RJ and John sit down with “Rebecca.” Rebecca is the pseudonym of a new marriage and family therapy student. She is a young woman who has decided to embark on her education and training in psychology and counseling. This will be a multi-part ser

Talking Therapy Ep. 40 Victor Yalom, PhD. On What We Can Learn from The Greats

Apr 1st, 2020 1h 4m

Therapist, internet entrepreneur and cartoonist Victor Yalom, PhD joins us to talk about what he has learned from the greats. As someone who has had access to some of the greatest minds in the field he has some very interesting things to say ab

Talking Therapy Ep. 39 Therapy in the time of Coronavirus with Dr. Amir Ettekal

Mar 24th, 2020 43m 40s

The world with Coronavirus has posed challenges for therapists everywhere. With significant parts of the country in extensive lockdown many of us have switched our entire practices to an online format. Will this change therapy forever or is thi

Talking Therapy Ep. 38 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Dr. Martha Koo

Oct 18th, 2019 1h 17m

Dr. Martha Koo of the Neurowellness Spa in Manhattan Beach, CA sits down with the boys to talk about the FDA approved treatment of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (or TMS). Dr. Koo, a psychiatrist, talks about how TMS works and how it can hel

Talking Therapy Ep. 38 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Dr. Martha Koo

Oct 18th, 2019 1h 17m

Talking Therapy Ep. 37 Making a Living in Psychotherapy with Moe Gelbart, PhD

Sep 24th, 2019 1h 12m

John and RJ sit down to talk with one of the lions of the field of psychotherapy, Dr. Moe Gelbart. An administrator, therapist and businessman, Dr. Gelbart recounts a long and successful career in psychotherapy and gives the boys insight into h

Talking Therapy Ep. 36 Working with Suicide with Norine VanderHooven, LCSW

May 22nd, 2019 1h 9m

Suicide may be one of the most intense and difficult things for any therapist to work with. Norine VanderHooven, LCSW and Chair of the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee for the American Association of Suicidology joins us to talk about facts a

Talking Therapy Ep. 35 Working with Adoption with Lesli Johnson MFT

Mar 15th, 2019 1h 13m

Lesli Johnson, MFT joins us to discuss clinical issues around adoption. She brings her own personal perspective as someone who is adopted as well as a caring and passionate clinical approach to this subject. She discusses a concept known as the

Talking Therapy Ep. 34 Hypnosis and Alfred Adler with Dr. David Godot

Feb 4th, 2019 1h 22m

Dr. David Godot joins us to talk about the use of hypnosis and hypnotic practices in therapy. He also talks about his experience at the Adler Institute as well as Alfred Adler and his unique ideas about the formation of personality and how peop

Talking Therapy Ep 33 Sara Schulting-Kranz on Finding Personal Transformation in Nature

Oct 22nd, 2018 1h 12m

Sara Schulting-Kranz joins us to talk about her transformation from married mother of three, who one day discovered “my husband is gay,” to life coach helping and leading people on journeys of their own transformation in the Grand Canyon and in

Talking Therapy Ep. 32 Ben Caldwell Returns on Divorce Rates and Emotional Support Animals

Sep 25th, 2018 1h 13m

Dr. Ben Caldwell returns to the show to pick a bone with John about a statistic he quoted during our popular Sue Johnson interview. Ben discusses divorce and marriage and its current state in our society. We also touch on the ever emotional sub

Sex and Food with Dr. Nazanin Moali

Aug 25th, 2018 1h 16m

Dr. Nazanin Moali, a licensed psychologist from Torrance, CA joins us to discuss two of her specialties, eating disorders in men and sex therapy. Dr. Moali host of the podcast, Sexology, brings a unique perspective to her work that she shares w

Talking Therapy Ep. 30 Therapist Court Prep with Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, BCD

Nov 8th, 2017 1h 15m

There’s a knock on your door and a man hands you an envelope. You’ve been served a subpoena - now what? Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, BCD joins us to talk about getting therapists ready for court. She discusses her experience testifying and tel

