Dope Sh*t My Therapist Says

Dope Sh*t My Therapist Says

Dope Sh*t My Therapist Says is a mental health and wellness podcast hosted by two millennial therapists who enjoy having authentic conversations with real people who share their experiences and passions with a mental health twist. Conversations that inspire discovery of self, insight into deeper spirituality, and alternative ways to support mental health and wellness.

Episodes

October 20, 2025 53 mins

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  • How she got into the mental health field specializing in eating disorders
  • The different types of eating disorders and how to treat them from a mental health perspective
  • Therapeutic interventions and coping tools to support clients
  • Warning signs that someone might be struggling
  • How to support a loved one experiencing an eating disorder

 

Connect with Briana:

www.instagram.com/naturallyyoucounseling

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  • Addressing toxicity in relationships surrounding those in active addiction
  • How to navigate being supportive for those in active addiction
  • Support for partners of active addiction and how to be a friend
  • What a relational detox is and how it can be supportive in healing

 

Connect with Katie:

https://www.instagram.com/redesigned_mind/

 

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  • Her work as a somatic therapist and how she got into the field
  • What somatic work is and how it can benefit your soul
  • How movement and body work can support your mental health
  • How an injury helped guide her to deeper spiritual work with clients
  • Spiritual takeaways and the mind-body connection

 

Connect with Alyssa:

www.instagram.com/em.bodied.sol

https://www.salt2wellness.com/

 

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  • Her experience being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder
  • How her diagnosis led her to explore various treatment options
  • What she learned during her time in treatment about herself
  • Her experience working full time and being a house manager in a residential treatment center
  • What has helped her manage her depression since treatment

 

Connect with Julie:

www.instagram.com/julievillatoro

 

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  • Defining sensory regulation and emotional dysregulation
  • How sensory overload can lead to sensory and emotional dysregulation
  • How sensory regulation can help support our mental health by using the five senses as coping tools
  • Tangible sensory tools to utilize to support our functioning when feeling dysregulated

 

 

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Instagram @dopeshttherapypod

email us at dopeshttherapypod@gmail.com

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  • Casey shared his upbringing and struggles with various mental health challenges
  • His experiences in various inpatient facilities and mental health care across multiple states
  • How he has been able to overcome challenging situations over the years
  • Using comedy as a coping tool and medication management

 

 

Connect with Casey:

www.instagram.com/caseymoran11

 

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  • Leo’s unique journey from entertainment to social work
  • His relationship with DBT and how it led him to his graduate program
  • What DBT is and the various aspects of DBT
  • How DBT skills are used with clients in therapy and in the classroom

 

 

Connect with Leo Massey:

https://www.instagram.com/lmsw_leo/

https://www.facebook.com/leo.massey.3/

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On this episode..
 

  • The roots of burnout in millennial culture 
  • The difference between stress and burnout
  • The mental health impacts and how it manifests emotionally and physically 
  • How to spot the signs early and practical ways to cope 

 

 

 

Check us out on socials!

Instagram @dopeshttherapypod

email us at dopeshttherapypod@gmail.com

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  • How Siobhan became a BCBA working with children on the autism spectrum and starting her own business
  • How language around autism has changed in recent years
  • What ABA is and how ABA helps with parent training, floor time, skill acquisition, and behavior modification
  • Neuroaffirming care and how to get connected to resources to find support

 

Connect with Siobhan Gadallah:

www.instagram.com/aba.losangeles

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  • Where nostalgia stems from and pros/cons of being nostalgic
  • Research behind feelings of nostalgia 
  • How nostalgia has left it’s impact on people; specifically millennials
  • Our personal memories, reflections, and feelings
  • Trends from the 90’s and 2000’s
  • Comments from listeners

 

 

 

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Instagram @dopeshttherapypod

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  • Her journey becoming a therapist focusing on men’s mental health
  • Different therapy approaches between men and women
  • Her experiences with male clients in session
  • What it looks like for men who open up in therapy
  • How women can hold space for men in partnerships
  • Q&A from listeners 

 

Connect with Dr. Audra Horney:

 

https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.audra.horney?_t=ZT-8uJ32yS3VdK&_r=1

www.instagram.com/draudrahorney

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  • How Hannah became a trauma therapist
  • Defining trauma and the best therapies for treating trauma
  • Misconceptions about trauma
  • The window of tolerance, what that looks like, and ways to address it
  • EMDR and how it works as a trauma therapy

Connect with Hannah Guy:

 

https://www.instagram.com/revivetherapyservices/#

 

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Instagram @dopeshttherapypod

email us at dopeshttherapypod@gmail.com

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  • We share life updates and what we have been up to since August 2024
  • What we are looking forward to this season
  • How the Los Angeles wildfires and other current events have impacted us

 

Thank you for being on this journey with us! Whether it is listening to our episodes, following our IG, rating our podcast, and sharing with others, we appreciate you all!

 

 

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  • Her ADHD diagnosis and how that led her to work with neurodivergent clients
  • Neurodivergency and what it could look like 
  • How social media has brought more light on ADHD and other neurodivergent diagnoses
  • Her modalities and interventions she uses  to support neurodivergent clients
  • Gender differences with an ADHD diagnosis and ways to find support and resources

 

 

Connect with Charity Matlock:

 

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  • Her career as a crisis manager and crisis therapist
  • What crisis therapy looks like compared to other therapies
  • IOP vs. outpatient therapy
  • Various crises response supports
  • The experiences of therapists working with crises
  • Mental health in America

 

 

Connect with Lauren Kamm:

 

www.instagram.com/laur.listens

Work with Lauren (Missouri Residents Only) by finding her on Psychology Today!

 

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  • How Emilee got into the world of therapy
  • Authenticity and what that looks like in finding a therapist
  • Authenticity in therapy as a therapist & how she shows up as authentic in her life
  • Self-disclosure in the therapy room and its importance to authenticity
  • Finding safety in being authentic and finding ways to be more authentic in relationships

 

Connect with Emilee Crowder:

 

www.instagram.com/therapy.with.emilee

 

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  • We share our personal and professional updates
  • What we are looking forward to this season
  • What the future of the pod will look like & a look back at the last 4 years

 

Thank you for being on this journey with us! Whether it is listening to our episodes, following our IG, rating our podcast, and sharing with others, we appreciate you all!

 

 

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  • Her background and what led her to pursue trauma informed care
  • What led Melissa and her partner to start the Centre for Healing
  • How limiting beliefs are created and manifest from childhood through adulthood
  • What a dysregulated nervous system looks like and how to find safety resources to move through stress and/or traumatic experiences
  • Navigating your nervous system to avoid self-sabotage for good things happening...
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  • Her life experiences and gender transition journey from childhood to now
  • Having a supportive therapist and how that helped shape who she has always been
  • Embracing the life she has always known and getting comfortable as Wendy
  • Her experiences with surgery, dating, and her work as a transition mentor helping parents of kids who are trans

 

Connect with Wendy Cole:

www.meetwendycole.com

 

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  • Her journey into the mental health field and pivoting her career
  • What codependency is and how it develops
  • How codependency can vary amongst relationships and upbringings
  • Codependency vs. independency
  • Building skills to move away from codependency
  • Codependency on social media

 

Connect with Rachel Sievers:

Rachel's Website

Rachel's Instagram

Rachels' Podcast: The Answer to Everything

 

 

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