Therapy Chat
532 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 623 ratingsLaura Reagan, LCSW-C, Psychotherapist, Burnout Prevention Consultant and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator interviews guests to discuss holistic and alternative approaches used in psychotherapy, counseling, coaching and healing sessions. Be a fly on the wall as therapists discuss the practice of psychotherapy and how they implement self care into their own lives to prevent therapist burnout. Conversations about mindfulness, self compassion, The Daring Way™, EMDR, art therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, other somatic methods, trauma, parenting, attachment will get you thinking deeply about therapy and the universal experience of being human, with all the joy and pain that entails.
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389: Identity Development With Dr. Lindsay Gibson
July 07, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, in a replay episode from early 2022, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Lindsay Gibson, a developmental psychologist based in Virginia Beach, Virginia who has authored several books on the effects of being raised by parents who are emotionally immature. Lindsay explains how our identity and sense of self form around attachment experiences in childhood and the challenge of focusing on our own self care needs when we were raised in an environment ...
388: Burnout + Compassion Fatigue With Melissa Wesner
June 30, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week's episode features a recording of a Facebook live from last week. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C had a conversation with friend and colleague Melissa Wesner, LCPC on the hot topic of burnout in helping professionals and caregivers in general. Laura and Melissa discussed how burnout is affecting mental health professionals; identifying burnout and compassion fatigue symptoms using the ProQOL measure; and how to create an action plan to address emotional, physical, spiritual and relationa...
387: Accelerated Resolution Therapy + Memory Reconsolidation with Brooke Bralove
June 23, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Brooke Bralove, LCSW-C about a tool she uses to support trauma survivors called Accelerated Resolution Therapy. Listen in as Laura asks all the questions about this method, called ART for short. Also, doors are now open for new Trauma Therapist Network community members! Brooke Bralove, LCSW-C is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, sex therapist, Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy Practitioner, ...
386: Is It Time To Pivot As A Helping Professional? With Annie Schuessler
June 16, 2023 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Annie Schuessler of The Rebel Therapist ®. First, Laura mentioned the high incidence of helping professionals leaving their fields due to stress and burnout, and how this conversation inspires hope for helpers who feel stuck and are considering changing careers. Annie and Laura talked about how helpers and healers can pivot when the day to day is leading them to exhaustion and overwhelm. Annie's program that helps p...
385: De-Stigmatizing C-PTSD To Make Space For Healing - With Dr. Han Ren
June 09, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Han Ren (she/they) who is doing big things on social media to normalize C-PTSD symptoms, promote liberatory psychology and anti-oppression work and show that being human is not a problem - even if you’re a mental health professional. In fact, as a mental health professional it can be an asset to share your lived experience. Dr. Han Ren is the co-owner of Pivot Psychology in Austin, Texas. She has a background...
384: Perspectives On Grief With Dr. Rachel Altvater
June 02, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Rachel Altvater, a therapist, author and human, on the complexities of grieving, being human and how understanding perspective relates to being our most authentic selves. Laura and Rachel came together while both are grieving recent losses as well. Additionally, Rachel explains the concept of perspective, which is the focus of her new book, "Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities." Dr. Ra...
383: My Grief Journey: When Attachment Wounds Arise, With Linda Thai (Part Two)
May 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C was honored to again speak with Linda Thai, LMSW. Linda generously agreed to do a multi-episode series with Laura focusing on the grief journey to follow the process Laura is currently experiencing following a death in the family. This episode is the second of this series and was recorded in early May, 2023. Linda shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma through a somatic lens, observing and working with h...
382: Grief Therapy Part 2 With Isabel Stenzel Byrnes
May 19, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C brings back a replay of a Part 2 of the past interviews with a former hospice social worker and grief counselor who is living with a terminal illness, Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, LCSW, MPH. In this conversation, In this conversation, you'll a deeper discussion of grief, loss and end of life. While preparing this episode for replay, Laura learned that Isabel is currently living with cancer. You won't want to miss listening to thi...
381: The Process Of Grief Therapy: What To Expect - With Isabel Stenzel Byrnes
May 12, 2023 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C brings back a replay of a past interview with a former hospice social worker and grief counselor who is living with a terminal illness. Last week's episode was the first in a multi-part series on grief which began with that conversation with Linda Thai, LMSW. Laura and Linda were unable to record the second conversation to be released this week as intended, so instead we'll hear this replay of a conversation from 2019 with ...
