Helen H. Hsu, PsyD, author of The Healing Trauma Workbook for Asian Americans , joins us today to talk about healing the pain of racial trauma for Asian Americans. Hsu is a licensed clinical psychologist at Stanford University. She is past president of the Asian American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association, Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit our website at www.newharbing...
Oct 15, 2024•34 min
Melanie McNally, PsyD, author of Helping Your Unmotivated Teen , joins us to talk about igniting your teen’s motivation to engage, create, excel, and reach their goals. McNally is a licensed clinical psychologist and brain coach who helps adolescents build self-awareness and create authentic goals for a fulfilling future. She is a strong advocate for teen mental health, and has been a panelist at the White House, speaking about youth mental health needs. McNally is founder of Destination You, wh...
Oct 08, 2024•40 min
Leah Aguirre, LCSW, coauthor of The Girl’s Guide to Relationships, Sexuality, and Consent , shares how to roll with and support the resistant client. Leah is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in San Diego, CA. She works primarily with teens and adults who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood abuse, domestic violence, and dating violence, and provides trauma-based treatment including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Aguirre writes a blog for Psychol...
Oct 03, 2024•4 min
Charles Schaeffer, PhD, author of When Panic Happens, joins us to discuss anxiety and panic disorder. Charles is a licensed psychologist, and adjunct clinical faculty member at New York University who has been teaching students and patients how to use the latest research to overcome panic, sleep, and anxiety disorders for more than a decade. Schaeffer was previously research director and guest host for the Dr. Fritz Show on WWRL-AM radio in New York, NY. His writing and expertise have been featu...
Oct 01, 2024•41 min
Daniel J. Fox, PhD, leader of the Taking Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder Online Course , shares how to manage extreme, maladaptive borderline personality disorder. Daniel is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for more than twenty years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include ...
Jul 25, 2024•5 min
Diane Petrella, MSW, author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors, joins us to talk about healing emotional eating for trauma survivors. Diane is a licensed independent clinical social worker specializing in childhood trauma and emotional eating. Early in her nearly forty-year career, she codeveloped the first child sexual abuse treatment program in Rhode Island. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Providence, RI. You can find out more about Diane at www.dianepetrella.com . Vi...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Ben Eckstein, LCSW, author of Worrying is Optional, joins us to discuss worry. Ben is owner and director of Bull City Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center in Durham, NC. Eckstein was trained at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute, and has been specializing in the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for more than a decade. He serves on the board of directors for OCD North Carolina, and offers training, workshops, and speaking engagements in addition to his clinical work. Visit ...
Jul 16, 2024•49 min
Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, author of The Insecure in Love Workbook, shares how to help your clients develop a sense of self-worth. Leslie is an internationally published author, speaker, and psychologist. She is a trusted expert on relationship issues,and author of Insecure in Love and Bouncing Back from Rejection . She writes a blog called Making Change for www.psychologytoday.com. In addition, she has created a library of short videos on her YouTube channel to help viewers learn how to feel be...
Jul 11, 2024•4 min
Debra Kissen, PhD, coauthor of Overcoming Parental Anxiety, joins us to discuss parental anxiety. Debra is a licensed clinical psychologist, and CEO of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center. Kissen specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and related disorders, and is coauthor of The Panic Workbook for Teens, Rewire Your Anxious Brain for Teens, and Break Free from Intrusive Thoughts . Kissen also has a special interest in the principles of mindfulness and their application ...
Jul 09, 2024•43 min
Katelyn E. Baxter-Musser, LCSW, author of The DBT Workbook for Narcissistic Abuse and Gaslighting , joins us to talk about narcissistic abuse and gaslighting. Katelyn is a licensed clinical social worker, EMDRIA-approved consultant, and certified in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). In addition to her private practice, she is a national presenter for PESI, having trained thousands of mental health professionals on DBT and intimate partner violence. Visit our website at www.newharbinger.com and...
Jul 02, 2024•39 min
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, leader of the Healing for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Online Course , shares how to treat adult children of emotionally immature parents. Lindsay is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with more than thirty years’ experience working in both public service and private practice. Her books—including the #1 Amazon best seller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents— have sold more than a million copies, and have been translated into thirty-...
Jun 27, 2024•4 min
Maggie Mullen, LCSW, author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Psychosis , joins us to discuss psychosis. Maggie is a clinical social worker, national trainer, and community activist with more than a decade of experience helping people navigate psychosis. They specialize in culturally responsive, evidence-based care for psychotic spectrum disorders, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the LBGTQ+ community, and formerly incarcerated people. As a training director a...
Jun 25, 2024•47 min
Rheeda Walker, PhD, author of The Unapologetic Workbook for Black Mental Health , joins us to talk about psychological fortitude and Black mental health. Rheeda is an award-winning professor of psychology at the University of Houston, and author of the self-help phenomenon, The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health . Rheeda is also author of No Racial Elephants in the Therapy Room . She is a behavioral science researcher, licensed clinical psychologist, and has published more than sixty scie...
Jun 18, 2024•45 min
Daniel J. Fox, PhD, leader of the Taking Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder Online Course , shares the key to treating borderline personality disorder. Daniel is a licensed psychologist in Texas, an international speaker, and an award-winning author. He has specialized in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for more than twenty years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality dis...
Jun 13, 2024•4 min
Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LPC, author of The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook , joins us to discuss compulsive reassurance seeking. Amanda is an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) specialist, licensed in multiple states. She is a member of the International OCD Foundation, the TLC Foundation for BFRBs, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Amanda serves on the board of OCD Kansas, a state affiliate of the International OCD Foundat...
Jun 11, 2024•43 min
Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, author of Wired for Love , joins us to talk about the neuroscience of love. Stan is a clinician, teacher, researcher, and developer of the psychobiological approach to couples therapy (PACT). He and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, cofounded the PACT Institute to train other mental health professionals worldwide to use this method in their clinical work. Tatkin is an assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He maintains a private prac...
