The Trauma Therapist

From the archives: Damon Wood, PhD. Healing Inside A Prison

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to."-Sir Richard BransonDr. Damon Wood has held an interest i...

Guest Host: Renae Johnson, LPCC, ATR-BC. Trauma and Dance Movement Therapy

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Renae Johnson (they/them) is the founder and CEO of the Open Space Therapy Collective -- an L.A.-based collective supporting the mental health and gro...

Creating an Inspiring CE Experience with Anne McSweeney

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anne McSweeney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of CEU Creations, a premier provider of live, synchronous training for helping pro...

From the archives: Organized Sexual Abuse with Dr. Michael Salter

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Salter is an Associate Professor in Criminology at Western Sydney University, Australia and specializes in the study of organized sexual abuse...

Guest Host: Rebecca Kase, LCSW. Animal Assisted Therapy and Trauma Healing

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Kase founded ​​her training and consultation practice in 2017. A longtime practitioner of EMDR Therapy and a professional educator, Rebecc...

Bringing Healing Into The World with SEI’s Rebecca M. Stahl

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca M. Stahl is the interim Executive Director at SE® International and brings a unique blend of legal expertise and trauma-informed practice to ...

From the archives: Richard Schwartz, PhD

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Schwartz began his career as a systemic family therapist and an academic. He co-authored, with Michael Nichols, Family Therapy: Concepts and M...

Guest Host: Jenny Hughes, PhD. Decolonizing Trauma Therapy through Safety and Attunement

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Hughes, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and PTSD. She supports helpers and healers through the common experience ...

Transformational Breathwork with Samantha Skelly

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Skelly is a powerhouse entrepreneur, international best selling author, sought after international speaker, host of The Can’t Be Contained ...

Expanding The Definition of Secure Attachment with Linda Thai LMSW

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Linda Thai LMSW (she, her) is a trauma therapist, educator and consultant. She is gifted with the capacity to contextualize, synthesize and communicat...

When Something Happens to You with Robyn Miller, Ph.D

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robyn Miller, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Founder of TheraClosure, the first Therapist Professional Executor Service.  Robyn ha...

From the archives: Ruth Lanius, PhD

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and the director of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Weste...

Guest Host: Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT interviews Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT, is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of The Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard Univ...

Psilocybin Therapy From Functioning to Flourishing with Myles Katz

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Myles leads the development of Confluence Retreats, which seeks to integrate nature-based, multi-day psilocybin retreat experiences into Oregon’s in...

From the archives: Laura Brown, PhD

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Brown is a feminist trauma psychologist who practices psychotherapy and forensic psychology in Seattle and has published extensively on topics r...

How To Create Your Own Reality with Julie Stevens

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Stevens grew up in Southern California and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at 13 to live with her two moms during a time of profound social ...

From the archives: Radical Honesty with Gabrielle Bernstein

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a republishing of an archived episode with Gabrielle Bernstein.Gabrielle Bernstein is incredible. I have to say that this interview with her i...

Guest Host: Cornelia Elbrecht interviews Sabâ Başoğlu on Clay Field Therapy

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cornelia Elbrecht is an author and leader in groundbreaking art therapy techniques with a particular focus on healing trauma. An art therapist with ov...

Can We Slow Things Down with Deirdre Fay, MSW

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deirdre Fay, MSW is a psycho-spiritual author, coach and trainer with 40 years of experience exploring the intersection of trauma, attachment, yoga an...

Healing as a Collective with Claudia VillaCova

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia is a trauma informed, liberation focused, somatic clinical therapist and medicine woman. Her first teachers and most influential medicine ment...

Guest Host: John Clarke

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in our Guest Host Series where I hand over the mic to a selection of folks I’ve interviewed over the years, and whose work I value...

Healing and the Soul with Joshua Cameron

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua is a combat veteran who specializes in helping those who are caught in a life of chronic pain (emotional or physical) heal through healing the ...

From the archives: Mindfulness For Arabic Refugees & Displaced People with Juditta Ben-David

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is rebroadcasting of an episode with Juditta Ben-David.This is what it’s about--passion, heart and helping others. And today, my guest exudes a...

Authenticity, Alignment, Attunement and Abundance with Akilah Riley-Richardson

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP is a published researcher, Relational Healing Facilitator, couples therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professi...

From the archives: Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Courtois specializes in the treatment of trauma, particularly for adults experiencing the effects of childhood incest and other forms of sexual, p...

Feeling Into Our Aliveness with Jacquie Compton

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jacquie has worked in the field of trauma and the Violence Against Women’s Sector in Toronto for over 11 years, beginning her career in the Caribbea...

