In this episode, I sit down with Victoria Jaye — author and paranormal researcher — to explore demonic phenomena through a psychological and folklore lens.

We talk about her real-life possession experience, how to differentiate between types of negative entities, and why most people misunderstand what “demonic” actually means.

This conversation bridges trauma, perception, and the paranormal — and challenges fear-based narratives with grounded insight.

🎙️ Featuring Victoria Jaye — author of The Black Hours: Modern Demonic Experiences & Folklore
📖 Co-host of the upcoming Nine Gates Podcast

📚 Explore her work: https://demon-folklorist.myshopify.com
📱 Follow: @demonfolklorist (Facebook & Instagram)

What if some hauntings aren’t just paranormal… but psychological?

In this episode, I’m joined by therapist, author, and paranormal investigator Erin Taylor to explore the intersection of trauma, consciousness, and ghostly experiences.

We talk about:

• “Unfinished business” in both therapy and hauntings
• The DSM’s stance on spiritual experiences
• Grief, memory, and perception
• Real investigations that challenge logic
• And why ghosts might be drawn to vulnerable spaces… like bathrooms

This is a deep, honest conversation about where psychology ends — and the unknown begins.

What are we actually hearing when we think we’re communicating with the paranormal?

In this episode, I sit down with Matthew D. Jackson of Paraholics and Obscura Vox to explore Instrumental Trans Communication (ITC), consciousness, and the role our own mind may play in what we experience.

We talk about:

• Whether ITC is a bridge… or something within us
• How perception, belief, and intention shape paranormal experiences
• The idea that “the phenomena is how you see it”
• Trickster energy, ego, and ethics in the field
• And what it really means to listen — both in therapy and in the paranormal

If consciousness is part of the signal…
then the line between internal and external might not be as clear as we think.

Explore more of Matthew’s work:
Paraholics: https://www.paraholics.com
Obscura Vox: https://www.obscuravox.com
IG: the_paraholics

What if ghosts aren’t always the dead… and what if the mind itself is the haunting?

In this episode, I explore the overlap between trauma, therapy, and the paranormal — from residual hauntings and EMDR to quantum concepts like observation and reality.

We’ll look at how unprocessed experiences can “loop” like hauntings, why therapy can feel almost intuitive or psychic at times, and whether consciousness itself plays a role in what we perceive as paranormal.

This episode isn’t about proving what’s real — it’s about asking a better question:
What is this trying to show us?

Before there were séances in Victorian parlors… there were fires in Salem.

In this episode, Brett Harpp — The Haunted Therapist — explores the unexpected historical thread connecting the Salem witch trials, the rise of Spiritualism, and feminist theory’s influence on modern psychology.

In the mid-1800s, women mediums suddenly found themselves leading séances, speaking publicly, and influencing movements for abolition and women’s rights. Spiritualism gave women something society rarely allowed them: a voice.

A century later, feminist theory would challenge psychology itself — questioning why women’s emotions, intuition, and anger had long been pathologized.

In this conversation we explore:

• Salem’s legacy and the cultural fear of feminine power
• The Fox Sisters and the birth of Spiritualism
• Mediumship as an unexpected form of feminist resistance
• Feminist theory’s challenge to traditional psychology
• Why trauma therapy today sometimes feels like holding a séance with the parts of ourselves that were silenced

Because sometimes healing means listening to the ghosts — not banishing them.

Where does psychology end… and demonology begin?

Brett Harpp (The Haunted Therapist) sits down with James Annitto — demonologist, author, paranormal investigator, and psychology scholar — to talk about the reality of negative hauntings and the responsible way to approach them.

James breaks down why most cases aren’t demonic, why he sometimes requires a psychological assessment before he’ll take a case, and the three-stage process he uses to discern between environmental causes, mental health factors, trauma responses, and potential preternatural activity.

We also explore the connection between early trauma and sensitivity/mediumship, what Hollywood and YouTube get wrong about demonology, and Brett asks the big one: What is a demon?

James’s work:

• The Psychological Dimensions of the Paranormal (out now)

• The History of Demonology (discussed in episode)

• Nine Gates Podcast (launch date discussed), co-hosted with demon folklorist Victoria Jaye

Find James at demonology.org

Facebook: jamesannitto

Joe Pieri — the heart behind Paranormal Oddities — joins me inside his shop for an honest, fascinating conversation about spirit tech, frequency, EVPs, and why the paranormal is bigger (and more human) than most people think.

We talk about Joe’s 39-year path in paranormal research, why he believes communication is tied to frequency, what modern Wi-Fi/5G can do to investigations, and why he’s passionate about building a community where people can learn without judgment.

You’ll also hear rapid-fire on intelligent vs residual hauntings, Bigfoot, aliens, journaling your evidence, and the surprisingly powerful mental-health shift that happens when you stay curious.

What if healing didn’t only happen in an office… but in the dark?

In this episode, I’m joined by the team behind Cross the Line Paranormal and the Echoes Veteran Project — a mission bringing veterans into haunted locations as a form of community, exposure, and healing.

Air Force veteran and author David Veroes, along with investigators James Cummings and Brandon Jarvis, share how paranormal investigation can create connection, purpose, and belonging for veterans living with PTSD and TBI.

We talk trauma as a “residual haunting,” brotherhood beyond the military, stillness, identity, and what it means to be trauma-informed in unexpected spaces.

This conversation is filled with laughter, honesty, and powerful insight.

If you are a veteran in crisis, call or text 988 and press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line, or visit veteranscrisisline.net.

Wildwood Sanitarium is now owned by Brooke and her husband Zach, passed down from Laurie — and in this episode, Brooke and her mom sit down with me to share the story behind the haunt.

We talk about psychic sensitivity, grief and suicide loss, validating spiritual experiences, reincarnation vs lingering spirits, and how Wildwood has become a place where people receive connection, comfort, and unexpected messages. We close the episode with a séance-style circle in the séance room — and yes, things happened.

This is a conversation about family, calling, and what it means when a place — and a purpose — chooses you.

In this episode of The Haunted Therapist Podcast, Brett Harpp is joined by Sharon Lennon of Regional Investigations of the Paranormal (RIP) for a grounded yet mystical conversation about mediumship, spirit communication, and paranormal investigation.

Sharon is a psychic medium, earth angel, spiritual counselor, and paranormal investigator who connects with angels, guides, ascended masters, and earthbound spirits. Together, Brett and Sharon discuss what it’s like to work with spiritual sensitivity — and how to do so with intention, ethics, and emotional grounding.

The episode concludes with a live experiment using table tipping and dowsing rods inside Brett’s haunted therapy office, offering listeners a rare glimpse into how intuitive and investigative practices come together in real time.

A thoughtful, curious exploration of the unseen — where mental health, spirituality, and the paranormal intersect.

👉 Check out Regional Investigations of the Paranormal (RIP) at: https://www.facebook.com/RIParanormal1