The Funny Thing About Therapy

This week, we are ending our first season of The Funny Thing About Therapy with a fascinating, informative, and hilarious conversation about Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. Rebecca is joined by psychedelic therapists - the most frequent guest on the podcast, Vitoria Cottiss, Associate MFT, and first time guest Melissa Haigh, LMFT. They talk about going on psychedelic "journeys" with their clients, the goofy things that happen on those journeys, how capitalism is affecting the field, and how working with psychedelics has changed their therapeutic work and changed them as a human. They also listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a therapist asking about the common misconceptions people have of psychedelic assisted therapy. 

This week, Rebecca is joined by very good friends and fellow therapists Ali Eagle, Associate MFT and Gabe Gilbert-Lurie, Associate MFT. At the time of this recording, Ali and Gabe worked at the same dual diagnosis treatment center together so Rebecca invited them on the pod to discuss their experience working in treatment. They also listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a "curious civilian" asking how therapists practice the boundary of not bringing their work home with them. This episode is a great combo of insightful conversation, lots of laughing, and plenty of random singing. 

This week, Rebecca is joined by returning guest Reid Fitzsimons, LMHC and first time guest Aaron Roldan, ASW. Reid and Aaron are trans therapists and Rebecca was lucky enough to have an in depth, connected, vulnerable, honest, and funny conversation with two trans therapists about their incredibly unique and highly valuable perspective and experience working as therapists in 2025. They also listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a trans "curious civilian" who was curious how a client's gender journey affects a trans therapist's gender journey. 

It's the bicoastal episode! Rebecca is joined by Caitlin Steitzer, LCSW and Alexis Lambright, LMSW who are clinicians working in New York State. This week, they discuss laughter in therapy and how their previous careers in comedy interact with and influence their therapeutic work. Rebecca also forces them to play a goofy improv game while attempting to maintain a professional discussion, they listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a "curious civilian" who asks about crying in therapy, and Rebecca was inspired to write a pop hook called, "Bad Bitches Cry Too." 

This week has lots of joyful cackling straight into the microphones. Rebecca is joined by Reid Fitzsimons, LMHC and honorary co-host Vitoria Cottiss, Associate MFT to discuss how complicated and ridiculous it can feel to be a therapist in their own therapy. They also listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a "curious civilian" who wants to find the balance between caring and not caring about their therapist.

An Anonymous Voicemail from a fellow "therapy friend" (therapist) was the inspiration for this week's episode! Rebecca is joined by only Talia Kazarian, Associate MFT to talk about how it feels for therapists to grapple with Imposter Syndrome. They take an Imposter Syndrome quiz from Psychology Today, laugh a lot about their insecurities, and Rebecca debuts an original (and kinda sincere) song for you to sing when you are feeling like an imposter. This week is a short episode and a great episode!

This week, Rebecca is joined again by returning guest Vitoria Cottiss, Associate MFT and first time guest Shanice Applewhaite, APCC to talk about "self care" - what it even is, why we do it, how it helps, and how capitalism f*$#s with it. Rebecca and her guests also listen to an Anonymous Voicemail from a non-therapist ("curious civilian") who asks them what it feels like for a therapist to see their client NOT do something you know will help them. And stick around to the end of the episode for a J Lo song parody for the millennial listeners. 

This is the music episode! Rebecca is joined by fellow therapists and fellow musicians John Goodhue, Associate MFT and Ben Bruker, Associate MFT to talk about how being a musician and artist affects their therapeutic work. Rebecca and her guests discuss how a therapy session is like a song, they match therapeutic modalities with genres of music, they plan a game Rebecca made up called "Name That Tone," and there is an Anonymous Voicemail from a therapist about the volume of her client's voice. 

This week, Rebecca is joined by returning guest Taylor Yates, Associate MFT and first time guest Eva Wholey, Associate MFT to talk about how becoming a therapist changes and even complicates friendships. This is the only therapy podcast that discusses things like personal transformation and how difficult it can be to "code switch" between therapist and friend while also singing an original song about butts. 

This is the very first episode of The Funny Thing About Therapy! This week, Rebecca is joined by Vitoria Cottiss, AMFT and Taylor Yates, AMFT to talk about being therapists in the year 2025. From "Tik Tok diagnosis" to frustrations with telehealth therapy, Rebecca and her guests discuss the funny things that are unique to the experience of being a therapist in the modern world. This episode is equal parts meaningful conversation and goofy ass behavior mixed with original songs and the debut of a recurring final segment that puts her guests' nerves to the test. 

Join former musical comedian turned therapist, Rebecca Vigil, as she brings together fellow therapists to connect, build community, and commiserate about the surprising/awkward/interesting/dumb/funny things they encounter as therapists in the modern world. This podcast is filled with insight, music, games, and lots of laughs. And whether you are a fellow therapist ("therapy friend") or not ("curious civilian"), we include YOU and your Anonymous Voicemails so you can join the conversation. The Funny Thing About Therapy - a therapy podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously.