The Trauma Therapist

Ruth Cohn, MFT, CST, BCN, is a psychotherapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who has specialized in working with survivors of trauma, neglect, and their partners and families since 1988.

Since that time she has focused on childhood neglect trauma and developed Neglect-Informed Psychotherapy, an approach that integrates attachment theory with clinical practice. She is the author of Working with the Developmental Trauma of Childhood Neglect and Coming Home to Passion, along with numerous articles, podcasts, and educational resources on trauma and neglect.

She is currently working on two additional books. 

Ruth’s Website

Her Book — Coming Home to PassionTrauma Primer (PDF Resource)

Ruth’s books

Ruth on Youtube

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Dan Grové is an author and the creator of the Fire & Water Paradigm, a framework reimagining modern masculinity through emotionally honest and mythic experiences.

His work, which includes the book series Strong Enough to Fall, Strong Enough to Rise, and Strong Enough to Lead, guides men from emotional shutdown to sovereignty and from wounded boyhood to embodied manhood.

Rather than offering quick fixes, he provides "mirrors" that invite presence, helping men who have lost their sense of direction to rebuild from within by integrating the masculine principle of Fire with the feminine principle of Water.

Strong Enough To Fall, by Dan Grove

Modern Masculinity Journal https://www.dan-grove.com/journal

Podcast https://www.dan-grove.com/pod-cast

About Dan Grové https://www.dan-grove.com/about

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Sharon is the co-founder of Joyous PBC, an AI-powered platform focused on making mental health treatment affordable and accessible. 

A cognitive psychologist, she has led the development of patient programs and created Joyous for Therapists, a collaboration tool designed to support clinicians. Her work centers on the psycholytic ketamine approach for trauma treatment — a low-risk method with negligible psychiatric or medical emergency rates. 

Because low-dose ketamine produces partial dissociation, clients stay oriented while gaining enough psychological distance to work directly with trauma targets. 
It requires far less training than psychedelic therapy and has shown strong effectiveness for trauma care.

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• Joyous PBC
• Sharon on IG
• sharonniv.substack.com

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Adena Bank Lees, LCSW, LIAC, BCETS, CP is a licensed clinical social worker, licensed addiction counselor, board-certified expert in traumatic stress, and certified practitioner of psychodrama with more than 35 years of experience.

A recognized authority on childhood trauma, Adena specializes in covert emotional incest — a form of hidden abuse she also knows personally, as a thriver with a lived history of childhood sexual abuse and covert emotional incest.

Adena is the author of Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse, A Story of Hope and Healing (updated and revised edition), which includes over 100 pages of new content for clinicians featuring case vignettes, ethical treatment examples, and consultation guidelines. When she's not in the therapy room or training room, you'll find her laughing with loved ones, singing at the top of her lungs in the car, or soaking up time in nature.

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Adena on Linkedin

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Covert Emotional Incest Scale

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Megan Earles, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in trauma, attachment, and relational healing. Through her practice, she helps individuals, couples, and families develop emotional regulation, deepen connection, and build resilience after experiences of loss, betrayal, and chronic stress. Megan blends evidence-based therapy with warmth and collaboration, inviting clients to access agency, insight, and healing that feels grounded in real life and sustainable over time.

Dr. Sylvester is a psychiatrist and functional medicine physician whose expertise shapes the neurobiological framework of SST. Drawing from both clinical experience and his own healing journey, he emphasizes the brain-body connection and nervous system regulation. His work highlights how trauma, chronic stress, and toxic exposures impact the limbic and autonomic systems, ensuring that SST is both scientifically grounded and deeply client-centered.

https://www.ssthealing.com/

Megan Earles – About/Home Page — https://meganearleslcsw.com/

Services — https://meganearleslcsw.com/services/

Contact / Connect — https://meganearleslcsw.com/contact/

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Bronwyn Schweigerdt is a licensed psychotherapist, podcaster, and anger expert dedicated to addressing the root causes of mental and physical illness.

Drawing from her own personal experiences with depression, she explores the vital importance of acknowledging and managing internal feelings—specifically anger—as a primary catalyst for personal growth and informed decision-making.

Beyond individual healing, Bronwyn provides practical strategies for navigating anger within relationships and examines the unique responsibility therapists have in managing their own emotional health while supporting others.

•  Angry at The Right Things podcast
• Bronwyn on Youtube

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Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir is the author of Sacred Psychiatry. She approaches trauma from a holistic and integrative perspective, bringing together psychiatry, somatic awareness, relational work, and astrology as meaningful frameworks for understanding psychological suffering and healing. 

Her book, Sacred Psychiatry, received a National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) in Alternative Health and Psychology.

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John Henry Parker is a modern author, behavioral analyst, and former Marine focused on trauma recovery and veteran transition.

As co-founder of Harvesting Wisdom, he is known for his narrative approach to helping individuals navigate personal, professional, and military-to-civilian life challenges.He is the author of Men Harvesting Wisdom, a transformational guide to self-leadership that blends the hero’s journey with his “10 Heroic Dimensions” framework.

Designed as both a book and a workbook, it invites readers into deep reflection and action, empowering them to uncover their own answers and actively shape who they are becoming. He is also the author of Be The Dawn In The Darkness.

Through his writing and teaching, John Henry explores themes of resilience, identity, and transformation, offering practical insight and reflective guidance for those seeking a more grounded and purposeful life.

• About Harvesting Wisdom
• Free Chapters
• Home

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Jason is the founder of TellMyStory.org, a nonprofit he launched after the suicide of his 14-year-old son in 2018. 

The foundation is dedicated to educating and empowering parents with practical, up-to-date resources to better recognize and support their children’s mental health struggles. Through its sister organization, Mental Wellness Media, Jason produces documentary films and educational programs that spark honest conversations between parents and kids and encourage families to share their stories.

He has spoken openly about his experience in two TEDx talks and through the documentaries Tell My Story and What I Wish My Parents Knew, using his platform to reduce stigma and strengthen communication around youth mental health.

Tell My Story – Official Home Page — https://www.tellmystory.org/

Our Story (About the Foundation & Jason’s Mission) — https://www.tellmystory.org/tell-my-story

Tell My Story Card Game (Communication Tool) — https://www.tellmystory.org/cardgame

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Becky Aste is the founder of I Do Breakthrough, a trauma-informed somatic relationship coaching practice that helps individuals and couples break cycles of re-trauma and build secure, emotionally connected partnerships. 

Drawing on body-based awareness and attachment-focused work, Becky supports clients in repairing relationship patterns at their root rather than managing surface conflict. Her work centers on helping high-impact women and their partners move from survival dynamics to lasting intimacy and relational safety.

I Do Breakthrough – Home — http://www.idobreakthrough.comI Do Breakthrough – Apply — http://www.idobreakthrough.com/appBecky on IG: https://www.instagram.com/becky_aste/

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