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Paul Krauss MA LPC had the honor of speaking with Ashok Gupta who is offering cost-effective and accessible options for those suffering from chronic conditions as well as those who want to feel more vibrant and reduce symptoms of fatigue and inflammation. Ashok has put years of creativity into the program he offers people around the world and it really is incredible how such a holistic program can have such stunning scientific outcomes. If you are interested, check out this episode.
Ashok Gupta, MA(Cantab), MSc who is an internationally renowned speaker, filmmaker and chronic illness and neuroplasticity expert. Ashok is the director of the Gupta Program, the original neuroplasticity and holistic health program for chronic conditions such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post-Covid Syndrome, and associated conditions. The Program has helped thousands of people regain their lives. www.guptaprogram.com The program is backed by solid science, including peer-reviewed studies, and it’s gotten the thumbs up from leading health professionals. A recently April 2025 randomized controlled study demonstrates that the Gupta Program is significantly more effective than standard medication in improving symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Cofounder of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"This Spring" (feat. Veda Hille) from the album This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille by Nicholas Krgovich (Spotify)
"Burst/Neighborhood Song" from the album This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille by Nicholas Krgovich (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC had the honor of speaking with Ashok Gupta who is offering cost-effective and accessible options for those suffering from chronic conditions as well as those who want to feel more vibrant and reduce symptoms of fatigue and inflammation. Ashok has put years of creativity into the program he offers people around the world and it really is incredible how such a holistic program can have such stunning scientific outcomes. If you are interested, check out this episode.
Ashok Gupta, MA(Cantab), MSc who is an internationally renowned speaker, filmmaker and chronic illness and neuroplasticity expert. Ashok is the director of the Gupta Program, the original neuroplasticity and holistic health program for chronic conditions such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post-Covid Syndrome, and associated conditions. The Program has helped thousands of people regain their lives. www.guptaprogram.com The program is backed by solid science, including peer-reviewed studies, and it’s gotten the thumbs up from leading health professionals. A recently April 2025 randomized controlled study demonstrates that the Gupta Program is significantly more effective than standard medication in improving symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Cofounder of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"This Spring" (feat. Veda Hille) from the album This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille by Nicholas Krgovich (Spotify)
"Burst/Neighborhood Song" from the album This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille by Nicholas Krgovich (Spotify)
If you are interested in how writing creatively and reading books may be therapeutic, this is the episode for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Nick Kondyles LLPC discuss creative writing and how to integrate the act both into psychotherapy and your personal life. Nick takes a practical approach by emphasizing many different types of learning to write and express one's experience. Many tools for writing as well as books and magazines are mentioned.
Some of the Creative Writing Resources Mentioned:
https://authorspublish.com/17-approachable-literary-journals/https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTHLIBRARY/tools/therapeutic-journaling.asp
Nick Kondyles, LLPC MA is a therapist serving the Grand Rapids, MI area in person as well as the entire State of Michigan via teletherapy. Nick accepts most health insurance plans. Nick’s specialties are in anxiety, depression, relational issues and identity exploration. He enjoys working with adolescents, adults, as well as the LGBTQIA+ community. He is also interested in serving those experiencing grief and loss, substance use and career development employing interventions such as legacy life review and visiting issues like work/life balance. Nick endeavors to serve those parenting or dealing with relationship struggles, providing supportive services such as learning different communication skills and others in the interpersonal domain.
Nick is a proud cat dad to a tuxedoed feline named Obi and loves to read books of any kind. When not in the therapy room, you can find Nick playing the occasional video game, biking or hanging out with friends. Nick hopes to work with you to find meaning in a healing process individualized to you and your needs while honoring your life story in a safe and warm environment.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Cofounder of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
”Pink Tiger” from the album Pink Tiger by Apollo Ghosts (Spotify)
”But I'll Be Around (Electric Version) ” from the album Pink Tiger by Apollo Ghosts (Spotify)
If you are interested in how writing creatively and reading books may be therapeutic, this is the episode for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Nick Kondyles LLPC discuss creative writing and how to integrate the act both into psychotherapy and your personal life. Nick takes a practical approach by emphasizing many different types of learning to write and express one's experience. Many tools for writing as well as books and magazines are mentioned.
Some of the Creative Writing Resources Mentioned:
https://authorspublish.com/17-approachable-literary-journals/https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTHLIBRARY/tools/therapeutic-journaling.asp
Nick Kondyles, LLPC MA is a therapist serving the Grand Rapids, MI area in person as well as the entire State of Michigan via teletherapy. Nick accepts most health insurance plans. Nick’s specialties are in anxiety, depression, relational issues and identity exploration. He enjoys working with adolescents, adults, as well as the LGBTQIA+ community. He is also interested in serving those experiencing grief and loss, substance use and career development employing interventions such as legacy life review and visiting issues like work/life balance. Nick endeavors to serve those parenting or dealing with relationship struggles, providing supportive services such as learning different communication skills and others in the interpersonal domain.
Nick is a proud cat dad to a tuxedoed feline named Obi and loves to read books of any kind. When not in the therapy room, you can find Nick playing the occasional video game, biking or hanging out with friends. Nick hopes to work with you to find meaning in a healing process individualized to you and your needs while honoring your life story in a safe and warm environment.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Cofounder of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
”Pink Tiger” from the album Pink Tiger by Apollo Ghosts (Spotify)
”But I'll Be Around (Electric Version) ” from the album Pink Tiger by Apollo Ghosts (Spotify)
In episode 159 of The Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul Krauss, MA LPC, interviews Cezary Pietrasik, author of Homo Idioticus: Why We Are Stupid and What to Do About It to unravel the paradox of human intelligence and folly. Through engaging dialogue, they explore why, despite our vast cognitive abilities, humans repeatedly make irrational and self-sabotaging decisions. Pietrasik discusses psychological, evolutionary, and cultural factors that explain recurring lapses in judgment, and offers practical frameworks for recognizing and overcoming our mental blind spots. Listeners are challenged to reflect on their own thinking patterns and are encouraged to adopt new strategies for greater self-awareness and wiser decision-making.
Cezary Pietrasik is an economist, entrepreneur, and investor with a diverse background spanning investment banking, private equity, digital health, and behavioral AI. He is the president and co-owner of Synerise, a leading behavioral AI company, and the founder of The Butterfly Effect Foundation, which supports education for underprivileged children. Pietrasik is also the author of several books, including Homo idioticus, and is committed to making a positive difference through both business innovation and charitable work.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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In episode 159 of The Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul Krauss, MA LPC, interviews Cezary Pietrasik, author of Homo Idioticus: Why We Are Stupid and What to Do About It to unravel the paradox of human intelligence and folly. Through engaging dialogue, they explore why, despite our vast cognitive abilities, humans repeatedly make irrational and self-sabotaging decisions. Pietrasik discusses psychological, evolutionary, and cultural factors that explain recurring lapses in judgment, and offers practical frameworks for recognizing and overcoming our mental blind spots. Listeners are challenged to reflect on their own thinking patterns and are encouraged to adopt new strategies for greater self-awareness and wiser decision-making.
Cezary Pietrasik is an economist, entrepreneur, and investor with a diverse background spanning investment banking, private equity, digital health, and behavioral AI. He is the president and co-owner of Synerise, a leading behavioral AI company, and the founder of The Butterfly Effect Foundation, which supports education for underprivileged children. Pietrasik is also the author of several books, including Homo idioticus, and is committed to making a positive difference through both business innovation and charitable work.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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In this episode, Paul Krauss, MA LPC, interviews author and philanthropist Nick Cooney about his new book, "What We Don't Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More." Together, they examine how Cooney challenges listeners to confront the hidden consequences of their inaction, arguing that today, failing to act in the face of suffering can have even greater repercussions than direct harm. The conversation delves into psychological barriers that keep people from responding to global and local crises, while highlighting practical, empowering steps to transform awareness into meaningful intervention. Through accessible dialogue and Cooney's research-driven insights, Krauss guides listeners to reflect on how cultivating an attitude toward considering what they don't do and what they do-- can translate everyday choices into powerful, positive change.
Nick Cooney is the founder and Managing Partner of Lever VC, a venture capital fund focused on alternative protein startups with a global investment reach. He has spent nearly two decades advancing the alternative protein sector, including founding the Lever Foundation and Good Food Institute, and has written extensively on food innovation and philanthropy. Cooney is an influential industry leader, recognized for his investments, writings, and global speaking engagements on plant-based and clean meat industries.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Easy Rider” from You Become the Mountain by Jeffrey Silverstein (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss, MA LPC, interviews author and philanthropist Nick Cooney about his new book, "What We Don't Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More." Together, they examine how Cooney challenges listeners to confront the hidden consequences of their inaction, arguing that today, failing to act in the face of suffering can have even greater repercussions than direct harm. The conversation delves into psychological barriers that keep people from responding to global and local crises, while highlighting practical, empowering steps to transform awareness into meaningful intervention. Through accessible dialogue and Cooney's research-driven insights, Krauss guides listeners to reflect on how cultivating an attitude toward considering what they don't do and what they do-- can translate everyday choices into powerful, positive change.
Nick Cooney is the founder and Managing Partner of Lever VC, a venture capital fund focused on alternative protein startups with a global investment reach. He has spent nearly two decades advancing the alternative protein sector, including founding the Lever Foundation and Good Food Institute, and has written extensively on food innovation and philanthropy. Cooney is an influential industry leader, recognized for his investments, writings, and global speaking engagements on plant-based and clean meat industries.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Easy Rider” from You Become the Mountain by Jeffrey Silverstein (Spotify)
In this episode, MaryCatherine McDonald PhD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the concept and emotion of Joy. During dark times, it is difficult for most to "think of joy," however, Dr. McDonald has completed some compelling research and investigation into the benefits of "exercising Joy" along with expressing the troubles in our lives. MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD has authored a book entitled "The Joy Reset" --which helps readers identify barriers that prevent them from accessing joy—hypervigilance, emotional numbing, fear of loss, conditioning, guilt, and shame—and then redefines positive emotions as those tenacious, gritty, often tiny experiences that appear within the darkest moments and form the very foundation of psychological resilience.
MaryCatherine McDonald is a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. Her work focuses on thinking critically about how we understand, define, and heal from traumatic experiences. She has published several research articles and book chapters, as well as three books on trauma. In addition to her academic work, Dr. McDonald coaches individuals and corporations and creates trauma-based curriculum for non-profit organizations and schools.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Minute Papilion” from Open Source by World Brain (Spotify)
“hEARTSPACE” from Open Source by World Brain (Spotify)
"Joy does not exist only in the moments that are free of pain. In fact, the brightest, tiniest, most important pieces can only be found in the dark. I want to teach you how to harness and amplify the power of that glinting magic–because this sustainable, endless light source will do more than help you get through your darkest, scariest, loneliest times."- Dr. Mary McDonald
In this episode, MaryCatherine McDonald PhD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the concept and emotion of Joy. During dark times, it is difficult for most to "think of joy," however, Dr. McDonald has completed some compelling research and investigation into the benefits of "exercising Joy" along with expressing the troubles in our lives. MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD has authored a book entitled "The Joy Reset" --which helps readers identify barriers that prevent them from accessing joy—hypervigilance, emotional numbing, fear of loss, conditioning, guilt, and shame—and then redefines positive emotions as those tenacious, gritty, often tiny experiences that appear within the darkest moments and form the very foundation of psychological resilience.
MaryCatherine McDonald is a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. Her work focuses on thinking critically about how we understand, define, and heal from traumatic experiences. She has published several research articles and book chapters, as well as three books on trauma. In addition to her academic work, Dr. McDonald coaches individuals and corporations and creates trauma-based curriculum for non-profit organizations and schools.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Minute Papilion” from Open Source by World Brain (Spotify)
“hEARTSPACE” from Open Source by World Brain (Spotify)
"Joy does not exist only in the moments that are free of pain. In fact, the brightest, tiniest, most important pieces can only be found in the dark. I want to teach you how to harness and amplify the power of that glinting magic–because this sustainable, endless light source will do more than help you get through your darkest, scariest, loneliest times."- Dr. Mary McDonald
Detective Mike Weber is interviewed on the Intentional Clinician podcast with Paul Krauss MA LPC. Mike draws on his deep experience investigating Munchausen by Proxy(MBP)—a rare but harrowing form of child abuse where caregivers fabricate or induce illness in children for attention or other psychological gain. Weber has investigated more cases of medical child abuse than almost any other detective in the U.S., with over a dozen arrests and several convictions to his name. His work, often in partnership with medical experts, highlights the severe systemic challenges faced in prosecuting MBP crimes: cases are difficult to prove, victims are vulnerable, and the legal system is often hesitant to accept the reality that a mother could deliberately harm her child.
Weber recounts intensely complex casework involving detailed deception, manipulation of medical professionals, and lasting trauma for victims. He describes cases where mothers made up or caused symptoms—one involving hundreds of falsified doctor visits over years, which ultimately was dismissed before reaching trial due to prosecutorial reluctance. Weber is outspoken about systemic shortcomings, emphasizing that many cases never see a courtroom and that awareness, better training, and stronger advocacy are urgently needed.
Weber’s book, The Mother Next Door, co-authored with Andrea Dunlop, combines true crime storytelling and psychological analysis to explore MBP through the lens of three chilling real cases: Hope Ybarra, Brittany Phillips, and Mary Welch. The book not only exposes the devastation of MBP but also examines the emotional consequences for families and the formidable difficulties in holding perpetrators accountable. Weber and Dunlop offer both expert insights and personal perspectives to illuminate the hidden epidemic of medical child abuse and the often-overlooked complexity of prosecuting MBP cases.
Through his interviews, book, and advocacy, Detective Mike Weber is helping reshape public understanding and institutional response to subversive child abuse in the form of Munchausen by Proxy, pushing for a future where these children are better protected and perpetrators are held truly accountable.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Who Removed the Cellar Door?” from Interior Live Oak by Cass McCombs (Spotify)
Detective Mike Weber is interviewed on the Intentional Clinician podcast with Paul Krauss MA LPC. Mike draws on his deep experience investigating Munchausen by Proxy(MBP)—a rare but harrowing form of child abuse where caregivers fabricate or induce illness in children for attention or other psychological gain. Weber has investigated more cases of medical child abuse than almost any other detective in the U.S., with over a dozen arrests and several convictions to his name. His work, often in partnership with medical experts, highlights the severe systemic challenges faced in prosecuting MBP crimes: cases are difficult to prove, victims are vulnerable, and the legal system is often hesitant to accept the reality that a mother could deliberately harm her child.
Weber recounts intensely complex casework involving detailed deception, manipulation of medical professionals, and lasting trauma for victims. He describes cases where mothers made up or caused symptoms—one involving hundreds of falsified doctor visits over years, which ultimately was dismissed before reaching trial due to prosecutorial reluctance. Weber is outspoken about systemic shortcomings, emphasizing that many cases never see a courtroom and that awareness, better training, and stronger advocacy are urgently needed.
Weber’s book, The Mother Next Door, co-authored with Andrea Dunlop, combines true crime storytelling and psychological analysis to explore MBP through the lens of three chilling real cases: Hope Ybarra, Brittany Phillips, and Mary Welch. The book not only exposes the devastation of MBP but also examines the emotional consequences for families and the formidable difficulties in holding perpetrators accountable. Weber and Dunlop offer both expert insights and personal perspectives to illuminate the hidden epidemic of medical child abuse and the often-overlooked complexity of prosecuting MBP cases.
Through his interviews, book, and advocacy, Detective Mike Weber is helping reshape public understanding and institutional response to subversive child abuse in the form of Munchausen by Proxy, pushing for a future where these children are better protected and perpetrators are held truly accountable.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Who Removed the Cellar Door?” from Interior Live Oak by Cass McCombs (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews the authors of Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain --- Dr. Dwayne Godwin and Dr. Jorge Cham.
