Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen

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Self-care shouldn’t be another task on your to-do list! This is the show that helps you as a busy and dedicated female mental health therapist to redefine your approach to self-care. Because we need so much more than bubble baths and breathing exercises!
Hosted by Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen, clinical psychologists, founders of Intentional Therapist, and self-care advocates, our mission is to help you build a life where you thrive right alongside your clients, without guilt and without burning out. Join us as we explore practical strategies grounded in our 4 C’s model – Connection, Compassion, Courage, and Creativity – to help you create more space for yourself while continuing to support your clients.
Tune in for short but valuable episodes filled with relatable and insightful new perspectives, actionable ‘self-care experiments’, and the encouragement and permission you need to put more of you back in your schedule and create a life from which you don’t need to escape.
To learn more about Intentional Therapist and our 4 C’s model of self-care, visit us at: www.intentionaltherapist.ca
[Please note: This podcast was previously called Thrivival 101, and you can continue to find our original interview episodes in this podcast feed.]

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Integrating Wellness Into Your Practice: A Conversation with Dr. Kimberly Grocher

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

11/03/22 • 54 min

All of us undoubtedly know firsthand how challenging it can be to regularly incorporate wellness strategies into our workday. The idea of moving into private practice can become particularly appealing as it is often seen as providing opportunities for us to take more control over our work life and build a practice that supports our wellness. Sadly, many female clinicians quickly learn that by moving into private practice they have simply traded one demanding boss (and work environment) for a new one (those darn unrelenting high standards!). Sound familiar? If so, please know that you’re not alone and that it doesn’t need to be this way. In this episode we had the opportunity to discuss how to combat these challenges with the lovely Dr. Kimberly Grocher, a licensed social worker and coach with the Private Practice Startup, who loves helping clinicians integrate wellness into their practice.
Highlights:

What led Kimberly to become a coach with the Private Practice Startup
How she helps other clinicians incorporate wellness into their practice
How the work she does honours her own values and why that’s important
What hinders clinicians from reaching out for help from a therapist or coach
One step clinicians can take to begin integrating wellness into their practice
Kimberly’s favourite “non-conventional” self-care practice

Kimberly provides psychotherapy to couples and women who are navigating mood, anxiety and trauma disorders as well as reproductive mental health. As an executive coach, she loves working with professional women and entrepreneurs to help them align their business/professional goals with their ideal lifestyle while being physically, mentally and spiritually healthy. She integrates yoga and mindfulness practices into her work with clients. Kimberly is also the coach for the Private Practice Startup, helping other therapists build and grow their dream private practices. Fun fact: Kimberly loves photography, has a background in film and media production, and is a huge Game of Thrones fan.

Connect with Kimberly:
https://kimberlybondsgrocher.com/
https://www.privatepracticestartup.com/

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Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
Visit our website to get your own copy of our FREE 4 C's Self-Care Assessment:
https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca
Disclaimer: This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice. Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.

Building a Full and Happy Clinical Practice: A Conversation with Allison Puryear

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

10/13/22 • 42 min

Unfortunately as women and mental health clinicians, we receive many messages (from society, and also through our training and work experiences) that contribute to us developing beliefs and behaviours that get in the way of creating full, sustainable, and happy private practices. In fact, these messages are so strong that many of us can’t even imagine what a full and happy clinical practice might look like. Allison Puryear knows this experience all too well and is using her “nearly diagnosable obsession with business development” to help other therapists break free from these unhelpful beliefs and behaviours and build practices that truly make them happy. Now, if that isn’t self-care, we don’t know what is!

Highlights:

What led Allison to develop Abundance Practice Building
Some of the biggest barriers for female clinicians building sustainable, full, and happy practices
Early warning signs that suggest a clinician needs extra support in building their ideal private practice
Some initial steps listeners can take today to develop their ideal practice
Allison’s favourite “non-conventional” self-care practice

Allison Puryear (rhymes with “career”) is a therapist who burned out on agency work & then built successful private practices in 3 wildly different markets. After her caseloads grew faster in each “saturated” market, Allison realized that practice building is not rocket science when you have clarity, confidence, and a figured-out-formula. So Allison started Abundance Practice Building to help other therapists build their own full and happy private practices – because a happy therapist is a better therapist, y’all!

