Self Careapist Therapist Podcast
Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a therapist-to-therapist show hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, an EMDR Certified Approved Consultant and clinical supervisor. Each week, expert guests discuss evidence-based interventions and clinical skills like EMDR, IFS, CBT, DBT, and ACT, focusing on real client work rather than textbook theory. Topics include trauma processing, complex PTSD, neurodiversity-affirming assessment, and professional development for therapists. The podcast aims to fill the gaps left by training programs with practical, actionable insights.
Episodes
Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders: Treatment Beyond CBT with Dr. Susan Simpson
CBT is the most evidence-based first-line treatment for eating disorders, but Dr. Susan Simpson kept seeing the same pattern in her caseload: roughly half of clients relapsed, and dropout rates ran between a quarter and a third. The shame, perfectionism, and attachment wounds underneath the eating disorder just weren't shifting.Dr. Susan Simpson is a clinical psychologist,rainer-Supervisor, a
How to Define Infidelity Before it Ever Happens
A couple sits across from you saying they both want to repair after an affair, but you're not sure either of them, or you, agrees on what "infidelity" actually means.Dr. Talal Alsaleem is an infidelity researcher and therapist who developed Systemic Affair Recovery Therapy (SART) after realizing none of his clinical training was built for the couples flooding his practice — the one
What You've Heard About Narcissists Is Wrong: Here's What a Narcissism Therapist Says with Wendy Behary, LCSW
Not sure where you're stuck clinically? Take the free Stuck Point Quiz at lorainmoorehead.com/quiz and get resources matched to your answers.Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly, therapist-to-therapist conversation hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDRIA Approved Consultant. Guests include psychologists, researchers, and the developers of the clinical models they teach, with
Rethinking Drinking: Dr. William R. Miller and Dr. Ricardo Muñoz on 50 Years of Alcohol Use Research
Dr. William R. Miller was a developer of motivational interviewing. Ricardo Muñoz ran the first randomized controlled trial ever built to prevent depression before it starts. Fifty years ago, as grad students sharing a rickety office at the University of Oregon, they wrote the first version of a book that would go on to prove something the addiction field didn't believe: that self-help alone,
Why Burnout Prevention Is More Than Self-Care with Shaina Siber, LCSW
You clock out, but your brain doesn't. You're still short with your kids, still numb through your own weekend, still running on a threat response that never got the memo the workday ended and you're not sure self-care is actually touching it.Shaina Siber, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, integrative therapist, and founder of AFFIRM Mental Health, a continuing education co
OCD Rumination & ERP: What Therapists Can Do When Clients Can't Stop Reassuring Themselves
You're lying awake trying to think your way to certainty; running the same worry in circles, getting nowhere, but unable to stop. If a client's "careful thinking" has quietly become compulsive reasoning, exposure and response prevention alone won't fix it. This episode shows you what will.Dr. Lisa Levine, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and owner of the OCD and Anxiety
Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Addressing Race and Racism in Therapy
David Archer, MSW, MFT — EMDR therapist, EMDRIA-approved trainer, and author of "Anti-Racist Psychotherapy" breaks down how EMDR therapy can be used to treat racial trauma and complex trauma in clinical practice.In this episode of the Self Careapist Therapist Podcast, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, sits down with David to explore anti-racist psychotherapy as a science-based framework tha
Therapy or Clinical Supervision: Two Different Takes
Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDR Certified Consultant & Clinical Supervisor, sits down with Dr. Laurie Bruce, clinical psychologist (25+ years), mindfulness coach, host of "From Both Sides of the Couch," in a cross-show conversation recorded for both podcasts.They unpack the gap between CEUs and real clinical consultation, what happens when a client triggers something personal in
DBT for LGBTQ+ Mental Health: Self-Love, Emotional Resilience & Queer Joy With Dr. Kiki Fehling
What does DBT look like when it is truly LGBTQ+ affirming?In this episode of The Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Kiki Fehling to talk about DBT for LGBTQ+ mental health, minority stress, queer joy, self-love, emotional resilience, and what it means to apply skills in a way that actually honors context.We talk about why being queer is not the source of mental health harm, how anti-que
