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Edge of the Couch

Jordan Pickell and Alison McCleary
Edge of the Couch
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  • Edge of the Couch

    Therapist Ego - Live from Kelowna

    2026/10/14 | 34 mins.
    Note: This episode was recorded live during our tour stop in North Vancouver. As such, we sound like we're on speakerphone.
    Join us on Patreon for bonus content at www.patreon.com/edgeofthecouch, share your thoughts and questions via DM on Instagram, or email us at connect@edgeofthecouch.com.

    We have partnered with Janeapp, our favourite all-in-one practice management software. You can learn more at Jane.app/mentalhealth. Or, if you are ready to get started, mention Edge of the Couch in the note during sign-up for a free one-month grace period on your new account.

    Alison McCleary
    www.woodstovewellness.ca

    Jordan Pickell
    www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
    @jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
    Edge of the Couch
    www.edgeofthecouch.com
    @edgeofthecouchpod on Instagram
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    Do Therapists Get Tired of Talking About the Same Thing Over and Over Again? - Live from North Vancouver

    2026/10/07 | 27 mins.
    Note: This episode was recorded live during our tour stop in North Vancouver. As such, we sound like we're on speakerphone.
    Join us on Patreon for bonus content at www.patreon.com/edgeofthecouch, share your thoughts and questions via DM on Instagram, or email us at connect@edgeofthecouch.com.

    We have partnered with Janeapp, our favourite all-in-one practice management software. You can learn more at Jane.app/mentalhealth. Or, if you are ready to get started, mention Edge of the Couch in the note during sign-up for a free one-month grace period on your new account.

    Alison McCleary
    www.woodstovewellness.ca

    Jordan Pickell
    www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
    @jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
    Edge of the Couch
    www.edgeofthecouch.com
    @edgeofthecouchpod on Instagram
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    Working with Dissociation

    2026/09/30 | 37 mins.
    For our Season 11 premiere, we discuss dissociation--the range of severity, how it shows up in session, and how we typically respond in our own practices. This is a big topic; it feels like we only scratched the surface. But if your education was anything like ours, dissociation was barely addressed, if at all. We hope this conversation can get you thinking about how you can better respond to it in your work.
    Join us on Patreon for bonus content at www.patreon.com/edgeofthecouch, share your thoughts and questions via DM on Instagram, or email us at connect@edgeofthecouch.com.

    We have partnered with Janeapp, our favourite all-in-one practice management software. You can learn more at Jane.app/mentalhealth. Or, if you are ready to get started, mention Edge of the Couch in the note during sign-up for a free one-month grace period on your new account.

    Alison McCleary
    www.woodstovewellness.ca

    Jordan Pickell
    www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
    @jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
    Edge of the Couch
    www.edgeofthecouch.com
    @edgeofthecouchpod on Instagram
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    Ending Sessions on Time

    2026/05/13 | 39 mins.
    We're currently on tour, but we are so excited to share this conversation with you! In this episode, we discuss all the interesting layers of this instagram reel by Jen Sims from The Redwood Center for Children & Families. As a trauma therapist herself, she decided to terminate therapy with her own therapist after the first session ran significantly over time. This sparked a huge conversation among therapists about what it means to end on time (or extend beyond the scheduled time.) People seem to feel strongly one way or another. We want to know: what do you think?
    Join us on Patreon for bonus content at www.patreon.com/edgeofthecouch, share your thoughts and questions via DM on Instagram, or email us at connect@edgeofthecouch.com.

    We have partnered with Janeapp, our favourite all-in-one practice management software. You can learn more at Jane.app/mentalhealth. Or, if you are ready to get started, mention Edge of the Couch in the note during sign-up for a free one-month grace period on your new account.

    Alison McCleary
    www.woodstovewellness.ca

    Jordan Pickell
    www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
    @jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
    Edge of the Couch
    www.edgeofthecouch.com
    @edgeofthecouchpod on Instagram
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    The Role of Emotion in Therapy

    2026/05/06 | 39 mins.
    Emotion is the heart of our work as therapists. They can be slippery and elusive, hard to access, scary to tap into and feel fully. There are countless frameworks for understanding emotion, and in this episode we talk about how we personally conceptualize these phenomena. 
    Join us on Patreon for bonus content at www.patreon.com/edgeofthecouch, share your thoughts and questions via DM on Instagram, or email us at connect@edgeofthecouch.com.

    We have partnered with Janeapp, our favourite all-in-one practice management software. You can learn more at Jane.app/mentalhealth. Or, if you are ready to get started, mention Edge of the Couch in the note during sign-up for a free one-month grace period on your new account.

    Alison McCleary
    www.woodstovewellness.ca

    Jordan Pickell
    www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
    @jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
    Edge of the Couch
    www.edgeofthecouch.com
    @edgeofthecouchpod on Instagram
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About Edge of the Couch
Two good friends and experienced therapists explore the topics that were either shied away from or dismissed because they were too big, too nuanced, too risky, or too uncomfortable to address in school or even in supervision. We want to inspire and encourage therapists to think more deeply, show up more fully, and find humour and self-compassion in navigating the messier parts of being a therapist.
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