The Trauma Therapist

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Sarah Dionne is a consultant and trainer with 18 years of experience in clinical mental health. Her work focuses on complex trauma and dissociative disorders, providing clinicians and mental health practices with consultation, supervision, training, and trauma-informed education. Sarah brings both clinical expertise and lived experience as a survivor of severe trauma to her work. She is also an interfaith seminarian and integrates spiritual awareness into her approach to trauma and healing.  In This EpisodeSarah Dionne's WebsiteSarah Dionne's Soulful CircleUnfolding Reflections-JournalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/sup...

Austin Rampt is the author of One Last Hit: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Finding Purpose, a candid account of his journey from addiction to recovery. Austin began struggling with substance abuse at age 12, a battle that eventually led him to flee to Mexico and lose nearly everything before finding redemption. Through his memoir, Austin shares the lessons he learned about addiction, recovery, and purpose, offering hope to others facing similar challenges.In This EpisodeAustin Rampt's WebsiteOne Last Hit BookOne Last Hit on InstagramBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

Sunshine Grace is an Austin-based public speaker, filmmaker, and clairaudient spiritual medium whose work explores the intersection of mental health and contemporary spiritual awakenings. Her path was shaped by profound non-ordinary experiences with psychedelics, which led her to advocate for greater understanding and normalization of spiritual emergencies, including voice hearing, shamanic-style awakenings, and psychic experiences.Her work emphasizes trauma-informed healing practices such as meditation, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Through speaking, film, and writing, Sunshine promotes religious tolerance, compassion, and deeper conversations around experiences that are often misunderstood or stigmatized.LinksBetting on Love About PageBetting...

Dr. Hindie M. Klein is a Psychologist and Psychoanalyst who serves as Senior Clinical Consultant at OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services. She is the Editor of Voices of Strength and was Clinical Project Manager of the acclaimed film Rising From Divorce. Formerly Director of Tikvah, OHEL’s licensed outpatient mental health clinic, Dr. Klein holds a postdoctoral degree from NYU and runs a private practice for adolescents, adults, and couples. She also offers clinical supervision and integrates Sensory Motor Psychotherapy into her work.Dr. Klein serves on multiple advisory boards, including Amudim, Nefesh, and COJO Flatbush, and...

Jarrod Hoffman, LPC-MHSP, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Service Provider who works with teens and adults experiencing ongoing challenges with depression and anxiety. His path to becoming a therapist was shaped by his own experiences with grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, job loss, purposelessness, and isolation, as well as finding healing through counseling. Jarrod has worked more than 10,000 hours with children and families across settings including churches, universities, prison contracts, and schools. His training includes Integrated Behavioral Health, the Memphis Opioid Paraprofessional Training Program, and Play Therapy.  In This EpisodeJarrod Hoffman's WebsiteAbout Jarr...

Romy Limenes is a trauma-informed coach, breathwork facilitator, and author of Broken to Breathful. With more than two decades of experience as a registered nurse, along with her lived experience as a mother and survivor, her work explores nervous system healing, embodiment, and self-connection. Romy supports women navigating hardship and identity disruption through breathwork, grounding practices, workshops, and coaching. Her work is rooted in safety, authenticity, embodiment, and helping people develop a more sustainable relationship with themselves. (Breathworksimple)In This EpisodeRomy Limenes' WebsiteAbout Romy LimenesRomy Limenes' Book, Broken to BreathfulBecome a supporter of th...

Ruth Wilkey is the author of Sociable Bunny, a children’s book and character-based brand that focuses on helping children develop emotional health, friendship skills, kindness, trust, and positive character traits through stories, activities, songs, and animated-style bunny characters.Ruth says the idea emerged during a healing journey after depression and unresolved childhood trauma, while attending a writing school in Hawaii. She describes The Sociable Bunny as an expression of bringing “light and love to the hearts of children.”LinksSociable Bunny WebsiteRuth Wilkey LinkedInSociable Bunny InstagramBecome a supporter of this podcast: https...

Maayan Aviv is a nonprofit executive and the CEO of American Friends of NATAL (AFN), the U.S. partner of NATAL: The Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center. Established in 1998, NATAL is an apolitical, internationally recognized organization specializing in war- and terror-related trauma, having served over 450,000 individuals. Under Aviv’s leadership, AFN has mobilized critical funding and strategic partnerships to address the unprecedented mental health crisis stemming from recent conflicts, with a specific focus on scaling up crisis operations, workplace reintegration, and helping the surged demographic of traumatized young adults and first responders.NATALAFN on IGLiving Alon...

Alanna J. Bell is a licensed professional counselor and the founder of Aspen Heart Hypnotherapy and Integrative Counseling, where she specializes in trauma-informed therapy and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy. She is the author of The Road I Never Meant to Take: Real Stories. Real Science. Real Recovery and holds master’s degrees in professional counseling and school counseling, and has extensive experience supporting adolescents, adults, and families dealing with trauma, anxiety, addiction, chronic illness, and PTSD. Alanna integrates approaches such as EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing to help clients move toward healing and...

Shigeko Ito is a Japanese-born educator and mental health advocate with a PhD in Education from Stanford University. She is the author of The Pond Beyond the Forest, a memoir exploring childhood emotional neglect, intergenerational trauma, and the long path toward healing. Drawing on lived experience and cross-cultural insight, she offers a deeply honest and moving story of resilience, punctuated by moments of levity and hope.In This EpisodeShigeko’s websiteShigeko Ito on InstagramThe Pond Beyond the ForestBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---<br...

