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  • Megan Bleam is a Licensed Associate Counselor who has her Masters in Clinical Psychology/Counseling from Grand Canyon University, who is EMDR Trained. A few of her client specialties are Anxiety, Addiction, Body Dysmorphia, Codependency, Depression, Relationship issues, and Trauma. She has experience in working with clients of all ages. Throughout the counseling journey with a collaborative approach, she will work on ways to identify what makes you feel seen and heard, how to advocate for your needs to be met, and establish ways to spark your authentic drive towards wholeness while maintaining the belief that your presence is needed!

  • Dr. Earle joined his father Dr. Ralph Earle at Psychological Counseling Services in 1988, after obtaining his Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. He is currently licensed in Arizona as a Psychologist as well as a Marriage and Family Therapist. He has spent most of his career developing the PCS Intensive Treatment Program, training/mentoring other professionals, and working therapeutically with individuals, couples, and families.

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  • Tammy Sollenberger is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Certified Supervisor. She holds a Master in Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. As a Community Support Therapist in a community mental health center, she worked with adults who struggle with mental illness. There, she developed a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) ‘Skills Group’ program.

    Tammy received her clinical mental health license in 2007 and shifted to a group therapy practice where she saw both adolescent and adult clients and continued to run DBT groups. In 2011 she began a private practice.

    Tammy is the producer and host of “The One Inside” podcast and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. She has interviewed Dick Schwartz and Frank Anderson, two of IFS leaders. Topics have included: friending your inner critic, parenting, addiction, and shame.

    To find out more about Internal Family Systems go to What is Internal Family Systems? | IFS Institute (ifs-institute.com)

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  • Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) describes herself as a facilitator of transformative experiences. A clinical trauma specialist, expressive artist, writer, yoga teacher, performer, short filmmaker, Reiki master, TEDx speaker, and recovery advocate, she unites all of these elements in her mission to inspire healing in others. She began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Hercegovina from 2000-2003, primarily teaching English and music while freelancing with other projects. Jamie travels internationally teaching on topics related to trauma, EMDR therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and yoga, while maintaining a private practice and online education operations in her home base of Northeast Ohio. Jamie is the author of numerous books on trauma recovery and healing, with many more projects in the works. Marich is the founder of The Institute for Creative Mindfulness.

    Her bibliography currently includes: EMDR Made Simple (2011), Trauma and the Twelve Steps (2012), Creative Mindfulness (2013), Trauma Made Simple (2014), Dancing Mindfulness: A Creative Path to Healing and Transformation (2015), EMDR Therapy & Mindfulness for Trauma Focused Care (2018, with Dr. Stephen Dansiger), and Process Not Perfection: Expressive Arts Solutions for Trauma Recovery (2019). She has also written guest chapters and contributions for several other published collections. North Atlantic Books released a revised and expanded edition of Trauma and the 12 Steps, in the Summer of 2020. Jamie's own company, Creative Mindfulness Media, published two supplemental resources, a daily meditations and reflections reader and a trauma-responsive step workbook in the Autumn of 2020 to accompany. Her newest release with Dr. Stephen Dansiger, Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy: A Trauma-Focused Guide is out as of August 2021 from Springer Publishing Company. Her book, Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Life was released on January 10, 2023 with North Atlantic Books, and she has many more projects in the works with NAB.

    https://www.drjamiemarich.com/

    https://www.traumamadesimple.com/

    https://redefinetherapy.com/

    https://www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com/

    Ted Talk

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  • Dr. Earle is a noted family therapist and psychologist, author, and lecturer. He is past national president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is an approved supervisor for the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

    He is a national authority on sexual addiction with over 35 years experience working with sexual problems and works extensively with sex offenders.

    Dr. Earle is an ordained minister and served on the board of directors of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute of St. John’s University, Minneapolis, MN. He is the Founder and President of Psychological Counseling Services, Ltd. In Scottsdale, AZ.

