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SMART Counsel
by SMART Counsel
The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University, Alternative Behavioral Therapy and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty, of Alternative Behavioral Therapy or New Pattern Counseling.
Episodes
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Systems and Who's in the Room, with Aaron Kelsay
Who or what is in the room with the therapist and the client when they meet for a session? Rhys and Aaron talk about family systems, internal systems, culture, context, burdens and baggage and all the things that accompany a person into a conversation. We talk about what the client brings…and…
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Pornography and Pure Desire, with Trevor Winsor
What’s the problem with pornography? In common vernacular, we often talk about “porn addiction.” Can people be addicted to porn like they are to alcohol and drugs, or is it strictly a religious hang-up? Could there actually be some neurological or sociological science that says it’s a bad idea?...
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Original and Ambiguous Grief with Sophia Caudle
How do you grieve someone who’s not really gone…but they are? What are the wounds and burdens and schema we carry the most deeply and that affect us the most profoundly? Dr. Sophia Caudle is a licensed psychotherapist and writer who specializes in addictions, recovery, sexuality and grief. In...
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Introduction to Latinx Communities, with Cesar Ramirez
¡Hola! Today’s episode provides an in-depth look at Latinx communities living in the Pacific Northwest. We talk with license professional counselor Cesar Ramirez about his clinical work with Latinx clients, as well as his own experience of being a person of color in a primarily white culture. We...
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The Masculinity Diaries, with Jeremy Jones and Jacob Schwartz
What do you think or feel first when you hear the phrase, “Be a man,” or “Be manly?” Does this inspire you to greatness? Or does this drop a heavy burden on your soul? Rhys, Jeremy, and Jacob got together one day to share stories about food and about growing up in male bodies. We talked about...
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Healing the Political Divide, with Shea Layton
I can make you believe what I want you to believe by angrily telling you how you’re wrong. Right? Wait…that’s not how people change? In the midst of a very…interesting…couple of years of politics, societal shifts, crises, biases and very polarized opinions, Rhys Pasimio and Shea Layton got…
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From the Archives - Hope and Where to Find It, with Aaron Kelsay
Where do we humans go to find hope? Is it faith? Political revolution? A renewed ecosphere? A whole lot of enjoyed activities? But what happens when all of these things are compromised? What happens when the list of problems and obstacles is so much longer than the list of resources? One day…
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Pastor or Counselor: Youth Edition, with Jared Bennett
Counselors, social workers, psychiatrists and other providers frequently have the opportunity(and dare we say, obligation) to collaborate with other individuals and systems that are important to our clients. One of the most notable for many, is their faith community. How should a counselor go…
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Great Care and Where to Find It
“People are not problems. Problems are not things to be fixed, People are people to be loved.” - Michelle Jones What can counselors and pastors learn from each other? What unique offerings and strengths does each have for a person on a healing journey? And when should they refer out to each…
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Addiction Interaction Part 2 - Neuropathways of Addiction
Rhys Pasimio concludes his lecture series by discussing Addiction Interaction and Addictive Neuropathways. Individuals engage in different acting out behaviors for different reasons to achieve different effects, and when the behaviors and substances begin to be combined, there are nearly endless...
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Addiction Interaction Part I - The Acting Out & Acting In Cycle
Addictions happen in clusters, and all the substances and behaviors drive the same Acting Out and Acting In cycle. Even when you get clean from one drug, there is likely a handful of other substances of behaviors. And even when you’re no longer acting out in destructive ways, you might still be...
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Addiction as Intimacy Disorder
Addiction is primarily an intimacy or bonding disorder. As a result of failed or distressed attachments, the person bonds with a substance or compulsive behavior, and the destructive behaviors follow. In this lecture, Rhys concludes his explorations of the question, “What is addiction?” with a...
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Addiction as a Spiritual Issue, Addiction as a Trauma Response
Spiritually speaking, what is addiction? And is there a way to understand the spiritual components of addiction other than just calling the addicted person a sinner? Rhys says the spiritual framework for addiction is both much more complex and more hopeful than condemning people in the name of…
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Theories of Addictions Part III Biopsychosocial model and others
Rhys Pasimio continues asking the question “What is Addiction?” in a lecture series in an Overview of Addictions class in a Master in Counseling program. In this lecture, he discusses what addiction is through the lenses of Family Systems Theory, the Diathesis Stress Theory, and the…
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Theories of Addiction Part II - Disease Model, Evolutionary Model, Psychological Model, and others.
