The Trauma Therapist | Podcast is a podcast about the human spirit. It’s a podcast about hearing the stories and the journeys of those who have dedicated their lives to helping others who’ve been impacted by trauma. It’s about cultivating authenticity, presence, and compassion. Nancy Morgan is one of those individuals who I believe epitomizes what this podcast is about, and she is back as my guest this week, and I couldn’t be more excited! This episode is sponsored by PESI. When you need innovat...
Apr 01, 2019•46 min
Nate Postlethwait (Postal-weight) recently left a successful 13-year career in real estate to begin sharing his story of overcoming complex trauma. Nate is 41 years old and has been in therapy for 23 years fighting to make sense of much of what he was experiencing in his mind and body. Nate, and the fact that he’s now sharing his story, and the way that he’s sharing his story, is what this podcast is all about. It’s called courage. First off, a huge thank-you to my sponsors: This episode is spon...
Mar 25, 2019•41 min
Today, a reflection in the wake of the live, online 10-day program I did last week, The Heart-Centered Therapist. Note: I will be doing it again next month, in April. If you're interested in learning more about that, you can do so here: http://theheartcenteredtherapist.com When I created this podcast my initial inspiration was to bring seasoned therapists on to talk about how to treat trauma. What I discovered, however--and what my guests shared--was that and then so much more. It's not about wh...
Mar 22, 2019•18 min
Esther Goldstein LCSW is psychotherapist and trauma specialist with a private practice in Cedarhurst, in Long Island NY. Esther specializes in treating anxiety, trauma, complex ptsd and dissociative disorders. Esther provides trauma informed consultation to therapists committed to improving their trauma-informed practice and attachment focused EMDR consultation to therapist attaining hours towards EMDRIA certification. Esther's website is Integrativepsych.co ( http://www.integrativepsych.co/) Su...
Mar 18, 2019•34 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 16...
Mar 15, 2019•10 min
Master Dean Siminoff has been studying martial arts for more than 25 years and is a 6th degree black belt in taekwondo. He is the founder of the Canadian charity Martial Arts for Justice program whose mission is to protect vulnerable people from violence and oppression. Dean’s schools in the west Kootenay region of British Columbia have positively impacted students there for the past 18 years. Martial Arts for Justice is currently partnering in Rwanda delivering its Enhance Resilience Training t...
Mar 11, 2019•44 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 16...
Mar 08, 2019•23 min
Today I'm joined by Stephana Johnson. First, a shout-out to my sponsor, CPTSD Foundation ( https://www.facebook.com/CPTSDfoundation/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCdjYpCjERJpG2YvO8iuR8cbKHxRBpnSlzZssAIK7WCvstNk5ITf9RDkeCBwaP6AO5QYegUGoLjZruN&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB32DKRXQdOoW4DRS7_alwhUuhsZPzJUevSxqUeWVmfD_ZAmHC69F5LIfYwxeZ39GWOVf85N2RopLn4wPxg6gngPytRyzj8INZwZf4JTmRJC9DVAwU-xNx7ASD7Z7kgunAtZeqLz3p5Km4RJV20CXjIIOxxWdd7dqgPgyLUW3Q6DYF85KlqggT_bFd8f8Y0-kRNAGD6cjl_oU1joE0AkVW94J3Np4DdJ8b...
Mar 04, 2019•42 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 16...
Mar 02, 2019•20 min
Dr. Greenwald is the founder and executive director of the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute, affiliate professor at the SUNY University at Buffalo School of Social Work, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Greenwald is the author of numerous professional articles as well as several books, including EMDR in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy (1999), Trauma and Juvenile Delinquency (editor; 2002), Child Trauma Handbook (2005), EMDR Within a Phase Model of Tra...
Feb 25, 2019•39 min
So many of my guests on The Trauma Therapist | Podcast have said, in one way or another, that It's Not What You Know. It's Who You Are. I love that! It inspires me! And I think it's taken me some time to truly live that and to own that. I'm planning a live, online, 10-Day training/workshop/experience for new trauma therapists called The Heart-Centered Therapist. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/2tvQrhv This is also for anyone in the helping professions: therapists, social workers, counselors, coac...
Feb 22, 2019•20 min
George Kellar is the Executive Director at Zen Hospice Project, responsible for directing its pioneering integration of social and clinical caregiving services grounded in compassion, spirituality and humanity. He leads all aspects of the non-profit organization - caregiving at the Guest House, a residential hospice house offering 24/7 care; volunteer caregiver programs at the Guest House and Laguna Honda Hospital; and the Mindful Caregiver Education program to teach professional and family care...
Feb 18, 2019•35 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 16...
Feb 14, 2019•28 min
Today on the podcast Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF. First, a shout-out to my sponsor: CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014. Check them out right here: https://cptsdfoundation.org Sarah Buino is the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc ( https://www.headhearttherapy.com/) and co-founder of Pathos at Head/Heart, a co-occurring and trauma-focused intensive outpatient pro...
Feb 11, 2019•44 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 16...
