Practical for Your Practice
Episodes
And the Nominees Are... EBP "Sins" On The Red Carpet
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After 11 episodes of talking about the “sins” of evidence-based practice, we’re wrapping up season 7 by finding out “what’s in the box?” O...
How Are You Really Doing? Prioritizing Self-Care
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The world feels a bit cray-cray right now and your hosts are feeling fatigued, on edge, and crispy. We took a moment to ask, “how are you really do...
It's Not the Principal's Office! The ABCs of EAPs
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practical for Your Practice, hosts Jenna Ermold and Carin Lefkowitz sit down with Dr. Randy Martin, Clinical Director of the Employ...
Don't Tap Dance Around Maternal Mental Health
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Jenna Ermold and Carin Lefkowitz welcome Adrienne Griffen, an "accidental advocate" and Executive Director of the Maternal Ment...
Calling the Thoughts Out From the Shadows: ERP for OCD
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is common, disabling and frequently misunderstood in clinical practice. In this episode of Practical for Your Prac...
Thanks, Jane! Toiling With Terminations
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Terminations in therapy should be expected, but they often catch us – patients and providers – off-guard. What is the best way to talk about term...
Not Just a Weird Hobby: Tech Innovations for Suicide Prevention
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop dodging those complex questions about AI and mental health! Join Drs. Kevin Holloway and Jenna Ermold as they engage with the brilliant Dr. April...
Beyond NPD Criteria: Narcissistic Abuse, Trauma, and 'Snakes in Suits'
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robin Brody is back to tackle a critical gap in clinical training: narcissism and its devastating impact. We cut straight to the core, defining na...
Mama Mia, Peachy Keen! Stress as a Team Sport
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling stressed? You’re not alone! And that’s exactly the point of this lively episode of Practical for Your Practice! Hosts Jenna Ermold and Car...
I'm Not Here to take Your Guns Away: Firearm Safety with Patients
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suicide prevention isn’t only about assessing current risk for self-harm. It’s also about recognizing that we can’t predict if and when that ris...
Evidence-Based Treatment of Nightmare Disorder: Skeptics Welcome!
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often think of nightmares as a symptom that occurs as part of another condition, like PTSD or depression. But nightmares can be frequent and disru...
Unboxing Season 7
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Practical for Your Practice! In our Season 7 kickoff, hosts Drs. Jenna Ermold, Kevin Holloway, and Carin Lefkowitz set the stage for a...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do Mental Health Providers Have a Role?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly common diagnosis. Yet most behavioral health providers are unaware that they can play a role in both ...
Opening Doors to Processing Emotions (PE)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Evidence-based psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy, are the best to...
Math, Science, and Emotional Health: CBT for Suicide Prevention at School
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth aged 10 through 14. It’s a horrifying fact that has spurred providers into action. ...
Not a Fair Fight: Digital Media Addiction in Youth
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most digital media is designed to be addictive, and young brains are especially susceptible. Successful digital media content is stimulating, engaging...
AI and Mental Heath: Why Should I Care?!
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been side-eyeing the rise of AI in mental health, this episode of Practical for Your Practice is one you don’t want to miss. Dr. David C...
It's Not What You're Doing. It's Why You're Doing It: Complex Cases and EBPs
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Complex cases… The rule? Or the exception? In this episode of Practical for Your Practice, we sit down with Dr. Aaron Brinen, who argues that comple...
You Are NOT Unacceptable: Traumatic Invalidation and PTSD
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Traumatic invalidation, a powerful and often misunderstood concept, occurs when a person’s emotions, behaviors, or identity are repeatedly dismissed...
Getting All Sides of the Story: Responsible Use of Collateral Information in EBPs
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one knows better than our clients what is going on in their world - their stressors, symptoms, triumphs, values, goals… but sometimes it can also...
Confident Connection and Telehealth Suicide Prevention
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us, the idea of assessing and responding to suicide risk via telehealth seems overwhelming. As Jenna says, “the stakes are just a little...
Look Beyond the Obvious! Exploring the Complexity of Military Culture, Identity and Mental Health
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have the honor of sitting down with Australian researcher, Ms. Carolyn Heward, lead author of “A Scoping Review of Military Cultu...
