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Light Up The Couch

Affordable, relevant, and diverse Continuing Ed for mental health professionals… one year of unlimited CE courses for just one low price! Clearly Clinical is an approved provider with the APA, NBCC, ASWB, NAADAC, NYS, CAMFT, & CCAPP; we feature clinicians from historically-marginalized populations, and donate to the Trevor Project.


Our innovative CE presentations and interviews feature national experts and cover topics that help today’s passionate providers learn, grow, and shine.


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Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
246
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Gray Divorce: What You Need to Know About Later-Life Breakups, Ep. 171

Gray Divorce: What You Need to Know About Later-Life Breakups, Ep. 171

Linda Hershman, LMFT, discusses who is filing for gray divorce, the reasons why, and the unique challenges of adult children of divorcing parents. Includes discussion about communities of Color, LGBT…
01:01:03  |   Thu 09 Mar 2023
Integrative Treatments for Improving Mental Health, Including Ethical/Legal Considerations, Ep. 170

Integrative Treatments for Improving Mental Health, Including Ethical/Legal Considerations, Ep. 170

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge discusses integrative mental health options (like supplements, dietary changes, neurofeedback, etc.), legal and ethical considerations about how to discuss these options wit…
01:04:34  |   Thu 16 Feb 2023
Dissociation Made Simple: Best Practices for Changing the Conversation, Ep. 169

Dissociation Made Simple: Best Practices for Changing the Conversation, Ep. 169

Dr. Jamie Marich addresses clinical fear and stigma about dissociation, and explains dissociation in a holistic manner with appreciation of historical context, societal influences, and modern knowled…
01:01:06  |   Thu 09 Feb 2023
Surviving Motherhood: Giving Voice to Black Mamas Childbirth Experiences and Trauma, Ep. 168

Surviving Motherhood: Giving Voice to Black Mamas Childbirth Experiences and Trauma, Ep. 168

Dr. Lyneia Richardson discusses common traumatic pregnancy and childbirth experiences of Black women and themes around mothering as a Black woman in America; suggestions on how helping professionals …
01:01:29  |   Thu 02 Feb 2023
The Art of Confrontation: Challenging Clients Effectively, Ep. 167

The Art of Confrontation: Challenging Clients Effectively, Ep. 167

Elizabeth Heaney, LPC, explores the clinical value of confronting clients, interventions to implement challenges, and various reasons therapists often shy away from strongly challenging their clients…
01:02:51  |   Thu 19 Jan 2023
Client Meaning-making: Working with Spirituality in Psychotherapy , Ep. 166

Client Meaning-making: Working with Spirituality in Psychotherapy , Ep. 166

Dr. Russell Siler Jones, LMHC, provides helpful rationale for attending to spiritual and religious issues in psychotherapy, including discussion about countertransference and meaningful interventions…
01:01:18  |   Thu 12 Jan 2023
When the Lights Don't Sparkle: Managing Grief During the Holidays, Ep. 165

When the Lights Don't Sparkle: Managing Grief During the Holidays, Ep. 165

Grief therapist Londyn Miller, LMFT, explores some of the societal norms which shape our unconscious responses to grief (encompassing all kinds of grief, not just grief relating to illness or death),…
01:00:49  |   Thu 17 Nov 2022
Helping Children Cope with an Adult World, From Big Feelings To Big Problems, Ep. 164

Helping Children Cope with an Adult World, From Big Feelings To Big Problems, Ep. 164

Dr. Melissa Munro Boyd describes ways for therapists to help children develop healthy coping skills for emotion management, including helpful interventions and discussion about addressing big topics …
01:01:25  |   Thu 10 Nov 2022
Free CE Course: A Wounded Healer Heals: Dr. Yalom on Life, Loss, and Therapy, Ep. 163

Free CE Course: A Wounded Healer Heals: Dr. Yalom on Life, Loss, and Therapy, Ep. 163

Dr. Irv Yalom candidly explores the role of a therapist, the intermingling of personal life and career, and his perspectives on existentialism, including the impact of therapist self-disclosure on th…
01:01:07  |   Thu 20 Oct 2022
Beyond Techniques: Using Principle-Based Supervision to Grow Clinical Competence, Ep. 162

Beyond Techniques: Using Principle-Based Supervision to Grow Clinical Competence, Ep. 162

