Therapy Chat

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today’s episode, Laura revisits her conversation with Sharon Martin, LCSW about getting through the holidays.  Sharon Martin, LCSW is a licensed therapist, counselor, and mental health and wellness writer based in San Jose, CA. She has spent 20 years providing counseling, therapy, and clinical supervision. Sharon has built a specialized private practice that reflec...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's episode, host Laura Reagan revisits her conversation with Mark Wolynn about inherited family trauma.  Director of The Family Constellation Institute, The Inherited Trauma Inst...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, Laura continues her 2 part interview with Dr Janet Courtney, a play therapist and author of several books including, " Healing Child and Family Trauma through Expressive and Play Therapies: Art, Nature, Storytelling, Body and Mindfulness." In this episode, Janet talks about a subject that most therapists did not learn about in schoo...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode Laura interviews Dr Janet Courtney, a play therapist and author of several books including, " Healing Child and Family Trauma through Expressive and Play Therapies: Art, Nature, Storytelling, Body and Mindfulness." In this week's episode, part 1 of a two part conversation, Janet describes how she uses expressive and play therapy...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares feedback sent in by listeners in response to last week's episode with Tina Gilbertson. Laura responds to the listeners' comments and shares her perspective. After that, you will hear a replay of a past episode on why the holidays can be difficult and what can help (even though this was recorded before...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Tina Gilbertson, the author of Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child. As the winter holidays approach, many families will have uncomfortable conversations happening about politics. Many families have found relationships strained by the stress of the political situation in our country. Laura and Tina discussed how...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with returning guest Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge. Roseann is the author of multiple books including "Teletherapy Toolkit™". Laura and Roseann discussed the challenges of providing psychotherapy to children using a virtual format and Roseann offered hope and help for therapists and families who are using...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews therapist Dr. Margaret Rutherford, author of the recent book "Perfectly Hidden Depression" and host of the Self Work Podcast. Though the interview took place pre-pandemic, the subject of the discussion is just as timely now, if not more so, with so man...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews therapist Sharon Martin, LCSW, author of the recent book "The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism" and blogger for Psych Central. Though the interview took place pre-pandemic, the subject of the discussion is just as timely now, if not more so, with so many...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www. TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, recorded prior to the start of the pandemic, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Suzy Ross about experiencing transformation through adversity.   Dr. Suzy Ross is the Co...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www. TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In episode 248, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Scotland and New Zealand-based clinical hypnotherapist and hypnotherapy coach Elisa DiNapoli. Elisa is a musician and performer who loves helping fel...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www. TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with Gracy Obuchowicz about self-care from an ayurvedic perspective.  Gracy Obuchowicz is a Washington, DC-based group facilitator, retreat leader and self-care co...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2 month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to www. TherapyNotes.com and using the promo code TherapyChat. Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits her conversation with Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD about her book Journey Through Trauma: A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma. Gretchen Schm...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking with  Deirdre Fay, MSW, LICSW, who integrates trauma and attachment theory with yoga and meditation in embodimen...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code TherapyChat.  Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking with  Sharon Martin, LCSW. Sharon is a licensed therapist, counselor, and mental health and wellness writer based in San...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits her conversation with Dr. Veronique Mead on chronic illness and trauma.  Dr. Veronique Mead integrates the research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment trauma and additional types of adversity as risk factors for autoimmune disease and other chronic illnesses. She shares this emerging new paradigm of di...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today's podcast host Laura Reagan revisits an earlier episode speaking to Dr. Gabor Maté. Dr. Maté is the co-founder of Compassion for Addiction, a new non-profit that focuses on addiction. He is also an advisor of Drugs over Dinner. As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Enc...

Welcome to episode 241 of the Therapy Chat Podcast with host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. This week's episode features two previous fascinating conversations with Amy Sugeno, LCSW, PLLC. Amy explains that Eco Therapy can take many forms, including animal-assisted (for example, canine and equine) therapies, wilderness therapies, walk and talk therapy, horticulture therapy and clinical eco-therapy in a...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits two of her favourite conversations with Dr Jonice Webb.  Dr. Webb has been a licensed psychologist since 1991, and has worked in a variety of different settings over the course of her career, including a psychiatric emergency service and substance abuse programs.  She has been the Director of several large...

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits two of her favourite conversations with Tim Desmond. Tim Desmond is a mindfulness teacher, therapist in private practice, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He is the author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (W.W. Norton, 2015) and offers training and consultation to therapis...

In episode 238 host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Casey Hersch, LCSW about how energy healing can be a helpful part of healing trauma, chronic pain and chronic illness - when practiced in an ethical manner. Casey shares how consumers can identify safe and unsafe energy healing practices, some of the advantages and pitfalls of using these practices, and how to find an energy worker who is part of...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews the co-authors of "The Tough Standard: The hard truths about masculinity and violence," Dr. Ronald Levant and Shana Pryor. In this conversation you&#39...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   Welcome back! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LC SW-C interviews an expert on workplace culture and its influence on employees. Rajkumari Neogy, the author of "The WIT Factor: Shifting the Workplace Par...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   Welcome back! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews an expert on workplace culture and its influence on employees. Rajkumari Neogy, the author of "The WIT Factor: Shifting the Workplace Para...

Thank you to this episode's sponsor,  TherapyNotes . Get a 2 - month free trial of  TherapyNotes  by going to  www. TherapyNotes.com  and using the promo code  TherapyChat .   In today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Jodie Skillicorn, a holistic psychiatrist and author of the new book, "Healing Depression Without Medication: a psychiatrist's guide to balancing m...