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**Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes**

Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.

Latest Episodes:

819-5 Ways CoDependent Relationships Differ from Healthy Ones CoDependency Masterclass May 11, 2023

Show notes

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Understanding Codependency and Dependency

00:02:46 - Signs of codependency in relationships and caregiving professions

00:05:36 - Signs of Codependency in Relationships

00:08:30 - Understanding the Difference Between Codependency and Caretaking

00:11:24 - Essential Problems of Codependency

00:14:24 - Inner Child Trauma and Dysfunction in Codependency

00:17:19 - How Dysfunctional Caregivers Affect Children and Codependency

00:20:15 - Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms and Codependency Recovery

00:23:16 - The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation in Adulthood

00:25:39 - Understanding Codependency and Its Origins

00:26:08 - Unstable Sense of Self and Fear of Abandonment in Codependency

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818-Helping the Inner Child Process Grief May 09, 2023

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Understanding and Helping the Inner Child Grieve

00:02:32 - Evaluating Schemas and Inner Child Schema Development

00:05:15 - Healing the Wounded Inner Child

00:08:01 - The Function of Inner Child Behaviors and Addressing Traumatic Memories

00:10:41 - Healing the Wounded Inner Child

00:13:27 - Helping the Wounded Inner Child Communicate Assertively and Addressing Losses

00:16:08 - Losses of the Wounded Inner Child

00:18:55 - Helping the Inner Child Grieve and Heal

00:21:49 - Connecting with your Inner Child

00:24:40 - Connecting with Your Inner Child for Self-Esteem and Emotional Support

00:27:16 - Inner Child Work: Checking in Throughout the Day

00:30:06 - Distress Tolerance Skills for Dealing with Anxiety and Overwhelm

00:32:46 - Tolerating Distress and Finding Your Wise Mind

00:35:30 - Managing Immature Behaviors and Dealing with Inner Child Triggers

00:38:07 - Understanding and Responding to Your Inner Child's Needs

00:41:12 - Strategies for Inner Child Autobiography and Emotional Identification

00:44:00 - Identifying Triggers and Resolving Past Traumas

00:46:46 - Helping the Inner Child Process Loss and Trauma

00:49:39 - Strategies for Helping the Inner Child Grieve Trauma and Loss

00:52:25 - Helping Children and Adults Heal from Childhood Wounds

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817 - Adult Children of Alcoholics ACOA Traits and Treatment May 06, 2023

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Adult Children of Alcoholics: Traits and Treatment

00:02:30 - Addiction and Childhood Environments

00:05:17 - Understanding and Surviving in a Household with Addiction and Mental Illness

00:08:21 - The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Emotional Intelligence

00:11:06 - Common Behaviors in Adult Children of Addicted Caregivers

00:13:55 - Effects of Growing Up in an Addicted Household on Personality Development

00:16:43 - The Borderline Personality and Childhood Trauma

00:19:25 - Growing up in Addicted Households and Narcissistic Behaviors

00:22:17 - Understanding Antisocial and Dependent Personality Disorders

00:25:05 - Characteristics of Adult Children from Addicted Households

00:27:50 - The Effects of Growing Up in an Addicted Household

00:30:35 - The Impact of Addiction in Childhood and Emotional Dysregulation in Adulthood

00:33:33 - Impulsive behavior and high reward sensitivity in adult children of alcoholics

00:36:30 - Dealing with Trauma and Developing Emotional Intelligence

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816 - Rewiring the Traumatized Brain May 04, 2023

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Rewiring the Brain to Undo the Effects of Trauma

00:07:32 - The Biochemical Effects of Trauma on the Body

00:14:48 - The Impact of Trauma and Goals for Recovery

00:22:25 - Tools for Managing Trauma: Strengthening Vagal Tone, Reducing Inflammation, and Nutrition

00:30:11 - Promoting Neurogenesis and Preserving Neurons: Tips for Brain Health

00:37:53 - Tools for Preserving Neurons and Reducing Stress

00:45:22 - Developing Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies for Pain and Trauma Management

00:52:35 - Managing Triggers and Building Resilience

00:59:58 - Strategies for Feeling Safer and Empowered

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815 - 20 Tips for Test Anxiety Relief May 02, 2023

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Managing Test Anxiety: Causes and Strategies

00:07:04 - Strategies for Overcoming Test Anxiety

00:14:24 - Strategies for Overcoming Test Anxiety

00:21:56 - Strategies for Managing Test Anxiety

00:29:35 - Overcoming Test Anxiety and Reframing Consequences

00:36:49 - Managing Test Anxiety: Tips for Empowerment

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814 - Making Peace with the Inner Critic CBT Tools Apr 29, 2023

Show notes

Name it
Replace the "l" pronoun with "you"
End your thoughts by asking "Who says?"
Talk back
Practice self-compassion (unconditional positive regard)
Would I say this to a friend?
Develop a nurturing/protective inner voice

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813 - Is Depression Caused by a Chemical Imbalance? Apr 27, 2023

Show notes

•Only 30% of patients fully respond to the initial SSRI

•Ultimately less than 55% of people respond to any SSRI.

• WHY???

• SSRIs typically only work on the 5HTIA receptor, but multiple 5HT receptors are involved in mood regulation: 1, 2,

• SSRIs only impact one area of possible dysfunction

• Serotonin creation, secretion, absorption, distribution is impacted by multiple factors.

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812 - Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Principles Apr 25, 2023

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•Define trauma

•Explore the prevalence of trauma

•Identify the key elements Of Trauma Informed Care and the principles of TI

•Learn about the ongoing impact of trauma

•Discuss how trauma might contribute to the development of a variety of symptoms

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811 - What is the Inner Child? Why is Inner Child Healing Important for Developing Emotional Intelligence? Apr 22, 2023

Show notes

•Learn what the inner child is

•Explore how the inner child is developed

•Identify the 3 presentations of the inner child

•Discuss symptoms of a wounded inner child and the benefits to healing and integrating the inner

child.

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810 - CBT Tools from Trauma Informed Counseling Skills Apr 20, 2023

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•Use a Strengths-focused perspective to promote trauma

resistance and resilience skills

•Recognize that people are the experts on their own lives and

have adapted to survive

•Develop strategies to address secondary effects of trauma and

promote self-care

•Provide hope—recovery is possible

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