Lessons from the psychotherapy chair
I have been in both chairs in the psychotherapy room, and I have learned the value of good therapy, and I have learned the value of bad therapy. Not only have I learned the value of therapy, but I have also learned a lot of lessons in both chairs. Today, I occupy the psychotherapist chair and sometimes the client chair, and I continue to learn lessons that both surprise me and teach me that a graduate degree does not guarantee expertise or even basic knowledge about mental health in today's world. I want to share some of the things that I have learned from both chairs that have set the course of my journey both as a therapist and a human being. These are the lessons learned by an OG WooWoo Therapist during 28 years in the therapist chair.
Episodes
7 episodes
Attachment and attachment trauma
Today I talk about attachment and attachment trauma. I look at what that is through the lens of CPTSD, dissociation and polyvagal theory.Porges, S. W. (1995). Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our ev...
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24:15
One House, Many Rooms
Today I talk about DID. Below I have provided citations for the information mentioned in the blog.https://www.aetv.com/shows/many-sides-of-jane · American Psyc...
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24:01
Let's start putting this together
In this episode I briefly review the information from previous podcasts and link them together by using metaphor and examples.
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31:02
Aphantasia and IFS
In this episode I answer a question from podcast 1 about aphantasia, what it is, what it is not, and how it relates to autobiographical recall. I also give a brief overview of IFS as a way of working with internal parts.
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28:42
Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders
Today I am going to talk about dissociation and give a brief overview of dissociative disorders.This is not intended to take the place of counseling or therapy but to highlight some of the issues that could or need to be addressed with a...
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27:18