From the archives: Linda Gantt, PhD

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Trau...

How I Learned To Stop Running with Jennifer Kenney-Smith

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Kenney-Smith is a transformative leader and holistic healer with over 26 years of executive sales leadership in the Information Technology se...

I Have No Problem with God with Dr. Jamie Marich

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Marich, PhD (she/they) speaks internationally on EMDR therapy, trauma, addiction, dissociation, expressive arts, yoga, and mindfulness, and runs...

Looking For The Cracks with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bayo Akomolafe (Ph.D.), rooted with the Yoruba people in a more-than-human world, is a widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, ...

The Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Global Summit with Fleet Maull, PhD

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fleet Maull, PhD, an author, meditation teacher, and social entrepreneur, developed Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness (NSM), a deeply embodied, neuroscience a...

It’s Okay To Need People with Alisa Zipursky

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alisa is a storyteller, writer, facilitator and childhood sexual abuse survivor. Her work focuses on offering emotional support to other young survivo...

Healing is no joke

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Guy shares how conducting 850+ interviews has enlightened him, challenged him, and made him realize that healing isn’t the straight ...

From the archives: Sebern Fisher, MA, LMH, BCN

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebern Fisher has integrated Neurofeedback and psychotherapy in her treatment of developmental trauma in adults and adolescents for the past 17 years....

Healing Mental Illness Through Education with Pernille Yilmam, PhD

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pernille is the founder of Mind Blossom which strives to prevent and combat mental illness through education and fostering community support. Mind Blo...

From the archives: Ghislaine Boulanger, PhD

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ghislaine Boulanger is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and a member of the Relational faculty at New York Univer...

Start By Believing with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura is a holistically and somatically oriented trauma-focused psychotherapist, as well as a Board Approved & Registered Clinical Social Work Sup...

From the archives: Peter Levine, PhD (Part 2 of 2)

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing® and the Director of Somatic Experiencing® International.Dr. Levine h...

Living A Creative Life with Dr. Eric Maisel

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books. His interests include creativity, the creative life, and the profession of "creativity coaching,"...

From the archives: Peter Levine, PhD (Part 1 of 2)

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing® and the Director of Somatic Experiencing® International.Dr. Levine h...

Energy Transformation with Amy Stark

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Stark is a former science teacher, now certified Energy Practitioner who bridges the divide between science and spirit.She channels her extraordin...

From the archives: Fran Waters, MSW, DCSW, LMFT

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fran S. Waters is a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist in private practice in Marquette, MI. She provides services to i...

The Benefits of Ketamine Therapy with Dr. Kristin Arden and Shari Botwin of Mindbloom

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kristin Arden is Lead Clinician at Mindbloom (a ketamine therapy service) and is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 15 yea...

From the archives: David Grand, PhD

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Grand is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a PhD from International University, a writer, lecturer, performance coach and humanitarian famous...

Meeting Young People Where They’re At with Rob Morris

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Morris is the co-founder and CEO of Koko, whose mission is to combat the youth mental health crisis by meeting young people where they’re at—o...

From the archives: Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to become a master trauma therapist? Join us as Linda Curran shares her wealth of experience and the lessons learned on her inspirin...

The Courage to Be Who We Are with Sara Miley

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Miley is an experienced crisis advocate and an IFS-informed trauma recovery coach. Through her own learned and lived experiences, she is passiona...

It's Me Thriving

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Courage.Vulnerability.Daring.Fear.Self-Acceptance.Self-Trust.I need work on all of those.All of those things, words, elements, characteristics within ...

From the archives: Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, depathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for 34 years. She presents wor...

Healing Sexual Trauma with Erika Shershun

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Shershun, MA, LMFT, is a somatic psychotherapist who specializes in helping sexual trauma survivors reclaim the life they were meant to live.She...

Creating An Incredible Client Experience with Michael Ashford of The Receptionist

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Ashford is the Director of Marketing at The Receptionist in Denver, Colo., and has spent the past decade building and leading marketing teams ...

Claiming Our Story with Karen Carona

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Karen is a licensed therapist (LCSW) in the state of Oregon & California with an office based in Portland. She currently provides both telehealth ...

Addressing The Underlying Causes of Mental Illness with Keith Kurlander, MA, LPC

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Kurlander, MA, LPC, is the Co-Founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, the industry leader in psychedelic-assisted therapy training. Ke...

Recovering Stolen Childhoods with Shari Botwin

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twent...

