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Breaking Down

Jeff Guenther, LPC & Dr. Lindsey Lerner 2 Episodes Sep 17, 2026

Join Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner as they explore different therapy modalities with expert guests. The podcast features live demonstration sessions where listeners get a rare look at what happens behind closed therapy doors. Each episode provides honest clinical breakdowns of the techniques and approaches used. It's a candid and educational look at the practice of therapy.

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Polyamory & Non-Monogamy: Jealousy, Dating Apps, and Opening Up Sep 17, 2026 2540 What happens when your brain is excited to explore non-monogamy, but your nervous system goes into a full panic the second your partner opens a dating app? In this episode of Breaking Down, hosts Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner sit down with licensed clinical social worker, polyamory therapist, and relationship coach Heidi Savell to talk about consensual non-monogamy, jealousy, and moder

Somatic Experiencing (SE): Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Body Sep 10, 2026 3755 Why does our body stay locked in stress, tension, and fight-or-flight long after a difficult situation is completely over? In this episode of Breaking Down, hosts Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner welcome somatic coach and certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Woodrós Wolford to explore the body-based approach developed by Peter Levine. First, Woodrós breaks down how modern living tu

Exposure Therapy (ERP): Taming the "Nasty Neighbor" and Panic Sep 3, 2026 3061 What if the very things you do to calm your anxiety are the exact habits keeping you trapped in fear? In this episode of Breaking Down, hosts Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner sit down with clinical psychologist and OCD specialist Dr. Elyse Conterno to unpack the gold standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). First, Elyse explains why OCD

Psychedelic Integration: Grounding Ego Death and Life After the Trip Aug 27, 2026 3017 What happens when you touch pure universal love, dissolve your ego, and experience something completely life-changing, but then have to go home the next morning and do your laundry? In this episode of Breaking Down, hosts Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner welcome naturopathic physician, ketamine provider, and psilocybin facilitator Dr. Ali Bigelow, ND to explore the world of psychedelic-as

Psychoanalysis: On the Couch with TherapyJeff and Family Ghosts Aug 16, 2026 3409 What drives us to compulsively search for criticism, obsess over hate comments, and reopen old wounds? In our premiere episode of Breaking Down, hosts Jeff Guenther, LPC and Dr. Lindsey Lerner sit down with psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Cynthia Ellis Gray to demystify what modern psychoanalysis actually looks like (and why it is way more than just Sigmund Freud and an antique couch). First, C

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