Hystericology

About Hystericology

Hystericology is a peek behind the curtain into the minds of mental health therapists. Two clinicians talk candidly about everything that falls into the Venn diagram of being a therapist who is also a human. With guesting clinicians, Elizabeth Beckmann LMFT and Andrea Hanson LCMHC explore topics like the troubled teen industry, toxic workplace culture, the self of the therapist, and much more. Clinicians who feel restricted and want more out of their careers can be part of the conversation and find support in a FB group (that isn't trying to sell anything) by clicking here. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/415843776149519/)

Publisher

Andrea Hanson, Elizabeth Beckmann

Category

business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2023

Latest episode

28 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2023

   "They Became Who They Would Have Become Anyway, We Just Added Trauma." Troubled Teen Industry Staff

   Former staff member for two adolescent teen treatment center talks about his experiences witnessing abuse in the teen treatment industry with therapists Andrea Hanson and Elizabeth Beckmann. Andrea and Elizabeth are passionate about mental health and serving their clients. This has driven them to be outspoken about what is going wrong in the mental health field both for therapists and clients that is at the very least holding the field back, and at worst, actively creating a revolving door of trauma. *****Disclaimer message from Andrea: I experienced a dissociative trauma response and was not able to be fully mentally present throughout the recording. I am grateful that Elizabeth was able to move the conversation forward and that I at least made sense when I was able to speak according to Elizabeth. After going back and forth between not publishing or re-recording the audio, we decided to move forward with publishing the content as vulnerable honesty is important in these situations. Although I was able to get to a much better place shortly after we finished recording, I have not been able to bring myself to listen back to the recording yet. I hope I don't say anything too out of left field. If I do, I apologize and ask for your grace and understanding. If you find yourself in a similar space listening to this or any of our recordings, please pause and seek support. You are under no obligation to revisit the past if it does not benefit you. *****

2. 

   24 Aug 2023

   The Troubled Teen Industry: Two Therapists Discuss What Needs to Change

   Andrea Hanson LCMHC went to a treatment center as a teen. Holly Stuart-Caines LCSW was lead staff there at the time. Now, both as licensed therapists, they have come together to talk about their experiences in adolescent residential treatment. Together they explore: Are adolescent treatment centers helpful or harmful? Do therapeutic boarding schools traumatize teens? What needs to happen for the teen treatment industry to improve? Tell us in the comments what you would like to hear us address. If you are a licensed therapist and want to share your perspective on our show, please comment or contact Andrea. Learn more about Holly or hire her as your therapist by visiting: https://pursueyourpeace.com/about/ (https://pursueyourpeace.com/about/) Learn more about Andrea by visiting https://www.andreahanson.net/ (https://www.andreahanson.net/) Follow Andrea on any platform @andreahansonpsych (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJsFSyRPNM16T-GBkfoHjXA)

3. 

   2 Jul 2023

   You can’t box humans: Mental health treatment and informed consent.

   The average process goes: feel off, see a mental health professional, get diagnosed, and then prescribed treatment whether that is a medication, therapeutic intervention, or both and so on and so on. The beginning of that process typically involves something called informed consent. Informed consent is meant to give clients all of the information they need about the process so that they can choose whether or not they want to engage in the process despite the potential negative impact. Standard practice for informed consent in mental health practices is severely lacking, which is directly contributing to individual and societal harm. In this episode, Guest speaker Dr. Damian Wilde who has been interviewed on this topic for news articles in the UK discusses with Elizabeth Beckmann DMFT and Andrea Hanson LCMHC the holes in the informed consent process, why they are there, the damage they cause, what needs to change, and urge clinicians to engage in and advocate for an ethical informed consent process.Learn more about Dr. Damian WildeWebsite: http://wildepsychology.co.uk/ (http://wildepsychology.co.uk/)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdamianwilde/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdamianwilde/) Twitter: @DrDJWilde Learn more about Andrea Hanson LCMHCWebsite: https://www.andreahanson.net/ (https://www.andreahanson.net/)LinkedIn, FB, Insta, TikTok @andreahansonpsychLearn more about Elizabeth Beckmann DMFTWebsite: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/elizabeth-a-beckmann-sandy-ut/444379 (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/elizabeth-a-beckmann-sandy-ut/444379)TikTok: @dr.e.dmft Disclaimer: The Hystericology Podcast and/or any speakers, guests, etc are not offering medical advice, are not establishing a professional relationship with listeners, and do not replace personalized medical/mental health treatment. The views expressed on this platform are strictly those of the individual speaking and do not reflect the views of any organizations they might be affiliated with in the past, present, or future.

