All Episodes

Episode 87 | Assessing & Treating Suicide Risk

Episode 86 | Understanding Suicide & Suicide Risk

Episode 85 | Saprea's Mission to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Free Resources Every Therapist Should Know

Episode 84 | Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy with Kathy Gusenkov, LMFT

Episode 83 | Recovery-Oriented Psychosis Care: Integrating Disability Justice, DBT & Person Centered Practice with Maggie Mullen, LCSW

Episode 82 | Professional Sustainability for Therapists: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Workload, Productivity, and Well-Being with Joe Sanok, LPC

Episode 81 | The Psychology of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC

Episode 80 | DBT with LGBTQ+ Clients: Building a Life Worth Living While Cultivating Queer Joy with Dr. Kiki Fehling

Episode 79 | Beyond PTSD: Trauma-Informed Care, Evidence-Based Treatment, and Internal Family Systems with Mariah Zur, LPC

Episode 78 | Hush Money: Why Clinicians Are Afraid to Want Wealth with Taylor Gilbert, LCSW & Faith Voss, LCSW [Mental Health Edit]

Episode 77 | Mental Health in Military & Law Enforcement: Endurance, Identity, and Relationship Strain with Caleb Chestnutt, LAMFT

Episode 76 | Ethical Gray Zones in Clinical Supervision: Risk, Judgment, and Decision-Making with Amelia Larson, RCSW

Episode 75 | Family Trauma and Dysfunction: Clinical Tools for Breaking Generational with Kara Lissy, LCSW

Episode 74 | The Inner Life of Leaders: Burnout, Mental Health and the Psychological Cost of High Performance with Drs. Julian Barling & Simon Rego

Episode 73 | Rethinking Youth Mental Health: What We’re Getting Wrong with Dr. Will Dobud, PhD, MSW

Episode 72 | Positive Psychology, Done Right: The Science of Flourishing with Dr. Jessica Rabon

Episode 71 | The Parent Is the Intervention: What Therapists Need to Know About BPT and SPACE with Grace Berman, LCSW

Episode 70 | Burnout, Overcontrol, and the Limits of Pushing Through with special guest host Dr. Laurie Gallo

Episode 69 | Social Anxiety in Context: A Culturally Responsive CBT Lens with Dr. Janeé Steele

Episode 68 | Teenage Anxiety: Supporting Caregivers in Navigating Growing Pains versus Clinical Anxiety with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW

Episode 67 | Going Low Contact & No Contact with Caregivers: A Trauma-Informed Clinical Framework for Navigating Estrangement

Episode 66 | DBT Dissemination for Real Life with Drs. Shireen Rizvi & Jesse Finkelstein

Episode 65 | Reimagining Career Pathways for Therapists with LeNaya Smith Crawford & Gabrielle Juliano-Villani

Episode 64 | Foster Care, Adoption, and Attachment Trauma: What Clinicians Often Miss with Jeanette Yoffe, MFT

Episode 63 | Cultural Humility in the Therapy Room: Repair, Power, and Identity in Clinical Practice with Dr. Lauren Wadsworth

Episode 62 | Who Gets to Shape the Future of Mental Health? Therapists, AI, and Innovation with Brandi Herring, LMHC

Episode 61 | From Survival to Longevity: How Unconscious Patterns Sabotage Habit Change with Laura Elorza Isaza, Clinical Psychologist

Episode 60 | How to Start a Podcast: A Guide for Therapists and Clinicians

Episode 59 | Perinatal OCD on Screen with Little Disasters Author Sarah Vaughan

Episode 58 | The Ethics of Being a Public Therapist: Social Media, Podcasts, and Beyond with Dr. Kiki Fehling

Episode 57 | IFS and Attachment Theory: How Early Relationships Shape Our Parts with Alyce Messer, LCSW-S

Episode 56 | The Mental Health Edit with Megan Gallagher, Writer & Creator of All Her Fault

Episode 55 | The Asian American Teen Mental Health Crisis and the SPEAK Initiative with Dr. Teresa Hsu

Episode 54 | Infertility, IVF, and Reproductive Grief: Supporting Clients Through Uncertainty with Hilary Hovis, LCSW

Episode 53 | Generational Trauma: How Family Pain Moves Through Relationships with Alyssa Scarano, LPC

Episode 52 | Integrating Music into Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Creative Approaches to OCD Treatment with Desiree Untch, LISW-S

Episode 51 | Between Two Worlds - South Asian Identity, Family Pressure, and Mental Health with Shruthi Nair MHC-LP

Episode 50 | Why We Can’t Sleep: The Psychology Behind the Modern Sleep Crisis with Dr. Sarah Silverman, PhD

Episode 49 | High-Functioning Codependency Explained: Signs, Patterns, and Recovery with Alyssa Kushner, LCSW

Episode 48 | Eating Disorders in Midlife: Myths, Stigma, and Effective Treatment Approaches with Heidi J Dalzell, PsyD

Episode 47 | Holistic Mental Health: Integrating Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Healing Into Therapy with LeNaya Smith Crawford, LMFT

Episode 46 | Narrative Therapy for Self-Esteem: Rewriting Your Story with Phil Lane, LCSW

Episode 45 | Cult Recovery Therapy: Healing, Reintegration, and Trauma-Informed Approaches with Alisha Powell, LCSW, PhD

Episode 44 | Hoarding Disorder: Effects on Families, Loved Ones, and Ways to Help with Ceci Garrett, MSW, LICSW

Episode 43 | Financial Anxiety and Trauma in Therapy: How to Help Clients Repair Their Relationship with Money with Michelle Johnston, MA, Registered Psychologist