Feb 07, 2019•19 min
Today on the podcast I talk with Paula Scatoloni and Rachel Lewis Marlow on the topic of eating disorders, trauma, and healing. First, a shout-out to my sponsor: CPTSD Foundation has been successfully equipping complex trauma survivors and practitioners with compassionate support, skills, and trauma-informed education since 2014. Check them out right here: https://cptsdfoundation.org Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS, SEP is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and S...
Feb 04, 2019•45 min
Kate has over 17 years experience working with children and families in the areas of trauma, Child Protection, and attachment and parenting. She is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker through the Australian Association of Social Workers, as well as a Play Therapist and has worked internationally and locally for both government and non-government agencies. Kate is an Approved Counsellor with Victims Services NSW and has worked extensively with victims of crime and brings a trauma, attachmen...
Jan 28, 2019•33 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project ( https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/ ) with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist |...
Jan 24, 2019•17 min
Zabie Yamasaki, truly believes in the healing power of yoga and has had the opportunity to transform her own trauma through the healing asana practice. For years, Zabie’s unfaltering support for survivors of sexual violence has manifested itself in many forms. She has ultimately made it her life's goal to help empower survivors of assault to regain their strength and self-worth. Zabie is a founding individual practitioner of The Breathe Network ( http://thebreathenetwork.org/) , an organization ...
Jan 21, 2019•41 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project ( https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/ ) with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist |...
Jan 17, 2019•21 min
Kimberly Rezarch M.S.W. is a survivor of severe childhood trauma and forced psychiatry. Over the course of 20 years in the mental health system, Kimberly was given 25 different mental health diagnoses and prescribed 11 medications to be taken simultaneously. It wasn’t until her psychiatrist became trauma-informed, that her life was saved with a new diagnosis, Dissociative Identity Disorder. This diagnosis indicated the severity of her trauma, but also provided the answers she was searching for. ...
Jan 14, 2019•43 min
Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project ( http://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/) with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | P...
Jan 10, 2019•20 min
Ili is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AAMFT-Approved Supervisor, and holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is supervisor, professor, mentor, and wellness warrior for mental health professionals. Her area of expertise is systems theory, including: self of the therapist, family of origin, relationship and intimacy development through dialogue, and the integration of Christian faith and counseling, as well as applying systems theory in organizational and business consulting. ...
Jan 07, 2019•37 min
Tiffany Chhuom, LSWAIC, CDP-T, MPH, MSW offers 18 years of professional experience practice, policy, research and administration that she used previously to contribute communication plans, marketing strategies and social media use policies for NASW-WA while also serving on our Communications Committee. As a therapist, treats veterans, people with disabilities, and survivors of all forms of violence (e.g. workplace harassment, campus sexual assault, Military Sexual Trauma, stalking, cyber abuse, ...
Jan 03, 2019•40 min
Teri Barney is an occupational therapist, OTR/L who finds fulfillment in helping children, teens and adults achieve good physical and mental health through meaningful functional activities, sensory integration, and psychosocial interventions. As an occupational therapist and adoptive parent of two boys from Eastern Europe, Teri has a special interest in addressing attachment and complex trauma through activity and relationship based interventions that promote competence, self-regulation, and con...
Dec 31, 2018•44 min
In this episode, I talk a bit about the last year within The Trauma Therapist | Podcast and Trauma Therapist | 2.0, and what it’s been like doing this full time! I also share a bit about what brought some of the Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members to the community, and what they’re going to be working on, as trauma therapists, in the coming year. Finally, I share some of my plans for the podcast and Trauma Therapist | 2.0. Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in c...
Dec 26, 2018•32 min
Stephen is a long time NJ resident who has been given the gift of many experiences in life. For most of his adult life, he served as Paramedic for 15+ years in many jurisdictions in NJ, PA, and DE. He also had the honor of serving as a rescue worker at the World Trade Center on 9-11-01 in NYC. Stephen has seen tragedy and suffering first hand. While saving countless overdose victims in his career, he always felt a pang of sadness when his colleagues would treat a hurting person poorly due to the...
Dec 24, 2018•37 min
Irene Lyon, MSC., is a nervous system specialist who helps people release their deepest traumas from their nervous systems, allowing them to finally heal from chronic mental, physical, and emotional conditions they’ve tried everything to fix. Irene has intensively studied and practices the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene has a master’s degree in research in the fields of biomedical and health scienc...
Dec 18, 2018•43 min
This week on the podcast I'm excited to be joined by Angela Englander. Angela is a passionate and inspired trauma therapist working in private practice in Ontario, Canada. She began her journey in social services working with children who had experienced trauma, struggled with mental illness and had disabilities. Over time her career developed and she increasingly specialized in traumatic stress and the impact trauma has on people's lives. Five years ago she began working towards creating her tr...
Dec 17, 2018•26 min
Nikki Webber Allen is a 2-Time Emmy Award winner with 20 years of experience producing content for media outlets including Warner Bros., HBO, ABC, 20th Century Fox and BET. In 2013, while working as the Vice President of Casting & Talent Relations for the cable network TV One, Nikki lost her 22-year old nephew, Paul, to suicide after his years of struggle with depression and anxiety. Since then, she’s become a passionate mental health advocate. In Paul’s honor, she launched the nonprofit I L...
Dec 10, 2018•35 min
