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ICYMI - July 2025

Speak Ill of the Dead. (+ Member Gathering and Inspiration from a 66 year old Tuba player)

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. There are some moments in PTSD recovery that happen over and over, client after client. The final moment, that signal when someone has shifted from "living with activ...

Sep 15, 2025

Empathy Takeover

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! Sometimes someone else says what you feel better th...

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ICYMI: Aug Recap (Cussing, Caseloads, + Chatbots)

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! Working Phase is off for Labor Day. I hope you are ...

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What does the “AI Therapy Ban” in Illinois actually say? (+Reader Poll Results, and Empathy in Online Gaming)

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! We held a reader poll last week, and I’m so gratefu...

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Reader Poll! 10-sec Survey

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! Hi! I’m doing a quick reader poll this week! Your v...

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Is Cussing in Session Unprofessional or Good Care?

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! What should you do when a client apologizes for cus...

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Is 28 Client Hours a Full Load, or a Fast Track to Burnout?

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! Every few days, a therapist logs onto facebook and ...

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ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide So What's the Verdict? Where is the grass greenest in 2023?

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

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ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Be Your Own Boss? Maybe!

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

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ARCHIVE CMH Survival Guide Would you be happier being self-employed or working full time?

This is an archived post from The Community Mental Health Survival Guide, an email-only predecessor to Working Phase. It's copied from a post originally sent between 2020 and 2024.

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ICYMI - July Roundup!

Working Phase is a weekly newsletter to help therapists be informed, resilient, and effective in and out of the therapy room. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to receive the newsletter in your inbox, every Sunday, totally free! This July, each newsletter nearly burst at the sea...

Jul 27, 2025 icymi joy intervention

Texas Flood Hero Inspires Courage in Us All (+Workshop Replay and Guest Resource)

The Texas floods happened over a week ago and the losses have been so terrible I’ve struggled to write anything useful about it. But then… I heard about a brand new member of the Coast Guard who quit his job as an accountant to become a rescue swimmer 6 months ago! He ended up assigned to Cam...

by ACM — Jul 21, 2025 essential downloads intergenerational exchange joy intervention supporters connect and learn working phase perspective

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