Episode 42 | The Dissociation Continuum: Exploring Everyday Dissociation, Complex Trauma, and DID with Katy Kandaris-Weiner, LPC

Episode 41 | How ADHD Shows Up in High-Achieving BIPOC Professionals: Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome, and Culturally Responsive Care with Dr. Shauna Pollard, PHD

Episode 40 | Healing After High-Control Religion: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Faith Transitions & Religious Trauma with Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC

Episode 39 | Therapy for Dog Phobia: Evidence-Based Approaches for Cynophobia with Stefani M. Cohen, LCSW

Episode 38 | Navigating Dementia and Brain Changes: A Clinician’s Guide to Caregiver Support with Michelle Zipser, LMSW

Episode 37 | Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinical Guide to Affirming, Trauma-Informed Support with Catrina Drinning-Davis, LPC-S, CCTP

Episode 36 | Partnering on Psych Meds: What Therapists Need to Know with Dr. Maria Ingalla DNP, PMHNP-BC

Episode 35 | Internal Family Systems: Parts, Protectors, and Permission in IFS with Kendhal Hart, PsyD, LPC-S

Episode 34 | Perinatal Mental Health: Clinical Blind Spots, Policy Gaps, and the Path Forward with Elyse Springer, LMFT, PMH-C

Episode 33 | Virtual Reality in Therapy: Optimizing Exposure & Engagement with Gwilym Roddick, DSW, LCSW & Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C

Episode 32 | The SPACE Model for Childhood Anxiety: Raising Resilient Kids Through Parent-Led Support with Ivy Ruths, PhD, LSSP

Episode 31 | Understanding Emotional Labor & The Mental Load: The Weight Women Carry with Kara Cruz, LMFT

Episode 30 | Brainspotting Basics: Attunement, Eye Gaze, and Accessing What’s Stuck with Miranda Campbell, LCSW

Episode 29 | Supervision for Clinical and Professional Growth: Expanding Your Impact, Income, and Reach with Ashley D. Stephens, Ph.D., LCSW-S

Episode 28 | Polyvagal Theory: Navigating our Nervous Systems in Clinical Practice with Gabrielle Juliano-Villani , LCSW

Episode 27 | Non-Monogamy 101: What Every Therapist Needs to Know with Sarah Wolfer, LICSW

Episode 26 | When the Struggle is Real: Helping Youth Through Real-Life Challenges with CBT with Sandy Pimentel, PhD & Brian Chu, PhD

Episode 25 | Helping Kids Find Their BEAT: A Therapist’s Toolkit for Racial & Cultural Stress with Dr. Ryan C.T. DeLapp, PhD

Episode 24 | Hidden Battles: Providing Affirming Care for Chronic Pain & Health Conditions with Destiny Davis, LPC NCC CRC

Episode 23 | Beyond Bias & BMI: Rethinking Eating Disorder Treatment for All Bodies

Episode 22 | Unaccompanied Minors: Trauma, Mental Health, and the Realities of the US Migration Experience

Episode 21 | Gender-Affirming Care in a Time of Legislative Backlash: What Therapists Need to Know

Episode 20 | Integrating Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & ACT: From Tripping to Transformation with Temple Morris, LCSW-C and Miranda Morris, PhD

Episode 19 | Rewiring Trauma Responses: EMDR in Action with Elizabeth Armstrong, LCSW-R

Episode 18 | AI in Mental Health: Ethics, Equity, and the Environmental Cost with Alexis Cate, LCSW, CCTP, CASAC

Episode 17 | Burnout in the Fast Lane: Supporting Athletes and High Performers with Anastasia Sfiroudis-Rodriguez, LCSW

Episode 16 | Treating OCD with Purpose: Harnessing Values for Effective Exposure Therapy with Danielle N. Henderson, Psy.D., LPC & Meghin Lisi, LMFT

Episode 15 | Masking, Burnout, and Resilience: Creating Safe Spaces for Neurodivergent Clients with Dr. Sami Pieknik, PsyD & David Meer, LPC

Episode 14 | The Case for Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT): Why IPT Deserves a Spot in Your Therapeutic Toolkit

Episode 13 | Hormones, Mental Health, and Healing: Understanding Perimenopause with Dr. Karinn Glover, MD, MPH

Episode 12 | Digital Minimalism: Aligning Your Tech Use with Your Values with Jennie Ketcham Crooks, LICSW

Episode 11 | Unpacking Anger: When and How Anger Should Be a Focus in Therapy with Alisa Kamis-Brinda, LCSW, LCADC

Episode 10 | Empowering Families: Gently Confronting the Control Agenda in Parent-Child Relationships with Erin Pressman, LCSW-C

Episode 9 | The Crawford Bias Reduction Theory (CBRT): An Essential Action Plan for Accountability and Transformation with Dr. Dana Crawford

Episode 8 | When the Therapist is Grieving: Navigating Shared Human Experience in the Therapeutic Space

Episode 7 | Shame vs. Guilt: Understanding and Overcoming using DBT with Dr. Kiki Fehling

Episode 6 | Understanding Narcissism: Pathological vs. Adaptive with Dr. Brett Novick

Episode 5 | Building Resilient Futures: Affirming Care and Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Youth

Episode 4 | Navigating No-Go Zones: How to Provide Trauma-Informed Care with Varying Levels of Client Readiness with Dr. Laurie Gallo

Episode 3 | Beyond Burnout Part III: Compassion, Clarity, and Action – Your Blueprint for Burnout Transcendence

Episode 2 | Beyond Burnout Part II: Using Mindfulness, Cognitive Defusion and Compassionate Imagery to Foster Burnout Resiliency

Episode 1 | Beyond Burnout Part I: High-Risk Groups, Applying ACT and the Role of Compassion

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