The Trauma Therapist | Podcast With Guy Macpherson, Phd | Inspiring Interviews With Thought-leaders In The Field Of Trauma.

The Trauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do.Today: 5 Things I've Learned from Interviewing 50 Master Trauma Therapists. This was based on a blog post  (http://www.westcoasttraumaproject.com/blog/14102766)I wrote which recieved a lot of comments on LinkedIn and so wanted to do an episode on it as well.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Lisa Ferentz, a lcsw, has been in private practice for over 30 years and is a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of trauma.She is an Adjunct Faculty member at several Universities, and is the Founder of “The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education,” now in its eighth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals.Lisa is the author of “Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: A Clinician’s Guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138800759/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1138800759&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=PXL72C4NVDK334TW),” now in its second edition, and “Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138800775/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1138800775&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=ZXSWSXOL4TS4NYJS).”In 2009 she was voted th

Dr. Dori Laub was born in Cernauti, Romania on June 8, 1937. He is currently a practicing psychoanalyst in New Haven, Connecticut who works primarily with victims of massive psychic trauma as well as their children.Dori is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Founder of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (http://www.library.yale.edu/testimonies/). He obtained his M.D. at the Hadassah Medical School at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was Acting Director of Genocide Study Program (GSP) (http://www.yale.edu/gsp/) at Yale between 2000 and 2003. Since 2001, he has served as Deputy Director for Trauma Studies for the GSP.Dr Laub has published on the topic of psychic trauma, its knowing and representation in a variety of psychoanalytic journals and has co-authored a book entitled Testimony-Crises of Witnessing in Literature, Psychoanalysis, and Histor (http://

Dr. Thema Bryant Davis is an Associate Professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. She is director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab (http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/psychology/research-training/culture-and-trauma-research/) and associate editor of the journal Psychological Trauma (http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tra/). She is author of the book Thriving in the wake of trauma: a multicultural guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0759111715/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0759111715&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=BEFRV4DZDZA6PMDF) and editor of the book Surviving Sexual Violence (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442206403/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1442206403&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=OW36KVOOI24SDVSX).Thema is a past psychology representative to the UN and a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women (http://www.apa.org/about/divi

Dr. Jamie Marich is the author of three books on trauma: Trauma Made Simple (2014), Trauma and the Twelve Steps (2012), and EMDR Made Simple (2011).She travels internationally as an invited continuing education speaker on topics connected to trauma, addiction, and mindfulness. She is the creator of the Dancing Mindfulness practice and now leads a team of international facilitators in the mindfulness and trauma-informed practice. Marich still maintains a private practice in her hometown of Youngstown, OH, primarily specializing in EMDR as a treatment modality.Marich began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in post-war Bosnia from 2000-2003, an experience she will be sharing through a TEDx talk in January 2015.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at h

Geri Lynn Weinstein-Mathews has been providing therapy for more than 20 years. Within that time she played a significant role delivering care to the Firefighters of New York City in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Recently Geri Lynn has turned her efforts to documentary filmmaking with her film Justice Denied (http://www.justicedeniedmovie.com/) to advocate and educate on the subject of rape in the military, and specifically male survivors of sexual assault in the military.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Nina Thomas has worked clinically with individuals and groups since 1981. Her primary area of expertise is in working with people who have endured traumas in their lives whether these are the challenges of divorce or the traumas caused by uprooting through natural devastation, or through immigration, war and refugee status or the like.She has written and presented nationally and internationally on these issues in a variety of contexts.Nina is Co-Chair and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis as well as Chair, in the Advanced Specialization in Trauma and Disaster Studies, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (http://postdocpsychoanalytic.as.nyu.edu/object/pd.advspecial.trauma).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interest

Anna B. Baranowsky, Ph.D., C. Psych, is the CEO of the Traumatology Institute (http://psychink.com/) (Canada) and is a psychologist who works with trauma survivors. Her guiding principle has been the development of service to meet the needs of trauma survivors, their families, friends and organizations, and professionals seeking personal care and training to advance their knowledge in the field.Dr. Baranowsky received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She is a Green Cross Scholar, Registered Traumatologist and Trainer. She serves on the board of directors of the Academy of Traumatology (http://www.greencross.org/) and is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress through the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (http://www.aaets.org/index.htm) and is recognized by The National Center for Crisis Management (http://www.nc-cm.org/index.htm).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-th

Dr. Heller is the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (http://www.drlaurenceheller.com/)™ or (NARM), a unified systemic approach for working with developmental issues and shock trauma.Dr. Heller has been on the faculty of several major universities and has taught courses and seminars at medical schools, hospitals and pain clinics in the U.S. and Europe.He co-founded the Gestalt Institute of Denver and later the Rocky Mountain Psychotherapy Institute where he trained hundreds of mental health professionals.Finally Dr. Heller is the co-author of Crash Course, A Self-Healing Guide to Auto Accident Trauma and Recovery published in English, German, Danish, and Italian.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/adv

Linda Gantt has a Master of Arts in Art Therapy and a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies.She is the owner and executive director of Intensive Trauma Therapy in Morgantown, West Virginia, an outpatient clinic for trauma-related disorders where art therapy is the primary means of treatment.Linda is also the co-developer along with Carmello Tabone of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale, an instrument designed for measuring diagnostic information in drawings.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Ghislaine Boulanger is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and a member of the Relational faculty at New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.Since the publication of her book Wounded by Reality: Understanding and Treating Adult Onset Trauma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ORYULS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006ORYULS&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=MEN5QDTQXL3CLNP3) (The Analytic Press, 2007), she has taught and published extensively on the psychodynamic dilemmas facing adults who have survived violent and life threatening events.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/573

Lt. Eric Strom spent 5 years active duty in the US Marine Corps from 1999-2004. In 2009, he received his Masters in Social Work and then in 2010 began serving with the Minnesota Army National Guard as a behavioral health officer. Today, Eric works in private practice in Northern Minnesota, specializing in trauma with veterans.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Kathy Steele has been offering consultation and training for the past 30 years in the areas of complex trauma, dissociation, and attachment.She is sought as a consultant and supervisor, and as an international lecturer and trainer.Kathy is a Past President and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and has served on the Board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), as well as served on the International Task Force that developed treatment guidelines for Dissociative Disorders.Currently Kathy is on a Joint Task Force that is developing treatment guidelines for Complex PTSD.Kathy has authored and co-authored numerous book chapters, journal articles, and two award winning books on trauma and dissociation with Dutch colleagues: The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation of the Personality and Treatment of Chronic Traumatization [Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology], and Coping with Trauma-related Dissociation: Skills Training for Pat

Don is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who retired from the US Army after more than 21 years of service, having served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, as well as 3 Tours in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division as a Platoon Sergeant.In 2010 Don co-founded Soldiers And Families Embraced (http://soldiersandfamiliesembraced.org/) whose mission is to to ease the readjustment and reintegration of all veterans, along with their families, as they return from war.In addition, Don is a PTSD survivor, and he brings that experience as well as the insights he’s gained, to his clients struggling with PTSD and other forms of trauma.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Becky Thompson is an award-winning writer, professor, yoga instructor, and activist. She has spent the last twenty years travelling across the world researching, teaching, and writing on issues of social and racial inequality. Becky has published eight books including the forthcoming Survivors on the Mat: Yoga Stories for those Healing from Trauma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583948260/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1583948260&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=VU47OY65TK6J5WUZ).Becky's work has also been featured in multiple journals such as Harvard Review, Feminist Studies, and Gender & Society.Becky is a senior level yoga teacher and teaches yoga at conferences, workshops, in college classes, and community centers internationally and nationally. She sees her yoga practice as the foundation upon which her writing, teaching, poetry, and activism can flourish.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-pod

The Trauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do.In this episode I spend some time elaborating on a post and PDF I put together on Ten Things for trauma therapists to do and remember when in session with a client. Check it out!BioMy name is Guy Macpherson. I am a husband, father, brother, and a psychologist. I specialize in the treatment of trauma and early psychosis. My passion is helping trauma therapists thrive.I do this by helping trauma clinicians engage more effectively and deeply with their clients by:Sharing trauma information and materialsBuilding communityThe Trauma Therapist PodcastCoaching therapists to (re)discover their own why for this workFor the last six years I have dedicated myself to the study of trauma psychology, trauma therapy, post-traumatic growth, and mo

Dr. Ellen Lacter, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Registered Play Therapist, a Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as past President of the California Association for Play Therapy (http://www.calplaytherapy.org/). Dr. Lacter has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in the treatment of abused children, adolescents, and adults abused as children. She is currently Academic Coordinator of the Play Therapy Certificate Program at the University of California (http://extension.ucsd.edu/programs/index.cfm?vAction=certDetail&vCertificateID=107&vStudyAreaID=12), San Diego-Extension, where she is also a continuing education instructor, training psychotherapists in play and art therapy techniques and the treatment of trauma.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing (http://www.traumahealing.com/somatic-experiencing/)® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.Peter holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology and during his thirty five-year study of stress and trauma, has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications.Among his many accomplishments…Peter has been stress consultant for NASA in the development of the first Space Shuttle; he's been a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force with Psychologists for Social Responsibility (http://www.psysr.org/) and has also served on the APA initiative for response to large scale disaster and Ethno-political warfare.He is on the ‘distinguished faculty’ of Santa Barbara Graduate Institute and is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona.Peter is the author of the best selling book Waking the Tiger - Healing Trauma (http://www.amazon.c

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing (http://www.traumahealing.com/somatic-experiencing/)® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.Peter holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology and during his thirty five-year study of stress and trauma, has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications.Among his many accomplishments…Peter has been stress consultant for NASA in the development of the first Space Shuttle; he's been a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force with Psychologists for Social Responsibility (http://www.psysr.org/) and has also served on the APA initiative for response to large scale disaster and Ethno-political warfare.He is on the ‘distinguished faculty’ of Santa Barbara Graduate Institute and is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona.Peter is the author of the best selling book Waking the Tiger - Healing Trauma (http://www.amazon.c

Staci K. Haines is the developer of generative somatics and the Somatics and Trauma courses. Her work emerges from the Somatics tradition of Richard Strozzi Heckler (http://www.strozziinstitute.com/) integrating Polarity Therapy (http://www.polaritytherapy.org/), Gestalt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology), Vipassana meditation (https://www.dhamma.org/) and Aikido.She is a senior teacher in the field of Somatics and leads courses in Somatics and Leadership, Somatics and Trauma, and Somatics and Social Justice.In addition she is the founder of generationFIVE (http://www.generationfive.org/), a social justice organization whose mission is to end the sexual abuse of children, and the author of Healing Sex: A Mind Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HTJP43S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HTJP43S&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=CZCADFAPHZWIQSZL).Support this podcast at — https://redcirc