Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

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Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, Psychotherapist, Burnout Prevention Consultant and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator interviews guests to discuss holistic and alternative approaches used in psychotherapy, counseling, coaching and healing sessions. Be a fly on the wall as therapists discuss the practice of psychotherapy and how they implement self care into their own lives to prevent therapist burnout. Conversations about mindfulness, self compassion, The Daring Way™, EMDR, art therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, other somatic methods, trauma, parenting, attachment will get you thinking deeply about the...

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Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Episodes

233: Tolerating Discomfort As A White Person Confronting Racism & White Supremacy 12.06.2020 38:59

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 . 233: Tolerating Discomfort As A White Person Confronting Racism & White Supremacy In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C discusses how the Window of Tolerance and Polyvagal Theory play a role in white p...

232: Confronting Structural Inequality & White Supremacy 05.06.2020 50:53

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 . Episode 232: Confronting Structural Inequality & White Supremacy I. I am a white person, and I have my own internalized biases, including racism. I am continually working to confront my own biases and to do better...

231: Observations During The Pandemic 01.06.2020 46:43

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 to episode 231 of the Therapy Chat Podcast. In this week's solo episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares her observations of the reactions many of us are having to the pandemic. She touches on the following...

230: Finding Your True Self While Coping During Covid with Kyle Davies 22.05.2020 37:20

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 to episode 230 of the Therapy Chat Podcast. In this weeks episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Kyle Davies on the subject finding your true self whilst coping with Covid-19. Kyle Davies is a wellbeing and...

229: Eating Disorders + Disordered Eating During Covid 15.05.2020 45:26

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 this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews eating disorders specialist Jennifer Rollin, LCSW-C about how the current pandemic can bring up issues from those who are in recovery from eating disorders....

228: Coming To Terms With Existential Questions - with Dr Daryl Van Tongeren + Sara Van Tongeren 08.05.2020 34:46

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 this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren a professor and researcher and Sara Showalter Van Tongeren, a clinical social worker. Together they authored the new book, The Coura...

227: The Stage of Grief We Don't Talk About: Anxiety with Claire Bidwell Smith 30.04.2020 37:46

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 a guest who is an expert on grief. Claire Bidwell Smith is a therapist and the author of the new book, Anxiety: the Missing Stage of Grief. Here's what was...

226: Surviving And Thriving As A Highly Sensitive Person with Patricia Young 18.04.2020 42:40

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 this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Patricia Young, LCSW, a clinical social worker and coach specializing in working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP). Patricia is also the host of the Unapol...

225: When It's Time For Trauma Therapy + When It Isn't with Dr Odeyla Gertel Kraybill 17.04.2020 46:39

In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan LCSW-C interviews guest Dr. Odelya Gertel Kraybill. Odelya is a highly experienced trauma therapist and trainer who has worked with survivors of trauma all over the world. In this discussion you will hear: - What we must do for self-care during a time like this - tips we can share with our clients as well - When to do trauma therapy and when to do cris...

224: Using Technology To Help Make Therapy Accessible In A Crisis with Dr. Brandon Welch 09.04.2020 40:52

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 Brandon Welch, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics at the Medical University of South Carolina about how technology, including telehealth, can help make therap...

223: Helping Children Self-Regulate During A Crisis with January Roberts 27.03.2020 22:13

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 talks with an associate from her practice, January Roberts, LGPC about how to help children and ourselves self-regulate during stressful times such as the current Coronavirus outb...

222: Support For Coping During An Outbreak 22.03.2020 36:44

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! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C flies solo to talk about support for coping during the outbreak Coronavirus. Link to the Crisis Kit, including an audio download recording of the Eye...

221: When The Therapist Is Pregnant with Kara Bolling 14.03.2020 38:49

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! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Kara Bolling about what it's like when the therapist is pregnant. Kara Bolling, MSW, LCSW-C is a somatic psychotherapist near Baltimore...

220: It's All About The Relationship - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone with Lori Gottlieb 07.03.2020 34:57

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! On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Lori Gottlieb about her new book " Maybe You Should Talk To Someone ". Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestse...

219: Attachment, Somatic Work + Sensory Processing In Therapy With Paula Scatoloni + Rachel Lewis-Marlow 01.03.2020 49:44

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Paula Scatoloni and Rachel Lewis-Marlow about attachment, somatic work and sensory processing in therapy. Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS, SEP is a somatic-based psychothera...

218: Understanding The Research On Psychedelics with Trauma Survivors With Dr Craig Heacock 21.02.2020 51:47

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr Craig Heacock about understanding the research on psychedelics with trauma Survivors. Dr. Craig Heacock is an adolescent/adult psychiatrist and addiction specialist i...

217: A Deeper Look At Animal-Assisted Therapies with Philip Tedeschi 15.02.2020 47:18

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Philip Tedeschi about animal-assisted therapies. Philip Tedeschi is the executive director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection and a clinical professor at the G...

216: Brainspotting For Grief, Loss, Trauma + More with Thad Frye 09.02.2020 41:00

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Thad Frye about brainspotting for grief, loss and trauma. Thad is the owner of Thad Frye Counseling in Boulder County and has been in the counseling field for over 16 ye...

215: When The Therapist Gets Cancer: Using Mindfulness + IFS To Adapt With Dr Dan Pollets 31.01.2020 32:17

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Dr. Dan Pollets about what happens when the therapist becomes sick. Dr. Pollets has over 35 years of psychotherapy experience treating a vast array of psychological prob...

214: Friend Or Foe? The Brain Cell That Can Be Both - With Donna Jackson Nakazawa 24.01.2020 47:35

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Donna Jackson Nakazawa about her forthcoming book, The Angel and The Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine. Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an awar...

213: Challenging Perceptions Of Dissociation 17.01.2020 37:41

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks to Christine Forner about challenging the preconceptions of dissociation. Christine Forner (Ba, Bsw, Msw, Rsw). Has been in the healing profession in one form or another si...

212: All About Dissociation - 4 Episode Compilation 10.01.2020 2:37:22

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. On today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C revisits four previous episodes to take an in-depth look into the issue of disassociation. Resources Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com an...

211: Happy New Year 2020 - Looking Back, Looking Forward 02.01.2020 59:22

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. Happy New Year 2020! Looking Back, Looking Forward. On today's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C discusses the tears, fears, joys, sorrows, loss and grief she has experienced over the past year. She looks back on what's...

210: Surviving The Holidays with Sharon Martin, LCSW 21.12.2019 41:21

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, Laura revisits her conversation with Sharon Martin, LCSW about surviving the holidays. Sharon is a licensed therapist, counselor, and mental health and wellness writer based in S...

209: Art + Somatic Therapies In Trauma Work 18.12.2019 46:57

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, speaks to Rebecca Bloom, LMHC, ATR- BC about art and somatic therapies in trauma work. Rebecca received her training in clinical art therapy at Pratt Insti...