The Trauma Therapist

Rick Bata is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 20 year’s experience in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of domestic violence.Rick, a Vietnam veteran, is also a Military & Family Life Consultant and Contractor with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and provides coaching, education and support to help families adjust to military life and the deployment cycle(s).As a trauma specialist, Rick has been providing pro bono services to returning combat veterans dealing with issues of PTSD and Combat related stressors since the onset of the Gulf War.His current passion is as Visionary and CEO of The Warrior Project of San Jose.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

The Trauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do.Today I talk about essential skills and interventions for new trauma therapists. These are the fundamental skills that every trauma therapist must be equipped with, and the ones which provide a solid foundation for creating rapport, building safety, and developing mindfulness with your clients.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Dr. Carla Smith Stover is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the University of South Florida.In addition, she holds a clinical faculty appointment at Yale University Child Study Center. She has extensive clinical experience with families impacted by trauma and domestic violence and has provided trainings in best practices and intervention for domestic violence and trauma nationally.Dr. Stover has been the principal investigator on multiple studies examining the efficacy of outreach and intervention efforts for families impacted by domestic violence and other traumas.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Jim has been a practicing social worker since 1976 & is currently in private practice in Salt Lake City.He works extensively with sexual trauma survivors, with special attention to male survivors and to issues surrounding dissociation. Jim is a founding member of MaleSurvivor.org (http://malesurvivor.org/) and is Co-Chair of the Weekends of Recovery retreat program.He was the recipient of the Richard Gartner Outstanding Clinical Services Award at the 2010 International MaleSurvivor Conference in New York City.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Sebern Fisher has integrated Neurofeedback and psychotherapy in her treatment of developmental trauma in adults and adolescents for the past 17 years.Prior to adopting Neurofeedback, Sebern was the clinical director of a residential treatment program for severely disturbed adolescents for fifteen years. While there she introduced the understanding of the impact of attachment rupture and was the first to implement DBT in a residential setting.In April, she published Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Calming the Fear-Driven Brain with W.W. Norton.Sebern consults and trains on the integration of Neurofeedback and therapy, nationally and internationally.--If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do  you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10:  Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

The Trauma Therapist Live! podcasts are shorter segments in which I reflect on the themes and topics coming up on the podcast and discuss the nuts and bolts of how these themes pertain to the trauma therapist, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply them in the work we do.Today: 5 Things I've Learned from Interviewing 50 Master Trauma Therapists. This was based on a blog post  (http://www.westcoasttraumaproject.com/blog/14102766)I wrote which recieved a lot of comments on LinkedIn and so wanted to do an episode on it as well.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Lisa is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, depathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for 34 years.She presents workshops and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, and is a clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies in the United States, Canada, and UK and Ireland.LISA has been an Adjunct Faculty member at University of Maryland School of Social Work, University of Baltimore at Maryland, University of Maryland Department of Family Medicine, and is the Founder of The Ferentz Institute, formerly known as The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education, now in its twelfth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating over 1,400 clinicians from her two Certificate Programs in Advanced Trauma Treatment.In 2009, she was voted the “Social Worker of Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work.Lisa is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing, and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist’s Couch. In This EpisodeLisa’s website---If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist PodcastClick here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Dr. Dori Laub was born in Cernauti, Romania on June 8, 1937. He is currently a practicing psychoanalyst in New Haven, Connecticut who works primarily with victims of massive psychic trauma as well as their children.Dori is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Founder of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (http://www.library.yale.edu/testimonies/). He obtained his M.D. at the Hadassah Medical School at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was Acting Director of Genocide Study Program (GSP) (http://www.yale.edu/gsp/) at Yale between 2000 and 2003. Since 2001, he has served as Deputy Director for Trauma Studies for the GSP.Dr Laub has published on the topic of psychic trauma, its knowing and representation in a variety of psychoanalytic journals and has co-authored a book entitled Testimony-Crises of Witnessing in Literature, Psychoanalysis, and Histor (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415903920/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0415903920&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=EJX5ZG4RCBNYAFPS)y with Professor Shoshana Felman.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Dr. Thema Bryant Davis is an Associate Professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. She is director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab (http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/psychology/research-training/culture-and-trauma-research/) and associate editor of the journal Psychological Trauma (http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tra/). She is author of the book Thriving in the wake of trauma: a multicultural guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0759111715/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0759111715&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=BEFRV4DZDZA6PMDF) and editor of the book Surviving Sexual Violence (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442206403/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1442206403&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=OW36KVOOI24SDVSX).Thema is a past psychology representative to the UN and a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women (http://www.apa.org/about/division/div35.aspx). She is a researcher, clinician, advocate, and survivor.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Dr. Jamie Marich is the author of three books on trauma: Trauma Made Simple (2014), Trauma and the Twelve Steps (2012), and EMDR Made Simple (2011).She travels internationally as an invited continuing education speaker on topics connected to trauma, addiction, and mindfulness. She is the creator of the Dancing Mindfulness practice and now leads a team of international facilitators in the mindfulness and trauma-informed practice. Marich still maintains a private practice in her hometown of Youngstown, OH, primarily specializing in EMDR as a treatment modality.Marich began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in post-war Bosnia from 2000-2003, an experience she will be sharing through a TEDx talk in January 2015.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.