4. 

   6 Jun 2023

   Neurodivergence or Star Bellied Sneetches?

   "The dictionary definitions of "normal" are all entirely beguilingly tautological. To know what is normal you have to know what is abnormal. And guess how "abnormal" is defined in the dictionaries - those things that are not normal or regular or natural or typical or usual or conforming to a norm. Talk about circular tail chasing - each term is defined exclusively as the negative of the other; there is no real definition of either, and no meaningful definitional line between them." - Saving Normal: An insider's revolt against out-of-control psychiatric diagnosis, DSM - 5, Big Pharma, and the medicalization of ordinary life. Allen Frances, M.D. Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force. With the DSM 5 drastically loosening diagnostic boundaries, diagnostic inflation is in full swing. While reducing stigma around mental health and seeking care for distress is positive, we find ourselves in an culture where not only does almost everyone have a diagnosis, but having a diagnosis seems to be "in vogue". Elizabeth Beckmann DMFT and Andrea Hanson LCMHC discuss this phenomenon in comparison with Dr. Seuss's Star Bellied Sneetches and share the downsides of this cultural phenomenon from a clinical and personal perspective.Learn more about Andrea on YT, TikTok, Insta, FB, and LinkedIn: @andreahansonpsychLearn more about Elizabeth on TikTok; @dr.e.dmft

5. 

   30 May 2023

   Mormon Culture and Mind-body Connection: How therapists can encourage wellness through integration.

   Why are rates of mental illness and suicide so high in Utah? Are the current popular therapy interventions in Utah enough? What can therapists do to help? The therapy culture in Utah is very talk therapy heavy. There is an emphasis on intellectualizing distress and making changes to thoughts in order to feel better. Therapists that engage in well-researched deeper brain and body modalities such as somatic processing, experiential work, interoceptive yoga, etc are not the norm in Utah, whereas, according to guest therapist Sarah MacCombie, these highly effective modalities are taught much more common in the state she was trained in, California. Elizabeth Beckmann DMFT LMFT , Andrea Hanson M.Ed LCMHC, and Sarah MacCombie OTL ACMHC explore how Utah's religious culture impacts mental health culture and interventions in Utah and encourage therapists to explore bridging the mind-body gap within themselves and their clients in session. Learn more about Sarah's Neurodiversity Clinic by calling (385) 220-8890.Connect with Andrea by following @andreahansonpsych (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJsFSyRPNM16T-GBkfoHjXA)on FB, Insta, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok. #utah #utahculture #mormon #exmormon #religioustrauma #somatics #somatics #therapy #talktherapy #therapists #lds #mentalhealth #deconstruction

6. 

   19 May 2023

   Therapists and Suicide: What Happens When Therapists Are Not OK

   Earlier this week the news of a murder-suicide committed by Parth Gandhi, a neuropsychologist in Utah shocked the local community. A year prior, Utah therapist David Hamblin was charged with ritualistic child abuse.In 2019 news broke of two therapists, Jarrid Wilson and Gregory Eells taking their own lives within the same week.What happens when therapists aren't ok? What does the mental health field and culture get wrong when it comes to taking care of their own and what can be done about it?Andrea Hanson LCMHC and Elizabeth Beckmann LMFT dive into the reality of suicide and abusive acts rates among mental health professionals.They speak candidly about their own experience with dark thoughts and impulses while navigating being mental health professionals fielding shame and stigma from systems, educators, supervisors, and peers as well as the barriers to effective, honest help, urging the field to do better for the sake of therapist wellbeing and the safety of others.Donate to Om Moses Gandhi's memorial fund here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/om-moses-gandhi-memorial-fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/om-moses-gandhi-memorial-fund)For mental health support, call 988Learn more about Andrea Hanson here: https://www.andreahanson.net/ (https://www.andreahanson.net/)Or follow: @andreahansonpsych

7. 

