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

Bethany Brand, Ph.D. specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma related disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative disorders (DDs).She has over 25 years of clinical experience, including training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, George Washington University Hospital, and at Sheppard Pratt Health System’s Trauma Disorders program.  She is a Professor of Psychology at Towson University (http://grad.towson.edu/program/master/psyc-clpy-ma/).Dr. Brand has been honored with numerous research, teaching and clinical awards and served on several national task forces that developed guidelines for the assessment and treatment of trauma-related disorders.Dr. Brand is the Principal Investigator on an international treatment study of DDs (the TOP DD studies).  Dr. Brand is the Principal Investigator on a series of studies that are developing methods for distinguishing DDs from other conditions including malingered DDs. She has delivered clinical and research presentations around the worl

Anna Berardi, PhD., Lic Marriage & Family Therapist, Lic Prof Counselor Director of the Trauma Response Institute (http://www.georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/clinics/tri/index.html) and Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at George Fox University - Portland, Oregon.Anna’s specialty in trauma includes work as a private practitioner, graduate mental health educator, with special emphasis on directing the TRI, including the post-graduate certificate in trauma response services (http://www.georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/clinics/tri/TRI-Post-Grad-Certificate-Info.html).The approach of the institute is to prepare a variety of professionals to understand human struggle and response through a trauma-informed approach, whether working with k-12 students, individuals, couples, or families overwhelmed with a sudden trauma, or coping with the long-term consequences of trauma.Another unique feature of their trauma-informed approach is recognizing the role issues of privilege and marginalization play in creat

Sara Jacobovici (pronounced Yakobovich) is a Creative Arts Psychotherapist. Sara has been working in the health and mental health field for 30 years, specializing in using the creative arts in Trauma work. She received her Bachelor's of Music from McGill University in Montreal and her Master's in Creative Arts Therapy from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. Sara was born in Israel to Romanian parents, grew up in Canada, studied and worked in the United States and is now living and working In Israel.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

Courtney Armstrong is the author of The Therapeutic “Aha!” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393708403/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393708403&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=GU24KP6OEJ4NHFXY) (2015) and Transforming Traumatic Grief (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983499918/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0983499918&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=LOTNDT7X5XFV5GAK) (2011)In her 20 years of practice as a licensed professional counselor and grief and trauma specialist, she has helped thousands of clients recover from trauma and experience deep personal transformation.Courtney also offers training to mental health professionals, showing them how to use creativity, care, and humor to elicit transformation for their clients and make trauma recovery less painful. She is a regular contributor to magazines like the Psychotherapy Networker and The Neuropsychotherapist a

Over the past decade, Molly Boeder Harris has worked in community-based rape crisis centers as a medical and legal advocate, provided crisis support and prevention education for students on college campuses and has directed a campus Women’s Center.During that time, she also became a certified yoga instructor and has since been teaching yoga at rape crisis centers, yoga studios, counseling clinics and social service agencies.In 2012, Molly founded The Breathe Network (http://thebreathenetwork.org/), a national, non-profit organization that connects survivors of sexual violence with sliding-scale, trauma-informed, holistic healing arts practitioners.Molly holds a Master’s Degree in International Studies and a Master’s Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. Most recently, Molly began training in Somatic Experiencing, the trauma-resolution method developed by Dr. Peter Levine, with the intention of synthesizing her work as a yoga instructor teaching trauma survivors with this revolutionary technique.Support t

Monica O'Connell MA LMFT LADC is located in Minneapolis and provides national training on the intersections of trauma, addiction and mental health. She works with the nations' only LGBTQ exclusive dual diagnosis treatment center where she offers supervision and trauma therapy.She has a thriving private practice supporting clients and providing consultation and supervision. Her dog Louie is a certified therapy dog and visits the treatment center frequently.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

Dr. Slonim is a board certified psychiatrist (in Israel and in California) and has been practicing in Beverly Hills since 1984. She is the medical director of D.S.A. Medical Clinic.Dr. Slonim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tel Aviv University Medical School, Israel, in 1974.Dr. Slonim has integrated energy psychology in her practice and was a co-director of NATO projects, teaching her unique Sabotage Correction Technique (http://www.removeselfsabotage.com/) (SCT) (http://www.removeselfsabotage.com/), on how to remove subconscious sabotage. She is the author of the book The First Key, How to Remove Subconscious Sabotage (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OTEHF6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005OTEHF6&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=HGRCOCMSDXGANZ33). (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OTEHF6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005OTEHF6&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&l

Iryna Natalushko is a practicing and teaching therapist living in Ukraine, trained in art therapy with a trauma therapy concentration at the George Washington University graduate art therapy program (2008-2011) via a Fulbright Scholarship.Iryna uses intensive trauma therapy, developed by her professor, Dr. Linda Gantt, PhD  (http://www.westcoasttraumaproject.com/podcast/linda-gantt-phd/) (episode 46 on The Trauma Therapist Podcast) and her late husband psychiatrist Louis Tinnin, and its adaptations, to work with adults and families with a history of traumatic experiences that have not been fully integrated and which continue to influence their lives.Iryna collaborates with the international charity Caritas in the Ukraine  (http://www.caritas.org/where-we-are/europe/ukraine/)and local NGO Psychological Crisis Services of Ukraine to train volunteering psychologists in trauma-focused interventions. She is now kickstarting a crowdfunding project through Iniegogo  (http://www.caritas.org/where-we-are/europe/ukrain

Dr. Kathy Platoni served as a U.S. Army psychologist for more than three decades, doing heavy lifting on behalf of the nation as an expert in combat stress control and war trauma. She served as a volunteer debriefer to the NYPD following the attacks of 9/11, and as an on-the-ground mental health professional for troops in two combat zones during multiple deployments.She is a survivor of November 2009 Fort Hood Massacre, and has been an outspoken survivors' advocate since.As a survivor of the Fort Hood Massacre herself, Dr. Platoni is an outspoken advocate of the declaration of the mass shooting as an act of terrorism. She believes that the wounded and their families should receive benefits long overdue those who continue to suffer from this act of war.Dr. Kathy Platoni's mission is to assist those in her care to learn and master those skills and abilities that enable them to reduce their own suffering...from chronic pain, chronic and terminal illnesses, and from any degree of psychological injury and trauma.S

Prof. Mooli Lahad is a senior medical psychologist and has been working with individuals, civilians as well as soldiers and veterans, suffering from PTSD since 1975. Dr. Mooli is the founder and president of the Community Stress Prevention Center (http://www.eng.icspc.org/) in Kiryat Shmona Israel, the oldest center in the world that deals with community as an ecological entity for recovery and healing pre- and post critical incidents. Dr. Mooli is the author & co-author of 35 books on resiliency and coping from early childhood to old age and has developed the integrative model of coping and resiliencyThe "BASIC PH" model of coping and resiliency, developed by Prof. was the first to describe coping as an on-going effort to manage life challenges. This is the first book to be published on this world-renowned approach, widely used as an effective resiliency assessment, intervention, and recovery model. Underpinning the model is the suggestion that every person has internal powers, or coping resources, which

Teresa Descilo, MSW, MCT is the Founder and Executive Director of the Trauma Resolution Center (http://www.traumaresolutioncenter.net/index.htm), formerly known as Victim Services Center.Founded in 1995, the TRC is the first trauma-focused Community Mental Health Center and state licensed substance abuse program in the US. Teresa has always believed in the resiliency of the human spirit and in the ability of each being to expand consciousness and tap inner strengths. She has explored many paths and cultures over the decades and has collected many effective techniques for dealing with stress, raising awareness and connecting to one’s spiritual source. She always found it unreasonable that anyone should be permanently labeled and identified with any condition, as most things pass or can be worked through with some discipline and diligence, with the benefit of gaining strength and awareness. Teresa founded her agency on these values.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-wit

Anita Sugimura Holsapple is a filmmaker, not a therapist. She is also the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, who has written and directed the incredible, forthcoming film Battlefield home: through the lens of the daughter of a Vietnam Vet (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/534187316/battlefield-home-through-the-lens-of-the-daughter).Anita has more than 14 years experience in broadcast as a television news and field producer in both domestic and international markets.Her knowledge in the field of PTSD and trauma stems from her own personal experiences of being raised in a dual PTSD household.  Anita’s mother is a WWII survivor of the bombing of Japan, and her stepfather is a 2x USMC Combat Vietnam Veteran (1/9)Anita’s current film is called Battlefield home: through the lens of the daughter of a Vietnam Vet (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/534187316/battlefield-home-through-the-lens-of-the-daughter), and it was just awarded the Award of Merit from the Accolade Global Film Festival (http://accoladecompetiti

