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EP101: Opioids, Pain, and Counseling – A Conversation with Kevin Doyle on the Counselor’s Approach to an Ongoing Crisis
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Kevin Doyle on the origins of the current opioid crisis in the United States, our collective struggle with pain, and what counselors can do at the systemic, community, and individual levels. About Kevin: Dr....
EP100: Presence and Authenticity – Taking off your clinical hat & being yourself with Guy MacPherson
About this Episode: A conversation with Guy MacPherson, founder of The Trauma Therapy Project, on owning our own stories and histories, cultivating presence in our work, and is new cause in inner work for practitioners interested in trauma work. About Guy:...
EP99: Counseling & Behavioral Medicine – Taking a Holistic Approach to Practice with Jori Berger-Greenstein
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Jori Berger-Greenstein on what behavioral medicine is, the role of counselors in assessing medical symptoms, and navigating interdisciplinary collaboration (even when it’s frustrating). About Jori: Dr....
EP98: Existentialism and Counseling – Valuing Over Doing with Alfredo Palacios
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Alfredo Palacios on defining existentialism, some of the pillars of existential theory that are most helpful, and how we can incorporate existential ideas into counseling. About Alfredo: Dr. Alfredo Palacios is...
EP97: Sexual Healing after #MeToo – Conversations on What Counselors Need to Know
About this Episode: Over the past decade, the #MeToo movement has ushered mainstream awareness of the overwhelming occurrence of sexual abuse across all demographics of our society. In this episode, Dr. Megan Speciale will interview sexual trauma experts...
EP96: The Internationalization of the Counseling Profession – Boundary Issues and Eurocentrism with Barbara Herlihy
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Barbara Herlihy on the the counseling profession going international, how this changes the way we see boundaries, and safeguarding against the exportation of Eurocentric ideas. About Barbara: Barbara Herlihy,...
EP95: An Interpersonal Neurobiological Approach to Sex Addiction – Understanding the Brain, Mind, and Relationships to Foster Hope and Healing
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Alexandra Katehakis about the psychobiological factors that contribute to and reinforce a compulsive drive toward sex for affective regulation, as well as relational approaches to assessment and treatment. About...
EP94: Spirituality, Ethics, and Church-Based Counseling – Navigating the Territory with Jane Joyce
About this Episode: A conversation with Jane Joyce on navigating the ethics of incorporating spirituality and religion in a church-based counseling center. About Jane: Dr. Jane Joyce received a Doctorate in Administrative Leadership from Carson-Newman...
EP93: Veteran Mental Health and Wellness – Meaning Making and Post-Traumatic Growth with Aaron Smith
About this Episode: A conversation with Aaron Smith on veteran mental health and wellness, making meaning of difficult and traumatic experiences, and the possibilities of post-traumatic growth. About Aaron: Dr. Aaron Smith is a Nationally Certified...
EP92: The Grief Whisperer – Exploring Death and Dying with Thanatologist Dr. Mari Dias
About this Episode: This week, Dr. Allison Kramer talks with Professor Mari Dias about her lifetime of experience working with end-of-life patients and bereaved clients in her family's mortuary, hospice settings, her private practice, and on the radio....
EP91: Self-Care, Burnout, and the Way Forward – One Counselor’s Inspiring Story with Jessica Smith
About this Episode: A conversation With Jessica Smith on counselor self-care, preventing and recovering from burnout, and how to thrive personally and professionally in your practice. About Jessica: Jessica Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor and...
EP90: The Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TranS-C) – Understanding the Bio-Psycho-Social Elements Influencing Sleep and Clinical Interventions for Fostering Sleep Behavior Change
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Allison Harvey about the role of sleep on brain health, the basics of sleep biology, and research supported strategies for motivating and supporting improved sleep habits. About Allison: Allison G. Harvey, PhD,...
EP89: All Things Documentation – A Conversation with QAPREP’s Maelisa Hall
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Maelisa Hall on the ins and outs of documentation, how to do it well, and why it matters in the first place. About Maelisa: Maelisa Hall, Psy.D. specializes in teaching therapists how to connect with their...
EP88: Yoga Calm – A Mind-Body Approach to Supporting Youth Wellness
About this Episode: A conversation with Lynea Gillen about an innovative approach to working with children and teens that integrates physical yoga, mindfulness practice, and social-emotional learning (SEL) activities. Lynea highlights program themes,...
EP87: Tattoos and Trauma – How the Body Tells the Story with Everett Painter
About this Episode: A conversation with Everett W. Painter on how people use tattoos to make meaning of traumatic experience and the implication for counseling practice. About Everett: Everett is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Counseling...
