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Therapy Chat

532 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 623 ratings

Laura 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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253: Family Estrangement with Tina Gilbertson

November 20, 2020 09:58 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Tina Gilbertson, the author of Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child. As the winter holidays approach, many families will have uncomfortable conversations happening about politics. Many families have found relationships strained by the stress of the political situation in our country. Laura and Tina discussed how family estrangement happens and what parents who want to reconnect with their estranged adult c...

252: Teletherapy With Kids with Dr. Roseann Cappana-hodge

November 13, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with returning guest Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge. Roseann is the author of multiple books including "Teletherapy Toolkit™". Laura and Roseann discussed the challenges of providing psychotherapy to children using a virtual format and Roseann offered hope and help for therapists and families who are using this medium during the pandemic. Tune in for an interesting discussion that will be helpful for therapists,...

251: Perfectly Hidden Depression with Dr. Margaret Rutherford

November 06, 2020 15:48 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews therapist Dr. Margaret Rutherford, author of the recent book "Perfectly Hidden Depression" and host of the Self Work Podcast. Though the interview took place pre-pandemic, the subject of the discussion is just as timely now, if not more so, with so many people impacted by the mental health effects of the events of 2020. Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a clinical ...

250: Overcoming Perfectionism with Sharon Martin-LCSW

October 31, 2020 11:03 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews therapist Sharon Martin, LCSW, author of the recent book "The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism" and blogger for Psych Central. Though the interview took place pre-pandemic, the subject of the discussion is just as timely now, if not more so, with so many people impacted by the mental health effects of the events of 2020. Sharon and Laura discussed perfection...

249: Transformation Through Adversity with Dr. Suzy Ross

October 23, 2020 15:01 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Suzy Ross about experiencing transformation through adversity.   Dr. Suzy Ross is the Coordinator of Recreation Therapy at San Jose State University in California. Her primary research exam...

248: Clinical Hypnotherapy For Performance Anxiety with Elisa Dinapoli

October 16, 2020 10:29 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In episode 248, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Scotland and New Zealand-based clinical hypnotherapist and hypnotherapy coach Elisa DiNapoli. Elisa is a musician and performer who loves helping fellow performers overcome performance anxiety with clinical hypnotherapy. If you've wanted to learn m...

247: Gentle Self Care From An Ayurvedic Perspective with Gracy Obuchowicz

October 09, 2020 09:32 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Gracy Obuchowicz about self-care from an ayurvedic perspective.  Gracy Obuchowicz is a Washington, DC-based group facilitator, retreat leader and self-care coach. She helps overwhelmed professionals find a deeper work/life balance and live their way into ...

247: Gentle Self Care From An Ayurvedic Perspective with Gracy Obuchowicz

October 09, 2020 09:32 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Gracy Obuchowicz about self-care from an ayurvedic perspective.  Gracy Obuchowicz is a Washington, DC-based group facilitator, retreat leader and self-care coach. She helps overwhelmed professionals find a deeper work/life balance and live their way into ...

246: Understanding The Process Of Trauma Therapy with Dr Gretchen Schmelzer

October 02, 2020 11:53 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits her conversation with Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD about her book Journey Through Trauma: A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma. Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD is a licensed psychologist, trained as a Harvard Medical School Fellow. She is a traum...

245: Trauma, Attachment, Compassion + Yoga In Therapy with Deirdre Fay

September 26, 2020 12:44 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking with Deirdre Fay, MSW, LICSW, who integrates trauma and attachment theory with yoga and meditation in embodiment.  The work she does arises out of her life. What she knows is grounded in her own healing as well as rigorous t...

244: Surprising Sources Of Childhood Trauma From Family Origin - With Sharon Martin

September 18, 2020 15:09 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking with Sharon Martin, LCSW. Sharon is a licensed therapist, counselor, and mental health and wellness writer based in San Jose, CA. She has spent 20 years providing counseling, therapy, and clinical supervision. Sharon has b...

243: Chronic Illness & Trauma

September 11, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits her conversation with Dr. Veronique Mead on chronic illness and trauma.  Dr. Veronique Mead integrates the research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment trauma and additional types of adversity as risk factors for autoimmune disease and other chronic illnesses. She shares this emerging new paradigm of disease on her blog Chronic Illness Trauma Studies to inform people living with chronic physical c...

