The Therapist Lounge
Welcome to The Therapist Lounge — where therapists learn, grow, and connect through authentic conversations. Each episode brings you real talk with fellow clinicians about the art and practice of therapy — from new modalities and trainings to the books and ideas shaping our field. This is a space for genuine dialogue, professional growth, and shared wisdom — therapist to therapist.
Episodes
8 episodes
Episode 8: Self-Reflection Skills That Make Therapy Safer with author, Beth Canalichio LCSW
Sabrina talk candidly with LCSW and author Beth Canalichio about why therapists need consistent self-reflection and why getting our own therapy can make us more effective and less reactive with clients. We unpack blind spots, burnout, and the e...
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Episode 8
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25:35
Episode 7: MindBridge. The Human Role in AI Therapy with Dr. Binyamin Klempner MSW, PhD
Sabrina talks with Dr. Binyamin Klempner MSW, PhD from Tel Aviv about using artificial intelligence in therapy without losing clinical judgment, privacy, or the human relationship. They break down how MindBridge uses structured prompts, therapi...
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Episode 7
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27:35
Episode 6: Bridging Faith & Mental Health: Training in The P.A.T.H. Model™
We walk with Dr. Jack Gaddy Hilton , Social Worker through the PATH model—Presence, Alignment, Truth, Healing—showing clinicians how to integrate faith ethically without preaching. We explore stigma in churches, training gaps on both sides, and...
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Episode 6
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46:09
Episode 5: How Worth-Conscious Therapy Transforms Healing and Self Worth with Dawna Daigneault EdS LPC, CCPT
We explore worth-conscious therapy with Dawna Daigneault and map how clinicians can replace conditional approval with a stable foundation of inherent self-worth. Practical tools, visuals, and safety steps help clients move from perfection...
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Episode 5
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28:56
Episode 4: Infertility, Grief, And Ethical Care with therapist Kimberly Koll MS, LMHC ,LPC, NCC
We share a clinician’s roadmap for supporting infertility and reproductive loss with skill and care, from first-line treatments to third‑party reproduction. We name the grief that often goes unseen, the ethics of referral, and the tools that he...
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Episode 4
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34:13
Episode 3: Hard Conversations in DBT: Suicidality and the Myths Around Coaching with Stephanie Fennell LCPC
I talk with Stephanie Fennel about what separates DBT-informed, trained, and certified work, and how those levels shape safety, structure, and outcomes. We clear up myths about coaching, walk through the biosocial theory, and share concrete ste...
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32:54
Episode 2: Neurodiversity, Competence, And Care With Maverick Joyce MSW
We challenge neuronormative care by centering acceptance, cultural humility, and body-based practices for autistic and ADHD clients. Maverick shares how somatics, narrative therapy, and neuroqueered CBT restore agency, while we unpack DSM limit...
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Episode 2
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34:53
Episode 1: Embodied Awakening. When the Therapist Becomes the Practice with Harmony Kwiker, MA, NCC, ACS
Sabrina and Harmony discuss how Gestalt therapy and awake awareness shift the frame from therapist-as-expert to client-led healing grounded in presence, embodiment, and intuition. Harmony Kwiker shares practical ways to honor innate spiritualit...
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Episode 1
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23:44