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    Ralph Earle's Books - https://pcsintensive.com/pcs-library/

  • Kristen is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner with the IFS Institute, with nearly 400 hours of IFS training in Levels 1, 2, and 3 and IFS couples and relational work (known as “Intimacy from the Inside Out” or "IFIO"). She has served as a Program Assistant for IFS Institute Level 1 and Level 2 trainings, is on staff for IFIO trainings, and has received a Certificate in Clinical Applications of IFS Therapy from the Adler Graduate Professional School. Kristen also incorporates somatic and group work in her practice and has participated in an IFS Healing Circles workshop, Somatic IFS retreats, and is currently training in Somatic Experiencing.

    Additionally, Kristen is licensed to practice as an attorney and certified mediator with Arrow Creek Law & Mediation, providing services in the areas of Indian tribal government law, tribal employment law, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution.

    Kristen is passionate about the profound healing that is possible with the IFS model for individuals as well as groups and communities, and she appreciates its respectful and collaborative approach, including integration of legacy and cultural aspects, which are particularly important in working with indigenous communities. She is inspired by the tremendous potential of IFS and IFIO for mediation, conflict resolution, and relationship building in light of the deepening polarizations witnessed throughout our society, and she remains hopeful in working towards a shift from an adversarial paradigm to one of collaboration and respect for all peoples.

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  • Fadi works extensively in applied theater, using the art form to help refugees heal from their traumatic experiences. He has directed, devised and led applied theater work all over the world in Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Portugal and the U.S.
    As a published scholar, he focuses on theater as it relates to human rights and refugees. Skeiker’s book, Syrian Refugees, Applied Theater, Workshop Facilitation and Stories: While They Were Waiting, was published by Routledge in 2020.

    Before joining University of the Arts, Skeiker taught at the University of Jordan, the University of Minho in Portugal and the University of Texas at Austin. He also served as a visiting researcher at Free University of Berlin in Germany.

    https://www.instagram.com/fadiskeiker/?hl=en

    https://twitter.com/fadiskeiker?lang=en

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadiskeiker/

    https://murraymiddleman.academia.edu/FadiSkeiker

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  • Maya Benning-Codina is currently a Certified Sex Addiction Therapy – Candidate and specializes in supporting women struggling with relational challenges. Maya also has experience and success in helping her clients grow in awareness of themselves and their needs so they can communicate that with their partner to foster growth in intimacy in their relationships. In addition to trauma and parts work, Maya utilizes cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, gestalt, and narrative therapy. Maya has extensive career counseling experience that she utilizes to help clients that may feel stuck in their career, are struggling with their work, or are looking to switch the path that they are on. Maya is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and she has worked with veterans, individuals with severe psychopathology, and people with disabilities. She holds a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida. She is a native English speaker and speaks advanced German (although not a native speaker). Her favorite psychologists are Carl Jung, because of his work and focus on individuation, dream analysis, personal archetypes and whole person therapy and Fritz Perls, as the father of Gestalt Therapy, which focuses on one’s conscious observer and inner awareness to tap into the whole self not only symptoms. She is a strong advocate for the promise of hope and everyone’s ability to make positive and sustainable life changes. She offers an empathetic, genuine, and compassionate therapeutic relationship to help foster trust and promote growth that her clients truly feel.

    Maya provides services via Telehealth as well as in person in our Wheaton office and can be contacted via her email: [email protected]

    https://www.willowclinicalservices.com/index.php

  • Sophie Schauermann, LCSW is a licensed therapist and parent coach based in Denver, CO. Her passion and expertise lie in supporting highly sensitive children (and their parents) in harnessing their sensitivities into their superpowers. She is the founder of Rooted Rhythm Therapy and Parent Coaching, an organization that guides children and parents in a 12 week long program of play therapy and holistic parent coaching to find more ease and connection as a family.

    Sophie is certified in play therapy, EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing) therapy, and ketamine assisted psychotherapy. She has over 10 years of experience working closely with children and families in many settings, including the public school system, community based mental health programs, and now in private practice. Sophie is the proud wife to another therapist and bonus mama to two amazing kiddos that she couldn't imagine life without.

