Episodes

  • 469: Internal Family Systems Explained – With Dr. Dick Schwartz

    469: Internal Family Systems Explained – With Dr. Dick Schwartz
    Feb 11 2025
    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today I'm bringing you a replay episode with Dr. Richard Schwartz. Richard Schwartz earned his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University, after which he began a long association with the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and more recently at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, attaining the status of Associate Professor at both institutions. He is coauthor, with Michael Nichols, of Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, the most widely used family therapy text in the United States.Dr. Schwartz developed Internal Family Systems in response to clients' descriptions of experiencing various parts–many extreme–within themselves. He noticed that when these parts felt safe and had their concerns addressed, they were less disruptive and would accede to the wise leadership of what Dr. Schwartz came to call the "Self." In developing IFS, he recognized that, as in systemic family theory, parts take on characteristic roles that help define the inner world of the client. The coordinating Self, which embodies qualities of confidence, openness, and compassion, acts as a center around which the various parts constellate. Because IFS locates the source of healing within the client, the therapist is freed to focus on guiding the client's access to his or her true Self and supporting the client in harnessing its wisdom. This approach makes IFS a non-pathologizing, hopeful framework within which to practice psychotherapy. It provides an alternative understanding of psychic functioning and healing that allows for innovative techniques in relieving clients' symptoms and suffering.Resources:https://www.selfleadership.org Considering training in the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)? Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course. Thank you PESI and Psychotherapy Networker for sponsoring this week's episode! Therapists, heck out Janina Fisher's trainings and other offerings related to trauma, attachment and shame via the PESI/Psychotherapy Networker partner page and get special discounts! Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Find a trauma therapist in the US or Europe via www.findtraumatherapy.com!Therapists, registration opens in summer 2025 for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https:/vaudeoproductions.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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    47 mins
  • 468: Connecting With The Shadow with Renee Beck, LMFT

    468: Connecting With The Shadow with Renee Beck, LMFT
    Feb 3 2025

    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today I'm bringing you a replay episode with Renee Beck, LMFT.

    Renee specializes in dreamwork, tarot and transpersonal psychotherapy. In this episode, she explains the shadow that is in all of us - the unconscious parts of ourselves which are hidden from our awareness. She describes how she works with her clients using dreamwork and tarot as well as other creative methods to bring the shadow to conscious awareness.

    Renee is available for clinical supervision in California and offers consultation on dreamwork and tarot anywhere in the world. She can be found at https://www.reneebeckmft.com

    Considering training in the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)? Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course.

    Thank you PESI and Psychotherapy Networker for sponsoring this week's episode!

    Therapists, heck out Janina Fisher's trainings and other offerings related to trauma, attachment and shame via the PESI/Psychotherapy Networker partner page and get special discounts!

    Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!

    Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Find a trauma therapist in the US or Europe via www.findtraumatherapy.com!

    Therapists, registration opens in summer 2025 for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join

    Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https:/vaudeoproductions.com



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    37 mins
  • 467: Messages From Shadow with Keri Nola

    467: Messages From Shadow with Keri Nola
    Jan 27 2025

    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today I'm bringing you a replay episode with Keria Nola

    Keri Nola is a psychotherapist and coach for healers and the creator of the Messages From Shadow deck. Keri discusses the Shadow in more depth and discusses how she became acquainted with this concept and how we can learn to welcome all parts of ourselves.

    Resources:

    https://www.kerinola.com

    Considering training in the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)? Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course.

    Thank you PESI and Psychotherapy Networker for sponsoring this week's episode!

    Therapists, heck out Janina Fisher's trainings and other offerings related to trauma, attachment and shame via the PESI/Psychotherapy Networker partner page and get special discounts!

    Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!

    Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Find a trauma therapist in the US or Europe via www.findtraumatherapy.com!

    Therapists, registration opens in summer 2025 for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join

    Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https:/vaudeoproductions.com



    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.com


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    45 mins
  • 466: Befriending the Shadow - With Dr. Lourdes Viado

    466: Befriending the Shadow - With Dr. Lourdes Viado
    Jan 20 2025

    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! Today I'm bringing you a replay episode with Lourdes Viado, PhD.

    Lourdes is a psychotherapist in a private practice in Las Vegas and the host of the Women In-Depth Podcast. Lourdes explains depth psychology and concepts of Jungian psychology such as the Shadow, she describes her works with clients in the "Middle Passage" who are feeling out of alignment with themselves.

