Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills

What to actually do in session. Past guests include Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Michelle Garnett (Autism and ADHD), Dr. Paul Hewitt (perfectionism research), Wendy Behary, LCSW (schema therapy for narcissism), Lainey Rosenzweig, LMFT (founder of Accelerated Resolution Therapy), Dr. Steven C. Hayes (founder of ACT), Dr. William R. Miller (co-developer of Motivational Interviewing), and Dr. Ricardo Muñoz (ran the first randomized controlled trial to prevent depression). Hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDR Certified Approved Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, and graduate school faculty associate. Expert guests share evidence-based interventions you can take straight into your next session. Many episodes offer a free CEU for licensure in Arizona through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Content is relevant for continuing education across LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC, NBCC, and psychology licensure. Topics include: EMDR therapy, trauma processing, and advanced EMDR applications Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts work, and integrative trauma approaches CBT, DBT, RO-DBT, ACT, and third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies Clinical supervision, therapist training, and professional development Trauma, complex trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, and nervous system regulation ADHD, autism, neurodiversity-affirming assessment and treatment Therapist burnout, perfectionism, compassion fatigue, and sustainable self-care Couples therapy, attachment theory, and relational wounds Anxiety, OCD, and exposure-based interventions Grief, prolonged grief disorder, and meaning-making Suicide risk assessment, CAMS, and crisis intervention Parent-child therapy, adolescent anxiety, and family systems Perinatal mental health Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and emerging modalities Clinical ethics, risk management, and culturally responsive practice Private practice development, insurance, and building a sustainable career Questions we answer: How do I use EMDR, CBT, DBT, or ACT in real-life sessions, not just textbook examples? How do I choose which therapy modality to learn next? How do other therapists handle burnout and compassion fatigue? How do I integrate different modalities instead of feeling like I'm doing them wrong? When should I use IFS parts work versus EMDR reprocessing? How do I grow as a therapist after grad school or licensure? How do I make my practice more trauma-informed and culturally responsive? How do I find my niche or specialty as a clinician? What does evidence-based therapy actually look like in practice? How do therapists cope with imposter syndrome and self-doubt? How do I explain complex therapy concepts to clients in simple language? Primary-source interviews on EMDR and related trauma reprocessing methods, with the clinicians who developed them: Lainey Rosenzweig on Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and Thomas Zimmerman on the Four Blinks version of Flash technique. Whether you are a seasoned clinician or a graduate student, every episode is built to sharpen your clinical thinking. Listen while you drive, walk, or decompress between sessions. New episodes every other Wednesday. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps other therapists find the show.

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  Episode #20

  How to Define Infidelity Before it Ever Happens

  Sep 23, 202655 minS2

  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 ones in crisis over current or past infidelity. He's the author of three books on infidelity recovery and has spent over 15 years researching and treating it. In this episode, you'll learn: - A working, transferable definition of infidelity built around the idea of a "relationship contract" and exclusivity — not a fixed list of behaviors - Why men and women tend to define infidelity differently, and the "double shot hypothesis" explaining why women are more upset by emotional affairs and men by sexual ones - The three root causes of infidelity: relationship deficits, individual factors, and environmental factors (including cultural norms and power dynamics) - Two of the seven milestones in Dr. Alsaleem's recovery model — getting the story, and acknowledging the impact and why a real apology has to name specific damage, not just say "I'm sorry" - Why he counts helping a couple find clarity that they should separate as a treatment success, not a failure Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome & Meet Dr. Talal Alsaleem 0:19 What He'd Avoid: Confusing Infatuation with True Intimacy 1:24 How He Built the Systemic Affair Recovery Therapy Model 3:25 The Real Recovery Stats: 33% National Average vs. 85% With This Model 6:27 How to Actually Define Infidelity (The Relationship Contract Framework) 16:17 The 3 Root Causes of Infidelity (Relationship, Individual, Environmental) 20:49 Why Men and Women Define Infidelity Differently 29:52 The 7 Milestones of Infidelity Recovery 40:07 Why "Acknowledging the Impact" Requires a Real Apology 49:39 His 3 Books, Explained 51:39 Self-Care for Clinicians Doing This Work If you liked this episode, check out this episode comparing different styles of couples therapy with Dr. Mari Feuerman https://youtu.be/WBDfdBRo5_g?si=QlFRqy-0DEPhf0KL. Resources mentioned: - Dr. Alsaleem's website: talalasaleem.com - His docuseries, Infidelity Chronicles (real, unscripted session footage) - His upcoming podcast, Resurrecting Cupid (not yet released as of this recording) - His three books: "Infidelity: The Best Worst Thing That Could Happen to Your Marriage," "Unfaithful and Unrepentant: Affairs Beyond the Hope of Repair," and "Deconstructing Infidelity: Causes and the Myths" This episode covers topics relevant to CE/CEU for LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC. Free CEU available for Arizona licensure through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Subscribe for weekly clinical training you can use in your next session. A short mid-roll CTA inviting listeners to take the Stuck Point Quiz at lorainmoorehead.com/quiz, identify their clinical stuck point, and access personalized resources. Includes an optional invitation to join Lorain’s newsletter. The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week!