Dr. Julia Mackaronis, licensed clinical psychologist, explores the benefits of exploring values- and principle-based supervision techniques instead of focusing heavily on specific therapeutic interve…
01:05:10  |   Thu 13 Oct 2022
Kink: Laying the Clinical Groundwork, From Fundamentals and Beyond, Ep. 161

Kink: Laying the Clinical Groundwork, From Fundamentals and Beyond, Ep. 161

Dr. Elyssa Helfer, LMFT, provides helpful context and education about the kink community as well as the ways clinicians can more impactfully serve them. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:16  |   Thu 22 Sep 2022
Supervising Clinicians Serving BIPOC Children & Adolescents: Mediating Impact of Implicit Bias, Ep. 160

Supervising Clinicians Serving BIPOC Children & Adolescents: Mediating Impact of Implicit Bias, Ep. 160

Dr. Sonja Sutherland, LPC, dives deep into the mental health impact of systemic racism on BIPOC children and how to supervise early-career clinicians in more effectively serving this population. Int…
01:01:04  |   Thu 15 Sep 2022
Addressing Disordered Eating in Teens When You’re Not a Specialist: Understanding the Process, Ep. 159

Addressing Disordered Eating in Teens When You’re Not a Specialist: Understanding the Process, Ep. 159

Tracy Kenela, LMHC, shares important diagnostic and interventional guidance for clinicians who encounter adolescents with eating disordered behaviors, including helpful insight for working with paren…
01:06:49  |   Thu 08 Sep 2022
Taking the Stand and Providing Feedback: Clinical Considerations for Working with Clients in Family Legal Proceedings , Ep. 158

Taking the Stand and Providing Feedback: Clinical Considerations for Working with Clients in Family Legal Proceedings , Ep. 158

April Tith, LMFT, provides invaluable clarity about how to navigate things like court orders, legal filings, and conflicting perspectives from parents and attorneys in family law proceedings, includi…
01:00:33  |   Thu 25 Aug 2022
Listening for Shame in Psychotherapy, Ep. 157

Listening for Shame in Psychotherapy, Ep. 157

Cynthia Mulder, LCSW, shares key information about shame and its antidotes, including discussion about the differences between embarrassment, humiliation, guilt, and shame, and ways to both recognize…
01:02:04  |   Thu 18 Aug 2022
Prioritizing Reflection: The Value of Clinical Supervision for the Addiction Workforce, Ep. 156

Prioritizing Reflection: The Value of Clinical Supervision for the Addiction Workforce, Ep. 156

Samson Teklemariam, LPC, CPTM, discusses the importance of clinical supervision in addiction treatment, including review of the research-backed benefits of ongoing clinical supervision and revisiting…
01:04:42  |   Thu 11 Aug 2022
Setting, Keeping, and Changing Boundaries in Private Practice: Values, Attunement, and Impact on Outcome, Ep. 155

Setting, Keeping, and Changing Boundaries in Private Practice: Values, Attunement, and Impact on Outcome, Ep. 155

Kelly Hidgon, LMFT, Private Practice Coach, discusses the common hangups clinicians encounter when thinking about boundaries... from topics like how much to charge per session, how to handle late can…
01:01:14  |   Thu 28 Jul 2022
Holistic Healing: Indigenous Approaches to Mental Health, Ep.  154

Holistic Healing: Indigenous Approaches to Mental Health, Ep. 154

Robyn Gomez, LCSW, shares an overview of holistic and ancestral Indigenous approaches to mental health, including a review of concepts like sustainability, balance, core values, and discussion about …
01:01:03  |   Thu 21 Jul 2022
Our Role Moving Forward: Reproductive Justice as Harm Reduction and Ethical Imperative, Ep. 153

Our Role Moving Forward: Reproductive Justice as Harm Reduction and Ethical Imperative, Ep. 153

Dr. Orisha Bowers, Dr. Jamie Marich, and Elizabeth Irias, LMFT, discuss the concept of reproductive justice and identify deliberate actions mental health professionals can take in a post-Roe v. Wade …
01:03:28  |   Thu 30 Jun 2022
Being Human and a Therapist: Awareness of Burnout, Roles, Power, and Therapeutic 'Love' , Ep. 152

Being Human and a Therapist: Awareness of Burnout, Roles, Power, and Therapeutic 'Love' , Ep. 152

Julia Aziz, LCSW-S, sheds light on the challenges of managing the role of 'healer' when we ourselves are struggling, and explores the impact of being an actively wounded healer on therapy outcomes.
01:01:37  |   Thu 23 Jun 2022
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