Therapy on the Cutting Edge

Cutting Ties with Your Parents: Healing and Boundaries

In this episode, I speak with Sharon Martin, LCSW, about her clinical work with adults navigating family estrangement and the complex process of deciding whether to limit

Working with Couples and Addiction Through the Lens of Attachment in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

In this episode, Kara speaks about her work with couples who are struggling with addiction. She discussed obtaining a family systems training in a couples and family clin

Helping Women on Their Journey Through the Five Phases of Divorce Grief

In this episode, Oona discusses how she went through her own divorce a number of years ago and found that there were not that many resources for women. After moving throu

From Emotionally Sensitive to Overcontrolled Emotions, Using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to Find Balance

In this episode, Alicia discusses her work with Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Radically Open DBT. She explains that she was first exposed to DBT in her predoctoral int

Why We Miss Girls with ADHD – and How Hormones Hold the Key

In this episode, Alecia explores the critical intersection of women's mental health, ADHD, and reproductive psychiatry—an area where science is only beginning to catch up

A Psychoanalytically Informed Systemic Approach to Helping Wounded Families Heal

In this episode, I speak with psychologist Kenneth Perlmutter about his work with wounded family systems and how his background shaped his therapeutic approach. Kenneth s

Going Beyond ‘Hurt People Hurt People’: Rethinking Narcissism and Personality Disorders

In this episode, I speak with Peter about his work on narcissism and its place within the broader spectrum of personality disorders. He shares that when he was in graduat

Helping Veterans Using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Research on Linguistic Themes in the DSM and Artificial Intelligence’s Accuracy in Diagnosis

In this episode, I speak with Matt about his work with veterans, PTSD and his research on AI's ability to diagnose mental health disorders. Matt explained that he got int

Utilizing Forgiveness to Allow Oneself To Be Connected to The Now and Increasing Our Capacity for Love and Joy

In this episode, Fred discusses how in college he got very interested in spiritual questions and read books, learned how to meditate, thought a lot about deeper meaning a

Building a Mastery Mindset: Integrating Sports Psychology and Clinical Practice

In this episode, Jeff Greenwald—world champion tennis player, licensed therapist, and sports psychology consultant—offers a rare glimpse into the intersection of clinical

Recovering From Codependency by Befriending Oneself

In this episode, Michelle discussed how she grew up in a dysfunctional family, and as a child and adolescent, she was always trying to figure it out and understanding why

Healing Trauma and Other Issues Using Energy Psychology and Sound Healing and the Empirical Support for Efficacy

In this episode, I speak with Rachel about using Energy Psychology (EP) and Sound Healing (SH) in her psychotherapy work. Rachel describes how she was originally trained

Healing Attachment in Adults Through Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT)

In this episode, I speak with Nigel about his work with Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT). He discusses how his studies with Dan Siegel, M.D. and his meditation traini

Last Chance Couples Therapy: How to Break the Systemic Cycle of Fighting and Breathe New Life into Old Relationship Patterns

In this episode, I speak with Peter about his work with “last chance couples” -- couples on the brink of separation who are putting in potentially one final effort in the

Speaking the Unspeakable: Healing Trauma with Young Children and Infants in Collaboration with Their Attachment Figure

In this episode, I speak with Chandra about her path into trauma-informed work with young children and their caregivers. Raised in San Francisco by parents who worked in

Helping Couples Overcome Complex PTSD Together and Create an Earned Secure Attachment using Developmental Couple Therapy For Complex Trauma

In this episode, Heather discusses her background and how she came to working with couples in therapy. She discussed how usually, when a partner in a couple has significa

Integrating the Major Psychotherapy Trauma Approaches to Heal Mind, Body, and Spirit

In this episode, I speak with Karen Sprinkel Ancelet about her path to integrating trauma-informed, psychedelic-assisted therapy into her clinical practice. Karen shares

Love and Attachment in Latino Culture: Bringing Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to Latinx Communities and Spanish Speaking Countries

In this episode, I speak with Sam about his career and what lead him to become an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy trainer, teaching EFT in The United States and throug

Reimagining Psychotherapy with Liberation Psychology: Moving From Objectification to Contextualization in Relational, Cultural, and Political Power Dynamics

In this episode, I sit down with Zenobia Morrill, Ph.D., who shares her journey into psychotherapy—from a personal confrontation with existential truth to navigating her

Using Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to Quickly Eliminate Trauma Images, Sensations and Disturbances

​In this episode, Laney discusses her experience learning about eye movements from taking a training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). After trying it