Interracial Marriage: Love, Identity, and Navigating Differences with Geoffrey Greif and Victoria D. Stubbs
What can interracial couples teach therapists about race, family systems, and the conversations many clients are still learning how to have?In this episode of The Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Geoffrey Greif and Victoria D. Stubbs, LCSW, co-authors of Interracial Marriage: How Diverse Couples Navigate Relationships. We talk about what hundreds of interviews with interracial and int
Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT): A Clinical Approach to Emotional Overcontrol With Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher
Your most contained, rule-following, hardest-working clients may be the ones standard DBT is least equipped to help.In this episode of Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, lecturer at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UIC, and owner of EAF ReCenter. With over 30 years of clinical and teaching experien
Why Clients Skip Their Second EMDR Session (And What It's Telling You)
Moments of hesitation after a first EMDR session often signal that meaningful work has already begun. In this episode of The Self Careapist Therapist, I break down what’s really happening when clients feel unsure about continuing EMDR after their first session. I walk through common reactions like exhaustion, vivid dreams, confusion, and the sense that something shifted without fully understandin
ACT for Therapists: Psychological Flexibility, Core Skills & What to Do in Session with Originator Dr. Steven C. Hayes
What does it actually mean to practice ACT — and how would you know if you already are? Dr. Steven C. Hayes, the originator of acceptance and commitment therapy, joins the podcast to talk about the 45-year arc of ACT's development, where the field of psychotherapy has gone wrong, and what it would mean to truly serve the person sitting in front of you. This conversation covers the six core pr
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART): How It Compares to EMDR with the founder, Lainey Rosenzweig, LMFT
What happens when a therapist takes EMDR training, loves the eye movements, and throws out the protocol entirely? Laney Rosenzweig did exactly that. In 2007, she walked out of an EMDR training room convinced there was a better way. Eighteen years later, ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) has been trained at military bases, studied at Mayo Clinic and Yale, and is resolving complex trauma in a sin
Complex Trauma Approaches That Don't Retraumatize: The Four Blinks Version of Flash Technique with Thomas Zimmerman, LPC
Can Flash technique fully and permanently resolve a trauma memory in a single session, with almost no distress, even in clients with complex PTSD? Thomas Zimmerman has been answering that question for four and a half years, and his answer is yes. In this episode, he walks through the science, the structure, and the live protocol of the Predictive Processing Flash technique (formerly Four Blinks Ve
5 Common EMDR Questions Explained
What if the most common sticking points in EMDR therapy have clear, evidence-informed answers? In this solo episode, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW draws directly from her EMDR consultations with therapists to answer five questions that come up again and again in clinical practice. From understanding adaptive information processing and the eight-stage EMDR protocol to navigating negative cognitions, asses
Mindfulness, Intuition, and Continued Education with Dr. Nikki Rubin
What if mindfulness is not a homework assignment you give clients, but the thread running through every single clinical decision you make? In this episode of Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Nikki Rubin, licensed clinical psychologist, ACT specialist, assistant clinical professor at UCLA, and co-founder and COO of Mind Science Collective, a continuing education platform built by clini
Perfectionism Explained: Individual And Group Psychotherapy Interventions with Dr. Paul Hewitt
What if perfectionism has nothing to do with wanting things done well? Dr. Paul L. Hewitt, Full Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, researcher, and co-author of Perfectionism: A Relational Approach to Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment, joins the podcast to reframe perfectionism as a deeply relational personality style born out of unmet attachment needs. This c
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Explained: How It Works, Types, Safety, and EMDR Integration
What happens when two EMDR practitioners who trained together start comparing notes on ketamine? Amanda Baker, LCSW, a clinical social worker at Mindful Springs Counseling in Colorado Springs, joins the conversation to break down ketamine-assisted psychotherapy from the ground up. We explore the striking overlap in neural mechanisms between ketamine and EMDR, walk through the preparation and integ
