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Mindstories is a fascinating podcast focused on unraveling the many forms of psychological therapeutic intervention. Covering medication management, established & alternative therapies, & women’s mental health, our expert guests share highly informative & valuable information. Mindstories is hosted by Dr. Josephine McNary, a Stanford / Tulane / UCLA-trained Psychiatrist. In her practice, CalPsychiatry, she & her team focus on women’s mental health, mood & anxiety disorders, ADD, PTSD & addiction.
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Leah Niehaus has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for almost twenty years, primarily working with adolescents, young adults and their families. Leah worked at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital as a Clinical Social Worker and has been a private practice psychotherapist in Hermosa Beach for 17 years. Leah has always had a passion for group therapy—going back to her training days running Teen Mother Groups, Gang Diversion Groups, Batterer’s Treatment Groups, and groups for survivors of Domestic Violence. Leah has been running out patient Adolescent Girls’ Groups since 2014—she currently has three High School Girls’ Groups running and one Middle School Girls’ Group weekly in her practice. She is a member of GPALA (Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles) and AGPA (American Group Psychotherapy Association) and is a local speaker and writer on group therapy, adolescents, and parenting.
Leah Niehaus, LCSW & Associates
Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles
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Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Dr. Locker earned both her Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology in Colorado. Dr. Locker works with children, particularly with young children and their caregivers, as well as adults, and couples. Her special interests include attachment therapy, parenting skills, and boundary setting.
Dr. Locker's statement on her clinical work: “Our early attachment experiences with our caregivers shape our relationships throughout our lives. If we felt unheard or misunderstood by our families it can lead to difficulties in our adult relationships with friends, romantic partners, and ourselves. In working with young children and their caregivers, I hope to help parents understand how their own parenting impacts their identity as a caregiver as well as helping them understand their child’s needs and develop a deeper connection. Working with older children, adolescents, adults, and couples, I strive to help you understand how your early caregiving experiences are impacting your current wellbeing and interpersonal functioning. My goal is to create a secure relationship where you can feel understood and valued and better understand yourself through our work together.”
You can learn more about Dr. Locker's parenting skills group here: https://tinyurl.com/43wm38tc
The Whole-Brain Child - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Christine Quynh Anh Nguyen is a COAMFTE certified Associate Marriage and Family Therapist currently working in Los Angeles. Prior to her current position at Pacific Marriage and Family Therapy Network, Christine has worked with diverse populations in research, community health, and nonprofit settings all across Southern California. She has lived and clinical experience with trauma, intergenerational and multigenerational families, race/identity, anxiety, insomnia, and LGBTQ+ issues. Christine has served as a bilingual mental health educator, in-home crisis counselor, community outreach coordinator, and research assistant for the Vietnamese community.
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
Christine Nguyen - Pacific MFT Network
Christine Nguyen - Psychology Today
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Dr. Simone is a board certified adult psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and more), depression, young adult mental health, ADHD, and insomnia. She has experience working in a variety of settings including academic, community, private, and veterans affairs. She is passionate about her integrative and culturally competent approach to mental health care. While she provides medication management, she also highlights the importance of non-pharmacologic interventions including healthy lifestyle changes, mindfulness, and psychotherapy.
Dr. Simone is a Southern California native, where she also completed her education and training. She received her bachelor’s of science degree in human biology and psychology from UCSD, earned her medical degree from Western University of Health Sciences, and completed her psychiatry residency at UCLA and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, where she was Chief Resident. She has been awarded the Psychiatric Education & Research Foundation Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award, American Psychiatric Association Resident Recognition Award, and the Western University of Health Sciences Psychiatry Clinical Chair Award.
She is currently offering both telehealth and in-person appointments at the CalPsychiatry Echo Park and Pasadena offices.
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Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Dr. Zaken-Greenberg graduated with a Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology from the University of Florida in 1985. She completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology in 1986 from The Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1987, Dr. Zaken-Greenberg completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Therapy at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. She was co-owner and clinical director of the Florida Center for Cognitive Therapy from 1987 through 2019 and is now a staff psychologist at Cognitive Behavior Associates in Beverly Hills.
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Taylor Capozziello, PhD, is the owner and founder of Elite Physiology, Inc. located in San Francisco and is a psychophysiologist studying the brain and body to help clients reach their optimal performance. Examining brain waves became a passion of Taylor's while bridging the gap for people on their experiences and potential clues into why.
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Karla Schlags is the founder of California Integrative Counseling Center, a group practice in San Francisco. She specializes in therapy with couples and individuals that have may have relational issues, feelings of burn-out, are anxious, and more specifically, are diagnosed with ADHD. California Integrative Counseling Center takes an integrative approach to treating ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and other mood disorders. They provide individual, couples and group therapy, and collaborate with psychiatrists, coaches, and other members of our clients' networks of providers.
In her clinical work, Karla thrives in helping clients through difficult life transitions, and supporting them in finding their own well of strength. In recent years, she has been supporting clients' launch into their next developmental stages. For many young people, this means managing serious relationships, becoming parents, and balancing highly demanding careers.
California Integrative Counseling Center
ADHD & Us: A Couple's Guide to Loving and Living With Adult ADHD - Anita Robertson
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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Susan is super excited to walk the path to authenticity with all people, and particularly favors transgender folks. She began this journey in the late 1990's. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and a graduate of the WPATH Gender Education Initiative course, enabling her to work with transgender clients with traumatic events. She is the author of the book, "Permission" available on Amazon. Her YouTube channel, Susan Diane Utter offers short messages of hope and inspiration.
Permission - Susan Diane Utter
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Roland Rotz, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, and director of the Lifespan Development Center in Carpinteria. For over 30 years Dr. Rotz has specialized in providing a full range of diagnostic and clinical services to children and adults. He focuses on appreciating and embracing the complexities of the unique characteristics associated with ADHD, gifted, twice exceptional, sensory disregulated, and learning challenged students. To empower the unique strengths of those with ADHD, Dr. Rotz wrote the book, Fidget to Focus; Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD®. As a nationally recognized expert on ADHD, he consults and presents both locally and nationally.
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Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Justine Ang Fonte is a proud Filipina, consultant, and speaker on intersectional health topics on topics such as pornography literacy, consent, gender, and beauty standards. She received her Master's in Education in Teaching from the University of Hawai'i and her Master's in Public Health in Sexuality from Columbia University. On Instagram, she's known as "Your Friendly Ghostwriter" (@_good.byes_) composing those texts you avoid sending about setting boundaries.
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Instagram @ImJustineAF and @_good.byes_