Therapists Unchained
Therapists Unchained
Podcast Description
podcast about the future of counseling
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as insurance navigation, private practice management, and professional development with specific episodes detailing insurance company engagement and advocacy for clients, as well as leadership challenges in large mental health organizations.
Therapists Unchained is about opening a dialogue about the state of mental health in the United States as seen through the eyes of the clinicians and the role of tech platforms in shaping access to care, the consequences of VC-backed therapy models, the intentional complexities of dealing with insurance companies, and building a community of mental health providers to support, mentor, educate, and empower each other. You’ll hear real talk about what’s happening behind the scenes in our field and what it means for providers and clients alike.
Why It Matters:
As the mental health field becomes increasingly shaped by corporate interests and algorithm-driven care, clinicians are being left out of critical conversations — and often critical decisions. This podcast is our space to educate, connect, and organize.
Join the Movement:
If this conversation resonates with you, we invite you to subscribe, share with your networks, and start the conversation in your communities. Together, we can unchain the future of mental health care.
Connect With Us:
If you’d like to be on the show or collaborate with Therapists Unchained, please get in touch with Sivie Suckerman, MA, LMHC, ACS, at s[email protected]
THANK YOU!
This week's conversation dives into a long-standing issue in the mental health field: the gap between clinical training and real-world practice. Host Sivie Suckerman, MA, LMHC, ACS is joined by clinician and academic Janice Murphy Rising, Ph.D., LMHC, CMHS to unpack why so many graduate programs leave students unprepared for the practical demands of private practice. They discuss counseling education’s leadership gaps, the value of soft-skill development, and systemic support for emerging clinicians.
Janys M. Murphy Rising (she/they) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Olympia, Washington with two decades of experience. Her counseling modalities include Psychodynamic Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and trauma informed approaches (EMDR and LI). She is a certified Enneagram teacher and uses their knowledge of The Enneagram to help people understand their wholeness, their deepest motivations, and their soul level resources. She taught yoga for over a decade and is a certified yoga therapist which provides a foundational mindfulness lens to both her teaching and therapy. Her credentials include a Doctorate in Counselor Education (Ph.D.), a Mental Health Counselor License, (LMHC), and Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS). Janys is also a qualified Clinical Supervisor of post-masters’ candidates in pursuit of licensing. They have over a decade of experience teaching graduate level counselors. Janys has extensive experience with adolescent transitions, developmental trauma, substance use, eating disorders—including binge eating (informed by intuitive eating and an anti-diet approach). Neurodivergent clients, and folks navigating perimenopause and menopause transitions are her current primary clinical focus.
www.janysmurphyrising.com
Janys has her own podcast where she explores common myths about going to therapy, knowing and caring for therapists in your life, and practices that help people to heal.
https://ohmygodimatherapist.buzzsprout.com/
This episode was produced and edited by Mckenna Paddock, MA, LMHCA, ATR-P.
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