243: Chronic Illness & Trauma

September 11, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits her conversation with Dr. Veronique Mead on chronic illness and trauma.  Dr. Veronique Mead integrates the research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment trauma and additional types of adversity as risk factors for autoimmune disease and other chronic illnesses. She shares this emerging new paradigm of disease on her blog Chronic Illness Trauma Studies to inform people living with chronic physical c...

242: Childhood Trauma + Our Physical + Mental Health With Dr. Gabor Mate

September 04, 2020 14:32 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking to Dr. Gabor Maté. Dr. Maté is the co-founder of Compassion for Addiction, a new non-profit that focuses on addiction. He is also an advisor of Drugs over Dinner. As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction; When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress; and Scattered Minds: A N...

EP241: The Primal Wound Of Adoption + Eco Therapy With Any Sugeno

August 28, 2020 12:49 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Welcome to episode 241 of the Therapy Chat Podcast with host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. This week's episode features two previous fascinating conversations with Amy Sugeno, LCSW, PLLC. Amy explains that Eco Therapy can take many forms, including animal-assisted (for example, canine and equine) therapies, wilderness therapies, walk and talk therapy, horticulture therapy and clinical eco-therapy in an office, as well as many other possibilities. She explains that this is a depth-oriented type of ...

240: Childhood Emotional Neglect: What Is It + How Does It Impact Relationships? With Dr Jonice Webb

August 24, 2020 11:55 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits two of her favourite conversations with Dr Jonice Webb.  Dr. Webb has been a licensed psychologist since 1991, and has worked in a variety of different settings over the course of her career, including a psychiatric emergency service and substance abuse programs.  She has been the Director of several large outpatient clinics.  For the past eight years, she has been enjoying her private practice in Lexin...

239: Buddhist Psychology + Self Compassion with Tim Ambrose Desmond

August 15, 2020 15:39 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits two of her favourite conversations with Tim Desmond. Tim Desmond is a mindfulness teacher, therapist in private practice, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He is the author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (W.W. Norton, 2015) and offers training and consultation to therapists around the world, helping them to integrate positive psychology and mindfulness practices into ...

238: Energy Healing For Trauma, Chronic Pain + Chronic Illness With Casey Hersch

August 01, 2020 11:02 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

In episode 238 host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Casey Hersch, LCSW about how energy healing can be a helpful part of healing trauma, chronic pain and chronic illness - when practiced in an ethical manner. Casey shares how consumers can identify safe and unsafe energy healing practices, some of the advantages and pitfalls of using these practices, and how to find an energy worker who is part of a professional organization with ethical standards to protect the public. Casey, a previous gue...

237: Masculinity + Violence With Dr Ronald Levant & Shana Pryor

July 25, 2020 14:07 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews the co-authors of "The Tough Standard: The hard truths about masculinity and violence," Dr. Ronald Levant and Shana Pryor. In this conversation you'll learn about the construct of masculinity and how it impinges upon men and others. Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, is Profes...

236: Inclusion In The Workplace with Rajkumari Neogy (Part Two)

July 17, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews an expert on workplace culture and its influence on employees. Rajkumari Neogy, the author of "The WIT Factor: Shifting the Workplace Paradigm by Becoming Your Optimal Self," discusses the importance of a workplace environment that makes employees feel a s...

235: Inclusion In The Workplace with Rajkumari Neogy (Part One)

June 28, 2020 09:22 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews an expert on workplace culture and its influence on employees. Rajkumari Neogy, the author of "The WIT Factor: Shifting the Workplace Paradigm by Becoming Your Optimal Self," discusses the importance of a workplace environment that makes employees feel a s...

234: Holistic Psychiatry For Depression And Trauma - With Dr Jodie Skillicorn

June 22, 2020 10:31 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Jodie Skillicorn, a holistic psychiatrist and author of the new book, "Healing Depression Without Medication: a psychiatrist's guide to balancing mind, body and soul". Jodie explains how trauma plays a role in many psychiatric symptoms and how she works with her partie...

234: Holistic Psychiatry For Depression And Trauma - With Dr Jodie Skillicorn

June 22, 2020 10:31 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Jodie Skillicorn, a holistic psychiatrist and author of the new book, "Healing Depression Without Medication: a psychiatrist's guide to balancing mind, body and soul". Jodie explains how trauma plays a role in many psychiatric symptoms and how she works with her partie...

