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Bringing It All Together: Integrated Care for People with Psychotic Disorders and Substance Use Disorders, Ep. 128
Dr. Delia Cimpean Hendrick, a triple-board certified physician, provides thoughtful guidance about how to effectively address co-occurring psychotic symptoms and substance use disorders, including discussion about risk factors, clinical presentation, evidence-based practices, and multidisciplinary integrated care. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:5010/06/2021
Introducing A Field Manual for Military Parents: A Review for Practitioners Working with Military Connected Families, Ep. 127
Dr. Alan Scheuermann breaks down common norms for Military families, and also provides a compassionate, helpful, and accessible set of interventions for supporting Military families in creating a streamlined that parenting program that complements Military standards. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:09:4420/05/2021
Free CE Course: Creating an Ethical, Impactful Presence Outside the Therapy Room, from Books to Social Media to Podcasting, Ep. 126
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Licensed Psychologist and prolific host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast, joins us to share how to effectively and ethically expand beyond the therapy room to impact mental wellness and social justice, including social media engagement, podcasting, etc. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:04:1813/05/2021
“My Child Just Went Crazy One Day”: What You Need to Know about PANS & PANDAS, Ep. 125
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LPC, breaks down what therapists need to know as they evaluate and treat OCD and tic disorders, as many children and adults may actually have an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder called Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS) or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS). Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:01:1306/05/2021
Supporting Asian American Clients in a Time of Crisis: Culturally-Informed Care, Ep. 124
Dr. Helen Hsu, a clinical psychologist, provides a helpful primer about supporting the Asian American population during the pandemic and increasing discrimination, including discussion about demographics and recommendations for therapeutic interventions. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:01:1629/04/2021
Being a Therapist in a Time of Climate Catastrophe: Having These Hard Conversations, Ep. 123
Tree Staunton and Ariella Cook-Shonkoff, LMFT, climate psychology experts, discuss the emotional processing human beings engage in when facing large existential threats like climate change, and offer therapists guidance for supporting clients who are grappling with eco-anxiety. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:0722/04/2021
Demystifying and Dignifying Death: Understanding the Dying Process and Supporting Caregivers, Ep. 122
Dr. Chris Kerr, hospice physician and author of Death Is But A Dream, clarifies the physical, emotional, and cognitive experience of death and dying, from the frequency of end-of-life visions to the processing of one's own impending death, as well as offers guidance about how caregivers can view their role and better advocate for their dying loved one. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:02:4215/04/2021
Becoming Even Better: The Important Impact of Clinical Niche on Therapeutic Outcomes, Ep. 121
Miranda Palmer, LMFT, discusses what it means to have a clinical niche, how therapists competently and ethically develop one, and how a clinical niche can impact clinical outcomes. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:00:5401/04/2021
The Science of Suffering and Moving Forward - The Pandemic and Beyond, Ep. 120
Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren and Sara Showalter Van Tongeren, LCSW, do a deep dive into the research about suffering and how to move forward in the wake of chronic suffering, including processing the continuing distress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interview by Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:03:3625/03/2021
Lifting Women: Appreciating the Burden of Sexism in Society, Ep. 119
Dr. Jameta Barlow, a community health psychologist and public health scientist, discusses the impact of patriarchal society on women's health and wellbeing, and offers a starting point for embracing, supporting, and lifting the feminine, including discussion about various types of intersectionality within the female population.
