Light Up The Couch

Elizabeth Heaney, LPC, discusses how to navigate stalled therapy. They explore scenarios where progress stalls and provide techniques for deepening therapy. They emphasize the therapist's role in addressing the issue, challenging clients to go deeper, and monitoring progress.

Joanne Kim, LMFT, provides a sociocultural primer about the Enneagram (a 9-type personality framework) and how a client’s interest in the Enneagram types can impact and potentially deepen psychotherapeutic work by way of shared nomenclature and framing. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.

Megan VanMeter, a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on therapy resilience, joins Elizabeth Irias for an illuminating discussion. They delve into the critical differences between life enrichment and self-care, tackling burnout and compassion fatigue head-on. Megan emphasizes how personal experiences shape therapeutic effectiveness and the need for creativity in navigating mental health crises, especially post-COVID. She offers practical strategies to nurture well-being, urging therapists to rediscover their passion through purposeful engagement.

Elizabeth Heaney, LPC, explores differences in who initiates termination (client or therapist), what happens when termination seems premature, reactive, or not mutually agreed-upon, and the ethical importance of “clean” termination (for both parties). Presentation.

Dr. Londyn Miller and Elizabeth Irias discuss the distinctions between therapy and coaching, including legal and ethical considerations. They explore evolving telehealth laws post-pandemic, client assessments in coaching, and transitioning clients between therapy and coaching.

John Sovec, LMFT, explains coming out as a potentially trauma-based experience for LGBTQIA+ individuals, including themes like nervous system activation, hypervigilance, and social alienation; John also discusses supportive resources and clinical interventions. Presentation.

Cristal Martinez Acosta, LPC-S, explains trauma-informed principles and explains leadership strategies to emphasize anti-oppressive, trauma\-sensitive, and culturally-aware strategies in management and clinical supervision systems. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.

Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW, gives a helpful primer on the important role of the Vagus nerve plays in how the human nervous system manages stress and regulates emotions. Includes discussion about the impact of trauma on the stress response. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.

Dr. Lorin Lindner shares best practices for engaging and treating veterans in psychotherapy, including discussion about clinical presentations of combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress, Tramautic Brain Injury, and Moral Injury. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.

Dr. Stephanie Woo provides a comprehensive discussion about continuities and changes in the DSM-5-TR, including discussion about social and ethnocultural limitations and the evolution of the Diagnostic Manual over time. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.