Don’t Attach Your Sleep Tracker to the Ceiling Fan (and Other Helpful Advice from Insomnia Experts)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep trackers - what are they good for? While they may give you an entertaining look at your sleep health, they can complicate treatment of sleep dis...
Who's Got Your Six?
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New year! New season! New look! AND new theme! Our hosts kick off season six of the P4P podcast introducing the theme, “Who’s Got Your Six?”...
Practically YOU! How It Took 5 Seasons to Have a Call-in Show
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tap, tap, tap. Is this thing on? Hello? Anyone out there? Turns out, YES! Podcasts are funny things where it sometimes feels like we might just b...
A Visit to Dr. Ruzek's PTSD Group Laboratory
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Dr. Joe Ruzek, a clinical psychologist and former Director of the National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division....
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Stress First Aid (SFA)
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As behavioral health providers, many of us receive training, and are well positioned to help people after a disaster or traumatic event. But what do y...
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Ears: The Real Deal With the Righting Reflex
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practical for your Practice we are joined by motivational interviewing maven and one of our USU colleague besties, Dr. Abby Diehl, ...
Meeting Clients Where They Are: EBPs in Dual Diagnosis Cases
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common co-morbid conditions with many of the disorders treated by mental health providers is substance-use disorder (SUD). And while m...
Reclaiming Power with Scooby Snacks: Nightmare Rescripting Therapy for Youth
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Treatment of nightmares is an evolving field. Today we’re joined by Dr. Shantel Fernandez Lopez, who introduces us to a treatment option for youth. ...
The Big Bears: Medication-Assisted Treatment of Substance Use Disorders with Comorbidities
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Medication-Assisted Treatment may be intimidating, but it can also be life-saving for clients who are facing withdrawal from opioid or alcohol depende...
E is for "Enhanced": CBT-E for Eating Disorders
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eating disorders often have a “bad rap” as being intractable, difficult to treat, and dangerous. There is a wide range of eating disorders, each w...
Special Considerations for Working with Guard/Reserve Service Members
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Always been curious about working with the National Guard or Reserves? In this not-to-miss episode we sit down with CDP’s own Jennifer Nevers who no...
Don't Forget the Caregivers: Support for Caregivers of Children and Teens After Self-Directed Violence
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Working with clients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors is one of the more difficult and challenging aspects of being a behavioral health provider. ...
Improving Our EBP Practice by “Doing” Instead of “Knowing.”
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Carin and Kevin are joined by long-time host and Friend of CDP, Dr. Andy Santanelllo. Andy has been focused on dissemination and imp...
What is Your Why? How Did We Get Here, and Why Do You Care?
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guess who's back? Back again… Welcome to Practical for your Practice (P4P) Season 5! Your hosts are excited to kick things off with a reveal of this...
EBP Confessionals Part 2: Listeners' Confessions
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your EBP Confessionals and you delivered! Carin, Jenna, and Kevin are relieved to know they are not the only ones who have made blunders ...
Saying Nothing is Worse Than Saying The Wrong Thing: Suicide Postvention for Providers
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we support providers who are impacted by suicide loss? Although most of us are familiar with the importance of suicide prevention, we are less ...
MATCHing Treatment to Kids’ and Teens’ Needs
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss MATCH-ADTC, an evidence-based psychotherapy for young people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma exposure, and/or ...
Massed Treatments for PTSD: The Quickest Way Through the Fog?
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could successfully treat PTSD in 2 weeks instead of 12? Massed delivery of PTSD treatments such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolon...
Be PreparED to Treat Eating Disorders
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For many providers, the term “eating disorders” suggests a couple of somewhat familiar disorders like bulimia or anorexia. But, like with many th...
What Happened To You? Trauma-informed Care and Creating Healing Environments
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just about everyone in the world has experienced something that can be characterized as a trauma. Humans are resilient, and most people recover on th...
“WETting” Our Toes in Trauma Treatment Options
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the issues that providers may face in their clinical practice is deciding what treatment options might fit best for a client who has PTSD. Whil...
