

The Trauma Therapist
Guy Crawford Macpherson
The Trauma Therapist Podcast is about the human spirit. Join host Guy Macpherson, PhD, as he talks with thought leaders in trauma, mindfulness, addiction, and yoga.Hear the personal stories and insights of passionate professionals who dedicate their lives to helping others heal from trauma.Some guests pay a fee for sponsored appearances, which helps support production of the show. All paid segments are clearly disclosed.---Thank you,GuyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.
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Sep 18, 2026 • 33min
The Belonging Wound with Dr. Pauline Chiarizia
Pauline Chiarizia is a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who specializes in trauma, dissociation, attachment wounds, and the long-term impact of relational harm. Through her private practice, she works with individuals seeking deeper emotional understanding, healing, and greater connection to themselves and others.Dr. Chiarizia’s approach integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational psychoanalysis, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to help clients explore unconscious patterns and foster lasting change. She is especially interested in the ways early relationships shape identity, emotional regulation, and the capacity for intimacy and authenticity.Links• https://www.drpaulinechiarizia.com/my-approach/ • https://www.drpaulinechiarizia.com/about/• https://www.drpaulinechiarizia.com/contact/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 17, 2026 • 22min
Guest Host Veronique Mead interviews Ton Mazzone
Veronique Mead, MD, MA was a Dartmouth-affiliated assistant professor of family medicine and obstetrics. She retrained with a Master’s degree in somatic psychotherapy from Naropa University and additional specialty training in pre and perinatal and other forms of trauma. For the past 25 years she has explored the scientific literature on how effects of trauma from the prenatal and other periods in a person’s life can influence risk for autoimmune and other chronic illnesses. She shares the research on her blog Chronic Illness Trauma Studies.comFACEBOOKLINKED INYOUTUBE CHANNELINSTAGRAMTon Mazzone is the creator, director, filmmaker, and producer of the documentary Traumality: The Link Between Trauma and Mental Health Diagnoses. Driven by lived experience and a desire to better understand the root causes of psychological distress, Ton spent years researching the growing evidence linking childhood adversity, attachment, trauma and chronic stress to many of the mental health difficulties seen today. The result is a hopeful, evidence-led film inviting audiences to rethink mental health, challenge long-held assumptions and imagine a future where healing begins with understanding.#TraumalityFilm Traumality on IMBD Linked InFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 16, 2026 • 34min
We’re Living In A Touch-Deprived Culture with Shirley Dvir, PhD.
Shirley Dvir, PhD, is the founder and lead teacher of Relational Somatic Healing and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her PhD in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where her dissertation explored relational touch in psychotherapy for healing relational developmental trauma. Shirley has practiced psychotherapy since 1997, working with families, children, couples, and individuals, and spent more than 10 years teaching as a Certified Hakomi Teacher. Her training includes attachment, EMDR, Sensorimotor Trauma Therapy, Hakomi, family therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, and Body-Mind Centering.In This EpisodeDr. Shirley Dvir at Relational Somatic HealingRelational Somatic HealingRelational Somatic Healing TrainingsFoundations of RSH: The Art of Healthy RelatingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 14, 2026 • 30min
The Accessing The Deep Unconscious with Deanna Chrones
Deanna Chrones is the founder of Tholage and the creator of the Tholage approach, a modality designed to help individuals access and process trauma through body-based awareness and healing. Her work emphasizes the connection between physical sensations, emotions, and unresolved traumatic experiences, offering an alternative pathway to recovery that extends beyond traditional talk therapy. Through training programs and workshops, she teaches therapists and helping professionals how to recognize and work with the body's innate capacity for healing.Links• https://tholage.com/message-for-therapists-from-deanna-chrones/ • Deanna's website • https://tholage.com/what-is-tholage/• https://www.instagram.com/tholage/• https://www.facebook.com/THOLAGE/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 12, 2026 • 38min
DID Is In Your Office with Dr. Adrienne Fletcher