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  Episode #17

  Why Burnout Prevention Is More Than Self-Care with Shaina Siber, LCSW

  Aug 12, 20261h 8mS2

  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 company for mental health professionals. She's the author of "Using ACT and CFT for Burnout Recovery: The Beyond Burnout Blueprint" and host of The Affirming Minds Podcast. In this episode, you'll learn: - Christina Maslach's 6 systemic drivers of burnout — and why most of them have nothing to do with willpower or self-care - How Compassion-Focused Therapy's threat/drive/soothing model explains why "well-intentioned" coping (a workout, a glass of wine) often doesn't actually calm your nervous system - Why venting has a real physiological upside in small doses — and how it backfires when it becomes reflexive ("the dose makes the poison") - Two steps from Shaina's Beyond Burnout Blueprint: creating a compelling vision, and identifying your unique strengths - What she'd change first as an employer to prevent burnout on a team — starting with psychological safety Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome & Meet Shaina Siber, LCSW 0:53 The Martyrdom Baked Into Helping Professions 3:34 What Burnout Actually Is (Beyond "Being Tired") 6:59 Christina Maslach's 6 Systemic Drivers of Burnout 28:31 Compassion-Focused Therapy: Old Brain vs. New Brain 33:01 The 3 Systems of Emotional Regulation (Threat, Drive, Soothing) 38:44 Step 1: Creating a Compelling Vision 44:35 Step 3: Watch Your Words (Venting, Complaining, Reassurance-Seeking) 49:27 Step 4: Identify Your Unique Strengths 54:29 Step 5: Be Kind to Yourself and Others 59:49 What Leaders Can Do to Prevent Team Burnout 65:44 Where to Find Shaina Siber If you liked this episode, you might want to check out this episode on Perfectionism education and research . Resources mentioned: - Shaina's book: "Using ACT and CFT for Burnout Recovery: The Beyond Burnout Blueprint" - The Affirming Minds Podcast (Shaina's podcast) - AFFIRM Mental Health - Christina Maslach's burnout research (6 systemic drivers) - Paul Gilbert, founder of Compassion-Focused Therapy - Kristin Neff's self-compassion research (restorative and fierce compassion) A short mid-roll CTA inviting listeners to take the Stuck Point Quiz at lorainmoorehead.com/quiz, identify their clinical stuck point, and access personalized resources. Includes an optional invitation to join Lorain’s newsletter. The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week!