01:02:5708/03/2021
Supporting African American Clients: Increasing Access to Care And Appreciating Cultural Norms, Ep. 118
Dr. Tammy Hodo, a sociologist with an Urban Studies focus, discusses common factors that contribute to a lack of access to and utilization of mental health services by African American individuals, including discussion about historical context and cultural factors. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:1126/02/2021
Supporting Multiracial Individuals: Things to Know, Approaches, and Considerations, Ep. 117
Dr. Dana Stone, LMFT, focuses in on identity development of multiracial individuals, from social context to family dynamics. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:05:1918/02/2021
Navigating Insurance for In-Network & Out-Of-Network Providers: Ethical Considerations & Important Points, Ep. 116
Dr. Ajita Robinson, LCPC, breaks down important considerations about being an INN or OON insurance provider, and directly addresses some common myths and misunderstandings in the field. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
01:01:3011/02/2021
The Healing Our Core Issues Model: Treating Childhood and Developmental Trauma, Ep. 115
Jan Bergstrom, LMHC, provides a helpful breakdown of the Healing Our Core Issues Model, which is an integration model which uses the theoretical models of attachment, mindfulness, neuroscience, body-based methodologies and the core issues work informed by Pia Mellody. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:3004/02/2021
When it's Not Autism or ADHD... Sensory Processing Disorder As Common Ground, Ep. 114
Featuring Dr. Shiro Torquato, a child psychologist, this informative episode takes a closer look at Sensory Processing Disorder, from what it is, how to recognize it, and how to treat it. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:5328/01/2021
White Supremacist Violence: Understanding the Resurgence and Stopping the Spread , Ep. 113
Extremism expert Dr. Brian Van Brunt discusses the White Supremacist violence movement, and offers practical treatment approaches and insight about prevention techniques. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:0721/01/2021
Seeing Clearly: The Basics of Supporting Clients Experiencing Vision Loss, Ep. 112
Deb Marinos, CRC, offers helpful and easy-to-apply guidance for best supporting legally blind and visually-impaired clients, from how to create a welcoming, safe environment to supporting safe and affordable transportation to your office for sessions. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:1214/01/2021
The Violence of Advice: Helping Without Overpowering, Ep. 111
Stephen Andrew, LCSW, LADC, discusses the power differential in therapy, and sheds light on how therapists can approach therapeutic conversations in a more compassionate and Motivational Interviewing-based way in order to encourage therapeutic change. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:3710/12/2020
Narcissist: The Skilled Abuser, Part II: How Narcissistic Personalities Affect Family Dynamics, Ep. 110
Dr. Catherine Barrett breaks down the impact of narcissism on the family system and offers guidance about working with children and families affected by significant others with NPD traits. Presentation. See Episode #51 for Part I.
01:01:4203/12/2020
Will My Client Hurt Someone?: A Primer on Risk Assessment, Ep. 109
Risk assessment expert Robert Scholz, LMFT, discusses critical approaches for evaluating whether a client may become violent, including identification of red flags and discussion of a clinician's role in threat management. Particular attention is paid to child, adolescent, and young adult client risk management. WARNING: This episode contains discussion of acts of violence. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:5419/11/2020
Providing Inclusive, Respectful Care to Your Gender Questioning, Transgender, & Nonbinary Clients, Ep. 108
Trans awareness expert Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC, dives into the ins-and-outs of important clinical considerations for providers who are wanting to support and best serve their trans and nonbinary clients. From the use of gender-neutral language to office signage, this course is a great primer. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:0612/11/2020
The Brain's Route of Survival: Complex Trauma and Personality Development, Ep.107
Shari Simmons, LCSW, gives a unique and eye-opening look at how traumatic experiences shape personality development and the creation of strategies to ensure survival despite challenging circumstances and experiences. Presentation.
01:01:2829/10/2020
When Client/Therapist Values Clash: The Diversity Training EVERY Clinician Needs Right Now, Ep. 106
Diversity expert Lambers Fisher, LMFT, offers a shame-free, centering approach to approaching values disagreements with clients. How do we maintain our values AND maintain rapport? This course covers it all. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:1314/10/2020
Coming Out On A Continuum: Recognizing the Lifelong Process for LGBTQ People, Ep. 105
LGBTQ expert therapist John Sovec walks through the stages of LGBTQ+ coming out, and explores how the coming out process involves a continuous stream of coming out moments across a lifespan. Coming out trauma is also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:0208/10/2020
Are We What We Eat? Linking Nutrition to Behavioral Health. Ep. 104
In this must-listen episode, Registered Dietician David Wiss dives deep about the gut microbiome, variations in diet, and their profound impact on mental health and addiction. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:0501/10/2020
Couple Therapy: Yes, You Can Bill Insurance For It… Here’s How, Ep. 103
Insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, busts myths about billing insurance for couple therapy, and discusses coding considerations, legal/ethical concerns, and approaches. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:5017/09/2020
Minding the Gap: Connecting Trauma Work With The 12 Steps, Ep. 102
Dr. Jamie Marich, an expert on addictive disorders and trauma treatment, gives helpful insight about how to effectively bring a trauma-informed side to traditional 12 Step work. Presentation.