Answering Your Top Three Consultation Questions about Insomnia Treatment
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Dr. Tim Rogers, one of our Subject Matter Experts on sleep disorders. He’s been spearheading CDP’s insomnia consultation o...
The NEW VA/DoD CPG for PTSD: Giving Providers a Fighting Chance
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As many of our listeners know, the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for posttraumatic stress dis...
Group UP! Transdiagnostic Group Treatment Using Unified Protocol
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In both the public and private sectors, demand for behavioral health care is outpacing availability and capacity. The pressure on the behavioral hea...
EBP Confessionals - We Messed Up and We Recovered From It
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clinicians new to EBPs and protocol-driven treatments understandably worry about what to do when something goes wrong. “What if I explain things wr...
But What if My Client Dissociates?! Practical Strategies From Our Experts
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for Season 4! Some big changes this season – we are sad to say goodbye to Dr. Andy Santanello who did a phenomenal job as co-host in se...
Evolving Our Thinking about Thinking in Psychotherapy
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the time Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis recognized the importance of addressing unhelpful cognitions and cognitive processes in the treatment of dep...
Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural competency training is an essential component of all behavioral health training curriculums and often a requirement for continuing education ...
Shifting Perspectives Through Moral Injury to Posttraumatic Growth
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reactions to trauma vary from person to person. Although Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often a main topic of conversation regarding trauma, ...
Diamonds in the Rough: Finding and Integrating Evidence-based Apps Into Evidence-based Psychotherapies
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like we’ve heard hundreds of times, “there’s an app for that!” Mobile apps are ubiquitous in modern life. With the proliferation of mental h...
Is There an Elephant in Your Room? What to do When Sociocultural and Political Issues Stomp Into Your EBP
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can sense it coming, feel it before you see it and hear it. The small tremors in conversation that warn you the elephant is incoming. You brace, t...
The Beginning of the Beginning: What Might be Promising about Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. Perhaps reading that phrase brings about word associations like “mushrooms” “LSD” “Molly” “Mescaline” “...
Is it Really Taboo? Inviting Spirituality into Evidence-Based Practices
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Any guide to “small talk” will tell you that there are just some topics that you shouldn’t broach in most social situations. One of those topics...
ACTing on Anger, But In a Good Way
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anger is something all humans experience. It can be uncomfortable for us as therapists when it shows up in therapy, whether it is the focus of interv...
Practicing Being with Scary Things: Helping Clients Get Better at Being With Their Difficult Stuff
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Exposure-based interventions are some of the most powerful tools that therapists can offer to their clients, especially those who struggle with anxiet...
If We Say All the Right Things, Everyone Will Love This Episode: Talking about the Just World Belief
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Just World Belief (JWB), or the notion that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people, is a fundamental and often pro...
Take That Nap! Strategies and Tips for Working with the Sleep Deprived
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we think of “sleep problems,” most of the time, our brains go to insomnia – that group of people we work with who have difficulty falling a...
Making Room for Emotions: Emotionally Focused Therapy for Military Couples
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for couples that helps couples get better understanding and accepting the...
“Helping My Younger Professional Self”: Partnering with Providers in the Clinical Trenches to Anticipate and Resolve Barriers to EBPs
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought, “I want to implement EBP’s effectively with my clients, but I’m running into barriers!”. Well, help is here! Listen in ...
Practical for Your (and Your Client’s) Pronouns: What to do when you or a colleague misgenders a client
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why are pronouns important when working with your clients? Well, as this week’s guest, Dr. Jacob Eleazer, explains, misgendering clients is a form o...
Is There an ECHO in Here? Just-in-time Training and Provider Self-Care in Times of Crisis
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As behavioral health providers, our jobs often are primarily helping patients heal when their worlds are in turmoil. But we don’t often talk about d...
So You Want to be a Military Psychologist
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two active duty psychologists sit down on a podcast and try to set the record straight about some of the ins and outs of becoming and serving as a mil...
But…my client is pregnant.! How and why you CAN treat PTSD during pregnancy.