    TUNED IN course -

    Rooted Rhythm's signature course, TUNED IN (https://www.rootedrhythm.com/course), offers a transformational process for parents of highly sensitive, super feeling, wise, and empathetic children. The course teaches parents concrete skills to meet their sensitive kiddos in moments of intensity, increases their ability to connect deeply with their children, and supports a process of inner healing to shift how they relate to parenting. Each module offers unique grounding and embodiment meditations, lectures full of both evidence based and practical content, and supplementary exercises to support in implementation of new skills. Parents report walking away from the experience feeling relaxed in their being and confident to parent their children in a way that both feels most TRUE for them as a parent, as well as most supportive for their kiddos.

    https://www.rootedrhythm.com

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  • Jonathan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Journey Clinical, the leading telehealth platform expanding access to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy. A serial entrepreneur, Jonathan built his career in finance, spending over two decades working for hedge funds and building businesses in Switzerland and NYC. After receiving a difficult diagnosis of PTSD and extreme burnout, Jonathan left the world of finance to focus on his mental health, during which he personally experienced the transformative benefits of plant medicine and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Jonathan’s personal healing journey inspired him to begin formal clinical psychology training at The New School with the vision of expanding access to transformative psychedelic-assisted therapies to the millions of Americans living with depression and anxiety. Ultimately, Jonathan’s personal and professional journey motivated him to found Journey Clinical in 2020, the #1 platform in the US that enables licensed mental health professionals to deliver KAP at scale.

    Learn more at www.JourneyClinical.com.

    This podcast is sponsored by PCSIntensive.com.

  • Michelle Glass is a level three Certified IFS Practitioner, Alternative Counselor, and SoulCollage® Facilitator in Eugene, Oregon. She is the author of the well-received book, Daily Parts Meditation Practice©: A Journey of Embodied Integration for Clients and Therapists and provides DPMP™ workshops at the Annual IFS Conference and around the world, as well as offers support for those wanting to work with the tools of the DPMP™ process.

    Having over 15 years of experience with the IFS Model and learning it first from the inside out, Michelle brings a palpable nature of a Self-led / mostly-unburdened system to the world. Becoming acquainted with her parts through healing from a childhood of complex trauma, she like Dick, is “a crusader for the personhood of parts.” Her IFS healing journey and Dick’s interest in her tools birthed the DPMP™ process.

    She loves bringing the gifts of intimately knowing her own system to facilitate others, especially therapists and practitioners, in doing so. Her private practice the Listener, LLC, has always been online enabling her to see clients around the world and she maintains a lengthy waitlist. Additionally, Michelle is the editor of the Foundation for Self Leadership's magazine, OUTLOOK.

    She has greatly enjoyed expanding her world-wide circle of colleagues and friends through these positions. She is currently on a writing sabbatical to complete her next book which will take readers through a felt sense of a highly-blended system with little access to Self to that of a mostly-unburdened Self-led system.

    Michelle wanted me to share some of the survey results she received around the impact of the DPMP™:

    The majority of respondents report using the tools for both themselves and with clients. 37% have used it 1-2 years and 31% for 2-5 years; 25% under 6 months, and 12% over 5 years.

    Direct comments (all anonymous):

    DPMP™ provides something that IFS training does not deeply focus on, and that is the essential whole system integration. Unburdening is not the goal but only the beginning. After an unburdening, there can be a seismic shift inside and DPMP™ provides the tools to feel these changes, listen to parts and have them experience Self really understanding how the unburdening resonates within the whole system. Sometimes these vibrations of change take time to ripple through the whole system and to settle out. DPMP™ is like the radar detecting these vibrations of change and Parts deeply appreciate Self understanding all the big and subtle shifts within the system. New meanings, inner relationships and hope for the future are all understood by Self and this deepens the Self-to-part trust that is needed for deepening the work and finding more deeply hidden exiles. DPMP™ has been essential for my Self-like Managers to really feel Self's presence and help them unblend fully.