    She shares some strategies she uses, including poetry, metaphor and dreamwork, which help her clients find their own way back to themselves while navigating this intense transition.

    Resources

    https://lourdesviado.com

    Considering training in the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)? Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course.

    Thank you PESI and Psychotherapy Networker for sponsoring this week's episode!

    Therapists, heck out Janina Fisher's trainings and other offerings related to trauma, attachment and shame via the PESI/Psychotherapy Networker partner page and get special discounts!

    Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!

    Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Find a trauma therapist in the US or Europe via www.findtraumatherapy.com!

    Therapists, registration opens in summer 2025 for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join

    Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https:/vaudeoproductions.com



    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.com


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    38 mins
  • 465: The Impact Of Developmental Trauma In Adulthood with Dr. Janina Fisher

    465: The Impact Of Developmental Trauma In Adulthood with Dr. Janina Fisher
    Jan 13 2025
    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week as wildfires continue to cause destruction of property and loss of life in California, I send care to the West Coast and remember our interdependence. Today we have a replay episode featuring my highly admired colleague, Dr. Janina Fisher. We originally spoke in 2022 - you'll hear Janina discuss the relationship between complex trauma and the Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis, as well as how her training method, Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) can heal attachment and trauma wounds. Whether or not you're a therapist, you won't want to miss this important and interesting discussion! Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor, Harvard Medical School. An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation. Dr. Fisher is the author of 'Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation' (2017), 'Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists' (2021), and 'The Living Legacy Instructional Flip Chart' (2022). She is best known for her work on integrating mindfulness-based and somatic interventions into trauma treatment. ResourcesDr. Janina Fisher's website - www.janinafisher.com Buy Janina Fisher's Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors book on Amazon here. Buy Janina Fisher's Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists on Amazon here.Watch this episode in video format on YouTube!Considering training in the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)? Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course. Thank you PESI and Psychotherapy Networker for sponsoring this week's episode! Therapists, heck out Janina Fisher's trainings and other offerings related to trauma, attachment and shame via the PESI/Psychotherapy Networker partner page and get special discounts! Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Find out what more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know, and try TherapyNotes for 2 months, absolutely free. Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes. Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com. We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Find a trauma therapist in the US or Europe via www.findtraumatherapy.com!Therapists, registration opens in summer 2025 for Trauma Therapist Network membership. Join a compassionate and skilled group of trauma therapists for weekly calls focused on Self Care, Case Consultation, Q&A and Training. Get on the waiting list now to be the first to know when registration opens! Sign up here https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https://vaudeoproductions.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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    44 mins
  • 464: Reflections On 2024 + Meet 12 Trauma Therapist Network Members!

    464: Reflections On 2024 + Meet 12 Trauma Therapist Network Members!
    Jan 6 2025
    What drives a trauma therapist to dedicate their life to healing others? Meet 12 experts as they share their journeys and their reasons for choosing this path.Welcome to the New Year episode for 2025! As usual, I'll start by reflecting back on 2024, which was a much better year than 2022 or 2023, but still a very tough year for me. And there were many glimmers.Then we will hear from 12 Trauma Therapist Network members sharing about their work as trauma therapists. I hope that hearing from some of our talented members will be interesting and for those who are intimidated by the idea of trauma therapy, that it will inspire curiosity about what type of therapist would be the right fit! 2025 is getting started, let's buckle in! Featured GuestsBarbara Maresca, Psy.DKrista Verrastro, RDTKatie Bingner, LCPCGabrielle Kawashima, LPCCJennyfer Rosado, LPCKim Torrence, LCSW-CAnna Pemberton, LCPCLaurie Eldred, LCSWCarol Williams, LMFTPeg Shippert, LPCElizabeth Cush, LCPCAlison Dagger, LCPC, MT-BC🌟TRAUMA THERAPISTS🌟 We are needed more than ever. I'm committed to supporting you and created a community for you to be part of. Join the wait list for my membership community, Trauma Therapist Network, here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! We'll notify you the next time we open to accept new members, likely in Summer 2025.Watch this episode in video format on YouTube!Therapists - get special savings on trainings through our partnership with Psychotherapy Networker/PESI. Trainings with many previous Therapy Chat guests are discounted at this link. Here's the special offer on SSP I mentioned: Visit unyte.com to learn more about the SSP and use my code LREAGAN1 at checkout for $100 off an annual SSP subscription bundle or training course. Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week’s episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Join the TTN e-mail list to learn what's coming up with Therapy Chat, Trauma Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Find a trauma therapist near you via findtraumatherapy.com! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https://vaudeoproductions.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 463: Living With Grief + Loss - All Things Must Pass (Part Two) with Debi Jenkins Frankle

