In this podversation:

• Why Clay and I believe online therapy is a vital for the field of counseling to keep up with cultural demands
• What is “walk and talk” therapy?
• Common concerns Clay hears from other clinicians about “nontraditional” modalities of delivering therapy
• The value of informed consent for clients and clinicians alike
• Clay’s existential journey rooted in STORY
• The Trump sessions and how you can participate
• The bright side of political crises
• The power of counter narrative
• The why and how of  The Online Counseling Directory
• Clay’s disastrous opening at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
• The story of Buck Black, the Trucker Therapist
• Why Tamara believes counselors make excellent coaches

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Meet Clay Cockrell:

Clay Cockrell is a psychotherapist (LCSW) that is based in New York City. He is the founder of Walk and Talk Therapy where he meets with his clients in Central Park instead of in an office. He is also an online marriage counselor, connecting
with his clients via HIPAA complaint platforms to have online couples counseling over the internet to improve and repair their relationships.

Recently, he has launched The Online Counseling Directory. This is a listing of online therapists all over the world and has the goal of connecting clients in need with the trained and certified therapists that can meet their needs. It is an educational platform, including podcasts, that works to inform therapists on the ethical legal requirements for doing tele-mental health.

Meet Tamara Powell

Tamara Powell, LMHC is a licensed therapist, university psychology instructor, and empowerment coach who believes life should be lived as a journey that is “anything but ordinary.”

Her work is specialized to help individuals break free from toxic cycles of distress, dysfunction, and dissatisfaction with life that are created when trying to live according to someone else’s rules. Only by living what she calls radical autonomy, can one obtain soul nourishing relationships and a sense of true life purpose and inner peace.

If you’re interested in working with her, either in person or online, you can learn more about her services here.

Sound Editing provided by Pete Bailey: http://petebailey.net/audio/

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