EP170: The Heart of Trauma Work – Bringing Our Full Selves Into Therapy with Guy MacPherson

About this Episode:

Mike speaks with Guy MacPherson on bringing our full selves into our work with clients who have experienced trauma. They discuss putting aside our tendency to want to feel like experts, confronting our fears and insecurities, and the importance of finding a community of like-minded clinicians.

About Guy:

Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. His focus is on the study 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, supportive and inspiring 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 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community dedicated to educating and inspiring new trauma workers of all kinds. In addition, Guy recently launched Innerworkcourse.com, an online course on inner work for trauma practitioners.

Links:

Guy’s website: http://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com

Guy’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/guymacphersonphd

Guy’s Twitter handle: @guycmacpherson

The APA Citation for this Episode:

Shook, M. (Producer). (2020, May 14). EP170: The Heart of Trauma Work – Bringing Our Full Selves Into Therapy with Guy MacPherson [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p7R6fn-Xf1.

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