The Whole Therapist

Abby and Kellee welcome veteran and new listeners to season 3! They share hopes for season 3, and then move into using the parallel process of welcoming clients into our space for the first time, third time, or 100th time. They challenge listeners to be reflective on how listeners show up for their clients when welcoming them for an intake, after a brief pause, after a rupture, after a planned break, and many more examplesTopics Touched on:Circle of Security: https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.comUpcoming Coffee and Chat (2.10.22 6pmMST) Pandemic Parenting: The Alliteration We Didn’t Ask ForLink to purchase ($11) on the website Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee wrap up the season by diving into the importance of focusing on process over content in therapy. They discuss how therapists can identify when clients avoid processing and the cues that indicate a stuck focus on content. The hosts share concrete suggestions to facilitate deeper emotional work, highlighting the necessity of therapist self-awareness. They emphasize patience and trust in the therapeutic journey, using gardening metaphors to illustrate the nurturing of client growth. A reflective and impactful conclusion awaits!

Abby and Kellee are beginning to wrap up season two and find themselves recording in a rather silly mood. If you are looking for lightness, laughter, and vulnerability join Abby and Kellee as they explore what their careers would be if they weren’t therapists. Of course, they tie in how this relates to our own security and connectedness to our therapist identity. Topics Touched on:Rick Hanson- Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/buddhas-brain-the-practical-neuroscience-of-happiness-love-and-wisdom_daniel-j-siegel_rick-hanson/Frank Wilczek: https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank-wilczek/Dr. Dan Siegel- https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-toleranceCoffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Get ready to ground into this episode as Kellee and Abby explore dissociation. They talk about dissociations being on a continuum, a natural, and normal part of all our lives. They also discuss the brilliance in the body dissociating after trauma and encourage therapist to lean it not run away. Abby and Kellee end the episode offering basic strategies therapists can use to support clients with dissociation in and outside of session. Topics Touched on:Janina Fisher: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/healing-the-fragmented-selves-of-trauma-survivors-overcoming-internal-self-alienation_janina-fisher/13534321/?resultid=a934f9b1-41d6-4aab-9c3d-a871b62be645#edition=13201579&idiq=26946741Bonnie Badenoch: https://www.nurturingtheheart.comDr. Dan Siegel- https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-toleranceEMDR Tool Box: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/emdr-toolbox-theory-and-treatment-of-complex-ptsd-and-dissociation_james-knipe/13872979/?resultid=6c3a512d-cefe-4b6d-ae7c-b76da9005609#edition=20900482&idiq=29968511Coffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee talk about curiosity in the therapy room from an IPNB perspective. They explore how compassionate and respectful curiosity looks and feels different in the therapy space versus curiosity where we have an agenda; a path we are wanting to follow. Abby and Kellee go on to discuss how we must know we don’t know something to truly be curious with our clients in the therapy space. Topics Touched on:Yalom: https://www.yalom.comHold Me Tight: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2153780.Hold_Me_TightCircle of Security: https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.comBonnie Badenoch: https://www.nurturingtheheart.comDr. Dan Siegle- https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-toleranceCoffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com  Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

The discussion dives into the complexities of clinical self-confidence, highlighting how new treatment phases can lead to a competence dip. The hosts use a seedling metaphor to illustrate learning curves and the importance of pacing in therapy. Personal anecdotes about EMDR training caution against rushing skills integration. They explore how attachment styles can influence therapeutic confidence, advising therapists to choose training paths that fit their unique contexts. Overall, the episode encourages a thoughtful approach to professional growth.

Abby and Kellee delve into the concept of differentiation in therapy. They discuss how to connect with clients' pain without becoming engulfed by it. The podcast highlights the idea of growth occurring at the 'edge,' where transformation happens. Key metaphors, like the baby elephant, illustrate the importance of client agency. They explore therapist needs, enmeshment signs, and offer grounding mantras to maintain boundaries. Listeners gain practical imagery to balance connection and detachment during sessions.

Have you found yourself feeling rejected by a client, or attempting to rattle off multiple solutions for them? Abby and Kellee explore how clients who cannot accept care and trust in the therapy space may be showing you a wise part of themselves, a younger part that developed block trust out of childhood maltreatment. They discuss what this can look like with adults and child clients, what it might feel like for the therapist, and how easily the therapist can recreate attachment ruptures from early on by falling into blocked care. Topics Touched on:The Neurobiology of Attachment-Focused Therapy- Jonathan Baylin and Daniel A. Hughes: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393711042 Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/dyadic-developmental-psychotherapy/Louis Cozolino: https://mindgains.org/resources/advisory-board/louis-cozolino-ph-d/Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/dialectical-behavior-therapyDr. Dan Siegle- https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-tolerance Coffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room: https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Are you listening to your body? Do you know when you need rest? What narratives are you holding about who you are or your worth when you rest? Abby and Kellee explore the lack of internalization that many of us have around rest. Topics Touched on:Coffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room: https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

We only exist and have a beginning because of cooperation. Abby and Kellee reflect on the readings, podcasts, and trainings they have done over the last year and how they all discuss survival being dependent on cooperation. They stress the importance of creating community in our field, and how we each must surround ourselves with support as we support others. Topics Touched on:Suzanne Simard: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602589/finding-the-mother-tree-by-suzanne-simard/Dan Siegel: https://www.mindsightinstitute.comTrauma Stewardship: https://traumastewardship.com/about-the-authors/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com