380: My Grief Journey - Somatic Witnessing With Linda Thai (Part One)
May 05, 2023 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week's episode is quite different from the usual Therapy Chat conversation. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C was honored to speak with Linda Thai, LMSW. Linda generously agreed to do a multi-episode series with Laura focusing on the grief Laura is currently experiencing following a death in the family. This episode was recorded in April. Linda shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma as well as intergenerational/ancestral trauma, touching on th...
379: Oppression + Marginalization In Couples Therapy - With Akilah Riley- Richardson
April 28, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan returns with a new interview with Akilah Riley-Richardson. Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP, is a published researcher, Relational Healing Facilitator, couples therapist, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She has been in clinical practice for sixteen years and has experience working with couples and persons practicing consensual non-monogamy, both in the Caribbean and internationally. Akilah also specializes in working w...
378: Understanding The Structural Dissociation Model - With Kathy Steele
April 13, 2023 22:55 - 53 minutes - 49 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, due to a death in the family, host Laura Reagan is away and replaying a past episode which relates complex trauma, dissociation and EMDR. This week, Laura revisits her conversation with Kathy Steele on Structural Dissociation. Kathy Steele is a psychotherapist, consultant, trainer, and author. She practices in Atlanta, Georgia, working with complex psychological trauma, dissociation, attachment issues, therapeutic impasse, therapist self-care, and m...
377: When to Safely Begin Processing Complex Trauma Using EMDR with Dr. Deborah Korn
April 07, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, due to a death in the family, host Laura Reagan is away and replaying a past episode which relates to last week's conversation with Rotem Brayer. on the Art & Science of EMDR. This week, Laura revisits her conversation with Dr. Debbie Korn on identifying and assessing dissociation in preparation for processing complex trauma using EMDR. Deborah L. Korn, PsyD maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA and is a faculty member at the Trauma Research...
376: Beyond Protocol: The Art + Science Of EMDR With Rotem Brayer
March 31, 2023 17:57 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Rotem Brayer, M.Ed, LPC, who is a licensed professional counselor, certified EMDR therapist, EMDR consultant, and advanced EMDR trainer. He is the founder of The EMDR Learning Community (emdr-learning.com), a community that brings EMDR therapists together and provides education on EMDR therapy and the integration of this modality with other treatment approaches. As the co-founder of EMDR Denver, a practice that help...
375: Memory Reconsolidation Explained with Jules Taylor Shore
March 24, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares about her recent experience attending Psychotherapy Networker, where she met this week's guest, Jules Taylor Shore, in person! Jules is a neuroscience nerd who is passionate about relational therapy. In this conversation you'll hear Jules explain memory reconsolidation, a natural healing process in the brain which can be interrupted by trauma and attachment wounds. Jules explains the role of implicit memory in how we fu...
374: Embodiment + Fitness: Lifting Heavy Things With Laura Khoudari
March 17, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Laura Khoudari, author of Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep At A Time. In this conversation, you'll hear the two Lauras discussing trauma-informed strength training; dissociation and disembodiment within fitness culture; and how the culture of the fitness world is evolving. Laura Khoudari is a pioneer in trauma-informed strength training, a speaker, and the author of Lifting Heavy Things: Healing ...
373: Ethics, Integrity, Trust + Harm In Context Of The BetterHelp Settlement Proposal
March 10, 2023 17:56 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBWelcome back to TherapyChat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks out about a major issue affecting those who use online mental health platforms like BetterHelp and others, and how this breach of public trust is likely to impact trauma survivors and anyone who has been abused or marginalized particularly deeply. Laura reminds listeners that we all have a voice, even when learning about abuse, as horrifying as it is, we are not powerless. In this episode Laura goes through the press re...
372: The Secret Of High Achieving Entrepreneurs with Kasey Compton
March 03, 2023 01:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Kasey Compton, LMFT, author of the recent book, "Fix This Next for Healthcare Providers: Your Business Is Like A Patient, You Just Have to Treat It That Way," psychotherapist, group practice owner, consultant, coach, mother, and human. Laura and Kasey had a deep conversation about the surprising mindset shifts that can make all the difference for entrepreneurs. It's not what you think! Kasey shared about her ...
371: How To Do The Inner Work Of Parenting With Dr. Shefali Tsabary
February 24, 2023 01:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Shefali, Tsabary. Dr. Shefali received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University. Specializing in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, she brings together the best of both worlds for her clients. She is an expert in family dynamics and personal development, teaching courses around the globe. She has written five books, three of which are New York Times best-selle...