Connect with Allison:
https://abundancepracticebuilding.com/
https://www.facebook.com/abundancepracticebuilding/
Instagram: @abundance_practice_building

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Creating a Practice that Enhances Your Self-Care: A Conversation with Dr. Kelly Yanek & Dr. Michele Kinderman

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

09/08/22 • 49 min

“I’m not sure I’m well suited for this profession.” Sound familiar? We’ve heard this from other female therapists more times than we can count. But is it really about us being ill suited for this profession or is it really more so that our practice/work setting is ill suited for us?
In this episode we speak with psychologists, Dr. Kelly Yanek and Dr. Michele Kinderman, about what led them to leave their standard jobs and develop their innovative therapy practice, Wellness Outside the Box – Therapy Redefined. Kelly and Michele talk with us about how they incorporate nature-based therapies and their unique Dual Therapist Model into their practice and how these approaches have been beneficial for both them and their clients. Our guests also offer tips on how other therapists can begin experimenting with novel approaches to treatment and we end off by hearing about some of Kelly and Michele’s favourite “non-conventional” self-care practices.
Highlights:

What lead Kelly and Michele to develop Therapy Outside the Box – Therapy Redefined
What helped and hindered their willingness to try something different and novel
Some of the logistical aspects of the Dual Therapy Model
How the development of Therapy Outside the Box contributed to their own self-care
Initial steps therapists can take to experiment with a new approach to their work
Kelly and Michele’s favourite “non-conventional” self-care practices.

Dr. Kelly Yanek is a nationally certified School Psychologist and co-founder of Wellness Outside the Box. She has a longstanding love for the outdoors and incorporates this passion for nature and adventure into her work, whether taking walks with high school students or leading mindfulness exercises with kindergarteners. Dr. Yanek has specialized training in adventure based counseling and the technical skills of high and low ropes/adventure courses. She is also a RYT- 200 yoga instructor. She combines her expertise in adventure, mindfulness, and nature-work to offer non-traditional paths to wellness.
Dr. Michele Kinderman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and co-founder of Wellness Outside the Box. For nearly two decades, she has worked with children and adults struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships and parenting, and the stresses of everyday life. Dr. Kinderman combines the more traditional therapies (CBT, DBT, insight oriented) with music, movement, and nature to assist clients in building their strengths and achieving their goals. She also uses Pet Therapy to help individuals work through grief via connection and interaction with animals.

Connect with Kelly and Michele:
[email protected]
https://wellnessoutsidethebox.com
https://www.facebook.com/wellnessoutsidetheboxllc

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How Copywriting Fits into Self-Care: A Conversation with Arianna Smith

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

06/26/22 • 48 min

Copywriting and self-care? In this episode Arianna Smith, licensed professional counselor (LPC) and copywriting coach for therapists explains exactly what copywriting involves, its appeal to her personally, and how it relates to self-care for therapists in both public and private practice settings. Arianna also shares how the pandemic contributed to her own burnout and the steps she took to plan her 2-month sabbatical. She offers some suggestions for therapists who are interested in attracting more of their ideal clients or are looking for ways to infuse more creativity into their work. We end this episode with all 3 of us sharing some of our best “non-conventional” self-care practices.

Highlights:

What led Arianna to include copywriting services in her practice
How the right “copy” can help us attract our ideal clients
How copywriting is relevant for therapists working in both public and private settings
Some initial steps therapists can take to infuse some creativity into their practices or to start attracting more of their ideal clients
The steps Arianna took to set up her sabbatical
Arianna’s favorite “non-conventional” self-care practice (and some of ours!)

Therapist by day, copywriter by night, Arianna Smith, LPC (she/her) helps therapists write words that sound like them and attract their ideal clients. Her mission is to help therapists shatter their creative blocks and write words brimming with punch + personality.
Connect with Arianna:
www.thecopycove.com
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/thecopycove
Download Arianna's free guide “Banish Bad Copy: 5 Copywriting Hacks for Private Practice Success!” for a no-nonsense approach to uplevel your copy.

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How Rest Actually Leads to Success: A Conversation with Maegan Megginson

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

05/18/22 • 48 min

Can rest and success actually co-exist in the lives of female mental health clinicians? Indeed they can! In this episode we speak with Maegan Megginson, about her own experiences with burnout and how this ultimately led her to developing the Rest and Success Code. Maegan talks about how deep rest is an integral component of our success as therapists, some of the biggest barriers to adopting a less pressured approach to our work, and what we can start doing today to adopt a less pressured, more fulfilling approach to our work.

