Therapist Confidential
de Travis Heath
Insurance, social media, and late capitalism shaping expectations of…
À propos de ce podcast
Produced by Psychotherapy.net, Therapist Confidential is a raw, real, and unscripted podcast, creating an authentic dialog by pulling back the curtain on what it really means to be a therapist. Host Travis Heath pushes beyond the surface-level conversations, diving deep into the successes, struggles, fears, and failures that reveal guests in a way they’ve never been heard before.
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- Insurance, social media, and late capitalism shaping expectations of change with Travis Heath · 15 minIn this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath tackles one of the most common—and most loaded—questions clients ask at the start of therapy: “How long is this supposed to…
- The Blank Slate Myth—and Why Neutrality Is Impossible with Travis Heath · 16 minIn this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath explores a simple but often-forgotten truth: your therapist is a person. Therapists walk into sessions with moods, histories…
- From ‘What I’m Hearing You Say’ to ‘Where Do You Feel That?’ with Travis Heath · 17 minIn this Therapist Confidential short, Travis Heath takes a playful (and affectionate) look at therapist language—the phrases that show up in sessions, supervision, and training…
- What Therapists Think but Rarely Say Out Loud with Travis Heath · 33 minIn this solo episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath explores the internal conversations therapists have every day—but rarely say out loud. Beneath the public image of…
- “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”: Advocacy, systems, and who shapes healthcare with Tammie Lee Demler · 1 h 5 minTravis Heath sits down with Dr. Tammie Lee Demler—board-certified psychiatric and geriatric pharmacist—for a wide-ranging conversation on psychopharmacology, stigma, loneliness…
- When a Bot Feels ‘Real’: A Therapist’s First-Hand Encounter With AI with Travis Heath · 43 minIn this solo episode, Travis Heath explores the fast-moving question on every therapist’s mind: what does AI mean for psychotherapy—right now? After a surprising personal…
- Speaking the Unspeakable in Therapy with Travis Heath · 37 minIn this solo episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath reflects on what it means to speak the unspeakable in therapy. Drawing from years of clinical work and recent…
- Why Experience Alone Doesn’t Make Better Therapists with Daryl Chow · 57 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with psychologist and researcher Dr. Daryl Chow about what actually makes therapists effective. Drawing from…
- From Shame to Pride: Navigating Cultural Displacement with Anastasia Piatakhina Gire · 1 h 4 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with international and multilingual psychotherapist Anastasia Piatakhina Gire about therapy across borders. Based…
- Adulthood Kills Adults: Reclaiming Play, Myth, and Self with Larry Rubin · 1 h 2 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath sits down with psychologist, writer, and longtime Psychotherapy.net interviewer Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Rubin for a…
- From Chaos to Context: Treating Family Violence and Incest with Mary Jo Barrett · 1 h 5 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath speaks with Mary Jo Barrett, a pioneering family therapist whose career spans nearly five decades of work with family…
- East Meets West: A Different Lens on Trauma, Pain, and Growth with Shahrzad Jalali · 44 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis sits down with clinical psychologist and life coach Dr. Shahrzad Jalali to explore the ideas behind her book The Fire That Makes…
- When ‘Treatment’ Becomes Trauma: A Look at the Troubled Teen Industry · 1 h 11 minIn this episode, Travis sits down with social worker, researcher, and author Dr. Will Dobud to explore the “troubled teen industry” and what it reveals about how we think about…
- Forgotten but Not Finished: Psychotherapy with Older Adults with Tom Medlar · 1 h 4 minIn this episode, Travis talks with psychologist Tom Medlar, who has spent 43 years providing psychotherapy in nursing homes. They explore how these settings have changed, why…
- When the Past Lives in the Body: Understanding Intergenerational Trauma with Marlene Williams · 1 h 0 minIn this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis speaks with Dr. Marlene Williams of Texas Woman’s University about intergenerational trauma, ancestral wisdom, and what it…
- When Rebellion Feels Light: The Therapist Confidential Takeover with Lisa Forbes interviewing Travis Heath · 1 h 16 minIn this special Therapist Confidential Takeover, the tables turn. Guest host Lisa Forbes interviews Travis Heath about his evolving relationship with AI in therapy, why he…
- Adapting the Model, Not the Client: Supervision, Style, and Voice with Liliana Baylon – Part 2 · 42 minIn Part 2 of his conversation with therapist and educator Liliana Baylon, Travis Heath goes deeper into what cultural humility looks like in real clinical moments. They talk…
- “You Are Loyal to the Client, Not to the Model” with Liliana Baylon – Part 1 · 46 minHost Travis Heath sits down with therapist, mediator, and “cultural broker” Liliana Baylon for a candid conversation about migration, trauma, and care. Liliana shares her story…
- The Climate Elephant: What Therapists Need to See with Thomas Doherty · 45 minThomas Doherty, who has been at the forefront of climate psychology, joins Travis Heath to trace an unconventional path—from wilderness therapy and Greenpeace to the APA’s first…
- “So You Want to Start a Private Practice?” with Travis Heath · 39 minHost Travis Heath goes solo to unpack the realities of private practice—what it takes to start, sustain, and stay grounded while doing it. He shares his own story of building a…