   19 May 2023

   Can Therapists be Unapologetically Themselves? With Valerie Martin

   In this episode of Hystericology, Elizabeth Beckmann LMFT, Andrea Hanson LCMHC interview special guest Valerie Martin LCSW talk about what it means to be a bad bitch therapist. Can therapists be people too? Can therapists be authentic, unapologetic people? There are a lot of expectations, fears, and shame that come along with the job title of "therapist".Listen along as these three therapists discuss what their journey to self-discovery and authenticity looks like. Learn more about Valerie at: https://www.valeriekmartin.com/now?fbclid=IwAR0qDNx57g5yspjXEShCiTmf3RTh3FfjrNs-eszbmUa5AKii_BYFqIw2tBI (https://www.valeriekmartin.com/now?fbclid=IwAR0qDNx57g5yspjXEShCiTmf3RTh3FfjrNs-eszbmUa5AKii_BYFqIw2tBI)Explore Valerie's Freebie at: https://learn.badbitchtherapist.co/procrastination-rx?fbclid=IwAR0qDNx57g5yspjXEShCiTmf3RTh3FfjrNs-eszbmUa5AKii_BYFqIw2tBI (https://learn.badbitchtherapist.co/procrastination-rx?fbclid=IwAR0qDNx57g5yspjXEShCiTmf3RTh3FfjrNs-eszbmUa5AKii_BYFqIw2tBI)

8. 

   16 May 2023

   Ditch Your Therapist Burnout with Katie Read

   Does choosing to be a therapist also have to mean living a suppressed life in isolation and scarcity? Are therapists who want to be able to take vacations every now and then and spend time taking care of their own families bad therapists or even bad people? What do therapists miss out on when they limit themselves out of fear and shame? Elizabeth Beckmann LMFT, Andrea Hanson LCMHC, and special guest Katie Read LMFT discuss their journeys through finding answers to these questions and more in this episode of Hystericology. Katie Read helps helping professionals step into their biggest lives…so they can serve in the biggest ways. She has been an LMFT for a long time, has directed large agencies, taught grad school, supervised 40+ interns, written psych training materials, spoken at conferences, and had practices in various cities. She is also the creator of: The Clinician to Coach® Academy, The Clini-Coach® Certification, and the Six-Figure Flagship® Program. Learn more about Katie Read at katieread.com (http://katieread.com) Follow Katie on FB and Insta @heykatieread Learn more about Andrea Hanson at andreahanson.net (http://andreahanson.net) Follow Andrea on FB, Insta, LinkedIn, TikTok, or YouTube @andreahansonpsych

9. 

   13 May 2023

   The Dark Side of Coaching

   Andrea Hanson LCMHC and Elizabeth Beckmann LMFT discuss the harm caused by the unregulated life coaching and healing industries. They challenge life coaches and healers to be aware of the damage that can be done by not knowing what you don't know and bust myths perpetuated by the coaching field.

10. 

    13 May 2023

    The Troubled Teen Industry - Three Therapist's Perspectives Part 1

    Many survivors of the teen treatment industry have spoken out against it over the years, including Paris Hilton who has cast a large spotlight on abusive practices over the last several years. Organizations like Breaking Code Silence have helped survivors of institutional abuse suffered at adolescent treatment centers through support, advocacy, education, and research. But many mental health therapists have remained silent about their perspective on the treatment teens receive in long-term residential settings... until now. In this episode of Hystericology, Andrea Hanson LCMHC and Elizabeth Becmann LMFT along with special guest, Jessica Black LCMHC have an open and honest conversation about their time in therapeutic boarding schools as a "student", staff, and licensed therapists.