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality with Dr. David Jobes
What would it look like if we actually asked suicidal clients what was making them suicidal and then treated that? Dr. David Jobes, professor of psychology at The Catholic University of America, director of the CUA Suicide Prevention Lab, and developer of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), joins the podcast to challenge the dominant medical model response to suicida
Regulate, Relate and Reason: A Deep Dive into Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model
What if the key to understanding your mental health and relationships lies in how your brain developed from the very beginning? I'm joined by Michelle Maikoetter, LPC from the Neurosequential Network, to demystify the Neurosequential Model developed by Dr. Bruce Perry. We explore how our earliest experiences, from in utero through childhood, shape our capacity for self-regulation, connection,
A Therapist's Toolkit for Working with Anxious teens with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW
In this episode, I sit down with clinical social worker and author Sophia Vale Galano to discuss her newly released book, Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry (published by Hatherley Press, distributed by Penguin Random House).Sophia shares practical tools and strategies for parents navigating teenage anxiety, exploring the unique challenges teens
The Top 5 Self Care Tips of 2025
Welcome to the final episode of the year! In this solo wrap-up, Lorain revisits the most powerful self-care insights, quotes, and practical strategies shared by the incredible guests who joined The Self Careapist Podcast in 2025. This episode weaves together short audio clips from guests—researchers, clinicians, authors, and innovators—to highlight the patterns, contradictions, and surprising them
Healing Through ACT: A Trauma Journey with Dr. Darrah Westrup and Dr. Robyn Walser
You Are Not Your Trauma: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HealingIn this episode, I'm joined by two remarkable clinicians who together have over 60 years of combined experience working with trauma: Dr. Darrah Westrup and Dr. Robin Walser. These two have been collaborating for nearly two decades and three books. Their latest book, "You Are Not Your Trauma" published by Guilford
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Understanding Motivation
In this insightful conversation, Dr. Hillary Hurst Bush discusses her collaboration with Dr. Ellen Braaten on the Motivation Mindset Workbook, an extension of the book Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less. The discussion delves into the concepts of aptitude, pleasure, and practice, exploring how these elements interact to influence motivation in children and teens. Dr. Bush shares personal anec
How We Can Help Parents Master Their Emotions with Dr. Alissa Jerud
Dr. Alissa Jerud, clinical psychologist and author of Emotion Savvy Parenting joins us to discuss methods to assist parents with remaining emotionally aware while parenting. Dr. Jerud specializes in helping parents master their emotions during the most challenging moments of parenting.Discover why focusing on parental emotion regulation (rather than controlling children's behavior) creates be
Transforming Crisis Care With Revolutionary Vision and Partnerships
Join therapist Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, as she interviews Kevin Curtis, LCSW from the Huntsman Mental Health Crisis Care Center about revolutionizing mental health access. Learn how innovative crisis intervention models are transforming care delivery and reducing clinician burnout.What You'll LearnKevin Curtis shares groundbreaking approaches to mental health crisis care that eliminate traditi
Navigate the Nuances of AuDHD: A Deep Dive of Autism and ADHD with Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Michelle Garnett
In this insightful episode of The Self-Careapist Podcast, we are joined by world-renowned autism experts Dr. Michelle Garnett and Dr. Tony Attwood of Attwood and Garnett Events to explore the evolving understanding of combined autism and ADHD often referred to as AuDHD. Together, they unpack how the field has shifted from autism as a standalone, to understanding it as “autism plus,” often intertw
Identification, Prevention, and Care for Sex Trafficking Survivors with Dr. Dominique Roe Sepowitz
Human trafficking is often hidden in plain sight. In this episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, Dr. Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, professor at Arizona State University and director of multiple anti-trafficking programs, stops by to speak with Lorain about about identification, prevention, and care for sex trafficking victims and survivors.Content Warning: This episode discusses human trafficking, sexu