370: Connecting To Self Through Herbalism With Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie
February 17, 2023 19:27 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie, author of "The Trauma Informed Herbalist," about how we can use herbs and nature to improve self connection and self care. Elizabeth Guthrie is a board certified wellness practitioner who holds a PhD in Natural Medicine with a focus in Naturopathic Psychology and a Master's of Public Health in Functional Nutrition. She has helped create research for University of Alabama Birmingham’s Integra...
369: Breathwork + Trauma With Alicia Barmon
February 10, 2023 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Alicia Barmon, LCPC, a Baltimore area yoga therapist and psychotherapist, about breath work. Alicia combines Somatic Experiencing with breathwork to build a bridge between the subconscious and conscious mind - the implicit and the explicit... allowing trauma energy to emerge and be supported, held and felt in a new way - in relationship with the loving witness. Her work emerges from the intersection of scie...
368: Helping Someone Who Has Suicidal Thoughts - With Dr. Stacey Freedenthal
February 02, 2023 22:16 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews an esteemed guest, Dr. Stacey Freedenthal on the important subject of how to support someone who shares with you that they're considering suicide. In this episode you'll hear Stacey normalizing the common experience of having suicidal thoughts and clarify what happens when people tell mental health professionals they're having suicidal thoughts. Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, is recognized for her expertise i...
367: Opening To Receive with Keri Nola
January 27, 2023 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews returning guest Keri Nola. Keri is an Intuitive Entrepreneur, expressing her medicine as a Former Psychotherapist, Best-Selling Author, Podcaster, Oracle Card Creator and Founder of the Abundance Activator for Healing Entrepreneurs, a membership community oriented to aligning with your Divine desires. While birthing and stewarding an abundant clinical practice specializing in complex trauma and dissociation for o...
366: Perfectionism Isn't Always A Bad Thing - With Katherine Morgan Schafler
January 20, 2023 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! We have talked a lot on Therapy Chat about perfectionism, and this week’s guest brings a slightly different perspective. Our guest today is a former onsite therapist at Google who proposes that it’s not always necessary to let go of being a perfectionist, because there are many positive aspects of this characteristic. Katherine Morgan Schafler is a psychotherapist, writer and speaker, and former on-site therapist at Google. She earned degrees and trained at...
365: Regaining Mindful Attention When The Therapist's Trauma History Is Activated With Dr. John Briere
January 12, 2023 21:02 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! Following up on last week's conversation on therapists and dissociation, this week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes a guest who is an expert on complex trauma therapy and mindfulness. Dr. John Briere, a trauma and abuse survivor, has spent his 30 year career doing therapy with survivors of torture, sex trafficking and with patients on burn units, as well as research on complex trauma. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences a...
364: Speaking Of Dissociation - With Dr. Jamie Marich
January 06, 2023 01:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! As we welcome the New Year, we are welcoming new perspectives. This week's episode is all about reconsidering what you've always thought about dissociation (if you've thought about it at all!). This week's guest is Dr. Jamie+ Marich. Jamie/Dr. Jamie uses she/they pronouns, identifying as a bisexual woman in recovery from a substance-related disorder who is part of a dissociative system. She is also an internationally recognized speaker, trainer in EMDR and...
363: How + Why To Set Boundaries In Relationships with Dr. Sharon Martin
December 30, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, continuing our theme of coping with holiday and family stress, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, revisits a recent Therapy Chat episode with frequent guest Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW. Last week Sharon shared strategies to help us feel empowered when interacting with family and during the holidays in general. This week she will teach us why expressing our wants and needs, and naming our boundaries can help us feel in control of our lives as the grown @$$ adults ...
362: How To Find Joy + Peace When The Holidays Are Hard For You - With Dr. Sharon Martin
December 23, 2022 10:59 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, continuing our theme of holiday stress, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, revisits a classic Therapy Chat episode with frequent guest Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW. Last week Sharon shared some of the family of origin dynamics that can make our holiday gatherings feel more stressful and disappointing than fun. This week, she shares strategies for doing more than "surviving" during family gatherings. With mindful intention, it is possible to thrive, even during ...
361: Why Do I Feel So Uneasy During The Holidays With Family? With Dr. Sharon Martin
December 16, 2022 16:35 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, revisits a classic Therapy Chat episode with frequent guest Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW. After the November holidays, as we move into the winter holiday season, we may find ourselves feeling a sense of dread, unease, anxiety, or other feelings that are hard to name. We might find ourselves fantasizing about making the holiday "perfect" and "magical" either for ourselves or our family. Sharon explains that sometimes we are unaw...