The Great Unravelling. A life with DID with Holly and Dylan Crumpler

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Holly and Dylan Crumpler are a mother-son team of enthusiastic advocates working to reduce the stigma associated with Dissociative Identity Disorder. ...

Exploring Trauma Recovery with Glenn Doyle

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Glenn Doyle has extensive clinical experience in inpatient, outpatient, and consultation settings. He has presented multiple times at the annual c...

From the archives: Gerald Vest, ACSW, LISW, LMT.

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This one from the archives is with one of my favorite guests, Gerald W. Vest, LMFT. Gerry is no longer with us yet his passion, which I'm sure you'll...

Leaning In with Chelsea Brown

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chelsea Brown is an LPC Supervisor in Oklahoma and owns Restoration Behavioral Health in Muskogee, OK. She is a nationally certified Trauma-Focused Co...

Where Is Our Empathy? with Leann R. Johnson

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leann R Johnson, MS, is an Industrial/Organizational Psychology practitioner and systems therapist. She has 30 years of experience as an Equity and In...

Following Your Heart with Laurie Moore

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie Moore is a spiritual teacher with graduate degrees in expressive arts therapy, Marriage Family Counseling, and certificates in animal communica...

Episode 833: Undoing The Aloneness with Erin Moran

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Originally from New York and with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing, Erin moved to Florida in 2011 to study for her Masters in clinical ment...

Episode 832: Type C behaviors with Dr. Kore Nissenson Glied and Anna White

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've all heard of Type A and Type B, but Type C is common to many women and can harm our health if taken too far.Here’s a set of common Type C beha...

Episode 831: People Want To Be Heard with Zina Ortiz

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zina Ortiz is a childhood trauma survivor. Her experiences of chronic neglect, physical, mental, and sexual abuse have provided her with a unique oppo...

Episode 830: What Would Dr. Meyers Do with Amy Meyers, PhD, LCSW

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Meyers, PhD, LCSW is a social work professor at Molloy University and a clinician in NYC where she has maintained a private practice for 30 years....

Episode 829: Healing Happens in Relationship with Claudia Goetzelmann

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia was called to become a Compassionate Inquiry facilitator and offers an abiding safe presence, deep listening, and curiosity as gifts for other...

Episode 828: Remember Your Life is Now with Audrey White

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Audrey White is the CEO of the Grief Coach Academy and holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan. She understands grief both pro...

Episode 827: Misogyny And Trauma with Christine Forner

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Forner (BA, BSW, MSW, RSW) has over 30 years of clinical experience offering effective and distinctive counseling. For the past 20 years, Ch...

Episode 826: Chasing Normal with Beck Thompson

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Despite her early life being dominated by childhood trauma and parental neglect, you will not hear Beck use the terms ‘survivor’ or ‘thriver’....

Episode 825: Choosing Joy with Dr. Martha Beck

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Martha Beck has spent a lifetime offering powerful, practical, and entertaining advice that helps people improve every aspect of their lives. Her ...

Episode 824: Women Therapists on Healing with Susan Pease Banitt

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW is celebrating her 49th anniversary in the field of mental health, where she has been a leader in integrating spiritual modal...

Episode 823: Drama Therapy and Trauma with Myriam D. Savage, Ph.D

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Myriam D. Savage (Mimi) Ph.D., RDT/BCT, is a registered drama therapist, board-certified trainer, and associate professor at California Institute of I...

Episode 822: Trauma-Informed Assessments with Kids wth Doreen Hills

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doreen Hills, MS, NCC, LPC, is the Founder, Director at the Center for Healing Trauma & Attachment. Their mission is to provide cutting-edge treat...

Episode 821: The Complex Trauma Training Center with Brad Kammer, LMFT

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC, is a California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor.  He’s trained as a Somatic P...

Episode 820: Creating a Movement with Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar, is an Army Veteran and End-of-Life Doula, Educator, and Founder of In Their Honor, LLC.Throughout more than two decades of...

Episode 819: Anxiety Can Be Cured, Really with Daniel Packard

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Packard is a U.C. Berkeley Mechanical Engineer, and CEO of Permanent Anxiety Solutions, who turned his painful battle with severe anxiety into ...

Episode 818: How To Get Out of The Matrix and Thrive with Yuri Elkaim

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yuri Elkaim is a New York Times bestselling author, former professional athlete, and the founder and CEO of Healthpreneur.Yuri’s journey into health...

Episode 817: We Have A Responsibility with Doug Dane

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Dane is survivor who has risen above a past filled with kidnapping, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and violence to experience a life of fr...