Highlights:

What lead Maegan to develop the Rest and Success Code
How the messages from capitalism, the patriarchy, and graduate school get in the way of female therapists adopting a less pressured approach to their work
Signs that tell Maegan it’s time to include more rest in her practice
Examples of ways to bring more rest into our work
The difference between rest and deep rest
Maegan’s favorite “non-conventional” self-care practice

Maegan Megginson is a sex therapist turned business coach on a mission to help successful entrepreneurs fall madly in love with their businesses. After years of struggling with overwhelm and burnout, Maegan finally figured out how to leverage her introverted and highly sensitive strengths to create two businesses she loves. She believes the key to happiness is to design your business to serve you first and your clients second – only then will you discover how to become deeply rested and wildly successful.
Connect with Maegan:
www.maeganmegginson.com

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Owning Your Therapist Sensitivities: A Conversation with April Snow

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

05/02/22 • 44 min

An essential component of having a sustainable and enjoyable psychotherapy practice is ensuring it’s set up in a manner that truly honors our unique qualities and needs. What happens, however, if what we truly need to thrive in our practice looks different than that of our colleagues?

Unfortunately, that can lead many clinicians to incorrectly assume it says something negative about them as a therapist or their suitability for the profession. As a self-described Highly Sensitive Therapist (HST), April Snow, LMFT, knows this experience all too well and has made it her mission to help Highly Sensitive Introverts and Therapists create a life that embraces their unique gifts. In this episode, April clarifies what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and talks about what lead her to develop a specialty in working with HSTs, some of the biggest misconceptions about being a HST, and how to start developing a practice that is better aligned with the unique qualities of being a HST.

Episode highlights:

What it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
What lead April to specialize in working with Highly Sensitive Therapists (HSTs)
Some of the biggest misconceptions of being a HST
One step listeners can take today to work in alignment with being a HST
April’s favorite “non-conventional” self-care practice

April Snow, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and consultant in California who specializes in working with Highly Sensitive Introverts. April strongly believes that being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) doesn’t have to stop you from living a fully engaged life and is on a mission to help HSPs create a life on their own terms so they can manage the overwhelm and start to thrive.

Connect with April:
https://www.aprilsnowconsulting.com

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Documentation IS Self-Care: A Conversation with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

03/29/22 • 37 min

Most therapists likely wouldn’t include “documentation” in their list of self-care activities but the reality is many of us struggle with documentation, whether that be writing progress notes or reports. If you’ve ever gotten behind in your documentation or struggled to know what to include then you know firsthand how overwhelming this can feel and the impact this can have on our perception of ourselves as therapists and on our overall well-being. In this episode we speak with the founder of QA Prep, Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey (who you might also know as Dr. Maelisa Hall) about how documentation fits into self-care, some of the factors that contribute to therapists’ struggles with documentation, and what we can start doing today in order to start feeling more on-top of our documentation.
Episode highlights:

What led Maelisa to create QA Prep
How staying on top of our documentation fits into self-care
Factors that contribute to clinicians’ struggles with documentation
Some warning signs that we need to change our approach to documentation
One step you can take today to start getting on top of your documentation
Maelisa’s best non-conventional self-care practice

Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey is a licensed psychologist, nail design enthusiast, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. With her business QA Prep, she empowers therapists through trainings and consultation on clinical documentation. Maelisa focuses on the “why” behind the usual recommendations and encourages clinicians to think outside the box, while also keeping their ethics intact. As someone with ADHD who’s had to figure out what works through trial and error, Maelisa aims to make sure her trainings are practical, while also allowing for plenty of laughter and fun.

Connect with Maelisa:
https://www.qaprep.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maelisamccaffrey/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maelisa-mccaffrey/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCytXRIFI17MtbmTh5QTJhsg

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Using Values to Guide Our Self-Care Journey: A Conversation with Dr. Dayna Lee-Bagley

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

02/05/22 • 47 min

Let’s face it: self-care is a journey. And like any journey, we’re bound to run into unexpected roadblocks and detours that are beyond our control (think pandemic, home schooling, client crises, etc.). Fortunately, we all have a built-in global positioning system (GPS) called values, that can help us navigate our journey, even in the face of roadblocks and detours. It can help keep us moving in the right direction, even if that might mean taking a slightly different path than we had initially planned.
In this episode, clinical psychologist and author, Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, shares how her values have shaped the work she does and offers her perspective on some of the unique self-care, or 're-charging', challenges facing healthcare providers, the impact of the pandemic, and some easy ways we can start incorporating value-driven action into our own self-care.
Episode highlights:

What led Dr. Lee-Baggley to leave her hospital position after 15 years
How the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework can fit into self-care
Factors that make it hard for healthcare providers to take care of themselves
How the pandemic (or “apocalypse”) has impacted us
An easy way to start incorporating value-driven action into our lives

Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley is a Registered Clinical Psychologist in BC, AB, ON and NS. She is the director of Dr. Lee-Baggley and Associates, a virtual health psychology clinic specializing in clinical interventions, training for healthcare providers, and research in health-related issues. She worked for almost 15 years in multidisciplinary teams on medical, surgical and cancer care hospital units providing assessment, therapy and consultation for patients with chronic and life-threatening health conditions. She also conducts research as an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University and has an Adjunct Professor appointment at Saint Mary’s University. She has an active research program on behavior change, obesity, chronic disease, professional resiliency and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She is a senior consultant providing healthy workplace interventions for employees, teams, and leaders. She is an internationally recognized trainer in ACT and a certified therapist in Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples. She was the recipient of the 2017 Women of Excellence Award for her contributions to Health, Sport and Wellness (Canadian Progress Club Halifax Cornwallis). She is the author of the book “Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch & live a healthy life...even if you don’t want to.”
Connect with Dayna:
http://drleebaggley.com
https://twitter.com/DrLeeBaggley
https://www.facebook.com/drleebaggley
https://www.instagram.com/drleebaggley

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Infusing Some Creativity Into Our Self-Care: A Conversation with Dr. Jo Eckler

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

02/04/22 • 27 min

With all the heaviness and responsibility that often comes with our work - especially throughout the pandemic - it’s easy to lose touch with the more playful and creative side of ourselves. Yet the reality is, these are foundational to our existence as human beings (yes, even adult human beings) and can actually help us build complex, skilled, responsive, socially adept and flexible brains. Which, in turn, build complex, skilled responses, socially adept and flexible people and societies. Sounds pretty good hey?
In this episode we speak with Dr. Jo Eckler about their awesome books (with some of our favourite titles!) and get their perspective on how creativity fits into self-care and some warning signs that we need to infuse more creativity into our lives. We also get some great ideas about how to start bringing more creativity and play into our work and personal lives - including a pretty fun way to add a new 'client' to our caseloads!
Episode highlights:

What led Dr. Jo to write their book on therapist self-care
How creativity fits into self-care
Factors that make it hard for clinicians to bring creativity and play into our lives
Some simple steps to start bringing more creativity and play into our lives
Dr. Jo’s best “non-conventional” self-care practice

Dr. Jo Eckler is a licensed clinical psychologist with nearly two decades of experience helping people learn ways to cope with emotions and build more meaningful lives. They've worked in community mental health, university counselling centers, multiple Veterans Affairs hospitals, nursing homes, and now private practice. Since they're a recovering overachiever, Dr. Jo's also an author, a coach, a registered yoga teacher, and is trained as a death & mourning doula. The author of I Can't Fix You-Because You're Not Broken: The Eight Keys to Freeing Yourself From Painful Thoughts and Feelings and You Can't Fix Them--Because They're Not Broken: A Sustainability Guide for Tired Helpers and Healers, they've also appeared in numerous media outlets, including O Magazine, Health, Bustle, and Huffington Post. When not working, Dr. Jo is likely watching the Great British Baking Show, playing with their dachshund and polydactyl cat, or down an internet rabbit hole learning about something new.

Connect with Jo:
https://www.drjoeckler.com

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Side Business as Self-Care?! A Conversation with Dr. Tamara Soles

Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule

12/01/22 • 51 min

When most of us think of self-care we probably don’t think about developing a side business. We know that wasn't our expectation when we started Intentional Therapist. And yet, enhanced self-care is exactly what a side business can offer!
In this episode we speak with Dr. Tamara Soles about what led her to create her side business (including a podcast and online parenting course) and how these activities fit into her self-care. We specifically talk with Tamara about how the 4 C’s of self-care (connection, compassion, courage, and creativity) show up in her side business, as well as how to navigate some of the risks to our self-care that might show up when developing a side business. As always, we end the discussion with Tamara's favourite non-conventional self-care practices - which just happen to be things that each of us can likely do today!

Highlights:

What lead Tamara to develop her side business
How the 4 C’s of self-care show up in her side business
Ways to navigate some risks to self-care that may arise when developing a side business
Lessons learned along the way
One step to take towards developing your own side business
Tamara’s favourite “non-conventional” self-care practices

Dr. Tamara Soles is a child psychologist, parent coach, and founder of The Secure Child Center for Families and Children in Montreal, Canada. She’s also the mom of twins who present everyday opportunities to live what she’s practiced with families for over 15 years - that harnessing the power of connection helps children thrive! Dr. Tamara created No More Power Struggles, a positive parenting course using based-based and attachment-focused strategies. She’s also the host of a podcast for therapists called This Hour has 50 minutes, which offers continuing education credits.
Connect with Dr. Tamara Soles:
https://www.thesecurechild.com/
Listen to the episode on Writing Therapy Notes and get 1 hour of CE credit free:
https://drtamarasoles.com/episode-38/

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Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen

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