    Without DPMP™ my system would feel overloaded by all that input, the total number of parts in my system and how much work some parts feel there is to do to heal. The key word for me is 'differentiation' and it is DPMP™ that provides integration of my inner differentiation. DPMP™ allows my parts to experience me listening closely to them, to hear their individual voices, concerns and needs however quiet their voices may be. My system also appreciates the range of tools DPMP™ provides as some parts prefer meditation, others journaling and others are more creative and enjoy the mapping and collaging - there is something for everyone inside. DPMP™ appreciates diversity and is inclusive.

    The DPMP™ strengthens relationships between Self and Parts but also between Parts. These deepened Parts relationships allow protectors to give more space and for the healing work to access more deeply hidden exiles.

    I have noticed that once I started integrating DPMP™, the trust and connection between me and my parts strengthened much more quickly and expedited the work in my own IFS sessions.

    The DPMP™ tools can now be found in the IFS-inspired app called Sentur.app, to help deepen your healing and IFS sessions. You can try a free 30-day trial.

    DPMP™ groups links:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/670447663138656 (public)

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1590497497911403 (private)

    Michelles Website:

    https://thelistenerllc.com

    PCSwebsite:

    pcsintensive.com

  • Taylor Aasand is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and registered dietitian nutritionist. She has dedicated her career to counseling and pursuing policy change around weight stigma and eating disorder care in Arizona. As a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and having trained with Evelyn Tribole, one of the authors of Intuitive Eating, she enjoys working in partnership with clients to help them heal their relationship with food, exercise, their bodies and by extension, themselves. Taylor practices from a weight neutral, Health at Every Size lens; She emphasizes the importance of patient centered care, rather than the medical norm of weight centric care. She strongly believe that weight is only 1 piece of the puzzle, & not something to try to “control." Taylor is immensely grateful for a career in which she continues to grow and learn each and every day. Taylor's patients have taught her more than she ever knew was possible and the opportunity to help them reconnect with their authentic selves through nourishment is what makes her excited to come to work every day. Taylor talks about eating disorders, disordered eating, intuitive eating, diet culture, anorexia nervosa, the relationship between GI health and eating disorders, the benefits of eating larger meals earlier in the day, and more. pcsintensive.com https://www.tayloraasandnutrition.com/

  • Dr. Adrian Fletcher is a psychologist and trafficking survivor with lived experience of dissociative identity disorder (DID). She is also a speaker, consultant, author of One Soul, Multiple Expressions:POEMS BY THE PARTS and host of the mental health podcast Braving the Way with Dr. Fletch. She has been working within the field of mental health for close to two decades, and has recently turned her focus to the community at large. A passionate mental health warrior, she is looking to change the perception around mental health related conditions and is standing up to stigma. She wants to inspire individuals and the community at large to become trauma informed, and to lovingly accept all parts of themselves, regardless of a mental health condition.

    Trigger warning: there is mature content in this episode. An Infinite Mind:International Organization on DID https://www.aninfinitemind.org/ Connect with Dr. Fletcher on instagram @drafletcher Interested in hiring Dr. Fletcher for speaking engagements or consultation
    https://www.drfletch.com/ Order her book here https://www.amazon.com/One-Soul-Multiple-Expressions-POEMS/dp/B0BLG6SWS6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K7Z69HWE3180&keywords=one+soul+multiple+expressions&qid=1674007830&sprefix=one+soul+multiple%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1 Podcast
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/braving-the-way-with-dr-fletch/id1644184753 pcsintensive.com The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for therapy or any other form of professional mental health or medical care. It also does not constitute a doctor/patient relationship with Dr. Fletcher. The information provided is for education and informational purposes only. If you are experiencing a crisis or need help, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
  • Carissa Emory is a certified IFS Therapist and licensed clinical social worker in Oregon and Washington state. She works with adults and adolescents in her private practice, providing IFS and EMDR therapy for a wide range of clinical issues. Carissa has completed her level 2 training through the IFS institute and has served as a program assistant for level 1 IFS trainings three times. She is particularly interested in the spiritual dimensions of the IFS model, and finds joy in studying dreams, symbolism, and the art of tarot.

