Lou Lebentz has spent nearly twenty years of her life as a therapist and has done a lot of work in the areas of addiction, eating disorders and trauma. She is currently in the process of writing an online program for people who have experienced trauma, mostly because, as she says “I don’t believe there are enough affordable options out there and trauma is an area that’s all too apparent in today’s society.” Lou wants to help in this area because after much training and development, she believes ...
May 23, 2022•34 min
I believe… that 80% of mental health issues are the result of unresolved trauma trapped in the body. I believe that everyone has the potential to heal. I believe that when an individual can find safety in themselves, they develop a more meaningful relationship with themselves and with others. A world with less trauma… is a world with more connection. It is a world in which each interaction is more meaningful and vital. A world with less trauma is a world with more freedom. Ilene is a Somatic Exp...
May 19, 2022•29 min
Dr. Albert Wong is the Director of Somatic Psychology at JFK University and a leading clinician and educator in the field of somatics. A Marshall Scholar educated at Princeton and Oxford, Dr. Wong has been honored for his work in psychotherapy by The Northern California Community for Emotion Focused Therapy, the American Psychological Association Psychoanalytic Division, and the Yale Psychoanalytic Research Training Program. In the 1990s, he served as residential staff at the Esalen Institute fo...
May 16, 2022•33 min
Today it's about trusting, honoring and loving who we are. Simply, and yet why has it taken me so long to do these things?!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support .
May 13, 2022•30 min•Ep. 617
Marti Smith, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who specializes in somatosensory activity recommendations. She has worked closely with Dr. Bruce Perry and the Trust Based Relational Intervention educators since 2010 to instruct organizations on how trauma impacts the sensory systems. She created a web-based assessment tool (KALMAR) based on the NMT model that provides free activity recommendations based on behaviors reported by the caregivers. Her recent book, The Connected Therapist: Relating T...
May 12, 2022•41 min
Get ready for this episode! Lauren Dollie Duke is a force within the yoga, trauma and healing community. She’s a writer, educator, entrepreneur, and community activist. She’s taught thousands of yoga students over the last 15 years, led dozens of international retreats, and continues to push the edge between yoga, mental health, and trauma. She founded a one-of-a-kind community center and yoga studio in Encinitas, California. In a sea of corporate yoga, where most independent studios don't survi...
May 09, 2022•40 min
Melanie Salmon is a medical doctor, gestalt psychotherapist, trauma specialist and teacher, and she’s committed her life to the exploration and practice of healing. During her 40-years in medicine, Melanie became increasingly frustrated with the limited ability for pharmaceutical drugs to treat the cause of health issues including psycho-emotional conditions in her patients. To Melanie, it became clear that these problems were related to a dysfunctional nervous system caused by unresolved and un...
May 05, 2022•32 min
Sasha is the loving father of 3 boys ages 22, 18, and 12. Sasha says that his children have taught him much more about therapy than he ever learned in any psychology class. He started sitting therapeutically with people 25 years ago. In the early days he used muscle testing, flower remedies and guidance from the spirit world to support people wanting better health. Over the first 15 years of his practice, he observed that some people got better but many people were not getting much better at all...
May 02, 2022•37 min
Sarah Salter Kelly is the author of the book, Trauma as Medicine, in which she shares her experience of her mother’s brutal kidnapping and homicide as a template to support others in moving into the underworld territory of trauma. She offers foundational teachings to guide individuals in trusting that not only do they have the right life experiences, they also have the resources within themselves to address them and transform them. Years of training in spiritual healing and personal growth, as w...
Apr 28, 2022•37 min
Dr. Cameron Froude is the founder of Bliss In Being, a healthcare company that provides psychotherapy and coaching to individuals, couples, and families recovering from chronic stress and trauma. Dr. Froude earned a PhD in human development and family studies at the University of Connecticut and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Family Medicine Education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Froude is an EMDR certified, licensed therapist and clinical supervisor. She has ove...
