Curt and Katie talk about generational differences in therapists, looking at perceptions (and misperceptions) about Millennials We look at how these differences impact therapy workplaces, supervision, and the future of our field.     It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age. In this episode we talk about: Whether or not Curt is a Millennial Looking at how millennials show up as employees and entrepreneurs Generational differences in therapists Common complaint of millennials being entitled Living life now versus earning your stripes and waiting on retirement The Four-Hour Work Week Curt’s theory that Millennials have perfected the dream of the Gen X-ers The impact of technology on growing up in different generations Looking at the impact of the recession on the perspective on how to navigate work The “young upstart” mythology that gets under Boomers’ skin Gaining confidence earlier due to the access to immense amounts of data that wasn’t around when X-ers and Boomers were growing up Teaching as equals versus teaching as a superior, looking at collaborative learning The difference between therapy as work and other professions The further we remove the therapist from having creativity and ownership from the work, the less value they will get from the work. The importance of real application of concepts in our education The tension of enough structured guidance versus enough collaboration/empowerment Avoiding the helicoptering (supervision, management, etc.) How technology is impacting the work The importance of grounding innovation in laws, ethics, and clinical excellence How coaching might impact our profession, whether there is harm with people jumping to coaching without credentials or training Instagram Therapists Different goals for different generations, namely the scourge of selling out Whether or not Gen X-ers have actually sold old How things have changed in marketing and how that has impacted newer therapists When you can claim “expert” status How strong entrepreneurs can potentially harm the profession   Our Generous Sponsors: SimplePractice Trusted by over 40,000 customers, SimplePractice creates software and services for health and wellness professionals. Its EHR empowers practices to run their businesses more efficiently, streamlining administrative tasks, enabling regulatory compliance, and improving documentation. Learn more by going to www.simplepractice.com/therapyreimagined . You can also sign up and receive a special promotion of getting 3 months of SimplePractice for the price of 1. Please note, this offer is valid for new customers only.    Become a Group Guru Learn how to fill a group in private practice without coffee dates or networking events, even if no one in your community knows your name yet and you have no idea where to start.  Free trainings and resources (like a free 5-day group jump start guide with your step-by-step plan to creating the group your ideal clients are ready to enroll in today) at www.becomeagroupguru.com.   Resources mentioned: We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Saving Psychotherapy by Ben Caldwell   Relevant Episodes: Is CBT Crap? All Kinds of Burnout The Dividing Line Between Coaching and Therapy The Brand Called You   Connect with us! Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapists Group Therapy Reimagined 2019   Our consultation services: The Fifty-Minute Hour   Who we are: Curt Widhalm is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a Board Member at Large for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University, and a loving hu