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EP 60: Intro to EMDR with Jessica Callahan Dec 23, 2019

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In this episode, we chat with Jessica Callahan all about EMDR therapy. For those who are not familiar with EMDR which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, it is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. This episode breaks down the basics of EMDR and who it most benefits. If you have ever experienced trauma in your life this therapy has been researched as one of the most effective therapies for trauma.

Episode Details:

Jessica's background.
What is EMDR Therapy?
Who would benefit from EMDR.
Issues/concerns diagnoses that would benefit most from EMDR Therapy
How do you know if you are ready for EMDR. What can a new client expect.
Myths about EMDR

Guest Info:

Jessica Callahan, LPC-S is a Therapist, Supervisor and Consultant in private practice in Richardson, TX at EMPOWERED Counseling. She focuses on facilitating healing and recovery from overwhelming and traumatic experiences. As a supervisor, she supports LPC Interns in their professional development, and as consultant, she assists other therapists in more effectively applying trauma-informed approaches to help their clients heal. In all things, Jessica believes in the innate drive towards healing and health and views her job as aiding others in discovering their resilience. Personally, Jessica is married with 3 girls and is grateful for the web of connections (friends, family, colleagues,etc.) that supports her. She is energized by creativity, movement, and growth in as many forms as she can find it.

Guest Contact:

Empowered Counseling: https://www.empowered-counseling.com/jessica-callahan

https://www.facebook.com/empoweredcounselingllc/

https://instagram.com/empoweredcounseling

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 59: Enneagrams and Relationships with Whitney Russel Dec 09, 2019

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We are so excited to have Whitney in this episode sharing all about Enneagrams and Relationships. If you haven't been obsessing over the Enneagram you should! The enneagram is an informative and transformational personality tool .Whitney gives this episode a special touch by giving relationships tips on each Enneagram number.

Episode Details:

Whitney's background.
All things Enneagram and Relationships
How Whitney uses the Enneagram numbers in Relationships
What is the Enneagram?
Myths about the Enneagram
Benefits of knowing your Enneagram number as it related to relationships
Enneagram Relationship Compatibility / Challenges

Resources:

The Enneagram Institute

Book: The Road Back to you By Suzanne Stabile

Guest Contact:

Whitney's Counseling Practice: www.bravehavelcounseling.com

Follow Whitney on Instagram at @whitneylpc

More about our guest:

Whitney Russel is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist/Supervisor. Whitney earned her Bachelors in Psychology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas. Whitney began her counseling career at the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center working at a rehabilitative residential treatment center with struggling teens. From there she began her journey as an expert in the field of eating disorders. Her experience in this area ranges from being a primary therapist at a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient setting at the Renfrew Center of Texas to being the Regional Director for the Center For Discovery where she has been overseeing the clinical and daily operations of several of our treatment centers.

Her clinical experience has allowed her to work with people of all ages, races, genders, socioeconomic status, body sizes, and sexual orientations at all levels of care. Through this work she has gained immense compassion and love for the human experience. Her favorite part about being a therapist is establishing relationships with her clients where she is able to help them see what they have been missing about themselves all along- that they are powerful beings worthy of great love, belonging, and connection.

Whitney is also a wife, mom of 4 wonderfully energetic children, Enneagram 1, and lover of plants, nutella, thrift stores, and good tattoos.

EP 58: Why the holidays aren't always happy Nov 25, 2019

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The holidays are referred to as the most wonderful time of the year but, for many families, the holidays aren't always happy. Loss, divorce, illness, financial insecurity, and family feuds are just a small sample of the stressors that can leave people feeling stressed and overwhelmed during the holiday season. In this episode, we give you practical tools to cope with the holiday blues.

Episode Details:

Coping Skills for Grief & Loneliness
Coping Skills for Religion or Spirituality concerns
Ways to cope with family challenges during the holidays
Holiday Stress
Seasonal Affect Disorder
Tips to prevent holiday stress and depression
Recovery of substance misuse and eating disorders
How to take control of the holidays.

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 57. Routines and Habits for Mental Health Nov 13, 2019

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We often can get stuck in the everyday struggle. Trust us we have been there! So for those who have been riding the struggle bus and want to make positive changes this episode is just for you. We talk all about routines and habits. Developing a daily routine can help us to feel more in control of everything, and help us to make room for all that's important. Routine can aid our mental health. It can help us to cope with change, to form healthy habits, and to reduce our stress levels.

Episode Details:

Why are routine hard to stick with.

What are the downfalls of not having a routine.

Benefits of having a routine.

Why do most people choose not to have a routine.

Psychology of rituals.

Research on why rituals work.

Tips on setting routines.

We discuss our own routines.