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  Episode #16

  The Rumination Bully: Why Fighting Back Can Make It Worse and What to Do Instead

  Aug 2, 202656 minS2

  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 Treatment Center of Maryland. After 23 years specializing in OCD treatment, she developed non-engagement response strategies for clients whose ERP work was being quietly undermined by compulsive reasoning and rumination happening entirely in their heads; often clients who looked like they were doing everything right. In this episode, you'll learn: - How to tell compulsive reasoning apart from real problem-solving, intrusive thoughts, and obsessing - The "urgency and desperation" litmus test for spotting when reasoning has become compulsive - Why suppression and reassurance-seeking backfire — and what a non-engagement response actually sounds like - The "rumination bully" framework and how strategic agreeing defuses it - Why this shows up constantly in high-achieving clients who'd never be diagnosed with OCD Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome & Meet Dr. Lisa Levine 3:03 What Makes Reasoning "Compulsive"? The Urgency & Desperation Test 9:04 Compulsive Reasoning vs. Intrusive Thoughts vs. Obsessing 12:00 Why Suppression and Reassurance Backfire 18:03 The Toddler Tantrum Analogy: Why It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better 24:07 When Deep Thinking Is Healthy — And When It's a Trap 30:00 The Rumination Bully and the Power of Strategic Agreeing 39:04 Real-World Exposure Examples: Driving, Parking, Everyday Risk 48:00 What a Non-Engagement Response Actually Sounds Like 54:00 Why This Work Takes Courage — Giving Clients (and Yourself) Credit If you liked this episode, watch "Why OCD is Not an Adjective" next. Resources mentioned: - Dr. Levine's article on compulsive reasoning - " How to Stop a Bully"- Brookes Gibbs - Dr. Levine's mentor, Charlie Mansueto, credited with teaching her the "dead man's rule" framework This episode covers topics relevant to CE/CEU for LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC. Free CEU available for Arizona licensure through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Subscribe for weekly clinical training you can use in your next session. Website: https://lorainmoorehead.com Instagram: @selfcareapist Podcast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2512198 #therapist #mentalhealth #continuingeducation #therapisteducation #CEU #LCSW #LPC #LMFT #LMHC #evidencebasedtherapy #therapisttraining #clinicalskills #counseloreducation #OCD #ERP #rumination #compulsivereasoning #anxietytreatment The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week!

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  Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills

  The Rumination Bully: Why Fighting Back Can Make It Worse and What to Do Instead

  Jul 29, 202656 min

  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 Treatment Center of Maryland. After 23 years specializing in OCD treatment, she developed non-engagement response strategies for clients whose ERP work was being quietly undermined by compulsive reasoning and rumination happening entirely in their heads; often clients who looked like they were doing everything right. In this episode, you'll learn: - How to tell compulsive reasoning apart from real problem-solving, intrusive thoughts, and obsessing - The "urgency and desperation" litmus test for spotting when reasoning has become compulsive - Why suppression and reassurance-seeking backfire — and what a non-engagement response actually sounds like - The "rumination bully" framework and how strategic agreeing defuses it - Why this shows up constantly in high-achieving clients who'd never be diagnosed with OCD Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome & Meet Dr. Lisa Levine 3:03 What Makes Reasoning "Compulsive"? The Urgency & Desperation Test 9:04 Compulsive Reasoning vs. Intrusive Thoughts vs. Obsessing 12:00 Why Suppression and Reassurance Backfire 18:03 The Toddler Tantrum Analogy: Why It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better 24:07 When Deep Thinking Is Healthy — And When It's a Trap 30:00 The Rumination Bully and the Power of Strategic Agreeing 39:04 Real-World Exposure Examples: Driving, Parking, Everyday Risk 48:00 What a Non-Engagement Response Actually Sounds Like 54:00 Why This Work Takes Courage — Giving Clients (and Yourself) Credit If you liked this episode, watch "Why OCD is Not an Adjective" next. Resources mentioned: - Dr. Levine's article on compulsive reasoning - " How to Stop a Bully"- Brookes Gibbs - Dr. Levine's mentor, Charlie Mansueto, credited with teaching her the "dead man's rule" framework This episode covers topics relevant to CE/CEU for LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC. Free CEU available for Arizona licensure through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Subscribe for weekly clinical training you can use in your next session. Website: https://lorainmoorehead.com Instagram: @selfcareapist Podcast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2512198 #therapist #mentalhealth #continuingeducation #therapisteducation #CEU #LCSW #LPC #LMFT #LMHC #evidencebasedtherapy #therapisttraining #clinicalskills #counseloreducation #OCD #ERP #rumination #compulsivereasoning #anxietytreatment The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week!

