dr. Will Dobud to explore the “troubled teen…
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Forgotten but Not Finished: Psychotherapy with Older Adults with Tom Medlar
Therapist Confidential | November 26, 2025 | 1:04:39

Forgotten but Not Finished: Psychotherapy with Older Adults with Tom Medlar

In this episode, Travis talks with psychologist Tom Medlar, who has spent 43 years providing psychotherapy in nursing homes. They…
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When the Past Lives in the Body: Understanding Intergenerational Trauma with Marlene Williams
Therapist Confidential | November 19, 2025 | 1:00:21

When the Past Lives in the Body: Understanding Intergenerational Trauma with Marlene Williams

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis speaks with Dr. Marlene Williams of Texas Woman’s University about intergenerational trauma, ancestral…
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When Rebellion Feels Light: The Therapist Confidential Takeover with Lisa Forbes interviewing Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | November 12, 2025 | 1:16:32

When Rebellion Feels Light: The Therapist Confidential Takeover with Lisa Forbes interviewing Travis Heath

In this special Therapist Confidential Takeover, the tables turn. Guest host Lisa Forbes interviews Travis Heath about his evolving relationship…
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Adapting the Model, Not the Client: Supervision, Style, and Voice with Liliana Baylon – Part 2
Therapist Confidential | November 5, 2025 | 41:44

Adapting the Model, Not the Client: Supervision, Style, and Voice with Liliana Baylon – Part 2

Host Travis Heath sits down with therapist, mediator, and “cultural broker” Liliana Baylon for a candid conversation about migration, trauma,…
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“You Are Loyal to the Client, Not to the Model” with Liliana Baylon – Part 1
Therapist Confidential | October 29, 2025 | 45:53

“You Are Loyal to the Client, Not to the Model” with Liliana Baylon – Part 1

Host Travis Heath sits down with therapist, mediator, and “cultural broker” Liliana Baylon for a candid conversation about migration, trauma,…
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“The Climate Elephant: What Therapists Need to See” with Thomas Doherty
Therapist Confidential | October 22, 2025 | 45:02

“The Climate Elephant: What Therapists Need to See” with Thomas Doherty

Thomas Doherty, who has been at the forefront of climate psychology, joins Travis Heath to trace an unconventional path—from wilderness therapy…
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“So You Want to Start a Private Practice?” with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | October 15, 2025 | 38:40

“So You Want to Start a Private Practice?” with Travis Heath

Host Travis Heath goes solo to unpack the realities of private practice—what it takes to start, sustain, and stay grounded…
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Building Self-Worth and Better Mental Health Outcomes with AutPlay Therapy Founder, Robert Jason Grant
Therapist Confidential | October 8, 2025 | 56:47

Building Self-Worth and Better Mental Health Outcomes with AutPlay Therapy Founder, Robert Jason Grant

What does it mean to center neurodivergence as identity, not pathology? In this episode, Robert Jason Grant—founder of AutPlay Therapy—shares…
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The Gift of Stuckness: Travis Heath on Not Knowing Where to Go
Therapist Confidential | September 30, 2025 | 35:51

The Gift of Stuckness: Travis Heath on Not Knowing Where to Go

Therapists aren’t immune to feeling lost. In this solo reflection, Travis Heath shares candidly about what it’s like to sit…
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Systems at Play: Attachment Centered Play Therapy with Clair Mellenthin
Therapist Confidential | September 24, 2025 | 53:38

Systems at Play: Attachment Centered Play Therapy with Clair Mellenthin

“Humans need humans. We need relationships in order for us to survive in this world.” In this episode, play therapist…
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What Words Can’t Reach: Judy Rubin on the Spirit of Art Therapy
Therapist Confidential | September 17, 2025 | 55:35

What Words Can’t Reach: Judy Rubin on the Spirit of Art Therapy

“When you express yourself non-verbally, it’s really different from when you try to put something into words. And so you…
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Labels, Language and the Lives They Miss: A Bonus Conversation with Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson Part 2
Therapist Confidential | September 10, 2025 | 35:48

Labels, Language and the Lives They Miss: A Bonus Conversation with Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson Part 2

In this second half of an expansive conversation, Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson return to join Travis Heath for…
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Labels, Language and the Lives They Miss: A Bonus Conversation with Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson Part 1
Therapist Confidential | September 5, 2025 | 55:32

Labels, Language and the Lives They Miss: A Bonus Conversation with Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson Part 1

In this bonus episode of Therapist Confidential, host Travis Heath is joined by Sanni Paljakka and Tom Stone Carlson for…
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Maliek Blade and the Whole Brother Mission: Building a Legacy of Emotional Wisdom
Therapist Confidential | August 27, 2025 | 57:12

Maliek Blade and the Whole Brother Mission: Building a Legacy of Emotional Wisdom

