Mental Health Quest: The therapists office and beyond!
Two Mental Health professionals will answer important questions like: How do I find a therapist? Where do I sit in the office? How do I find out if insurance covers therapy? What type of therapy is best for me? and soooooo much more! We will pass our knowledge along through our amazing nerdiness. Sponsored by Nerd Adventure Therapy 20 LLC. Using Nerd culture and Role Playing games to reduce the stigma surrounding Mental Health. www.nat20therapy.com
Episodes
You’re adventuring through the wilds of your therapeutic practice when the DM asks you to make a “COUPLE’S THERAPY CHECK” and you’re not sure you’ve got enough ranks in that skill…
…we discuss the importance of getting proper training when working with couples and children, figuring out your environment, and how to be therapist in this second part of our special episode with Hannah Espinoza & Brittan...
So you’re not sure what type of therapy you want to try, so you ask the DM. “MAKE A THERAPY CHECK,” they respond. You roll the d20 and it lands on… …a special two-part episode with Hannah Espinoza & Brittany Brownfield of Popcorn Psychology where we dive into various therapeutic modalities and their applications. Popcorn Psychology's IG Mental Health Quest's IG
You see it’s terrible claws… Swishing tail in the darkness… and that terrible, blood-curdling sound… “Meow!”
So, okay. Let’s say you want to get over your fear of kittens. Special guest Dr. Yoni Sobin explains how exposure therapy can help!
Follow Dr. Sobin on IG @nerd_therapist & at https://www.sobinpsychology.com/
You’ve been working on changing some habits and have been making good progress. You settle in, when suddenly… EXTINCTION BURST APPEARS, threatening to derail your progress.
Never fear! Special guest Dr. Isaac Taitz tags in to help you defeat this psychological mini boss and offers insight into Image Rehearsal Therapy (IRT), intention setting, sleep hygiene, and lucid dreaming.
Roll a Nat. 20 for your mental health using therapeutically-applied roleplaying games! Super Special Secret "Guest" *and regular host* Charlene MacPherson specializes in combining roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons with therapy. In this episode, she explains how this works and how it can help you navigate tricky situations in your life.
Hey, what's up with Boromir? What's going on with Hobbit families? Why IS Gandalf grey? Listen and find out! This special episode features a panel Benjamin hosted at Los Angeles Comic Con about psychology and mental health in the Lord of the Rings. The panel features guests Dr. Isaac Taitz (All Mind Health), Justine Mastin LMFT (Starship Therapise & Dark Side of the Mat), Larissa Garski LMFT (Starship Therapise), and Dr. Sc...
Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, an award-winning author, TEDx speaker, and a creativity coach. She immigrated to the United States from Ukraine at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work...
Patricia Elizarraraz is a licensed clinical social worker. She has over 15 years of social work experience across hospital, community, and private practice settings.
Drawn to the field of mental health early on, Ms. Elizarraraz completed her Bachelor of science in Human services at cal state university Fullerton in 2006. She then obtained her Masters of Social Work from cal state university Fullerton in 2009. She has experience wo...
Natalie is an Associate Clinical Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work from California State University, Fullerton. She works from a non-judgemental, collaborative, trauma-informed, attachment based lens. She has experience working with individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, co-dependency, relationship issues, survivors of trauma bonds/abusive relationships, parenting challenges, anger, low s...
Aliyah is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Orange County currently finishing up her doctoral degree (PsyD). She enjoys supporting her clients in stepping into their power and taking back their autonomy from trauma saturated stories. She recently has been certified as an Autism disorder clinical Specialist. What inspired her to step into this work is that she recently discovered that she is autistic and has found so much ...
Dr. Isaac Y. Taitz is a clinical psychologist, published author, researcher, and speaker who treats a wide variety of issues, with specialties in sleep treatment and solution-focused therapy for patients of all ages. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University and his B.S. with honors in Human Development from Cornell University. He treats patients struggling with depression, anxiety, inattention, ...
Quite fitting for the current times! Join Charlene MacPherson LCSWC, Benjamin Taitz Registered Psychological Assistant, and our special expert guest Dr. Nicole Hassler as we talk about borderline personality symptoms and treatments.
Dr. Hassler is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist hailing from Buffalo, NY. She is trained in multiple therapy modalities, specifically Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy...
In this episode, we cover what is Bipolar, what are the different types of Bipolar, what the best treatment is, as well as combat the stigma surrounding the diagnosis. Come join Charlene MacPherson, LCSWC, Benjamin Taitz Registered Psychological Assistant, and our special expert guest Dr. Kristina Tyler, Licensed Psychologist as we explore Bipolar symptoms and treatment.
Dr. Kristina Tyler is licensed as a psychologist in Califo...
In this episode, we cover what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is and what the best treatment is. Come join Charlene MacPherson, LCSWC, Benjamin Taitz Registered Psychological Assistant, and our special expert guest Dr. Janina Scarlett, Licenced Clinical Psychologist where we get extra nerdy talking about Superhero Therapy and how it helps clients process PTSD!
Bio for Dr. Janina Scarlett: Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical...
Come join Charlene MacPherson, LCSWC, Benjamin Taitz Registered Psychological Assistant, and our special expert guest Dr. Yoni Sobin in on our conversation about Anxiety! We discuss what anxiety is, what it feels like, what the different types of anxiety are, and what treatment is available right now!
Get to know a little bit more about our special expert guest!
Dr. Sobin is a licensed Clinical Psychologist trained in Cognitive Beh...
In this episode, come join Charlene MacPherson, LCSWC, Benjamin Taitz, Registered Psychological Assistant, and special guest expert Dr. Christine Lillja, PsyD, and LMFT as we discuss what depression is and what current treatments are available!
Dr. Christine Lillja has lived in Orange County her entire life and loves the people and climate here. She is both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Clinical Psychologi...
Join Benjamin and Charlene on our voyage through different levels of therapeutic care! In this episode, we start with the least restrictive/lower levels of care and work our way up to the most restrictive/higher levels of care. We also cover some history about Mental Health Treatment in the USA!
Come join Charlene and Benjamin on our new episode on How therapy actually works! In this episode, we cover some common myths about therapy expectations(3:50), The ability to learn new things called Neuroplasticity (26:00), and why therapy feels is uncomfortable sometimes (37:10)!
And as promised NOTES!!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MGyitUBX27_0niNdtzeWJcdT6kTLEJUZnA6caaiRmd0/edit
Thanks so much for listening!
In this episode, Benjamin and Charlene cover barriers to therapy and how you might overcome them(5:43). We also talk about what makes a good therapist (20:04) and what to do if your therapist isn't a good fit (48:10)!
Show Notes!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jImQgy7-SUiFpAl5dDnVp4lP1vqKR5GlMxs6TxTNMuk/edit?usp=sharing
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