The Practice of the Practice Podcast | Where Modern Psychology Meets the Business of Therapy The Importance of Saying “Yes” to the Right People with Liz Frost | POP 1320
Dec 24, 2025
Liz Frost, a licensed therapist and founder of Intentional Spaces Psychotherapy, emphasizes the importance of depth-oriented care for trauma. She discusses the difference between trauma-empowered and trauma-informed practices, advocating for a holistic approach. Liz shares her career pivot towards group practice, focusing on ethical hiring and community building. She also highlights the significance of intentionally networking and cultivating referrals, and encourages clinicians to align their vision with their practice logistics for sustainable, values-driven work.
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Trauma-Empowered, Not Just Trauma-Informed
- Liz Frost defines "trauma-empowered" care as meeting the whole person, not just labeling symptoms.
- Depth-oriented therapy knits modalities and lived experience into a bespoke healing path.
Go Deeper Than Diagnoses
- Depth-oriented care focuses beyond diagnoses to systemic, family, somatic, and core belief work.
- Liz Frost argues long-term healing requires willingness to enter the client's "fog" with them.
Walking Through The Fog
- Liz uses a "walking through the fog" metaphor for accompanying clients through complex trauma.
- She describes holding hands, steadying clients, and being willing to sit in fear with them.