Rhys Pasimio continues his lecture series in an Overview of Addictions class in a Master in Counseling program. In this lecture, he discusses a variety of theories that answer the question of What is Addiction? These include the Enlightenment Model, Genetic Model, Disease Model, Evolutionary…
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What's the Problem with Pornography with Mateusz Gola
Can pornography really be addictive? If so, how do we tell the difference between problematic and non-problematic porn use? More to the point, when it IS a problem for people, how do we help them? Rhys and Ben interview their CSAT colleague Mateusz Gola, a clinical researcher from University of…
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Theories of Addiction Part I - Moral Model and Temperance Model
Rhys delivered a series of lectures in an Overview of Addictions class in a Masters in Counseling program. This lecture is the first of five lectures asking the question, “What is Addiction?” and exploring various models of how addiction is understood. In this lecture, he explores “The “House of...
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LIVE(from the archives) Abstinence Vs Harm Reduction
Joshua Moore is BACK…from the archives!! Rhys and Josh go LIVE in this exciting discussion about Abstinence versus Harm Reduction Models of Addictions Counseling. We explore pros and cons of each side and discuss the radical middle. This episode was recorded in a class that Rhys taught, and...
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Attachment And Theology With Krispin Mayfield
Jesus loves me, this I know…if my parents were attuned to my feelings…and if my church presented God as a secure attachment figure. Easy. Right? Well… Rhys Pasimio and Krispin Mayfield tackle the intersections, tensions, and sometimes contradictions between Attachment Science and Theological...
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Attachment Based Family Therapy and Newport Academy
Let's say you have a teenager or young adult child who needs support for mental health and/or recovery challenges. What would you do? Where would you turn? Consider Newport Academy! Marcus Robinson introduces the vision and method of Newport Academy's inpatient program, in particular the skillful...
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Fathers Day Part II - Real Lives of Counselor Dads
Ben and Rhys muse on how being counselors presents advantages and peculiar hurdles to being fathers, and how fatherhood in turn affects how we show up in the rooms as counselors. Along the way, we reflect on hopes and fears for our daughters and sons and what kind of people they will be as they...
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Fathers Day pt I - Fathers Helping Fathers with Aaron Kelsay
We’re dads! We’re married! We’re healthy and educated. We even own houses! Technically we have completed society’s cis-hetero-normative script for our lives. That means we have our inner and outer lives under control and feel powerful and invulnerable and have no sign of weakness anywhere…right?...
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Empathy and Privilege, Betrayal and Rage, and Protesting the Murder of George Floyd
Rhys Pasimio explores a parallel between the experiences of betrayal trauma and systemic racism, and issues a challenge to those who have inflicted harm to consider and own the impact of their actions, and practice a deeper form of empathy. This episode of SMART Counsel features the following...
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Limitations Of Online Relationships With Aaron Kelsay
“We have to attend to what’s lost when we make changes, even when the changes are good.” At the onset of the Corona Virus, the counseling community migrated en masse to providing primarily, and sometimes exclusively, telehealth services. Rhys Pasimio and Aaron Kelsay reflect on this transition,...
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How Equine Assisted Therapy is Healing Our Community with Bethaney Clark And Alycia Smith
How does counseling work when there are two counselors and a horse? Or even 3 horses? What can we learn from observing horses and how can horses help us move through anxiety and restore a sense of empowerment? Today I caught up with Bethaney Clark and Alycia Smith, a team of therapists with a...
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Managing Compassion Fatigue in Quarantine, with Hannah Green
These days things are weird and strange, says everyone. We feel disconnected, and most of us have experienced some sort of loss as a result of the Virus and Social Distancing. Many of us have been more anxious and pre-occupied. How do we manage these all encompassing and ongoing stressors? More...
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Making Lasting Change And Accelerated Resolution Therapy With Stephen Grant
What are the barriers to lasting change? Turns out some of the biggest are internal, and have to do with relationships. Rhys Pasimio and Ben Poling have a conversation with CSAT colleague Stephen Grant and discuss how change happens. We talk about First and Second Order Change, (changing…
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Responsible and Irresponsible Uses of Social Media with Stephen Black from TCK Care
It’s here! SMART Counsel’s first ever CROSSOVER EPISODE!!! Rhys Pasimio from SMART Counsel and Stephen Black from TCK Care have teamed up to bring you a most fabulous and thought provoking discussion about social media! What is a responsible use of Social Media? Contrarily, what is irresponsible...
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Two Guys Talk Feminism with Nick Brechbiel
Rhys and Nick venture into a conversation about Feminism! We explore what feminism is, how it benefits women, and how it benefits men. We reflect on our own experiences and challenges with growing up as men surrounded by toxic masculinity and how adopting some feminist ideas is leading to…
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Culture and Diversity Considerations with Aaron Kelsay
Need a break from the Corona Virus? Let’s talk about culture and diversity! The counseling relationship is marked by a stark power differential that is only made starker by differences in race, class, gender, education, sexual orientation, physical ability, and many other factors. How do we...
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Corona Commentaries: Panic and Peace, Chaos and Shalom, with Aaron Esparza
How do we respond to crisis? How do we maintain a peaceful center and making meaningful contributions to our community in the midst of our own fears? One answer may be impartiality toward the outcome. Rhys Pasimio caught up with Aaron Esparza back on March 20, 2020 and they had a lively...
