My Therapist Is Out!

This week therapists Kristen Crowe and Renae Johnson dive into scripts on how to respond to invasive Q's about your body. This is a huge topic to cover, and we aren't holding back! Society has normalized asking the most atrocious, invasive questions ranging from "what are you?" (in regards to race/ethnicity/gender/etc.) to "have you lost weight?" to inquiring about medical procedures (in regards t...

TW: AbuseNow listen, nobody can create the perfect guidebook for dating. However, there are some serious red flags that can come up within relationships that we're here to call out. Don't worry though this episode isn't all about the red flags- we're talking about the green ones too! Having a hard time recognizing signs and patterns of abuse? This is an episode you don't want to miss.    Follow us...

🥳 Welcome to our very first listener/viewer Q & A!OSTC founder Renae Johnson, collected a handful of questions from ya’ll via our Instagram and TikTok- and we’re answering all of ‘em with the help of therapists Kristen Crowe and Debbie Whyte.✨ We’d love to do more of these in the future so please drop your question in our comments or send it to us via DM!  Follow us on Social Media at:  http...

We're excited to be back after a short two week break! We're sitting down with OSTC therapist Kristen Crowe to discuss self-care for coming out as poly. Why is it so important? How do you break the stigma around being poly? Listen along to hear what Kristen has to say.    Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/mytherapistisout/ https://www.instagram.com/openspacetherapycollective...

🎉 Celebrating 10 episodes of My Therapist Is Out! and taking a little breather to gear up for the next 10! Thank you to anyone who has listened to our show! We are so appreciative of your support! My Therapist Is Out! —> available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube! 🎙️

New character unlocked! This week we introduce Psych NP Michael (Mikey) Whited to the OSTC team. Mikey works with queer and trans folks 16+. He will officially be joining us in the summer as a medication consultant, so we're thrilled to have him on to discuss medication management, and the importance of having a queer-trans informed psych provider. Welcome to the team, Mikey!   Follow us on Social...

It's swapcast time! CEO and Founder of OSTC, Renae Johnson, sat down with Isa Gautschi, Marketing Confidence Cheerleader, to chat about how you can incorporate inclusiveness into your marketing. At OSTC, we primarily work with the LGBTQ+ community which means inclusivity matters. Listen along to hear how you can walk the walk and not just talk the talk! Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.i...

Alright ya’ll, this week we’re talking trauma responses. What do they mean? How do you know if you’re in one? What does it look like? How do you get out of it? It’s a heavy one but OSTC Art Therapist Debbie Whyte does her best to keep it light for ya. ✨   Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/mytherapistisout/ https://www.instagram.com/openspacetherapycollective/ https://www.ti...

Asking for help < literally anything else. We get it, asking for help is hard AF! Being called resilient and strong can become exhausting. This week we sat down with OSTC lead therapist Kristen Crowe to discuss how being the “strong one” in your relationships effects your mental health, and the consequences of never asking for help.    Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/my...

It’s a new week and we’re sitting down with OSTC Art Therapist Debbie Whyte to ask a burning question on everyone’s mind— When the heck do you know when it’s time to go to therapy?! If you’re considering therapy but need that extra boost to do so, this episode is for you!   Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/mytherapistisout/ https://www.instagram.com/openspacetherapycollecti...

This week we welcomed back Kristen Crowe, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist. Kristen shares insight on the need to stay busy and how that links to mental health. If we're constantly doing things, is it possible that we don't want to feel any of the things that might be stored in our bodies or our psyche? Have a listen to find out.    Follow us...

Andddddddd we’re back! This week we sit down with OSTC Art Therapist, Debbie Whyte, to ask, what in the world is art therapy? Listen along as Debbie shares the magic behind the power of art and how she transitioned from a 20 year long career in Corporate America to the fulfilling world of art & psychology.    Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/mytherapistisout/ https://ww...

In our second episode we sit down with Kristen Crowe— Sex Therapist, Dance Movement Therapist & founder of Soul on Fire Dance (a queer, POC and body diversity celebratory dance and burlesque studio located in Santa Ana!) to ask— What IS Dance Movement Therapy? Turns out it’s not intended just for dancers, and sessions with a Dance Movement Therapist doesn’t necessarily look like throwing on a...

In our very first episode we sit down with Open Space Therapy Collective member Jenny and chat about the differences between traditional psychotherapy and community care based psychotherapy. What does that even mean? Listen as we break down the two and hear from Jenny some examples of community care based psychotherapy in action!   Follow us on Social Media at:  https://www.instagram.com/mytherapi...