Bron and Marie explore how to work effectively with teenage clients. We cover 👉🏽 The importance of getting to the root cause of behaviours like vaping or excessive phone-use 👉🏻 Managing parents' expectations 👉 Ethical complexities when working with young people 👉🏿 TikTok self-diagnosis 👉🏾 Ways to build rapport with teens. I learned HEAPS when recording this ep, and I hope you do too!

Guest: Marie Vakakis, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Family & Couples Therapist at The Therapy Hub

LINKS
Marie's previous episodes on Family Therapy: The basics and an intro to relational dynamics and Feeling Confident Working with Parents.
Marie's podcast "This Complex Life" where she delves into the messiness of wellbeing and relationships.

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Please rate & review on Apple and Spotify.

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee ☕

Sponsor the show for $2 a month on Patreon

Facebook / Instagram / YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

Bron and Marie explore how to work effectively with teenage clients. We cover 👉🏽 The importance of getting to the root cause of behaviours like vaping or excessive phone-use 👉🏻 Managing parents' expectations 👉 Ethical complexities when working with young people 👉🏿 TikTok self-diagnosis 👉🏾 Ways to build rapport with teens. I learned HEAPS when recording this ep, and I hope you do too!
Guest: Marie Vakakis, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Family &amp; Couples Therapist at <a href="https://thetherapyhub.com.au/">The Therapy Hub</a>
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Marie's previous episodes on <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/intro-to-family-therapy/">Family Therapy: The basics and an intro to relational dynamics</a> and <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/how-to-feel-confident-when-working-with-parents-with-marie-vakakis/">Feeling Confident Working with Parents.</a></li>
<li>Marie's podcast "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/19N3wtZlpJTiBjJit2zqap">This Complex Life</a>" where she delves into the messiness of wellbeing and relationships.</li>
</ul>
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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/about/">Dr Bronwyn Milkins</a>.
Love the podcast? Please rate &amp; review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mental-work/id1596910103">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifKADwT3mw6yYDZb9rHji">Spotify</a>.
Support the show by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalwork">buying me a virtual coffee</a> ☕
Sponsor the show for $2 a month on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalworkpodcast">Patreon</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalworkpod">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_mentalworkpodcast/">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MentalWorkPodcast">YouTube (with captions &amp; transcript)</a> / <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/p/guest/">Apply to be a guest</a> / <a href="mailto:mentalworkpodcast@gmail.com">Email Bron</a>
CREDITS
Producer: Michael English
Music: <a href="https://home96.bandcamp.com/">Home</a>

Mental Work is the Australian podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early-career psychologists, so they don't have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Mental Work is the Australian podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early-career psychologists, so they don't have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

A closer look at the everyday challenges faced by early-career mental health workers, so they don’t have to go it alone.

Mental Work

Working effectively with teens (with Marie Vakakis)

Bron and Kate chat about the challenges and rewards of working therapeutically with children under the age of 10. 👉🏼 Kate shares her journey into child psychology 👉🏾 Innovative therapeutic techniques such as Lego therapy 👉🏿 How to maintain boundaries and confidentiality in sensitive family situations 👉 The importance of liking and understanding children 👉🏻 Practical advice for early-career psychologists interested in this area of practice.

Guest: Kate Christie, Child and Adolescent Psychologist

LINKS
Kate's Instagram: @katechristiepsychology
Kate's previous Mental Work episodes on Therapist Perfectionism and Surviving 'Nothing' Sessions
YouTube clip: Dr Dan Siegel's 'Hand Model of the Brain'
Book: Creative ways to help children manage big feelings by Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett (I LOVE this book!)
Books: No Drama Discipline and The Whole Brain Child by Dr Dan Siegel

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Please rate & review on Apple and Spotify.

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee ☕

Sponsor the show for $2 a month on Patreon

Facebook / Instagram / YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

Bron and Kate chat about the challenges and rewards of working therapeutically with children under the age of 10. 👉🏼 Kate shares her journey into child psychology 👉🏾 Innovative therapeutic techniques such as Lego therapy 👉🏿 How to maintain boundaries and confidentiality in sensitive family situations 👉 The importance of liking and understanding children 👉🏻 Practical advice for early-career psychologists interested in this area of practice.
Guest: <a href="https://www.change-rooms.com.au/katechristie">Kate Christie</a>, Child and Adolescent Psychologist
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Kate's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katechristiepsychology/">Instagram</a>: @katechristiepsychology</li>
<li>Kate's previous Mental Work episodes on <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/never-good-enough-therapist-perfectionism-with-kate-christie/">Therapist Perfectionism</a> and <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/surviving-nothing-sessions-with-kate-christie/">Surviving 'Nothing' Sessions</a></li>
<li>YouTube clip: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-m2YcdMdFw">Dr Dan Siegel's 'Hand Model of the Brain'</a></li>
<li>Book: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32723081">Creative ways to help children manage big feelings</a> by Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett (I LOVE this book!)</li>
<li>Books: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40873423-no-drama-discipline">No Drama Discipline</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/10353369">The Whole Brain Child</a> by Dr Dan Siegel</li>
</ul>
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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/about/">Dr Bronwyn Milkins</a>.
Love the podcast? Please rate &amp; review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mental-work/id1596910103">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifKADwT3mw6yYDZb9rHji">Spotify</a>.
Support the show by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalwork">buying me a virtual coffee</a> ☕
Sponsor the show for $2 a month on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalworkpodcast">Patreon</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalworkpod">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_mentalworkpodcast/">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MentalWorkPodcast">YouTube (with captions &amp; transcript)</a> / <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/p/guest/">Apply to be a guest</a> / <a href="mailto:mentalworkpodcast@gmail.com">Email Bron</a>
CREDITS
Producer: Michael English
Music: <a href="https://home96.bandcamp.com/">Home</a>

