The Virtual Couch
Hosted by Tony Overbay · Tony Overbay LMFT
4.9from 727 ratings
- 371
- Episodes
- 44
- Transcribed
- 727
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 503K
- YouTube views
About The Virtual Couch
The Virtual Couch is a mental health podcast hosted by Tony Overbay, a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than two decades of experience who works with individuals and couples. Through relatable stories, practical psychology, and evidence-based tools, Tony helps listeners better understand relationships, parenting, addiction, emotional maturity, and personal growth, while also supporting those navigating faith crises and deconstruction from high-demand religions. The podcast offers clear strategies to break unhealthy patterns, improve communication, and build a more grounded sense of self while approaching life’s challenges with insight, clarity, and humor.
- Publisher
- Tony Overbay LMFT
- Category
- education · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Mar 2019
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 371 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Nobody Brings a Casserole When You Wake Up to Betrayal: The Accommodator, Gaslighting, and Rebuilding Trust
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Your AI Is a Great Hype-Man - A Therapist Has a Few Notes (Plus Live QA)
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Good People Defend Leaders (and Others) Who Contradict Themselves: Identity, Bias & Belonging
Inside a recent episode
Nobody Brings a Casserole When You Wake Up to Betrayal: The Accommodator, Gaslighting, and Rebuilding Trust
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now there's the relationship that you thought you were having, and there's the relationship that you're beginning to understand with the information you didn't have before. And oddly enough, you're the same person, or at least you think you are. But now something feels unsettling, and we don't know what to do with those feelings. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sydney
- Greg Langford
- Amy Langford
- Kate
- Dr Mark Redford
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 503,176
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 668 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 59 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 67
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- Books guests
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Questions about The Virtual Couch
Who hosts The Virtual Couch?
Tony Overbay host the show. Published by Tony Overbay LMFT.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Virtual Couch take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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