Zessions

In Zessions Episode 8 with Katie Bates, LPC, we are talking about the difference between punitive punishment and positive discipline. Katie defines what it means to positively discipline your kids and explains why it’s important to evolve into having parent-child relationships that have mutual trust and respect. When listening to this Zession, we hope you’ll gain an understanding of how to identif...

In Zessions Episode 7, we are discussing all things EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) with Rochelle Hoffler, LCSW-S. Throughout this episode, you will learn what EMDR therapy entails, how it is practiced, and the different ways in which you can personalize EMDR in order to best suit your needs. If you’re new to the world of therapy, we hope this Zession will be helpful in guidin...

In Zessions Episode 6, we are sitting down with friend and fellow therapist, Kendall Campell, LMFT, to discuss the ins and outs of infidelity. In this Zession, Kendall explains what infidelity really entails, how to understand the different types of infidelity, and setting boundaries in our relationships. Kendall builds on his experience supporting clients working through the difficulties of exper...

In Zessions Episode 5, we are sitting down with Adriana Rodriguez to discuss collectivist culture. In this podcast, we discuss collectivist cultures versus individualistic cultures. We hope you will gain an understanding of how to balance your own identity with the one that was given to you by your family, how to balance who you were and who you are becoming, and how to even have these difficult c...

In Zession Episode 4, Zessio's Co-Founders, Sapna and Mandi, sit with one another to discuss a common cognitive distortion, black and white thinking. They discuss how easy it can be to fall into black and white thinking as you interact with yourself and the world. Sapna and Mandi talk through how to recognize when you may be falling into this thought trap and how to begin increasing cognitive...

In Zession Episode 3, we sit down with fellow therapist, Bri Craig to discuss their journey as a collaborative therapist. Through this form of therapy, there is a huge focus on client-therapist relations, and an emphasis on the therapist being a helping hand in their client’s journey. In this podcast episode, we talk a lot with Bri about their goal to remove the hierarchical relationship between t...

In Zessions Episode 2, we meet with Cheryl Reeley, LCSW, who specializes in supporting new parents perinatal, postpartum and beyond. During this conversation, we normalize how common and unacknowledged postpartum anxiety is and how parents can feel empowered to reach out to their community and professionals for support. Cheryl also shares tips on managing postpartum anxiety and the intrusive thoug...

 In our first debut episode, Zessio welcomes you to the Zessions Podcast. Zessio's Co-Founders Mandi and Sapna introduce themselves along with sharing everything they hope to offer with Zessions. This first episode will give you insight into how Zessions aim to help clinicians share their expertise more broadly and how Zessio believes these intentional conversations about important mental hea...