Using Improv Comedy as a Therapeutic Tool with Dr. Juda Alcabes

Podcast: Continuing Education for Mental Health Counselors: Therapy Show with Lisa Mustard · Lisa Mustard

Opublikowano: 2026-07-01

What happens when a licensed clinical social worker walks into an improv class and discovers a powerful clinical tool? In this episode of The Therapy Show, I sit down with Dr. Juda Alcabes, also known as The Improv Therapist, to explore how improv comedy can be used therapeutically to treat anxiety, build intimacy, strengthen couples' connections, and help clients get out of their heads and into the present moment. Dr. Juda shares how taking an improv class on a mental health day eventually led him to develop a clinical framework for bringing improv into therapy...