Nate Christensen, APCC, joins Tony to discuss the neuroscience of narcissism. Nate references the article "Can neuroscience help to understand narcissism? A systematic review of an emerging field" from Personality Neuroscience https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/personality-neuroscience/article/can-neuroscience-help-to-understand-narcissism-a-systematic-review-of-an-emerging-field/B5CB5310003D08C578E3A8D78136E53B#
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Tony: Hey everybody, welcome to episode 25 of Waking Up to Narcissism. I'm your host, TonyOverbay. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist and host of the Virtual Couch podcast. And Iam very, very excited about today's topic, because today, I'm bringing on a good friend. If you're aVirtual Couch listener at all, you have heard him four times on the Virtual Couch. His name is NateChristensen. He is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, formerly known as an intern. So, heis my associate and the way that it works in the world of therapy. But I am a licensed Marriage andFamily Therapist. If I went back to school and if I got my doctorate in psychology, then I wouldbecome a clinical psychologist. And then there's also a psychiatrist. And a psychiatrist is actually amedical doctor that goes to medical school and does rounds. And when I've talked with otherpsychiatrists, they actually deliver babies, they spend time working with pediatric medicine, or theygo learn how the foot and ankle work, and they learn the gastrointestinal system. But they decide tofocus on mental health. And they can prescribe medications.And I'm being a little bit light-hearted or joking here, the licensed marriage and family therapist, thelicensed clinical social worker, the licensed professional clinical counselor, Nate is an associateProfessional Clinical Counselor. I would say we're almost the bottom-ish of the food chain as far asmental health professionals eat. We get our undergraduate degree or a bachelor's degree. We goon, and we get a master's degree. And in mine was a master's degree in counseling. And then youenter the field as, in my day, it was an intern; now they call them associates. And you have to get3000 hours working under a clinical supervisor, somebody they can turn to, and they can help youwith information or maybe process cases that you're working on. And then, after you get the 3000hours, then you take a couple of licensing exams depending on where your state is. And after takingthe licensing exams, then you are a licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed clinical socialworker, a licensed professional clinical Counselor.So, Nate is working on those 3000 hours. He and I have clinical supervision every week. And I'vehad him on my podcast four times because he is just a fun person to talk to and has a wealth ofknowledge.
