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Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Advice for Novice Therapists

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Kirk Honda

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Antioch Student, Andres Valdivieso, asks Dr Kirk about advice for grad school and novice clinicians.

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00:00 Introducing Andres03:10 Dr. Kirk's top 3 graduate school tips 
33:46 Learning in graduate school 
42:20 Why did Dr. Kirk get a PsyD instead of a PhD
45:17 Should I start in an agency or private practice?
50:24 Why does Dr. Kirk do the podcast and YouTube channel?

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October 18, 2024

The Psychology In Seattle Podcast ®

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, there are listeners. We have a special guest with us on the podcast today, Andres.

0:05.7

He emailed me from Antioch. He's a student at Antioch right now.

0:11.0

He's a classmate of Alina, my brother's kid, an employee of psychology in

0:16.2

Seattle. Andres emailed me some questions asking about early career advice and I thought maybe we could just make an episode out of it and I

0:28.0

had Andres up to my office it's always great to actually talk with people in person instead of through video conference.

0:37.0

Welcome to the podcast, Andrei's.

0:39.0

Thank you, Kirk.

0:40.0

Thank you for Hyman.

0:41.0

So you are training to become a counselor.

0:44.4

You're in the CMHC program at Antioch.

0:48.4

And you have, well, what is your plan? What do you want to do after you graduate after I graduate I'd

0:57.7

like to start a private practice and help people through that but But honestly, I'm also open to other paths.

1:06.0

What I really want to do is to be in a place where I can assist help people in intimate personal ways, meaningful ways, and how that exactly shapes out,

1:17.1

pans out.

1:18.1

I don't know yet.

1:19.2

I think it may be through private practice just because I'd like to have freedom in my schedule.

1:26.0

But I'm also open to something else happening.

1:29.0

Yeah.

1:30.0

Yeah, that's a good way of putting it and that's how I felt about it when I was in your position.

1:36.4

I wanted to help people in intimate ways.

1:39.8

That's a good way to put it.

1:41.8

I at first was thinking about other professions that do that kind of thing and then it just popped in my head that will therapists do that so maybe that's what I should be and that's an interesting

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