We are continuing our conversation all about innovation in therapy and mental health treatments by talking about Virtual Reality Therapy with Austin Jacobson, MA and LJ Taugher, MA! Using VR, we bring the outside world into the therapy space. With the use of VR, we create an immersive environment to be used in therapy to bridge the gap between learning and practicing therapeutic interventions in an office and feeling like you are doing them in “the real world .”
LINKS:
- Find the video podcast on YouTube here
- Read the blog post "8 Reasons Why You Should Consider Virtual Reality Therapy for Overcoming Your Fears" here
- Interested in this treatment? Find it at an Ellie here (only in Minnesota at this time) here
- Link to "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" book
OUR HOSTS:
Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on LinkedIn.
Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.
The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by Ellie Mental Health. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of thriving by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise to help us learn how to thrive as therapists.
Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations across the country.
