Therapists Next Door

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: None

Episode summary: Johanna defines her stance on canned cranberry sauce. Sarah outlines her boundaries for the holiday season. They both discuss the history of clinical supervision. Guest, Scott Horowitz, talks about being a supervisor, and an educator and how the pandemic affected clinical education and academia. 

Guest Bio: Scott Horowitz, MA, MT-BC, LPC, ACS is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Field Education and Continuing Education at Drexel University in Philadelphia.  Scott is a board-certified music therapist, licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania and an Approved Clinical Supervisor.  Scott is also a musician, performing primarily on alto saxophone, a husband and a father to three beautiful children.

Scott has been practicing as a music therapist since 2007 and as a licensed professional counselor since 2012.  He has practiced clinically in a variety of settings, serving a wide range of individuals including children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, individuals with physical disabilities, those living with mental health challenges and older adults.  Scott also is passionate about clinical supervision and supports both students and professionals in their ongoing development as therapists.

Scott has presented regionally and nationally on a number of topics related to music therapy practice, clinical supervision, cultural humility, improvisation and child development.  Scott’s recently published works include focus on a collaborative method for trauma stewardship in creative arts therapies, cultural humility in music therapy supervision, and the role of supervision in music therapy research teams.

Outside of his professional life, Scott enjoys spending time with his family and close friends, cooking, enjoying the restaurant scene in Philadelphia, playing music and going to concerts.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: “A Brief Summary of Supervision Models” by Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D., LPC, ACS; wikipedia.org; “The History and Traditions of Clinical Supervision” by Jane Speedy.

Resources: “Think about how you learn and how you digest things and how you make sense of things and it doesn’t always have to be the same way every time”; “Music Therapy in Cultural Context: A Handbook for Music Therapy Students and Professionals” edited by Melita Belgrave and Seung-A Kim 

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TND is taking the month of December off for releasing episodes but don’t worry! They will be hard at work, interviewing awesome professionals and preparing quality content starting in January. Have a saffy (safe + happy) December everyone!

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: Finances

Episode summary: Johanna reminisces about her BMX days. Sarah shares her opinion on Leonardo Dicaprio’s acting prowess. They both discuss the history and current status of student loans. Guest, Felicia Keller Boyle, talks about working as a coach for therapists and the relationship between therapists and money. 

Guest Bio: Felicia Keller Boyle is a therapist and business coach in California. She began mentoring and coaching other therapists while successfully running her own six figure practice working just three days a week. Felicia now teaches other therapists how to do the same in her program, Liberated Business. Therapists in Liberated Business learn how to build pleasure centered, wealth generating practices without sacrificing impact. During the pandemic Felicia learned to ride a motorcycle and is the proud owner of a Triumph Street Twin named Melty Baby.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: investopedia.com; www.newamerica.org; “History of Student Loans: Origins” By Richard Pallardy; “Student Loan Debt Statistics” by Melanie Hanson

Resources: Local organizations geared towards entrepreneurs, “find people who are like-minded and who are on board with you making money and earning a living”, Liberated Business, “Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine” by Mike Michalowitz

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: The Holocaust, Slavery, Physical abuse also NSFW for the amount of swearing we all do.

Episode summary: Johanna talks about how much yarn she has. Sarah emulsifies. They both discuss terms and history related to intergenerational trauma. Guest, Shanni Liang talks about working with trauma and EMDR and the benefits of therapy and also karaoke. 

Guest Bio: Shanni Liang is a licensed clinical social worker in New York City. She is a proud Asian American trauma therapist that specializes in EMDR and psychoanalysis which helps adolescents and young women with life transitions and overcoming anxiety, depression and attachment issues that hold them back in life. As a therapist who works with young Asian American women, she has noticed a pattern of perfectionism, pressure to perform and people pleasing until burnout and exhaustion. She teaches women to stop feeling small and start taking up space.

 She was born in Guangzhou China and immigrated to Pasadena, California at five years old and then raised for the rest of her life in Brooklyn at the age of 8 and on. She spoke Cantonese at home and spoke English at school. In July of 2021, she opened up her practice full time. Prior to private practice, she worked in a Department of Education as a school social worker in special education, outpatient mental health, inpatient mental health, group private practice, mental health startup for senior centers through NYCThrive, and Mental Health Suicide Crisis Hotline.

When she is not in session with her clients, she spends time with her cat Coco, singing karaoke, finding new places to eat, watching comedy, spending quality time with family and friends, attending her own therapy and traveling around the world.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: “The Legacy of Trauma - An Emerging Line of Research is Exploring How Historical and Cultural Traumas Affect Survivors’ Children for Generations to Come” by Tori DeAngelis; “How Does Intergenerational Trauma Work? Definitions, studies, and examples” by Kathi Valeii; “How Collective Trauma Impacts Your Health” by Amy Morin, LCSW; wikipedia.org.

Resources: Zencare Blog Post “What to Ask Your Health Insurance To Check Mental Health Benefits and Therapy Benefits”; Remibursify App; WordSlut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell; The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner; Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists by Janina Fisher; Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong.