11. 

    13 May 2023

    The Troubled Teen Industry - Three Therapist’s Perspectives Part 2

    Many survivors of the teen treatment industry have spoken out against it over the years, including Paris Hilton who has cast a large spotlight on abusive practices over the last several years. Organizations like Breaking Code Silence have helped survivors of institutional abuse suffered at adolescent treatment centers through support, advocacy, education, and research. But many mental health therapists have remained silent about their perspective on the treatment teens receive in long-term residential settings... until now. In this episode of Hystericology, Andrea Hanson LCMHC and Elizabeth Becmann LMFT along with special guest, Jessica Black LCMHC have an open and honest conversation about their time in therapeutic boarding schools as a "student", staff, and licensed therapists. #troubledteenindustry #troubledteenindustrysurvivor #therapists #mentalhealth #residentialtreatment #parishilton #adolescenttreatmentcenter #breakingcodesilence

12. 

    6 May 2023

    The Toll of Being Humans who are Therapists

    Elizabeth Beckmann DMFT LMFT and Andrea D Hanson Med LCMHC shine a light on the minds of clinical therapists. While it’s true that being a therapist is an incredibly fulfilling career, there are parts of the work that are detrimental to the well-being of the therapist. Navigating conversations, relationships, clinic cultures, insurance companies, therapist-to-therapist dynamics, and work-life balance can become major obstacles to having a happy fulfilling life and a career as a therapist at the same time. Self-Editing Outside of WorkWith clients, therapists are constantly adapting language, tone, vocabulary, etc. When it comes to everyday life, it’s hard to shed this tendency and allow ourselves to just be people. When we do let ourselves have a human moment, we often get negative feedback from our family, friends, and even strangers online where our competency as a therapist is questioned.Alternately, it can be difficult to offer support or advice to non-clients because we are given negative feedback for being a therapist instead of a friend. A lot is projected onto therapists. Each client has different ideas as to what a qualified professional therapist looks like. Often these qualifications pick apart the human side of the therapist. Finding the line and navigating these difficult dynamics can be isolating, tiring, and defeating. Assessment is constant for therapists. There are so many parts of our brains working on several different tasks throughout each session. Every moment with a client is an assessment and an intervention and our minds and bodies are the conduit for both. How we present ourselves and the manner in which we ask questions inform both the quality of the assessment and the results of therapy. The level of thought required along with the art of applying and demonstrating through our tone, body language, expressions, and emotion is often taken for granted and takes a toll on the therapist. The Pressure for Therapists to be Above Human NeedsFrom a clinic’s economic standpoint, therapists are the supply. Squeezing the supply to generate income for the clinic owners takes creates toxicity. Therapists work incredibly long hours, sometimes seeing 12 clients back to back with no breaks for very little pay. Many therapists don’t have the option of taking time off work for sick leave or vacation and are on call nearly 24/7. In many clinics, bosses respond to requests for better working conditions through manipulation, guilting the therapist for not being a good person or “in it for the right reason”. Many therapists internalize this, leading to therapist-to-therapist shaming, in turn heightening stigma. Insurance companies contribute to this and create a social culture where therapists who want to make a living wage are looked down upon. The result is therapists who feel that in order to be a good therapist, they have to be above human needs like time, balance, money, sleep, meals, bathroom breaks, and even natural emotional reactions outside of the therapy room. With these pressures, it can become challenging to find a way to be a quality therapist and have a quality life without feeling bad about yourself. Clinic Environments and their Impact on CliniciansClinic environments run by therapists and staffed by therapists should be the healthiest environments on earth. The reality is very different. Being a therapist also means having all of the tools necessary to be very manipulative. When a skilled therapist is in a position of power and authority, the atmosphere of a mental health clinic can become toxic very quickly. Toxic environments weigh on therapists and have a negative influence on their sense of self, their ability to provide quality services, and their desire to stay in the mental health field.

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