What Would Dr. Meyers Do?
Episodes
Episode 133: How Therapy Shaped A Clinician's Own Work
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Meyers explores what happens when the clinician becomes the patient. Anthony Gaetani, LMSW, reflects on how his own therapy has s...
Episode 132: Personal Story of Sibling Abuse and Healing
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, Dr. Amy Meyers opens up about her personal experience with emotional and physical sibling abuse and the long-lasting effects...
Episode 131: A Perspective on Psychiatric Medication
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Meyers shares her thoughtful perspective on psychiatric medication, focusing on its potential utility as a tool rather than a cur...
Episode 130: The Role of Context: Systems in Practice
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Ray Blanchard explores the critical role of context and systems in practice, grounding the conversation in the person-in-environm...
Episode 129: Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hudson Elmore explains how Ketamine is being used in psychotherapy. He unpacks how patients are prepared for its use, what it's really like in...
Episode 128: School-Based Mental Health: A cell-phone free experiment
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Kevin Dahill-Fuchel, LCSW, a leader in school-based mental health, discussing how counseling supports the emotional well-being o...
Episode 127: A conversation about Sibling Abuse
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers, a survivor and expert on sibling abuse has an informal, impromptu conversation with Lorene Stanwick, also a sibling abuse survivor and pri...
Episode 126: Shifting from Surviving to Thriving
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Wright, a Certified Life Coach discusses his stuckness in survival mode and how he shifted from just existing to thriving. He shares how he showe...
Episode 125: Managing Group Dynamics
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Group formation and treatment requires thoughtfulness and awareness of the multiple dynamics at play including therapist to each individual client, th...
Episode 124: Embracing Change
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Change is scary. Because it infers facing the unknown. And there is a lot of resistance to it. How can we learn to embrace and face it with confidence...
Episode 123: Two Therapists Chatting
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when two therapists sit down for a candid, impromptu conversation about the personal challenges of working with clients? In this episode,...
Episode 122: Sibling Abuse Series: Surviving Sibling Sexual Abuse
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Epstein is more than a survivor of sibling sexual abuse: she’s a voice for hope, healing, and breaking silence. In this episode, Jane shares he...
Episode 121: Love without borders: Realities of interracial relationships
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re diving deep into the realities of interracial relationships — the highs, the hurdles, and the healing that can come from love across cultura...
Episode 120: Beyond the label: Living with food allergies
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you effected or not effected by food allergies? Either way you need to become more informed. Food allergies affect much more than what ends up on ...
Episode 119: You can get through it: Dealing with imposter syndrome
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you doubt your abilities? Feel like a fraud? And yet, there isn't evidence that you're a failure? You're struggling with imposter syndr...
Episode 118 Practical approaches to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Judith Belmont, MS is a psychotherapist and author who offers practical approaches to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Through examples, she transl...
Episode 117: Body Image & Eating Disorders in the age of Ozempic
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Anne Cohen, Director of the New York Center for Eating Disorders, coined the term "emotional eating". In this episode, she offers a nua...
Episode 116 How do we make sense of sibling abuse?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot we can understand about the sibling abuse experience and outcome for the survivor through a theoretical lens. Dr. Meyers presents th...
Episode 115 Case Presentation: Importance of accurate diagnoses
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of many anxieties about working with people and their emotional lives is contending with suicidal gestures. This case presentation of a 16 year ol...
Episode 114 Hush no More: Sexual abuse by a parent
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->After ten years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, Nicole Braddock Broml...
Episode 113 Immigration: Why it matters and why we should care
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->How do we undertand the trauma immigrants have experienced in their home...
Ep. 112 When a Social Worker Has a Mental Illness
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->The stigma of mental illness is reflected in Regina, a social worker who...
Ep. 111 Transitioning to Private Practice
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Making the move to private practice requires several considerations: Whe...
Episode 110: Sibling Abuse series: I Now See You
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->A sibling sexual abuse survivor and a mother of a SSA survivor and perpe...
Episode 109: Contagious excitement about working with medically ill children
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->It may be challenging to consider how there is joy in working with ill y...
Episode 108: Understanding EMDR
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->There are many ways to treat trauma from psychotherapy to CBT, Ketamine,...
Episode 107: When the therapist's life enters the treatment
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kellyanne Brady, PhD is pregnant. How might this impact her treatment? Transference is likely to occur. How might her clients' feelings be overtly...
