EP# 285: Beyond Breakups: Lindsey Brock on Modern Therapy

What makes Lindsey Brock with The Breakup Therapist a good neighbor?

Ever wondered what drives someone to become a therapist? In our latest episode, we sit down with Lindsay Brock, LCSW, owner of Lindsey Brock Counseling PLLC (better known online as "The Breakup Therapist"), who reveals it was her own transformative experience as a therapy client during college that sparked her career path—just two weeks before finishing an entirely different undergraduate degree!

Lindsey leads us through the reality of modern therapy practice, where her team of nine clinicians serves adults across the Carolinas through an even mix of in-person and telehealth sessions. She tackles the biggest misconception about therapy head-on: therapists aren't there to fix anyone or dispense constant advice. "We're not driving the show," Lindsay explains, "You are." This client-centered philosophy forms the backbone of her practice, creating space for genuine healing rather than quick fixes.

The conversation takes a vulnerable turn when Lindsey shares how the COVID pandemic nearly ended her therapy career. "It was the first time I didn't love being a therapist," she admits, describing the unique burnout that comes from simultaneously experiencing the same crisis as your clients. Yet this challenging period ultimately strengthened her practice and personal resilience. Between professional insights, we glimpse Lindsey's renewed passion for soccer and her commitment to finding joy alongside her nine-year-old daughter. And her most important message? "You don't have to be going through a breakup to come see us!" Connect with Lindsey and her team at thebreakuptherapist.com and discover if therapy might be the support you need, relationship troubles or not.

To learn more about The Breakup Therapist go to:

https://www.thebreakuptherapist.com/

The Breakup Therapist

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Skip Monty.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Hello everyone and welcome to the Good Neighbor
Podcast Live.
So I am thrilled today to havea very special guest in our
studios for the first time.
And I'm sure you'll be just asexcited because today I have the
pleasure of introducing yourgood neighbor, ms Lindsay Brock,
who is with Lindsay BrockCounseling PLLC.

(00:31):
Lindsay, welcome to the show.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
Hi thanks.
Thanks for having me.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
Well, we're thrilled to have you, like I said,
excited to learn all about youand your counseling practice.
So, if you don't mind, whydon't you kick us off by telling
us about what you do?

Speaker 3 (00:44):
Sure, well, I am a licensed clinical social worker
and I am the owner and operatorof Lindsay Brock Counseling.
A lot of people know us by ourwebsite URL, which is
thebreakuptherapistcom, buttechnically Lindsay Brock

(01:05):
Counseling PLLC a little moreformal, and I work with a great
group of like-minded clinicians.
There's nine of us here at thepractice that provide outpatient
psychotherapy to folks 18 andup all across North Carolina,

(01:26):
and some of us are licensed inSouth Carolina as well, where we
can provide telehealth servicesVery cool, very cool.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Do you do a lot of telehealth type visits?

Speaker 3 (01:38):
I would do.
I would say it's about 50-50.
Like everyone, we learned howto go online real quick during
COVID and some people neverreally came back to the office,
just a matter of convenience andnot having to find parking and
being able to have therapy onyour lunch break.

(02:00):
So it's about a 50-50 split offolks we see in person and folks
we see online.
Very cool, very cool.
So how did you get into thecounseling business?
It was about two weeks before Igraduated my undergrad degree

(02:22):
and I realized that I wanted tobe a therapist.
So I had to take a year off toregroup and make a new plan.
But it was my own experience,my personal experience in
therapy as a college student,that really opened my eyes to
how helpful this resource oftherapy can be to folks.
And so, um, it was my own, myown path, my own journey of

(02:46):
healing that really kind ofpointed me in this direction of,
um, being being in the chairinstead of on the couch, gotcha,
very good.
Well, think, what first comes tomind is that a therapist is

(03:11):
trying to fix you, or that weknow better, or that we have all
the answers.
We don't have all the answersand we are certainly not trying
to fix anybody.
I think a lot of folks maybeexpect to show up and just get a
lot of advice and, whilethere's a time and place for

(03:31):
that, that's not the kind ofbackbone or foundation of what
good therapy looks like.
So I think that's probably thebiggest one.
We're not driving the show.
You are.

Speaker 2 (03:45):
Well, I've kind of always been of the opinion, and
I've had several counselorsbefore and because I needed it,
and I always felt like if, if,if somebody started giving me
advice that I'm not in the rightplace.
I think you know, yeah it'sgood I've learned that.
I've learned that from goodtherapists.
But anyway.

(04:06):
So outside of work, what do youlike to do for fun?
Well, I Is there time for fun.

Speaker 3 (04:17):
Right when I've got a nine-year-old and she's in a
fun age where she's starting todo a lot of things for fun.
So I am working extra hardright now to make sure that I am
also doing things for fun.
This spring I played on anadult soccer league and that was
very humbling and very fun.

