The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast

Are you curious about what really happens in therapy? The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast pulls back the curtain on the therapeutic process with real conversations, expert insights, and clinical wisdom. Designed for therapists, therapy interns, and lifelong learners, each episode explores powerful approaches that shed light on different clinical specialties including childhood trauma treatment, supports for specialized or marginalized communities, psychosis, marriage therapy, neurodivergent folks, and so much more through the lens of experienced clinicians and authors.

Whether you're a mental health professional seeking supervision tips or a listener navigating anxiety, trauma, identity, or relationships, this podcast offers deep learning and emotional clarity. Learn how therapists think, respond, and support healing, with takeaways you can apply professionally.

Hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW—therapist, supervisor, and educator—this podcast is your accessible training ground for the art and science of therapy.

📍 Listen at lorainmoorehead.com

Episodes

9 episodes

Why Clinical Ethics and Supervision Matter More Than Ever with Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT

In this episode, Lorain Moorehead sits down with Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT, a former prosecutor turned LMFT clinical supervisor, to explore ethical gray zones, common regulatory mistakes, and the evolving role of supervision in clinical pr...

September 10, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 9 • 56:06

Strengthening Emotional Bonds and Fostering Deep Connections in Couples Therapy with Dr. Marni Feuerman

In this episode, Lorain sits down with Dr. Marni Feuerman, LCSW, LMFT, clinical psychologist and author of Ghosted and Breadcrumbed to explore different approaches to couples therapy including the two she's highly trained in--Emotionally Focuse...

July 23, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 5 • 57:05

Rewrite the Story of Psychosis with Hope with guest Dr. Aaron Brinen, Psy.D.

This episode was timed the week of Dr. Aaron Brinen's new book, Living Well with Psychosis. One of the lines I liked in his book is "in order to talk about Living Well, we have to talk about living," and, we do! From developing g...

July 16, 2025 • 56:05

Attachment Wounds Through the Lens of Complex Trauma with Melissa Lapides

Melissa Lapides, LMFT (@getsecurelyattached) discusses the profound effects of complex trauma, particularly in early childhood, and how it manifests in adult relationships. She emphasizes the importance of understanding attachment theory and ho...

July 09, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 3 • 43:18

Being Seen, Being You: DBT Skills for a Life Worth Living with Dr. Kiki Fehling

For the therapist who might incorporate a DBT skill here or there but has always wondered what else there is to know...In this conversation, Dr. Kiki Fehling a clinical psychologist and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certified researcher d...

July 02, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 2 • 54:00

The Traumaplay Path: Child, caregiver, and therapist dyads in play therapy with Paris Goodyear-Brown

SummaryIn this conversation, I have the pleasure of talking with Paris Goodyear Brown about the development and principles of her model Traumaplay, an integrative approach to play therapy that addresses the needs of families and chil...

June 25, 2025 • 39:20