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Corona Commentaries: Fear, Obsession, Empathy, Hope
Rhys and Ben offer commentary on the Corona Virus and the global reactions, on the internet, and in our communities. We discuss ideas on avoiding obsessing over fear while also cultivating empathy and connection. Whether you are more distressed by the Virus situation or more confident, we offer...
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Differential Diagnoses With Samantha Blazier
What is the difference between Bipolar I with Psychotic features, Schizophrenia, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, ADHD, and Borderline Personality Disorder, and how are all of these complicated by Drugs and Alcohol? Welcome to the wonderful world of Clinical Diagnosis! Whether you are trying to...
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LIVE - Sex and the Abundant Life
What is healthy sexuality? How do healthy sex, relationships, and intimacy factor into an abundant spiritual life? What can we reasonably expect in our sex lives, particularly as we get older? And what does the abundant life look like for people practicing long term sexual abstinence? Rhys is an...
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Traumatized By Spiritual Abuse With Connie Baker
What is Religious or Spiritual Abuse? Who does it? Who is most hurt by it? Most importantly how do we support the survivors and prevent it from happening again? Connie Baker has invested much of her personal and professional life addressing this problem in both clinical and religious settings....
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The Essentials of TCK Care with Stephen Black
Where are you from? Easy question…right? But what if you lived in five different countries before you finished high school, and none of them are where you live now, and even your parents were from somewhere other than here? How do you understand the culture you are in? How do you figure out how…
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Co-Dependent on Therapy
Is it possible to become too dependent on therapy? Would that be a bad thing? Is being dependent on another human being actually a problem? What are the things that prevent us from relying on help and support from a fellow human being? Rhys and Ben explore all this and more in our latest episode!...
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Addictions and Accountability
Addictions and Accountability by SMART Counsel
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Making Friends While Adulting
What is a friend? And where do I find them? As kids, making friends (sometimes) seems to just happen. School, sports, church, band, and other groups facilitate connection, and younger people (sometimes) seem to have less baggage in approaching a peer. As adults, relationships are not a given....
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The 13th Step with Taralynn Rayburn
How does active recovery impact relationships? Likewise, how do relationships impact active recovery? What sorts of changes should we expect or demand? What are healthy boundaries and how do we set them? And just what are the pros and cons of taking a year off from dating when you first start...
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Addictions and Accountability
SMART Counsel is back! More conversations, more perspectives, more resources! Today, Rhys and Ben discuss Accountability. What is accountability? How is it done well, and how is it done badly? Who needs it, and who should be providing it? Overall, what is the role of supportive and mentoring...
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Counselors And Mothers
Recently we commemorated mothers. In honor of the occasion, SMART Counsel welcomed back 4 prior guest speakers, all of whom are both counselors AND mothers. In this special, all-woman gathering, Mariah LeFeber, Diane Moore, Debby Quick, and Hillary Reno talk about that counselor-mom life. What…
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Who Am I and Where Did I Go?
Who Am I and Where Did I Go? by SMART Counsel
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Sex Adjudication and Advocacy
Sex Adjudication and Advocacy by SMART Counsel
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Spiritual Integration
Spiritual Integration by SMART Counsel
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Sober Companions and Emotional Sobriety, with Taralynn Rayburn
Sometimes after a person goes through inpatient, IOP, individual counseling and group counseling, they still need just a little something more in order to sustain their recovery. In the absence of supportive and informed family and friends(or sometimes in spite of ill-informed family and friends)...
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Family Systems and Addiction, with Mary Jane Wilt
When a family is in conflict, what does that say about the underlying patterns of how that family operates? What are the unspoken but clearly known family rules? What has been the inter-generational impact of trauma, addiction, or stress? Who holds the power in the family, and who rescues whom?...
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Men, Boys and Anger, with Aynsley Silva
What are the major challenges facing men and boys today? One challenge is the narrative that says, "Look perfect and put together, even if you're not." The end result is lots of men, and boys trying to become men, who don't have it all together, but are driven into isolated silence. This is…
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The Farewell Letter, with Michael Banis
"It doesn't matter what substance a person uses. What matters is why they use it." Each addicted person has a close - much too close - relationship with the object of their addiction. Recovery and maintaining sobriety means breaking up with a close companion who, while toxic and destructive, has...
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Sex, Trauma, and Forgotten Partners
Every individual exists in a system, and if we are not addressing the whole system, are we really helping the person at all? Understanding the whole family system is vital for any counseling work, but particularly for addiction recovery work, and especially where sex addiction and betrayal trauma...
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The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University, Alternative Behavioral Therapy and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty, of Alternative Behavioral Therapy or New Pattern Counseling.
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