Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills
What to actually do in session. Past guests include Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Michelle Garnett (Autism and ADHD), Dr. Paul Hewitt (perfectionism research), Wendy Behary, LCSW (schema therapy for narcissism), Lainey Rosenzweig, LMFT (founder of Accelerated Resolution Therapy), Dr. Steven C. Hayes (founder of ACT), Dr. William R. Miller (co-developer of Motivational Interviewing), and Dr. Ricardo Muñoz (ran the first randomized controlled trial to prevent depression).
Hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDR Certified Approved Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, and graduate school faculty associate. Expert guests share evidence-based interventions you can take straight into your next session.
Many episodes offer a free CEU for licensure in Arizona through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Content is relevant for continuing education across LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC, NBCC, and psychology licensure.
Topics include:
- EMDR therapy, trauma processing, and advanced EMDR applications
- Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts work, and integrative trauma approaches
- CBT, DBT, RO-DBT, ACT, and third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies
- Clinical supervision, therapist training, and professional development
- Trauma, complex trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, and nervous system regulation
- ADHD, autism, neurodiversity-affirming assessment and treatment
- Therapist burnout, perfectionism, compassion fatigue, and sustainable self-care
- Couples therapy, attachment theory, and relational wounds
- Anxiety, OCD, and exposure-based interventions
- Grief, prolonged grief disorder, and meaning-making
- Suicide risk assessment, CAMS, and crisis intervention
- Parent-child therapy, adolescent anxiety, and family systems
- Perinatal mental health
- Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and emerging modalities
- Clinical ethics, risk management, and culturally responsive practice
- Private practice development, insurance, and building a sustainable career
Questions we answer:
- How do I use EMDR, CBT, DBT, or ACT in real-life sessions, not just textbook examples?
- How do I choose which therapy modality to learn next?
- How do other therapists handle burnout and compassion fatigue?
- How do I integrate different modalities instead of feeling like I'm doing them wrong?
- When should I use IFS parts work versus EMDR reprocessing?
- How do I grow as a therapist after grad school or licensure?
- How do I make my practice more trauma-informed and culturally responsive?
- How do I find my niche or specialty as a clinician?
- What does evidence-based therapy actually look like in practice?
- How do therapists cope with imposter syndrome and self-doubt?
- How do I explain complex therapy concepts to clients in simple language?
Primary-source interviews on EMDR and related trauma reprocessing methods, with the clinicians who developed them: Lainey Rosenzweig on Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and Thomas Zimmerman on the Four Blinks version of Flash technique.
Whether you are a seasoned clinician or a graduate student, every episode is built to sharpen your clinical thinking. Listen while you drive, walk, or decompress between sessions.
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Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills
Prolonged Grief and Seeking Help with Dr. Sonya Lott, PhD
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What is Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy and why does it matter?
In this deeply moving episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, sits down with Dr. Sonya Lott, grief therapy expert and affiliate of the Center for Prolonged Grief, to explore Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). You’ll learn what PGD is, how it’s diagnosed, and why so many therapists and clients miss the signs.
Whether you’re a therapist, a grieving human, or someone supporting others through loss, this conversation offers transformative clarity, heartfelt compassion, and actionable insight. Dr. Lott breaks down the evolution of grief language, explains why the five stages of grief model is outdated, and shares a roadmap for evidence-based grief therapy.
You’ll learn:
- What defines Prolonged Grief Disorder and how it differs from depression or PTSD
- How to assess PGD using validated tools like the Inventory of Complicated Grief
- The structure of Prolonged Grief Therapy (PGT) and its roots in CBT and attachment theory
- Why grief-specific training is essential for today’s therapists
- Where to access free and low-cost PGD training and resources
Dr. Lott also shares how therapists can protect their own emotional energy while holding space for sorrow and why this work is sacred.
Listen now to discover how Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy is helping us conceptualize how to understand loss and how you can integrate these vital tools into your work and life.
Resources mentioned:
- Center for Prolonged Grief
- Caring Connections – University of Utah
- Article
- Dr. Sonya Lott's website
- The inventory of complicated grief
Continuing Education: Many episodes offer a free CEU for licensure in Arizona through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Content is relevant for continuing education across LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC, NBCC, and psychology licensure.
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