Anjuli Sherin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in trauma recovery, resilience-building and cultivating joy. Since 2003 her practice has been working primarily with Immigrant, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Muslim & LGBTQI populations. In addition to over 30000 hours of individual and group work, she is the creator of three programs: five-day, 12-week and 10-month-long Cultivating Resilience, including a five-day residential retreat in Hawaii on Embodying Joy. Anjuli h...
Jun 28, 2021•31 min
Issue #6, June 2021, of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out! This month we feature the inspiring Nancy Morgan on the cover. If I had to describe what my podcast is about, or rather, what I hope it's about, one of the people I would say that I model the podcast after, would be Nancy Morgan. Nancy is the real deal. And when I say that I mean that she exudes compassion, genuineness and a breadth of knowledge that is inspiring. She gets to the heart of the matter in her discussions and I love tha...
Jun 24, 2021•19 min
Sarah Peyton joins me again. (She’s joined me previously.) This time to Talk about her new book, Your Resonant Self Workbook: From Self-sabotage to Self-care. Why is it that we often don’t allow ourselves to feel warmth, to take a break, to chill out? And when we do, it’s often that we’re so hard on ourselves? Sarah talks a lot about this in her book and how our actions like these tend to cut us off from our true selves and a richer life. Yes, I’m guilty of that!! Sarah is a Certified Trainer of...
Jun 21, 2021•36 min
I loved having Jackson on the podcast. He pretty much represents everything I'm attempting to do with this podcast: He's bringing honesty, courage, humor and dedication to his work, and for that reason I know you're going to enjoy this episode. I can't wait to have him back! Jackson is a Counsellor and a psychotherapist at Find Reason Therapy, a private practice called in crows nest, Australia. Jackson prides himself in helping individuals to find reason to live, to grow and to understand. Jacks...
Jun 14, 2021•32 min
Michael has nearly two decades of experience working with children and families in a variety of settings, including as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, Clinical Director, Children’s Pastor, Camp Counselor and speaker. After serving as a Children’s pastor, he went on to obtain his Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary. Following seminary, Michael worked at The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus Ohio as a Multi-Systemic Therapist, working with individuals 12-18 and their famili...
Jun 07, 2021•30 min
I think this is one of the most inspiring interviews I’ve done. Again, not because of me, but due to my guest and how she works with clients. In this interview we’ll learn about AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) and the emphasis on being in the moment, and naming the experiences that are happening between the client and therapist. This calls for authenticity from the therapist as well as creativity. And each of these things excite and inspire me! I hope you enjoy this one. Ka...
May 31, 2021•42 min
Today it’s about what it means to be a healer in the true sense of the word. My guest, Marriane Hennigar was drawn to helping people heal from the time she was a young girl. Now, with some experience and education she’s created her own program to assist in the healing process. Since childhood Marianne’s been fascinated by how people work. She uses psychoeducation to connect the dots between the psychological and emotional experiences which expresses themselves in the body. Marianne’s currently e...
May 24, 2021•27 min
Sarah K Ramsey is a Toxic Relationship Specialist, Life Coach and NLP Master Practitioner who helps amazing women remember how amazing they are after enduring the pain of a toxic partner or parent. Sarah works with women who have experienced toxic relationships and who remain stuck in a cycle of pain and confusion to transform their minds and lives by taking back their power, recreating a life they are excited about living and bringing renewed energy, clarity, and excellence into establishing ca...
May 17, 2021•38 min
Dr. Nicole Anders is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and yogini. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Specializing in treating trauma/PTSD and women's health, Dr. Anders is trained in numerous evidence-based psychotherapies such as Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Nicole believes strongly in the mind-body connection and finds ways to merge the worlds of psychology and yoga healing, bringing many form...
May 13, 2021•29 min
The May issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out. In this episode I talk a little about what we cover in this month's issue, who our featured therapist is, some of the conferences coming up, books out, schools that are offering trauma courses, and of course, a behind the scenes look at what's going on here at The Trauma Therapist Podcast. Learn more about The Trauma Therapist Newsletter here.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-p...
