Is good therapy as simple as whatever activity makes a client feel better? What if that activity is a singular focus on sports betting strategy? In today’s episode, we talk with Christine to learn from her experience of “gambling therapy” and answer the question of whether or not it’s a good thing to be friends with your therapist (spoiler: no, no it is not).

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Introduction: 0:00 – 5:39

Part One: 5:39 – 46:05

Part Two: 46:05 – 1:23:37

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Show Notes:

• Gamblers Anonymous
• Buzzfeed: Share Your Therapy Icks, Including The Worst Thing A Therapist Has Ever Said To You
• Apply to Train at Sentio Counseling Center!
• 6 Stages of Grooming Adults and Teens: Spotting the Red Flags