Lynette Danylchuk, PhD has been working in the trauma field since the mid-80s, starting with Vietnam Vets and people with DID.  She served 12 years on the original Board of Directors of Survivorship (https://survivorship.org/), and then worked for the Board of the Star Foundation (http://www.starfound.org/) for several more years.Lynette has her private practice in San Mateo, California, where, in addition to working with clients, she continues to do periodic consultation and teaching where she sees a need, including a local graduate school, juvenile hall, or the county trauma-informed services conference.Lynette has been adjunct faculty to graduate schools in the San Francisco area where she has taught, and been a dissertation chairperson. She has given keynote speeches and workshops across the state and at annual conferences of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (http://www.isst-d.org/) (ISSTD), and continues to take advantage of every opportunity to share what she’s learned

Gabriella Grant is the director of the California Center of Excellence for Trauma Informed Care (http://www.trauma-informed-california.org/). Her background includes heading the nation’s first community corrections-based victim advocacy program and running a three-year project funded by the California Department of Public Health to  increase access to domestic violence shelters by women with mental health and/or substance abuse issues.The domestic violence shelter project showed that it is possible to increase capacity to serve women with co-occurring disorders by understanding trauma and developing programs that respond to people’s need for safety.Gabriella brings to the Center a long history of professional experience developing innovative programs for female offenders, crime victims, and domestic violence survivors. Through this work she has also gained an understanding of how program design, policies and procedures can positively affect the people being served.She earned her undergraduate degree from Amhe

Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S is Senior Vice President of Clinical Development with Elements Behavioral Health (http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com/). He has developed clinical programs for The Ranch (http://www.recoveryranch.com/treatment-programs/sexual-recovery/) outside Nashville, Tennessee, Promises Treatment Centers in Malibu (http://www.promises.com/treatment-programs/stimulant-and-sexual-disorders-program-at-promises-malibu/), and The Sexual Recovery Institute (http://www.sexualrecovery.com/) in Los Angeles.A licensed UCLA MSW graduate, and personal trainee of Dr. Patrick Carnes, he is the author (http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Weiss/e/B001JRXGGI/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1391558996&sr=1-2-ent) of Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985063300/?tag=robeweis-20) and Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939927242/?tag=robeweis-20), and co-author with Dr. Jennifer Schneider of both Always Turned On

Dr. Sam Himelstein is a Licensed Psychologist and works in the Alameda County Juvenile Hall. He founded and governs the Center for Adolescent Studies (https://vimeo.com/122489139), and has written extensively on clinical work using mindfulness with young people, including two books: A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Working with High-Risk Adolescents (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415642450/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0415642450&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=6RJCZIVF5AGPUU6Q) (Routledge, 2013), and Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: A 12-Session Curriculum (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138812528/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1138812528&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=AEC2SBYARBLZ4BQF) (Routledge, 2015).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-

Dr. Perry is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy (http://childtrauma.org/), a not-for-profit organization based in Houston, TX, and adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.  He serves as the inaugural Senior Fellow of the Berry Street Childhood Institute (http://www.childhoodinstitute.org.au/).Dr. Perry is the author, along with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465056539/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0465056539&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=7KFLGJDTS72YBHWV), a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061656798/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061656798&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=XH

A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.For twelve years Dr. Maté worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver’s Supervised Injection Site.With over 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience and extensive knowledge of the latest findings of leading-edge research, Dr. Maté is a sought-after speaker and teacher, regularly addressing health professionals, educators, and lay audiences throughout North America.As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the aw

Ashley Davis Bush, LICSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in southern New Hampshire with over twenty-five years experience in the mental health field.She is also the author of six self-help books, including Transcending Loss and Shortcuts to Inner Peace, and Simple Self-Care for Therapists: Restorative Practices to Weave Through Your Workday (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393708373/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393708373&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=DDZUVLPMJWMXXC3Q). She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and hosts a podcast on webtalkradio.net (http://webtalkradio.net/) called “Embracing Change.”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.spre

Dr. Peter Bernstein is founder and director of the Bernstein Institute for Trauma Treatment  (http://www.bernsteininstitute.com/)in Petaluma, CA. In private practice since 1974, Peter holds a doctorate in clinical psychology as a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.He specializes in the field of emotional and physical trauma and is the author of Trauma: Healing the Hidden Epidemic (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/148232749X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=148232749X&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=SREQQGV35LFXQTYH). A veteran of the Vietnam War era, Peter completed advanced infantry training at Fort Ord on the Monterrey peninsula.The Bernstein Institute offers individual, couples, and group therapy and uses Reichian-Myofascial Release Therapy (RMFR), a unique and proprietary modality developed by Dr. Bernstein for healing trauma, PTS, and other behavioral health issues.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-tra