Apr 25, 2022•34 min
Deborah L. Korn, PsyD maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is an adjunct training faculty member at Bessel van der Kolk's Trauma Research Foundation, and is a senior faculty member at the EMDR Institute. Dr. Korn has authored or coauthored numerous articles and chapters focused on EMDR therapy, including comprehensive reviews of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Pra...
Apr 21, 2022•41 min
Harry Zeit MD, who last joined me on episode 416, currently works full-time practicing trauma therapy and psychotherapy. He is certified in sensorimotor psychotherapy, completing the final level of training in 2013, and he's a pretty incredibly inspiring individual! Harry previously worked as an American board-certified emergency physician in Cambridge and Toronto, Ontario, between 1983 and 2005. Harry is active in the Medical Psychotherapy Association of Canada and held the position of educatio...
Apr 18, 2022•34 min
Dafna is an international trainer and supervisor for practitioners who work with children and families. She is a certified trainer and supervisor/consultant in both Theraplay and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). Dafna’s expertise is drawn from 25 years of working with families with attachment in many settings: at-risk after school programs, therapeutic foster care, in-home crisis stabilization, residential care and private practice. Dafna’s style, whether as a therapist or teacher, is c...
Apr 14, 2022•30 min
Brock is founder of Trauma Treatment International & a consultant Clinical Psychologist. He has over 15 years experience in the psychological assessment and treatment of trauma survivors and has assisted in the development and implementation of comprehensive services for trauma survivors internationally. In addition he is also an advisory to several NGOs on self-care and prevention of burnout strategies for staff who work with traumatised populations. Brock has provided expert witness in sev...
Apr 11, 2022•39 min
I'm not smart enough. I'm not good enough. There's no way I could do that, or that. No one's going to believe me. I've stuggled with all of these thoughts and beliefs and more. In this episode I share a bit about my own up and down and winding journey and how the podcast and interviewing my incredible guests has inspired me to not only keep going, but to believe in myself. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support ....
Apr 08, 2022•29 min•Ep. 1
Dr Alice Kerby specializes in Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy and Recovery Coaching. She holds a Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is an expert in movement and working with the nervous system and body to unwind past patterns of trauma and chronic stress. Dr Alice helps her clients and students to gently touch into past trauma patterns that are stored in the body. This leads to restored resiliency in the nervous system, offering a greater ability to make choices from a place of one’s...
Apr 07, 2022•28 min
Nikki is a Professional Psychotherapist, International Life Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Host of the podcast, Emotional Badass: Where Moxie Meets Mindful. In 2017, she launched the podcast to spread healing, empowerment, and hope to Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), empaths, survivors, and seekers all over the world. Drawing from her personal experiences as a survivor of childhood abuse and the years she’s spent as a psychotherapist and life coach, she mindfully designed the show to be the emotional e...
Apr 04, 2022•31 min
Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered psychologist, a researcher, and podcaster, with expertise that includes working with trauma, trauma therapies, and embodiment, at the intersection of spirituality and mental health. Her first book, Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are, was published in 2017; she was the senior editor of the textbook Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention, and Treatment, which was published in 2018. Her most recent book...
Mar 31, 2022•39 min
Mahshid Fashandi Hager returns! Mahshid joined me previously on episode 485 of the podcast. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in San Diego, California. Her professional life includes providing therapeutic services to clients from all walks of life, volunteering for non-profit organizations in San Diego that offer resources to new, incoming refugees, and attending Somatic Experiencing training modules in various capacities and supporting SE st...
Mar 28, 2022•34 min
Before becoming a specialist in organizational stress and trauma-exposed work, Françoise worked as a front-line mental health provider in a variety of complex settings including providing employee assistance to members of the Canadian Military. Over the last 25 years she has worked with law enforcement, military personnel, health care, child welfare, social services, addiction support, education and other professionals in need of psychological support. As the child of two French-Canadian educato...