A Psychologist’s Guide to Recognizing Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this compelling episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, Dr. Maylin Griffiths, a clinical psychologist and founder of the Arizona Pediatric Assessment Center, joins Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, to demystify the misunderstood profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance/ Pervasive Drive for Autonomy (PDA).Dr. Griffiths explains how PDA often hides behind misdiagnoses like ODD or ADHD and share actionable t
Why Clinical Ethics and Supervision Matter More Than Ever with Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT
In this episode, Lorain Moorehead sits down with Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT, a former prosecutor turned LMFT clinical supervisor, to explore ethical gray zones, common regulatory mistakes, and the evolving role of supervision in clinical practice. This episode offers insight into how to protect your license, your clients, and your professional growth whether you're a student, therapist, pract
The Fraud Feeling: EMDR for High Achievers
In this first solo episode of The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast, I'm diving into the treatment of high achievers and entrepreneurs and some of the common symptoms they may experience, including ADHD, depression, anxiety symptoms and imposter syndrome. I detail how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be a helpful treatment modality, as well as the course of training to begin
Prolonged Grief and Seeking Help with Dr. Sonya Lott, PhD
What is Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy and why does it matter? In this deeply moving episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, sits down with Dr. Sonya Lott, grief therapy expert and affiliate of the Center for Prolonged Grief, to explore Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). You’ll learn what PGD is, how it’s diagnosed, and why so many therapists and clients miss the signs.Whethe
Why OCD is not an Adjective with Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale
In this episode, Lorain speaks with Dr. Liz McIngvale; the co-founder of new mental health training app MHNTI, the director of the OCD Institute of Texas, and adjunct faculty at Baylor College of Medicine. A nationally and internationally recognized authority on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Dr. McIngvale has published over 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, multiple textbook chapters and i
Strengthening Emotional Bonds and Fostering Deep Connections in Couples Therapy with Dr. Marni Feuerman
In this episode, Lorain sits down with Dr. Marni Feuerman, LCSW, LMFT, clinical psychologist and author of Ghosted and Breadcrumbed to explore different approaches to couples therapy including the two she's highly trained in--Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman. We cover the key tenants of both approaches, how to get started with them, as well as attachment styles and chemistry. D
Rewrite the Story of Psychosis with Hope with guest Dr. Aaron Brinen, Psy.D.
This episode was timed the week of Dr. Aaron Brinen's new book, Living Well with Psychosis. One of the lines I liked in his book is "in order to talk about Living Well, we have to talk about living," and, we do! From developing goals and aspirations to supporting and encouraging the family, and discussing how to incorporate activity, and plenty of it, we cover some key elements of
Attachment Wounds Through the Lens of Complex Trauma with Melissa Lapides
Melissa Lapides, LMFT (@getsecurelyattached) discusses the profound effects of complex trauma, particularly in early childhood, and how it manifests in adult relationships. She emphasizes the importance of understanding attachment theory and how early experiences shape our emotional responses and relationships. Melissa shares her personal journey of healing from trauma and the significance of trau
Being Seen, Being You: DBT Skills for a Life Worth Living with Dr. Kiki Fehling
For the therapist who might incorporate a DBT skill here or there but has always wondered what else there is to know...In this conversation, Dr. Kiki Fehling a clinical psychologist and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certified researcher discusses her journey into Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), its structure, and its application, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. She explains the impo
The Traumaplay Path: Child, caregiver, and therapist dyads in play therapy with Paris Goodyear-Brown
SummaryIn this conversation, I have the pleasure of talking with Paris Goodyear Brown about the development and principles of her model Traumaplay, an integrative approach to play therapy that addresses the needs of families and children who have experienced trauma. The discussion covers the evolution of Traumaplay, the importance of attachment relationships, and the integration of various therape
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