The interview dives into why the human brain remains one of science’s greatest puzzles, exploring themes such as consciousness, memory, free will, and what truly makes us human. Cham and Godwin discuss how their book stands out as one of the most entertaining and accessible science books about the brain, blending humor, cartoons, and cutting-edge neuroscience to engage readers of all backgrounds.
In addition to these topics, Paul Krauss MA LPC and the authors also explore the fascinating question of what makes humans happy, discussing the neuroscience behind happiness and the age-old debate about whether money can actually buy it. The conversation ventures further into timely questions about technology, including an insightful discussion on whether artificial intelligence will take over human jobs, with both authors providing perspective on the implications and myths surrounding AI and employment.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Lie in the Gutter” from Rose Main Reading Room by Peel Dream Magazine (Spotify)
“Oblast” from Rose Main Reading Room by Peel Dream Magazine (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews the authors of Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain --- Dr. Dwayne Godwin and Dr. Jorge Cham.
The interview dives into why the human brain remains one of science’s greatest puzzles, exploring themes such as consciousness, memory, free will, and what truly makes us human. Cham and Godwin discuss how their book stands out as one of the most entertaining and accessible science books about the brain, blending humor, cartoons, and cutting-edge neuroscience to engage readers of all backgrounds.
In addition to these topics, Paul Krauss MA LPC and the authors also explore the fascinating question of what makes humans happy, discussing the neuroscience behind happiness and the age-old debate about whether money can actually buy it. The conversation ventures further into timely questions about technology, including an insightful discussion on whether artificial intelligence will take over human jobs, with both authors providing perspective on the implications and myths surrounding AI and employment.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Lie in the Gutter” from Rose Main Reading Room by Peel Dream Magazine (Spotify)
“Oblast” from Rose Main Reading Room by Peel Dream Magazine (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Haley Perlus about her life and careers--as they discuss how Dr. Haley approaches helping people. Dr. Haley Perlus is an accomplished sport and performance psychologist, keynote speaker, author, and consultant who specializes in optimizing mental performance for athletes, business leaders, and high achievers. Her expertise draws from both her decorated athletic background and advanced academic training—she holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology, a Master’s degree in Coaching Behavior, and is certified in both fitness and nutrition.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Ferndell Shade” from A Host For All Kinds Of Life by Green-House (Spotify)
“Desire Path” from A Host For All Kinds Of Life by Green-House (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Haley Perlus about her life and careers--as they discuss how Dr. Haley approaches helping people. Dr. Haley Perlus is an accomplished sport and performance psychologist, keynote speaker, author, and consultant who specializes in optimizing mental performance for athletes, business leaders, and high achievers. Her expertise draws from both her decorated athletic background and advanced academic training—she holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology, a Master’s degree in Coaching Behavior, and is certified in both fitness and nutrition.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Ferndell Shade” from A Host For All Kinds Of Life by Green-House (Spotify)
“Desire Path” from A Host For All Kinds Of Life by Green-House (Spotify)
In his conversation with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn LICSW, Ph.D, Paul Krauss MA LPC explores themes central to both Ellenhorn's clinical philosophy and his recent book, Purple Crayons: The Art of Drawing a Life. Ellenhorn, a distinguished psychotherapist, sociologist, and founder of innovative mental health programs, brings an emphasis on reclaiming creativity and curiosity as vital tools for personal transformation and healing. The dialogue delves into how the metaphor of the "purple crayon"—inspired by Harold’s imaginative adventures—serves as a call to embrace risk, playfulness, and authenticity in the face of conformity and societal norms. Drawing from Ellenhorn’s biographical background and Krauss’s pattern of unfiltered interviews on The Intentional Clinician Podcast, their exchange highlights the necessity of empowering individuals to draw their own paths, nurture their innate originality, and challenge the narratives that often hinder true change. Their discussion intertwines psychological insights with practical reflections on how imagination fuels resilience and self-realization. The interview also discusses the current changes and difficulties of American culture as well as the dangers facing the fields of psychotherapy and psychology.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“After the Rain” from Land's End Eternal by Cole Pulice (Spotify)
In his conversation with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn LICSW, Ph.D, Paul Krauss MA LPC explores themes central to both Ellenhorn's clinical philosophy and his recent book, Purple Crayons: The Art of Drawing a Life. Ellenhorn, a distinguished psychotherapist, sociologist, and founder of innovative mental health programs, brings an emphasis on reclaiming creativity and curiosity as vital tools for personal transformation and healing. The dialogue delves into how the metaphor of the "purple crayon"—inspired by Harold’s imaginative adventures—serves as a call to embrace risk, playfulness, and authenticity in the face of conformity and societal norms. Drawing from Ellenhorn’s biographical background and Krauss’s pattern of unfiltered interviews on The Intentional Clinician Podcast, their exchange highlights the necessity of empowering individuals to draw their own paths, nurture their innate originality, and challenge the narratives that often hinder true change. Their discussion intertwines psychological insights with practical reflections on how imagination fuels resilience and self-realization. The interview also discusses the current changes and difficulties of American culture as well as the dangers facing the fields of psychotherapy and psychology.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“After the Rain” from Land's End Eternal by Cole Pulice (Spotify)
This special episode of The Intentional Clinician Podcast features Paul Krauss, MA LPC, being interviewed by Lindsey Beaver, LMSW, and Josh Zheng, LPC. The conversation provides an intimate look into Paul's background, personal philosophy, and professional journey as both the founder of Health for Life Counseling and host of The Intentional Clinician Podcast. Rather than Paul conducting his usual interviews, this episode reverses roles to explore the man behind the microphone, offering listeners insight into his formative experiences, current worldview, and approach to mental health and social change.
Also discussed: the organic nature of the idea conceived during a grocery store walk, "Who are you?", Joan Didion, adaption, macro-evolution, self-evolution, identity, Paul's childhood, Lansing, Michigan, trailer parks, a food co-op, hippie culture, living in a motel, meeting people of diverse origins, anxiety, hyper-vigilance, being anxious and doing it anyway, changing the narrative, the positive influence of parents, how your parent's blind spots affect you, working in coffee shops and food, teaching, learning about the effects of trauma, creating a therapy center, building community, world-building, the National Violence Prevention Hotline, Comparing the internet to the printing press revolution, technology as both revealing secrets and creating new problems, a "fire hose to the face" of information, technology's impact on children and mental health, authoritarianism as a response to information chaos, being "narrowly educated", systemic problems and power structures, discussion of economic inequality since the 1980s, housing affordability and corporate ownership. the role of big business in creating inequality, war is a business, how economic stress affects mental health and social problems, importance of limiting technology use intentionally, investing in local communities and relationships, finding your "tribe" online if not available locally. the need to create positive alternatives rather than just criticizing, philosophy of change, trauma therapy and fundamental personal change, the necessity of painful experiences for growth, the importance of taking risks and receiving feedback, the role of courage in transformation, frustration with intellectual class pointing out problems without solutions, we need truth-tellers as much as new system builders, creating meaningful alternatives to tribal identity, the balance between being "not special" but unique, importance of sharing and serving others, personal self-care without self-indulgence, curating life experiences intentionally, challenging belief systems and getting out of comfort zones, and much much more.
> "You're not special. And I don't mean that in a mean way, but you are not special... However, you are unique and beautiful and intelligent, and you have talents and gifts that no one else has. You have talents and gifts that no one else has, and you have a personality that no one else has ever had."- Paul Krauss
>"All I know is that I know nothing, and that is to try. That is how I try to wake up every day and remind myself that I don't know anything. And I'm a mini little ant in the universe and I will never know everything. But I love learning and I want to find other people that love learning, and I want to share that with them."- Paul Krauss
In this episode, all of the songs utilized are from "Mystic" by PAWL
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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This special episode of The Intentional Clinician Podcast features Paul Krauss, MA LPC, being interviewed by Lindsey Beaver, LMSW, and Josh Zheng, LPC. The conversation provides an intimate look into Paul's background, personal philosophy, and professional journey as both the founder of Health for Life Counseling and host of The Intentional Clinician Podcast. Rather than Paul conducting his usual interviews, this episode reverses roles to explore the man behind the microphone, offering listeners insight into his formative experiences, current worldview, and approach to mental health and social change.
Also discussed: the organic nature of the idea conceived during a grocery store walk, "Who are you?", Joan Didion, adaption, macro-evolution, self-evolution, identity, Paul's childhood, Lansing, Michigan, trailer parks, a food co-op, hippie culture, living in a motel, meeting people of diverse origins, anxiety, hyper-vigilance, being anxious and doing it anyway, changing the narrative, the positive influence of parents, how your parent's blind spots affect you, working in coffee shops and food, teaching, learning about the effects of trauma, creating a therapy center, building community, world-building, the National Violence Prevention Hotline, Comparing the internet to the printing press revolution, technology as both revealing secrets and creating new problems, a "fire hose to the face" of information, technology's impact on children and mental health, authoritarianism as a response to information chaos, being "narrowly educated", systemic problems and power structures, discussion of economic inequality since the 1980s, housing affordability and corporate ownership. the role of big business in creating inequality, war is a business, how economic stress affects mental health and social problems, importance of limiting technology use intentionally, investing in local communities and relationships, finding your "tribe" online if not available locally. the need to create positive alternatives rather than just criticizing, philosophy of change, trauma therapy and fundamental personal change, the necessity of painful experiences for growth, the importance of taking risks and receiving feedback, the role of courage in transformation, frustration with intellectual class pointing out problems without solutions, we need truth-tellers as much as new system builders, creating meaningful alternatives to tribal identity, the balance between being "not special" but unique, importance of sharing and serving others, personal self-care without self-indulgence, curating life experiences intentionally, challenging belief systems and getting out of comfort zones, and much much more.
> "You're not special. And I don't mean that in a mean way, but you are not special... However, you are unique and beautiful and intelligent, and you have talents and gifts that no one else has. You have talents and gifts that no one else has, and you have a personality that no one else has ever had."- Paul Krauss
>"All I know is that I know nothing, and that is to try. That is how I try to wake up every day and remind myself that I don't know anything. And I'm a mini little ant in the universe and I will never know everything. But I love learning and I want to find other people that love learning, and I want to share that with them."- Paul Krauss
In this episode, all of the songs utilized are from "Mystic" by PAWL
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Dr. Edna Bonhomme, Phd speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Dr. Bonhomme discusses the history, the nuance, and difficulties that occur when a pandemic ravages an area. In particular, Dr. Bonhomme dives into six case studies including cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, sleeping sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19. If you are curious about how power, status, language, narrative, economics, local laws, and health policies effect people during a pandemic--this episode is for you.
Dr. Edna Bonhomme author of A History of the World in Six Plagues https://www.ednabonhomme.com https://x.com/jacobinoire https://bonhomme.substack.com/
Dr. Edna Bonhomme is a Berlin-based historian of science, writer, journalist, and multimedia artist whose work explores health, epidemics, and illness narratives. She holds a Ph.D. in the History of Science from Princeton University, an M.P.H. from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Biology from Reed College. Her writing has appeared in *The Atlantic*, *The Guardian*, *Frieze Magazine*, and *The Washington Post*. She is also a contributing writer for *Frieze Magazine* and co-editor of the anthology *After Sex*, which addresses reproductive justice. Her forthcoming book, *A History of the World in Six Plagues*, continues her exploration of health and society.
Dr. Bonhomme’s research and creative work have been featured internationally, including her dissertation on epidemics in North Africa and multimedia art installations at venues like Haus der Kulturen der Welt. She co-hosts the radio show *As We See It* with Refuge Worldwide and teaches on topics such as race, global medicine, and pandemics at institutions like Bard College Berlin. Born in Miami to working-class parents, she remains committed to critical storytelling and collective power, engaging audiences through her Substack newsletter *Mobile Fragments*.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Living In Wartime" from Purple Heart by Michael Callen (Spotify)
"The 1919 Influenza Blues" from Blues with a Message by Essie Jenkins (Spotify)
Dr. Edna Bonhomme, Phd speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Dr. Bonhomme discusses the history, the nuance, and difficulties that occur when a pandemic ravages an area. In particular, Dr. Bonhomme dives into six case studies including cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, sleeping sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19. If you are curious about how power, status, language, narrative, economics, local laws, and health policies effect people during a pandemic--this episode is for you.
Dr. Edna Bonhomme author of A History of the World in Six Plagues https://www.ednabonhomme.com https://x.com/jacobinoire https://bonhomme.substack.com/
Dr. Edna Bonhomme is a Berlin-based historian of science, writer, journalist, and multimedia artist whose work explores health, epidemics, and illness narratives. She holds a Ph.D. in the History of Science from Princeton University, an M.P.H. from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Biology from Reed College. Her writing has appeared in *The Atlantic*, *The Guardian*, *Frieze Magazine*, and *The Washington Post*. She is also a contributing writer for *Frieze Magazine* and co-editor of the anthology *After Sex*, which addresses reproductive justice. Her forthcoming book, *A History of the World in Six Plagues*, continues her exploration of health and society.
Dr. Bonhomme’s research and creative work have been featured internationally, including her dissertation on epidemics in North Africa and multimedia art installations at venues like Haus der Kulturen der Welt. She co-hosts the radio show *As We See It* with Refuge Worldwide and teaches on topics such as race, global medicine, and pandemics at institutions like Bard College Berlin. Born in Miami to working-class parents, she remains committed to critical storytelling and collective power, engaging audiences through her Substack newsletter *Mobile Fragments*.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Living In Wartime" from Purple Heart by Michael Callen (Spotify)
"The 1919 Influenza Blues" from Blues with a Message by Essie Jenkins (Spotify)
Andrew Henry LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC recently met to talk about Andrew's new book "Heartwork"which is now available on Apple Books. From Andrew: Heartwork is a journey within to tap into vital resources for today! I want to thank Paul for narrating this section for me, I suffer from ALS which effects my vocal cords and makes it difficult for me to talk for long periods of time. Thank you Paul for helping me get the word out about my new book: Heartwork. Many counselors treat depression and anxiety by attempting to locate the root cause and process those feelings. While there is nothing per say wrong with this approach, I submit there is a kinder and self-validating way to calm the worry mind, while boosting the higher reasoning. My book demonstrates six case studies which use my Heartwork technique from many different walks of life over the last 1.5 to 2 years. Heartwork is currently available on Apple Books. I am available for comments, and/or questions at counselingbyandrew@gmail.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Breathe It In (Expanded)" from Love Dimension by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
"Love Dimension" from Love Dimension by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
Andrew Henry LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC recently met to talk about Andrew's new book "Heartwork"which is now available on Apple Books. From Andrew: Heartwork is a journey within to tap into vital resources for today! I want to thank Paul for narrating this section for me, I suffer from ALS which effects my vocal cords and makes it difficult for me to talk for long periods of time. Thank you Paul for helping me get the word out about my new book: Heartwork. Many counselors treat depression and anxiety by attempting to locate the root cause and process those feelings. While there is nothing per say wrong with this approach, I submit there is a kinder and self-validating way to calm the worry mind, while boosting the higher reasoning. My book demonstrates six case studies which use my Heartwork technique from many different walks of life over the last 1.5 to 2 years. Heartwork is currently available on Apple Books. I am available for comments, and/or questions at counselingbyandrew@gmail.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Breathe It In (Expanded)" from Love Dimension by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
"Love Dimension" from Love Dimension by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
Mellissa Perry Hill joins Paul Krauss MA LPC to discuss the many elements of religious trauma, her own story of leaving Mormonism and the Church, as well as how Psychotherapy can help those who have been traumatized, and feel isolated, disillusioned, or existentially lost after a faith transition.
Mellissa Perry Hill grew up in Southern California in a large family, heavily involved in high control conservative religion. She went on to attend college at Brigham Young University-Idaho where she studied sociology and family studies. She then spent 10 years as a stay at home parent. Life pivoted for Mellissa when she experienced a divorce and faith transition and began her own work in therapy.
