The Thoughtful Counselor
Hosted by Dr Lisa Marotta and Theo Burnes · The Thoughful Counselor Team
4.6from 222 ratings
- 319
- Episodes
- 46
- Transcribed
- 222
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 86K
- YouTube views
About The Thoughtful Counselor
The Thoughtful Counselor is a podcast that is dedicated to producing great conversations around current topics in counseling and psychotherapy. We view counseling and psychotherapy as a deeply beautiful and complex process and strive to incorporate the art and science of the field in each episode.
- Publisher
- The Thoughful Counselor Team
- Category
- science · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Sept 2016
- Latest episode
- 7 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
46 of 319 episodes have a transcript.
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP320: A Counselor's Guide to Pediatric Occupational Therapy
24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP319: From Collapse to Care: Rebuilding Through Grief
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP318: Counseling in Mandarin: What professional counselors and mental health providers need to know
Inside a recent episode
EP320: A Counselor's Guide to Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Published 7 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So, and it's, it's not easy. And I spend a lot of, you know, I'm so lucky. I get to work with the kids one-on-one in my space under my terms and the family's terms, obviously too. Like, what is it that we're working on with your child and what's important to you guys? Um, But I'm lucky I get to do that. But doing the interoceptive piece takes a while. Because first, the kids have to trust you and you have to have a connection. And they have to have that sense of felt safety with you to be able to explore how their body is feeling. Because sometimes these kids are shut down in their bodies because the world is too loud, too loud. for them, not, not just in their ears, but their eyes and their skin and everything is just, it's, and they feel other people's emotions more than the average kid. […]
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- Kristi Harris
- Holly Truhlar
- Karen Suyemoto
- Diane Jung Gallo
- Dr Carlos Castaneda
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 85,821
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 171 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 51 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts The Thoughtful Counselor?
Dr Lisa Marotta and Theo Burnes host the show. Published by The Thoughful Counselor Team.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Thoughtful Counselor take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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