Behind the Therapy Door
by Sarah Thome and Matthew Gallagher
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Episode 54: Guest Therapist - Tonya Smith, LSCSW
Episode 54: Guest Therapist - Tonya Smith, LSCSW
About this podcast
Have you ever wondered what your therapist is really thinking? Hopefully they are open and tell you and in this podcast two licensed mental health therapists share candid descriptions of the therapeutic process, theories of personality, communication, relationships, and self-help strategies to help you live your best life. Join the Affinity Consultants (Sarah and Matt) for a humorous and educational peek behind the therapy door.
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- Episode 54: Guest Therapist - Tonya Smith, LSCSW · 48 min · Episode 54How lucky we are to have Tonya Smith, LSCSW, as our guest on today’s episode. Tonya blends her unique combination of Harmonizer sweetness and Promoter badass into a perfect…
- Episode 53: Quiet Quitting in Marriage · 41 min · Episode 53The term "quiet quitting" was originally coined as a corporate workplace trend on social media in 2022, but relationship experts, therapists, and journalists officially adapted…
- Episode 52: Guest Therapist - Victoria Whitetree, LSCSW · 50 min · Episode 52We love showing off our brilliant friends and colleagues and are excited to showcase Victoria Whitetree, LSCSW. Victoria brings decades of clinical experience, on both a macro…
- Episode 51: PCM in Education - Connecting with Each Student · 59 min · Episode 51In a perfect world, all students, teachers, and staff would have the ability to run their individualized PCM assessment in order to find the best way to learn, teach, share…
- Episode 50: Family Estrangement - Perceptions and Myths · 52 min · Episode 50Estrangement within families is often riddled with confusion and pain, for both the person who decides to separate from the relationship and the person left behind. Sometimes it…
- Episode 49: The Wimpy Parenting Cycle · 49 min · Episode 49Parenting is, by far, one of the best experiences we can have. It is also difficult and not a “one size fits all” approach. Balancing the temperaments of children and adults…
- Episode 48: If You Loved Me You Would Know - The Mind Reading Trap · 44 min · Episode 48If relationships were this easy, no one would ever argue and we would be out of a job! Expecting your partner to be able to read your mind and know your wants and needs is a…
- Episode 47: Managing Emotions During Disappointment · 51 min · Episode 47Disappointment might just be the most relatable emotion in the human experience. Whether on a big scale or small scale, disappointment is about managing negative emotions when…
- Episode 46: The Drama Triangle in Your Marriage - Why Someone Always Ends Up the Victim · 51 min · Episode 46There is truly no win-win in the drama triangle. This miscommunication pattern is relatable to all of us mere mortals, no matter how we are wired or how we attach to others…
- Episode 45: Burnout and Stress Part 2 · 47 min · Episode 45True to our word, here it is, Part 2 of the impact of burnout and stress on Imaginer, Rebel, and Persister Types. An important aspect of all 3 of these types is the commonality…
- Episode 44: Self-Ful vs. Selfish · 43 min · Episode 44Finding the balance between taking care of oneself and being selfish can be a fine line for some. Certain personalities are wired to be overtly nurturing and consider others…
- Episode 43: Burnout and Stress Part 1 · 54 min · Episode 43The culmination of stress looks and feels different for each of us, depending on a number of factors. One of the most telling factors is our PCM Condo and our base and phase…
- Episode 42: Negative comments, real life trolls and energy vampires · 56 min · Episode 42No one likes being on the receiving end of criticism, trolling, bullying, fun suckers, etc. The abundance of technological advances and social media make these issues an every…
- Episode 41: When Therapy Stalls · 47 min · Episode 41The therapeutic journey often has a lot of twists and turns, rather than a straight line trajectory. This is due to many factors…different personality types, motivation for…
- Episode 40: Can AI Be My Therapist? · 52 min · Episode 40AI can certainly be your therapist, but only if you want a subpar experience! AI is all the rage these days and is an incredibly valuable tool in certain fields. The data that AI…
- Episode 39: How to Know When You are Done with Therapy · 41 min · Episode 39In a nutshell, knowing when to end the therapeutic experience involves collaboration between the client and therapist. Many times clients know when they have achieved their…
- Episode 38: Healthy Attachment in Every Personality audio · 56 min · Episode 38One fact of life that is present for most individuals is a desire for healthy and safe connection with others. In fact, it is a vital part of our biological wiring from infancy…
- Episode 37: “The Do Over” Magic · 41 min · Episode 37Do you ever wish you had the chance to say something different than how it came out, follow through on that gut instinct instead of ignoring it, or take action rather than sit…
- Episode 36: Interview with a Therapist’s Child - Maddie · 47 min · Episode 36Continuing the family affair, Matt’s oldest child, Maddie stops by to discuss what it has been like growing up in a house with a father that is a therapist. She discusses her own…
- Episode 35: Polyvagal Theory in Therapy · 56 min · Episode 35Our bodies are wired to react to different circumstances in an automatic and intuitive way. Whether this is when we get butterflies in our stomachs while falling in love or…