Dr. Adrienne Fletcher is a psychologist, author, speaker, and survivor whose life and work sit at the intersection of trauma, healing, identity, and transformation. After more than two decades in the mental health field, she now speaks and writes about the realities of complex trauma, Dissociative Identity Disorder, post-traumatic growth, and what it means to build a meaningful life beyond survival.Her unique perspective comes from both sides of the therapy room as a clinician who spent years helping others heal and as a survivor who has navigated her own journey of integration, loss, resilience, and reinvention. Dr. Fletcher is a columnist for Psychology Today, a published author in American Psychiatric Association journals, and the author of the children’s book The Adventures of Rockette and Coopie: A Gentle Story About Big Feelings and Brave Hearts.Her upcoming publication, What Integration Actually Felt Like: A Psychologist’s Lived Experience of DID, offers a rare perspective from someone who has walked the path of healing both personally and professionally. Through her writing, speaking, and consultation work, Dr. Adrienne helps individuals, clinicians, and organizations navigate uncertainty, embrace authenticity, and discover what becomes possible when pain is transformed into purpose.In this episode:Dr. Fletcher on SubstackDr. Fletcher’s websiteOne Soul, Multiple Expressions: Poems By The PartsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 10, 2026 • 30min
Guest Host Christina P. Kantzavelos interviews Sarah Stasica
Sarah Stasica is the founder of Medical Trauma Support and host of the Medical Trauma Support Podcast. She is a trauma-informed practitioner, mental health peer specialist, and somatic educator committed to helping both clinicians and individuals recognize medical trauma for what it is and respond to it with the nervous-system-informed care it deserves. Sarah supports people on their healing journey and clinicians looking to deepen their trauma-informed practice through education, peer support, and somatic approaches that honor the body's wisdom.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 9, 2026 • 38min
Sarah Choosing To Be Vulnerable with Sarah Dionne, MSW, LICSW
Sarah Dionne, a trauma consultant, licensed clinical social worker, survivor, and interfaith seminarian, shares her journey from misdiagnosis and religious trauma to meaningful healing. She discusses vulnerability, safety, dissociation, complex trauma care, clinical boundaries, spirituality, and adapting EMDR and IFS. A candid conversation about building a purposeful practice while living fully alongside lifelong trauma.

Sep 7, 2026 • 30min
Just One More Hit with Austin Rampt
Austin Rampt is the author of One Last Hit: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Finding Purpose, a candid account of his journey from addiction to recovery. Austin began struggling with substance abuse at age 12, a battle that eventually led him to flee to Mexico and lose nearly everything before finding redemption. Through his memoir, Austin shares the lessons he learned about addiction, recovery, and purpose, offering hope to others facing similar challenges.In This EpisodeAustin Rampt's WebsiteOne Last Hit BookOne Last Hit on InstagramBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 4, 2026 • 40min
Aligning The Outside And The Inside with Sunshine Grace
Sunshine Grace is an Austin-based public speaker, filmmaker, and clairaudient spiritual medium whose work explores the intersection of mental health and contemporary spiritual awakenings. Her path was shaped by profound non-ordinary experiences with psychedelics, which led her to advocate for greater understanding and normalization of spiritual emergencies, including voice hearing, shamanic-style awakenings, and psychic experiences.Her work emphasizes trauma-informed healing practices such as meditation, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Through speaking, film, and writing, Sunshine promotes religious tolerance, compassion, and deeper conversations around experiences that are often misunderstood or stigmatized.LinksBetting on Love About PageBetting on Love HomepageInstagramYoutubeEmma BragdonIntegrative Mental Health University (IMHU): training for therapists to be spiritual emergency informedSpiritual Emergence Network (SEN): Christina and Stanislav Grof’s organization that has a directory of clinicians who can support those in spiritual emergenciesHearing Voices Network (HVN): a global, peer-led movement that offers free regular online support groups for voice hearersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Sep 3, 2026 • 52min
Guest Host Esther Goldstein interviews Dr Hindie Klein
Dr. Hindie M. Klein is a Psychologist and Psychoanalyst who serves as Senior Clinical Consultant at OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services. She is the Editor of Voices of Strength and was Clinical Project Manager of the acclaimed film Rising From Divorce. Formerly Director of Tikvah, OHEL’s licensed outpatient mental health clinic, Dr. Klein holds a postdoctoral degree from NYU and runs a private practice for adolescents, adults, and couples. She also offers clinical supervision and integrates Sensory Motor Psychotherapy into her work.Dr. Klein serves on multiple advisory boards, including Amudim, Nefesh, and COJO Flatbush, and is on the Executive Committee of the United Task Force. A frequent speaker and writer on trauma, attachment, postpartum depression, divorce, and countertransference, Dr. Klein has devoted nearly 40 years to advancing mental health in the Jewish community.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist


