Men's experience in therapy (Where have all the male therapists gone?)

Why Uncertainty Feels So Hard — and How to Cope | Therapist Discussion

Our brains hate uncertainty. In times like these - war, division, violence, AI -  we can be stuck scanning for danger, filling in the blanks, and imaging worst case scenarios. Three therapists discuss how this plays out in the therapy office and beyond. "How we relate to uncertainty is a defining feature of our lives." Tips for how to respond to uncertainty, disillusionment, and anxiety. Discussions on collective defense mechanisms, surprising research, parenting, exposure therapy, race, danger, helplessness, and more! The Insights & Actions podcast takes you behind the scenes with practicing therapists to hear what they're talking about when out of session. Insights & Actions is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for working directly with a mental health or medical professional. Insight Into Action Therapy is an award winning mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment practice in Loudoun County, Virginia offering mental health therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and couples, addiction treatment, psychological testing, and medication management.  insightactiontherapy.com

Men's experience in therapy (Where have all the male therapists gone?)

Only 26% of men in therapy say they want to be understood. That stat stopped us in our tracks. Three male therapists react to a Wall Street Journal article about the state of men in therapy — and share what we see from the other side of the couch. We talk about the history of gender bias in psychology, how it shows up in couples therapy, what healing looks like outside the office, and what it's actually like being a male therapist in a female-dominated field.The Insights & Actions podcast takes you behind the scenes with practicing therapists to hear what they're talking about when out of session. Insights & Actions is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for working directly with a mental health or medical professional. Insight Into Action Therapy is an award winning mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment practice in Loudoun County, Virginia offering mental health therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and couples, addiction treatment, psychological testing, and medication management.insightactiontherapy.com#mensmentalhealth #therapy #maletherapist #couplestherapy #mentalhealth #insightsandactions

Inside substance use treatment: Real stories, recovery residences, sobriety, moderation, & more!

Go inside the recovery / addiction treatment industry: The good and bad of recovery homes, Kratom legislation, personal stories of recovery., loneliness of early sobriety, can psychology become cult-like? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narcan, 12-steps, AA, NA, and therapy / counseling.Chrissy Chow is the executive director of Insight Recovery Centers, a clinician, and advocate for reforms to help those suffering from substance use disorders.The Insights & Actions podcast takes you behind the scenes with practicing therapists to hear what they're talking about when out of session.Insights & Actions is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for working directly with a mental health or medical professional.Insight Into Action Therapy is an award winning mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment practice in Loudoun County, Virginia offering mental health therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and couples, addiction treatment, psychological testing, and medication management. insightactiontherapy.cominsightrecoverycenters.com

Tips for life transitions (when kids leave, research on happiness, and fatherhood)

Practicing therapists tell stories of life transitions, discuss research on life-stages and happiness, and real fatherhood. Licensed mental health therapists Craig James, Johnny Pierce, and Matt Christian host the Insights & Actions podcast. They take you behind the scenes to hear what practicing therapists talk about when they're out of session.Insights & Actions is for educational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for working directly with a mental health or medical professional.Insight Into Action Therapy is an award winning mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment practice in Loudoun County, Virginia offering mental health therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and couples, addiction treatment, psychological testing, and medication management. insightactiontherapy.com

Is therapy needed? Tools to try now. (and what is gained from symptoms?)

Therapists talk about when therapy might not be needed, powerful tools you can use now, therapy and dating, powerful questions to ask yourself, and much more!Therapy can be a powerful tool for change; we love therapy and have dedicated much of our life to providing these services, but is it always what's needed now?This show is educational and not therapy, diagnosis, or medical advice.