The Affirming Minds Podcast
By Shaina Siber, LCSW
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Episodes: 86
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Build your elite therapeutic toolkit learning through expert-led "pod-courses" and interviews. CEs available for Affirm Academy members.
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Episode 85 | Saprea's Mission to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Free Resources Every Therapist Should Know
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Episode 84 | Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy with Kathy Gusenkov, LMFT
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Episode 83 | Recovery-Oriented Psychosis Care: Integrating Disability Justice, DBT & Person Centered Practice with Maggie Mullen, LCSW
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Episode 82 | Professional Sustainability for Therapists: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Workload, Productivity, and Well-Being with Joe Sanok, LPC
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Episode 81 | The Psychology of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Episode 80 | DBT with LGBTQ+ Clients: Building a Life Worth Living While Cultivating Queer Joy with Dr. Kiki Fehling
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Episode 79 | Beyond PTSD: Trauma-Informed Care, Evidence-Based Treatment, and Internal Family Systems with Mariah Zur, LPC
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 78 | Hush Money: Why Clinicians Are Afraid to Want Wealth with Taylor Gilbert, LCSW & Faith Voss, LCSW [Mental Health Edit]
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May 26, 2026 |
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Episode 77 | Mental Health in Military & Law Enforcement: Endurance, Identity, and Relationship Strain with Caleb Chestnutt, LAMFT
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 76 | Ethical Gray Zones in Clinical Supervision: Risk, Judgment, and Decision-Making with Amelia Larson, RCSW
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 75 | Family Trauma and Dysfunction: Clinical Tools for Breaking Generational with Kara Lissy, LCSW
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 74 | The Inner Life of Leaders: Burnout, Mental Health and the Psychological Cost of High Performance with Drs. Julian Barling & Simon Rego
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 73 | Rethinking Youth Mental Health: What We’re Getting Wrong with Dr. Will Dobud, PhD, MSW
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 72 | Positive Psychology, Done Right: The Science of Flourishing with Dr. Jessica Rabon
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 71 | The Parent Is the Intervention: What Therapists Need to Know About BPT and SPACE with Grace Berman, LCSW
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 70 | Burnout, Overcontrol, and the Limits of Pushing Through with special guest host Dr. Laurie Gallo
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 69 | Social Anxiety in Context: A Culturally Responsive CBT Lens with Dr. Janeé Steele
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 68 | Teenage Anxiety: Supporting Caregivers in Navigating Growing Pains versus Clinical Anxiety with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 67 | Going Low Contact & No Contact with Caregivers: A Trauma-Informed Clinical Framework for Navigating Estrangement
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 66 | DBT Dissemination for Real Life with Drs. Shireen Rizvi & Jesse Finkelstein
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 65 | Reimagining Career Pathways for Therapists with LeNaya Smith Crawford & Gabrielle Juliano-Villani
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 64 | Foster Care, Adoption, and Attachment Trauma: What Clinicians Often Miss with Jeanette Yoffe, MFT
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 63 | Cultural Humility in the Therapy Room: Repair, Power, and Identity in Clinical Practice with Dr. Lauren Wadsworth
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 62 | Who Gets to Shape the Future of Mental Health? Therapists, AI, and Innovation with Brandi Herring, LMHC
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 61 | From Survival to Longevity: How Unconscious Patterns Sabotage Habit Change with Laura Elorza Isaza, Clinical Psychologist
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 60 | How to Start a Podcast: A Guide for Therapists and Clinicians
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 59 | Perinatal OCD on Screen with Little Disasters Author Sarah Vaughan
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 58 | The Ethics of Being a Public Therapist: Social Media, Podcasts, and Beyond with Dr. Kiki Fehling
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 57 | IFS and Attachment Theory: How Early Relationships Shape Our Parts with Alyce Messer, LCSW-S
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 56 | The Mental Health Edit with Megan Gallagher, Writer & Creator of All Her Fault
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 55 | The Asian American Teen Mental Health Crisis and the SPEAK Initiative with Dr. Teresa Hsu
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 54 | Infertility, IVF, and Reproductive Grief: Supporting Clients Through Uncertainty with Hilary Hovis, LCSW
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 53 | Generational Trauma: How Family Pain Moves Through Relationships with Alyssa Scarano, LPC
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 52 | Integrating Music into Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Creative Approaches to OCD Treatment with Desiree Untch, LISW-S
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 51 | Between Two Worlds - South Asian Identity, Family Pressure, and Mental Health with Shruthi Nair MHC-LP
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 50 | Why We Can’t Sleep: The Psychology Behind the Modern Sleep Crisis with Dr. Sarah Silverman, PhD
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 49 | High-Functioning Codependency Explained: Signs, Patterns, and Recovery with Alyssa Kushner, LCSW
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 48 | Eating Disorders in Midlife: Myths, Stigma, and Effective Treatment Approaches with Heidi J Dalzell, PsyD
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 47 | Holistic Mental Health: Integrating Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Healing Into Therapy with LeNaya Smith Crawford, LMFT
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 46 | Narrative Therapy for Self-Esteem: Rewriting Your Story with Phil Lane, LCSW
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 45 | Cult Recovery Therapy: Healing, Reintegration, and Trauma-Informed Approaches with Alisha Powell, LCSW, PhD
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 44 | Hoarding Disorder: Effects on Families, Loved Ones, and Ways to Help with Ceci Garrett, MSW, LICSW
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 43 | Financial Anxiety and Trauma in Therapy: How to Help Clients Repair Their Relationship with Money with Michelle Johnston, MA, Registered Psychologist
