The Holistic Counselor

By Diana S. Rice, LMHC, CIMHP, QS

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The Holistic Counselor Podcast is where faith, psychology, and whole-person wellness meet. Hosted by Diana S. Rice, LMHC, CIMHP, QS—a licensed mental health counselor, integrative practitioner, and storyteller based in South Florida—this podcast offers grounded, compassionate conversations for anyone seeking emotional healing, mental clarity, spiritual growth, and healthier relationships. Episodes feature a wide range of voices: therapists, physicians, attorneys, pastors, educators, authors, wellness practitioners, and advocates. Together, we explore trauma recovery, nervous system health, neuroplasticity, boundaries, identity, spiritual formation, church hurt, anxiety, resilience, integrative wellness, creativity, and the real stories that shape us. Some conversations reflect Diana's Christian perspective and theology; others center on clinical insight, cultural context, or holistic practices. All episodes share the same intention: reducing stigma, elevating mental-health literacy, honoring diverse lived experiences, and supporting whole-person transformation. This podcast is a safe space for clinicians, faith leaders, creatives, parents, and anyone on a healing journey—whether you come from a church background, a deconstructing season, a holistic wellness path, or simply curiosity about mental and emotional health. Florida therapy services: www.throughthevalleytherapy.com (Florida residents only) Consulting, coaching, and educational work: www.transformedmindcc.com Support the podcast and help keep it independent by visiting the merch store: https://theholisticcounselorpodcast.printful.me/ Educational only; not therapy, diagnosis, or medical care.

Episode Date
Ep. 111 - Men's Mental Health, Church Hurt, and Nervous System Healing with Sacred Grit's Spiritual Coach, Jason Lyle
Jun 03, 2026
Ep. 110 - When Words Aren't Enough: How Art Therapy Heals Trauma, Anxiety & Relationships (MBT Explained) | Anna Green, LMHC
May 27, 2026
Ep. 109 - Church Hurt, Religious Trauma & High-Achieving Christian Women: Healing Perfectionism & Burnout in Leadership | Robin Goad, Author & AWS Executive
May 20, 2026
Ep. 108 - Long Covid, Chronic Fatigue, and Anxiety — When the Body Isn't Believed and the Nervous System Suffers | Evan H. Hirsch, MD
May 13, 2026
Ep. 107 - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Attachment, Cycles, and How Couples Heal with Dr. Marni Feuerman
May 06, 2026
Ep. 106 - CIRS (Mold Illness) Symptoms & Nervous System Healing After MS — Christine Ruch, Holistic Transformation Guide
Apr 29, 2026
Ep. 105 - Single, Sexual, and Saved: Healing Shame, Purity Culture Wounds, and Disenfranchised Grief w Tracy Nallery Fultz, LCSW
Apr 22, 2026
Ep. 104 - The Truth About Teen Recovery: Family Systems, Stigma, and Getting the Right Level of Care w/ Katie Cousins, MSW
Apr 15, 2026
Ep. 103 - Why Men Struggle With Emotions: Fixer-Type Masculinity, Anger, and Healing w/ Jon Waller, LMHC
Apr 08, 2026
Ep. 102 - When God Makes You Wait: Finding Purpose, Peace, and Emotional Strength When Life Feels Stuck — with Dr. Yolle Pierre
Apr 01, 2026
