Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes

•Identify common behaviors that cause overeating, poor nutrition or weight gain •Explore strategies to address those behaviors TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:35 Mindless Eating Behaviors 19:45 Other Tips for improving nutrition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Define hopelessness •Explore the connection between hopelessness and helplessness •Identify tips to take back your power and regain hope TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:35 What is hopelessness 01:55 What causes helplessness 21:52 Tips for personal empowerment and developing inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Define the criteria for the diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in the DSM 5 TR. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:30 Reactive Attachment Disorder 12:30 Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder 24:30 Differential diagnosis 33:33 Attachment Disorder Treatment Targets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Identify what people do to make your feel invisible, then connect with and stand up for your inner child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Most people define feeling invisible as: My thoughts and feelings don't matter Nobody would notice if I disappeared People ignore parts of me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•What is Vitamin D •Prevalence of Deficiency •Benefits •Sources Peer Reviewed Articles referenced in this presentation can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=vitamin+d&filter=simsearch2.ffrft&filter=years.2012-2022 And specifically as it relates to psychiatric issues here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=vitamin+d+psychiatric&filter=simsearch2.ffrft Learn more about your ad...

•Facts for and against your belief •Additional factors •Context •Extreme language •Probability/ likelihood •Alternative explanations •Learn •Move forward TIMESTAMPS 00:00 FACE PALM Challenging Questions 07:25 Moving Forward 13:15 Paving the Way to letting go 20:55 Moving Forward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dementia has defined risk factors. Identify and address mid-life physical risk factors. Physical and social inactivity / isolation Diet and / or Drug Misuse Sleep Apnea Gut Health Adverse Childhood Experiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pets often add Structure Socialization Like humans, there are triggers all around that remind you of your pet Sights, sounds, smells Rituals You may second guess yourself or feel guilt if you had to make an end-of-life decision or if the death was particularly premature The loss of a child's pet may trigger a sense of guilt and helplessness as the child grieves The loss of a pet may trigger memori...

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to schizophrenia spectrum disorders 04:00 Types of delusions 08:50 Hallucinations 10:30 Disorganized thinking 12:45 Abnormal motor behavior 15:10 Negative symptoms in schizophrenia 17:30 Schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder schizophreniform 21:55 Delusional Disorder 22:40 Differential diagnosis 31:05 Associated features | treatment targets 39:45 Functional impairme...

Define security: CRAVES Know and use each other's love languages (T, QT, AS, G, WA) Don't project the past on the present Don't mind-read (ass-u-me) and communicate They should know what I want l know what they want Avoid jumping to conclusions without the facts Don't over personalize Develop self / inner validation Nurture your other significant relationships and roles Challenge distress intolera...

Affordability Insurance Sliding scale / private pay Accessibility Hours Location: Distance, parking Approach CBT Psychodynamic Person-centered / Humanistic EMDR Eclectic?? Specializations Transparency Therapeutic Alliance Culturally Sensitive and Trauma Informed Other Tips TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:35 Where to find a therapist 04:57 What to look for in a good therapist 16:50 American Counseling As...

A shared social-emotional connection between 2 people. Secure Insecure Characteristics Desire to be close Safe home base Separation distress TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro and What is attachment 02:32 Functions of secure attachment 05:02 Anxious insecure attachment styles 07:35 Anxious ambivalent attachment 09:35 Avoidant Attachment Dismissive Attachment 16:00 Consequences of insecure attachment 18:35 Cre...

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:34 Symptoms of Weak Boundaries 04:56 Symptoms of Rigid Boundaries 15:28 Physical Boundaries 28:15 Affective Boundaries 35:55 Cognitive Boundaries 44:20 Environmental Boundaries 53:08 Relationship / interpersonal boundaries 56:09 Other Tips for Maintaining Boundaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How do I set and maintain personal boundaries intro 00:35 Symptoms of weak personal boundaries 04:55 Symptoms of rigid personal boundaries 15:28 Physical personal boundaries (I have the right to my personal space and to not be touched) 28:13 Affective or emotional boundaries (I have the right to my own feelings) 35:51 Cognitive […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 04:35 Secure Attachment and Emotional Intelligence How consistency develops EI 07:10 Secure attachment. What responsiveness develops 10:05 How validation and encouragement develop emotional intelligence 13:15 Summary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Diagnostic Criteria for autism spectrum disorders according to the DSM-5-TR 19:19 Strengths of Autistic people 26:25 Prevalence of ASD 28:00 Development and course of Autism Spectrum Disorders per the DSM-5-TR 30:35 Risk factors for Autism 39:00 Gender differences sex differences in presentation and rate of diagnosis 40:58 Challenges from Social Impairments Lear...

Review why vagal tone is important in releasing Trauma Explore strategies to help you gain more control over your autonomic nervous system Timestamps: 00:00 Releasing Trauma Trapped in Your Body 00:25 Objectives 00:38 Releasing Trauma 01:21 Basics 04:42 Strategies 10:00 Vagal Tone Improvement 1 20:21 Vagal Tone Improvement 2 32:04 Summary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Define addiction / substance abuse Identify the general categories in the DSM 5 TR Explore diagnostic criteria for SUDs and addictions TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Substance Use Disorders in the DSM 5 TR 08:00 Is drug abuse a mental disorder and DSM 5 TR diagnostic criteria 16:30: Gambling Disorder 25:46 Pornography Addiction 41:25 Long Term Effects of Drug Abuse 51:27 Suicidal thoughts and Dr...

•Define rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis •Explore the symptoms of these two disorders and how it impacts mental health •Highlight general treatment strategies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Describe the orienting response Explore the relationship between the orienting response, the vagus nerve and the HP-Axes CHAPTERS 8:36 Orienting Reflex and Trauma 13:56: The Vagus Nerve and the Orienting Reflex 17:32 Vagus Nerve and Trauma 29:32 Steps to start strengthening your Vagus nerve ability to trigger the relaxation response Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about the Vagus Nerve. •A family of neural pathways that carry information both to and from the brain (like the body's email system). •It is connected to most bodily systems either directly or indirectly (i.e. trigeminal nerve) •Receives input from sensory organs •Transmits that info to the brain •Takes the messages from the brain to the rest of the body. •Triggers the orienting reflex Learn...

Review the concept of the inner child Identify the needs of the inner child Explore strategies to reparent the inner child through developing secure attachment TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Reparenting the Inner Child 00:10 Objectives 00:24 What is the Inner Child 01:53 Secure Attachment 1 03:22 Secure Attachment 2 05:39 Secure Attachment 3 09:22 Secure Attachment 4 14:45 Secure Attachment 5 18:25 Secure Attac...

•Anxiety / trauma / stress causes ongoing activation of the stress response which •Strengthens the anxiety autopilot •Weakens the vagal response (relaxation) •Alters the structure of the brain •Alters hormone levels, microbiome, circadian rhythms and more... •When bathed in stress hormones the brain is less able to logically process info and remember non-survival things TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introducti...

• Oxygenation Terpenes (outside) •Sunlight / D / Circadian (outside) • Improves vagal tone • Catharsis / stress reduction •Cortisol reduction •Reduction of inflammation and Pain management • Increase energy / reduce deconditioning •Neurogenesis • Dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, BDNF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices