The Trauma Therapist

Joshua Newman is a licensed professional clinical counselor in private practice and the author of The Power of Therapy: How to Navigate Change, Transform Trauma, and Make Sense of Your Mental Health Care. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and religion from Hendrix College and a Master of Arts in counseling from Southwestern College. Joshua’s treatment approach can be described as East-West...

Frank Anderson, MD, is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.  He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy. Dr. Anderson is a Lead Trainer at the IFS...

Jessica Begg is a Registered Dietitian and Clinical Counsellor at Shift Nutrition & Counselling.  She helps people heal from overly emotional eating and binge eating. She has worked over 10 years in multiple eating disorders treatment programs.  She now works with her clients individually, but also within her online group program Connected Eating.  In This Episode  Jessica’s Website Jessica’s Podc...

Mikkel Sibe has written multiple articles about men and mental health and works to create more openness about the topics of men and mental health. This is a topic that needs to be addressed within the world of therapy and mental health and I'm happy that someone like Mikkel is out there doing this inspiring work. In this conversation Mikkel shares a lot of his own experience and the origin of how...

PJ is a Registered Clinical (RCC) and Canadian Certified (CCC) Counsellor as well as the Clinical Director of the DBT Centre of the Fraser Valley. PJ has particular expertise in providing individual, group and family treatment to high-risk youth and families experiencing concerns such as suicidality, self-harm, emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis and addict...

Andrew is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a Certified Group Psychotherapist. In 1988 he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst before transitioning to the West Coast. After completing a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA in 1991, Andrew has worked with individuals, couples,...

Kaitlyn (Kaity) Rose Holsapple is one of those individuals who you can easily find yourself drawn to. She has a presence about her and a compassion about her that is not only refreshing, but it’s something that’s much needed in this field. Kaitlyn is an intuitive healer who offers classes, workshops, retreats, trainings, and Yoga Therapy for individuals suffering from anxiety, PTSD, and depression...

Scott Lyons is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub forembodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a process of restoring our biological adaptation system. Scott has had the privilege of teaching Embodied Flow™, Somatic Stress Release™, and Body-Mind Centering® workshops and trainings throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Indonesia, Australia...

My guest today Robert Macpherson (no relation to myself!) was a career infantry officer in the U.S. Marines with service in Vietnam, Iraq, and Somalia. After retiring as a Colonel, he enjoyed a second career with the humanitarian organization CARE. Now Robert is a mental health advocate particularly for humanitarian aid workers and those who work on the frontlines. After Robert was diagnosed with...

I've been doing this podcast now for a few years and I continue to love it. I love it because I get to speak with incredible people who have dedicated their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma. One of the things that inspires me during these interviews is when I learn about that element or experience or journey that served to compel my guest to do this work. This usually has litt...

Effy Huck is a survivor of C-PTSD, an entrepreneur, and the founder of Sisu (see-sue). Sisu is a trauma-informed self-guided mental health toolkit to manage anxiety, panic, and stress. Effy created this mobile application from her own experiences healing as well as seeing a need from her work volunteering for the crisis text line and as well as education. The app is based on the most current traum...

I'm very excited to be joined by Sue Buratti today. Sue advocates for children’s rights and has trained and presented on topics relating to childhood trauma both across Australia and internationally. For many years she has worked sector-wide, providing therapy, supervision, training, and consultancy focussing on developmental trauma and its impact across the lifespan. Sue is currently a Senior Man...

Robyn Gobbel, LMSW-Clinical, has over 15 years experience working in the field of child and family therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. She is a therapist, trainer, and consultant who recently relocated to Grand Rapids, MI from Austin, TX. Robyn’s diverse clinical training includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing...

My guest today, Jan Winhall of Focusing on Borden, began her career as social worker and psychotherapist 40 years ago. [CW for text below: mention of self-harming behaviors] She began listening with non-pathologizing ears and heard shocking stories of sexual torture, and responses that confused her. Women were cutting themselves, bingeing and purging huge quantities of food, and abusing drugs and...

I love what I do because I get to speak with some pretty incredible and inspiring people. Meet my guest today, Niall McKeever. Niall is an entrepreneur and psychology student from Northern Ireland who is passionate about making great ideas more accessible. He is the Founder of The Weekend University - an alternative education project which aims to make the most important ideas in psychology more a...

Julia Barry is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, and certified EMDR Practitioner in Boston, MA.  Julia's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders. She has received training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, with an emphasis on adult and infant attachment as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, and advanced training i...

Vjosa is a psychotherapist and consultant in domestic violence and sexual abuse. Vjosa holds two master’s in counselling and the second in understanding domestic violence and sexual abuse and an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Counselling. Alongside her private practice Vjosa has a consultancy and training company offering a wide range of services to organisations, professionals and survivo...

Today I'm happy to welcome Teresa Gil, Ph. D. to the podcast. Teresa has been a psychotherapist, professor, and trainer for more than 25 years. She has a private practice working with women dealing with recovery from child abuse and trauma. She is a full professor and teaches General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology, and Psychology of Women and has also taught courses in both Soci...

Today I welcome a client and his therapist. This is the story of how these two people met, began working together, and of how one's life was saved. Jen Fiser MA, LPC has most recently been the clinical director at Innate Path, a Denver-based psychedelic psychotherapy clinic specializing in PTSD, for three years. She was instrumental in developing the model of psychedelic psychotherapy used at the...

Linda is an adjunct faculty member in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and specializes in trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue resilience skills;  She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma.  In her work at Fairbanks Memor...

Judy Weaver is a yoga therapist and a yoga teacher-of-teachers with over 30 years of experience and is the founder of Connected Warriors and Bodymind Recalibration. Judy is known for her expertise in the world of trauma and developed evidence based Trauma-Conscious Yoga protocol based on the understanding that trauma is held in the cells of the body and mind and refined this practice with Bodymind...

Today I talk about vulnerability. This is one of those qualities that we talk about a lot on this podcast, and for good reason. It's one of those states that is crucial for all therapists, certainly, and yet for those working with individuals who've been impacted by trauma, in my opinion it must be at the forefront for the therapist. In this episode I talk try to take a bit of a deep dive and get...

Brad, who joined me back on episode 365, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.    He has trained under and taught with Dr. Peter Levine, the creator of Somatic Experiencing, is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for more than 20 years (SEP), as well as trainer, and consultant for the SEP Training Program.   Brad is curren...

My guest today is Jeffrey Rutstein, Psy. D., CHT. And I have to say this is a great interview and it's all because of my guest and his passion and inspiration. Jeffrey is a clinical psychologist, an expert in the treatment of trauma, a certified Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic psychotherapist, and a meditation teacher who has been in private practice for over 36 years. He has practiced meditat...

Today we take a peek at the October issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter. Each month this newsletter goes out to all subscribers and we cover the goings on in the field of trauma and trauma training and treatment. Learn more about The Trauma Therapist Newsletter here: https://bold-field-2905.ck.page/ca2f049099 -- Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clin...