What Would Dr. Meyers Do?
Episodes
Episode 33: When the therapist terminates practice
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are several forms of termination with a client. The client can end treatment, the therapist can end the client’s treatment or the therapist ca...
Episode 32: When the therapist identifies with the client
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about how therapists manage when we experience and struggle with something similar in our life at the same time as our clients. Dr. Mey...
Episode 31: Sibling Abuse Series, Part 5: Sibling Abuse as a Complex Trauma
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The experience of sibling abuse is presented to make a case for consideration of sibling abuse as a Complex Trauma. Dr. Meyers defines sibling abuse a...
Episode 30: Grappling with control: Understanding transference through a clinical case presentation
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So much can be learned about the client from the way she relates to the therapist. It’s usually an indication of her relationships outside of the th...
Episode 29: Eyes Wide Shut
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have been trapped in systems that fail us. Amanda Sanchez, MSW is back to discuss navigating these systems. How have you been impacted by fault...
Episode 28: When Trauma Meets Trauma
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Social Worker with her own history of sexual abuse and intimate partner violence has empathy for her clients based on her identification with them, ...
Episode 27: Dr. Meyers shares "what she's really thinking"
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mara, a seasoned client is back for a second round of questions about all things therapy. She probes to learn more about what therapists really think ...
Episode 26: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Soon to be graduates of Molloy University’s social work program grapple with “what am I going to do with my life?”. Societal pressures of succes...
Episode 25: Sibling Abuse Series, Part 4: Assessment
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue the sibling abuse series learning how to assess for the occurrence of sibling abuse - as it is happening during childhood/adolescence AND ...
Episode 24: All Things Trans
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are curious, baffled, and sometimes turned off by those whom don't fit societal norms. Meet Hannah Fons, an exemplary human being who happens to be...
Episode 23: Rising Up from Injustice
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bianca Shaw, a community-based social worker, supports and empowers the leadership of parents impacted by the family policing system through narrative...
Episode 22: When Your Therapist Makes You Squirm
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mara, a seasoned client, talks about her experiences in therapy: what she found challenging, and unsettling about how her therapists worked with her a...
Episode 21: Sibling Abuse Series, Part 3: Risk and Protective Factors
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sibling abuse exists within the family environment due to certain stressors and its perpetuation is affected by caregiver mismanagement. Learn how to ...
Episode 20: A Holistic Approach
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about working from a Holistic lens; and what happens when a clinician doesn’t believe in medication even when it may benefit the client?
Episode 19: So Many Losses
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when trauma meets trauma? My guest talks about her traumatic past as a victim of severe child abuse and how her resilience and limitation...
Episode 18: Confrontation: Yes You Can!
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Confronting others is often feared and not always pleasant, but it is imperative towards getting our needs met. Dr. Meyers offers an empowering outloo...
Episode 17: Heal Thyself
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A social worker shares her traumatic upbringing and her perseverance. She and Dr. Meyers explore her pull to the helping profession as a result of &nb...
Episode 16: Sibling Abuse Series, Part 2: The Enduring Impact
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Understand the long-lasting emotionally traumatic repercussions for the victim/survivor of childhood and adolescent sibling abuse.
Episode 15: We All Need Community
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It really does take a village. How did two social workers capitalize on their resources to serve themselves and those they serve? We all need to...
Episode 14: The Art of Empathy & Silence
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it so challenging to convey empathy and to sit with silence? These seemingly simple offerings to others come weighted with our own discomforts....
Episode 13: This Work is Scary
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we strive to help others, we must also contend with our own fears, concerns, and anxieties. Dr. Meyers talks with social work students about how pe...
Episode 12: It's Over, I'm Done
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When is it time to end therapy? And whose decision is it? Is the client resistant to the work or has your work been successful? Dr. Meyers challenges ...
Episode 11: Sibling Abuse Series, Part 1: It Hurts and It's Serious
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a series on Sibling Abuse, Dr. Meyers outlines what exactly sibling abuse is, and what it looks like. Although sibling abuse still rem...
Episode 10: A Fine Line
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Slovakia with a history of abuse, foster care, gangs, and drugs, Social Worker Tomas and Dr. Meyers explore how his traumatic past ...
Episode 9: To Tell the Truth
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simple gestures from clients may have significant meaning. Dr. Meyers and Molloy University social work students talk about the symbolic meaning of gi...
Episode 8: The Awakening
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Petrina Williams, MSW discusses her traumatic upbringing inclusive of abuse and abandonment. Together we explore how this effects her ability to...
Episode 7: You Want Me To Bare My Soul
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the classroom, Dr. Meyers finds herself the subject of students’ desires to know more about her. This is a learning opportunity as clients often ...
Episode 6: You See Me and That Feels Good
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a clinician feels closely connected to her client? Petrina Williams’ attraction to her abusive, mentally ill client is rooted in a...
Episode 5: I Didn't Sign up for this
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Therapists regularly process their work with clients in supervision. Dr. Meyers reveals her experience participating in a supervision group that felt ...
Episode 4: You Don't Know Me
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to be seen for who we are. What happens when our clients’ perceptions of us don’t match who we truly are, or how we want to be perceiv...
Episode 3: Harrowing, Healing, and Helping
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social Worker Amanda Sanchez talks about her own intergenerational mental health issues and how she has worked intentionally to overcome her trauma an...
Episode 2: Jessie and Me
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, a therapist can identify closely with her client, sharing similar life experiences. This can make it challenging to maintain objectivity. D...
Episode 1: Suck it Up and Carry On
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molloy University Social Work student and Veteran Petrina Williams shares her fear of entering an internship working with Veterans. Although she ident...
How it All Began
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what clinicians and social workers are REALLY thinking and feeling as they help others navigate their lives? This podcast is al...