360: Embodying Anti-oppression In Human + Equine Relationships - With Julia Alexander
December 12, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week we continue the conversation on decolonizing therapy as host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews social justice educator Julia Alexander. Laura and Julia first met in Fall 2016 at an equine retreat for therapists. Laura and Julia share deeply held values around respect for the dignity and autonomy of another being within a relational interaction - whether with another human or a non-human animal. Julia shared how she helps white-bodied therapists identi...
359: Complex Trauma, The Freeze Response + Somatic Therapy - With Dr. Arielle Schwartz
December 02, 2022 13:25 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares a replay of a past interview with Dr. Arielle Schwartz. Listen in on this interview with this knowledgeable, warm and compassionate therapist as she shares about her work with survivors of Complex PTSD. Dr. Arielle Schwartz shares how she uses yoga and other somatic practices in healing complex trauma and dissociation. She talks about "functional freeze" and shares her perspective on assessment and treatment of d...
358: Justice + Mindfulness In Social Work Education - With Dr. Loretta Pyles
November 25, 2022 13:18 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a previous interview from 2018 with Dr. Loretta Pyles. In this discussion you'll hear Loretta and Laura speaking about the process of social work education. To the listener - please keep in mind that this episode originally aired 4 years ago, many aspects of the educational process for social workers are critiqued in this conversation and there are many ways that change is being demanded and slowly implemented now. ...
357: Caring For Self As A Social Justice Imperative For Helpers with Dr. Rebecca Eldredge
November 18, 2022 09:41 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, in the first of a series on social justice, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Rebecca Eldredge, a licensed psychologist who guides fellow therapists, healthcare professionals, and socially conscious leaders on how to support social justice, navigate courageous conversations, and expand emotional well-being to create compassionate, just spaces for themselves, their teams, and the clients they support. Rebecca spoke about the importance of sta...
356: Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy with Dr. Jahan Khamsehzadeh
November 11, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! Today's episode is a deeper exploration of plant-based medicine, specifically Psilocybin, also known as "magic mushrooms." Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Jahan Khamsehzadeh, the author of The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet—An Integral Approach. Jahan offered a fascinating and in-depth discussion of how psychedelics have been used by humans and animals since the beginning of time,...
355: Purity Culture + Religious Trauma with Dr. Quincee Gideon
November 04, 2022 10:22 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes Dr. Quincee Gideon, a psychologist who specializes in religious trauma and cult abuse. Quincee shared information about purity culture and the harm it can cause. She described how she works with survivors of religious trauma and cult abuse in her California-based psychotherapy practice, as well as her membership community for people who are in recovery from these experiences. Laura found recognition of her own traumat...
354: Healing Developmental Trauma Using NARM - With Brad Kammer
October 28, 2022 16:26 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C again dives into the topic of developmental trauma. Today's guest is Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC, a California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor. Brad trained as a Somatic Psychotherapist and has worked in the field of trauma for over 20 years, specializing in working with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). Brad shared his thoughts on de...
353: Bioenergetic Analysis + Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. Vincentia Schroeter
October 21, 2022 13:48 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, continuing the themes of embodiment and intergenerational trauma, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Vincentia Schroeter about Bioenergetic Analysis. Vincentia gives an overview of what Bioenergetic Analysis is, explains how it can be used to connect the presenting issue in therapy to the client's history and their family history of trauma, even related to unspoken experiences. She explains how the body is used to heal trauma in Bioenergetic Ana...
352: Trauma + Advocacy After Breast Cancer With Dr. Christina Hibbert
October 14, 2022 08:46 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Dr. Christina Hibbert, a clinical psychologist who was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer with the BRCA-1 mutation and is now cancer-free, 3 years and 13 surgeries later. She shares her experience of having past trauma come to the surface while she was dealing with incredibly challenging physical and emotional health issues. She talks openly about the missing pieces in breast cancer treatment and reco...
351: Family Secrets + Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. Galit Atlas
October 08, 2022 10:11 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares an interview from Spring of 2022 with Dr. Galit Atlas, author of Emotional Inheritance: A therapist, her patients, and the legacy of trauma. Dr. Atlas shared how family secrets affect families for generations. Listen in for a warm and engaging discussion with this fascinating teacher about intergenerational trauma. Dr. Galit Atlas is a psychoanalyst and clinical supervisor in private practice in New York City. She...