233: Tolerating Discomfort As A White Person Confronting Racism & White Supremacy

June 12, 2020 13:37 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  233: Tolerating Discomfort As A White Person Confronting Racism & White Supremacy In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C discusses how the Window of Tolerance and Polyvagal Theory play a role in white people's reactions to confronting our roles in racism. Laura offers "Window of Tolerance 101" to explain hyperarousal...

232: Confronting Structural Inequality & White Supremacy

June 05, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Episode 232: Confronting Structural Inequality & White Supremacy  I. I am a white person, and I have my own internalized biases, including racism. I am continually working to confront my own biases and to do better, and I do my best to challenge racism when I see it.  I am not an expert in anti-racism work but as a social worke...

231: Observations During The Pandemic

June 01, 2020 22:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome to episode 231 of the Therapy Chat Podcast. In this week's solo episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares her observations of the reactions many of us are having to the pandemic. She touches on the following topics: Isolation Fear Anger Loss of Control/Powerlessness Some of the positive things that are coming fro...

230: Finding Your True Self While Coping During Covid with Kyle Davies

May 22, 2020 22:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome to episode 230 of the Therapy Chat Podcast. In this weeks episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Kyle Davies on the subject finding your true self whilst coping with Covid-19. Kyle Davies is a wellbeing and mindset coach, author and trainer. He specializes in helping individuals and groups to optimise their energ...

229: Eating Disorders + Disordered Eating During Covid

May 15, 2020 17:23 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews eating disorders specialist Jennifer Rollin, LCSW-C about how the current pandemic can bring up issues from those who are in recovery from eating disorders. Our guest also describes how people who don't identify as having eating disorders can begin having issues during ...

229: Eating Disorders + Disordered Eating During Covid

May 15, 2020 17:23 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews eating disorders specialist Jennifer Rollin, LCSW-C about how the current pandemic can bring up issues from those who are in recovery from eating disorders. Our guest also describes how people who don't identify as having eating disorders can begin having issues during ...

228: Coming To Terms With Existential Questions - with Dr Daryl Van Tongren + Sara Van Tongen

May 08, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren a professor and researcher and Sara Showalter Van Tongeren, a clinical social worker. Together they authored the new book, The Courage to Suffer: A New Clinical Framework for Life’s Greatest Crises. Daryl and Sarah discussed the existential quest...

228: Coming To Terms With Existential Questions - with Dr Daryl Van Tongeren + Sara Van Tongeren

May 08, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren a professor and researcher and Sara Showalter Van Tongeren, a clinical social worker. Together they authored the new book, The Courage to Suffer: A New Clinical Framework for Life’s Greatest Crises. Daryl and Sarah discussed the existential quest...

227: The Stage of Grief We Don't Talk About: Anxiety with Claire Bidwell Smith

April 30, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews a guest who is an expert on grief. Claire Bidwell Smith is a therapist and the author of the new book, Anxiety: the Missing Stage of Grief. Here's what was discussed: - Therapy Chat has been focusing on grief this year, but episodes have taken a detour to focus more dire...

226: Surviving And Thriving As A Highly Sensitive Person with Patricia Young

April 18, 2020 09:42 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Patricia Young, LCSW, a clinical social worker and coach specializing in working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP). Patricia is also the host of the Unapologetically Sensitive Podcast.  Patricia knows what it’s like to feel like an outcast, misfit, truth-teller or bl...

225: When It's Time For Trauma Therapy + When It Isn't with Dr Odeyla Gertel Kraybill

April 17, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan LCSW-C interviews guest Dr. Odelya Gertel Kraybill. Odelya is a highly experienced trauma therapist and trainer who has worked with survivors of trauma all over the world. In this discussion you will hear: - What we must do for self-care during a time like this - tips we can share with our clients as well - When to do trauma therapy and when to do crisis intervention/Psychological First Aid - What many therapists don't realize about how we need to...

224: Using Technology To Help Make Therapy Accessible In A Crisis with Dr. Brandon Welch

April 09, 2020 09:54 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Brandon Welch, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics at the Medical University of South Carolina about how technology, including telehealth, can help make therapy and medical care accessible during a crisis. Among other things, as you will hear, Brandon is the founde...

223: Helping Children Self-Regulate During A Crisis with January Roberts

March 27, 2020 19:11 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C talks with an associate from her practice, January Roberts, LGPC about how to help children and ourselves self-regulate during stressful times such as the current Coronavirus outbreak. January describes specific strategies parents can use and offers examples of how they can help. Jan...