Famous Individuals who found success in having routines.

Resources Mentioned:

Atomic Habits By James Clear
Danielle Laporte Planner

EP 56: When Therapy Isn't Working Oct 21, 2019

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You are showing up everyday to your therapy session, it has been a few days, months, maybe years and you can't shake the feeling of things are just NOT Working! Is it you? Is it your therapist? We got you covered as we chat and discuss why therapy may or may not be working for you.

Episode Details:

What are some signs that therapy isn't working.
What makes therapy effective.
Discussing when it may be you.
Discussing client expectations.
Discussing motivation to change.
Discussing client myths about therapy.
Explaining collaboration and client ownership.
Explaining when it's your therapist.

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 55: CBT 101- Unhelpful Thinking Styles Oct 08, 2019

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Our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior!! What? Yes!!! In this episode, we chat with you all about CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). CBT is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behavior) all interact together. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is recognized as an effective therapy for managing depression and anxiety because it gives people a tool they can use to be proactive in managing negative thoughts and identifying negative patterns.

Episode Details:

What is CBT?
What is the goal of CBT?
The Process of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Uses of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Explanation of the Cognitive model
What are some unhelpful thinking styles?
Common Thinking Errors.
How to counter negative self-talk?

Resources:

Check out therapistaid.com to download some awesome worksheets for FREE.

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 54: How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Relationships: Part II Sep 23, 2019

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In this episode, we continue the conversation about attachment styles with an in depth discussion on avoidant and secure attachment style.

Episode Details:

Avoidant style in depth: deactivating strategies and how to better help yourself in relationships.
Secure style in depth- and how to become more secure.
Specific communication strategies for ALL styles.

Resources:

Books: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 53: How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Relationships: Part I Sep 09, 2019

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Single or attached, long-time married or newly dating, you definitely want to know what attachment theory is all about. Our style of attachment affects everything from our partner selection to how well our relationships progress to, sadly, how they end. That is why recognizing our attachment pattern can help us understand our strengths and vulnerabilities in a relationship. We give you all the deets in not one but two episodes so stay tuned for part two.

Episode Details:

What is an attachment style and why does it matter?
The research behind attachment theory:
- John Bowlby's Theory of Attachment
- Strange Situation Experiment by Mary Ainsworth
Overview of attachment styles; anxious, avoidant, secure
The anxious style in-depth: activating strategies and how to better help yourself in relationships.
Why anxious and avoidant styles are trouble.

Resources:

Books: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 52: Dealing with Rejection Aug 19, 2019

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Rejection is an almost unavoidable aspect of being human. If we tried to avoid it we wouldn't get anywhere. No one has ever succeeded in love or life without first facing rejection. We all experience it, and yet, those times when we do are often the times we feel the most alone, outcast, and unwanted. In this episode, we share our personal experiences with rejection and how to navigate it.

Episode Details:

Bouncing back from rejection.
Not letting rejection define you.
Overcoming rejection.
How to handle rejection like a boss.
Every rejection is a redirection.
There are so many unknown variables when being rejected and we can often fill in the blanks and take it personally.
Fail and fail fast.
How to stop avoiding rejection.
- connect with the feeling of rejection and allow for nuances —- normalize difficulties of handling rejection as as human
- what beliefs does it trigger? Check the evidence .... see the WHOLE picture
- can you acknowledge your positives? What did you learn?
- how can you soothe yourself when you are going through rejection
- remember that with time it will hurt less
- faith / spiritual
- connect with others vs isolate in it
- careful of exploring

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

EP 51: Social anxiety: more than shyness with Dr. Imhoff Aug 12, 2019

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So you have probably heard the term social anxiety but do you know what it means. Often people struggle with SAD for years before they even realize what is going on.

It may look like saying "no" to going out on situations you may not have any control in. It can look different for many. Social anxiety is the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people. Today, we chat with Dr. Brad Imhoff where he shares his personal struggles with social anxiety and helps us learn more about this topic.

Dr. Brad Imhoff earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision from Ohio University and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Counseling for Liberty University Online. His clinical work has largely focused on addiction treatment, specifically helping those consumed by the opioid addiction epidemic. Even so, having struggled with social anxiety during much of his life, this topic became a passion and primary scholarly interest of his. He has presented many times at local, state, and national conferences on using cognitive therapies to understand and treat social anxiety

Episode Details:

Social anxiety vs introversion vs shyness
Core beliefs that perpetuate anxiety
Stair Step approach to overcoming fears judgment
Perceived rejection vs real rejection
Causes
Personal stories

Sponsor:

White Rock Counseling: If you are interested in counseling or online services visit us at www.whiterockcounseling.com

Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydaytherapypodcast.

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