Toni Talks Therapy

Today we are talking IFS! Internal Family Systems therapy. Tyndal Schreiner, MA, LPC is a licensed counselor, a writer, and an advocate who spends her days supporting women in therapeutic work and taking to Instagram to fight mental health stigma with some wit, humor, and a lot of compassion. She is unpolished, validating, and here to get real about the things we as a society don't want to talk about. Her goal is to support women in unlearning the shame that we have been conditioned to believe and in rediscovering and loving all parts of ourselves. She has advanced training in multiple modalities but has a true love for the IFS model. She believes the self-love trend needs some revolutionizing and she is here to lead the way. She ditched agency life to become her own boss and live out her trauma-informed ways in her little telehealth office in TX with her plants and two big pups. Thousands tune in to her social media to read "dear little me" letters on Sundays and to follow along with her work. Join in on the movement and connect with her on Instagram @tyndalelizabeth or sign up for her monthly mental health email at www.tyndalelizabeth.com. You can find more about IFS through Derek Scott, Sue McConnel and PESI.  Sign up for consultation and mentorship with Toni! Groups for graduate students, new therapists, and therapist adding somatic work to their practice. Snag your spot at riverbanktherapy.com/tonitalkstherapyshop --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking with Sana Powell! She is an Indian-American licensed professional counselor who is passionate about holistic and culturally-affirming mental health.  She enjoys creating inclusive psychoeducational resources and writing about diverse mental health topics. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter @curly_therapist, and at her blog curlytherapist.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking EMDR with Melissa Parks! Melissa is a licensed therapist in private practice in the state of South Carolina.  She has been practicing for 17 years this year and she specializes in working with adults with complex trauma and with couples.  She is certified in EMDR and can provide consultation for therapists pursuing EMDR certification.  She has had several advanced trainings that inform her work and some of her favorites include Attachment Focused EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and Emotionally Focused Therapy, to name a few.  She can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @melissaparkssays Find an EMDR therapist or training at EMDRIA.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking with Dr. Nicole Ayers Thaxton. She is is the Co-Founder of Atlanta Wellness Collective, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Online Educator & Speaker. She is passionate about findings in the fields of psychology, mental health, high performance, developmental and generational trauma and patterns, and exercise and nutrition. She uses that knowledge to help people find freedom from anxiety, overachievement, perfectionism, generational patterns, and people pleasing so they can grow in self-awareness and enjoy a fulfilled life. IG: @cocothax & @atlwell TikTok: @drnicolethaxton Website: atlwell.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

We're talking Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO-DBT) today! Lauren Ruth Martin is a licensed therapist and owner of Novel Counseling in Tennessee. She is a woo girl gone mild who roots for underdogs and perfectionists. Lauren specializes in chronic depression, unhelpful perfectionism, and burnout. Her goal is to help people declutter their lives with compassion in order to get unstuck. This year, Lauren plans to launch her second podcast and is currently booking keynotes and workshops for companies and organizations. You can find her current podcast "A Novel Life" on Apple and Spotify. Her IG is @laurenruthmartin where you can also get links to all the things. Find Lauren online at novelcounseling.com and her podcast A Novel Life. Head to radicallyopen.net for more information on RO-DBT and to find a provider in your area. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking with Jake Ernst (Pronounciation "Earn-st") about the Routes of Safety model, the differences between feeling unsafe and feeling uncomfortable, and how the 5 Love Languages need a trauma-informed reframe. Jake is a writer, educator, and therapist in Toronto, Canada. Jake writes about relationships, unprocessed feelings, and unmet attachment needs as catalysts for unhealth and unwellness. Jake is the creator of the Routes of Safety model which is a roadmap people can use to help nourish their nervous system to increase safety and connection with themselves and others. You can find Jake on social media @mswjake and his website mswjake.com. You can also listen to his podcast This Isn't Therapy, which is a great listen! Don't forget to subscribe and share on social media! Tag me @tonitalkstherapy, much appreciated! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking trauma healing with Danica Harris!  Danica is a therapist in Dallas, TX who co-owns Empowered Healing Dallas, a private practice where she provides trauma-informed therapy using an interpersonal, social justice, and attachment-based approach. Danica specializes in attachment and family-of-origin wounds, trauma related to sexual assault and intimate partner violence, vicarious trauma, and healing from oppression. Danica is passionate about training and provides education to other mental health providers in the areas of building an advocate identity, social class, size-based discrimination, and trauma-informed strategies in clinical practice. She is deeply invested in equity, social justice efforts, and destigmatizing mental health treatment, and utilizes her Instagram platform, @theempoweredtherapist to provide education and support to the broader community. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking with Tiffany Roe! Tiffany is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, CEO, entrepreneur, award-winning psychology teacher, & speaker on a mission to make therapy cool. She’s known as the "OG IG" therapist and is out to change the mental health game. Tiffany is revolutionizing modern mental health by sharing her Therapy Thoughts on instagram, offering courses on TiffanyRoe.com, and spreading education and real psychological tools on the Therapy Thoughts Podcast. You can expect no BS empowering help from this queen of mental health. She will help you make peace with mind, body, and food, and in her words, "feel, deal, heal." We discussed how to feel, deal, heal, showing up authentically on social media as a human therapist, and more.  Follow Tiffany on IF @heytiffanyroe, and don't miss merch, courses and more at tiffanyroe.com! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