223: Helping Children Self-Regulate During A Crisis with January Roberts

March 27, 2020 19:11 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C talks with an associate from her practice, January Roberts, LGPC about how to help children and ourselves self-regulate during stressful times such as the current Coronavirus outbreak. January describes specific strategies parents can use and offers examples of how they can help. J...

222: Support For Coping During An Outbreak

March 22, 2020 16:41 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C flies solo to talk about support for coping during the outbreak Coronavirus.  Link to the Crisis Kit, including an audio download recording of the Eye of the Hurricane meditation and some coping tools with instructions that can be used in a crisis: https:...

221: When The Therapist Is Pregnant with Kara Bolling

March 14, 2020 14:45 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Kara Bolling about what it's like when the therapist is pregnant.  Kara Bolling, MSW, LCSW-C is a somatic psychotherapist near Baltimore, Maryland. She works with adults and young adults who feel the struggle of absent or unsatisfying relationsh...

220: It's All About The Relationship - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone with Lori Gottlieb

March 07, 2020 13:05 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Lori Gottlieb about her new book "Maybe You Should Talk To Someone".  Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. ...

219: Attachment, Somatic Work + Sensory Processing In Therapy With Paula Scatoloni + Rachel Lewis-Marlow

March 01, 2020 13:04 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Paula Scatoloni and Rachel Lewis-Marlow about attachment, somatic work and sensory processing in therapy.  Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS, SEP is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and Somatic Experiencing™ practitioner in Durham, NC. She ha...

218: Understanding The Research On Psychedelics with Trauma Survivors With Dr Craig Heacock

February 21, 2020 10:25 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr Craig Heacock about understanding the research on psychedelics with trauma Survivors.  Dr. Craig Heacock is an adolescent/adult psychiatrist and addiction specialist in Colorado and is the host and co-producer of the psychiatric podcast Back from the Abyss. He is a co-the...

218: Understanding The Research On Psychedelics with Trauma Survivors With Dr Craig Heacock

February 21, 2020 10:25 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr Craig Heacock about understanding the research on psychedelics with trauma Survivors.  Dr. Craig Heacock is an adolescent/adult psychiatrist and addiction specialist in Colorado and is the host and co-producer of the psychiatric podcast Back from the Abyss. He is a co-t...

217: A Deeper Look At Animal-Assisted Therapies with Philip Tedeschi

February 15, 2020 15:51 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Philip Tedeschi about animal-assisted therapies.  Philip Tedeschi is the executive director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection and a clinical professor at the Graduate School of Social Work. He is globally recognized for expertise in the clinical methods of animal-...

216: Brainspotting For Grief, Loss, Trauma + More with Thad Frye

February 09, 2020 13:40 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Thad Frye about brainspotting for grief, loss and trauma.  Thad is the owner of Thad Frye Counseling in Boulder County and has been in the counseling field for over 16 years. He earned his BA in Psychology with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado at ...

215: When The Therapist Gets Cancer: Using Mindfulness + IFS To Adapt With Dr Dan Pollets

January 31, 2020 14:39 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr. Dan Pollets about what happens when the therapist becomes sick.  Dr. Pollets has over 35 years of psychotherapy experience treating a vast array of psychological problems in many different clinical settings. He worked in rehabilitation psychology and behavioural medicin...

215: When The Therapist Gets Cancer: Using Mindfulness + IFS To Adapt With Dr Dan Pollets

January 31, 2020 14:39 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr. Dan Pollets about what happens when the therapist becomes sick.  Dr. Pollets has over 35 years of psychotherapy experience treating a vast array of psychological problems in many different clinical settings. He worked in rehabilitation psychology and behavioural medi...

214: Friend Or Foe? The Brain Cell That Can Be Both - With Donna Jackson Nakazawa

January 24, 2020 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Donna Jackson Nakazawa about her forthcoming book, The Angel and The Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine.  Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning journalist and internationally-recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuro...

213: Challenging Perceptions Of Dissociation

January 17, 2020 15:43 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Christine Forner about challenging the preconceptions of dissociation.  Christine Forner (Ba, Bsw, Msw, Rsw). Has been in the healing profession in one form or another since the age of 16 where she worked on a crisis line for teens. Christine spent the first part of her care...

212: All About Dissociation - 4 Episode Compilation

January 10, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 144 MB

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www.TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat.  On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits four previous episodes to take an in-depth look into the issue of disassociation.  Resources Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com and clicking on the green Speakpipe button. Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to g...

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