350: Burnout As A Trauma Response - With Kelly Higdon + Miranda Palmer
September 29, 2022 16:11 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes back guests Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer, therapists and coaches who help therapists in private practice build businesses they don't need to recover from. Today's conversation was focused on burnout. Kelly and Miranda explained how burnout mirrors a trauma response. They talked about burnout as a systemic issue rather than a personal failure. Host Laura shared about her decision to stop working with clients ...
349: Borderline Personality Disorder + Developmental Trauma with Dr. Janina Fisher
September 23, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews a very special guest, Dr. Janina Fisher! Laura has admired Janina Fisher's work for years. In this conversation you will hear Janina discuss the relationship between complex trauma and the Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis, as well as how her training method, Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) can heal attachment and trauma wounds. Whether or not you're a therapist, you won't want to miss this im...
348: What Is Embodiment + How Do We Do It? With Dr. Raja Selvam
September 16, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! We often talk about embodiment, and connecting with emotion held in the body; but what does it actually mean and how do we do it? This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Raja Selvam, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist who is the developer of Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP), a therapeutic approach based on affective neuroscience and emerging scientific paradigms of embodied cognition, emotion, and behavior in cognitive psychology to improve cogni...
347: Healing Sexual Trauma With Yoga - With Zabie Yamaski
September 09, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Zahabiya "Zabie" Yamasaki, who is a survivor, an advocate and a teacher who is deeply passionate about helping survivors find healing after experiencing sexual violence. She offers courses, trainings and her newest offerings, her book with companion card deck. Zabie's kind and compassionate nature comes through in this interview, which we hope you will find valuable. Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT is the...
346: Holistic Ways To Improve Self-Care With Chris Mcdonald
September 02, 2022 16:02 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This month we resume new episodes after a summer that seemed to fly by! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews a returning guest who was last on the show in 2019. Today's guest is Chris McDonald, LMHCS! Chris generously agreed to join the Trauma Therapist Network community to share some experiential holistic self-care practices last month, and our members loved what she shared with us. Today you'll hear Chris speak about incorporating...
345: Coming Back From Secondary Traumatic Stress + Burnout with Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
August 26, 2022 16:16 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This month we have been talking about self care and secondary traumatic stress/burnout. Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits an interview from 2016 with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, who is the author of the classic bestseller, "Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others," and a newer book, "The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the long haul." She also has a fabulous TED Talk entitled "Beyond the Cliff." See below for links ...
344: Vicarious Trauma And Helping Professionals
August 19, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! Continuing the theme of tending to our own needs, today’s topic is one that’s important to therapy professionals and to first responders, too. To anyone who works with people who are suffering, Vicarious Trauma is important. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a past episode in which she speaks about Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Trauma after attending a workshop on this topic by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, the author of Trauma Stewardship. This we...
344: Vicarious Trauma And Helping Professionals
August 19, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! Continuing the theme of tending to our own needs, today’s topic is one that’s important to therapy professionals and to first responders, too. To anyone who works with people who are suffering, Vicarious Trauma is important. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a past episode in which she speaks about Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Trauma after attending a workshop on this topic by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, the author of Trauma Stewardship. This we...
343: Learning To Tend To Your Own Needs - With Mara Glatzel
August 12, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits a conversation with an incredible healer and coach. Today's guest is Mara Glatzel, MSW. She is an intuitive guide and energy healer for women who facilitates daily conversations about intention, truth, and celebration. A creative leader, Mara is expert at living in her own skin with grace and ease. At the core of her work is the desire to live a well-intentioned life, which means more joy, grit, and vibrant imp...
342: Micro Self-Care For Helping Professionals with Ashley Davis Bush
August 05, 2022 15:05 - 59 minutes - 54 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits an episode from 2016 on a very important subject - self care for helping professionals! Ashley Davis Bush, LICSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in southern New Hampshire with over 30 years’ experience. Ashley has written several self-help books, including Transcending Loss and Simple Self-Care for Therapists. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and has some great tips to share with us toda...
341: Interpersonal Neurobiology And Understanding The Mind with Dr Daniel Siegel
July 29, 2022 17:57 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week's episode is replay of a fascinating conversation with someone who needs no introduction. Dr. Dan Siegel is this week's guest, and he explains the concept of interpersonal neurobiology, the nature of the mind, integration and “Mwe”. Personally, I think a "Mwe" consciousness is more crucial than ever right now. He shares his story of becoming interested in the brain and the mind beginning in college, and continuing through his medical school training....