Ep. 101 - From New Age to R.A.D.I.A.N.T. Faith: Healing, Community & Abundant Living with Lori Bergman, Realtor & Founder of the R.A.D.I.A.N.T. Women's Collective
Mar 25, 2026
Ep. 100 - Faith, Trauma Healing & Mental Health — A Reflection on Purpose and Renewal
Mar 18, 2026
Ep. 99 - TMS Explained - A Clear, Compassionate Conversation with PMHNP Jackie Simon
Mar 11, 2026
Ep. 98 - Healing Latina Health: Gut-Brain Connection, Cultural Food & Hormone Balance with ​Health Coach, Naihomy Jerez
Mar 04, 2026
Ep. 97 - Holistic Psychiatry Beyond Big Pharma: Faith, Culture & Informed Care with Dr. Tzvi Furer
Feb 25, 2026
Ep. 96 - Talking Politics Without Losing Your Mind—or Your Relationships | Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S, Author of The And Way: Assertive Peacemaking in a Divided World
Feb 18, 2026
Ep. 95 - When Shame Meets Healing: Addiction, Faith, & Identity with Therapist Sara Brenker, LCSW
Feb 11, 2026
Ep. 94 - Marijuana Psychosis, Delta‑8, and Teen Mental Health — What Parents and Clinicians Need to Know with John Puls, LCSW, MCAP
Feb 04, 2026
Ep. 93 - Christian Mom Guilt & Presence: Renewing Your Mind in Christ with Mama Coach Sindy Love
Jan 28, 2026
Ep. 92 - Healing After Domestic Violence & Spiritual Abuse with Anna Marie Lopes, Abuse-Recovery & Post-Traumatic Growth Coach
Jan 21, 2026
Ep. 91 - CBT, DBT & Renewing the Mind: Practical Tools for Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome & Emotional Regulation w Dr. Lisa Napolitano
Jan 14, 2026
Ep. 90 - Christian Spiritual Abuse & Recovery: Story of Abuse, Purity Culture & Freedom
Jan 07, 2026
Ep. 89 - Don't Mess With My DNA: Dr. Don Wood on Emotional Concussions, Trauma Healing & Rebooting the Brain
Dec 31, 2025
Ep. 88 - Baker Act, Marchman Act & Guardianship in Florida: A Trauma-Informed Look at Legal Intervention with Attorney Mark Astor
Dec 24, 2025
Ep. 87 - Brazilian Mental Health, Immigration Stress & Culturally Competent Therapy with Lidiana Cartolano, LMHC (Bilingual Portuguese Therapist in Florida)
Dec 17, 2025
Ep. 86 - Somatic Healing & Expressive Arts Therapy for Trauma Recovery with Cathy Williams founder of Intuitive Self
Dec 10, 2025
Ep. 85 - What Is OCPD? Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder with Darryl Rossignol of The OCPD Foundation
Dec 03, 2025
Ep. 84 - Healing Trauma and Addiction in First Responders with Steve Campana, Hanley Foundation First Responder Liaison & Retired EMS Captain
Nov 26, 2025
Ep. 83 - The Root Cause of Cancer: Paul Leendertse's 15-Step Real-Self Healing Process for Mind-Body Recovery
Nov 19, 2025
Ep. 82 - Ending the Silence: Faith-Based, Age-Appropriate Sex Education to Break Shame & Reclaim Biblical Sexuality with Kristen Miele, M.Ed.
Nov 12, 2025
Ep. 81 - How An Ethnobotanist Uses Caribbean Herbalism, Bush Tea & Ancestral Plant Wisdom to Heal the Mind and Body w/ Aleya Fraser
Nov 05, 2025
Ep. 80 - From Postpartum Pain to Creative Power with Katana Malone – Award-Winning Actress, Author & CEO
Oct 31, 2025
Ep. 79 - 4KIDS, TBRI® & EPIC Parenting Tools for Trauma Recovery | Meiby Nodarse, LMHC on Healing Through Faith
Oct 22, 2025
Ep. 78 - Healing Your Money Story — Emotional Spending, IFS, and Financial Peace with Jennifer Schrappe, LPCC-S
Oct 15, 2025
Ep. 77 - Reclaiming Biblical Sexuality After Trauma & Purity Culture" with Dr. Carol Tanksley, M.D., D.Min.
