Therapy Tea: Demystifying the Mental Health Profession

This week Jazmin learned that it’s a lot of work changing jobs as a counselor: ethical termination is tough! She shares how it’s been as she is transitioning out of the group practice she has been with for awhile as she is working through that transition thoughtfully with her clients. For her, it’s been more intense all around. What’s job change been like for you as a mental health professional? T...

We’re sharing how we broke the show, fixed the show, and confronted our morals and values to arrive at the same place we had originally started: full-length conversation episodes every other week with no ads at all. Fuck the corporate attention miners! Choose where you personally put your attention and support! That’s what we’re all about and want to keep doing. If you agree and want us to keep th...

This week we are sharing the rest 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...

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/ This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Me...

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-functionin...

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 This week we...

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...

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 Prof...

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 Felicia Segura. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and holds a Bachelor of Science in C...

This week Therapy Tea Podcast is 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 Felicia Segura who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. Felicia holds a Bachelor of Scienc...

This week we are sharing the rest of our conversation with Katie La who is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts i n Psychology from Houston Baptist University and a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Katie owns a group practice called Cognitive Revival in Frisco, Texas, which provides a wide range of...

This week Karen learned the American Counseling Association is updating their Code of Ethics and wants feedback from you ! Better late than never, we always say, so, please join us in participating in moving our profession into the modern era! ACA Code of Ethics | Counseling Nexus: ACA’s Digital Press, Elevating Access to Counseling Knowledge This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation wit...

Today, in honor of our 2nd (what!?!) anniversary, we’re re-releasing our very first ever interview with the fantastic Alason Polanco, who has been down for whatever with Therapy Tea Podcast from the start! We hope you enjoy hearing from her again because what she talks about is still relevant today. We also hope you revel in how far we've come...sound quality, editing, it's all getting super profe...

This week we are sharing the rest of our conversation with Tatyana Gustafson who is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Development from Texas Tech University, a Master of Science in Nursing with a certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a Post Masters certificate in...

This week Jazmin learned that she’s changing her therapeutic style as she’s moving through her ABA (applied behavior analysis) program. Have you ever noticed your style change as you work in this field? What have been the triggers for that for you? This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Tatyana Gustafson who is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Psychiatric Mental Health...

This week we are sharing the rest of our conversation with Nicole Uhlenbrock Garcia who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas A&M University Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University in San Marcos. Nicole currently works part-time as a school counselor in the San Antonio area and PRN (on an as needed bas...

This week Karen learned that effective networking is just about being yourself, answering genuine questions, and talking about what you actually care about in public with others, even strangers! You never know where it will lead or who needs to know about you and your work! This week we are sharing Part 1 of our conversation with Nicole Uhlenbrock Garcia who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in...

Warning: this episode contains discussions of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and trauma. This week Jazmin learned that shifting where she works so that she’s more comfortable makes a huge difference in the way she feels about working and the quality of counseling she provides. It’s like a revelation to Karen to consider that maybe it’s okay to meet virtually with a client from the priv...

This week Karen learned more about the different boundaries to set around texting/emailing/talking with clients between sessions. It’s not cut and dry! We’d love to hear from y’all how you navigate these things in your practice. Also, Jazmin recommends the show Shrinking and shares how it connects to this topic. This week we are sharing our conversation with Lisa Baker who is a Licensed Clinical S...

Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide. This week Jazmin learned about environmental and biological correlates of SIB in children. One of the most fun aspects of our profession is getting to learn new stuff as we strive to teach others! This week we are sharing our conversation with Jeana Martin who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and...

This week Karen learned that BEHC is the boy who cried wolf. Let’s all get together and advocate for quarterly bulletins instead of sporadic, non-specific, and often error-laden emails from our licensing board regarding “rule updates.” This week we are sharing our conversation with Kealan Muth who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Psychology f...

This week we’re dropping a very silly conversation between Jazmin and Karen all about closing out another year! 2026, here we come! This one is light and fun: we discuss both terrible and beloved Christmas movies, the particular trauma that has been 2025, and how we’re both really looking forward to this year just ending already. We’ve also got podcast changes happening in 2026 and we need your fe...

This week Jazmin learned that not only are worksheets not *all bad*, but also, she actually kinda likes them. [Gasp!] That’s right y’all - done properly and with intention, worksheets in therapy can be really useful and helpful. Just don’t use them wrong (which is really easy to do). This week we are sharing our conversation with Robin Burleson who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and...

It’s the final episode of our special series and we’re closing it out on a high note with a silly bonus! We’re chatting about being dog moms -- the most dismissed and underappreciated of the motherhood experiences! We’re going into how it’s not as easy as it looks and no one even tries to give us a Mother’s Day card for our efforts. It’s a thankless job, but somebody’s gotta do it. Resources menti...

This week we’re talking to the incomparable Jonnie Wilson about being the matriarch of her family and getting all the way into great -grandparenthood! Jonnie’s kids are so grown that they’re starting to try to take care of her now! Jonnie is still as full of spunk and as independent as ever, but everything is on the cusp of another big relational shift and it’s still about keeping solid boundaries...