She spent 5 years as an educator while obtaining her masters degree in professional counseling. She has spent the last 4 years specializing her practice to help others going through major unexpected life transitions, finding healing in the present moment and creating futures that align with their core values. Mellissa’s personal experiences, combined with her specialized expertise and focused study, create a uniquely supportive and effective clinical practice for individuals navigating major life transitions.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Storma Lee" from Radio DDR by Sharp Pins (Spotify)
"Which Way Are You Goin' " from The Original Albums...Plus by Jim Croce (Spotify)
Mellissa Perry Hill joins Paul Krauss MA LPC to discuss the many elements of religious trauma, her own story of leaving Mormonism and the Church, as well as how Psychotherapy can help those who have been traumatized, and feel isolated, disillusioned, or existentially lost after a faith transition.
Mellissa Perry Hill grew up in Southern California in a large family, heavily involved in high control conservative religion. She went on to attend college at Brigham Young University-Idaho where she studied sociology and family studies. She then spent 10 years as a stay at home parent. Life pivoted for Mellissa when she experienced a divorce and faith transition and began her own work in therapy.
She spent 5 years as an educator while obtaining her masters degree in professional counseling. She has spent the last 4 years specializing her practice to help others going through major unexpected life transitions, finding healing in the present moment and creating futures that align with their core values. Mellissa’s personal experiences, combined with her specialized expertise and focused study, create a uniquely supportive and effective clinical practice for individuals navigating major life transitions.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Storma Lee" from Radio DDR by Sharp Pins (Spotify)
"Which Way Are You Goin' " from The Original Albums...Plus by Jim Croce (Spotify)
Artist Jef Caine joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a conversation about his life as he is currently living in a van and working out of Co-Hoots Phoenix. Jef elaborates on his own personal journey of separating from a partner of over 11 years and radically changing his life from working a 9-5pm to becoming a freelance artist. In a way Jef has continued to deconstruct his own life and personality, just as he unraveled his past from Evangelical Christianity. If you enjoy existential philosophy and authentic conversations, or maybe you are just curious about living out of a van, then this is the episode for you. Jef and Paul previously had a long-form discussion on Religious Trauma, Healthy Spirituality, and the Psychology of Deconstruction w/ Jef Caine [Episode 107]
Support Jef's art here:
Phoenix-based illustrator and animator, Jef Caine is always striving to use his powers for good. Special interests include veganism, bike riding, and existential dread. Follow Jef on instagram. Follow Jef and the FauxtoBooth.
Original Music:
"Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Wooly Mammoth’s Mighty Absence" from Dawn by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"I Hold Nothing" from No Flashlight by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Huge Fire" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Great Ghosts" from Dawn by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"I Saw Another Bird" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Grave Robbers" from Lost Wisdom by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Broom of the Wind" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"No Wonder I" from Bucolic Gone by Lake (Spotify)
"Wonderful Sunlight" from Bucolic Gone by Lake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Artist Jef Caine joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a conversation about his life as he is currently living in a van and working out of Co-Hoots Phoenix. Jef elaborates on his own personal journey of separating from a partner of over 11 years and radically changing his life from working a 9-5pm to becoming a freelance artist. In a way Jef has continued to deconstruct his own life and personality, just as he unraveled his past from Evangelical Christianity. If you enjoy existential philosophy and authentic conversations, or maybe you are just curious about living out of a van, then this is the episode for you. Jef and Paul previously had a long-form discussion on Religious Trauma, Healthy Spirituality, and the Psychology of Deconstruction w/ Jef Caine [Episode 107]
Support Jef's art here:
Phoenix-based illustrator and animator, Jef Caine is always striving to use his powers for good. Special interests include veganism, bike riding, and existential dread. Follow Jef on instagram. Follow Jef and the FauxtoBooth.
Original Music:
"Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Wooly Mammoth’s Mighty Absence" from Dawn by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"I Hold Nothing" from No Flashlight by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Huge Fire" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Great Ghosts" from Dawn by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"I Saw Another Bird" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Grave Robbers" from Lost Wisdom by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"Broom of the Wind" from Night Palace by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
"No Wonder I" from Bucolic Gone by Lake (Spotify)
"Wonderful Sunlight" from Bucolic Gone by Lake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
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Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Dr. Supatra Tovar about her new book: Deprogram Diet Culture. Dr. Supatra Tovar shares from her own story, her clinical work, and research about why she believes diets "do not work!"Plus she has some solutions for us!
Dr. Supatra Tovar is among the select few globally recognized clinical therapists who also hold credentials as a certified nutritionist and physical fitness specialist. By leveraging the principles of nutritional psychology, Dr. Tovar has assisted numerous individuals in overcoming eating disorders, trauma, depression, and anxiety by imparting effective strategies that benefit both physical and mental well-being. The successes of her clients inspired her to establish ANEW, Advanced Nutrition and Emotional Wellness. This initiative has led to the creation of the pioneering book and online course titled “Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink Your Relationship with Food, Heal Your Mind, and Live a Diet-Free Life.” Dr. Tovar is licensed to practice in California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York. You can learn more about Dr. Tovar’s work at: • https://drsupatratovar.com • https://www.anew-insight.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Key to Love (Is Understanding) by BADBADNOTGOOD feat Jonah Yano (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Dr. Supatra Tovar about her new book: Deprogram Diet Culture. Dr. Supatra Tovar shares from her own story, her clinical work, and research about why she believes diets "do not work!"Plus she has some solutions for us!
Dr. Supatra Tovar is among the select few globally recognized clinical therapists who also hold credentials as a certified nutritionist and physical fitness specialist. By leveraging the principles of nutritional psychology, Dr. Tovar has assisted numerous individuals in overcoming eating disorders, trauma, depression, and anxiety by imparting effective strategies that benefit both physical and mental well-being. The successes of her clients inspired her to establish ANEW, Advanced Nutrition and Emotional Wellness. This initiative has led to the creation of the pioneering book and online course titled “Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink Your Relationship with Food, Heal Your Mind, and Live a Diet-Free Life.” Dr. Tovar is licensed to practice in California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York. You can learn more about Dr. Tovar’s work at: • https://drsupatratovar.com • https://www.anew-insight.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Key to Love (Is Understanding) by BADBADNOTGOOD feat Jonah Yano (Spotify)
Amity Cooper LPCC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss multiple topics for both clinicians, therapists, and people seeking counseling. Amity Cooper LPCC discusses her journey from the business world to becoming a therapist. Amity then discusses how she was inspired to create an Equine-Therapy program for people. In addition, Amity discusses how therapists can utilize technology to reach more people and meet clients where they are at. And finally, Amity discusses ways for both mental health therapists and clients to find their passions and turn it into a possibility for expansion and even becoming an entrepreneur.
Amity Cooper; counselor, entrepreneur, and in-service professional to first-responders & healthcare providers, entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and innovators alike, who desire to uncover and reach their full potential in life.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Radio Song" from Sol Y Sombra by Rose City Band (Spotify)
Amity Cooper LPCC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss multiple topics for both clinicians, therapists, and people seeking counseling. Amity Cooper LPCC discusses her journey from the business world to becoming a therapist. Amity then discusses how she was inspired to create an Equine-Therapy program for people. In addition, Amity discusses how therapists can utilize technology to reach more people and meet clients where they are at. And finally, Amity discusses ways for both mental health therapists and clients to find their passions and turn it into a possibility for expansion and even becoming an entrepreneur.
Amity Cooper; counselor, entrepreneur, and in-service professional to first-responders & healthcare providers, entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and innovators alike, who desire to uncover and reach their full potential in life.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Radio Song" from Sol Y Sombra by Rose City Band (Spotify)
If you are interested in learning about Sexual Health, Sex Therapy, and Healing from Sexual Trauma, you will not want to miss this conversation with Tiffany Taylor LCSW--who is a sex therapist and pleasure coach.
About Tiffany Taylor, LCSW: With over 19 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in helping people create positive change to get unstuck. Throughout my career, I've worked in various areas of social work, including community mental health, forensic social work, medical social work, and hospice care. I am also a Behavioral Health Officer in the US Army Reserve still actively serving. In the past 5 years, I have shifted my focus to sex therapy and education, aiming to raise awareness of human sexuality and its profound impact on relationships and well-being. I am currently enrolled in the Doctorate of Social Work program at Tulane University, and I am deeply committed to contributing to the advancement of sexual health awareness within social work practice, particularly in diverse communities.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
If you are interested in learning about Sexual Health, Sex Therapy, and Healing from Sexual Trauma, you will not want to miss this conversation with Tiffany Taylor LCSW--who is a sex therapist and pleasure coach.
About Tiffany Taylor, LCSW: With over 19 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in helping people create positive change to get unstuck. Throughout my career, I've worked in various areas of social work, including community mental health, forensic social work, medical social work, and hospice care. I am also a Behavioral Health Officer in the US Army Reserve still actively serving. In the past 5 years, I have shifted my focus to sex therapy and education, aiming to raise awareness of human sexuality and its profound impact on relationships and well-being. I am currently enrolled in the Doctorate of Social Work program at Tulane University, and I am deeply committed to contributing to the advancement of sexual health awareness within social work practice, particularly in diverse communities.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC engages in conversation with Alan Lightman, PhD to speak about his excellent new book THE MIRACULOUS FROM THE MATERIAL: Understanding the Wonders of Nature. This is an episode full of rich conversation, teachings from Alan about natural phenomena, discussion of philosophy and spirituality and much more.
Alan Lightman earned his PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. His nonfiction includes The Transcendental Brain, The Accidental Universe, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, and Probable Impossibilities. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. His latest book is THE MIRACULOUS FROM THE MATERIAL: Understanding the Wonders of Nature.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Floating Parade" from Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka (Spotify)
"The Physical Plane, The Astral Plane" from West Coast Escapism by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC engages in conversation with Alan Lightman, PhD to speak about his excellent new book THE MIRACULOUS FROM THE MATERIAL: Understanding the Wonders of Nature. This is an episode full of rich conversation, teachings from Alan about natural phenomena, discussion of philosophy and spirituality and much more.
Alan Lightman earned his PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. His nonfiction includes The Transcendental Brain, The Accidental Universe, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, and Probable Impossibilities. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. His latest book is THE MIRACULOUS FROM THE MATERIAL: Understanding the Wonders of Nature.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Floating Parade" from Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka (Spotify)
"The Physical Plane, The Astral Plane" from West Coast Escapism by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with John Bateson about his new book: Suicide: Understanding and Ending a National Tragedy which provides essential information about the current landscape surrounding suicide - debunking common myths, sharing demographic data, and identifying risk factors and warning signs. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022 — that's one death every 11 minutes, and more than any other year dating to back at least 1941, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. John Bateson has pragmatic suggestions for multiple segments of society regarding how we as a society can reduce the number of suicides in the United States.
John Bateson was executive director of a nationally certified crisis intervention and suicide prevention center for 16 years. He also was executive director of three university counseling centers and deputy director of a multicounty social service agency. He served on the steering committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) and was appointed to a blue-ribbon committee that created the "California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention." He is the author of The Education of a Coroner, The Last and Greatest Battle, The Final Leap, and Building Hope.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Government Cheque" from Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (Bandcamp)
"Kingdom Come" from Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (Bandcamp)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with John Bateson about his new book: Suicide: Understanding and Ending a National Tragedy which provides essential information about the current landscape surrounding suicide - debunking common myths, sharing demographic data, and identifying risk factors and warning signs. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022 — that's one death every 11 minutes, and more than any other year dating to back at least 1941, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. John Bateson has pragmatic suggestions for multiple segments of society regarding how we as a society can reduce the number of suicides in the United States.
John Bateson was executive director of a nationally certified crisis intervention and suicide prevention center for 16 years. He also was executive director of three university counseling centers and deputy director of a multicounty social service agency. He served on the steering committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) and was appointed to a blue-ribbon committee that created the "California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention." He is the author of The Education of a Coroner, The Last and Greatest Battle, The Final Leap, and Building Hope.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Government Cheque" from Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (Bandcamp)
"Kingdom Come" from Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (Bandcamp)
Dr. Alice Feller, MD speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her experiences working as a psychiatrist both within the public mental health system and private practice. Dr. Feller discusses the barriers inside the current system that are diminishing care to helping those who are most afflicted by mental health concerns. Dr. Feller tells stories of those she has worked to help and how some healthcare policies, current laws, and ignorance of mental health conditions negatively affect those seeking care of severe mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. Dr. Feller and Paul discuss the correlations between homelessness and those suffering from mental illnesses.
According to Dr. Feller, author of American Madness: Fighting for Patients In a Broken Mental Health System, the deinstitutionalization movement (especially the obscure "16-bed law" regarding public federal healthcare funding) caused many of the homelessness issues we see today, and that mental illness and addiction don't necessarily cause homelessness — but that homelessness often triggers or exacerbates mental illness and addiction. What's more, most treatment for serious mental illness and addiction is doled out in American prisons, an issue which criminalizing homelessness would only worsen.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"What I was thinking" from ba ba ba by P:ano (Spotify)
"Old Shoe" from ba ba ba by P:ano (Spotify)
Dr. Alice Feller, MD speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her experiences working as a psychiatrist both within the public mental health system and private practice. Dr. Feller discusses the barriers inside the current system that are diminishing care to helping those who are most afflicted by mental health concerns. Dr. Feller tells stories of those she has worked to help and how some healthcare policies, current laws, and ignorance of mental health conditions negatively affect those seeking care of severe mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. Dr. Feller and Paul discuss the correlations between homelessness and those suffering from mental illnesses.
According to Dr. Feller, author of American Madness: Fighting for Patients In a Broken Mental Health System, the deinstitutionalization movement (especially the obscure "16-bed law" regarding public federal healthcare funding) caused many of the homelessness issues we see today, and that mental illness and addiction don't necessarily cause homelessness — but that homelessness often triggers or exacerbates mental illness and addiction. What's more, most treatment for serious mental illness and addiction is doled out in American prisons, an issue which criminalizing homelessness would only worsen.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"What I was thinking" from ba ba ba by P:ano (Spotify)
"Old Shoe" from ba ba ba by P:ano (Spotify)
Daniel Chapelle is a Psychologist and Author who believes that the Western Therapeutic Psychology model has a lot to learn from Eastern Philosophical traditions. Daniel speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his new book: A Minimalist Ethic for Everyday Life. Daniel speaks about how Buddhist philosophy, Confucius, and other philosophies can influence our overall belief system and improve our lives. Daniel is an advocate for learning to shift our identification from away from individual selves through meditation and other practices.
Daniel Chapelle is the author of Meditative Self-Care; A Minimalist Ethic for Everyday Life; The Necessity of Unhappiness, A Paradox; Karma for Westerners; Nietzsche and the Buddha, Different Lives, Same Ideas; Nietzsche and Psychoanalysis; and The Soul In Everyday Life. Originally a native of Belgium, he has lived in the United States for over forty years. He has a dual background in theoretical or philosophical and clinical psychology, with a doctorate from the Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas. His views and practice combine Western psychology and philosophy, Buddhism and Buddhist meditation, and practical ancient Chinese philosophy (especially Confucius, Lao-Tzu, and Zhuangzi). For more than thirty years he worked as a clinical and consulting psychologist.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Continuum 3" from Endlessness by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
"Continuum 4" from Endlessness by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
Daniel Chapelle is a Psychologist and Author who believes that the Western Therapeutic Psychology model has a lot to learn from Eastern Philosophical traditions. Daniel speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his new book: A Minimalist Ethic for Everyday Life. Daniel speaks about how Buddhist philosophy, Confucius, and other philosophies can influence our overall belief system and improve our lives. Daniel is an advocate for learning to shift our identification from away from individual selves through meditation and other practices.
