EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 50 MIN
What About Bob Meets Concierge Care: Group Text Drama, Talent Show Conflict, and Therapy Boundaries
from Veritas Views (with Veritas Psychology Partners) · host Veritas Psychology Partners
🛑 When access becomes the expectation, boundaries start to look like rejection, and everything gets harder.💡 What does “healthy support” look like in therapy, parenting, and family communication when everyone wants more access?What You’ll Learn:✔️ What What About Bob gets right about boundary collapse and dependency, even as comedy✔️ How concierge-style care can blur roles, inflate expectations, and pressure clinicians✔️ What ethical boundaries look like when clients want more access than therapy can hold✔️ A parenting AITA scenario that exposes protection vs resilience, and how to repair when parents disagree✔️ How to navigate a toxic family group text without escalating or burning bridges✔️ Clean exit strategies and boundary scripts that preserve relationships and your sanity🌱 Boundaries are not cold. They’re structure that keeps relationships sustainable.📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers private-pay therapy via telehealth in 43 states (including New York). Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/scheduleMeet the Team:🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com🔎 About our experts:Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes.Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling, grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies.👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.#TherapyPodcast #PsychologyPodcast #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Overthinking #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler #CBT
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🛑 When access becomes the expectation, boundaries start to look like rejection, and everything gets harder.💡 What does “healthy support” look like in therapy, parenting, and family communication when everyone wants more access?What You’ll Learn:✔️ What What About Bob gets right about boundary collapse and dependency, even as comedy✔️ How concierge-style care can blur roles, inflate expectations, and pressure clinicians✔️ What ethical boundaries look like when clients want more access than therapy can hold✔️ A parenting AITA scenario that exposes protection vs resilience, and how to repair when parents disagree✔️ How to navigate a toxic family group text without escalating or burning bridges✔️ Clean exit strategies and boundary scripts that preserve relationships and your sanity🌱 Boundaries are not cold. They’re structure that keeps relationships sustainable.📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers private-pay therapy via telehealth in 43 states (including New York). Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/scheduleMeet the Team:🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com🔎 About our experts:Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes.Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling, grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies.👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.#TherapyPodcast #PsychologyPodcast #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Overthinking #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler #CBT
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