01:01:4910/09/2020
Understanding The World that Shaped Us: Where Diversity Meets Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy, Ep. 101
La Shanda Sugg, LCP, provides a helpful overview of Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy (DARTT), including application to transgenerational dynamics and cultural, racial, and other traumas. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:5502/09/2020
Free Gottman CE Course: Healing Invisible Wounds: Working Through Past Sexual Trauma in Relationships, Ep. 100
In this intimate, graceful interview, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, PSY shares perspectives and interventions to support couples in which one or both/all members are sexual trauma survivors. WARNING: Clearly Clinical listeners are warned that this interview course contains discussion about sexual trauma and acts of sexual violence. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:04:4719/08/2020
Turning the Frown Upside Down: TMS and the Treatment of Depression, Ep. 99
Dr. Shashita Inamdar, a psychiatrist specialized in depression and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), helpfully discusses the application, risk, and benefits of TMS for people with 'treatment-resistant' depression, and gives a sound overview of how and when to refer clients for TMS. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:4807/08/2020
College During Coronavirus: Clinically Navigating Decisions and Challenges, Ep. 97 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Dr. Mark Stevens, PSY discusses the challenges faced by young adult clients and their families who are making hard choices about what to do during the 2020/2021 academic year due to the pandemic. Helpful perspectives, reframes, and interventions are discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:05:5716/07/2020
Lifting LGBTQIA Voices of Color: Racism Among Gender & Sexual Minorities, Ep. 96
Dr. Frank Sanchez, PSY, LMFT, and Luna Malbroux, MSW, join trans advocate Jazzmun Crayton in discussing their clinical and lived experiences as multiple minority individuals... their thoughts on what it means to be members of both a racial minority and a sexual/gender minority simultaneously. Guidance for non-minority clinicians is also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:0530/06/2020
Lifting Black Voices: Therapy, Trust, and Racial Trauma, Ep. 95
Clinicians La Shanda Sugg, LPC, L.J. Lumpkin, LMFT, & Dr. Tiffany Crayton, LPC discuss the theme of therapeutic mistrust in the Black and African community, and offer insight about how the lived experience of BIPOC individuals may impact the course of therapy. Guidance for non-minority clinicians is also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:0619/06/2020
Supporting Loved Ones Through COVID-19 Deaths: Critical Clinical Considerations, Ep. 94 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW, an expert on grief and loss, sheds a powerful light on how deaths caused by the pandemic are different than from other deaths, like lack of goodbyes and delayed/canceled funerals; the grief implications for surviving loved ones is discussed. Key insight is provided to help clinicians better support people who have critically-ill loved ones with COVID-19, or have already lost someone to the disease. Interview with Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:02:1011/06/2020
Excelling at Telehealth with Children and Teens: The Structure, Interventions, and Legal/Ethical Considerations, Ep. 93
Ariel Landrum, LMFT, an expert in the arena of online child and adolescent therapy, gives some great and practice guidance about how to keep sessions interesting, engaging, and effective. Important legal and ethical considerations are also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:02:0404/06/2020
Hey, White Therapist, Here's Where We Start, Ep. 92
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, gives a primer about the themes white therapists can begin exploring to be more aware of their own racial identity, cultural conditioning, and the effects on clients of Color. Includes discussion of interventions and considerations. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:05:0101/06/2020
A Heart-to-Heart about Appreciating the Global and Personal Trauma of COVID-19, Ep. 91 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Dr. Jamie Marich, LPCC, a trauma specialist, discusses the pandemic's global and personal trauma impact, and offers helpful interventions to client and clinician alike. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:01:5322/05/2020
The Grip of Grief: Processing The Continual Losses of the Pandemic, Ep. 90 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW, an expert on grief and loss, desribes the origin and function of grief, and provides helpful interventions to help clients manage the innumerable losses caused by the pandemic. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:04:2307/05/2020
