Every Day Therapy

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 super

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 Psychol

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.

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

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.  

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

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.

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: I

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 your

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

  EP 50: Forging Your Own Path: Mental Health, Mindset, & the Entrepreneurial Journey with Rachel Sipperley   For all our female entrepreneurs, or anybody else out there wanting inspiration to carve their own path in life, you're going to want to listen to our episode with Rachel Sipperley. Rachel is a total rockstar and boss babe. Rachel shares her grit, mindset, financial hacks, and mental health self-care needed as an entrepreneur.    Rachel Sipperley is the CEO and Founder of Rent My Wardrobe, a peer to peer marketplace that empowers women to generate additional income while becoming more financially savvy. The daughter of a youth pastor, Rachel came from humble beginnings and was a born entrepreneur. She completed her undergraduate degree at 19 years old, was a top executive for a fortune 500 company by age 22, and had purchased three homes by age 25. Her corporate success and never-ending side hustles allowed her to completely self-fund the startup, now backed by Venture Capitalists and TV p

We have a great solo episode this week where we talk all about being assertive.   Assertiveness is a social skill that relies heavily on effective communication, while simultaneously respecting the thoughts and wishes of others. People who are assertive clearly and respectfully communicate their wants, needs, positions, and boundaries to others.  Does this sound like something you want to aspire to be? Then tune in to the episode.    Episode Details:  Taking control of your life with assertiveness. Defining passive, assertive, aggressive. Being assertive is not being mean.  What holds you back from assertiveness? How to be assertive?  Here’s an exercise to try:  Assertiveness communication formula  When you _______, I feel _______, I would like _________ .    Resources: Boundaries: When to say yes, how to say no, to take control of your life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend  Sponsorships Counseling: Lifeologie Psychotherapeutic Yoga Teacher Training: Lifeologie Institute School for Psychotherapeutic Yoga

You’re getting very sleepy.  Quack like a duck!  Just kidding. That’s not hypnosis. Those are stage antics.  Could you imagine utilizing the power of words, along with your imagination for real change? If so....you will definitely want to listen to this podcast.    Marina Sbrochi is an eternal optimist. She’s a trauma therapist that is trained in clinical hypnosis. Marina is the IPPY Award winning author of Stop Looking for a Husband: Find the Love of Your Life and Nasty Divorce: A Kid’s Eye View. She writes positive divorce advice for the HuffPost. She has a podcast called ALLWays Another Way — she speaks to game changers and out of the box thinkers in the mind, body and spirit genre. She also brings a voice to hush issues like domestic violence and verbal abuse.   Episode Details:  Demystifying hypnosis.  Using hypnosis for stress, anxiety, depression, sleep, motivation, patience, and areas where you feel stuck.  A state of hyper focus.  Discuss research behind hypnosis. Guest Contact/ Platforms/Resourc

We have all heard at some point, “Have confidence, be confident!”, but how do we embody confidence.  Confidence means feeling sure of yourself and your abilities! In this episode, we were so excited to talk with Kim Lueman, a Confidence Connoisseur.   Kim is a Confidence Strategist who is passionate about helping women un-become what they think they SHOULD be so they can embrace their true selves & show up how they WANT to be. She uses a unique blend of Personal Training, Nutrition Coaching & Personal Styling to help women find their outer confidence while they work on their inner confidence. Episode Details: Small steps to confidence that make big impacts Getting rid of the “grass is always greener” syndrome Stop “shoulding” on yourself activity  The change paradox— confidence game changer    Guest Contact/ Platforms/Resources:   Kim’s website: https://www.captivatinglyconfident.com Kim’s podcast: Captivatingly Confident Podcast  Instagram: @kim.ludeman    Sponsorships Counseling: Lifeologie P

Most of us have acted very much like children at least now and then. Guilty!! It’s in the moment you have a temper tantrum over a parking ticket, or when the barista messes up your coffee order and you feel like its personal, or when you fall into a panicky sense of abandonment when you learn your friends didn’t invite you to a party. Working with your inner child’ can sound a bit out there but before you brush it off we want to help you learn the benefits of inner child work. Tune in to this week's episode where we break it down in a way that is easy to understand.    Episode Details    What is Inner Child Work? Defining What Your Inner Child Is. What psychological issues can inner child work help me with? We discuss the consequences of Wounded Inner Child as an Adult Considerations with Inner Child Work.  Therapeutic Inner Child Activities to consider    Sponsorships Counseling: Lifeologie Psychotherapeutic Yoga Teacher Training: Lifeologie Institute School for Psychotherapeutic Yoga