“Guys think that this ends up being an identity or sexuality conversation, when it is actually an emotional competence conversation.”…
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Ask a Therapist Anything: Curiosity, Growth and Care
Therapist Confidential | August 20, 2025 | 1:06:32

Ask a Therapist Anything: Curiosity, Growth and Care

“There’s moments where I feel like I’m being ineffective… and then a client might return and say, ‘That thing from…
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Bridges, Not Checklists: Ethics at the Border of Culture and Care with Liliana Baylon
Therapist Confidential | August 13, 2025 | 55:41

Bridges, Not Checklists: Ethics at the Border of Culture and Care with Liliana Baylon

“I'm always telling stories. and that allows me to be curious about you and create space so that you can…
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Real Therapy in the Land of Zombies with Digital Play Therapy Expert, Jessica Stone
Therapist Confidential | August 6, 2025 | 54:09

Real Therapy in the Land of Zombies with Digital Play Therapy Expert, Jessica Stone

“We're gonna have a conversation about the thing, or we can do the thing, and then I can see it…
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Holding the Mirror Up to Systems That Fail Us: Treating Eating Disorders with Kim Fry
Therapist Confidential | July 30, 2025 | 58:36

Holding the Mirror Up to Systems That Fail Us: Treating Eating Disorders with Kim Fry

“I’m not here to fix bodies or food behaviors—I’m here to hold space for what those things are holding.” In…
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Locked Up, Not Left Behind: Humanizing Mental Healthcare in Prisons with Brooke Sheehan
Therapist Confidential | July 23, 2025 | 48:47

Locked Up, Not Left Behind: Humanizing Mental Healthcare in Prisons with Brooke Sheehan

How do you offer meaningful, person-centered care inside a system built on confinement and control? In this episode, Travis Heath…
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Nothing is Ever Just One Thing: Diagnosing Without Dehumanizing with DSM Expert, Jason Buckles
Therapist Confidential | July 16, 2025 | 55:46

Nothing is Ever Just One Thing: Diagnosing Without Dehumanizing with DSM Expert, Jason Buckles

Jason Buckles is not the DSM expert you’re looking for. Or is he? In this episode, Dr. Jason Buckles joins…
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When Mental and Physical Health Intersect: Supporting Change That Sticks with Shana Walsh
Therapist Confidential | July 9, 2025 | 1:00:16

When Mental and Physical Health Intersect: Supporting Change That Sticks with Shana Walsh

"If it’s your idea, you’re going to like it better.” You know how to support clients’ mental health but what…
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“Slow Down and Stop Trying to Fix Things”: Why This Teenager Is Skeptical About Therapy
Therapist Confidential | July 2, 2025 | 57:36

“Slow Down and Stop Trying to Fix Things”: Why This Teenager Is Skeptical About Therapy

"Teenagers are not that scary. We are a lot more human than maybe we’re portrayed." In this episode, 16-year-old Metzli…
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Pink Elephants, Coordinated Chaos and Cake: Caring for People as a First Responder with Scott Reasor
Therapist Confidential | June 25, 2025 | 59:32

Pink Elephants, Coordinated Chaos and Cake: Caring for People as a First Responder with Scott Reasor

What can therapists take from the world of emergency response? In this conversation, EMT and Paramedic Instructor Scott Reasor reflects…
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Is This Even Working? Patience, Process and Patterns in Play Therapy with Lisa Forbes
Therapist Confidential | June 18, 2025 | 1:08:48

Is This Even Working? Patience, Process and Patterns in Play Therapy with Lisa Forbes

“Hold on. They throw stuff at you? And you just let them?” In this episode, Travis Heath sits down with…
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In the Borderlands of Therapy with Marcela Polanco
Therapist Confidential | June 11, 2025 | 1:03:15

In the Borderlands of Therapy with Marcela Polanco

“What if we stopped asking, 'What do I do with this client?' and started asking, ‘What’s alive in this relationship?’”…
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“Weird Therapy” with Clayton Norman
Therapist Confidential | May 28, 2025 | 55:03

“Weird Therapy” with Clayton Norman

In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with Clayton Norman—a therapist whose work is anything but traditional. Clayton…
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Travis Heath Didn’t Learn This in Grad School: From El Segundo to Therapist Confidential
Therapist Confidential | May 21, 2025 | 28:10

Travis Heath Didn’t Learn This in Grad School: From El Segundo to Therapist Confidential

In this debut episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath introduces a podcast that doesn’t aim to be polished, perfect, or…
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Rowing Towards the Same Shore: A New Kind of Therapy Podcast with Travis Heath
Therapist Confidential | May 2, 2025 | 13:38

Rowing Towards the Same Shore: A New Kind of Therapy Podcast with Travis Heath

In this debut episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath introduces a podcast that doesn’t aim to be polished, perfect, or…
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