Episode 816: Sex Addiction & The Journey of Healing with Allan J. Katz

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Allan J. Katz is The Healthy Intimacy Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor and certified Sex Addiction Therapist in the Mid-South. He has counseled ...

Episode 815: There is No Family Without Trauma with Dr. Galit Atlas

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Galit Atlas is a psychoanalyst and clinical supervisor in private practice in Manhattan. She is a clinical assistant professor on the faculty of t...

Episode 814: Speaking Truth To Power with Rosie McMahan

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie McMahan currently works at MASS Mentoring Partnership as the Training & Special Projects Manager and owns & operates Optimistic Options,...

Episode 813: Empowering Pregnant Women with Tomilyn Ward

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tomilyn has a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Carlow University and is also an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) practit...

Episode 812: The Willingness to Hear with Mónica Guzmán

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mónica Guzmán is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America. She is host of A Braver Way, a podc...

Episode 811: The Righteous Healing Journey with Justin B. Long

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justin B. Long is an author, business owner of a successful veterinary practice, and the host of the hit podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s M...

Episode 810: Coming Home To Our Bodies with Esther Goldstein, LCSW

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Esther Goldstein LCSW is a psychotherapist and trauma specialist with a private practice in Cedarhurst, in Long Island NY. Esther specializes in treat...

Episode 809: The Healthy Pursuit of Pleasure with Haylin Belay

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Haylin is a seasoned sex educator and health promotion professional with a focus in reproductive justice and intersectional, trauma-informed strategie...

Episode 808: Holding Circle with Dr. Nina Burrowes

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nina Burrowes is a psychologist, author, and activist specializing in the psychology of sexual violence and relationship abuse. She is the author ...

Episode 807: Trauma-Informed Intake: The Questions with Doreen Hills

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doreen Hills, MS, NCC, LPC, is the Founder, Director at the Center for Healing Trauma & Attachment. Their mission is to provide cutting-edge treat...

Episode 806: Healing Trauma From The Inside Out with John Clarke

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Clarke’s mission is to accelerate recovery from trauma, anxiety, depression and addiction so that together people can create a more peaceful an...

Episode 805: Individual & Conjoint Therapies for PTSD with Candice M. Monson, PhD

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Candice M. Monson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, ON. She is one of the foremost experts on trauma...

Episode 804: Delivering Trauma Treatment in the Wake of School Shootings with Deb Del Vecchio-Scully

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m honored to have Deb Del Vecchio-Scully back. Deb is a wealth of information for new and seasoned trauma therapists, alike. In this interview Deb...

Episode 803: Human Beings & Beautiful Imperfection with Sara Schulting-Kranz

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Schulting-Kranz was raped at 17 years of age, became pregnant, and chose to keep her child. 23 years later, she found out her husband of 17 years...

Episode 802: Where's The Blizzard with Tracy Morgan

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tracy has been qualified as a therapist since 2005, and practicing continuously in the NHS ever since. After 12 years in community treatment of early ...

Episode 801: Deceit and The Custody of Two Small Children with Vernon Baumrind

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vernon Baumrind, is the father of two adult children and grandfather of four, living in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the author of the book, Decei...

Episode 800: The Body is Where Life is with Hillary McBride

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered psychologist, a researcher, and podcaster, with expertise that includes working with trauma, trauma therapies, and...

Episode 799: Mastering Resilience with Lorry Leigh Belhumeur

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lorry is a renowned leader in the field of mental health, with over 30 years of experience serving children and their families.As a licensed psycholog...

Episode 798: From Victim to Self-Empowered with Andrew Daniel

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Daniel is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, and director at the Center for Cinesomatic Development. He is the founder of Cinesomatics...

Episode 797: Hip Hop Therapy with J.C. Hall

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

J.C. Hall, LCSW, EXAT is a Hip Hop artist and therapist who runs the Hip Hop Therapy Studio program at Mott Haven Community High School, a “seco...

Episode 796: A Trauma-Informed Intake with Doreen Hills

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doreen Hills, MS, NCC, LPC, is the Founder, Director at the Center for Healing Trauma & Attachment. Their mission is to provide cutting-edge treat...

Episode 795: The Art And Science of EMDR with Rotem Brayer

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy helped Rotem change so many lives that it ended up changing his own life. By treating his client...

Episode 794: Rediscovering Myself Through Running with Aaron Klein

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Klein got into no headphones running in 2023, unknowingly, it quickly transcended into a lifestyle choice and a form of self therapy that has un...