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A common question posed in our PE and CPT consultation groups is, “What do I do if my client is pregnant and has PTSD… ?” To treat or not to tre...
Making Space for Your Imposter Syndrome
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all been there–wondering if we measure up to the expectations we have from others and for ourselves. Imposter Syndrome, as its been sometime...
Showing up for Immunocompromised Clients
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the context of a global pandemic where every one of us lives daily with uncertainty and barriers to connection with others, these challenges and bu...
Enhancing Resilience with Psychological Flexibility Training
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is resilience? What is Psychological Flexibility? What are the points of convergence between these two concepts? Practically speaking (and you kn...
Living Our Best Second Lives
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andy, Kevin, and Jenna chat with Dr. Carin Lefkowitz about CDP’s Second Life training assets. Unique affordances of virtual worlds ...
Making Cognitive Health a Priority in Practice: Getting back to basics with Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) and CogSMART
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about the ways brain injury, sustained in the context of trauma, can have longer-lasting effects than other mTBI’s, and why...
Stress is your friend? Reinterpreting Stress as Fuel for Performance
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who isn’t stressed these days? Stress seems ubiquitous in ourselves, our clients, and everyone else! The good news? According to our guest this epis...
Making an Uncomfortable Conversation more Comfortable: Collaborating with our Clients to Increase Means Safety
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by one of CDP’s suicide prevention experts, Dr. Sharon Birman, to talk about means safety counseling and how to work c...
Wide Awake to Talk about Sleep: Common Pitfalls in the Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While disrupted sleep is one of the number one presenting concerns for military-connected clients, it remains under assessed and mis- or undertreated....
There’s (already!) an app for that! Utilizing lighter, targeted, ecologically valid tech in EBPs.
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The future is now. Technology augmentation of the dissemination and implementation of EBPs has never been more widely accepted, from mobile apps to sy...
Committing to Consultation: Five Barriers and Tips for Facing Them
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Almost all clinicians agree that consultation helps us be better at our jobs. Committing to the consultation can be another story. In this episode, Dr...
Manifesting the spirit of Motivational Interviewing in the context of EBP
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a style of communication that can be useful in many different clinical situations. Maintaining the spirit of MI whil...
Making Common Factors Common in EBP Practice
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When learning a protocol for evidence-based psychotherapy, the question commonly arises about common factors: “Why do I need to learn this protocol ...
Angry Again: Tips on Managing Emotions to Reduce Aggression
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anger is the most highly reported challenge, across disorders, for Servicemembers and Veterans, especially post-deployment. In this episode, we get fi...
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions in Clinical Practice
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Microaggressions are subtle, covert forms of discrimination that impact marginalized populations. In this episode, Dr. Ryan Warner shares his insights...
Practicing What We Preach - Applying Our Best Client Guidance to Caring for Ourselves
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Provider self-care is an important and ethical responsibility for all providers. Our training as behavioral health providers does not render us immune...
Functionally Speaking: Conceptualization with the Head and the Heart
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robyn Walser for a rich discussion on how clinicians can get better at conceptualizing cases on the fly. We talk...
When Chronic Pain Enters the Room: Responding Effectively when Physical Pain is Reported by Your Clients
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Physical pain can be tough to address when it is a focus of psychotherapy, and it can be even tougher when it “shows up” unexpectedly like an unwa...
This IS the Track: How talking about Afghanistan doesn’t have to derail an EBP
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The recent events in Afghanistan have left many military-connected clients (and providers!) reeling, creating a sense of anxiety in clinics about how ...
Flexing new muscles when doing Prolonged Exposure therapy (and assigning in vivo exercises) amidst a pandemic
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Masks, social distancing and hand sanitizer oh my! This week we are joined by Dr. Kelly Chrestman, one of CDP’s Prolonged Exposure mavens, to talk a...
I went to the workshop, now what? Tips for Improving EBP Skills
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All of us have been to multiple day workshops to learn new clinical skills. Although we might leave with some enthusiasm, new skills, and new informat...
The Most Impractical Episode: The Why Behind Practical for Your Practice
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three clinical psychologists and trainers from the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University (USU) come together to ...