Daniel Chapelle is the author of Meditative Self-Care; A Minimalist Ethic for Everyday Life; The Necessity of Unhappiness, A Paradox; Karma for Westerners; Nietzsche and the Buddha, Different Lives, Same Ideas; Nietzsche and Psychoanalysis; and The Soul In Everyday Life. Originally a native of Belgium, he has lived in the United States for over forty years. He has a dual background in theoretical or philosophical and clinical psychology, with a doctorate from the Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas. His views and practice combine Western psychology and philosophy, Buddhism and Buddhist meditation, and practical ancient Chinese philosophy (especially Confucius, Lao-Tzu, and Zhuangzi). For more than thirty years he worked as a clinical and consulting psychologist.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Continuum 3" from Endlessness by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
"Continuum 4" from Endlessness by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
Dr. Joshua Kreimeyer PhD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Dr. Kreimeyer's work training clinicians and providing EMDR and other trauma-informed therapies in Ukraine, right now, even as the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on. Learn about Dr. Kreimeyer's mission and how he is collaborating with the Ukrainian government and the United Nations to build programs with an outstanding level of care.
Dr. Kreimeyer began his career in the military as a cryptologic linguist before transitioning into counseling. He has worked in various settings, including community clinics, private practice, and the VA. He holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and has taught in graduate programs such as Colorado Christian University. Dr. Kreimeyer has been involved in international work, helping to develop trauma-informed counseling programs in Ukraine and serving as a contractor with the UN. He is a member of the American Counseling Association's International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling.
The Ukrainе Institute of Traumatherapy, was created to help veterans and their family members to achieve optimal well-being & adjustment as the war continues or after their service has been completed. We are also focused on helping women and children who suffered from war. This includes mental, physical, spiritual, occupational, and social wellness as well as family life. Our mission is also to educate other professionals in the application of cutting-edge approaches and standards of traumatherapy. The war has been continuing for over 10 years and many soldiers, veterans, women, and children are in need of help today. In addition, we need to be ready to help the 3 million veterans returning home after they have completed their service in the future. Also see their other site: The Center of Psychological Counseling & Traumatherapy Open Doors: Providing US Standards of Care in Ukraine.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Allegro" from · Garrick Ohlsson · Sir Donald Runnicles · Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven (Spotify)
Dr. Joshua Kreimeyer PhD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Dr. Kreimeyer's work training clinicians and providing EMDR and other trauma-informed therapies in Ukraine, right now, even as the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on. Learn about Dr. Kreimeyer's mission and how he is collaborating with the Ukrainian government and the United Nations to build programs with an outstanding level of care.
Dr. Kreimeyer began his career in the military as a cryptologic linguist before transitioning into counseling. He has worked in various settings, including community clinics, private practice, and the VA. He holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and has taught in graduate programs such as Colorado Christian University. Dr. Kreimeyer has been involved in international work, helping to develop trauma-informed counseling programs in Ukraine and serving as a contractor with the UN. He is a member of the American Counseling Association's International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling.
The Ukrainе Institute of Traumatherapy, was created to help veterans and their family members to achieve optimal well-being & adjustment as the war continues or after their service has been completed. We are also focused on helping women and children who suffered from war. This includes mental, physical, spiritual, occupational, and social wellness as well as family life. Our mission is also to educate other professionals in the application of cutting-edge approaches and standards of traumatherapy. The war has been continuing for over 10 years and many soldiers, veterans, women, and children are in need of help today. In addition, we need to be ready to help the 3 million veterans returning home after they have completed their service in the future. Also see their other site: The Center of Psychological Counseling & Traumatherapy Open Doors: Providing US Standards of Care in Ukraine.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Allegro" from · Garrick Ohlsson · Sir Donald Runnicles · Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven (Spotify)
Patricia Roos, Retired Professor Emerita of Sociology at Rutgers University speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her personal story of losing her son to addiction as well as the systemic failures that contributed to his death. Pat and Paul take a deep dive into the sociological issues, mental health and addiction stigmas, the criminal justice system's approach to addiction, and many addiction treatment centers that are not in-line with what the latest research is reporting works with people experiencing substance use addiction.
Mother’s Day 2024 will mark nine years to the day since the police showed up on Patricia Roos’s door to report that her son died. In 2015, Roos’s twenty-five-year-old son, Alex, died of a heroin overdose. Turning her grief into action, Roos, a professor of sociology at Rutgers University, began to research the social factors and institutional failures that contributed to his death. Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction (Rutgers University Press) tells her moving story—and outlines the possibilities of a compassionate and effective approach to addiction treatment and policy.
Patricia Roos' website contains resources and more about her work.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Honeywisp" from Golden Pear by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
"Salt Lamp" from Golden Pear by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Patricia Roos, Retired Professor Emerita of Sociology at Rutgers University speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her personal story of losing her son to addiction as well as the systemic failures that contributed to his death. Pat and Paul take a deep dive into the sociological issues, mental health and addiction stigmas, the criminal justice system's approach to addiction, and many addiction treatment centers that are not in-line with what the latest research is reporting works with people experiencing substance use addiction.
Mother’s Day 2024 will mark nine years to the day since the police showed up on Patricia Roos’s door to report that her son died. In 2015, Roos’s twenty-five-year-old son, Alex, died of a heroin overdose. Turning her grief into action, Roos, a professor of sociology at Rutgers University, began to research the social factors and institutional failures that contributed to his death. Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction (Rutgers University Press) tells her moving story—and outlines the possibilities of a compassionate and effective approach to addiction treatment and policy.
Patricia Roos' website contains resources and more about her work.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Honeywisp" from Golden Pear by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
"Salt Lamp" from Golden Pear by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Brendan Cole LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss EMDR Therapy for athletes and high performers, performing at work, Olympic athletes, mental health hacks for athletes, the power of EMDR, sports psychology, and how to get the most out of your therapy experience. Brendan is passionate about therapy and helping people not only feel better, but also meet their highest potential.
Brendan Cole MA LPC is a therapist in Grand Rapids, MI serving the West Michigan area both in-person and through telehealth. Brendan has extensive experience working with adults, young adults, and teens from a variety of backgrounds through individual therapy, couples counseling, premarital, and using EMDR Therapy. Brendan has helped people overcome issues with athletic performance, business performance, relationship conflict, trauma, depression, anxiety, and other issues. Brendan specializes in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and Strengths-Based Therapy to help you meet your goals. Brendan identifies as a married white male who cares deeply about the community.
Brendan Cole LPC's therapeutic specialties:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Spotlight" from *69 b/w Spotlite by Born at Midnite (Spotify)
”A Figure in the Surf" from The Sunset Violent by Mount Kimbie (Spotify)
Brendan Cole LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss EMDR Therapy for athletes and high performers, performing at work, Olympic athletes, mental health hacks for athletes, the power of EMDR, sports psychology, and how to get the most out of your therapy experience. Brendan is passionate about therapy and helping people not only feel better, but also meet their highest potential.
Brendan Cole MA LPC is a therapist in Grand Rapids, MI serving the West Michigan area both in-person and through telehealth. Brendan has extensive experience working with adults, young adults, and teens from a variety of backgrounds through individual therapy, couples counseling, premarital, and using EMDR Therapy. Brendan has helped people overcome issues with athletic performance, business performance, relationship conflict, trauma, depression, anxiety, and other issues. Brendan specializes in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and Strengths-Based Therapy to help you meet your goals. Brendan identifies as a married white male who cares deeply about the community.
Brendan Cole LPC's therapeutic specialties:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Spotlight" from *69 b/w Spotlite by Born at Midnite (Spotify)
”A Figure in the Surf" from The Sunset Violent by Mount Kimbie (Spotify)
Joe Singleton and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Joe's new book MARA DAWN BUDDHA RISE: THE AWAKENING . Joe Singleton discusses his background in Existential Philosophy, Buddhism, his previous, his current pursuits, as well as a deep dive into why he believes philosophy and Buddhist practices may help a modern person cope with chaos and difficulties of modern living. Joe's writing and speaking are both poetic in nature and his observations of the current state of the world are at once sharp and loving. If you are wondering why life seems like it never makes it to the point you want, and you notice continuous suffering--this podcast episode is for you. If you are questioning your own life philosophy and you are looking for applied practice--take a list to this episode.
JOE SINGLETON IS AN AUTHOR, EDITOR, PUBLISHER, TAROT CARD SPINNER, ROCKHOUND, LAPIDARY ARTIST AND CO-OWNER WITH NOELLE EDWARDS OF 'THE LOCAL STONE' CRYSTAL, TAROT AND CHAKRA JEWELRY BOUTIQUE IN GALVESTON, TX. EVER SEEKING TO FULFILL THE CHALLENGE AND QUEST OF THE GOD APOLLO TO 'KNOW THYSELF', HIS LITERARY JOURNEY HAS TAKEN HIM FROM THE CORE OF EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY ALL THE WAY TO THE REALMS OF THE SPIRITUAL BUDDHAVERSE.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Black Sand" from Mahal by Glass Beams (Spotify)
”Windshield" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
Joe Singleton and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Joe's new book MARA DAWN BUDDHA RISE: THE AWAKENING . Joe Singleton discusses his background in Existential Philosophy, Buddhism, his previous, his current pursuits, as well as a deep dive into why he believes philosophy and Buddhist practices may help a modern person cope with chaos and difficulties of modern living. Joe's writing and speaking are both poetic in nature and his observations of the current state of the world are at once sharp and loving. If you are wondering why life seems like it never makes it to the point you want, and you notice continuous suffering--this podcast episode is for you. If you are questioning your own life philosophy and you are looking for applied practice--take a list to this episode.
JOE SINGLETON IS AN AUTHOR, EDITOR, PUBLISHER, TAROT CARD SPINNER, ROCKHOUND, LAPIDARY ARTIST AND CO-OWNER WITH NOELLE EDWARDS OF 'THE LOCAL STONE' CRYSTAL, TAROT AND CHAKRA JEWELRY BOUTIQUE IN GALVESTON, TX. EVER SEEKING TO FULFILL THE CHALLENGE AND QUEST OF THE GOD APOLLO TO 'KNOW THYSELF', HIS LITERARY JOURNEY HAS TAKEN HIM FROM THE CORE OF EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY ALL THE WAY TO THE REALMS OF THE SPIRITUAL BUDDHAVERSE.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Black Sand" from Mahal by Glass Beams (Spotify)
”Windshield" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
Dr. Connie McReynolds, PhD has caused quite the stir in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and counseling as she has approached the ADHD and ADD diagnoses much differently than most practitioners. Rather than debating the nuances of "does someone HAVE ADHD or not", Dr. Connie has researched and utilized sophisticated Neurofeedback Assessments that differentiate multiple different issues that could be contributing to the largest gestalt (or diagnosis of ADHD): Including multiple tiers of auditory processing disorders, visual processing disorders, general learning disorders, differential medical diagnoses, environmental factors, and overlapping clinical psychological diagnoses. If this sounds intriguing, this is an episode you need to hear and she has written a book that I would recommend reading.
Dr. Connie McReynolds, PhD and her team have fearlessly pushed forward into researching the nuances of all types of people tagged with the label "ADHD/ ADD." In going deeper, with their neuropsychological assessments and sophisticated proprietary and targeted neurofeedback treatments, they have discovered that there are a myriad of issues that are contributing to what your average clinician may conclude is ADHD (referencing the DSM or ICD codes). Not only have they been able to figure out the etiology of the symptoms that are contributing to the clinical picture / diagnosis--they have worked on treating these symptoms WITHOUT medications or minimal medications, and also with minimal therapy (unless called for from a crossover of other behavioral, environmental, or psychological factors). Dr. Connie McReynolds' team have had incredible results from only 20 thirty minute targeted neurofeedback subjects who are coming in with a range of ADHD-related symptoms. And 6 and 12 month follow up assessments and subjective reports are just as stunning! However, the idea that you can actually reduce ADHD symptoms for the long-term without extensive medications and behavioral therapies goes against the status quo of most practitioners in the United States. Thus, this has not yet been popularized. It also doesn't cost that much money and the treatment is not life-long, so thus it has not yet been picked up by the typical profiteers.
The best news is that the data speaks for itself. From multiple published articles to the examples in Dr. Connie McReynold's book, there is hope for those that suffer from ADHD, auditory processing issues, visual processing disorders, and related issues. A guest on CBS, NBC, and NPR, I recommend checking out her website for a free assessment.
Dr. Connie McReynolds is a Licensed Psychologist & Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with more than 30 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation counseling and psychology. She is the founder of neurofeedback clinics in southern California working with children and adults to reduce or eliminate conditions of ADHD, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, learning problems, and trauma.
A seasoned and inspiring speaker, and author of the award winning and Amazon #1 best-selling book in eight categories, Solving the ADHD Riddle, Dr. Connie’s whole-hearted mission is to bring hope and resolution to those who are struggling with the symptoms of ADHD, their parents, and teachers.
She earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison gaining valuable experiences in the Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Middleton VA Hospital, at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuropsychological Clinic at Meriter Hospital, and the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Hide in a Song" from La Fleur by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
"Make Believer" from La Fleur by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Dr. Connie McReynolds, PhD has caused quite the stir in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and counseling as she has approached the ADHD and ADD diagnoses much differently than most practitioners. Rather than debating the nuances of "does someone HAVE ADHD or not", Dr. Connie has researched and utilized sophisticated Neurofeedback Assessments that differentiate multiple different issues that could be contributing to the largest gestalt (or diagnosis of ADHD): Including multiple tiers of auditory processing disorders, visual processing disorders, general learning disorders, differential medical diagnoses, environmental factors, and overlapping clinical psychological diagnoses. If this sounds intriguing, this is an episode you need to hear and she has written a book that I would recommend reading.
Dr. Connie McReynolds, PhD and her team have fearlessly pushed forward into researching the nuances of all types of people tagged with the label "ADHD/ ADD." In going deeper, with their neuropsychological assessments and sophisticated proprietary and targeted neurofeedback treatments, they have discovered that there are a myriad of issues that are contributing to what your average clinician may conclude is ADHD (referencing the DSM or ICD codes). Not only have they been able to figure out the etiology of the symptoms that are contributing to the clinical picture / diagnosis--they have worked on treating these symptoms WITHOUT medications or minimal medications, and also with minimal therapy (unless called for from a crossover of other behavioral, environmental, or psychological factors). Dr. Connie McReynolds' team have had incredible results from only 20 thirty minute targeted neurofeedback subjects who are coming in with a range of ADHD-related symptoms. And 6 and 12 month follow up assessments and subjective reports are just as stunning! However, the idea that you can actually reduce ADHD symptoms for the long-term without extensive medications and behavioral therapies goes against the status quo of most practitioners in the United States. Thus, this has not yet been popularized. It also doesn't cost that much money and the treatment is not life-long, so thus it has not yet been picked up by the typical profiteers.
The best news is that the data speaks for itself. From multiple published articles to the examples in Dr. Connie McReynold's book, there is hope for those that suffer from ADHD, auditory processing issues, visual processing disorders, and related issues. A guest on CBS, NBC, and NPR, I recommend checking out her website for a free assessment.
Dr. Connie McReynolds is a Licensed Psychologist & Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with more than 30 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation counseling and psychology. She is the founder of neurofeedback clinics in southern California working with children and adults to reduce or eliminate conditions of ADHD, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, learning problems, and trauma.
A seasoned and inspiring speaker, and author of the award winning and Amazon #1 best-selling book in eight categories, Solving the ADHD Riddle, Dr. Connie’s whole-hearted mission is to bring hope and resolution to those who are struggling with the symptoms of ADHD, their parents, and teachers.
She earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison gaining valuable experiences in the Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Middleton VA Hospital, at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuropsychological Clinic at Meriter Hospital, and the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Hide in a Song" from La Fleur by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
"Make Believer" from La Fleur by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Dr. Edward James III and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the importance of using prevention methods in your relationship. Dr. Edward discussed many communication ideas for couples looking to repair or deepen their connection. Dr. Edward discusses his experience as a therapist and professor in this episode of the Intentional Clinician. In addition, Dr. Edward discusses the "Annual Relational Check Up" that he offers via tele-health or in person.
Dr. Edward James III DSW, MSW, ACSW, LMSW is a Social Worker/Marriage Therapist/Life Coach as well as an Organizational and Educational Consultant in Scottsdale, Arizona.
You can contact Dr. Edward James on Psychology Today.
Dr. Edward James can be contacted on Black Therapists in AZ.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Fight for Love" from 11 by SAULT (Spotify)
"My Love Mine All Mine" from The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski (Spotify)
Dr. Edward James III and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the importance of using prevention methods in your relationship. Dr. Edward discussed many communication ideas for couples looking to repair or deepen their connection. Dr. Edward discusses his experience as a therapist and professor in this episode of the Intentional Clinician. In addition, Dr. Edward discusses the "Annual Relational Check Up" that he offers via tele-health or in person.
Dr. Edward James III DSW, MSW, ACSW, LMSW is a Social Worker/Marriage Therapist/Life Coach as well as an Organizational and Educational Consultant in Scottsdale, Arizona.
You can contact Dr. Edward James on Psychology Today.
Dr. Edward James can be contacted on Black Therapists in AZ.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Fight for Love" from 11 by SAULT (Spotify)
"My Love Mine All Mine" from The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Kelly Benzin LMSW and Brittani Decess LPC about Non-monogamous Relationships and the Importance of Communication. The conversation covers many aspects including: Myths and Facts of Non-monogamous Relationships, Important Terminology, Intersectionality, Judgements and Stereotypes, Cultural Bias, Intersectional Lens, Safety, Weaponizing Non-monogamy, Jealousy, Communication, etc.
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Kelly Benzin, LMSW is therapist serving clients in Grand Rapids, MI. She focuses on working with women, the LGBTQIA + community, and those in non monogamous relationships. Kelly works through a Feminist Theory lens and how the current systems in our society impact our community’s mental health. She is a trauma informed and EMDR trained clinician, as well as a self identified Relationship Anarchist.
Brittani Decess, LPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. You can find Paul on Insight Timer. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Cherry Colored Funk" from Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Spotify)
"Heaven or Las Vegas" from Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Kelly Benzin LMSW and Brittani Decess LPC about Non-monogamous Relationships and the Importance of Communication. The conversation covers many aspects including: Myths and Facts of Non-monogamous Relationships, Important Terminology, Intersectionality, Judgements and Stereotypes, Cultural Bias, Intersectional Lens, Safety, Weaponizing Non-monogamy, Jealousy, Communication, etc.
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Kelly Benzin, LMSW is therapist serving clients in Grand Rapids, MI. She focuses on working with women, the LGBTQIA + community, and those in non monogamous relationships. Kelly works through a Feminist Theory lens and how the current systems in our society impact our community’s mental health. She is a trauma informed and EMDR trained clinician, as well as a self identified Relationship Anarchist.
Brittani Decess, LPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. You can find Paul on Insight Timer. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Cherry Colored Funk" from Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Spotify)
"Heaven or Las Vegas" from Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Stephen Whiteside PhD, LP speak about how parents and caregivers can learn to play an important role in helping decrease anxiety and OCD symptoms in children. Stephen Whiteside has authored a new book entitled "Anxiety Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD." Dr. Whiteside's book gives parents and caregivers an entire outline of what constitutes clinical levels of anxiety and OCD and what is normal in childhood development. He then explains many different types of treatments that are available and especially the current research on exposure therapy. Through reading this book, parents and caregivers can not only locate the most appropriate care of their child, they can also learn to assist their child in gaining confidence and possibly lowering their symptoms as well.
Stephen P. Whiteside, PhD, LP is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He received a BA in Psychology from Northwestern University and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky before completing a pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Geisinger Medical Center and a post-doctoral fellowship in Child and Family Medical Psychology at the Mayo Clinic. His research focuses on improving access to evidence-based care for pediatric anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder through the development of effective and efficient treatments facilitated by technology. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the International OCD Foundation, and the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. He has published over 80 scientific articles, co-authored the books Exposure Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and OCD, Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice (2nd Ed), and Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD.Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. You can find Paul on Insight Timer. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Adrifting" from Casio Jazz by Kelley Stoltz (Bandcamp)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Stephen Whiteside PhD, LP speak about how parents and caregivers can learn to play an important role in helping decrease anxiety and OCD symptoms in children. Stephen Whiteside has authored a new book entitled "Anxiety Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD." Dr. Whiteside's book gives parents and caregivers an entire outline of what constitutes clinical levels of anxiety and OCD and what is normal in childhood development. He then explains many different types of treatments that are available and especially the current research on exposure therapy. Through reading this book, parents and caregivers can not only locate the most appropriate care of their child, they can also learn to assist their child in gaining confidence and possibly lowering their symptoms as well.
Stephen P. Whiteside, PhD, LP is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He received a BA in Psychology from Northwestern University and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky before completing a pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Geisinger Medical Center and a post-doctoral fellowship in Child and Family Medical Psychology at the Mayo Clinic. His research focuses on improving access to evidence-based care for pediatric anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder through the development of effective and efficient treatments facilitated by technology. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the International OCD Foundation, and the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. He has published over 80 scientific articles, co-authored the books Exposure Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and OCD, Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice (2nd Ed), and Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD.Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. You can find Paul on Insight Timer. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Adrifting" from Casio Jazz by Kelley Stoltz (Bandcamp)
Paul Krauss MA LPC shares the unedited audio of his interview with NBC 12 News in Phoenix, AZ. Paul Krauss MA LPC was asked to give a few quotes about the growing violence that Phoenix is experiencing due to gangs of youths forming in the suburbs and beating up (and filming) other teenagers. NBC 12 was particularly interested in the National Violence Prevention Hotline that Paul is working on creating.
Some segments of audio that were recorded professional by NBC 12 may be used in upcoming segments. The audio for this podcast was recorded by Paul and he was not able to use a professional microphone.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"May Ninth" from A LA SALA by Khruangbin (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC shares the unedited audio of his interview with NBC 12 News in Phoenix, AZ. Paul Krauss MA LPC was asked to give a few quotes about the growing violence that Phoenix is experiencing due to gangs of youths forming in the suburbs and beating up (and filming) other teenagers. NBC 12 was particularly interested in the National Violence Prevention Hotline that Paul is working on creating.
Some segments of audio that were recorded professional by NBC 12 may be used in upcoming segments. The audio for this podcast was recorded by Paul and he was not able to use a professional microphone.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"May Ninth" from A LA SALA by Khruangbin (Spotify)
Merle Yost, LMFT and Paul Krauss MA LPC speak about how to go beyond recovery from trauma, depression, and anxiety---and actually how to become empowered and live your life with enjoyment. Merle Yost is a major advocate for people going beyond the "unstuck" paradigm and owning their power as they move into their next phase of the journey.
Merle believes in his mission so much, that he is offering his book FOR FREE to listeners of the Intentional Clinician. Just please give us a rating on your podcast app and then claim your free gift BELOW.
Facing the Truth of Your Life by Merle Yost, LMFT <--(Free GIFT DOWNLOAD)
Merle Yost, LMFT writes, speaks, and consults full-time. After 25 years in private practice as a psychotherapist, he is now a lecturer and consultant, and provides intensives, helping individuals move past their grief and make meaning of their life. After more than 35 years of working both personally and professionally, Merle has used his expertise and experience to aid others.
The theme of all his books is improving people's lives. Merle is dedicated to carrying on with his instruction and self-education initiatives.
Merle's personal recovery journey shaped his great faith in people's ability to recover and take back control of their lives, as well as his intense empathy for the emotional suffering they endure.
You can find out more about Merle on his website, merleyost.com , and about his workshop, Unspoken Boundaries, at unspokenboundaries.com. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email him at merle@merleyost.com , and you can find him on Instagram @loveyost. Merle is a writer, speaker, and consultant. He also does Intensive trauma work as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist In California, which you can also learn about on his website. He is also the author of six books, his last one Facing the Truth of Your Life; you can find links to them on his website, merleyost.com , and Amazon.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"This Time Around" from Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt (Spotify)
"World on a String" from Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt (Spotify)
Merle Yost, LMFT and Paul Krauss MA LPC speak about how to go beyond recovery from trauma, depression, and anxiety---and actually how to become empowered and live your life with enjoyment. Merle Yost is a major advocate for people going beyond the "unstuck" paradigm and owning their power as they move into their next phase of the journey.
Merle believes in his mission so much, that he is offering his book FOR FREE to listeners of the Intentional Clinician. Just please give us a rating on your podcast app and then claim your free gift BELOW.
Facing the Truth of Your Life by Merle Yost, LMFT <--(Free GIFT DOWNLOAD)
Merle Yost, LMFT writes, speaks, and consults full-time. After 25 years in private practice as a psychotherapist, he is now a lecturer and consultant, and provides intensives, helping individuals move past their grief and make meaning of their life. After more than 35 years of working both personally and professionally, Merle has used his expertise and experience to aid others.
The theme of all his books is improving people's lives. Merle is dedicated to carrying on with his instruction and self-education initiatives.
Merle's personal recovery journey shaped his great faith in people's ability to recover and take back control of their lives, as well as his intense empathy for the emotional suffering they endure.
You can find out more about Merle on his website, merleyost.com , and about his workshop, Unspoken Boundaries, at unspokenboundaries.com. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email him at merle@merleyost.com , and you can find him on Instagram @loveyost. Merle is a writer, speaker, and consultant. He also does Intensive trauma work as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist In California, which you can also learn about on his website. He is also the author of six books, his last one Facing the Truth of Your Life; you can find links to them on his website, merleyost.com , and Amazon.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"This Time Around" from Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt (Spotify)
"World on a String" from Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt (Spotify)
Dr. Melanie Joy, PhD speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book How to End Injustice Everywhere: Understanding the Common Denominator Driving All Injustices. Melanie's How to End Injustice Everywhere shows the underlying denominator driving all types of injustice and provides an assessment of unjust structures and behaviors, as well as practical techniques to help increase awareness, eliminate infighting, and develop more resilient and successful justice movements. She explains that all injustices, including racism, patriarchy, animal exploitation, environmental degradation, and domestic abuse, have one common denominator: relational dysfunction, or dysfunctional ways of relating to other people, social groups, nonhuman animals, and the environment. This is an interesting discussion that discusses something so simple, yet so difficult to change: human relationships and the way that systems function relationally.
Also discussed: Relational dysfunction, forms of injustice, different mentalities, toxic communication, non-relational mentality, how are we being socialized, changing our thinking, reduce infighting, produce more equitable social justice movements, producing healthier systems, polyvagal theory, integrity, dignity, morale values, practices, compassion, caring, justice, the golden rule, humanistic perspectives, etc.
Dr. Melanie Joy is an award-winning psychologist specializing in the psychology of oppression. A longtime advocate for justice, she was a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts for 11 years, has written seven books, and is a recipient of the Ahimsa Award—previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela—for her work on global nonviolence. She’s also the founding president of the international NGO Beyond Carnism. Melanie's work is a call for anyone working toward justice for humans, animals, or the environment to unify behind a shared “metamission” of creating a more relational world. Her book provides an empowering and unique approach to ending injustice, and it offers not only an examination of non relational systems and behaviors, but also practical tools to help raise awareness, reduce infighting, and build more resilient and impactful justice movements.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Prayer of Peace” by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
Dr. Melanie Joy, PhD speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book How to End Injustice Everywhere: Understanding the Common Denominator Driving All Injustices. Melanie's How to End Injustice Everywhere shows the underlying denominator driving all types of injustice and provides an assessment of unjust structures and behaviors, as well as practical techniques to help increase awareness, eliminate infighting, and develop more resilient and successful justice movements. She explains that all injustices, including racism, patriarchy, animal exploitation, environmental degradation, and domestic abuse, have one common denominator: relational dysfunction, or dysfunctional ways of relating to other people, social groups, nonhuman animals, and the environment. This is an interesting discussion that discusses something so simple, yet so difficult to change: human relationships and the way that systems function relationally.
Also discussed: Relational dysfunction, forms of injustice, different mentalities, toxic communication, non-relational mentality, how are we being socialized, changing our thinking, reduce infighting, produce more equitable social justice movements, producing healthier systems, polyvagal theory, integrity, dignity, morale values, practices, compassion, caring, justice, the golden rule, humanistic perspectives, etc.
Dr. Melanie Joy is an award-winning psychologist specializing in the psychology of oppression. A longtime advocate for justice, she was a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts for 11 years, has written seven books, and is a recipient of the Ahimsa Award—previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela—for her work on global nonviolence. She’s also the founding president of the international NGO Beyond Carnism. Melanie's work is a call for anyone working toward justice for humans, animals, or the environment to unify behind a shared “metamission” of creating a more relational world. Her book provides an empowering and unique approach to ending injustice, and it offers not only an examination of non relational systems and behaviors, but also practical tools to help raise awareness, reduce infighting, and build more resilient and impactful justice movements.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Prayer of Peace” by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
From early labels like “kindergartner” or “English-language learner” to later designations such as “honor roll student,” how do categories assigned in school affect a young person’s life? Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Dr Emily K Penner and Dr Andrew M Penner about their new book “Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality.”
Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality, a new book by Andrew M. Penner, UC Irvine professor of sociology; Emily K. Penner, UCI associate professor of education; and Thurston Domina, professor of educational policy and organizational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Also discussed: What messages are students getting from their schools when they are divided into categories, what types of categories are there, Who makes the decisions that affect students, the history of schooling in the United States, social categories, instructional categories, a trauma-informed perspective, contradictions, how can educational institutions make more equitable choices, some examples of problematic categories in education that tend to advantage some students over others, What practical steps can higher education practitioners take to address issues of inequality stemming from educational categories & sorting, etc.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Show Me How” from Oncle Jazz by Men I Trust (Spotify)
“Sugar” from Untourable Album by Men I Trust (Spotify)
From early labels like “kindergartner” or “English-language learner” to later designations such as “honor roll student,” how do categories assigned in school affect a young person’s life? Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Dr Emily K Penner and Dr Andrew M Penner about their new book “Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality.”
Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality, a new book by Andrew M. Penner, UC Irvine professor of sociology; Emily K. Penner, UCI associate professor of education; and Thurston Domina, professor of educational policy and organizational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Also discussed: What messages are students getting from their schools when they are divided into categories, what types of categories are there, Who makes the decisions that affect students, the history of schooling in the United States, social categories, instructional categories, a trauma-informed perspective, contradictions, how can educational institutions make more equitable choices, some examples of problematic categories in education that tend to advantage some students over others, What practical steps can higher education practitioners take to address issues of inequality stemming from educational categories & sorting, etc.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Show Me How” from Oncle Jazz by Men I Trust (Spotify)
“Sugar” from Untourable Album by Men I Trust (Spotify)
Barbara Lane speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her extraordinary true story of living in the foster care system, suffering abuse, healing, and reuniting with her sisters after 43 years of separation.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Time (You and I) " from Mordechai by Khruangbin (Spotify)
Barbara Lane speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about her extraordinary true story of living in the foster care system, suffering abuse, healing, and reuniting with her sisters after 43 years of separation.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Time (You and I) " from Mordechai by Khruangbin (Spotify)
Brittani Decess, LLPC speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about the importance of relationship counseling programs for the LGBTQIA+ community in the lives of those involved in a relationship as well as the community that surrounds them. Brittani and Paul discuss the current offerings of a Premarital & Commitment Relationship Counseling Program for LGBTQIA+ Couples and a Healthy Relationship Dynamics program for LGBTQIA + Couples (for those who have been together for a time). Also discussed: What each program entails, why they can be effective, the research surrounding couples therapy in the LGBTQIA+ community, why health insurance doesn't cover couples counseling, Research and Literature by Julie Tilsen and Joe Kort, Drs. Julie and John Gottman's love lab, existential couples therapy, solution-focused couples therapy, and more.