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: None

Episode summary: Johanna claims she can hold a boat pose for a minute. Sarah talks about her baking adventures. They both define terms related to neurorehabilitation and read about famous caregivers throughout history. Guest, Meng-Shan Lee talks about what it’s like to work as a music therapy educator. 

Guest Bio: Meng-Shan Lee is currently a PhD candidate at Temple University, Philadelphia. She is a board-certified music therapist. Her research interests involve the effect of music therapy on psychosocial wellbeing for persons involved in neurorehabilitation and their caregivers. 

Meng-Shan is a teaching assistant and placement coordinator in the music therapy department at Temple University. She completed her bachelor's degree in Taiwan and is passionate about music therapy education, especially for international students' learning experiences. 

Meng-Shan enjoys baking as her stress management and loves sharing her baking product with friends. She also enjoys cooking and camping.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: hopkinsmedicine.org; crossroadshospice.com; wikipedia.org

Resources: “Trust your instincts”

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: Suicide, Body Image 

Episode summary: Johanna and Sarah talk about their plans for attending the Met Gala next year. They both read about the history of emergency medicine. Guest, Susan Roggendorf talks about what it’s like to work in an emergency department. 

Guest Bio: Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. She's the LGBTQ+ owner of Coffelt Counseling Services in the Quad Cities. Susan works with folx living with anxiety in her LGBTQIA2s+ community. She's also currently in certification to expand her work with First Responders grappling with anxiety as well as other life issues. And she's still at work in the ER part-time as a Crisis Clinician when she's not out in her garden or busy annoying her adult kids.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: “Emergency Care: Then, Now, And Next” by Arthur L. Kellermann, Renee Y. Hsia, Charlotte Yeh and Kristine G. Morganti; West Virginia Department of Education; “Good Samaritans in Florence: Public Service in the Tradition of the Catholic Faith” by Allison Zack; indianahealth.care

Resources: Project of the Quad Cities; Clock Inc.; Pride of the Quad Cities; LGBTQ Clinic at the University of Iowa; National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

During this, the spookiest of seasons, Johanna and Sarah are joined by Matthew Page to clinically review horror movies. 

TW: Suicide; Drug Use; Physical Violence

Episode summary: Johanna, Sarah and Matt discuss “Midsommar”. And they are still planning a trip to Sweden this July.

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Do you want bonus features, including episodes, the ability to vote on what questions we ask our guests and ad-free episodes (fingers crossed)? Do you want to help support us as we demystify and destigmatize mental health? Visit our Patreon: 

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

During this, the spookiest of seasons, Johanna and Sarah are joined by Matthew Page to clinically review horror movies. 

TW: Suicide; Sexual Assualt 

Episode summary: Johanna, Sarah and Matt discuss “It Follows”. Now you know why they are always looking behind them. 

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Do you want bonus features, including episodes, the ability to vote on what questions we ask our guests and ad-free episodes (fingers crossed)? Do you want to help support us as we demystify and destigmatize mental health? Visit our Patreon: 

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

During this, the spookiest of seasons, Johanna and Sarah are joined by Matthew Page to clinically review horror movies. 

TW: Suicide

Episode summary: Johanna, Sarah and Matt discuss “The Conjuring”. Maybe they will collectively purchase a house in Rhode Island. 

Questions/comments/concerns? Want to share your thera-story? 

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Do you want bonus features, including episodes, the ability to vote on what questions we ask our guests and ad-free episodes (fingers crossed)? Do you want to help support us as we demystify and destigmatize mental health? Visit our Patreon: 

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Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: None

Episode summary: Johanna is plagued by mosquito bites. Sarah binge-watches Clickbait. They both read about the history of parenting and behaviorism. Guest, Katherine Sellery talks about the Conscious Parenting Revolution. 

Guest Bio: Katherine Sellery, CEO and Founder of Conscious Parenting Revolution, helps individuals minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs in order to communicate with more collaboration, cooperation, and consideration.

The creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict resolution skills to communicating more effectively with children, Katherine has positively influenced relationships for generations and brought about healing and reconciliation in families that were suffering from disconnection. For over 20 years, she has taught and coached thousands of parents, educators, social workers, and medical professionals in half a dozen countries through her popular workshops, coaching programs, TEDx talks, and her upcoming book. Katherine is also a trained mediator, attended Law School, has certifications in different trauma models, teaches a breathing meditation modality with the Art of Living Foundation, and ran her own commodities-trading business in Hong Kong for 30 years. 

Katherine is a 3x TEDx Speaker and has released a FREE ebook “7 Strategies to Keep Your Relationship With Your Kids from Hitting the Boiling Point.” For her expertise she has been featured on Atlanta & Co,  Fox31 Denver, 4CBS Denver, CBS8 San Diego and has been a guest on over 20 podcasts.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: ‘“A spoonful of kerosene”: 150 years of parenting advice’ by Anna Modugno; “The U.S. Children’s Bureau: Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam” by Nicholas Day; “Behavioral Perspective” decisionlab.com

Resources: “The Drama of the Gifted Child” but Alice Miller

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