May 12, 2021•29 min
Dr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur is a licensed psychologist, serving as Chief Executive Officer at Western Youth Services (WYS) for over 19 years. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from UCLA. Under her leadership, WYS provides integrated Mental Health Services to over 50,000 clients both directly and indirectly, with support from their collaborative partnerships. As a seasoned community leader and fierce advocate for children Lorry brings a fresh approach that reexamines mental health in the cont...
May 10, 2021•31 min
Donna Fado Ivery is an ordained United Methodist minister, author, speaker, and artist. Her award-winning inspirational memoir, Sleep, Pray, Heal: A Path to Wholeness and Well-Being tells the story of painting her way through a disabling brain injury/chronic pain and discovering hope beyond hope. Graduating with honors from the University of California at Davis, and Boston University School of Theology, she has dedicated more than 25 years to healing from brain injury. In This Episode Donna’s We...
May 03, 2021•32 min
Dr. Jennifer King is a trauma therapist-turned-academic. An Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. King works to prepare future social workers to engage in practice that is rooted in the neurobiology of trauma and healing and embodies great reverence for the multitude of ways survivors survive. She draws from her practice experience working with traumatized kids and families...
Apr 26, 2021•30 min
Annie is a Somatic Author, educator, and therapist. She has over 35 years of professional experience helping infants through adults resolve trauma. She teaches courses online, the difference between shock and trauma, and she’s launching a 10-week Healing Complex Trauma course April 7th. Annie has worked at Children’s Hospital in the child trauma centers, in public schools with gang youth, with sexually abused foster children, and has seen families and adults in private practice since 1978. I was...
Apr 22, 2021•36 min
Brad Watts is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP). Brad specializes in working with individuals and families where sibling sexual abuse has occurred and is the author of, Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Confronting America’s Silent Epidemic. Brad conducts trainings with communities and groups on how to recognize and respond to incidents of sibling sexual abuse. He's helped hundreds of people on their journey to healing following sibling...
Apr 19, 2021•31 min
Esther Perez, MA, LMFT (CA; LMFT; 48330) obtained an M.A in Counseling Psychology and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, CA. As a bilingual Senior Trainer for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Esther currently teaches across Europe and has committed herself to deeply integrating a number of modalities supported in the emerging research on neuroscience and attachment. Embodying the spirit of Unity, one of the core foundations of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy...
Apr 12, 2021•33 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. --- A giant thank-you to my sponsor: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Do you struggle to help numb, disconnected clients who can’t feel emotion or explore inner experience?...
Apr 05, 2021•35 min
This week I’m very excited to have Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT, back on the podcast. As you listen to this interview you’ll hear Lisa’s amazing energy. As she was talking, I felt like there was this soothing wave of positivity washing over me and I loved it! Lisa is an author, licensed psychotherapist, and founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard University, her work has pioneered the field of trauma-informed yoga and transformed our understanding of emb...
Mar 29, 2021•41 min
Beth Sandlin offers support, education and exploration to movers and teachers of the Pilates Method through a Trauma Informed Approach. While working as Assistant Director for Educational Services at a University Health Center, she realized the need for more inclusive, trauma sensitive practices in all fields, especially within the movement sector. Beth is the founder of Trifecta Pilates offering online Pilates classes via a membership and YouTube. She also teaches the TIPA (Trauma Informed Pila...
Mar 22, 2021•30 min
Jenn graduated from Lesley University with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and began her career in mental health working with folks who were navigating early substance abuse recovery and experiences of complex trauma. She also studied yoga at Kripalu Center for Wellness and Health. She works to support clients in bringing their whole self and body into treatment in her private practice. Jenn joined the Trauma Center in 2007, where she led trauma-sensitive yoga sessions for female-...
Mar 15, 2021•31 min
Elle Michel is a licensed marriage and family therapist from Santa Monica, CA, with a master's degree in clinical psychology and a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology. Elle maintains a private practice in Los Angeles where she specializes in the treatment of trauma and borderline personality disorder through using EMDR, Brainspotting, Trauma Resiliency Model, and DBT. Elle enjoys working from a strengths- and skills-based, insight-oriented, and somatic approach. She has in-depth experienc...
