{"id":68466,"date":"2021-09-25T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?p=68466"},"modified":"2023-08-15T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T05:50:08","slug":"working-with-addictions-in-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/working-with-addictions-in-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"200 &#8211;  Working with Addictions in Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/working-with-addictions-in-therapy\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CT-Podcast-Ep200.jpg\" alt=\"CT Podcast Ep200 featured image - Topics Discussed: Becoming Congruent - Feeling Incompetent as a Therapist - Working with Addictions in Therapy\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"350\" width=\"730\" title=\"CT Podcast Ep200 - Working with Addictions in 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