Therapy Tea: Demystifying the Mental Health Profession

52. PART 1: Education Advocate and She Always Be Teaching (ft. Megan Silvestri, LMHC)

This week Karen shares how she learned about discernment counseling and what it is and why you should learn about it too if you want to work with couples! * Helping Couples on the Brink of Divorce: Discernment Counseling for Troubled Relationships by William Doherty and Steven. Harris * Wanna get trained?!?: https://discernmentcounseling.com/ [https://discernmentcounseling.com/] This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Megan Silvestri who is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, originally, but she is also licensed in Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Education and Humanities from University of Central Florida, and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling from Webster University. She also has a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Florida Southern College. She currently has a fully virtual private practice called Tranquil Seas Therapy. She works with individuals and groups on a variety of issues like anxiety, grief and trauma. One of her niches is working with people about school-related issues, which is something we talk a lot about with her. Megan’s licensed in multiple states and so we get to talk to her about some of those differences and how that impacts her practice. Also with Megan we learn about IEPs and 504s and how to better understand the education system so you can help others advocate for themselves through it. Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself! Thoughts? Questions? Email us at therapyteapod@gmail.com [therapyteapod@gmail.com] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ] Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482] Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/] Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.

51. PART 2: Managing Burnout and Making the Bread They Want (ft. Shanaz Ikonne, LPC)

This week we are sharing the rest of our conversation with Shanaz Ikonne who is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Texas-Dallas and a Master of Science in Counseling from University of North Texas. She currently has a private practice based in Texas where she focuses on working with high-functioning, driven individuals like moms, entrepreneurs, business professionals and leaders specifically on things like stress, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. Resources mentioned: * Request, Send, or Make a Lasagna!: https://lasagnalove.org/ [https://lasagnalove.org/] * Shrinking (2023 TV show) * Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (2012 kids show) * Bluey (2018 kids show) * The LEGO Batman Movie (2017 Movie) * Shanaz’ digital products: https://buymeacoffee.com/shanazikonne [https://buymeacoffee.com/shanazikonne] * Shanaz’ website: www.shanazikonne.com [http://www.shanazikonne.com] * Shanaz’ social media: * Instagram: @shanazlpc * Tiktok: @shanazikonne * YouTube: @shanazikonne Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself! Thoughts? Questions? Email us at therapyteapod@gmail.com [therapyteapod@gmail.com] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ] Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482] Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/] Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.

51. PART 1: Managing Burnout and Making the Bread They Want (ft. Shanaz Ikonne, LPC)

This week Jazmin learned that she can make changes in her home-based work environment to help her thrive by adding a walking pad and a rolling desk to her virtual counseling set up. Being more active while working as a burnout prevention tool and Getting Those Steps In! LOVE IT! Grab one for yourself on Ebay (non-affiliate link): https://www.ebay.com/shop/walking-pad?_nkw=walking+pad [https://www.ebay.com/shop/walking-pad?_nkw=walking+pad] This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Shanaz Ikonne who is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Texas-Dallas and a Master of Science in Counseling from University of North Texas. She currently has a private practice based in Texas where she focuses on working with high-functioning, driven individuals like moms, entrepreneurs, business professionals and leaders specifically on things like stress, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. With Shanaz we talk about building a business with multiple parts as a way to get ahead of burnout. Shanaz has great practical suggestions for how to create and market speaking engagement work as a mental health professional. Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself! Thoughts? Questions? Email us at therapyteapod@gmail.com [therapyteapod@gmail.com] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ] Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482] Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/] Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.

50. Old Faves Season Break! RE-RELEASE: PART 2 of Ep. #11 ft. Summer Sahd, LPC

Warning: this episode contain discussions of death, dying, and grief. Therapy Tea Podcast is still taking a BREAK! That’s right y’all, we’re practicing what we preach and taking a much needed self-care break. Don’t worry though, we’ve got some great oldie but goodies to re-release for y’all in the meantime. This week we are sharing the rest of our conversation with the lovely Summer Sahd! She’s a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University - San Marcos. At the time of this recording, Summer worked as a grief counselor and the Children’s Grief Program Coordinator at a non-profit grief center in New Braunfels. Resources mentioned: * The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver * Love’s Executioner by Irvin D. Yalom * Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl * Staring at the Sun by Irvin D. Yalom * Being Mortal by Atul Gawande * It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine * How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief by Megan Devine * It’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devine Podcast * @refugeingrief (Megan Devine on Instagram) * Psychologist J. William Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning * The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) (also a novel and several different film adaptations) * Hope Hospice Camp HavenHeart: https://www.hopehospice.net/grief/events [https://www.hopehospice.net/grief/events] * Summer’s current private practice website: https://www.summersahdcounseling.com/ [https://www.summersahdcounseling.com/] Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself! Thoughts? Questions? Email us at therapyteapod@gmail.com [therapyteapod@gmail.com] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ] Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482] Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/] Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.

50. Old Faves Season Break! RE-RELEASE: PART 1 of Ep. #11 ft. Summer Sahd, LPC

Warning: this episode contain discussions of death, dying, and grief. Therapy Tea Podcast is still taking a BREAK! That’s right y’all, we’re practicing what we preach and taking a much needed self-care break. Don’t worry though, we’ve got some great oldie but goodies to re-release for y’all in the meantime. This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Summer Sahd. She’s a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University - San Marcos. At the time of this recording, Summer worked as a grief counselor and the Children’s Grief Program Coordinator at a non-profit grief center in New Braunfels. Summer is now in private practice for herself and she serves all of Texas virtually. Connect with her and check out her website at: https://www.summersahdcounseling.com/ [https://www.summersahdcounseling.com/] In our conversation with Summer we talk a lot about grief and grief counseling work, which is something that all three of us have a passion for. The depth, humility, and universality in this conversation is unmatched in our interviews so far. We promise that this conversation is the opposite of a downer! Summer is so authentic, kind, and hardworking that you will be unable to stop yourself from listening all the way through as we explore what it’s really like to work with grief day-in and day-out. Don’t be afraid; listen in, because man, oh, man is this one a good one. Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself! Thoughts? Questions? Email us at therapyteapod@gmail.com [therapyteapod@gmail.com] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ] Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482] Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ [https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/] Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.