    463: Living With Grief + Loss - All Things Must Pass (Part Two) with Debi Jenkins Frankle
    Dec 30 2024
    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, we're continuing our discussion of grief, family dynamics, the holidays, and what we can do to cope with grief any time of year.My guest today is Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT, a TTN member and grief-informed psychotherapist based in California with over 30 years of clinical experience. She specializes in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate a wide range of losses and life transitions, whether sudden or anticipated. While a significant portion of her professional work is dedicated to training and consulting with other therapists in grief and loss, Debi devotes half of her practice to providing direct care to clients. Over the years, she has supported thousands of grievers on their unique paths to healing and growth.We talked about grief and loss, the recent loss of one of my parents and more. This is part two, if you missed part one it's Episode 462 which you can find here! Find free resources on Debi Jenkins Frankle's clinical practice website here.Therapists, learn about trainings Debi Jenkins Frankle offers on grief and loss here.Link to sign up for free holidays and grief self paced interactive course: https://privatepracticegrief.reach360.com/register/072abc96-5c07-44b8-97c1-7c333762c6eb🌟TRAUMA THERAPISTS🌟 We are needed more than ever. I'm committed to supporting you and created a community for you to be part of. From now through December 31, 2024 you can join my membership community, Trauma Therapist Network, and receive a special discount on your first month. Apply here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! When doors close on January 1, you can join the waitlist from this link and we'll notify you the next time we open to accept new members, likely in Summer 2025.Watch this episode in video format on YouTube!Therapists - get special savings on trainings through our partnership with Psychotherapy Networker/PESI. Trainings with many previous Therapy Chat guests are discounted at this link. Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week’s episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!Join the TTN e-mail list to learn what's coming up with Therapy Chat, Trauma Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.Find a trauma therapist near you via findtraumatherapy.com! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network. Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https://vaudeoproductions.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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    36 mins
  • 462: Grief + Loss And Family Dynamics (Part One) with Debi Jenkins Frankle

    462: Grief + Loss And Family Dynamics (Part One) with Debi Jenkins Frankle
    Dec 23 2024

    Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, we're discussing grief and how it affects family dynamics, especially when the family may not have had the healthiest communication patterns and boundaries to begin with.

    My guest today is Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT, a TTN member and grief-informed psychotherapist based in California with over 30 years of clinical experience. She specializes in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate a wide range of losses and life transitions, whether sudden or anticipated. While a significant portion of her professional work is dedicated to training and consulting with other therapists in grief and loss, Debi devotes half of her practice to providing direct care to clients. Over the years, she has supported thousands of grievers on their unique paths to healing and growth. We talked about grief and loss, the recent loss of one of my parents and more.

    This is part one of a two-part series. In next week's conversation, we'll talk about some ways to manage the grieving process.

    Find free resources on Debi Jenkins Frankle's clinical practice website here.

    Therapists, learn about trainings Debi Jenkins Frankle offers on grief and loss here.

    Link to sign up for free holidays and grief self paced interactive course: https://privatepracticegrief.reach360.com/register/072abc96-5c07-44b8-97c1-7c333762c6eb

    🌟TRAUMA THERAPISTS🌟 We are needed more than ever. I'm committed to supporting you and created a community for you to be part of. From now through December 31, 2024 you can join my membership community, Trauma Therapist Network, and receive a special discount on your first month. Apply here: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join !

    Watch this episode in video format on YouTube!

    Therapists - get special savings on trainings through our partnership with Psychotherapy Networker/PESI. Trainings with many previous Therapy Chat guests are discounted at this link.

    Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week’s episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes, now featuring E-prescribe! Use promo code “chat” at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes!!

    Join the TTN e-mail list to learn what's coming up with Therapy Chat, Trauma Chat and Trauma Therapist Network and get my free PDF 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Searching For A Trauma Therapist here!

    Find my most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here – includes recommended books and trainings.

    Find a trauma therapist near you via findtraumatherapy.com! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available at Trauma Therapist Network.

    Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe where you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!

    Podcast produced by Vaudeo Productions - https://vaudeoproductions.com



    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code CHAT for 15% off: https://happymammoth.com


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    50 mins