Episode 106: Sibling Abuse series: Working on Healing
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->From the last podcast episode on sibling abuse, my guest, Lorene Stanwic...
Episode 105: Sibling Abuse series: Believe Me, I Wouldn't Make this Up
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not being believed when someone has been abused magnifies the experience of trauma. What happens when ones own family doesn't acknowledge the abus...
Episode 104: Growing Pains: A conversation with a Social Work student
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Alma, a BSW student who is just beginning her social work education. In spite of how astute, insightful, and self-aware she is, she still contend...
Episode 103: What we can all learn from working with Couples
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you are sure to gain a better understanding of what is at the root of most couple conflict; the need to focus on the underlying feelin...
Ep. 102: Body Dysmorphia
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have some form of body dysmorphia, and so we can all relate to this episode. Societal pressures make it almost impossible not to contend wi...
Ep. 101: We CAN have civil discourse: Approaches to navigate differences in racial identities
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers has a pointed, open and honest conversation with two racially different professors who co-teach a course on diversity. As they engage in pr...
100th episode: celebrate with a lively discussion
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Meyers as she celebrates her 100th episode with some reflections on her favorite episodes, responses to listener's questions about therapy an...
Ep. 99: Social Work and Field Education: Challenges and Solutions
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are some challenges facing the field of social work and education. COVID exacerbated issues already plaguing the field in terms of staffing and ...
Episode 98: How to take control of the Holidays
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you enjoy the holidays or not, they can still be a source of expectation, stress, and pressure. Dr. Meyers identifies some of those challengin...
Episode 97: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A personal and professional lens
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join my guest, Lilach Koch, LMSW a professional and personal expert on autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities as she...
Episode 96: Sibling Abuse Series: Everyone was Silent - An Experience of Sibling Sexual Abuse Part II
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of Diane's story of sibling sexual abuse, Diane shares more about her sibling dynamics, generational abuse, and her relationship wi...
Episode 95: Sibling Abuse Series: Everyone was Silent - An Experience of Sibling Sexual Abuse Part I
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A passionate advocate for child safety education and a sibling sexual abuse surivor, Diane Tarantini shares her family dynamics and experience on whic...
Episode 94: I love what I do but it's overwhelming
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Transitioning from student to practitioner is challenging and raises questions about one's capability. It is disarming and scary. Seasoned clinici...
Episode 93: Imposter Syndrome: Even seasoned professionals experience it
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can all identify with the feeling of not feeling capable in the workplace. Maybe you even experience fear that you will be "found out". T...
Ep 92 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: It may be overlooked as anxiety
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder creates an intrusion on thoughts and actions. Join Lauren Wolfe, MS, LPC as she discusses the ways in which OCD shows up...
Episode 91: Catatonic Depression
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers shares her experience with a friend battling catatonic depression and reflects about the societal perception of mental illness and challeng...
Episode 90: Sibling Abuse Series: Sibling Sexual Abuse
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->In the first sibling abuse series focused on sibling sexual abuse, learn...
Episode 89: Let's talk attachment
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do our relational styles of attachment get programmed from earlier caregiver figures? What is healthy attachment? We tend to repeat what is famili...
Episode 88: Re-launch Dr. Meyers shares what she's really thinking
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this re-launch of one of Dr. Meyers' favorite episodes, Mara, a seasoned client is back for a second round of questions about all things ther...
Episode 87: An Authentic Approach
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it truly mean to take an authentic approach with both supervisees and clients? Dr. Andrew Dahlstrom shares the meaningfulness and impact of ...
Episode 86: Social-Emotional Development: What we all could learn
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There seem to be similarities and even some overlap between social workers and teachers in regard to their perspectives and how we conceptualize the i...
Episode 85: Sibling Abuse Series: What are deconstructive patterns of sibling relationships and how can caregivers cultivate healthy sibling relations?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between constructive and deconstructive patterns between siblings? What is the role of the parent in creating expectations of r...
Episode 84: A Case of Domestic Violence hits close to home
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Be a fly on the wall to a clinical case discussion about working with a domestic violence victim and the countertransference that ensues. Stephanie Bl...
Episode 83: Complex Trauma
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kina Wolfenstein, LMSW, expert on complex trauma as she discusses the symptoms of complext trauma, the lived experience of shame and emotional di...
Episode 82: Vulnerability and Shame: A Clinician's own Process and Progress
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A therapist with an inclination towards rationalization, intellectualization and detachment takes on the world of interpersonal relationships. Dr. Dah...