Working therapeutically with young children (with Kate Christie)

Bron and Brede chat about MUSIC THERAPY! 🎶 We discuss 👉🏽 Who music therapy can help 👉🏻 How creativity is therapeutic 👉 How to become a Registered Music Therapist 👉🏿 Common misconceptions about music therapy aaand 👉🏾 Practical advice for psychologists interested in incorporating music into their therapeutic practices.

Guest: Brede Davis, Registered Music Therapist & Co-Chair of the Australian Music Therapy Association's Culture and Diversity Advisory Group

LINKS
Brede's Instagram: @contemporarycognition
What is music therapy?

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Please rate & review on Apple and Spotify.

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee ☕

Sponsor the show for $2 a month on Patreon

Facebook / Instagram / YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

Bron and Brede chat about MUSIC THERAPY! 🎶 We discuss 👉🏽 Who music therapy can help 👉🏻 How creativity is therapeutic 👉 How to become a Registered Music Therapist 👉🏿 Common misconceptions about music therapy aaand 👉🏾 Practical advice for psychologists interested in incorporating music into their therapeutic practices.
Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/contemporarycognition/">Brede Davis</a>, Registered Music Therapist &amp; Co-Chair of the <a href="https://www.austmta.org.au/">Australian Music Therapy Association's</a> Culture and Diversity Advisory Group
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Brede's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/contemporarycognition/">Instagram</a>: @contemporarycognition</li>
<li><a href="https://www.austmta.org.au/about-us/what-is-mt/">What is music therapy?</a></li>
</ul>
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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/about/">Dr Bronwyn Milkins</a>.
Love the podcast? Please rate &amp; review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mental-work/id1596910103">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifKADwT3mw6yYDZb9rHji">Spotify</a>.
Support the show by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalwork">buying me a virtual coffee</a> ☕
Sponsor the show for $2 a month on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalworkpodcast">Patreon</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalworkpod">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_mentalworkpodcast/">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MentalWorkPodcast">YouTube (with captions &amp; transcript)</a> / <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/p/guest/">Apply to be a guest</a> / <a href="mailto:mentalworkpodcast@gmail.com">Email Bron</a>
CREDITS
Producer: Michael English
Music: <a href="https://home96.bandcamp.com/">Home</a>

What is music therapy? (with Brede Davis)

Bron and Rebecca explore all things joy, play, and fun! They chat about the importance of joy for sustainability in our careers, the common challenges of therapist schemas like self-sacrifice and unrelenting standards, and practical ways that therapists can bring joy into their work to keep burnout at bay. This was a delightful chat and I definitely felt ready to make more space for joy and play in my daily life by the end!

Guest: Rebecca Black, Clinical Psychologist at Nourish, Heal & Grow Psychology & Coach at Sustainable Therapists

LINKS
Rebecca's previous episode on Building a Sustainable Career in Psychology
Videos of dogs with big sticks: Bosco and his Big Stick Energy, Dog Wins with Big Stick, Dog Obsessed with Big Sticks

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Please rate & review on Apple and Spotify.

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee ☕

Sponsor the show for $2 a month on Patreon

Facebook / Instagram / YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

Bron and Rebecca explore all things joy, play, and fun! They chat about the importance of joy for sustainability in our careers, the common challenges of therapist schemas like self-sacrifice and unrelenting standards, and practical ways that therapists can bring joy into their work to keep burnout at bay. This was a delightful chat and I definitely felt ready to make more space for joy and play in my daily life by the end!
Guest: Rebecca Black, Clinical Psychologist at Nourish, <a href="https://www.nhgpsychology.com.au/">Heal &amp; Grow Psychology</a> &amp; Coach at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sustainabletherapists/">Sustainable Therapists</a>
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Rebecca's previous episode on <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/building-a-sustainable-career-with-rebecca-black/">Building a Sustainable Career in Psychology</a></li>
<li>Videos of dogs with big sticks: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPnK1cqzBSo">Bosco and his Big Stick Energy</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_CrIu01SnM">Dog Wins with Big Stick</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RDBv6codv4">Dog Obsessed with Big Sticks</a> </li>
</ul>
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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/about/">Dr Bronwyn Milkins</a>.
Love the podcast? Please rate &amp; review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mental-work/id1596910103">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifKADwT3mw6yYDZb9rHji">Spotify</a>.
Support the show by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalwork">buying me a virtual coffee</a> ☕
Sponsor the show for $2 a month on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalworkpodcast">Patreon</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalworkpod">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_mentalworkpodcast/">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MentalWorkPodcast">YouTube (with captions &amp; transcript)</a> / <a href="https://www.mentalworkpodcast.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mentalwork/p/guest/">Apply to be a guest</a> / <a href="mailto:mentalworkpodcast@gmail.com">Email Bron</a>
CREDITS
Producer: Michael English
Music: <a href="https://home96.bandcamp.com/">Home</a>

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