Mar 08, 2021•33 min
The March issue of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out. In this episode I talk a little about what we cover in this month’s issue, who our featured therapist is, some of the conferences coming up, books out, schools that are offering trauma courses, and of course, a behind the scenes look at what’s going on here at The Trauma Therapist Podcast. Learn more about The Trauma Therapist Newsletter here.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson...
Mar 03, 2021•22 min
Judy is a yoga teacher living in South Florida who has gained wide recognition for her unique ability to guide her teachers and students to achieve their full potential. In 2007, Judy met Beau MacVane, a strapping 6’4″ Army Ranger, who after returning home from his fifth tour of duty in Iraq, contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Beau asked Judy to teach him yoga so he could stay as strong and connected to his body as humanly possible as he fought hi...
Mar 01, 2021•33 min
Dr. Rick Boone is the Warriors Heart Clinical Director a licensed Psychologist, who currently leads the clinical team at the first and ONLY private and accredited residential treatment center in the U.S. exclusively for "warriors", which includes active-duty military, veterans, first responders and EMTs/Paramedics. His team helps our frontline protectors overcome drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, mild TBI, trauma, anxiety, depression and other co-occurring issues. Earlier in his career, Dr. Boon...
Feb 22, 2021•31 min
Saj Razvi, LPC is the Director of Education at PSI. He was a clinical researcher in a MAPS Phase 2 trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His primary focus is on the wide scale adoption and accessibility of psychedelic therapy through training therapists to work with cannabis and ketamine-assisted therapy in private practice settings. He has taught trauma studies as faculty at the University of Denver as well as being a national topic expert for PESI educ...
Feb 15, 2021•37 min
Today I’m joined by Cheryl Price. Cheryl is a clinical counsellor, trauma therapist and art therapy clinician, with experience working in private practice, agency and school settings. She has also worked as a senior residential social worker in a therapeutic unit for severely abused children. Cheryl has a strengths-based, non-pathological approach to working with mental health issues and is passionate about raising awareness of human trafficking and the provision of effective therapeutic service...
Feb 11, 2021•31 min
Catherine is a multi-state Licensed Professional Counselor (OR, DC, NY) and private practice owner, who specializes in trauma counseling and human sexuality. In addition to her clinical work, she teaches several masters-level supervisory classes and works as an adjunct faculty member at The Family Institute of Northwestern University. Catherine’s 10+ year career has afforded her the opportunity to develop integral clinical and administrative skills, a clear ethical code, strong cultural competen...
Feb 08, 2021•31 min
Issue #2 of The Trauma Therapist Newsletter is out! This month we feature the amazingAdena Bank Lees - Speaker, Author, Consultant, a repeat guest on the podcast and for great reasons: she has that incredible ability to be simultaneously authentic and compassionate while maintaining a sense of humor. I love this woman. In addition we feature several of the online conferences and events coming up, as well as include several integral trauma books that have just come out. In our modalities section ...
Feb 03, 2021•31 min
Jill Shanteau, LCSW & Jessica Culp, LPC. Trauma Therapy in The Time of COVID This one has been a long time coming. Today I’m honored to be joined by two long-time Trauma Therapist | 2.0 members, Jill Shanteau and Jessica Culp. Jill and Jessica met through the membership a few years ago and have continued to remain in contact. Today they share their experiences of what it’s been like to deliver therapy within the context of COVID while still attempting to stay healthy and sane! Jill Shanteau,...
Feb 01, 2021•46 min
Today’s episode is about taking your experience and using it to help those who’ve been impacted by trauma. My guest today is Luke Worsfold. Luke grew up with a drug-addicted mother who died when he was 10. The experience of her death caused severe trauma throughout Luke’s life, which led to Luke’s own drug addiction. When Luke realized that he, himself, was heading towards his own death, it was in that moment that he decided to make a commitment to become the best version of myself and lead othe...
Jan 25, 2021•35 min