Brittani Decess, LLPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Jackson" from Full Coverage, Vol 1. by Trixie Mattel ft. Orville Peck (Spotify)
"Breath" from ALGORHYTHM by Todrick Hall (Spotify)
Brittani Decess, LLPC speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about the importance of relationship counseling programs for the LGBTQIA+ community in the lives of those involved in a relationship as well as the community that surrounds them. Brittani and Paul discuss the current offerings of a Premarital & Commitment Relationship Counseling Program for LGBTQIA+ Couples and a Healthy Relationship Dynamics program for LGBTQIA + Couples (for those who have been together for a time). Also discussed: What each program entails, why they can be effective, the research surrounding couples therapy in the LGBTQIA+ community, why health insurance doesn't cover couples counseling, Research and Literature by Julie Tilsen and Joe Kort, Drs. Julie and John Gottman's love lab, existential couples therapy, solution-focused couples therapy, and more.
Brittani Decess, LLPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Jackson" from Full Coverage, Vol 1. by Trixie Mattel ft. Orville Peck (Spotify)
"Breath" from ALGORHYTHM by Todrick Hall (Spotify)
Brittani Decess, LLPC speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about the importance of relationship counseling programs in the lives of those involved in a relationship as well as the community that surrounds them. Brittani and Paul discuss the current offerings of a Premarital Counseling Program and a Relationship Maintenance Counseling Program (for those who have been together for a time). Also discussed: What each program entails, why they can be effective, the research surrounding couples therapy, why health insurance doesn't cover traditional couples counseling, Drs. Julie and John Gottman's love lab, existential couples therapy, solution-focused couples therapy, and more.
Brittani Decess, LLPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Unforgettable" from Unforgettable by Nat King Cole (Spotify)
"I'm Glad There is You" from When You're Away by Carmen McRae (Spotify)
Brittani Decess, LLPC speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about the importance of relationship counseling programs in the lives of those involved in a relationship as well as the community that surrounds them. Brittani and Paul discuss the current offerings of a Premarital Counseling Program and a Relationship Maintenance Counseling Program (for those who have been together for a time). Also discussed: What each program entails, why they can be effective, the research surrounding couples therapy, why health insurance doesn't cover traditional couples counseling, Drs. Julie and John Gottman's love lab, existential couples therapy, solution-focused couples therapy, and more.
Brittani Decess, LLPC is a mental health therapist at Health For Life Counseling and has been practicing since September 2021. Brittani identifies as a queer cis-gendered white female and uses she/her pronouns . Brittani has worked with a variety of individuals and families across the life span using talk and creative therapies to aid clients in healing and processing. Brittani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Couples, and Families. Brittani is also continuing training in EMDR techniques and Couples Therapy Modalities. Brittani has several years of trauma-informed work including facilitating a Cognitive-Behavoral-Therapy curriculum to youth in court system, being a public speaker and educator on topics related to sexual assault and domestic violence, and counseling children, teens, and caregivers moving through the adoption and foster care system before coming to Health for Life Counseling- Ada, MI. Brittani specializes in topics and issues related to lifespan changes/transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics (couples, families, and other relationship groupings), attachment, communication, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ experiences , sexuality and intimacy, and impacts of unhelpful social narratives. Brittani approaches therapy by working towards processing the meaning of experiences by exploring the intersectionality of cultural identities and how connections to people, places, and events have impacted the client(s) mental health and other areas most important to them.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Unforgettable" from Unforgettable by Nat King Cole (Spotify)
"I'm Glad There is You" from When You're Away by Carmen McRae (Spotify)
This episode features Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Richard Brockman, MD in conversation about Dr. Brockman’s story of loss, healing, and piecing together the self. Psychiatrist, playwright, and survivor Richard Brockman delves into his childhood trauma in Life After Death: Surviving Suicide. This deeply personal exploration weaves loss, resilience, and the power of storytelling through a man fractured, then reforged.
Richard Brockman, MD, is a clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University and a visiting professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Namibia. He has been honored with the Nancy C.A. Roeske Award for medical student education by the American Psychiatric Association and with the Victor J. Teichner Visiting Scholar Award from the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry for his teaching. Also a playwright, his shows have been produced both off-Broadway and on international stages. Pick up Life After Death: Surviving Suicide today.
“Once we had a language that included a past and a present and the future, once we could think about what had happened and transfer information to people about what might therefore happen, we were going to be telling stories.” - Margaret Atwood
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Everybody Hurts” from Automatic for the People by R.E.M. (Spotify)
This episode features Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Richard Brockman, MD in conversation about Dr. Brockman’s story of loss, healing, and piecing together the self. Psychiatrist, playwright, and survivor Richard Brockman delves into his childhood trauma in Life After Death: Surviving Suicide. This deeply personal exploration weaves loss, resilience, and the power of storytelling through a man fractured, then reforged.
Richard Brockman, MD, is a clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University and a visiting professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Namibia. He has been honored with the Nancy C.A. Roeske Award for medical student education by the American Psychiatric Association and with the Victor J. Teichner Visiting Scholar Award from the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry for his teaching. Also a playwright, his shows have been produced both off-Broadway and on international stages. Pick up Life After Death: Surviving Suicide today.
“Once we had a language that included a past and a present and the future, once we could think about what had happened and transfer information to people about what might therefore happen, we were going to be telling stories.” - Margaret Atwood
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Everybody Hurts” from Automatic for the People by R.E.M. (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Laurie Belanger LCSWR speak about the foundations of what Trauma-Informed Care really means in the context of our greater society, not just mental health practice or trauma therapy. Laurie and Paul discuss the intersections of Trauma-Informed Care and change in greater society
This is a different way of approaching human behavior and it really ought to help us question, reorganize or even dismantle many of our institutions of care (medical, educational...for starters) and build something better. That may sound a bit ambitious, yet it becomes pretty clear once you begin unpacking the core concepts of Polyvagal Theory.
Neuroscience and Trauma therapists agree: It's something like a ‘Windows update’ for "being a human.” We are living in a very strange time in history. We actually have the knowledge that we need to create more compassionate and science backed care and education of every member of society. Yet we are falling farther and farther behind in many real spaces. Much of it comes down to systems that were not designed with emotional safety in mind as being important for learning or healing physical health issues. Fear of change keeps broken systems in place. This means that trauma-informed providers and educators are out here in society trying to share and equip a community working from within systems that were not designed to work that way.
Rather than become discouraged, Laurie Belanger LCSWR is talking about it. As citizens, the steps we can all take from within the outdated systems we are working within. We are talking about the possibilities of someday re-inventing the systems that no longer serve us.
Laurie Belanger LCSWR is a licensed Clinical Social Worker & Trauma Psychotherapist in New York State. With a bachelors in Psychology from Moravian University and a Masters in Social Work from The University at Buffalo Graduate School of Social work, Laurie continues to pursue a lifetime of advanced learning attending conferences and training herself on the advances continuing to be made in the field of trauma, social work and psychology.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Zoom Zoom” from Caravelle by Polo & Pan (Spotify)
“Canopee’ ” from Caravelle by Polo & Pan (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Laurie Belanger LCSWR speak about the foundations of what Trauma-Informed Care really means in the context of our greater society, not just mental health practice or trauma therapy. Laurie and Paul discuss the intersections of Trauma-Informed Care and change in greater society
This is a different way of approaching human behavior and it really ought to help us question, reorganize or even dismantle many of our institutions of care (medical, educational...for starters) and build something better. That may sound a bit ambitious, yet it becomes pretty clear once you begin unpacking the core concepts of Polyvagal Theory.
Neuroscience and Trauma therapists agree: It's something like a ‘Windows update’ for "being a human.” We are living in a very strange time in history. We actually have the knowledge that we need to create more compassionate and science backed care and education of every member of society. Yet we are falling farther and farther behind in many real spaces. Much of it comes down to systems that were not designed with emotional safety in mind as being important for learning or healing physical health issues. Fear of change keeps broken systems in place. This means that trauma-informed providers and educators are out here in society trying to share and equip a community working from within systems that were not designed to work that way.
Rather than become discouraged, Laurie Belanger LCSWR is talking about it. As citizens, the steps we can all take from within the outdated systems we are working within. We are talking about the possibilities of someday re-inventing the systems that no longer serve us.
Laurie Belanger LCSWR is a licensed Clinical Social Worker & Trauma Psychotherapist in New York State. With a bachelors in Psychology from Moravian University and a Masters in Social Work from The University at Buffalo Graduate School of Social work, Laurie continues to pursue a lifetime of advanced learning attending conferences and training herself on the advances continuing to be made in the field of trauma, social work and psychology.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Zoom Zoom” from Caravelle by Polo & Pan (Spotify)
“Canopee’ ” from Caravelle by Polo & Pan (Spotify)
Dr. Ryan Lambros and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss: Is Religious Deconstruction Good for your Mental Health? Deconstruction is the free act of valuing (evaluating) what was, experiencing what is, and holding a posture of curiosity moving forward.
Also Discussed: Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Evangelical movement, Power, Money, Control, a partial History of the Church, Sex-Cult, Patriarchy, bibliolatrous behavior, critical thinking, scientific exploration, Spirituality, Healthy Spirituality, Unhealthy spirituality, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Truth, "truth", Catholic Priest letters from 500 years ago, Jesus, the Book of Enoch, the Gnostic Gospels, the Bible, US Politics, dogma, tithing, religious fundamentalism, capitalism's influence on the church, purity culture, internal family systems, counseling, therapy, trauma, defense mechanisms, human adaptation, "the self", integration, healing spirituality, curiosity, compassion, learning from myths, etc.
Dr. Ryan Lambros is a Certified Life Coach and Chaplain in Gilbert, AZ. He is married to Jessica, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and they have two sons. Ryan completed his doctorate from Northwind Seminary with his doctoral work focusing on the intersection of philosophy and psychology as it pertains to a phenomenological metaphysic of healing. Ryan is passionate about walking with people in their healing journey, specifically in relationships and religious trauma.
Website: www.thetablecoach.com/coaching
Instagram: @tablecoaching
Bonus IG: @hereticallife
Myth is powerful not just because it holds value in its literal-ness (which it may), but because it transcends the literal facts as well - offering us something more valuable than truth…beauty. -Dr. Ryan Lambros
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Summer Dream" from Rolling Golden Holy by Bonny Light Horseman (Spotify)
"Beware of Darkness" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"May Increase" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"Souvlaki Space Station" from Souvlaki by Slowdive (Spotify)
Dr. Ryan Lambros and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss: Is Religious Deconstruction Good for your Mental Health? Deconstruction is the free act of valuing (evaluating) what was, experiencing what is, and holding a posture of curiosity moving forward.
Also Discussed: Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Evangelical movement, Power, Money, Control, a partial History of the Church, Sex-Cult, Patriarchy, bibliolatrous behavior, critical thinking, scientific exploration, Spirituality, Healthy Spirituality, Unhealthy spirituality, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Truth, "truth", Catholic Priest letters from 500 years ago, Jesus, the Book of Enoch, the Gnostic Gospels, the Bible, US Politics, dogma, tithing, religious fundamentalism, capitalism's influence on the church, purity culture, internal family systems, counseling, therapy, trauma, defense mechanisms, human adaptation, "the self", integration, healing spirituality, curiosity, compassion, learning from myths, etc.
Dr. Ryan Lambros is a Certified Life Coach and Chaplain in Gilbert, AZ. He is married to Jessica, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and they have two sons. Ryan completed his doctorate from Northwind Seminary with his doctoral work focusing on the intersection of philosophy and psychology as it pertains to a phenomenological metaphysic of healing. Ryan is passionate about walking with people in their healing journey, specifically in relationships and religious trauma.
Website: www.thetablecoach.com/coaching
Instagram: @tablecoaching
Bonus IG: @hereticallife
Myth is powerful not just because it holds value in its literal-ness (which it may), but because it transcends the literal facts as well - offering us something more valuable than truth…beauty. -Dr. Ryan Lambros
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Summer Dream" from Rolling Golden Holy by Bonny Light Horseman (Spotify)
"Beware of Darkness" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"May Increase" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"Souvlaki Space Station" from Souvlaki by Slowdive (Spotify)
Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD is interviewed by Paul Krauss MA LPC about his new book Healing the Traumatized Brain: Coping after concussion and other brain injuries (co-authored by Vani Rao, MBBS, MD).
If you are interested in the brain, brain injuries, neural plasticity, the various issues that brain injuries may cause, as well as how one may recover from a brain injury than this episode is for you. Also discussed: ways to increase neural plasticity and overall brain health.
Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, is a Duke Institute for Brain Sciences faculty member and an adjunct associate in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. He is also a neuropsychiatrist and the chief medical officer designate at ARC Health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Harvest Moon" [Neil Young Cover] from Pacific Standard Time by Poolside (Spotify)
Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD is interviewed by Paul Krauss MA LPC about his new book Healing the Traumatized Brain: Coping after concussion and other brain injuries (co-authored by Vani Rao, MBBS, MD).
If you are interested in the brain, brain injuries, neural plasticity, the various issues that brain injuries may cause, as well as how one may recover from a brain injury than this episode is for you. Also discussed: ways to increase neural plasticity and overall brain health.
Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, is a Duke Institute for Brain Sciences faculty member and an adjunct associate in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. He is also a neuropsychiatrist and the chief medical officer designate at ARC Health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Harvest Moon" [Neil Young Cover] from Pacific Standard Time by Poolside (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks to trauma experts Duygu Balan, LPCC & Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA about how trauma counseling and treatment is changing as well as how expressive writing can help between sessions. They are the authors of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal.
Re-Write is a comprehensive medical textbook that explores the identification and treatment of trauma-related stressors through creative expression and mindfulness. It features illustrative case studies, various writing prompts, and a discussion of the financial benefits for businesses, making it a valuable resource for mental health professionals, individuals impacted by trauma, educators, parents, social workers, and anyone seeking to understand the effects of trauma.
Duygu Balan, LPCC is an author and psychotherapist who specializes in intergenerational trauma. She gained her expertise in intergenerational trauma while working as a clinical counselor in New York City, helping patients on society's outskirts. She is a registered psychotherapist and co-author of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal, as well as a contributor to the best-selling medical textbook, The Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry: A Guide to Patient Centered Operational Improvement.
Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the bestselling author of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal and Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry. He is a renowned fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and currently works for a large health care organization as the vice president of mental health and medical specialty services. Yener has considerable experience working in high-volume emergency departments, is a specialist in hospital operations, including emergency room work, health care business and management, and has conducted lectures and workshops all over the world.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"May Increase" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"On" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"Broken Hearted Kota" from Anne, EP by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks to trauma experts Duygu Balan, LPCC & Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA about how trauma counseling and treatment is changing as well as how expressive writing can help between sessions. They are the authors of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal.
Re-Write is a comprehensive medical textbook that explores the identification and treatment of trauma-related stressors through creative expression and mindfulness. It features illustrative case studies, various writing prompts, and a discussion of the financial benefits for businesses, making it a valuable resource for mental health professionals, individuals impacted by trauma, educators, parents, social workers, and anyone seeking to understand the effects of trauma.
Duygu Balan, LPCC is an author and psychotherapist who specializes in intergenerational trauma. She gained her expertise in intergenerational trauma while working as a clinical counselor in New York City, helping patients on society's outskirts. She is a registered psychotherapist and co-author of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal, as well as a contributor to the best-selling medical textbook, The Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry: A Guide to Patient Centered Operational Improvement.
Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the bestselling author of Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal and Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry. He is a renowned fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and currently works for a large health care organization as the vice president of mental health and medical specialty services. Yener has considerable experience working in high-volume emergency departments, is a specialist in hospital operations, including emergency room work, health care business and management, and has conducted lectures and workshops all over the world.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"May Increase" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"On" from Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth (Spotify)
"Broken Hearted Kota" from Anne, EP by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
In this special episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Katy Jaramillo LPC, ATR about the psychology of horror as a genre, why some people like being scared, what being scared can do to your nervous system and much more. Katy also discusses many types of horror genres, the sociology of horror, and the fear/stress cycle that can occur due to reading a horror book or watching a horror movie may be useful for some people. Katy goes into depth about how movies and stories can offer people a safe place to be scared--versus the unpredictable elements of regular life.
