Talking Therapy Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Talking Therapy Ep. 41 The Making of a Therapist Part 1
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
RJ and John sit down with "Rebecca." Rebecca is the pseudonym of a new marriage and family therapy student. She is a young woman who has decided to em...
Talking Therapy Ep. 40 Victor Yalom, PhD. On What We Can Learn from The Greats
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Therapist, internet entrepreneur and cartoonist Victor Yalom, PhD joins us to talk about what he has learned from the greats. As someone who has had a...
Talking Therapy Ep. 39 Therapy in the time of Coronavirus with Dr. Amir Ettekal
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world with Coronavirus has posed challenges for therapists everywhere. With significant parts of the country in extensive lockdown many of us have...
Talking Therapy Ep. 38 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Dr. Martha Koo
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Martha Koo of the Neurowellness Spa in Manhattan Beach, CA sits down with the boys to talk about the FDA approved treatment of Transcranial Magnet...
Talking Therapy Ep. 37 Making a Living in Psychotherapy with Moe Gelbart, PhD
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John and RJ sit down to talk with one of the lions of the field of psychotherapy, Dr. Moe Gelbart. An administrator, therapist and businessman, Dr. Ge...
Talking Therapy Ep. 36 Working with Suicide with Norine VanderHooven, LCSW
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suicide may be one of the most intense and difficult things for any therapist to work with. Norine VanderHooven, LCSW and Chair of the Youth Suicide P...
Talking Therapy Ep. 35 Working with Adoption with Lesli Johnson MFT
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lesli Johnson, MFT joins us to discuss clinical issues around adoption. She brings her own personal perspective as someone who is adopted as well as a...
Talking Therapy Ep. 34 Hypnosis and Alfred Adler with Dr. David Godot
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Godot joins us to talk about the use of hypnosis and hypnotic practices in therapy. He also talks about his experience at the Adler Institut...
Talking Therapy Ep 33 Sara Schulting-Kranz on Finding Personal Transformation in Nature
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Schulting-Kranz joins us to talk about her transformation from married mother of three, who one day discovered "my husband is gay," to life coach...
Talking Therapy Ep. 32 Ben Caldwell Returns on Divorce Rates and Emotional Support Animals
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ben Caldwell returns to the show to pick a bone with John about a statistic he quoted during our popular Sue Johnson interview. Ben discusses divo...
Talking Therapy Ep 31 Sex and Food with Dr. Nazanin Moali
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nazanin Moali, a licensed psychologist from Torrance, CA joins us to discuss two of her specialties, eating disorders in men and sex therapy. Dr. ...
Talking Therapy Ep. 30 Therapist Court Prep with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, BCD
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's a knock on your door and a man hands you an envelope. You've been served a subpoena - now what? Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, BCD joins us to...
Talking Therapy Ep. 29 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go with Drs. Paul and Nancy Aikin
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Paul and Nancy Aikin join us to talk about their workshop for parents and teens called "Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go". Based on Dr. Sue Johnson's Hol...
Talking Therapy Ep. 28 Dr. Jeffrey Zeig on the Evolution of Psychotherapy and Milton H. Erickson
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As founder and CEO of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Dr. Jeffrey Zeig has gathered together some of the greatest minds and most dominant personalit...
Talking Therapy Ep. 27 Steve Lawrence MD on Psychotropic Blindness
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Lawrence joins us to discuss what happens when doctors are more focused on medication than on the actual patient. Taking a very patient-cen...
Talking Therapy Ep. 26 Dr. Susan Johnson on Emotionally Focused Therapy
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Susan Johnson joins us to talk about her pioneering work in Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT is a way to practice couples counseling that is ove...
Talking Therapy Ep. 25 Divorce Mediation with Barry Davis
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep a family together even as it's coming apart? How do you help protect children from the trauma of a nasty divorce? Divorce mediator Bar...
Talking Therapy Ep. 24 The Human Emotional System with Adrian Hall, MFT
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Human emotions are a tricky thing. Some of us are good with them, some of us are not, but few of us really understand them fully. Adrian Hall, MFT joi...
Talking Therapy Ep. 23 Self Communion with Jason Gipstein, MFT
27 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gipstein, MFT sits down with us to talk about writing a book on what he calls self communion. Jason talks about how he developed this method of ...
Talking Therapy Ep. 22 A Very Special Update with John and RJ
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John and RJ sit down to discuss the status of the show and how they've really just been kind of lazy about the whole thing... well, maybe not entirely...