We're back with Season 2! Today's episode features Ashley McGirt, the founder and President of the WA Therapy Fund. She is a psychotherapist, Tedx international speaker, and author. Ashley offers presentations, workshops, group facilitation, and consultation specializing in racial trauma, mental health, crisis response, social justice and racial equity. In this episode we talk about what racial trauma is, how it impacts Black people and people of color, and how to work through racial trauma. You can find her on Instagram @TherapyWithAsh You can order her ebook here A mental health survival kit for anti-racist advocates! — Ashley McGirt, MSW and get involved in the WA Therapy Fund here: WA Therapy Fund Foundation You can sign up for her Racial Trauma 102 workshop for therapists here Racial Trauma 102 Tickets, Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

366 days! we're almost there! This episode we're talking about my commitment to meditate every single day this year. What a freakin' year to do it! I talk about why I decided to do this, how I stayed motivated, and what impacts I noticed. We also talk about what meditation is and how to get started if you're interested! Meditation apps: Ten Percent Happier; Headspace; Calm; Insight Timer. Sign up for Yoga for Trauma and Stress here: Yoga for Trauma and Stress — Riverbank Therapy, PLLC Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking PERFECTIONISM with Jen Douglas. If you don't already follow Jen on Instagram, go do it now! She is @drjensf and shares so many useful tips and reminders for us recovering perfectionists. Dr. Jen Douglas is a clinical psychologist, assistant clinical professor at Stanford University, as well as a wife and mother. She specializes in the management of perfectionism, anxiety, and imposter syndrome in high functioning adults. She also provides workshops, public speaking engagements and trainings for organizations and nonprofits. Dr. Jen can be found at @drjensf. Her new course on perfectionism can be found at drjenniferdouglas.com/courses Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Hello, Darkness, my old friend. It's seasonal depression time, folks! Both in the world and in the podcast. Today we're talking about what seasonal depression is, how it differs from major depression, what causes seasonal depression, and what helps alleviate this experience. Mentioned in this episode: Depression toolkit; Edie Stark Intuitive Eating episode; Amanda White Sobriety episode; Ten Percent Happier podcast episode #268 on sleep with Dr. Posner. Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are talking alcohol with Amanda White--sobriety, moderation, how to get sober, resources, and sober curiosity!  Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She specializes in teaching women how to set boundaries, engage in real self-care and work through shame. She is the founder of "Therapy for Women Center" located in Philadelphia and serving clients across the country. She is in recovery from an addiction and eating disorder and in her clinical work, Amanda specializes in supporting clients in the overlap and intersection of both.  Amanda is also an experienced registered yoga teacher and leads yoga and mental health retreats around the world. Follow Amanda on IG @therapyforwomen and her therapy practice @therapyforwomencenter Resources mentioned in this episode: Books: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker; Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington; Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker; We are the Luckiest by Laura McKowan Recovery communities: the Temper ; @holly on IG; She Recovers ; This Naked Mind --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Let's talks about SEX! Mia Fine is our guest this week. We talk about what sex therapy is, why it's important, how your sexual well-being is deeply connected to your overall well-being, and much much more!  You can find Mia's podcast with Kia @sexuali.tea , and Kia @pucksaplenty. You can work with Mia or the other therapists in her practice, go to  PNWsextherapycollective.com and miafinetherapy.com. Other resources Mia mentioned: For therapist education and training: AASECT ; Books: Come As You Are and Burnout by Nagoski;  omgyes.com to explore your sexuality and learn more. Sex education for teens at Scarleteen.  Erotic writing at literotica.com and erotic audio at dipsea. Check out also the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Let's end mental health stigma! Today we talk with Dr. Christina Iglesia, founder of the #therapyiscool mental health action campaign. We talk about what mental health stigma is, how it shows up, how it impacts us, and various ways we can come together to end stigma and support people with their mental health.  Find Christina on Instagram @dr.christina_ and @hashtagtherapyiscool Support the action campaign at hashtagtherapyiscool.com --every month proceeds go to a different mental health services or advocacy organization. You'll be starting important conversations to end stigma, and putting your dollars to meaningful use in the community. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Today we are interview Emma Knighton (she/they), who is a somatic trauma therapist and psychedelic assisted therapist living and working in Seattle, WA. Emma specializes in working with folks with complex PTSD from childhood abandonment, neglect, and sexual abuse; she utilizes a variety of somatic trauma modalities, psychedelic integration work, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Emma’s work is grounded in queer theory and she takes an anti-oppression lens to trauma treatment. You can find Emma on her website at www.unitywithincounseling.com. We talked about what psychedelic assisted therapy is, how it works, what it's recommended for (and not), and what is happening for the future of this treatment modality. Resources we mention: Book: How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Training: California Institute of Integral Studies Find a therapist: Psychedelic Support Network Participate in research and learn more: MAPS Learn more: Chacruna Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast if you can! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

