Today, The Process of Becoming a Trauma Therapist. This episode is based on a recent blog post and inspired by the interviews I've been doing on the podcast. 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 trauma clinicians engage more effectively and deeply with their clients by: Sharing trauma information and materials Building commun...
Apr 29, 2015•17 min
Laura is the founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute ( http://traumastewardship.com/)and author of the book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157675944X/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=157675944X&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=KWRWDPBMVKKFMIQI). Laura has worked directly with trauma survivors for 28 years and is known as a pi...
Apr 26, 2015•43 min
Terri Messman-Moore earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 1999. From 1998-1999, she interned at the National Center for PTSD in Boston Massachusetts. From 1999-2000, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, where she was trained in several empirically-supported cognitive-behavioral treatments for PTSD, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Dr. Messman-Moore is currently the O’Toole Family Professor of Psychology at Miami...
Apr 23, 2015•44 min
Dr. Toni Heineman is a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice (treating children, adults, and families) in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. She is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and has taught and supervised interns, graduate students and psychiatric residents and presented at numerous local and national professional meetings. Dr. Heineman has authored a wide range of journal articles, as well as the book, The Abused ...
Apr 20, 2015•35 min
Edward Tick, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized transformational healer, psychotherapist, writer and educator. Co-Founder and Executive Director of Soldier’s Heart ( http://www.soldiersheart.net/) , he works internationally on the psychospiritual and cross-cultural healing of military and war trauma and on holistic and psycho-spiritual healing. He was the U.S. Army’s 2012 trainer in the holistic healing of PTSD, training over 2,500 chaplains and officers. He continues to work with the Army a...
Apr 16, 2015•46 min
Sheela Raja, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and author of the book, Overcoming Trauma and PTSD ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1608822869/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1608822869&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=66V4MCDQ4TQVANLP). She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches Health Communication and Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Raja received her PhD from the University of...
Apr 13, 2015•32 min
Beck is an addiction counselor originally from Los Angeles California, and is currently on the Board of Directors for NALGAP ( https://www.nalgap.org/ ) (The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies). Beck is the Assistant Director of Clinical Services at Pride Institute in Minneapolis, MN ( http://pride-institute.com/) . as well as a National Speaker on topics of the LGBTQ community and substance abuse. Beck has a special focus on the Transgend...
Apr 09, 2015•43 min
Randy Noblitt, formerly an Air Force clinical psychologist, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Alliant International University ( http://www.alliant.edu/locations/los-angeles-campus/index.php ) in Los Angeles where he teaches ethics, adult interventions, and a fourth year advanced clinical elective, Trauma and Dissociation. His main clinical and scholarly interest is in ritual abuse and dissociation. He is the principal author of Cult and Ritual Abuse: Narratives, Evidence, and Healing App...
Apr 06, 2015•39 min
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD is a leading international expert, syndicated writer, and educator in the fields of art therapy and art in healthcare. She is a research psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and has over 25 years of experience and education in trauma intervention and disaster relief and integrative approaches to health. Cathy is the founder, director and lead faculty member of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expr...
Apr 02, 2015•48 min
Robert T. Muller trained at Harvard University, was on faculty at the University of Massachusetts, and is currently at York University in Toronto. Dr. Muller was recently honored as a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) ( http://www.isst-d.org/) for his work on trauma treatment. Dr. Muller is the author of several books. His psychotherapy bestseller, Trauma and the Avoidant Client ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393705730/ref =as_li_qf_sp_as...
Mar 30, 2015•50 min
Dr. Omar Minwalla is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sexologist and the Director of The Institute for Sexual Health in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Minwalla is the founder of the Sex Addiction-Induced Trauma Model, which recognizes the traumatic impacts on others of sexual acting out disorders. Since 2006, Dr. Minwalla has articulated the alarming lack of recognition and treatment of trauma among partners and spouses of sex addicts. He has challenged the “traditional sex addictio...
Mar 26, 2015•44 min
Dr. Fredrike Bannink MDR is a clinical psychologist and a Master of Dispute Resolution based in Amsterdam. She is an internationally recognized CBT, Positive psychology and Solution-Focused presenter and trainer and the author of more than 25 books. She is also a Mental Health Trainer for Doctors without Borders. 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/exclusive-content B...
Mar 23, 2015•31 min
With a professional background in both yoga and treatment industry marketing, as well as a personal history of perseverance and recovery, Monique brings a uniquely balanced perspective to her work. She has been teaching trauma-aware, Psychologically-Informed Yoga ™ in large group and private one-on-one settings since 2006. Keenly interested in the intersection between yoga and behavioral health services, Monique has been published in Addiction Professional Magazine and several other local/nation...
Mar 19, 2015•34 min
Debi Grebenik, Ph.D., LCSW, is the director of a Colorado Child Placement Agency that specializes in trauma work in their foster care program as well as their community and clinical programs. She is a part-time professor in a Master's of Social Work program and also maintains a small private practice for failing adoptions or families with acute trauma histories. She loves to bake, run, read, and play with her 7 grandchildren. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-p...