Your voice matters! We were so lucky to have Brittany on this week's episode where she shares her powerful story of multiple traumas including a violent sexual assault, her breakdown, running from the pain, and how she learned to heal. Brittany shares ways you can support someone who has gone through trauma and pain as a result of sexual assault.  Brittany Piper is an international activist, speaker and healing + wellness coach—cultivating 250+ programs spanning 8 years and 3 continents. Her work has been recognized by The U.S. Army, The Clinton Foundation, Elite Daily, Yoga Journal + more. She is a rape survivor and leading national expert and advocate on sexual violence prevention and recovery—speaking to tens of thousands of students, detectives, employees, and military members each year. She is also the co-founder and healing coach of On The Mend—a women’s holistic healing retreat which supports survivors of trauma. Additionally, she is a social justice photographer for women’s organizations in conflict c

Dr. Sam Gladding teaches us in the episode how the art of writing can be a way to promote our mental health. Dr. Sam Gladding is a well respected professor at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, who has been published in numerous books.   Episode Details: -Research behind writing and how it promotes positive mental health -Dr. Gladding’s personal experience how writing poetry was beneficial for him -How writing can help individuals in different stages of their life -Benefits for men to write to share emotional feelings -Writing techniques you can use to promote mental health: Five minute writing sprint Writing the wrongs Writing the rights Rewriting a story Narratives to self -What is Scriptotherapy? Guest Contact/ Platforms:   https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/faculty-staff/dr-sam-gladding/   Sponsorships Counseling: Lifeologie Psychotherapeutic Yoga Teacher Training: Lifeologie Institute School for Psychotherapeutic Yoga   Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.com or follow us on Facebook

For all the mama’s out there, are you taking care of your mental health? Pregnancy and the birth of a child can be a joyous and exciting time, but some women may struggle with their mental health as they transition to motherhood. In this episode, we dive in with Dr. Hatchuel all about maternal mental health and the importance of seeking help when you need it.     Dr. Elizabeth Hatchuel is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia and Certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. She specialized in post-graduate training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.  In addition to working in private practice, she is a core faculty member in Capella University's Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education & Supervision graduate program. ​ Episode Details: -Impact of motherhood and mental health -Differentiating between baby blues, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis -Kno

In this episode, we chat with Ashlee Piper writer, political strategist, and eco-lifestyle expert all about sustainability for self-care.   Ashlee is also a brand strategist and influencer for some of the world's most ethical and innovative companies. Her clients and collaborations include: LUSH, Eileen Fisher, airbnb, bkr., Kia Motors, Jill Milan, Olivine Atelier, and many more. Ashlee holds a BA from Brown University, an MA from the University of Oxford, UK, and a degree in Holistic Health from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Columbia University. Ashlee has been featured in/on GLAMOUR, Refinery29, Apartment Therapy, Design*Sponge, Women's Health, Reader’s Digest to name a few. Check out her book on stylish, sustainable living, Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet.   Episode Details:   -Sustainability for self-care -How minimalism can positively impact mental health + easy steps you can take right now -Uncovering your unconscious desires with shopping and materialism -How sustainabi

Relationships are super rewarding and ultimately create a better quality of life.  But, they are work and can be challenging! Can I get an amen?! Whether you are in a relationship, want to be in a relationship, or know someone in a relationship, you will want to listen to this episode!     We talk John Gottman research, a clinical psychologist, renowned relationship guru, author, professor, and co-founder of the Gottman Institute. We share some of Gottman’s evidence-based research on predicting relationship success.   Episode Details :   -Research on predicting success in relationships -Magic Relationship Ratio -John Gottman's 4 Horsemen (i.e. what you don't want in your relationship and can cause divorce) -The number one way to solve a fight (it's simpler than you think) -Practical ways to build your relationship on the daily   Sponsorships Counseling: Lifeologie Psychotherapeutic Yoga Teacher Training: Lifeologie Institute School for Psychotherapeutic Yoga Find more info on www.everydaytherapypodcast.c