• CA BBS Law and Ethics Exam - Study Session!
    Feb 22 2024

    Hi thirsties, welcome back to another episode of your fave podcast with your fave girlies! Camille has officially scheduled her CA BBS Law and Ethics Exam for next month, and this episode is dedicated to a live study session to test our knowledge, and yours. See how many you answers you know, and study alongside us for an hour!

    Camille is using Therapist Development Center as a study aid: https://therapistdevelopmentcenter.com/product/california-lcsw-law-ethics-exam

    Natalie is using this book as a study aid: Basics of California Law for LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs [8th ed]

    https://redshelf.com/app/ecom/book/2021352/basics-of-california-law-for-lmfts-lpccs-and-lcsws-8th-ed-2021352-9781734873559-benjamin-e-caldwell-psyd

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    41 mins
  • The Psychology of Love
    Feb 8 2024

    Hi thirsties, welcome back to your 8th episode of Season 2! This episode is all about the psychology of loveeeee as we gear up for Valentine's Day next week. Listen in for a fun and giggly episode where Camille and Natalie discuss the biological components of falling in love and then take the Love Language Quiz in real time! Check out this link to follow along with us and find out your love language here.  And it wouldn't be an episode of Thirsty for Therapy if we didn't tie in some pop culture references, so listen all the way through to the end for a conversation on various Valentine's Day episodes from our fave TV shows (New Girl, HIMYM, and The Office).

    If you take the quiz along with us, make sure to comment your results on our instagram posts. We'd love to hear feedback for future episodes or merch ideas, so please reach out via instagram. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

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    47 mins
  • EFT (Emotionally-Focused Therapy) meets New Girl
    Jan 25 2024

    Hi thirsties, welcome back to season 2! In our first episode of 2024, we sit down to discuss all things EFT, or Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Tune in as Camille interviews Natalie to learn more about the inception of this type of therapy, key components of the model, specific interventions, and where to learn more and get certified. Oh, and Natalie uses the wonderful TV couple, Nick and Jess (from one of our favorite shows, New Girl), to illustrate how to conceptualize and treat using EFT!

    In this episode you'll also get to hear some of what we have in store for 2024. We'd love to hear feedback for future episodes or merch ideas, so please reach out via instagram. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

    Resources for EFT:
    Websites:
    iceeft.com

    Books:
    Hold Me Tight Sue Johnson
    Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist: The Workbook-Sue Johnson


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    53 mins
  • Eating Disorder Treatment: "To the Bone"
    Nov 30 2023

    Welcome back! On today's episode, Natalie and Camille will be discussing the film To the Bone starring Lily Collins, a young woman struggling with Anorexia Nervosa. Our conversations range from general facts about eating disorders, some of the diagnoses found within the DSM, levels of care within eating disorder treatment,  statistics on who it affects, as well as the concerns about how that data is obtained. We chose to release this during the holiday season because it is such a difficult time for those with ED and their families, and it's a reminder to be cognizant of your language surrounding others bodies and food choices during this time (and always!). This time of year holds a high risk of relapse for those with ED, so we've listed various articles on how to support your loved ones, as well as resources if you are struggling and need support below.

    This episode is reviewing a movie that can be incredibly triggering to those living with eating disorders as it portrays images of the protagonist without clothing and engaging in various ED behaviors. You don't have to watch the film to listen and learn, but also please honor where you are at if this feels like it will be too triggering for you to hear (eating disorder or not).

    Today is our last episode of 2023 before we take a short winter hiatus. We'll be returning in the new year to finish off the last 4 episodes of Season 2. Thanks for making it this far with us, we'll see you in the new year!

    Spill the Tea article:
    "The Villainization of Eating Disorder in Pop Culture" by Ellen Ricks, published on Women's Media Center website in 2018
    https://womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/the-villainization-of-eating-disorders-in-popular-culture

    Resources for those struggling and their loved ones:
    National Eating Disorder Alliance (NEDA)
    Eating Disorder Hope (has help line to support in finding treatment): https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/

    Accounts to follow to aid in recovery: https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/top-8-eating-disorder-instagram-accounts-to-support-your-recovery/




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    1 hr
  • Ethics and Boundaries in Psychotherapy (Shrinking)
    Nov 16 2023

    Hi thirsties! Natalie and Camille are back today for a solo episode to discuss a new hit show, Shrinking (starring Jason Segel). The fictional show follows a psychotherapist moving through grief after his wife dies and leaves him the sole parent of his teenage daughter. It is of course a comedy show, but it brings up a lot of rich conversation surrounding ethical violations and boundaries within the therapeutic relationship (hint hint - he breaks a lot of his code of ethics!). Join us for to learn more about the nuances of ethics within the therapeutic relationships, where things are black and white, and where you may find those lovely gray areas :)

    Spill the Tea article: The surprising link between your microbiome and mental health
    https://www.optum.com/health-articles/article/healthy-mind/surprising-link-between-your-microbiome-and-mental-health/#:~:text=Mental%20health%20conditions%20linked%20to,risk%20of%20depression%20and%20anxiety


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    52 mins
  • PART 2: Narrative, Experiential, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (HIMYM)
    Oct 27 2023

    Hi thirsties! We're back again today with Dumayi Gutierrez, PhD, LMFT, to finish up our rants about HIMYM and all the wonderful interventions we would use with them if they walked into our therapy office. This episode includes so much rich information on how to conceptualize and implement relevant interventions. You'll learn lots about genograms, narrative "scripts," and couples work! This is definitely a must-hear. Listen, share, and rate us 5 stars wherever you listen to this episode!


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    45 mins
  • Narrative, Experiential, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (HIMYM Part 1)
    Oct 5 2023

    Hi thirsties! Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 3 of your favorite podcast :) Your gals are sitting down today with a very special guest, Dumayi Gutierrez, PhD, LMFT. Dr. G holds both a PhD in Couples and Family Therapy and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in several states. Additionally, she is an assistant professor at Alliant University in San Diego, spreading her knowledge to future therapists in a variety of courses. She specializes in conducting research and providing psychotherapy to the Latinx community, and has vast experience in working with individuals and families who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ+. Dr. G sat down with us today to explore one of her and Natalie's favorite shows, How I Met Your Mother. Join us as pick her brain on how she would work with each of these characters using her theories of choice (Narrative, Experiential, and EFT). This episode includes so much rich information on how to conceptualize and implement relevant interventions. You'll learn lots about genograms, narrative "scripts," and couples work! This is definitely a must-hear. Listen, share, and rate us 5 stars wherever you listen to this episode!

    Spill the Tea articles:
    1.
    Psilocybin Microdosing Promising for Mental Health Disorders https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-microdosing-mental-health-24909/
    Published October 3rd, 2023 by neurosciencenews.com
    2.  Motives and Side-Effects of Microdosing With Psychedelics Among Users
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600464/
    Published July 2019 in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • XOXO, Gossip Girl
    Sep 21 2023

    Episode 2 is here to bring you all things Upper East Side! Join Natalie and Camille as they discuss themes related to suicide attempts, substance use, the effects of wealth on mental health, and more. You know you love us, XOXO... GG :)

    Spill the Tea article: "San Diego first responders overwhelmed with mental health calls" https://www.cbs8.com/amp/article/news/local/san-diego-first-responders-overwhelmed-mental-health-calls/509-e0f39200-a047-462e-9fe3-05bb7959f57f
    Author: Shannon Handy; Published: 6:45 PM PDT September 13, 2023


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    1 hr and 8 mins