Mar 16, 2015•31 min
Elaine Miller-Karas LCSW is the executive director and co-founder of the Trauma Resource Institute. She is adjunct faculty at Loma Linda University’s School of Social Work and Social Ecology and has both orchestrated and presented at international projects throughout the world. Her work in Africa included training the Kenyan Association of Professional Counselors and the 2007 Conference to end Female Genital Mutilation. Elaine’s book is titled Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Commun...
Mar 09, 2015•47 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. Today: Mindset. Specfically the mindset of the trauma therapist. This topic fascinates me because it's all about us a therapists being aware of who we are, how we are and the level of our awareness. In addition, it i...
Mar 02, 2015•21 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 talk about the Stabilization phase of the 3-Part Trauma Treatment Model. Specifically I talk about the many opportunities within this phase for us as clinicians to connect and communicate with our c...
Feb 26, 2015•18 min
Tom Kavanaugh is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and has a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Psychology. Tom is Licensed Master Trainer in PhotoReading Whole Mind System™ as well as in Neuro Linguistic Programming™. Tom has created The R.E.L.E.A.S.E. Method™, a multi-faceted protocol, based upon accelerated learning techniques that release attachment to the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with...
Feb 23, 2015•36 min
A new episode 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/exclusive-content Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support ....
Feb 19, 2015•29 min
Laura Brown is a feminist trauma psychologist who practices psychotherapy and forensic psychology in Seattle and has published extensively on topics related to trauma treatment, feminist practice, cultural competence, ethics, and LGBT concerns. She is the founder and director of the Fremont Community Therapy Project (http://www.therapyproject.org/), a training clinic serving low-income individuals. Her first popular press book is: Your turn for care: Surviving the aging and death of the adults w...
Feb 13, 2015•40 min
Rick Bata is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 20 year’s experience in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of domestic violence. Rick, a Vietnam veteran, is also a Military & Family Life Consultant and Contractor with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and provides coaching, education and support to help families adjust to military life and the deployment cycle(s). As a trauma specialist, Rick has been providing pro bono services to returning combat veterans...
Feb 09, 2015•36 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. Today I talk about essential skills and interventions for new trauma therapists. These are the fundamental skills that every trauma therapist must be equipped with, and the ones which provide a solid foundation for c...
Feb 05, 2015•24 min
Dr. Carla Smith Stover is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the University of South Florida. In addition, she holds a clinical faculty appointment at Yale University Child Study Center. She has extensive clinical experience with families impacted by trauma and domestic violence and has provided trainings in best practices and intervention for domestic violence and trauma nationally. Dr. Stover has been the principal inve...
Feb 02, 2015•40 min
Jim has been a practicing social worker since 1976 & is currently in private practice in Salt Lake City. He works extensively with sexual trauma survivors, with special attention to male survivors and to issues surrounding dissociation. Jim is a founding member of MaleSurvivor.org ( http://malesurvivor.org/ ) and is Co-Chair of the Weekends of Recovery retreat program. He was the recipient of the Richard Gartner Outstanding Clinical Services Award at the 2010 International MaleSurvivor Confe...
Jan 29, 2015•39 min
Sebern Fisher has integrated Neurofeedback and psychotherapy in her treatment of developmental trauma in adults and adolescents for the past 17 years. Prior to adopting Neurofeedback, Sebern was the clinical director of a residential treatment program for severely disturbed adolescents for fifteen years. While there she introduced the understanding of the impact of attachment rupture and was the first to implement DBT in a residential setting. In April, she published Neurofeedback in the Treatme...
Jan 26, 2015•53 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. Today: 5 Things I've Learned from Interviewing 50 Master Trauma Therapists. This was based on a blog post ( http://www.westcoasttraumaproject.com/blog/14102766)I wrote which recieved a lot of comments on LinkedIn and...
Jan 22, 2015•26 min
Lisa is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, depathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for 34 years. She presents workshops and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, and is a clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies in the United States, Canada, and UK and Ireland.LISA has been an Adjunct Faculty member at University of Maryland School of Social Work, University of Baltimore at Maryland, University of Maryland Department of Fami...
Jan 19, 2015•49 min
Dr. Dori Laub was born in Cernauti, Romania on June 8, 1937. He is currently a practicing psychoanalyst in New Haven, Connecticut who works primarily with victims of massive psychic trauma as well as their children. Dori is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Founder of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies ( http://www.library.yale.edu/testimonies/) . He obtained his M.D. at the Hadassah Medical School at Hebrew University in Jerusal...
Jan 15, 2015•40 min
Dr. Thema Bryant Davis is an Associate Professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. She is director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab ( http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/psychology/research-training/culture-and-trauma-research/ ) and associate editor of the journal Psychological Trauma ( http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tra/) . She is author of the book Thriving in the wake of trauma: a multicultural guide ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0759111715/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&c...
Jan 12, 2015•48 min
Dr. Jamie Marich is the author of three books on trauma: Trauma Made Simple (2014), Trauma and the Twelve Steps (2012), and EMDR Made Simple (2011). She travels internationally as an invited continuing education speaker on topics connected to trauma, addiction, and mindfulness. She is the creator of the Dancing Mindfulness practice and now leads a team of international facilitators in the mindfulness and trauma-informed practice. Marich still maintains a private practice in her hometown of Young...
Jan 08, 2015•34 min