Talking Therapy Ep. 21 Saving Psychotherapy with Dr. Benjamin Caldwell
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We know therapy works, but as it turns out fewer people are using it. What are the reasons for this and can an individual therapist make a living in t...
Talking Therapy Ep. 20 Collaborating With a Psychiatrist with Dr. Amir Ettekal, MD
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ettekal joins us to talk about collaborating with therapists and some of the things he worries about when working with patients. He also talks abo...
Talking Therapy Ep. 19 Sports and Performance Psychology with Dr. Jacob Insler.mp3
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jacob Insler joins us to talk about sports and perfomance psychology. Dr. Inlser works with athletes to help them perform better or to overcome ob...
Talking Therapy Ep 18 Self-Injury and Family Systems with Angela Kahn, MFT
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cutting can be one of the most challenging things any therapist deals with. Angela Kahn, MFT sits down with us to talk about her unique team-based app...
Talking Therapy Ep. 17 Talking Halloween
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John and RJ discuss what scares us and why we love Halloween so much.
Talking Therapy Ep. 16 Body Psychotherapy with Dr. Marjorie Rand, MFT
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marjorie Rand, MFT joins us to talk about her work using body psychotherapy. She also touches on her 40-year career and her experiences learning f...
Talking Therapy Ep. 15 NARM with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT
14 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nadine Macaluso, LMFT, PhD joins us to talk about her practice using the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) to work with clients. She also touches...
Talking Therapy Ep. 14 Military Sexual Trauma with Dr. Kristen Zaleski, LCSW
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW joins us to talk about working with survivors of military sexual trauma. Dr. Zaleski is a therapist in private practice, re...
Ep. 13 Media and Personality
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jody Echegary, PsyD joins us to talk about how media affects personality development, interpersonal relations and the therapeutic relationship. This f...
Talking Therapy Ep. 12 Behavior and Empathy with Shana Diskant, MFT
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shana Diskant talks to us about her work as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She mixes family therapy and behavior work when working with children. Sh...
Talking Therapy Ep. 11 Horsing Around with Trina O'Quinn, MFT
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Trina O’Quinn talks with us about learning equine assisted Eagala Therapy, what it means to study theory and starting off a new venture at a time wh...
Talking Therapy Ep. 10 Writing the Book with Kevin Bergen, MFT
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Bergen, MFT talks to us about how he wrote his new book The Bergen Protocol. He discusses the struggles and successes of the process and tells u...
Talking Therapy Ep. 9 Mind and Body with Dr. Elisabeth Crim
22 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elisabeth Crim talks to us about her mind/body approach to psychotherapy using a psychodynamic approach as well as yoga and acupuncture. She also ...
Talking Therapy Ep. 8 The Art of Talk Therapy with Thomas Carouso, MFT
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Carouso, MFT sits down with us to talk about his journey to becoming a therapist and why therapy is more art than science.
Talking Therapy Ep.7 - Talking Sex with Liz Dube, LMFT
08 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Dube, MFT, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist sits down with us to talk sex. Liz talks about how she works with clients dealing with sexual issues and...
Talking Therapy Ep. 6 Grief and Loss with Certified Thanatologist Jerry Wilson
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Wilson, LMFT sits down with us to discuss working with grief and loss as well as his very personal reasons for engaging in this kind of work.
Talking Therapy Ep. 5 Reproductive Mental Health with Stephanie Morales LMFT
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Morales, LMFT joins us for episode 5 (not 6, 7 or 8) to talk about helping moms, dads and families with issues surrounding reproductive ment...
Talking Therapy Ep. 4 Psychological Testing with Dr. Joel Schwartz
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joel Schwartz sits down with to talk about Psychological testing, including which is his favorite test to administer and how therapists and testin...
Talking Therapy Ep. 3 Stuctural Family Therapy with Jon Kramer LCSW
04 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Kramer, LCSW sits down to talk about using structural family therapy, why it works, how it works and why it's important to keep people talking to ...
Talking Therapy Ep. 2 - Dr Michael Collins
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What is like to not be the blank slate as a therapist? Dr. Michael Collins, PsyD. joins us to talk about what it’s like living a dual career. He tal...
Talking Therapy Ep. 1 - Middle School Counselor Rachel Andrews
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Middle School Counselor Rachel Andrews joins us to discuss what it's like working with kids in a school environment and how therapists in private prac...