Romain Daumont is an entrepreneur and founder of Luminara, a digital platform designed to make energy healing and biofield therapies more accessible worldwide. He created Luminara to bridge ancient healing practices with modern technology, curating vetted practitioners and delivering one-to-one sessions through a remote, immersive experience. His work is driven by a personal journey of loss, which led him to focus on creating spaces for healing, connection, and transformation at scale.LinksLuminara website: https://www.luminara.care/About Luminara: https://www.luminara.care/about-us/Luminara (company profile): https://www.linkedin.com/company/luminara-care/Become a supporter...

Dr. Kore Glied and Anna White interview conflict mediation expert Elizabeth Clemants about child sexual abuse. Kore and Anna are co-founders of The Type C Personality Project, which helps people who have difficulty saying no, take responsibility for the emotions of others, carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, and avoid conflict at all costs. They are authors of the upcoming book, The Empowered Type C, publishing May 2027.Elizabeth is the founder of Hidden Water, a non-profit that uses a restorative justice model to work through child sexual abuse and the conflict that results in families...

Zalak Raval is a Senior Associate practicing Corporate Securities law in New York., an author, and a TEDx speaker. After experiencing a period of personal and professional upheaval, she began rebuilding her life through self-awareness, gratitude, and meditation. In 2024, she published her first book, 50 Shades of Shit: How to Unlearn and Rewire Our Unconscious, which combines philosophy, practical tools, and memoir. Her work explores how unconscious beliefs and patterns shaped by past experiences can influence relationships, decisions, and our sense of self. (Superdoodle)In This EpisodeZalak Raval's StoryZalak Raval's TEDx AnimationZalak Raval's Work with Superdoodlezalakraval@gmail.com<b...

Amma Thanasanti first encountered the Dharma in 1979 and was a Buddhist nun for 26 years in the Ajahn Chah Forest Tradition. She has been teaching intensive meditation retreats internationally since 1995, combining the precision and rigor of the Forest Tradition with compassion, pure awareness practices, and a passion for wholeness. Her teaching emphasizes deep listening, authenticity, inquiry, and presence while supporting people from diverse communities in cultivating belonging and connection. Through Awakening Truth, Amma integrates meditation with trauma-informed approaches, encouraging people to pause, inquire into the present moment, and foster personal growth and healing. In This EpisodeAmma Thanasanti's Web...

Dr. Eric Wolterstorff is a psychotherapist and developer of the Trauma Integration Protocol (TIP), with more than three decades of experience studying trauma recovery, memory systems, and group response to threat. He began training with Peter Levine in 1993 and has also studied with Pat Ogden, Max Schupbach, and Arnold Mindell, later earning a doctorate focused on group traumatology.Eric created the Foundations and Transference TIP trainings and specializes in cultural psychosocial development, group trauma, and the collaborative capacity of societies responding to long-term threats. He is the founder and leader of Sovereignty First, working internationally across Europe, Asia, t...

Ashley Buckner, MSW, LCSW, is the Founder and CEO of Anchor & Rise Therapy and Anchor & Rise Academy, providing therapy, supervision, and consulting nationwide with licensure across 45+ states.A Master Certified ART clinician, she integrates trauma-informed, somatic approaches with CBT and Motivational Interviewing, specializing in trauma, anxiety, substance use, and complex cases.Ashley has a background in survivor advocacy and serves on Georgia’s Human Trafficking Coalition. She also consults with behavioral health organizations and is a sought-after speaker on trauma and system-level challenges.Anchor & Rise TherapyAshley on IGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://ww...

Michael Remole, MA, LCPC, NCC, I/ECHMHC, is a clinician, speaker, author, and consultant with more than 20 years of experience specializing in trauma and the neuroscience of healing. He is the founder and CEO of Gateway Family Services of ois, where he integrates the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics and Natzural Lifemanship's Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to provide innovative, individualized care. A Phase III/Mentor within the Neurosequential Network, Michael also serves as a trainer and consultant, contributing to the advancement of trauma-informed practice locally, nationally, and internationally. He is the co-founder of 4R Refuge and a contributing author to The H...

Adrienne Binder is a researcher devoted to healing at the intersection of identity, dignity, and human experience. As the founder of Restoration Resources, she specializes in helping individuals heal from trauma, abuse, and relational wounds.Drawing from both professional expertise and personal experience, she equips individuals, families, and organizations with practical tools for healing, resilience, and restoration. Her work is centered on fostering hope and helping people move toward lasting emotional and relational well-being.In This EpisodeAdrienne's WebsiteRestoration Resources on InstagramAdrienne’s gift to Guy’s listenersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com...

Dr. Stephanie Sacks is a licensed clinical psychologist, CPT trainer, and co-founder of MindScience Collective, a continuing education platform delivering practical, evidence-based training for therapists.In private practice, she specializes in cognitive behavioral treatments for PTSD and trauma-related disorders and serves as a national trainer and consultant for organizations including the National Center for PTSD, Strongstar, and Cohen Veterans Network. She is also an adjunct professor and published author in the field of trauma.MindScience CollectiveAbout Dr. Stephanie SacksTraining & ConsultationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---...