Oct 08, 2025
Special Edition Rise Latina Summit: Mind & Body Renovation (Oct 14–16, 2025)
Oct 03, 2025
Ep. 76 - Family Constellation Therapy for Healing Generational Trauma | John Acosta of ZuluOne
Oct 01, 2025
Ep. 75 - Suicide Prevention & Cultural Identity | Rest as Resistance w/ Aisha T. McDonald, LMHC, Suicidologist, CTP
Sep 24, 2025
Ep. 74 - Why Black and Brown Girls Are Being Pushed Out of Schools—And How Faith, Trauma Therapy & Awareness Can Change That w/ Dr. LaNette Burgess
Sep 17, 2025
Ep. 73 - From Scarcity to Soul Work: Healing Generational Trauma, Imposter Syndrome, and Career Burnout with Dr. Jasmine Escalera, Ph.D
Sep 10, 2025
Ep. 72 - Hormonal Imbalance & Anxiety in Women: How to Finally Get Answers (Not Just a Pill) w/ Dr. Nancy Beliveau
Sep 03, 2025
Ep. 71 - Therapist, Mother, CEO: Leading Through Crisis and Cancer with Kristin Mervich, LCSW
Aug 27, 2025
Ep. 70 - Leaving an Abusive Christian Marriage: Legal & Faith-Based Support with Leesha C. Newkirk, JD
Aug 20, 2025
Ep. 69 - Parenting Neurodivergent Kids Through Divorce & Trauma: Psychological Evaluations, CBT & Cultural Wisdom, w Dr. Staci Weiner
Aug 13, 2025
Ep. 68 - Is It Autism or Trauma? Diagnosing Adults on the Spectrum with Dr. Benson Fox, Psy.D.
Aug 06, 2025
Ep. 67 - Psychiatric Deprescribing & Women's Mental Health: A Holistic Approach with Dr. Amy O'Donnell, M.D.
Jul 30, 2025
Ep. 66 - Escaping Spiritual Abuse & Church Trauma: Healing After High-Control Religion w/ Sowania Germain, LMHC-D, PMHC
Jul 23, 2025
Special Episode: When the Unthinkable Happens — Mental Health Support After Tragedy
Jul 21, 2025
Ep. 65 - Healing Trauma Through Faith: How to Reclaim Identity and Hope with Rebecca Medina Stewart, Author of "SEEN"
Jul 16, 2025
Ep. 64 - Dr. Corey Keyes on Languishing, Flourishing, and the Mental Health Continuum: Redefining What It Means to Be Mentally Well
Jul 09, 2025
Ep. 63 - Why You Crave Junk Food When You're Stressed: The Gut-Brain Link Behind Anxiety & Emotional Eating with Sarah Weiss, RD, LDN, IFNCP
Jul 02, 2025
Ep. 62 - Breaking the Silence: Healing Porn Addiction, Shame, and Identity Loss in High-Functioning Men with Daniel Rubin, LMHC
Jun 25, 2025
Ep. 61 - Overcoming Fear of Success, Burnout, and Money Mindset Blocks as a Faith-Based Therapist or Coach with Laura Long, LMFT, MBA
Jun 18, 2025
Ep. 60 - Healing Trauma at the Root: EMDR, Addiction, and Shame with Brian Gong, LMHC
Jun 11, 2025
Ep. 59 - Unlocking Self-Healing with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: A Deep Dive with Dr. Tori Olds
Jun 04, 2025
Ep. 58 - Untwisting Spiritual Abuse: How Scripture Gets Weaponized—and How to Heal with Rebecca Davis, Author & Trauma-Informed Christian Book Coach
May 28, 2025
Ep. 57 - Healing from Church Hurt with Neuroscience & Grace: Christian Mental Health Tools That Actually Work​ with Joe Padilla from Mental Health Grace Alliance
May 21, 2025
Ep. 56 - Breaking the Stigma: Christian Meditation, EFT & Nervous System Healing with Sandra McLagan, RN from Christ Centered Tribe
May 14, 2025
Ep. 55 - Breaking the Silence: Mental Health, Culture, and Healing in the Haitian Community with Ostin Celestin, Jr., LMHC, LMFT, EMDR Trained, QS
May 07, 2025
