Peer Reviewed Counselor

Break the Isolation: Be part of a community that understands your challenges and celebrates your successes.

Sharpen Your Skills: Share and review recorded sessions, gaining fresh insights and constructive feedback from your peers.

Grow & Innovate Together: Learn from diverse approaches, discover new techniques, and collaborate on real-world cases to enrich your practice.

Research
1. Current and replicated longitudinal research indicates that mental health counselors on average do not increase but actually decrease in their effectiveness over time. The same studies shows that there is in an increase in counselor arrogance over time.

– Goldberg, S.B., Rousmaniere, T., Miller, S. D., Whipple, J., Nielsen, S. L., Hoyt, W. T., & Wampold, B. E. (2016). Do psychochotherapists improve with time and experience? A longitudinal analysis of outcomes in clinical setting. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000131
– Germer, S., Weyrich, V., Brascher, A., Mutze, K., & Witthoft, M. (2022). Does practice really make perfect? A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between therapist experience and therapy outcome: A replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(5), 745-754, https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000608

2. 57% of individuals who graduate from a grad program with a counseling degree don’t go on to get licensed and discontinue work.

Study finds that financial concerns and lack of support as partial culprits
– Motivo_Whitepaper by Rachel McCrickard, LMFT https://motivohealth.com/about
You can request this study through their website

3. 45% of Counselors report experiencing high stress and burnout – https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/psychologists-covid-burnout
Various studies show a burnout rate between 21%-67% throughout the years with increases to this during Covid)

4. Collaborative groups are not typical with mental health clinicians which indicates a strong isolative tendency in our field

All of the above point to a toxicity in our culture (therapist culture). We aren’t bringing new clinicians in, we’re burning out at high rates, and we aren’t getting better with time. What’s worse, we aren’t good at advocating for ourselves and preventing our own isolation, contrary to the guidance we provide to our clients. No one really knows our work with the exception of the client in the room. We can talk about it with our colleagues, but that’s a biased narrative that is limited in it’s ability to teach. I believe this group will offer participants as well as myself a better ability to grow in the profession instead of burning out.

This invitation is for fully licensed clinicians who are eager to grow, connect, and collaborate. If you’re committed to improving your practice through shared learning and feedback, this group is for you!

Ethical Resources: Receive guidance on recording equipment, along with consent form templates and resources for Protected Health Information (PHI).

Valuable Feedback: Receive actionable, thoughtful feedback that helps you refine your therapeutic approach.

Trusted Referral System: Develop an authentic referral list, based on recordings you’ve reviewed.

When: Every other Thursday, 12pm – 2pm (The official start date will be identified once the group is secured.)

Where: 479 W 50 N, American Fork, UT 84003

Free: There’s no cost to join; just cover your own recording equipment.

Exclusive Spots: We’re keeping the group small—just 4 new members (Total Group of 6) to maintain an intimate and focused environment.

Can’t Join Now? Let us know if you’re interested in future opportunities—we may expand based on demand.

I’ve been working in the field for the past 7 years and have recognized how isolating this career can be. While contracting in a group practice and running my own private practice over the last year, I became interested in recording sessions with clients and sharing with my colleagues in an effort to learn more about the work they were doing and in an effort to share my own work. I was able to, with the consent of my clients, record sessions on a secure device, share selections of sessions with my licensed colleagues, and receive valuable feedback on my work. The group unfortunately did not mature and I have since left the group practice and am seeking other like minded individuals who are interested in developing this and possibly other future groups.

The group will meet every other week and will comprise of 6 licensed therapists (including the Host). Each meeting, 3 of the 6 therapists will utilize 30 minute intervals in which they will describe their client, show video footage of a session with their client, and welcome feedback and/or provide insight and techniques to other members of the group. Presenters will alternate each meeting to provide effective demonstration or gain valuable feedback/consultation from their fellow clinicians.

Tyler (Host) will provide organization/structure through a humanistic approach which will serve to invite members to share and respond/collaborate. Tyler will initially model during early sessions how sharing and receiving feedback can be accomplished and will alternate presenting in later sessions once group is fully operational, acting as a member of the group while still providing for organization of the group.