Jeremy is joined this week by fellow Family Therapy Training Institute alum Katie O’Connor. Katie is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Registered Art Therapist, and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Clinician. We talk about her journey into those specialty areas and the importance of finding the right therapeutic approach for each individual. Katie ... Show More
Jan 28
Your Therapist Needs Therapy 133 - The American Authoritarian Family Tree
Authoritarian movements in the U.S. don’t appear out of nowhere, they inherit patterns. In this episode, Jeremy traces the American authoritarian family tree from Gerald L. K. Smith’s Christian Identity movement shaping modern Christian Nationalism, looking at Joseph McCarthy’s f ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 21
Your Therapist Needs Therapy 132 - Take a Hike with Deana Bianco
This week Jeremy is joined by therapist, writer, and occasional radio host Deana Bianco. Jeremy and Deana talk about her journey to becoming a mental health professional, the decline in journalism standards, and how music helps us through tough times. We wonder if the kids are or ... Show More
1h 10m
Jan 14
Your Therapist Needs Therapy 131 - Spare the Rod, Fund the Police
This week Jeremy looks at how evangelical, Dobson-style parenting normalizes obedience, fear, and punishment which leads into pro-cop, pro-ICE “law and order” politics. What looks like a contradiction between “don’t tread on me” freedom rhetoric and support for violent state powe ... Show More
44m 55s
Aug 2024
445: Art Therapy For Individuals With Dementia + Their Families - With Sivan Perdue
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week I was honored to interview Sivan Perdue, LCPC, ATR-BC, an art therapist who specializes in working with individuals and families impacted by dementia. We had a beautiful conversation that was thought provoking in terms of how our society tr ... Show More
40m 47s
Mar 2025
403: Healing Journeys: Understanding EMDR and Trauma Recovery with Dr. Pria Alpern, Ph.D.
Today’s episode focuses on EMDR for the treatment of birth trauma and reproductive trauma. You’ll learn what EMDR is and how this therapy technique can support families through trauma recovery.
Dr. Pria Alpern is a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDRIA-approved therapist, and EM ... Show More
37m 23s
May 2024
432: Healing Trauma Through Yoga + Somatic Psychotherapy - With Dr. Arielle Schwartz
This week's episode is the second in the live episodes recorded at Psychotherapy Networker back in March - my guest today is Dr. Arielle Schwartz! We talked about our own healing journeys, how yoga can help trauma survivors with embodiment, integrative therapies, and much more. B ... Show More
43m 4s
Sep 2025
497: Finding The Authentic Therapist In You with Stefanie Klein
How can therapists learn to see countertransference as a gift, rather than a problem? This week's guest is Stefanie Klein, LCSW. Stefanie, an SEP and NARM Master Therapist, is the Assistant Training Director for the Complex Trauma Training Center where she is also a consultant an ... Show More
56m 25s
<p class="p1">In episode 454 I chat with Katie Marrotte. Katie is a licensed clinical social worker (<span class="s1">LCSW</span>). Katie kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">We discuss her story, harm them ... Show More
