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I am a Therapist and I am a Mother. What Is Happening in Minnesota Is a Personal and Political Crisis.
by Blake Macurdy, MSEd, LPC It is my job to sit with people who are struggling. Anxiety, exhaustion, grief that rattles their bones. I listen and I teach them what tools can help them to survive *this world*. However, as of late, it feels like the world itself is not just unsustainable. It is actively...
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Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Why Our Values Matter
by Blake Macurdy Chosen Path Collective was created by a group of clinicians and administrative staff/leaders, who experienced, firsthand, what happens when a practice lacks transparency, ethical leadership, and basic legal protections. Before founding CPC, many of us worked at a practice where significant ethical, legal, and professional concerns emerged - including undisclosed risks, inadequate...
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ChatGPT Isn’t Always Bad
by Chelsea MacDonald All of the clinicians and staff at Chosen Path Collective recently filled out a survey to gather information about their favorite things. Drinks, foods, hobbies, colors, activities to do with each other, and organizations they support. For fun, I put all of their responses into chatGPTand asked it to create a dream...
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The Myth of the Neutral Therapist
Written by Blake Macurdy, LPC ** Spoiler Alert from the jump: I am not a neutral therapist. And whether your therapist will admit to you or not, neither are they. ** One of the most widely perpetuated untruths that exists in relation to therapy is that in order to be a “good therapist”, one must...
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