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A couple sits across from you wanting to repair after an affair, but you’re not sure either of them, or you, agrees on what “infidelity” actually means. Dr. Talal Alsaleem built an operational definition for exactly this problem. A couple sits across from you saying they both want to repair after an affair. What you […]

Fifty years of research from the co-authors of Rethinking Drinking, including the study that found one therapist’s clients had a 100% success rate and another’s had 25%, using the exact same treatment manual. Guests: Dr. William R. Miller, Ph.D. & Dr. Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D · Co-authors, Rethinking Drinking For the therapist short on time You have […]

Predictive Processing, Flash EMDR, and the 4 Blinks Approach I’m Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, an EMDR Certified Consultant, clinical supervisor, and host of The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast. My work focuses on helping therapists stay clinically grounded while integrating advanced trauma treatments that are ethical, effective, and sustainable. Many clinicians work with clients whose symptoms span […]

If you work with high achievers, you have probably sat across from someone met their goal and didn’t feel any better because of it. The promotion came through. The project was a success. And none of it touched the part that needed touching. Cue Dr. Hewitt, and what he wants us to understand about perfectionism. […]

Medicine assisted approaches to mental health treatment featuring insights from Amanda Baker, LCSWWhat happens when you combine two of the most effective treatments for depression, PTSD, and trauma? In a recent conversation on The Self Carepist Therapist Podcast, Amanda Baker, LCSW, a clinical social worker and EMDR therapist in Colorado Springs, shared her journey into […]