Managing Conflict: Working with Couples in Captivity, Ep. 89
Shane Birkel, LMFT, an expert couple therapist, shares insight about the challenges today's couples are facing, and offers practical tools to help clinciains support couples during this time. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:01:0930/04/2020
Navigating Conflict and Polarization in These Trying Times, Ep. 88
Dr. Peter Coleman, an expert in conflict and anxiety, discusses the challenges of and strategies for navigating interpersonal conflicts under highly-anxious, shelter-in-place conditions, and how the pandemic crisis offers opportunities for breaking free of the ensconced patterns of political divisiveness in our society. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:03:1023/04/2020
Teletherapy: It's More Effective Than You Think and How To Make It Even Better, Ep. 87
Telehealth experts Dr. Kate Campbell, LMFT and Kate Lemieux, LMFT shed light on how to make the transition to telehealth a positive experience for both client and clinician alike. Helpful tips are shared, as well as first-hand experience. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:2216/04/2020
Getting Through COVID-19 Directives: Supporting Connection and Emotional Health, Ep. 86 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Celebrity neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho shares the evolutionary origins of anxiety and discusses practical interventions that will help you both take care of yourself and help you support clients while connecting meaningfully during telehealth sessions. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:04:4902/04/2020
From Our Founder: Appreciation, a Favor and a Freebie, Ep. 85
Clearly Clinical founder and podcast host, Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias, gives the brief backstory of Clearly Clinical and tells you what we have in store for you during this uncertain and unusual time. You're mental health warriors, and we're here to support you.
04:1930/03/2020
Swiftly Transitioning to Online Therapy, Ethically and Legally, Ep. 84
Dr. Amber Lyda, an expert on online therapy, discusses how to rapidly transition to providing online therapy, including a review of legal and ethical considerations and considerations for policies, procedures, and systems. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:00:5618/03/2020
Making Sense of the Pandemic: Psychological Impact on Clients and Communities, Ep. 83 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Dr. Baruch Fischhoff, pandemic expert and clinical psychologist, discusses how human behavior changes in response to pandemics, and offers guidance about how individuals and communities can psychologically weather these unusual times. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
01:01:3718/03/2020
Electronic Records Systems: Legal/Ethical Considerations and Navigating the Options, Ep. 82
Matt Stevens, founder at Alleva EMR, discusses the factors clinicians should consider when selecting and implementing an EMR, from the legal/ethical concerns, to ease-of-use considerations, and thoughts about how to effectively navigate the on-board process. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:2013/03/2020
Co-occurring Recovery: Treating Mental Health and Addiction Side-By-Side, Ep. 81
David Deutsch, social worker and addiction counselor, explains the unique challenges faced by persons who have both a mental health and substance use disorders. The evidence-based practice of Integrated Treatment for persons with Co-occurring Disorders is also reviewed. Presentation.
01:01:0528/02/2020
Psychotherapy’s Fatal Flaw and How to Fix It, Ep. 80
Drs. Scott Miller and Daryl Chow review the research about stagnant therapy outcomes and provide a glimpse into what’s required to deliver better psychotherapy results. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:01:3520/02/2020
The Soul of Recovery: Maintaining Integrity through Spiritual Practices, Ep. 79
Gina Tabrizy, LMFT, reviews research about integrating spirituality into addiction recovery, and discusses ways for clinicians to bring spirituality into therapy, including when provider and client differ in perspectives. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
01:05:0510/02/2020
Managed Care 101: Considerations, Ethics, and Requirements, Ep. 78
David Nefussy, a tenured insurance company executive, discusses the ins and outs of becoming an approved provider with an insurance company, and covers ethical implications of issues like billing, collection of copays, and other policies. Presentation.
01:00:3631/01/2020