{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Kiln","title":"Ep 01 - The Kiln: How We Ditched the BS and Started a School","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2830,"description":"Why would we get involved in postgraduate education for therapists?\n\nMost recent masters program grads say they feel underprepared and often isolated as they face the challenges of licensure and beginning to take on clients. \n\nWe believe that early-career therapists need mentorship, community, and a space where they, their peers, and their more experienced colleagues can all be honest about the realities of doing this work. If therapists are going to have the courage to help their clients put it all on the table, they need spaces where they get that support and education too.\n\nToday, we’re talking about how and why we came together to start The Kiln.\n\nListen to the full episode to hear:\nWhat drew each of us to wanting to offer continuing education to postgraduate therapists\nHow fostering community, vulnerability, and authenticity in the postgraduate experience combats isolation and generates growth\nWhy we have to be willing to admit that we all have issues that impact our work and we will make mistakes\nWhy therapists can’t–and shouldn’t try to–completely separate their personal and professional selves\nHow the focus on modalities too often overrides teaching the foundational relational skills needed to be an effective therapist\n\nLearn more about The Kiln:\nWebsite\n\nLearn more about Dr. Kae Hixson:\nWebsite\n\nLearn more about Riva Stoudt, MA, LPC:\nInto the Woods Counseling\nInstagram","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ol_sHXkCdYSA85-0H0NGO8kUra9MOQJFTKh3xAuFQZM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NjEy/NzYwMTdhNDJlZTYy/NTIxMzg3NjA2ODBi/ZjE1ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}