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Episode 61 - What Heals Trauma? (with Chrissy Gillmore, MCoun)
Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita

Episode 61 - What Heals Trauma? (with Chrissy Gillmore, MCoun)

An interview with Chrissy Gillmore about the primacy of client strengths, resilience, and culture in healing trauma, and how a pathology-focused approach can result in bad therapy. Plus, Carrie and Ben explore the controversy behind the APA Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD and discuss whether being trauma-informed is an ethical requirement, clever marketing, or both.

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Episode 15 - Child's Play (with Megan Costello, LMFT)
Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita Client Interviews, Expert Interviews Carrie Wiita

Episode 15 - Child's Play (with Megan Costello, LMFT)

Young children need play - not interrogation - to help them learn and form relationships. Today's guest PJ recalls his experience as an eight-year-old with a therapist who chose not to use play therapy in favor of a more investigative approach. Next, child therapy expert Megan Costello discusses the nuance of play therapy and what went wrong in PJ's story. And for some reason, we introduce our new sure-to-fail concept: The Richard Spencer Matrix for Therapists.

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