Lisa Gray, LMFT, author of Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple, joins us to discuss healthy conflict in romantic relationships. Lisa is a licensed mental health professional with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she specializes in high-conflict couples and chronic illness/pain. After working as an air traffic controller for ten years and serving as a peer debriefing counselor for fellow controllers, Lisa decided to go back to school to study counseling. She graduated from John F. Kennedy University in 2004 with a master’s degree in clinical counseling and has been working in the field ever since. Lisa is passionate about teaching couples to practice healthy conflict, so that their relationships can thrive and grow. Lisa reviews self-help books on her Instagram, Therapy Book Nook. She lives in the Bay Area with her family and three large dogs. 
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Healthy Conflict in Romantic Relationship with Lisa Gray, LMFT

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Daniel J. Fox, PhD, leader of the Taking Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder Online Course, shares the key to treating borderline personality disorder. Daniel is a licensed psychologist in Texas, an international speaker, and an award-winning author. He has specialized in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for more than twenty years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas, and is author of The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook and The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders; along with the award-winning The Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox; and the award-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook. 
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Quick Tips for Therapists: The Key to Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LPC, author of The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook, joins us to discuss compulsive reassurance seeking. Amanda is an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) specialist, licensed in multiple states. She is a member of the International OCD Foundation, the TLC Foundation for BFRBs, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Amanda serves on the board of OCD Kansas, a state affiliate of the International OCD Foundation, and is author of An OCD Exposure Coloring Book. She is from Topeka, KS. 
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Compulsive Reassurance Seeking with Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC

Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, author of Wired for Love, joins us to talk about the neuroscience of love. Stan is a clinician, teacher, researcher, and developer of the psychobiological approach to couples therapy (PACT). He and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, cofounded the PACT Institute to train other mental health professionals worldwide to use this method in their clinical work. Tatkin is an assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He maintains a private practice in Southern California, and directs PACT programs in the US and internationally. He is author of In Each Other’s Care and six other books. 
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Wired for Love with Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT

Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, author of The Insecure in Love Workbook, shares a tip for helping your clients let go of self-criticism. Leslie is an internationally published author, speaker, and psychologist. She is a trusted expert on relationship issues, and  author of Insecure in Love and Bouncing Back from Rejection. She writes a blog called Making Change for www.psychologytoday.com. In addition, she has created a library of short videos on her YouTube channel to  help viewers learn how to feel better about themselves and their lives. 
  
Becker-Phelps has a private practice in Basking Ridge, NJ; and is on the medical staff of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, where she previously served as clinical director of women’s psychological services, and chief of psychology in the department of psychiatry. She lives with her husband and two sons in Basking Ridge, NJ. Find out more about her at www.drbecker-phelps.com. 
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Quick Tips for Therapists: Helping Your Clients to Let Go of Self-Criticism

Erika Shershun, MFT, author of Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook, joins us to discuss healing sexual trauma. Erika is a somatic psychotherapist who specializes in helping sexual trauma survivors reclaim the life they were meant to live. She’s the author of the upcoming Healing Sexual Trauma Guided Journal (March 2025 release), the facilitator of the PESI Sexual Trauma Clinical Training, and the upcoming Sexual Trauma Healing Journal (fall 2024). Her approach to treating trauma is rooted in somatic principles, drawing on neuroscience and integrative modalities like eye movement desensitization (EMDR), energy psychology, parts work, and mindfulness. Erika offers individual online therapy sessions in California, and provides coaching to clients outside of the state. You can contact her at ErikaShershunTherapy.com or subscribe to her mailing list at HealingSexualTrauma.com to receive your free copy of chapter 1 from the Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook. 
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Healthy Conflict in Romantic Relationship with Lisa Gray, LMFT

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