Ep. 54 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not… But God Does — Healing Heartbreak, Church Hurt & Identity with Author Sharon Feingold
Apr 30, 2025
Ep. 53 - Faith-Based Trauma Healing: Rediscover Your Identity in Christ with Kayla Roberts, LMHC, BCCC
Apr 23, 2025
Ep. 52 - Spiritual Warfare in the Therapy Room: Ethical & Faith-Based Strategies for Christian Counselors with Camille McDaniel, LPC
Apr 16, 2025
Ep. 51 - Healing Generational Trauma: EFT Tapping & Mental Health First Aid for Latina Women with Ana Martinez, LMHC
Apr 09, 2025
Ep. 50 - How Somatic Therapy Heals Trauma & Anxiety: A Deep Dive with Amy Hagerstrom, LCSW
Apr 02, 2025
Ep. 49 - Mastering DBT: Tammy Berman, LMHC, NCC, on BPD, Emotional Regulation & Healing
Mar 26, 2025
Ep. 48 - Healing Trauma, Immigrant Mental Health, and the Safe & Sound Protocol with Rosaura Hincapie, LMHC
Mar 19, 2025
Ep. 47 - Grief, Healing & Purpose with Sharon Honeycutt, CEO of Blooming Bean Coffee Roasters & Co-Host of This Beautiful Ugly Podcast
Mar 12, 2025
Ep. 46 - From MMA Fighter to Pastor – David Shapiro's Journey from Army Veteran to Biblical Scholar & Mental Health Advocate
Mar 05, 2025
Ep. 45 - Faith, Doubt & Healing: Overcoming Spiritual Crisis with Andrea Lahoud, LMHC, CIMHP
Feb 26, 2025
Ep. 44 - Navigating Grief & Healing: Finding Meaning After Loss - Solo Minisode
Feb 19, 2025
Ep. 43 - Rekindle Love and Build a Christ-Centered Marriage | Kingsley Grant, LMFT, CRC, Author of The Joyful Wife
Feb 12, 2025
Ep. 42 - Healing Birth Trauma and Navigating Motherhood with Jaquesta Michelle, LCSW
Feb 05, 2025
Ep. 41 - Helping Teens Thrive: Emotional Regulation, Social Media Pressures, and Parenting Strategies with Ara Mascarenas, LMHC
Jan 29, 2025
Ep. 40 - Healing Trauma and Building Secure Relationships: Insights from War Survivor and Therapist, Goumah Conde, LMFT
Jan 22, 2025
Ep. 39 - From Adversity to Resilience: Cultural Identity and Relationships with Dr. Juan Santos
Jan 15, 2025
Ep. 38 - Creating a Faith & Wellness Prayer Board for 2025: Align Your Life with God's Purpose
Jan 08, 2025
Ep. 37 - Overcome Burnout and Find Your Purpose: Faith-Based Strategies for 2025
Jan 01, 2025
Ep. 36 - Healing from the Inside Out: How Gut Health Impacts Mental Wellness with Kate Zapata, RN, Nutritional Therapist
Dec 23, 2024
Ep. 35 - Muslim Mental Health and Faith: Breaking Stigmas with Imam Azhar Subedar
Dec 16, 2024
Ep. 34 - Spiritual First Aid: Finding Hope and Practical Support in Crisis with Dr. Jamie Aten
Dec 09, 2024
Ep. 33 - From Poker to Purpose: Dr. Jaclynn Moskow's Journey in Holistic Mental Health
Dec 02, 2024
Ep. 32 - From Breaking News to Breaking Stigma: Trauma, Resilience, and Mental Wellness with Bill Prasad
Nov 25, 2024
Ep. 31 - Teen Mental Health: Navigating Trauma, Social Media, and Family Dynamics with Mike Giresi, CAC, CTP, ICADC, NMP
Nov 18, 2024
Ep. 30 - Transform Your Body and Soul: How Faith-Based Fitness Can Boost Mental Health with Coach Matthew Gay, Founder of Fit Church United
Nov 11, 2024
Ep. 29 - Navigating Burnout and the Power of Alpha-Stim with Dr. Ryan Gober
Nov 04, 2024
Ep. 28 - Advocating for Mental Health in Black and Brown Communities with Terrini Woods, LMHC
Oct 28, 2024
Ep. 27 - Unlocking Holistic Healing and Wellness: Faith, Nutrition, and Community with Health Coach Michelle Fletcher