Mar 24, 2022•33 min
Fellonte Misher, Co-Founder and Program Director Fellonte Misher has supported young men in his community to consider life outside of gangs for many years. He is a third grade teacher at Tubman Elementary School and is an athlete who is dedicated to physical health and reflection. Fellonte is a Washington DC Native who spent four years playing collegiate football at Old Dominion University and then went on to play professionally in Ancona, Italy and in Krakow, Poland. Through In The Streets, he ...
Mar 21, 2022•34 min
Cornelia Elbrecht BA. MA. (Art Ed), AThR, SEP, is the founder and director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy. She has more than 40 years of experience as an art therapist and is a Somatic Experiencing trauma therapist (SEP). She has studied at the School for Initiatic Art Therapy in Germany, as well as Jungian and Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics and bodywork. She has lectured in Art Therapy at RMIT, Melbourne. Cornelia is a registered professional member and accredited supervisor of A...
Mar 17, 2022•35 min
Shannon Moroney is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass and Out of the Shadows. She is an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice and travels extensively--in person and virtually--to lead transformative forgiveness workshops and retreats for people and communities overcoming trauma, and to keynote justice and mental health conferences. She is a registered social worker and trauma therapist specializing in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking...
Mar 14, 2022•36 min
Dr. Michael Gaskell is a veteran principal in New Jersey and currently the Principal at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick. Michael has been actively writing about highly relevant solutions to problems in educational leadership since 2018. His second book, Leading Schools Through Trauma was just published in September of 2021 with Routledge’s imprint, Eye on Education, after his first book published last fall, Microstrategy Magic He models the pursuit of lifelong learning as he serves ...
Mar 10, 2022•33 min
Doreen Hills, MS, NCC, LPC, is the Founder, Director, & Center for Healing Trauma & Attachment. Their mission is to provide cutting-edge treatment approaches in healing traumatic distress. We are committed to finding ways to provide quality and affordable therapy and to be the pioneer in healing trauma in NE region. Doreen has been a mental health provider for over 20 years and has worked in various mental health settings in New York, Philippines, and Colorado. Before becoming a mental h...
Mar 07, 2022•35 min
For more than 22 years, Amrita Subramanian has dedicated her career to helping organizations thrive in the midst of crisis. She is also a trailblazer in the field of post-disruptive growth as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business. As an Author, Speaker and Executive Coach, Amrita is on a mission to reach the masses with her message of intentional growth and hope. Amrita's life has been shaped by continuous growth from trauma. As a li...
Mar 03, 2022•34 min
Cindy Benezra was born in Arizona into a Mexican and German family with strong values and traditions. Despite what looked like an upstanding family, she faced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse inside her home. As an American living abroad for most of her upbringing, she found hope and healing through travel, friendship and inner strength. In Cindy’s memoir, Under the Orange Blossoms, she shares her story of finding hope in the darkest times in life. Cindy inspires those around her with pract...
Feb 28, 2022•30 min
Paula Fontenelle, MA, was a journalist and a published author in Brazil when her father took his life in 2005. Her search for meaning in the face of this tragedy led her to make a radical career change. Today she is a psychotherapist with a Masters's degree in Clinical Mental Health and a deep dedication to reducing the enduring cultural stigma surrounding suicide. She is the author of Understanding Suicide: Living with Loss. Paths to Prevention, which was a finalist for the Brazilian Book Award...
Feb 24, 2022•34 min
Gabrielle Bernstein is incredible. I have to say that this interview with her is one of my favorites because this woman exudes passion and authenticity and the desire to use her experiences to help and guide and inspire others. Gabby is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back as well as Miracles Now, Spirit Junkie, and Judgment Detox. She was featured on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday as a “next-generation thought leader” and the New York Times named her “a new role mode...
Feb 21, 2022•46 min
Licia Sky is a Boston based Embodied Awareness Facilitator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals and trains mental health professionals to use mindful meditation in movement, theater exercises, writing and voice as tools for attunement, healing and connection. She is a regular instructor in trauma healing workshops at Kripalu, and Esalen and has been teaching workshops on these subjects around the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, China, the Middle East and ...
Feb 17, 2022•36 min
