The Delve Podcast
The Delve Podcast is dedicated to exploring deeper approaches to mental wellness and the craft of psychotherapy.
Episodes
--Media Links--
• Website: delvepsych.com
• Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
• Substack: https://delvepsych.substack.com/
--Participants--
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Guests: none
--Overview of Big Ideas--
• The Delve framework defines three pillars: Goals (specific, measurable, and discrete “one-and-done” projects), Needs (what you require from the world to...
--Media Links--
• Website: delvepsych.com
• Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
• YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
• Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
--Participants--Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
--Overview of Big Ideas--• Scale care via supervision and culturally grounded providers (“task-sharing”), not just 1:1 therapy.• Boundaries aren’t cudgels: start soft, escalate only as needed; focus on your choices, goals, and values.• Input vs...
--Media Links--
• Website: delvepsych.com
• Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
• Substack: https://delvepsych.substack.com/
--Participants--
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Guests: none
--Overview of Big Ideas--
Ali and Adam explore how couples can handle conflict more effectively. They focus on personal responsibility, clear asks instead of demands, repair after arguments, and small ges...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: Delve Psych Channel
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Hosts
Ali McGarel, Staff Therapist at Delve Psychotherapy of Chicago
Adam Fominaya, Executive and Clinical Director at Delve Psychotherapy of Chicago
Guests
None this episode
In this conversation, Ali and Adam break down four “brutal truths of psychology” that recently circulated on socia...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: Delve Psych
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Hosts
Ali McGarel — Staff Therapist at Delve Psychotherapy of Chicago
Adam Fominaya — Executive, Clinical, and Training Director at Delve Psychotherapy of Chicago
This episode blends personal reflection with psychological insight as Ali and Adam explore the pressures of productivity, the nature of creat...
Media Links:
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: https://delvepsych.substack.com/
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview of Big Ideas
Welcoming new interns at Delve and the value of training fresh therapists from day one.
Reddit question: “Scared of Being Alone and Scared of Being in a Relationship.”
Avoidant attachment patterns—wanting closeness,...
Media Links:
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: https://delvepsych.substack.com/
Participants:
Hosts:
Ali McGarel
Adam Fominaya
Overview of Big Ideas:
In this thoughtful and energizing episode, Ali and Adam challenge the popular notion that happiness should be life’s ultimate goal. They explore the deeper psychological and philoso...
Media Links:
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: https://delvepsych.substack.com/
Participants:
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Guests: None this episode
Overview of Big Ideas:
Ali and Adam explore the concept of identity through a deeply relational and integrative lens. They discuss how we construct the self not just from within, but also with the input of others—...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Adam Fominaya
Guest: Andrea Bink
Overview
Adam and Andrea reconnect for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation about life as therapists, mentors, and humans. With Ali on vacation, the two reflect on the challenges of therapist burnout, the power of min...
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Why Group Therapy?Ali and Adam explore their passion for group therapy, highlighting its unique value compared to individual therapy. They discuss their successful dating and relationship group at Delve Psychotherapy and the powerful healing potential of sharing experiences in a saf...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchi
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview
· Episode 10 of Delve Podcast, hosted by Ally(therapist) and Adam (clinical director).
· Delve Psychotherapy offers individual, couples,group, and family therapy — see delvepsych.com and their Substack.
· Hosts aim to share helpful, he...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.comInstagram: @delvepsychchiYouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview
Why is dating so hard?
Ali and Adam draw from their clinical work and co-led dating therapy group to explore why modern dating feels so fraught—and how to make it more meaningful.
The dating profile isn’t a resume.
Trying to represent your whole self in three...
Trigger Warning: This episode will discuss themes of self-harm and suicide.
Suicide Prevention Resources:If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out immediately:
988: Connects you directly with a mental health professional.
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433): National suicide prevention hotline with trained staff ready to help.
Media Links:
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsy...
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview of Big Ideas
Societal Expectations and Personal Goals: Exploring how societal expectations shape feelings of inadequacy, the struggle to define personal values and goals, and strategies for aligning your life authentically.
Comfort in Disco...
Media Links
• Website: delvepsych.com
• Instagram: @delvepsych20
• YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
• Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
• Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview of Big Ideas
• Heartbreak feels like “neural super-glue” being ripped apart; grief must be faced, not dodged.
• Emotional pain is a teacher—leaning in builds resilience and a stronger sense of self.
• Writing unsent Angry and Longing Letters helps u...
Media Links:Website: delvepsych.comInstagram: @delvepsychchicagoYouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants:Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam FominayaGuest: Kara Britzman, PhD
Overview of Big Ideas:• Feeling is the work — Kara Britzman joins Ali and Adam to explore what it means to move beyond intellectualizing and actually experience emotions in therapy.
• Mentorship matters — Kara traces her linea...
Subtitle: How Mindful Conversations and Personal Responsibility Can Transform Relationships
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview
The Go-Back Approach: Adam introduces a therapeutic strategy called the "Go-Back Approach," a way to revisit important conversati...
Media Links
• Website: delvepsych.com
• Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
• YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
• Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts – Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Overview of Big Ideas
• Mood meets method – How a therapist’s own emotional state can quietly shape a session, and why a flawless “game‑face” isn’t always helpful.
• Authentic presence – Bringing real humanity into the room w...
Episode Title: Before Therapy – What Linklater’s Before Trilogy Teaches Us About Love, Process & Presence
Media Links
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Participants
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Guest: Colleen Paul, LCPC — staff therapist & certified clinical trauma professional
Overview of Big...
Website: delvepsych.com
Instagram: @delvepsychchicago
YouTube: youtube.com/@DelvePsych20
Substack: delvepsych.substack.com
Hosts: Ali McGarel, Adam Fominaya
Why this podcast? Ali and Adam unveil Delve’s mission: demystify depth‑oriented psychotherapy for everyday life.
The Delve Model. Eight synergistic domains—psychodynamics, cognition, emotion, behavior, physiology, systems, identity, relationships—offer a 360° view of change.
Depth ove...
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