Episode 81: The Art of Confrontation
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confronting others is often feared and not always easy, but it does not have to be equated with conflict or hostility. It is a necessary aspect of com...
Episode 80: Sibling Abuse Series: A Story of Recovery
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story of emotional and physical abuse from an adult who experienced a fearful sibling relationship and her process towards self-care and self-preser...
Episode 79: Intergenerational Trauma: Contending with being a child of Holocaust Survivors
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are long-term implications of being raised by Holocaust survivors. Gloria LeBeaux, LCSW reflects on her challenges around vulnerability, safety,...
Episode 78: Finding the Right Therapist
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a therapist can feel daunting. What is important when seeking therapy? Dr. Meyers and Dr. Brady discuss typical anxieties about starting thera...
Episode 77: Working with Illness and Countertransference
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frustrated with not being able to help his physically ill client feel better, my guest contends with his own history of helplessness with his father w...
Episode 76: Burnout and the Right to Disconnect
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you overwhelmed with work, even if you love it? Do you find it hard to balance work and personal life? Is it our human right to disconnect from an...
Episode 75: Sibling Abuse Series: A survivor's story
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for another very personal account of sibling abuse as Dr. Meyers speaks with Jennifer, a survivor of sibling abuse. In this poignant episode, ...
Episode 74: Therapy in a Modern World
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would you want in a therapist? What does it mean to be a modern therapist? Dr. Meyers speaks with with two dynamic, flexible, and innovative ther...
Episode 73: Feedback Informed Treatment
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How is it for you to provide or receive feedback? So many of us have difficulty doing this: we don't want to create hurt feelings or have hurt fee...
Episode 72: Diversity & Clinical Practice
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of pressure these days to be "woke"; to be culturally sensitive, culturally competent, and culturally humble. What does this ...
Episode 71: I'm stressed out!: What's all this stuff about "self-care"?
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We hear how important self-care is, but how do you take the first steps towards making sure you take care of YOU? Self-care leads to self-compassion, ...
Episode 70: Sibling Abuse Series: Sibling Abuse Resiliency
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being a target of sibling abuse certainly takes its toll. But there are contributing factors that help to mitigate the long-lasting effects. What are ...
Episode 69: Why are Social Workers so Devalued? No More!
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steve Burghardt, LCSW, an activist and professor of social work talks about his committment to valuing social workers. He shares his thoughts fuel...
Episode 68: The pandemic impact: Children with anxiety, depression and school refusal
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are facing a mental health crisis. Children are plagued with anxiety, depression and chronic school absenteeism. This is resulting in social and em...
Episode 67: Insights from a Pakistani-American navigating her identity in a culture of bias
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hajrah Beig, first generation Pakistani-American embraces her heritage but can find it tricky bridging the culture she identifies with at home and the...
Episode 66: Navigating the Punitive Approach of the child welfare system
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us are aware of the stereotypes associated with the child welfare system and the realities of this system's limitations. Two BSW graduates...
Episode 65: Sibling Abuse Series: A Sibling Abuse Resource for Support, Advocacy, and Change
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sibling aggression and abuse are the most common forms of family violence yet these impacting and traumatic experiences are still not being wholly add...
Episode 64: The Vulnerable Social Worker
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers discusses the state of, and fear of vulnerability in a way that most anyone can relate. She makes the case that allowing oneself to be vuln...
Episode 63: Co-parenting when there is high conflict between parents
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you in co-parenting distress? Do you work with someone who has major conflict with their partner around parenting choices. Separation and divorce ...
Episode 62: Adolescence: The Struggles are Many
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adolescence is hard! We know that first hand. The pressures of this time of development impact parents and their desire to protect or punish youth as ...
Episode 61: When supervisors and authority figures fall short in their role
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What can we all learn about ourselves and how to get what we need from hearing from those who are struggling to get what they deserve and are entitled...
Episode 60: Sibling Abuse Series: A story of Sibling Sexual Abuse
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A survivor of sibling sexual abuse shares her experience with her abusive brother and the family dynamics that shaped this relationship. She also shar...
Episode 59: The Holidays, Oh Joy
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you enjoy the holidays or not, they can still be a source of expectation, stress, and pressure. Dr. Meyers identifies some of those challengin...
Episode 58: Essentials of Clinical Practice
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are quire a few essentials in doing therapy. As we banter about those essentials including empathy, listening without judgment, self-efficacy, a...