Oct 21, 2024
Ep. 26 - Exploring the Nervous System and Mental Health with Dr. Lauren DeCicco, PT, DPT
Oct 14, 2024
Ep. 25 - Women's Menstrual and Mental Health: A Candid Conversation with Menstrual Coach Eva Garro
Oct 07, 2024
Ep. 24 - Breaking the Stigma: Mental Health and Vulnerability for Hispanic Men with Leonardo Aguilar, LMHC
Sep 30, 2024
Ep. 23 - Growing a Faith-Based Private Practice: Wisdom from Whitney Owens of Wise Practice
Sep 23, 2024
EP. 22 - Transform Your Mental Health with Christian Holistic Healing: Insights from Dr. David Bernstein
Sep 16, 2024
Ep. 21 - Transform Your Mental Health Naturally: Ancestral Wisdom for Mind, Body & Spirit with Holistic Hilda
Sep 09, 2024
Ep. 20 - From Pills to Purpose: Unlocking Resiliency, Discovering Joy with Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Nina Joy Mena
Sep 02, 2024
Ep. 19 - The Courage to Start: Overcoming Fear and Embracing New Beginnings!
Aug 26, 2024
Ep. 18 - Radical Truths in Mental Health: Exploring Conscious Clinician Collective with Dr. McFillin
Aug 19, 2024
Ep. 17 - MBTI Insights and Firefly Productions: Meet The Holistic Counselor's New Producer!
Aug 12, 2024
Ep. 16 - Unlocking Emotional Well-being: Dr. Jay on Neuro Emotional Technique and the Polyvagal Theory
Jun 03, 2024
Ep. 15 - Breaking Bonds, Building Trust: Inside the Therapy Room with an Infidelity Specialist
May 27, 2024
Ep. 14 - Navigating Relationships from SYMBIS to PCOS - Real Stories and Support Strategies
May 20, 2024
Ep. 13 - Breathe in Faith, Rise Above Fear: Your Path to Empowerment
May 13, 2024
Ep. 12 - Redefining Wellness: From Grief Counselors to Spa Pioneers - A Journey with the Power Sisters of 5 Elements
May 06, 2024
Ep. 11 - Unveiling Cultural Competence: Holistic Perspectives from two BIPOC Mental Health Professionals
Apr 29, 2024
Ep. 10 - Untangling the Threads: Insights on Biblical, Christian, and Secular Counseling and Her Personal Story of Overcoming Domestic Violence
Apr 22, 2024
Ep.9 - Aligning Body, Mind, and Soul: Elevating Mental Health Through Chiropractic Care, Nutrition, and the Power of Forgiveness
Apr 15, 2024
Ep. 8 - Women's Mental Health: A Faith-Based and Integrative Approach with a Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Apr 08, 2024
Ep. 7 - Ancient Wisdom, Modern Healing: Demystifying Acupuncture for Mental Health with Dr. David Suomela, D.O.M.
Apr 01, 2024
Ep. 6 - Breaking Barriers: A Conversation with Marcken Volmy, LMHC and Trauma Stories Author. Insights on BIPOC Mental Wellness, EMDR, Flash Technique, and Healing cPTSD
Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 5 - Beyond Diagnosis: Unveiling Trauma's Narrative with Dr. George Wallace Barnhill
Mar 18, 2024
Ep. 4 - Breaking the Silence: A Trauma Therapist's Journey with ACEs and cPTSD
Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 3 - Unveiling the Shadows: A Glimpse into the Comprehensive Emotional Memory Assessment (CEMA) with Travis Gray
Mar 04, 2024
Ep. 2 - Beyond Politics: A Heartfelt Navigation of BIPOC and Immigrant Mental Health
Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 1 - Embracing Your Journey: A Holistic Counselor's Approach to Mental Health
Feb 26, 2024
Welcome to The Holistic Counselor Podcast!
Feb 21, 2024