(04:40):
But that that has kicked off.
I've reconnected with my lovefor the sport and so I'm playing
, signing up for summer leagueand fall league as well, and I'm
excited about that yeah.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
Wow, did you play soccer as a kid?

Speaker 3 (04:59):
I did.
I threw high school and it wasa great part of my life.
And you know, as my daughterstarted playing soccer, I
thought you know I wouldn't hateit if she didn't choose a you
know travel team where we'regone.

(05:19):
You know I'm very grateful formy parents giving up all their
weekends.
So I played a lot of soccer andI think I was probably pretty
burnt out on it too.
So it's fun to retire.

Speaker 2 (05:30):
All right, very cool.
Well, let's switch gears for asecond.
Lindsay, can you describe ahardship or a life challenge
that you've overcome and how itmade you stronger on the other
side?
Anything come to mind.

Speaker 3 (05:43):
Yeah, I was what comes to mind.
You know, at first it seems alittle silly because everyone
experienced this, but I thinkthat's the nature of this
hardship.
But during COVID, that was thefirst time that I didn't love

(06:03):
being a therapist and that Ireally considered leaving the
field, really considered leavingthe field and reason being.
It's really hard to be atherapist and be to be going
through something, exactlysomething that your clients are
going through as well, and thatwas the first time something

(06:24):
like that had happened to me asa therapist, of just the
parallel processing and thefamiliar stories.
And then you go home and you'reliving, I'm living it and it
was just a level of burnout thatmade me want to go in a
different direction and I'mreally glad that I didn't and

(06:48):
I'm really happy in my work andit was, you know, personally I,
by kind of sticking through thatand figuring out how, how, how
do I do this job and still loveit, while I'm going through
something that all of my clientsare talking about too.

Speaker 1 (07:07):
You know that made me a better clinician and it made
me a more resilient human.

Speaker 3 (07:12):
So I'm really glad that I didn't throw in the towel
.

Speaker 2 (07:16):
Me too.
Me too.
It sounds like you're good atwhat you do.

Speaker 3 (07:19):
Thanks.

Speaker 2 (07:19):
Awesome.
Well, if, um, if you couldthink of one thing that you
would like our listeners toremember about uh, you, and
about Lindsay Brock counselingwhat would that be?

Speaker 3 (07:31):
you and about Lindsay Brock counseling.
What would that be?
One thing I would say you don'thave to be going through a
breakup to come see us.
A lot of I can't tell you thewell I can tell you.
Probably about twice a week Iget an email that says, hi, I'm
not going through a breakup, butI found your website online.
Get an email that says, hi, I'mnot going through a breakup,

(07:54):
but I found your website online.
Will you still see me?
And the answer is yes.
Yes, that's.
That is not a prerequisite forgetting support in your life.
That's yeah.
So I hope folks will rememberthat.

Speaker 2 (08:07):
You don't have to be breaking up to get therapy.

Speaker 3 (08:10):
Right right.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
Very good thing to remember.
Awesome.
Well, for those of us who mayor may not be going through a
breakup and are interested inneed your help, how can we learn
more?

Speaker 3 (08:22):
Sure.
Well, the website isthebreakuptherapistcom and there
you'll see the profiles of allof our different clinicians, who
all bring something unique anddifferent.
I think the best way to know ifit's a good fit clinically and

(08:44):
professionally is just kind of avibe check, which I know is not
very clinical but there's, youknow, a therapist.
I'm not for everyone and that'sokay, and so folks can go on
the website and just see who doI, who kind of feels like a good
fit, or who is somebody thatmaybe I feel like I can talk to

(09:07):
just by reading their bio.
You cannot really find us onsocial media.
I broke up with social media afew years ago and I don't regret
it, but it does feel a littleweird to say yeah.

Speaker 2 (09:23):
Thank you.

Speaker 3 (09:24):
Thank you, yeah, but yeah that's the best place to
find us.

Speaker 2 (09:30):
Awesome, and can you make appointments on your
website?

Speaker 3 (09:34):
Not through our website, but there are clear
instructions on how to reach outto a clinician to make an
appointment on the contact pageof our website.
Once a client is established,there is automatic booking, so
we can kind of streamline theprocess, which is helpful.

Speaker 2 (09:53):
Awesome, awesome, and that is
wwwtheTheBreakupTherapistcom.
Awesome.

Speaker 1 (09:59):
Correct, make sure it's clear.

Speaker 2 (10:01):
You heard it here guys and gals don't have to be
breaking up to see a therapistthere.
Very cool.
Well, lindsay, I can't tell youhow much I appreciate your time
today and spending time withour listeners and telling us all
about what you do and howyou're benefiting the community.
We appreciate that very muchand wish you and your family

(10:26):
your nine-year-old and yourhusband and your practice all
the best moving forward.

Speaker 3 (10:32):
Thank you so much, really appreciate it.

Speaker 2 (10:34):
Thank you.
Maybe we can have you backsometime.

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