Geri Lynn Weinstein-Mathews has been providing therapy for more than 20 years. Within that time she played a significant role delivering care to the Firefighters of New York City in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Recently Geri Lynn has turned her efforts to documentary filmmaking with her film Justice Denied ( http://www.justicedeniedmovie.com/ ) to advocate and educate on the subject of rape in the military, and specifically male survivors of sexual assault in the military. Support thi...
Jan 05, 2015•47 min
Nina Thomas has worked clinically with individuals and groups since 1981. Her primary area of expertise is in working with people who have endured traumas in their lives whether these are the challenges of divorce or the traumas caused by uprooting through natural devastation, or through immigration, war and refugee status or the like. She has written and presented nationally and internationally on these issues in a variety of contexts. Nina is Co-Chair and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor a...
Dec 31, 2014•49 min
Anna B. Baranowsky, Ph.D., C. Psych, is the CEO of the Traumatology Institute ( http://psychink.com/ ) (Canada) and is a psychologist who works with trauma survivors. Her guiding principle has been the development of service to meet the needs of trauma survivors, their families, friends and organizations, and professionals seeking personal care and training to advance their knowledge in the field. Dr. Baranowsky received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She is a ...
Dec 29, 2014•41 min
Dr. Heller is the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model ( http://www.drlaurenceheller.com/ )™ or (NARM), a unified systemic approach for working with developmental issues and shock trauma. Dr. Heller has been on the faculty of several major universities and has taught courses and seminars at medical schools, hospitals and pain clinics in the U.S. and Europe. He co-founded the Gestalt Institute of Denver and later the Rocky Mountain Psychotherapy Institute where he trained hundreds of me...
Dec 22, 2014•39 min
Linda Gantt has a Master of Arts in Art Therapy and a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is the owner and executive director of Intensive Trauma Therapy in Morgantown, West Virginia, an outpatient clinic for trauma-related disorders where art therapy is the primary means of treatment. Linda is also the co-developer along with Carmello Tabone of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale, an instrument designed for measuring diagnostic information in drawings. Support this podcast at — https:...
Dec 18, 2014•40 min
Ghislaine Boulanger is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and a member of the Relational faculty at New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Since the publication of her book Wounded by Reality: Understanding and Treating Adult Onset Trauma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ORYULS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006ORYULS&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&...
Dec 15, 2014•47 min
Lt. Eric Strom spent 5 years active duty in the US Marine Corps from 1999-2004. In 2009, he received his Masters in Social Work and then in 2010 began serving with the Minnesota Army National Guard as a behavioral health officer. Today, Eric works in private practice in Northern Minnesota, specializing in trauma with veterans. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclu...
Dec 11, 2014•38 min
Kathy Steele has been offering consultation and training for the past 30 years in the areas of complex trauma, dissociation, and attachment. She is sought as a consultant and supervisor, and as an international lecturer and trainer. Kathy is a Past President and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and has served on the Board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), as well as served on the International Task Force that d...
Dec 07, 2014•37 min
Don is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who retired from the US Army after more than 21 years of service, having served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, as well as 3 Tours in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division as a Platoon Sergeant. In 2010 Don co-founded Soldiers And Families Embraced ( http://soldiersandfamiliesembraced.org/ ) whose mission is to to ease the readjustment and reintegration of all veterans, along with their families, as they return from war. I...
Dec 04, 2014•41 min
Becky Thompson is an award-winning writer, professor, yoga instructor, and activist. She has spent the last twenty years travelling across the world researching, teaching, and writing on issues of social and racial inequality. Becky has published eight books including the forthcoming Survivors on the Mat: Yoga Stories for those Healing from Trauma ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583948260/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1583948260&link...
Dec 01, 2014•40 min
The Trauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do. In this episode I spend some time elaborating on a post and PDF I put together on Ten Things for trauma therapists to do and remember when in session with a client. Check it out! Bio My name is Guy Macpherson. I am a...
Nov 27, 2014•23 min
Dr. Ellen Lacter, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Registered Play Therapist, a Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as past President of the California Association for Play Therapy ( http://www.calplaytherapy.org/) . Dr. Lacter has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in the treatment of abused children, adolescents, and adults abused as children. She is currently Academic Coordinator of the Play Therapy Certificate Program at the University of California ( http://extension.u...
Nov 24, 2014•47 min
Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing (http://www.traumahealing.com/somatic-experiencing/)® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. Peter holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology and during his thirty five-year study of stress and trauma, has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications. Among his many accomplishments… Peter has been stress consultant for NASA in the development of the first...
Nov 20, 2014•27 min
Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing (http://www.traumahealing.com/somatic-experiencing/)® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. Peter holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology and during his thirty five-year study of stress and trauma, has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications. Among his many accomplishments… Peter has been stress consultant for NASA in the development of the first...
Nov 17, 2014•43 min
Staci K. Haines is the developer of generative somatics and the Somatics and Trauma courses. Her work emerges from the Somatics tradition of Richard Strozzi Heckler ( http://www.strozziinstitute.com/ ) integrating Polarity Therapy ( http://www.polaritytherapy.org/) , Gestalt ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology) , Vipassana meditation ( https://www.dhamma.org/ ) and Aikido. She is a senior teacher in the field of Somatics and leads courses in Somatics and Leadership, Somatics and Tr...
Nov 13, 2014•39 min
Dr. Larry Decker has been has been a student of universal Sufism for over 40 years and has been treating combat veterans for over 30 years first in the VA and now in private practice as a contract/provider. He has published numerous articles in several technical/scholarly journals on the treatment of combat PTSD. Dr. Decker’s book, The Alchemy of Combat ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1941810063/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1941810063&am...