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 42 | The Dissociation Continuum: Exploring Everyday Dissociation, Complex Trauma, and DID with Katy Kandaris-Weiner, LPC
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 41 | How ADHD Shows Up in High-Achieving BIPOC Professionals: Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome, and Culturally Responsive Care with Dr. Shauna Pollard, PHD
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 40 | Healing After High-Control Religion: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Faith Transitions & Religious Trauma with Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 39 | Therapy for Dog Phobia: Evidence-Based Approaches for Cynophobia with Stefani M. Cohen, LCSW
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 38 | Navigating Dementia and Brain Changes: A Clinician’s Guide to Caregiver Support with Michelle Zipser, LMSW
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 37 | Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinical Guide to Affirming, Trauma-Informed Support with Catrina Drinning-Davis, LPC-S, CCTP
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Episode 36 | Partnering on Psych Meds: What Therapists Need to Know with Dr. Maria Ingalla DNP, PMHNP-BC
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 35 | Internal Family Systems: Parts, Protectors, and Permission in IFS with Kendhal Hart, PsyD, LPC-S
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 34 | Perinatal Mental Health: Clinical Blind Spots, Policy Gaps, and the Path Forward with Elyse Springer, LMFT, PMH-C
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 33 | Virtual Reality in Therapy: Optimizing Exposure & Engagement with Gwilym Roddick, DSW, LCSW & Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 32 | The SPACE Model for Childhood Anxiety: Raising Resilient Kids Through Parent-Led Support with Ivy Ruths, PhD, LSSP
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 31 | Understanding Emotional Labor & The Mental Load: The Weight Women Carry with Kara Cruz, LMFT
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 30 | Brainspotting Basics: Attunement, Eye Gaze, and Accessing What’s Stuck with Miranda Campbell, LCSW
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 29 | Supervision for Clinical and Professional Growth: Expanding Your Impact, Income, and Reach with Ashley D. Stephens, Ph.D., LCSW-S
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 28 | Polyvagal Theory: Navigating our Nervous Systems in Clinical Practice with Gabrielle Juliano-Villani , LCSW
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 27 | Non-Monogamy 101: What Every Therapist Needs to Know with Sarah Wolfer, LICSW
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 26 | When the Struggle is Real: Helping Youth Through Real-Life Challenges with CBT with Sandy Pimentel, PhD & Brian Chu, PhD
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 25 | Helping Kids Find Their BEAT: A Therapist’s Toolkit for Racial & Cultural Stress with Dr. Ryan C.T. DeLapp, PhD
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 24 | Hidden Battles: Providing Affirming Care for Chronic Pain & Health Conditions with Destiny Davis, LPC NCC CRC
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 23 | Beyond Bias & BMI: Rethinking Eating Disorder Treatment for All Bodies
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 22 | Unaccompanied Minors: Trauma, Mental Health, and the Realities of the US Migration Experience
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 21 | Gender-Affirming Care in a Time of Legislative Backlash: What Therapists Need to Know
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 20 | Integrating Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & ACT: From Tripping to Transformation with Temple Morris, LCSW-C and Miranda Morris, PhD
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 19 | Rewiring Trauma Responses: EMDR in Action with Elizabeth Armstrong, LCSW-R
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 18 | AI in Mental Health: Ethics, Equity, and the Environmental Cost with Alexis Cate, LCSW, CCTP, CASAC
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 17 | Burnout in the Fast Lane: Supporting Athletes and High Performers with Anastasia Sfiroudis-Rodriguez, LCSW
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 16 | Treating OCD with Purpose: Harnessing Values for Effective Exposure Therapy with Danielle N. Henderson, Psy.D., LPC & Meghin Lisi, LMFT
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 15 | Masking, Burnout, and Resilience: Creating Safe Spaces for Neurodivergent Clients with Dr. Sami Pieknik, PsyD & David Meer, LPC
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 14 | The Case for Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT): Why IPT Deserves a Spot in Your Therapeutic Toolkit
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 13 | Hormones, Mental Health, and Healing: Understanding Perimenopause with Dr. Karinn Glover, MD, MPH
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 12 | Digital Minimalism: Aligning Your Tech Use with Your Values with Jennie Ketcham Crooks, LICSW
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 11 | Unpacking Anger: When and How Anger Should Be a Focus in Therapy with Alisa Kamis-Brinda, LCSW, LCADC
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 10 | Empowering Families: Gently Confronting the Control Agenda in Parent-Child Relationships with Erin Pressman, LCSW-C
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 9 | The Crawford Bias Reduction Theory (CBRT): An Essential Action Plan for Accountability and Transformation with Dr. Dana Crawford
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 8 | When the Therapist is Grieving: Navigating Shared Human Experience in the Therapeutic Space
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 7 | Shame vs. Guilt: Understanding and Overcoming using DBT with Dr. Kiki Fehling
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 6 | Understanding Narcissism: Pathological vs. Adaptive with Dr. Brett Novick
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 5 | Building Resilient Futures: Affirming Care and Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Youth
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 4 | Navigating No-Go Zones: How to Provide Trauma-Informed Care with Varying Levels of Client Readiness with Dr. Laurie Gallo
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 3 | Beyond Burnout Part III: Compassion, Clarity, and Action – Your Blueprint for Burnout Transcendence
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 2 | Beyond Burnout Part II: Using Mindfulness, Cognitive Defusion and Compassionate Imagery to Foster Burnout Resiliency
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 1 | Beyond Burnout Part I: High-Risk Groups, Applying ACT and the Role of Compassion
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Welcome to the Affirming Minds Podcast!
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Aug 24, 2024 |