EP86: Religion, Shame, and Sexual Wellness – A Conversation with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers
About this Episode: This week, Dr. Megan Speciale talks to Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers about religion, values, and sexual wellness. The conversation unpacks the widespread experience of sexual shame: why we feel it, how it impacts our sexual health, and how...
EP85: CACREP Part 2 – Advocacy, Barriers, and the Road Ahead with Kelly Coker and Tyler Kimbel
About this Episode: The second conversation in a 2-part series with Kelly Coker and Tyler Kimbel on “multiple professional identity disorder,” barriers to advancing the counseling profession, international advocacy and how you can help grow the counseling profession....
EP84: CACREP Part 1 – Origins, History, and Purpose with Kelly Coker and Tyler Kimbel
About this Episode: The first conversation in a 2-part series with Kelly Coker and Tyler Kimbel on the origin and history of CACREP, the role of accreditation in the counseling profession, and where to go next. About Kelly: Dr. Kelly Coker is an associate professor at...
EP83: The Difficult Dynamics of Domestic Violence – Effective Interventions with Perpetrators, Victims and Support Systems with David L. Prucha
About this Episode: Allison talks with Professor David L. Prucha about the unintended impacts of demonizing domestic violence perpetrators on their victims and tips for counselors working with violent offenders on how to approach this challenging...
EP82: Open Path Psychotherapy Collective – Affordable Counseling for All with Paul Fugelsang
About this Episode: A conversation with Paul Fugelsang, founder and executive director of Open Path Psychotherapy Collective, a non-profit organization that provides middle and lower-income level individuals, couples, families, and children with access to...
EP81: The Tech-Savvy Counselor – A Conversation with TherapyTech’s Rob Reinhardt and Roy Huggins
About this Episode: A conversation with Rob Reinhardt and Roy Huggins - hosts of the TherapyTech podcast and creators of Person-Centered Tech and Tame Your Practice - on the pearls and perils of using technology in counseling and what counselors are doing...
EP80: Critical Counseling and Radical Wellness – A Conversation with Javier F. Casado Pérez
About this Episode: A conversation with Javier F. Casado Pérez on broaching privilege, critical multiculturalism, and encouraging radical wellness in our counseling practice. About Javier: Javier F. Casado Pérez, PhD NCC serves as Assistant Professor of...
EP79: Mood Follows Food – An Introduction to the Relationship between Nutrition and the Embodied Brain with Leslie Korn
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Leslie Korn about the impact of nutrition on mental health. In this interview, Dr. Korn highlights good and bad foods for the brain, debunks commonly held nutritional beliefs, and provides practical suggestions...
EP78: Homelessness and Housing Instability – A Primer for Counselors with Zach Burns
About this Episode: A conversation with Zach Burns on how counselors are uniquely equipped to assist those struggling with homelessness and housing instability, community resources that can be drawn on, and stepping out of our traditional roles as...
EP77: Finding Sexual Wellness after Pregnancy & Childbirth – A Talk with Sarah J. Swofford
About this Episode: This week in the Sex Series, we talk to sex educator Sarah J. Swofford about how pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting can impact new parents’ sexual wellness. She discusses some of the common physical, emotional, and relational...
EP76: Advocacy at Augusta – A Conversation with Richard G. Deaner
About this Episode: Allison talks with Dr. Richard G. Deaner, Professor of Counselor Education and Supervision at Augusta University, about the impact of Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley on the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics and on the importance of not imposing personal...
EP75: The Therapeutic Triad of Disability – Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Resilience with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald (Part 2)
About this Episode: Part 2 of an intriguing conversation with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald on the intersections of disability and forgiveness, self-compassion, and resilience, barriers to these practices, and how we can work with our clients to...
EP74: The Therapeutic Triad of Disability – Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Resilience with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald (Part 1)
About this Episode: The first installment of a two-part conversation with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald on the intersections of disability and forgiveness, self-compassion, and resilience, barriers to these practices, and how we can work with our...
EP73: Beyond The Empty Chair – Exploring the Complexity of Gestalt Therapy with Jon Frew
About this Episode: A conversation with Gestalt therapist and trainer Jon Frew on the origins of Gestalt Therapy, shedding the image of Fritz Perls and empty chair work, and how Gestalt’s focus on health as opposed to pathology makes it uniquely suitable...
EP72: Recast – Spirituality and Religion in Counseling: Definitions, Competencies, and Spiritual Bypass with Craig Cashwell
About this Episode: A conversation with Dr. Craig Cashwell – a professor of Counseling and Human Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Fellow of the American Counseling Association – about the importance of integrating...