Episode 57: Surviving to Thriving: From child victimization to positioning onself to helping others
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 19 we asked Alba Torres, a social work student who is a survivor of severe and multiple forms of child abuse and has a history of abandonme...
Episode 56: An amoral game of seduction
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers shares her raw, emotional account of uninvited sexual advances from a respected colleague. Even in subtle form, this may be uncomfortable o...
Episode 55: WWDMD Turns ONE! Anniversary Episode
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy one year anniversary to WWDMD! Celebrate with us as we reflect on the past year and where we will be heading. So much learning and growing has b...
Episode 54: When We're Not on the Same Page
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been in a collaborative relationship that wasn’t going well? We can all learn from Emily Brierly’s experience with a peer whom she c...
Episode 53: Don't Be Mad At Me: Dealing with Client Hostility
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tracey Clingo addresses her client’s anger but gets caught in her own fears of confrontation. Through reflection, self-awareness, and insight around...
Episode 52: Sibling Abuse Series: Impact and Psychodynamic Theory
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We can understand the impact of sibling abuse on survivors quite well through a psychodynamic lens. When we develop our knowledge of the ways in which...
Episode 51: Advocacy and Confrontation: How to Get Your Needs Met
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us contend with challenging aspects of our work that require us to advocate for our needs, or confront a colleague. Usually this presents as q...
Episode 50: A gay man's journey to parenthood: Life lessons for all
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A gay clinician and parent deeply reflects on his experience with oppressive heteronormativity and the challenges faced along his way to parenthood. D...
Episode 49: Reflections on the benefit of silence and ways to offer empathy
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is sure to extend its relevance beyond the profession of clinical work. We can all learn from the social workers in episode 14 who are ba...
Episode 48: Sibling Abuse Series: Sibling Abuse and Family Systems
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sibling abuse indicates a form of child neglect because in order for it to occur and persist, there is a lack of effective parental intervention. Sinc...
Episode 47: Rising from foster care: An incredible story of hope and resilience
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silas Kelly, Social Worker and podcast host shares his childhood experience of abandonment, neglect and then rescue through foster care. He shares his...
Episode 46: When your clients professes their love for you
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An elder client financially exploited by a neighbor. Reminiscent and supportive counseling amazingly improves her dementia. Then she expresses romanti...
Episode 45: Healing the Inner Child: Shifting the Way We Think
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Celeste Viciere is here to explain the process of healing the inner child She discusses the importance of becoming aware of how our early childhood ex...
Episode 44: Professional Attire Considerations: It communicates more than you may think
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How we physically present ourselves does leave room for judgment. Does our appearance send the message we want regarding how we would like to be perce...
Episode 43 : How a Mental Health Clinician came to understand her own relationship with her brother as abusive
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers is in conversation with Anne, who shared her personal story of sibling abuse in episode #38. Now, Anne shares how, through her work with a ...
Episode 42: Learning about Trauma Informed Practice and Self-Care
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working with clients who have been traumatized requires understanding of trauma-informed practices, psychodynamics, and neuroscience - and requires se...
Episode 41 : The Complexity of Racial Conversations
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three university professors and clinicians talk about their personal and teaching experiences with racial diversity, equity and inclusion and how thei...
Episode 40: Is texting a useful form of engagement?
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever struggle with the benefits vs. limitations of communicating through texting? How about when used in the therapeutic relationship? Emily Br...
Episode 39: The professional and personal journey of Dr. Meyers
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers is interviewed by a documentarian and recent social work graduate to share her career choices and path, with a focus on her personal journe...
Episode 38: SA Series: A story of Sibling Abuse
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A survivor of sibling abuse who also happens to be a seasoned therapist shares her experience with her abusive brother, the family dynamics that induc...
Episode 37: What's so Bad About Dependency?
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A budding social worker relates his personal experience with loss at a developmentally significant age. His own history affects his tolerance of his c...
Episode 36: A White Professor's Perspective on Teaching Diversity
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meyers presents her experiences teaching a course on Diversity: Power, Oppression and Social Justice. As a white professor, she addresses setting ...
Episode 35: Being your authentic self
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Petrina Williams, a new professional and graduate of Molloy University and Columbia University Social Work programs raises the question when and how t...
Episode 34: Reflections from a member of the LGBT+ population
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor and clinician Cynthia Bott discusses how she has navigated her lesbian identity and how this has created a niche practice which she finds bo...