We're interviewing Yolanda Renteria about the intersection of politics and mental health. We talk about why therapists are even involved in politics, what impact politics has on our mental health, the specific mental health impacts of Trump, and how to care for our mental health during a stressful election year. Yolanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Arizona with a certification in trauma and training in somatic approaches. She works in a community setting in an agricultural community serving predominantly Hispanic clients. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Masters degree in Counseling. She is also adjunct faculty Professor for the Social Sciences Department at Northern Arizona University. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family. Find Yolanda on Instagram @thisisyolandarenteria and @DepoliticizeYourMind and on Twitter @ThisisYolandaR and search Yolandra Reneria on Youtube for more! Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast if you can! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Let's talk SELF-CARE! And no, it is not always "treat yo'self" spa days. We'll add some nuance to what self-care is, how to move through guilt, how to care for yourself if you feel you don't deserve it. Then we'll talk about what self-care can look like on three dimensions: physical health, emotional health, and social/spiritual health. Let's get into it! Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

Edie and I talk about: what diet culture is and how it is harmful, weight stigma and fat phobia, Health At Every Size and the ten principles of Intuitive Eating. This is a good one, folks, let's dig in! Follow Edie on Instagram @ediestarktherapy and work with her at EdieStark.com. She is licensed in both CA and NY, so can work with clients who reside in either state! Referenced in the interview: -book Body Respect by Linda Bacon -book Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Reich -Instagram accounts to follow: @drjoshwolrich and @heytiffanyroe and @chr1styharrison Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support

We'll talk about: Toni's personal path to becoming a therapist, what to study in college, how to get experience if you don't have a master's degree, choosing between social work, counseling and marriage/family therapy master's programs, where/how to find a job, and some of what it's like to be a therapist. If you're an Associate therapist in Washington state and need supervision hours, reach out! Also, if you are in private practice and are looking for clinical or business consultation, this is my FAVORITE THING. Reach out. Find me on Instagram @tonitalkstherapy or at my practice website riverbanktherapy.com Directly support this podcast at: anchor.fm/tonitalkstherapy/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonitalkstherapy/support