Jun 04, 2024•51 min
Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, author of The Insecure in Love Workbook, shares a tip for helping your clients let go of self-criticism. Leslie is an internationally published author, speaker, and psychologist. She is a trusted expert on relationship issues, and author of Insecure in Love and Bouncing Back from Rejection . She writes a blog called Making Change for www.psychologytoday.com. In addition, she has created a library of short videos on her YouTube channel to help viewers learn how to feel ...
May 30, 2024•4 min
Erika Shershun, MFT, author of Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook, joins us to discuss healing sexual trauma. Erika is a somatic psychotherapist who specializes in helping sexual trauma survivors reclaim the life they were meant to live. She’s the author of the upcoming Healing Sexual Trauma Guided Journal (March 2025 release), the facilitator of the PESI Sexual Trauma Clinical Training, and the upcoming Sexual Trauma Healing Journal (fall 2024). Her approach to treating trauma is rooted in somatic ...
May 28, 2024•47 min
Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, author of The Insecure in Love Workbook, joins us to discuss overcoming anxious attachment. Leslie is an internationally published author, speaker, and psychologist. She is a trusted expert on relationship issues, and author of Insecure in Love and Bouncing Back from Rejection . She writes a blog called Making Change for www.psychologytoday.com. In addition, she has created a library of short videos on her YouTube channel to help viewers learn how to feel better about ...
May 21, 2024•44 min
Emma Lauer, LCSW, author of DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People, shares advice for how to handle clients who cry uncontrollably in session. Emma is a therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, self-harming behaviors, and trauma. Emma is an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-certified therapist, and has taught at Arizona State University. She currently practices therapy and oversees interns and other staff therapists as clinical supervisor at Find Your Shine...
May 16, 2024•4 min
Rebecca E. Williams, PhD, author of Simple Ways to Unwind Without Alcohol, joins us to discuss soothing stress and unwinding without alcohol. Rebecca is a psychologist, wellness expert, and award-winning author. She received her bachelor’s degree from Williams College; her master’s degree from Harvard; and her doctorate with a specialization in clinical psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has enjoyed a twenty-year career as a clinic director with the San Diego VA Hea...
May 14, 2024•48 min
This season we’re excited to introduce mini episodes called Quick Tips for Therapists. Every other Thursday during the season, we’ll release highly focused tips for practicing psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to enhance their therapeutic techniques. To receive Quick Tips for Therapists emailed right to your inbox twice a month, visit newharbinger.com/quicktips to sign up today. If you have ideas for future episodes, thoughts, or questions, we’d love to hear from you! Send u...
May 09, 2024•38 sec
Emma Lauer, LCSW, author of DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People, joins us to discuss how to build emotional resilience and celebrate sensitivity. Emma is a therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, self-harming behaviors, and trauma. She is an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-certified therapist, and has taught at Arizona State University. She currently practices therapy and oversees interns and other staff therapists as clinical supervisor at Find Your ...
May 07, 2024•35 min
Francesca Lynn Arnoldy, author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared , joins us to talk about death doulas and dying prepared. Francesca is a community doula and death literacy advocate. She authored Cultivating the Doula Heart , and she is a researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab. Francesca was the original course developer of the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Programs. She regularly presents on life-and-death topics with hopes ...
Oct 24, 2023•50 min
Nancy Colier, author of The Emotionally Exhausted Woman, joins us to discuss emotional exhaustion . Nancy is a psychotherapist, author, interfaith minister, and public speaker. A longtime student of Eastern spirituality, she is a thought leader on mindfulness, well-being, and digital life. Featured on Good Morning America , in The New York Times , USA Today , and other media, Colier is also a regular blogger for Psychology Today and HuffPost . She is author of Can’t Stop Thinking , The Power of ...
Oct 17, 2023•50 min
Cortney Soderlind Warren, PhD, ABPP, author of Letting Go of Your Ex , joins us to talk about love addiction. Cortney is a board-certified clinical psychologist; and former tenured associate professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Having won numerous professional awards for her research, Warren is an expert on addictions, eating pathology, self-deception, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. In addition to her academic work, Warren i...
Oct 10, 2023•49 min
Ijeoma Nwaogu, PhD, author of Overcoming Imposter Anxiety , joins us to discuss imposter anxiety. Ijeoma has more than fifteen years of experience working in higher education across the United States. She was director of the Multicultural Center at Rice University in Houston, and an adjunct professor at University of Houston. Nwaogu received her doctoral degree in counseling and her master’s degree in college student affairs administration from the University of Georgia. She is the CEO of EVERLE...
Oct 03, 2023•43 min
Daniel J Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, coauthor of Finding Your Why & Finding Your Way , joins us to talk about using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to reach your goals . Daniel is founder of Pickslyde Consulting, and associate professor at Touro University. His appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Network, The Learning Channel, and Discovery focused on ACT for treating people with anxiety, depression, and substance-abuse concerns. In addition, he has successfully consulted with small start-up or...
Sep 26, 2023•50 min
David M. Allen, MD, author of Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents joins us to talk about critical, demanding, and hateful parents. David is professor emeritus of psychiatry and former director of psychiatric residency training at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. He is also author of the book How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders . He has carried out research on personality disorders, is a psychotherapy theorist, and is former ass...
Sep 19, 2023•44 min
Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, coauthor of The Intuitive Eating Workbook, joins us to talk about intuitive eating. Elyse is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, with forty years of experience specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the coauthor of Intuitive Eating , now in its 4th edition, The Intuitive Eating Workbook , and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck:50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food . Elyse is also author of The Intuit...
Sep 12, 2023•48 min