Nov 10, 2014•53 min
Dr. George Rhoades is a clinical psychologist based in Hawaii and the founder and director of Ola Hou Clinic ( http://www.olahouclinic.com/) , as well as the Chair of the Education and Training Committee and the Continuing Education Committee for the APA's Division 56, Trauma Psychology ( http://www.apatraumadivision.org/) . In addition, Dr. Rhoades is the Executive Director for Roads To Hope ( http://www.roadstohope.org/) , a non-profit humanitarian organization devoted to helping those traumat...
Nov 06, 2014•50 min
Lisa Danylchuk is a LMFT who discovered her passion for healing work while volunteering in housing projects in Watts, CA, and she’s been working in the field of resilience, wellness and mental health ever since. She went on to study trauma and resilience at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she completed a master's degree and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS). She has presented at conferences at Harvard University, the American Counseling Association, and the Internati...
Nov 03, 2014•54 min
Mrs Parks is the creator of Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT) ( http://www.pennyparks.eu/) . She is a pioneer and expert in the field of childhood abuse (recognition, treatment and training) - having developed the first inner child method of therapy in the UK. She began teaching this complete ‘stand alone’ therapy model in 1988. It was originally created from her successful self-help efforts in resolving her own personal childhood abuse experiences and has evolved into a structured, rapid, thorou...
Oct 30, 2014•31 min
Steven Gold, Ph.D. is a Professor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Center for Psychological Studies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He founded and serves as Director of the Trauma Resolution Integration Program (TRIP) ( http://www.nova.edu/healthcare/psychology/trip.html)at NSU's Psychology Services Center which treats individuals age 18 and above who have been exposed to a traumatic situation and are currently experiencing problems in functioning as a result. In addition, Dr. Gold is co-edito...
Oct 27, 2014•35 min
Dr. Courtois specializes in the treatment of trauma, particularly for adults experiencing the effects of childhood incest and other forms of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Dr. Courtois has worked with these issues for 30 years and has developed treatment approaches for complex posttraumatic and dissociative conditions for which she has received international recognition. She offers integrative and evidence-based relational treatments for clients and consultation for loved ones that invol...
Oct 23, 2014•34 min
The Trauma Therapist Podcast is about highlighting the journeys of master trauma therapists, as well as individuals who are doing amazing things in the trauma field. Enter my next guest: Kevin Davis of The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Several months ago, prior to launching my own podcast, The Trauma Therapist Podcast, I came across the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Kevin Davis and Brian Sellers, co-hosts, both have suffered from anxiety and/or PTSD. When I discovered their podcast I was so inspired by th...
Oct 19, 2014•32 min
Rick is the Executive Director of 1in6 Canada ( http://www.1in6.ca/) : the National Knowledge Centre on male Sexual trauma and Recovery. Rick's past work experience has been as a social worker, educator and program manager. He conducts training on issues of male sexual victimization across Canada and the USA as well as facilitates a men’s trauma treatment program for men through The Men’s Project in Ottawa. ( http://themensproject.ca/) Rick co-authored the Men & Healing: Theory, Research and...
Oct 16, 2014•35 min
For the past 10 years Christine Forner (BA, BSW, MSW, Registered Social Worker) has specialized in working in the field of Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Dissociation. Christine has taught both locally and internationally and has been the lead presenter for the Trauma and Dissociation 101 course offered at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation’s (ISSTD) annual conference for the last two years. In 2011 Christine was the recipient of the ISSTD Pr...
Oct 13, 2014•29 min
Mark Lagon is adjunct senior fellow for human rights at the Council on Foreign Relations and also serves as the chair of the international relations and security concentration in the Georgetown University master of science in foreign service program. Dr. Lagon was previously Executive Director and CEO of the leading anti-human trafficking nonprofit, Polaris Project, which operates the U.S. Government's national anti-trafficking hotline. Prior to that Dr. Lagon was U.S. ambassador-at-large, direc...
Oct 09, 2014•31 min
Douglas W. Walker, Ph.D. is the Clinical Director of Mercy Family Center ( http://www.mercy.net/neworleansla ) in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a Clinical Psychologist and Principal Investigator of Project Fleur-de-lis ( http://www.project-fleur-de-lis.org/ourstaff.html) , a school-based mental health system for 60 New Orleans area schools, a member site of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN.org). In addition Dr. Walker is a consultant to the Association for International Schools...
Oct 06, 2014•33 min
Fran S. Waters is a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist in private practice in Marquette, MI. She provides services to individuals, couples, and families with a variety of challenges. Ms. Waters is an internationally recognized trainer and consultant in the field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation. As an invited presenter, she has conducted extensive training programs on a variety of related topics both nationally and internationally ranging from a day to ...
Oct 02, 2014•56 min
TheTrauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do. Bio My name is Guy Macpherson. I am a husband, father, brother, and a psychologist. I specialize in the treatment of trauma and early psychosis. My passion is helping trauma therapists thrive. I do this by helping tra...
Sep 29, 2014•12 min
Diya Kallivayalil, PhD, is a staff psychologist in the Outpatient Psychiatry Department at the Cambridge Health Alliance and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the VOV Program, specializing in the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma. In addition to her clinical practice, Diya has published in the areas of psychological trauma, feminist therapy, the impact of trauma and migration on mental heal...
Sep 25, 2014•34 min
Gil Reyes, PhD is a clinical psychologist in Santa Barbara, California. At The National Child Traumatic Stress Network ( http://www.nctsn.org/ ) he is involved with the Terrorism and Disaster Center at the University of Missouri and the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at UCLA, and is a longstanding member of the task force on the Core Curriculum in Childhood Trauma. ( http://www.nctsn.org/resources/audiences/parents-caregivers/what-is-cts/12-core-concepts) He was the lead editor of th...
Sep 22, 2014•45 min
