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Jul 2023
1h 44m

So You Want to Be a Therapist?

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
About this episode
Over the last 10 years interest in therapy has boomed, and with the greater demand for therapists more people than ever are considering pursuing a career in mental health. On today’s episode Forrest speaks to five therapists and therapists-in-training to learn the lessons they wish they’d known when they started.  You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key T ... Show More
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