The Trauma Therapist

I’m very excited to have back Kate Hudgins, Ph. D., TEP, as my guest today as we continue with the third in the series, TSM of Prescriptive roles, TSM Trauma Triangle and post traumatic growth   Kate continues from her previous interviews as we discuss experiential therapy, and specifically psychodrama. Experiential therapy, as you’ll learn in this interview, involves a certain immediacy from the...

Kelly McDaniel (a Licensed Professional Counselor & National Certified Counselor) developed the term “Mother Hunger” in her first book Ready to Heal to name the attachment trauma between mother and daughter that creates an environment ripe for love addiction to grow. Since publication, Kelly speaks regularly at conferences to raise awareness about the cultural and relational complications facing w...

Rachel Moore, LMFT, is an EMDR therapist in private practice based in San Diego, California who works primarily with creative clients — writers, artists, and musicians. A former journalist, Rachel recently had an article published in the San Diego Union-Tribune about grief and loss related to the coronavirus pandemic.    Rachel has presented at the San Diego State University Writers Conference and...

Dr. Shauna Springer is a graduate of Harvard University and is one of the world's leading experts on PTSD, Trauma, and Moral Injury among veterans. She co-hosts a weekly podcast on these topics in collaboration with MilitaryTimes. Her work has been featured on NPR, NBC, CBS Radio, Forbes, Washington Post, and Military Times. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.   Dr. Shauna Springer i...

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope wit...

Jen Warner, LICSW, LCSW, is my guest today. Jen is one of those therapists, one of those individuals, who is so passionate about her work (and compassionate, as you'll hear in this interview!), that after listening to her you walk away inspired. I certainly did. Jen is a Washington, Oregon, and New York State licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with advanced training and certificat...

I feel like it’s been a while since I sat down and simply spoke into the mic and shared what’s been going on. Today I do that. We’re continuing to live in the midst of the pandemic, I’ve just relocated my family from the Bay Area to Bend Oregon, and I’m home every day with two young kiddos. Yikes! Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He...

Nina Tara is an Multi disciplinary Art Psychotherapist who runs Courageous Art Therapyin London. She has worked in the creative field for many years and art has always been an integral part of her life. Nina originally trained as a designer and still designs and illustrates book covers. In addition to this Nina is a Multi disciplinary Art Psychotherapist (M.A) working with adults, children and fam...

Before I began doing this podcast I never knew there were so many areas that required trauma-informed awareness. I certainly never thought that trauma-informed nutrition was something we needed. And of course, we do. I'm so glad that there are people like my guest out there doing this incredible work! --- First, a giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Talkspace Talkspace online therapy i...

For more than 40 years, Owen Marcus has explored and developed programs that bring together mindfulness, somatic psychotherapy, and the science of emotional physiology. After healing challenges of his dyslexia and Asperger’s Syndrome, he realized his relationship skills were lacking. Identifying his resistance to working with men as his next challenge, he dove into creating his first men’s group a...

As you might know, much of my inspiration for creating this podcast came from my brother, a former Navy SEAL. I have a special place in my heart--and on this podcast!--for anything that has to do with supporting veterans and treatment for veterans. Today we continue with that support. I am joined by Josh Aronson and Julie Sayres, the filmmakers of the film, To Be Of Service, a documentary film abo...

Alisa is a storyteller, writer, facilitator and childhood sexual abuse survivor. Her work focuses on offering emotional support to other young survivors healing from sexual trauma.  A giant thank-you to my sponsor for this episode, Talkspace Talkspace online therapy is the most convenient and affordable way to make lasting change in your life with the support of a licensed therapist. Send your lic...

Robyn Gobbel, LCSW, RPT-S (previously on episode 402) has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption.  Robyn’s diverse clinical training includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing, Theraplay, Trust Based Relational Intervention®, Circle of Security Parent Educator, The Alert Pr...

Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, LMFT is a therapist, mentor, and author who delights in integrating the discoveries of relational neuroscience into the art of therapy.  For 28 years, her work has focused on supporting trauma survivors and those with significant attachment wounds reshape their neural landscape to support a life of meaning, resilience, and warm relationships.  A giant thank-you to my sponsors...

Cissy White is a trauma-mama writer and joy-stalking survivor. She believes it's possible - but difficult - to live, love, and parent well while post-traumatically stressed. Her goal is to make talk about trauma and healing less clinical and more conversational, less abstract and more accessible. She's currently working at the ACEs Connection as the Northeast Community Facilitator and Parenting wi...

Heather Cobb is a peer facilitator, poet and trauma survivor. She lives with her partner and an adorable staffordshire bull terrier in Yorkshire, England. A giant thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this podcast going: CPTSD Foundation CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and...

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a teacher, author, speaker and psychotherapist. She teaches therapists how to help clients access their inner life and implicit memory through dream therapy and focusing/somatic work, with a focus on working with PTSD and complex trauma.  A giant thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this podcast going: Brighter Vision As the industry-leading company that makes marketing si...

Today I'm joined by Dr. Tian Dayton. Tian is a board certified trainer in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, and the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute, as well as a nationally renowned speaker, expert, and consultant in psychodrama, trauma and addiction. --- A giant thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this podcast going: Brighter Vision  As the industry-leadi...

Esly Regina Carvalho, Ph. D., is a Brazilian-American clinical psychologist who maintained a private practice in the Dallas area where she grew up for many years before her return to Brazil in 2006 and where she now directs the TraumaClinic in Brasilia, Brazil, and spends extended time training EMDR professionals in that country.    She was trained in EMDR in the US (1996-7) and eventually became...

Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph. D., integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principles of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel. Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Cou...

Associate Professor Michael Salter is a criminologist and Scientia Fellow at the University of New South Wales, where he undertakes research on child sexual exploitation, complex trauma and gendered violence. He is the author of Organised Sexual Abuse (Routledge, 2013) which examines the narratives of adults who were sexually abused by groups of perpetrators as children, and Crime Justice and Soci...

Shari Botwin, LCSW has been counseling survivors of all types of trauma in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-two years. Her second book, " Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing (Rowman & Littlefield, November 4, 2020)" addresses readers who have experienced trauma or loss due to a variety of experiences--whether abuse, accidents or injury.     A huge-thank...

Today my guest is Johanna Lynn, the founder of The Family Imprint Institute. She’s fascinated by what parents share with their children, the invisible stuff passed along in their very DNA.  --- A huge-thank you to my sponsors for making this episode happen: CPTSD Foundation CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex traum...

Today I’m joined by April Harter who has made it her mission to help people understand where their racism is originating from. As a community and as a world we find ourselves in incredibly tense times, and yet times which are also creating opportunities for cultural and societal awareness around the topic of equality and racism. This episode is hopefully a small drop of water in that ocean. This e...

Sometimes after I do these interviews, I have to stop and really think about what I'm doing. I mean, with this job I've chosen. On the one hand, as we all know, this topic of trauma, is nothing short of devastating. Sometimes the interviews are challenging and stories can be hard to listen to. And yet at the same time, after almost all of the interviews I do, I walk away completely inspired, energ...