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  Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills

  Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Addressing Race and Racism in Therapy

  Jul 14, 202652 min

  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 that integrates EMDR therapy, trauma-informed therapy, and an understanding of how systemic racism creates lasting neurobiological harm. David shares his Rhythm and Processing (RAP) approach, a somatic, rhythm-based method rooted in EMDR principles and explains how therapists can apply memory reconsolidation techniques to help clients heal from racial trauma, complex trauma, and the intersection of both. Whether you're an EMDR therapist, a trauma therapist, or a clinician working with diverse populations, this conversation offers practical clinical tools for addressing race and racism in the therapy room. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 — Introduction: Who is David Archer? 02:30 — What Is Anti-Racist Psychotherapy? 08:15 — The Overlap Between Racial Trauma and Complex Trauma 15:42 — How Systemic Racism Creates Neurobiological Harm 22:18 — EMDR Therapy and Racial Trauma: The Clinical Connection 29:05 — Rhythm and Processing (RAP): A Somatic Approach to Healing 36:50 — Memory Reconsolidation and Conflicting Client Beliefs 44:12 — Working with Clients' Nervous Systems and Allostatic Load 51:30 — Practical Clinical Applications for Therapists 58:20 — Accessibility and Making Healing Available to All 1:05:00 — David's Books and EMDR Training Programs 1:08:00 — Final Reflections and Takeaways for Clinicians 📌 TOPICS COVERED • Anti-racist psychotherapy as a clinical framework • EMDR therapy for racial trauma and complex PTSD • Rhythm and Processing (RAP) — David Archer's somatic approach • Racial trauma vs. complex trauma: overlaps and distinctions • Memory reconsolidation in trauma therapy • How allostatic load and nervous system dysregulation manifest as racial trauma • Conflicting beliefs and cognitive dissonance in trauma processing • Trauma-informed therapy across cultural and racial identities • Practical EMDR therapy techniques for diverse client populations • Accessibility in mental health care 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS 📚 David Archer's book — "Anti-Racist Psychotherapy: Confronting Systemic Racism and Healing Racial Trauma" Available on Amazon (US & Canada) and BIPOC-owned bookstores: https://archertherapy.com/books/anti-racist-psychotherapy/ 🌐 David Archer's website (therapy services, consultation, blog): https://archertherapy.com/ 🎓 EMDR Training & RAP Approach (EMDRIA-approved, online): https://archertherapy.com/training/emdr-basic/ 📚 David's other books: • "Black Meditation" — https://archertherapy.com/black-meditation/ • "Racial Trauma Recovery" — https://archertherapy.com/racial-trauma-recovery/ • "Black Mountain" — https://archertherapy.com/black-mountain/ • "Transforming Complex Trauma" — https://archertherapy.com/transforming-complex-trauma/ 📧 Contact David Archer: https://archertherapy.com/contact/ 📚 ABOUT SELF CAREAPIST THERAPIST PODCAST Hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDR Certified Consultant, and Clinical Supervisor Self Careapist Therapist Podcast delivers conference-level clinical training between sessions. Each episode features in-depth clinician interviews and practical technique walkthroughs covering EMDR, CBT, DBT, RO-DBT, ACT, IFS, play therapy, and trauma-informed approaches. Whether you're a practicing therapist, social worker, clinical psychologist, or counselor, you'll find assessment strategies, case conceptualization frameworks, and evidence-based interventions you can apply in your very next session. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly clinical training episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@selfcareapist 💬 Join the conversation leave a comment with your clinical questions or reflections The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week! The Self Care apist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice. With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here! If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource. See you next week!

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