Therapy Chat
Laura Reagan, LCSW-C
Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, Psychotherapist, Burnout Prevention Consultant and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator interviews guests to discuss holistic and alternative approaches used in psychotherapy, counseling, coaching and healing sessions. Be a fly on the wall as therapists discuss the practice of psychotherapy and how they implement self care into their own lives to prevent therapist burnout. Conversations about mindfulness, self compassion, The Daring Way™, EMDR, art therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, other somatic methods, trauma, parenting, attachment will get you thinking deeply about therapy and the universal experience of being human, with all the joy and pain that entails.
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Oct 19, 2026 • 54min
546: Understanding Cortisol - A Key Aspect of Physical + Mental Health with Dr. Erin Kinney
Dr. Erin Kinney, naturopathic doctor, stress expert, and author of The Cortisol Cure, explores the powerful link between stress physiology and mental health. She explains cortisol’s role in energy, inflammation, burnout, and brain fog. Topics include trauma, emotional suppression, nervous system regulation, nutrient deficiencies, recovery from burnout, and psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Oct 13, 2026 • 52min
545: From Freeze to Flow: The Hakomi Method, Embodiment + Psychedelics with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, somatic trauma psychotherapist, author, and senior Hakomi trainer, explores mindfulness-centered therapy, body-mind awareness, and movement as pathways to healing. She discusses shifting beyond medicalized authority, recognizing protective trauma adaptations, accessing flow and vitality, and bringing embodied practices into psychedelic therapy. She also reflects on kundalini awakenings and gradual transformation.
10 snips
Oct 6, 2026 • 44min
544: IFS + Ancestral Healing: Listening When Parts Speak with Tamala Floyd
Tamala Floyd, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, author, and IFS consultant with over 30 years of experience. She explores how parts work connects with ancestral healing, inner-child work, and intergenerational trauma. The conversation journeys through protective parts, inherited burdens, ancestral guidance, intuitive experiences, and the gradual process of breaking generational cycles.
Sep 21, 2026 • 59min
543: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy + IFS with Sunny Strasburg, Martha Sweezy, PhD + Dr. David Lovas
Sunny Strasburg, founder of The Theradelic Approach, Martha Sweezy, Harvard psychiatry educator and IFS author, and David Lovas, psychiatrist and co-author of a clinical manual, explore psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through an IFS lens. They discuss protectors, trauma, neuroscience, different medicines, consent, ethics, therapist training, and why rigorous research is essential for this emerging field.
Sep 14, 2026 • 46min
542: Healing Ancestral Wounds with Psychedelics with Erin Atkinson
Erin Atkinson is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Prism Wellness, specializing in somatic and psychedelic therapy. She explores ancestral healing, earth-based wisdom, and the often-overlooked process of psychedelic integration. Topics include reconnecting with nature and cultural roots, supporting veterans after transformative experiences, and creating meaningful frameworks for spiritual and expanded states of awareness.
Sep 8, 2026 • 36min
541: How To Raise Conscious Daughters + Sons with Dr. Shefali
Dr. Shefali, clinical psychologist and founder of conscious parenting, explores raising resilient, authentic children in a rapidly changing world. They discuss the manosphere’s influence on boys, pornography conversations without shame, online pressures facing girls, and the importance of emotional resilience. She also explains why conscious parenting calls for flexibility, presence, and healing alongside your children.
Aug 31, 2026 • 51min
540: Self-Abandonment + Intergenerational Trauma with Alexandra Stevens
Alexandra Stevens, a Lisbon-based Gestalt psychotherapist, EMDR therapist, writer, and podcast creator, explores self-abandonment, shame, and painful imposter feelings. The conversation examines intergenerational trauma, inherited family patterns, marginalized identities, self-sabotage, hyper-independence, and burnout. They also discuss rebuilding trust after relational trauma and recognizing the ways people disconnect from themselves to preserve belonging.
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Aug 28, 2026 • 50min
539: Brainspotting + Creative Expression – With Kristy Sneddon + Colleen Klym
Kristy Sneddon, LCSW, poet, artist and musician who blends Brainspotting with expressive arts. Colleen Klym, LMFT and board-certified music therapist who fuses music and Brainspotting in clinical work. They explore how Brainspotting unlocks creative expression. Short poems and a song surface during the conversation. Therapists learn ways creativity and arts can support regulation and relational repair.
Aug 20, 2026 • 51min
538: How To Help The Helper: Caring For The Self with Vanessa Bear
Vanessa Bear, UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist, somatic trauma therapist, yoga teacher and nature practitioner. She speaks about trauma-sensitive care for helpers, somatic and nature-integrated approaches, how to recognize and prevent compassion fatigue and burnout, and practical ways to maintain relational safety, consent, and balance while supporting others.
6 snips
Aug 13, 2026 • 57min
537: A Therapist's Story Of Recovery From Dissociative Identity Disorder with Sally Maslansky
Sally Maslansky, LMFT, therapist and author who healed from dissociative identity disorder, shares her lived experience and clinical perspective. She recounts discovering DID during an adoption trip, the decade-long intensive therapy with Dan Siegel, how dissociation served as survival, and the process of integration and making a coherent narrative.