    https://www.innerexplorationstherapy.com/

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    Resources

    Kabbalah and the Power of Dreaming, Catherine Shainberg

    Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, Stephen LaBerge

    Dreams of Awakening, Charlie Morley

    Unlocking the Emotional Brain, Bruce Ecker

    The Dream Drugstore, Allen Hobson

  • Sara Todd is a licensed clinical social worker based in Madison, WI, who provides teletherapy for teens and adults living in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Kentucky. Her approach is grounded in psychoanalytic theory and integrates mindfulness practices, which are informed by her meditation practice of over 20 years. She sees the relationship between the therapist and patient as core to the healing process of therapy, especially as it relates to unconscious dynamics that allow for processing of past traumas and creating new and more alive ways of being for the patient.

    watertigerpsychotherapy.com

    pcsearle.com

  • Elizabeth is a somatic psychotherapist that integrates yoga and yogic philosophy into her clinical practice with clients as well as offers trauma-informed yoga groups and classes to people around the world. Elizabeth offers in-person training in the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method and acts as the Director of Online Trainee Program at the Trauma- Conscious Yoga Institute. Elizabeth believes offering trauma-informed care means doing her best to decolonize her work through ongoing self-study, learning, understanding and raising consciousness around racial, reproductive and environmental justice.

    peacefulpranatherapy.com

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  • Glenda Earle has found being a mom rewarding and challenging. She had her hands full as a mother with a son that went to high school graduation barefoot and a daughter that holds a record for basketball rebounds. She is a proud grandmother of five wonderful grandchildren and now two great grandchildren.

    She co-lead Communication Skills classes for several years with her husband Ralph where she enjoyed watching the changes in relationships. In the early years of her marriage she taught elementary school and has enjoyed travel with family throughout the years.

    Dr. Ralph Earle is a noted family therapist and psychologist, author, and lecturer. He is past national president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is an approved supervisor for the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

    He is a national authority on sexual addiction with over 35 years experience working with sexual problems and works extensively with sex offenders.

    Dr. Earle is an ordained minister and served on the board of directors of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute of St. John’s University, Minneapolis, MN. He is the Founder and President of Psychological Counseling Services, Ltd. in Scottsdale, AZ.

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    Ralph Earle's Books - https://pcsintensive.com/pcs-library/

    Terry Real's Book Us - https://www.amazon.com/Us-Getting-Build-Loving-Relationship/dp/0593233670/

  • Aimee Frazier conducts hiking therapy sessions outdoors with adult individuals and groups in Portland, Oregon. She is a Professional Counselor Associate and approaches her work with an emphasis on ecotherapy. Prior to becoming a therapist she worked as an outdoor adventure guide, taking groups whitewater rafting, climbing, and through challenge courses.

    https://www.portlandhikingtherapy.com/

    https://pcsintensive.com/new-hope-foundation/

  • Nancy is an Oregon-licensed clinical psychologist, and is also a licensed professional counselor in California and Colorado. She provides Introduction to IFS training to therapists and educators and Introduction to Psycheledelics training and consultation
    for IFS-trained therapists and practitioners interested in learning about psychedelic-assisted therapies and research.

    Nancy is a Certified IFS Therapist and IFS Consultant and she has assisted over a dozen IFS trainings since 2018. Nancy received her Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has a private practice in Ashland, Oregon, and will be providing psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy following the completion of her Oregon training in early 2023. You can learn more at www.theguideinside.com

    Journal Article: Internal Family Systems: A Therapeutic Model for Each Stage of the Psychedelic Experience

    This podcast is sponsored by Psychological Counseling Services https://pcsintensive.com/.

  • Gary Quan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience working to support a variety of couples, families, and groups across cultural and socioeconomic spectra in private practice, community mental health agency, acute psychiatric hospitals, and varied correctional settings. Gary serves as Adjunct Faculty at the Master’s level for University of San Francisco, Holy Names University, Golden Gate University, William Jessup University, Western Seminary, and Samuel Merritt University, as well as post-secondary at San Jose City College and William Jessup University.

    Gary and his wife have been married for eight years and dote on their 15 nieces, nephews, and godchildren. Gary personally hopes to make it to every NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL stadium for his Bucket List.

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