Talking Therapy Ep. 29 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go with Drs. Paul and Nancy Aikin

Sep 29th, 2017 1h 26m

Drs. Paul and Nancy Aikin join us to talk about their workshop for parents and teens called “Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go”. Based on Dr. Sue Johnson’s Hold Me Tight workshop, and adapted for parents and teens, this group approaches parents and teen

Talking Therapy Ep. 28 Dr. Jeffrey Zeig on the Evolution of Psychotherapy and Milton H. Erickson

Jul 11th, 2017 1h 4m

As founder and CEO of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Dr. Jeffrey Zeig has gathered together some of the greatest minds and most dominant personalities in the history of psychotherapy. The foundation’s Evolution of Psychotherapy conference is

Talking Therapy Ep. 27 Steve Lawrence MD on Psychotropic Blindness

Jun 30th, 2017 1h 10m

Dr. Steven Lawrence joins us to discuss what happens when doctors are more focused on medication than on the actual patient. Taking a very patient-centered approach Dr. Lawrence talks about what he calls “Psychotropic Blindness” and what happen

Talking Therapy Ep. 26 Dr. Susan Johnson on Emotionally Focused Therapy

Dec 14th, 2016 1h 21m

Dr. Susan Johnson joins us to talk about her pioneering work in Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT is a way to practice couples counseling that is overwhelmingly supported by scientific research. Dr. Johnson talks about attachment theory as the

Talking Therapy Ep. 25 Divorce Mediation with Barry Davis

Nov 4th, 2016 1h 2m

How do you keep a family together even as it’s coming apart? How do you help protect children from the trauma of a nasty divorce? Divorce mediator Barry Davis sits down with us to talk about an alternative to expensive, divisive and often traum

Talking Therapy Ep. 24 The Human Emotional System with Adrian Hall, MFT

Sep 22nd, 2016 1h 5m

Human emotions are a tricky thing. Some of us are good with them, some of us are not, but few of us really understand them fully. Adrian Hall, MFT joins us to talk about what she calls, the Human Emotional System. As we grow up, she tells us, w

Talking Therapy Ep. 23 Self Communion with Jason Gipstein, MFT

Aug 27th, 2016 1h 8m

Jason Gipstein, MFT sits down with us to talk about writing a book on what he calls self communion. Jason talks about how he developed this method of psychotherapy and how it can help people. Not only does he discuss it’s application to issues

Talking Therapy Ep. 22 A Very Special Update with John and RJ

Jul 6th, 2016 35m 59s

John and RJ sit down to discuss the status of the show and how they've really just been kind of lazy about the whole thing... well, maybe not entirely. This is actually a fun conversation about not only the status of the show but about what's i

Talking Therapy Ep. 21 Saving Psychotherapy with Dr. Benjamin Caldwell

Feb 1st, 2016 1h 13m

We know therapy works, but as it turns out fewer people are using it. What are the reasons for this and can an individual therapist make a living in this otherwise rewarding field? Is it possible to turn things around? Dr. Benjamin Caldwell sit

Talking Therapy Ep. 20 Collaborating With a Psychiatrist with Dr. Amir Ettekal, MD

Jan 8th, 2016 1h 16m

Dr. Ettekal joins us to talk about collaborating with therapists and some of the things he worries about when working with patients. He also talks about his approach to medication and psychotherapy.

Talking Therapy Ep. 19 Sports and Performance Psychology with Dr. Jacob Insler.mp3

Dec 4th, 2015 1h 6m

Dr. Jacob Insler joins us to talk about sports and perfomance psychology. Dr. Inlser works with athletes to help them perform better or to overcome obstacles in their game.

Talking Therapy Ep 18 Self-Injury and Family Systems with Angela Kahn, MFT

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 34m

Cutting can be one of the most challenging things any therapist deals with. Angela Kahn, MFT sits down with us to talk about her unique team-based approach to family therapy when treating self-injury. She discusses the two primary kinds of self