The Clinical Moment

In this episode of The Clinical Moment , Amy Davis and Casey Baker are joined by Emily Dicks, LMHC, to discuss how parental anxiety can impact discipline, emotional regulation, and connection with children. Emily shares practical insight from her work with children and families, including how parents can support kids through meltdowns, sensory needs, neurodivergence, and big emotions without immed...

In this episode of The Clinical Moment , Amy Davis and Casey Baker are joined by LSI clinician Andrew McGinn for an honest and meaningful conversation about Mental Health Awareness Month, OCD, stigma, and the role of humor in healing. Andrew shares both his clinical expertise and lived experience with OCD, offering insight into what OCD really is, how it is often misunderstood, and why receiving a...

We had a few tech hiccups at the beginning of this episode… which honestly ended up fitting perfectly with today’s topic. Sometimes life feels messy, disorienting, and unpredictable, a lot like grief itself. We appreciated everyone’s patience as we got things rolling. Grief is something every person experiences, yet many people struggle to talk about it openly. In this episode of The Clinical Mome...

Boundaries are one of the most common,and most challenging, topics that come up in therapy. In this episode of The Clinical Moment , Casey Baker and Amy Davis sit down with LSI therapist Emily to explore what boundaries really are, why they matter, and why they can feel so difficult to set. Emily shares her clinical perspective on boundaries through a cognitive behavioral lens, while also discussi...

In this episode of The Clinical Moment , hosts Amy Davis and Casey Baker welcome Dhavy Patel , a temporary licensed mental health counselor at LSI, to discuss the complexities of trauma and its impact on both clients and clinicians. Dhavy shares insights from his recent presentation on compassion fatigue and introduces the use of poetry therapy as a powerful tool for reflection and healing among h...

In this episode of The Clinical Moment , hosts Amy Davis and Casey Baker sit down with Michael, an LSI clinician who works with youth in juvenile detention centers across Iowa and is also a singer in his personal life. Michael shares how showing up, including attending court hearings, can transform trust, engagement, and willingness to heal, especially for young people who have never had a consist...

In this episode of The Clinical Moment , the hosts are joined by Joe (LSI therapist, Des Moines) for a grounded, values-centered conversation about habits and self-care. Rather than framing habits as “fixing yourself” or becoming more productive, the discussion reframes habits as signals of what we’re valuing, avoiding, coping with, or moving toward. Joe shares how his existential, person-centered...

Welcome to the first episode of The Clinical Moment . In this opening conversation, co-hosts Amy Davis and Casey Baker share why this podcast was created and what listeners can expect moving forward. Both hosts work within Lutheran Services in Iowa, a statewide nonprofit with more than 160 years of service and a growing clinical team of over 40 therapists providing care across Iowa through in-pers...