Katy Jaramillo MEd, LPC, ATR is a counselor and registered art therapist serving the Grand Rapids and West Michigan area. Katy’s counseling approach is creative, person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed, and existential. Katy Jaramillo is a White-Hispanic cisgender woman with the lived experience of her own neurological recovery. She is a passionate ally to underrepresented communities and is interested in helping people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities. To learn more about Katy, click here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Monster Mash" from The Original Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Picket (Spotify)
"Freaky Deaky Ice Cream Parlor" by Casket Robbins ft. Joshua Von Werewolf (Spotify)
In this special episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Katy Jaramillo LPC, ATR about the psychology of horror as a genre, why some people like being scared, what being scared can do to your nervous system and much more. Katy also discusses many types of horror genres, the sociology of horror, and the fear/stress cycle that can occur due to reading a horror book or watching a horror movie may be useful for some people. Katy goes into depth about how movies and stories can offer people a safe place to be scared--versus the unpredictable elements of regular life.
Katy Jaramillo MEd, LPC, ATR is a counselor and registered art therapist serving the Grand Rapids and West Michigan area. Katy’s counseling approach is creative, person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed, and existential. Katy Jaramillo is a White-Hispanic cisgender woman with the lived experience of her own neurological recovery. She is a passionate ally to underrepresented communities and is interested in helping people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities. To learn more about Katy, click here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Monster Mash" from The Original Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Picket (Spotify)
"Freaky Deaky Ice Cream Parlor" by Casket Robbins ft. Joshua Von Werewolf (Spotify)
Tim Westbook and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the multiple elements of working to get sober, treatment options, and Tim's personal story of difficulties and recovery. Tim and Paul discuss the recovery community in Phoenix, AZ and engage in a discussion about the challenges and victories of a life being sober. Tim is also the host of the podcast "I Love Being Sober."
Struggles with substance addiction eventually began to affect every area of his life. By March of 2011, Tim Westbook hit his bottom and became willing to go to any lengths to get and stay sober. Through his journey out of addiction and in recovery, Tim brings experience, strength, and hope to the man who wants lifelong sobriety. His passion for health and fitness, long-term sobriety, and changing lives is not only what inspired him to open Camelback Recovery, but accounts for Camelback’s high success rate.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Get By" from Quality by Talib Kweli (Spotify)
Tim Westbook and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the multiple elements of working to get sober, treatment options, and Tim's personal story of difficulties and recovery. Tim and Paul discuss the recovery community in Phoenix, AZ and engage in a discussion about the challenges and victories of a life being sober. Tim is also the host of the podcast "I Love Being Sober."
Struggles with substance addiction eventually began to affect every area of his life. By March of 2011, Tim Westbook hit his bottom and became willing to go to any lengths to get and stay sober. Through his journey out of addiction and in recovery, Tim brings experience, strength, and hope to the man who wants lifelong sobriety. His passion for health and fitness, long-term sobriety, and changing lives is not only what inspired him to open Camelback Recovery, but accounts for Camelback’s high success rate.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Get By" from Quality by Talib Kweli (Spotify)
Lisa Gennosa and Paul Krauss MA LPC talk all about the struggle of loving someone with a life-threatening addiction. Lisa understands this journey both as a Physician's Assistant and a Mother. Paul has over 16 years helping family members who have a loved one who is struggling with addiction. Words cannot express the significance of her book. This narrative is very open and honest; it candidly reveals genuine suffering. Every line conveys a mother's fierce devotion to her son, and you can tell that it is written from the bottom of her heart. This book offers hope and is desperately needed. If you want want to know more, this interview is for you.
Lisa Gennosa is a dedicated Physician Assistant, wife and mother who grew up the third child of a liquor and narcotics agent. Her breadth of exposure to healthcare, the legal field and parenting an addict provided the foundation to reveal the things we least like to talk about, but most need to. Her first book is a memoir called "Incurable Hope: A memoir and survival guide for coping with a loved one's addiction. "
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"To Boy with Love" from One For the Money (Ft. Thom Gill) by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
"Breakfast and Chill" from One For the Money (Ft. Thom Gill) by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
Lisa Gennosa and Paul Krauss MA LPC talk all about the struggle of loving someone with a life-threatening addiction. Lisa understands this journey both as a Physician's Assistant and a Mother. Paul has over 16 years helping family members who have a loved one who is struggling with addiction. Words cannot express the significance of her book. This narrative is very open and honest; it candidly reveals genuine suffering. Every line conveys a mother's fierce devotion to her son, and you can tell that it is written from the bottom of her heart. This book offers hope and is desperately needed. If you want want to know more, this interview is for you.
Lisa Gennosa is a dedicated Physician Assistant, wife and mother who grew up the third child of a liquor and narcotics agent. Her breadth of exposure to healthcare, the legal field and parenting an addict provided the foundation to reveal the things we least like to talk about, but most need to. Her first book is a memoir called "Incurable Hope: A memoir and survival guide for coping with a loved one's addiction. "
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"To Boy with Love" from One For the Money (Ft. Thom Gill) by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
"Breakfast and Chill" from One For the Money (Ft. Thom Gill) by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
John Hopkins University Professor William Egginton speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his newest book "The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality." Together, they discuss some of the stories of these men, their work, and contributions to the evolving through of humanity. William Egginton makes connections between poetry, physics, and philosophy that will cause any listener to be intrigued. As new scientific discoveries have upended the world as we know it, this episode discussing content from years ago, is just as relevant today.
WILLIAM EGGINTON is the Decker Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of multiple books, including How the World Became a Stage (2003), Perversity and Ethics (2006), A Wrinkle in History (2007), The Philosopher’s Desire (2007), The Theater of Truth (2010), In Defense of Religious moderation (2011), The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World (2016), Medialogies: Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media (2017), The Splintering of the American Mind (2018) and What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth With Spanish Baroque Literature (2022).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"If I Don't See You in the Future, I'll see You In the Pasture" by Cole Pulice (Spotify)
John Hopkins University Professor William Egginton speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his newest book "The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality." Together, they discuss some of the stories of these men, their work, and contributions to the evolving through of humanity. William Egginton makes connections between poetry, physics, and philosophy that will cause any listener to be intrigued. As new scientific discoveries have upended the world as we know it, this episode discussing content from years ago, is just as relevant today.
WILLIAM EGGINTON is the Decker Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of multiple books, including How the World Became a Stage (2003), Perversity and Ethics (2006), A Wrinkle in History (2007), The Philosopher’s Desire (2007), The Theater of Truth (2010), In Defense of Religious moderation (2011), The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World (2016), Medialogies: Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media (2017), The Splintering of the American Mind (2018) and What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth With Spanish Baroque Literature (2022).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, and Counseling Today Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"If I Don't See You in the Future, I'll see You In the Pasture" by Cole Pulice (Spotify)
Eli Bedrosian LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the ideas of Personal Growth Space Available Immediately, Navigating Changes in Life, Good Mental Hygiene, and Guilt As Evidence of Progress. Eli and Paul also speak about the effects of environment, habit, adverse experiences, and trauma on a person's mental health. If you are curious about the process of change as well as how an EMDR / Somatic Experience Therapist could help, then listen to this episode.
Elijah Bedrosian LPC earned a Masters in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. He completed his counseling internship at The Meadows. He worked 4 years at the Meadows in different therapist roles. The focus of the work at the Meadows was family of origin work, supporting people in healing from trauma and recovering from addictions. He then worked at Psychological Counseling Services for close to 6 years. There was a focus on trauma and addiction there as well, and also specifically compulsive sexual behaviors. He is a Somatic Experience Practitioner and an EMDR therapist. He is currently in a Sex Therapist training program through the University of Michigan. He has been an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) for 11 years. He has been in private practice for about 10 months. He provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families.
Eli practices at the Biltmore Wellness Collective in Phoenix, AZ.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"You Are Loved Eternally" from Spectra by Jenny O. (Spotify)
Eli Bedrosian LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the ideas of Personal Growth Space Available Immediately, Navigating Changes in Life, Good Mental Hygiene, and Guilt As Evidence of Progress. Eli and Paul also speak about the effects of environment, habit, adverse experiences, and trauma on a person's mental health. If you are curious about the process of change as well as how an EMDR / Somatic Experience Therapist could help, then listen to this episode.
Elijah Bedrosian LPC earned a Masters in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. He completed his counseling internship at The Meadows. He worked 4 years at the Meadows in different therapist roles. The focus of the work at the Meadows was family of origin work, supporting people in healing from trauma and recovering from addictions. He then worked at Psychological Counseling Services for close to 6 years. There was a focus on trauma and addiction there as well, and also specifically compulsive sexual behaviors. He is a Somatic Experience Practitioner and an EMDR therapist. He is currently in a Sex Therapist training program through the University of Michigan. He has been an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) for 11 years. He has been in private practice for about 10 months. He provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families.
Eli practices at the Biltmore Wellness Collective in Phoenix, AZ.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"You Are Loved Eternally" from Spectra by Jenny O. (Spotify)
Charlotte Fox Weber, author and psychotherapist, has a conversation with Paul Krauss MA LPC about human desire and the intersection between acknowledging these feelings in psychotherapy and doing in one's own life as well. Charlotte Fox Weber's latest book: Tell Me What You Want: A Therapist and Her Clients Explore Our 12 Deepest Desires is an excellent combination of storytelling and insightful analysis that takes one behind the curtain of the counseling hour and into one of the deepest parts of the human experience: Desire.
In her book, Charlotte Fox Weber highlights 12 universal desires: To love and be loved, to be understood, to have power, to receive attention, to be free, to create, to belong, to win, to connect, to control, to have what we shouldn't. Charlotte and Paul discuss the book and how people can learn to express their desires and feeling more alive in their daily lives.
Charlotte Fox Weber is a psychotherapist and writer. She co-founded Examined Life and was the founding head of The School of Life Psychotherapy. She grew up in Connecticut and Paris and now lives in London with her husband and two young children. Tell Me What You Want is her first book. Please follow Charlotte on IG: @charlottefoxweberpsychotherapy; Twitter: @Charliefoxweber.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Pink + White" from Blonde by Frank Ocean (Spotify)
"Self Control" from Blonde by Frank Ocean (Spotify)
Charlotte Fox Weber, author and psychotherapist, has a conversation with Paul Krauss MA LPC about human desire and the intersection between acknowledging these feelings in psychotherapy and doing in one's own life as well. Charlotte Fox Weber's latest book: Tell Me What You Want: A Therapist and Her Clients Explore Our 12 Deepest Desires is an excellent combination of storytelling and insightful analysis that takes one behind the curtain of the counseling hour and into one of the deepest parts of the human experience: Desire.
In her book, Charlotte Fox Weber highlights 12 universal desires: To love and be loved, to be understood, to have power, to receive attention, to be free, to create, to belong, to win, to connect, to control, to have what we shouldn't. Charlotte and Paul discuss the book and how people can learn to express their desires and feeling more alive in their daily lives.
Charlotte Fox Weber is a psychotherapist and writer. She co-founded Examined Life and was the founding head of The School of Life Psychotherapy. She grew up in Connecticut and Paris and now lives in London with her husband and two young children. Tell Me What You Want is her first book. Please follow Charlotte on IG: @charlottefoxweberpsychotherapy; Twitter: @Charliefoxweber.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Pink + White" from Blonde by Frank Ocean (Spotify)
"Self Control" from Blonde by Frank Ocean (Spotify)
Dr. Laura Petracek Ph.D. discusses all things addiction and recovery with Paul Krauss MA LPC on this episode. Dr. Petracek believes that people can use DBT [Dialectical Behavior Therapy] as a method of emotional regulation and relapse prevention that stabilizes and strengthens recovery journeys to combat the emotions associated with drinking. If you or someone you know is struggling, or if you are clinician or someone who is interested in solutions--this episode is for you.
Dr. Laura Petracek, Clinical Psychologist, Addiction Specialist, and author of the workbook, The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention [2023].
Laura Petracek, PhD, LCSW is a certified DBT therapist who, as a recovering addict herself, uses her own experiences with recovery and treatment to help others. Dr. Petracek received her Master of Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has worked in the field of psychotherapy for more than thirty years, twenty-six of which have been spent as a practicing Clinical Psychologist in California. Dr. Petracek is an LGBTQ+ member and ally. She believes that mental illness can feel like you’re in a freefall because you’ve lost control of your mind but emphasizes that it’s okay not to be okay. She is committed to providing the highest quality psychotherapy services, as a psychologist and author, that honor where individuals are on their personal growth journeys. Dr. Petracek is the author of The Anger Workbook for Women and The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"That Life" from V by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Spotify)
Dr. Laura Petracek Ph.D. discusses all things addiction and recovery with Paul Krauss MA LPC on this episode. Dr. Petracek believes that people can use DBT [Dialectical Behavior Therapy] as a method of emotional regulation and relapse prevention that stabilizes and strengthens recovery journeys to combat the emotions associated with drinking. If you or someone you know is struggling, or if you are clinician or someone who is interested in solutions--this episode is for you.
Dr. Laura Petracek, Clinical Psychologist, Addiction Specialist, and author of the workbook, The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention [2023].
Laura Petracek, PhD, LCSW is a certified DBT therapist who, as a recovering addict herself, uses her own experiences with recovery and treatment to help others. Dr. Petracek received her Master of Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has worked in the field of psychotherapy for more than thirty years, twenty-six of which have been spent as a practicing Clinical Psychologist in California. Dr. Petracek is an LGBTQ+ member and ally. She believes that mental illness can feel like you’re in a freefall because you’ve lost control of your mind but emphasizes that it’s okay not to be okay. She is committed to providing the highest quality psychotherapy services, as a psychologist and author, that honor where individuals are on their personal growth journeys. Dr. Petracek is the author of The Anger Workbook for Women and The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"That Life" from V by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Andy Clark, Ph.D. about the human brain, consciousness, and functions of the mind. This is an episode for anyone who is curious about how human consciousness forms our reality and functions in real time. Andy has a great deal of excellent examples, stories, and anecdotes to share.
"Human brains are prediction machines,” contends Clark (Surfing Uncertainty), a cognitive philosophy professor at the University of Sussex, in this eye-opening study. Pushing back against the idea that the brain passively processes information from the senses, Clark argues that the organ is instead constantly predicting external reality based on previous experiences and adjusting mental impressions as new information arises.
Andy Clark's new book: THE EXPERIENCE MACHINE: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality (2023 | Pantheon), professor of cognitive philosophy Andy Clark’s brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world.
Learn more about Andy Clark, PhD. here.
Andy Clark's Current Project: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/media-arts-humanities-institute/research/project/science/xscape
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"The Argument" from The Fawn by The Sea and Cake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Andy Clark, Ph.D. about the human brain, consciousness, and functions of the mind. This is an episode for anyone who is curious about how human consciousness forms our reality and functions in real time. Andy has a great deal of excellent examples, stories, and anecdotes to share.
"Human brains are prediction machines,” contends Clark (Surfing Uncertainty), a cognitive philosophy professor at the University of Sussex, in this eye-opening study. Pushing back against the idea that the brain passively processes information from the senses, Clark argues that the organ is instead constantly predicting external reality based on previous experiences and adjusting mental impressions as new information arises.
Andy Clark's new book: THE EXPERIENCE MACHINE: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality (2023 | Pantheon), professor of cognitive philosophy Andy Clark’s brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world.
Learn more about Andy Clark, PhD. here.
Andy Clark's Current Project: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/media-arts-humanities-institute/research/project/science/xscape
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"The Argument" from The Fawn by The Sea and Cake (Spotify)
Songwriter and musician Bart Davenport has a deep conversation about the artistic process with Paul Krauss MA LPC in this episode. Throughout the episode, clips of Bart Davenport's songs are played, stories are shared, insights come easy, and the lyrics and tales that form through the music are expounded upon. For the psychology and philosophy fans, there is existentialism aplenty in this conversation from Bart Davenport and Paul Krauss. Whether you are a music lover or not, you are going to love this episode.
Depending on who you ask, Bart Davenport might be many different things. He has performed as a blues singer, a softrock troubadour, and a mod. He is a versatile singer-songwriter who possesses the classic voice of a true crooner. He resides in Los Angeles, where he does music. His work transports us to an imagined past or present that is full of beautiful odes and intriguing characters. It is smooth but weirdly pointed. In spite of taking place in a fantastical setting, Davenport's works frequently reflect contemporary issues. Davenport just recorded twelve new songs in his own studio, leaning back to acoustic guitars and the baroque pop tones of the 1960s. His eighth studio album, titled "Episodes," is expected to be released on Tapete Records in March 2022.
Follow Bart Davenport on Bandcamp here and here.
And check out Bart Davenport on all streaming services and Spotify here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
All Songs written and performed by Bart Davenport and Bart & The Bedazzled
Songwriter and musician Bart Davenport has a deep conversation about the artistic process with Paul Krauss MA LPC in this episode. Throughout the episode, clips of Bart Davenport's songs are played, stories are shared, insights come easy, and the lyrics and tales that form through the music are expounded upon. For the psychology and philosophy fans, there is existentialism aplenty in this conversation from Bart Davenport and Paul Krauss. Whether you are a music lover or not, you are going to love this episode.
Depending on who you ask, Bart Davenport might be many different things. He has performed as a blues singer, a softrock troubadour, and a mod. He is a versatile singer-songwriter who possesses the classic voice of a true crooner. He resides in Los Angeles, where he does music. His work transports us to an imagined past or present that is full of beautiful odes and intriguing characters. It is smooth but weirdly pointed. In spite of taking place in a fantastical setting, Davenport's works frequently reflect contemporary issues. Davenport just recorded twelve new songs in his own studio, leaning back to acoustic guitars and the baroque pop tones of the 1960s. His eighth studio album, titled "Episodes," is expected to be released on Tapete Records in March 2022.
Follow Bart Davenport on Bandcamp here and here.
And check out Bart Davenport on all streaming services and Spotify here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
All Songs written and performed by Bart Davenport and Bart & The Bedazzled
John Hands stops by the Intentional Clinician with Paul Krauss MA LPC to talk about some of the current large fears that are circulating the information-overload culture as well as mass and social medias. John Hands spent more than 10 years writing his first non-fiction book COSMOSAPIENS: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe. Some of John's methods involve summarizing current scientific data from a multitude of sources into digestible chunks, and then sending out chapter drafts to professors and scientists worldwide for critiques for publishing. Having spent a great deal of time writing about the origins of humankind, John Hand's latest book and this podcast concern his analysis and predictions of the future. John's book is entitled: THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND: Why We Should Be Optimistic. Many of you may be surprised by this title, as was I. However, John's main question he seeks to answer is "Will human beings become extinct?" due to various human concerns including warfare, bioweapons, pandemics, climate change, solar activity, mass geological events, asteroids and comets, artificial intelligence, etc.
The resounding conclusion of John Hand's research is "No. Humans will become extinct from the issues." Of course, John is not a denier of issues. There will be plenty of problems and death due to most of the above issues. In fact, he suggests that millions of people will die and cultures will be disrupted as a result of the changing climate--however, his hard look at the data concludes there are too many factors and models that he believes the earth will not just "burn up" like the runaway hypothesis, but will change dramatically due to various factors and measurements that he lists and outlines in the book. However, John does not believe humans will become extinct due to climate change--though life will be altered for many. This may sound surprising and outright blasphemous to people like myself who are deeply concerned the climate and ecology, but I urge you to listen to this podcast and read John's work as it is deeply researched and fearlessly explored without any agenda, political stripe, or monied interest. These subjects are far too complicated to explore fully in this paragraph or in the podcast, but John has an interesting and balanced take. Check out the book here: THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND: Why We Should Be Optimistic
John Hands is the author of critically acclaimed nonfiction books and novels, and has been published in 12 countries. He was trained in science, specializing in chemistry, at the University of London where he had been the first undergraduate President of the Union. He co-authored two research studies and published one book in the social sciences. He tutored in physics and in management studies for Britain’s Open University, was visiting lecturer at the University of North London and then RLF Fellow at University College London where he began more than 10 years writing COSMOSAPIENS Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe. He has also written three novels published in the UK and the USA, one of which was also published in six other countries.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"The Feathery Serpent God" from Shufflemania! by Robyn Hitchcock (Bandcamp)
"The Man Who Loves the Rain" from Shufflemania! by Robyn Hitchcock (Spotify)
John Hands stops by the Intentional Clinician with Paul Krauss MA LPC to talk about some of the current large fears that are circulating the information-overload culture as well as mass and social medias. John Hands spent more than 10 years writing his first non-fiction book COSMOSAPIENS: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe. Some of John's methods involve summarizing current scientific data from a multitude of sources into digestible chunks, and then sending out chapter drafts to professors and scientists worldwide for critiques for publishing. Having spent a great deal of time writing about the origins of humankind, John Hand's latest book and this podcast concern his analysis and predictions of the future. John's book is entitled: THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND: Why We Should Be Optimistic. Many of you may be surprised by this title, as was I. However, John's main question he seeks to answer is "Will human beings become extinct?" due to various human concerns including warfare, bioweapons, pandemics, climate change, solar activity, mass geological events, asteroids and comets, artificial intelligence, etc.
The resounding conclusion of John Hand's research is "No. Humans will become extinct from the issues." Of course, John is not a denier of issues. There will be plenty of problems and death due to most of the above issues. In fact, he suggests that millions of people will die and cultures will be disrupted as a result of the changing climate--however, his hard look at the data concludes there are too many factors and models that he believes the earth will not just "burn up" like the runaway hypothesis, but will change dramatically due to various factors and measurements that he lists and outlines in the book. However, John does not believe humans will become extinct due to climate change--though life will be altered for many. This may sound surprising and outright blasphemous to people like myself who are deeply concerned the climate and ecology, but I urge you to listen to this podcast and read John's work as it is deeply researched and fearlessly explored without any agenda, political stripe, or monied interest. These subjects are far too complicated to explore fully in this paragraph or in the podcast, but John has an interesting and balanced take. Check out the book here: THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND: Why We Should Be Optimistic
John Hands is the author of critically acclaimed nonfiction books and novels, and has been published in 12 countries. He was trained in science, specializing in chemistry, at the University of London where he had been the first undergraduate President of the Union. He co-authored two research studies and published one book in the social sciences. He tutored in physics and in management studies for Britain’s Open University, was visiting lecturer at the University of North London and then RLF Fellow at University College London where he began more than 10 years writing COSMOSAPIENS Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe. He has also written three novels published in the UK and the USA, one of which was also published in six other countries.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"The Feathery Serpent God" from Shufflemania! by Robyn Hitchcock (Bandcamp)
"The Man Who Loves the Rain" from Shufflemania! by Robyn Hitchcock (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses all things vaping on this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul especially focuses on how vaping can effect children and adolescents. Paul discusses most of the current popular vaping products and brands, how they work, and what types of substances are often utilized (nicotine, CBD, THC). Paul discusses the latest statistics on vaping and use of both related tobacco and tobacco-free products among middle and high school students in the United States. Paul also gives an overview of what vaping can do to the mind and the body, as well as negative health outcomes. Paul addresses the intersection of mental health and vaping as well as how vaping can impact children and adolescents in particular. Of course, Paul Krauss MA LPC offers tips to parents on how they can prevent, reduce, or stop their child from vaping—as well as the signs to look for in someone who is secretly vaping.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"1517" from Rules by The Whitest Boy Alive (Spotify)
"Don't Fade Away" from Bunny by Beach Fossils (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses all things vaping on this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul especially focuses on how vaping can effect children and adolescents. Paul discusses most of the current popular vaping products and brands, how they work, and what types of substances are often utilized (nicotine, CBD, THC). Paul discusses the latest statistics on vaping and use of both related tobacco and tobacco-free products among middle and high school students in the United States. Paul also gives an overview of what vaping can do to the mind and the body, as well as negative health outcomes. Paul addresses the intersection of mental health and vaping as well as how vaping can impact children and adolescents in particular. Of course, Paul Krauss MA LPC offers tips to parents on how they can prevent, reduce, or stop their child from vaping—as well as the signs to look for in someone who is secretly vaping.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"1517" from Rules by The Whitest Boy Alive (Spotify)
"Don't Fade Away" from Bunny by Beach Fossils (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC takes a deep dive into screen use addiction related to children & adolescents in this episode of The Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul discusses what screen use addiction is, the neurobiology and behavioral elements of why it may occur, and the signs to look out for. Paul also discusses what screen use addiction can do to the mind and body as well as the statistics of how much children and adolescents use screen in the United States. Paul also gives tips to parents who are seeking to reduce, prevent, or stop screen addiction in their family.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Intentions" from Rules by The Whitest Boy Alive (Spotify)
"Hard to Say Goodbye" from Mister Mellow by Washed Out (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC takes a deep dive into screen use addiction related to children & adolescents in this episode of The Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul discusses what screen use addiction is, the neurobiology and behavioral elements of why it may occur, and the signs to look out for. Paul also discusses what screen use addiction can do to the mind and body as well as the statistics of how much children and adolescents use screen in the United States. Paul also gives tips to parents who are seeking to reduce, prevent, or stop screen addiction in their family.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Intentions" from Rules by The Whitest Boy Alive (Spotify)
"Hard to Say Goodbye" from Mister Mellow by Washed Out (Spotify)
Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast to talk about her new book Look Both Ways, as well as her life, how 30+ years living with quadriplegia has shaped her views on many subjects, a society of exclusion and working for inclusion, family members and friends who care for those with disabilities, human rights and value, structural functionalist models, the infantilization of people living with disabilities, trauma, the gift of sensitivity, love, and science.
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD have an honest and authentic conversation about how her struggles can inspire others to get involved in making a real difference in the lives of others and the larger community.
At age 11, Brooke Ellison was hit by a car, an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator-dependent. Ten years later, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in cognitive neuroscience. At 23, she penned Miracles Happen, a memoir that was adapted into a movie, The Brooke Ellison Story, directed by Christopher Reeve. Brooke went on to earn a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a PhD in sociology from Stony Brook University. Today, at 42, she is a tenured professor at Stony Brook.
In her newest memoir-cum-sociological-analysis, Look Both Ways, Brooke returns to the story of her remarkable life, centering herself in a broader conversation about personal struggle, public policy, and what it means to be human. She reflects upon 31 years as a woman with ventilator-dependent quadriplegia. She writes frankly about her day-to-day frustrations but also lyrically about her belief that people possess the strength and grit to “fight back when we feel all is lost.”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Come on Let's Go" from The Noise Made by People by Broadcast (Spotify)
Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast to talk about her new book Look Both Ways, as well as her life, how 30+ years living with quadriplegia has shaped her views on many subjects, a society of exclusion and working for inclusion, family members and friends who care for those with disabilities, human rights and value, structural functionalist models, the infantilization of people living with disabilities, trauma, the gift of sensitivity, love, and science.
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD have an honest and authentic conversation about how her struggles can inspire others to get involved in making a real difference in the lives of others and the larger community.
At age 11, Brooke Ellison was hit by a car, an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator-dependent. Ten years later, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in cognitive neuroscience. At 23, she penned Miracles Happen, a memoir that was adapted into a movie, The Brooke Ellison Story, directed by Christopher Reeve. Brooke went on to earn a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a PhD in sociology from Stony Brook University. Today, at 42, she is a tenured professor at Stony Brook.
In her newest memoir-cum-sociological-analysis, Look Both Ways, Brooke returns to the story of her remarkable life, centering herself in a broader conversation about personal struggle, public policy, and what it means to be human. She reflects upon 31 years as a woman with ventilator-dependent quadriplegia. She writes frankly about her day-to-day frustrations but also lyrically about her belief that people possess the strength and grit to “fight back when we feel all is lost.”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Come on Let's Go" from The Noise Made by People by Broadcast (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Jef Caine take on the heavy and controversial topics of religious trauma, healthy spirituality, and the psychology of deconstruction. In this 2.5 hour long-form episode, Paul and Jef discuss both the larger zeitgeist of religion and spirituality in the culture as well as their personal experiences with Christianity and other religions. Paul and Jef dive deep into the deconstruction of the Christian faith and theology and many other topics (listed below). This is an episode you are going to want to take time to listen to.
Jef Caine, is a skeptic and a host of the podcast: The Forest and the Trees (A Pastor and a Skeptic Read the Bible Together. It’s not as boring as it sounds.) Jef is also an amazing graphic designer and former megachurch employee and evangelical.
Also Discussed: Growing up with the Christian Faith, Deconstructing one’s experience, Losing the Christian Faith, The Forest and the Trees Podcast, Sapiens (Book), Humans seek meaning, Reason & Logic, Age of Enlightenment, Scientific Method, History of the Christian Church, Violence, Sacred Texts, Reinterpretation of Texts, Biblical Literal-ism versus Metaphor, Creationism, Evolution, Monotheism, Homo-sapiens, Neanderthals, Anthropology, Storytelling, What is a Safe Community, What is Religious Trauma, Power, Control, Abuse of Power, Relationship Advice, Secular Therapy versus Christian “therapy”, Jesus’ teaching, Christianity’s opinions on divorce, marriage, Evangelicals, LGBTQIA issues and Christianity, How therapy works versus “telling people what to do”, a power stance from a religions, prayer rooms, Christian therapists, Deconstructionism, the big questions: Why are we here? What are we doing?, Joseph Campbell, Tribal rituals, Mythology, hedonism, what truly satisfies people, What is practicing Spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power, Interfaith, What is Hell, Tribalism, Us versus Them, God is Love, Competing Religions, Nationalism, Cults, Dehumanizing others, God is an idea, Book Clubs, Historical Context, Hermeneutics, Spiritual Practice versus co-opting religion for power, cherry picking versus and issues, historical contexts of the Bible, King James Version, Concordant Version of the Bible, Cultural Context, Learning from the stories, David & Goliath, The Good Samaritan, “The one truth”, heretics, “lost souls”, Hell, Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Tartarus, Jonathan Edwards, the religious right, yes we talk about Trump, inner work, Transcendental Meditation, Contemplative Prayer, rites of passage, ritual sacrifice, cultism, selling something, Spiritual Bypassing, Healthy Spirituality, Self Reflection, Colonization, St. Francis of Assisi, Healthy Spiritual Practices, Open-minded Interpretations, Introspection, Dogma, Critical Thinking, Synchronicity, Loving Others, and more!
--->Resources for further learning:
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Resources:
Writers and Scholars Referenced:
Articles Referenced:
Podcasts:
Jef Recommends:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling-- Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"My Sweet Lord" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"Myth" from Bloom by Beach House (Spotify)
"Satanist" from The Record by Boygenius (Spotify)
"Gotta Serve Somebody" from San Francisco 1980 by Bob Dylan (Spotify)
"Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin' by Bob Marley and The Wailers (Spotify)
"Pure Comedy" from Pure Comedy by Father John Misty (Spotify)
"Chocolate Jesus" from Mule Variations by Tom Waits (Spotify)
"Awaiting On You All" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"Whatever Happened to Paul Sand" from Reggae Film Star by Damian Jurado (Bandcamp)
"Portrait of God" from Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff (Spotify)
"Say God" from Say God by Daniel Higgs (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Jef Caine take on the heavy and controversial topics of religious trauma, healthy spirituality, and the psychology of deconstruction. In this 2.5 hour long-form episode, Paul and Jef discuss both the larger zeitgeist of religion and spirituality in the culture as well as their personal experiences with Christianity and other religions. Paul and Jef dive deep into the deconstruction of the Christian faith and theology and many other topics (listed below). This is an episode you are going to want to take time to listen to.
Jef Caine, is a skeptic and a host of the podcast: The Forest and the Trees (A Pastor and a Skeptic Read the Bible Together. It’s not as boring as it sounds.) Jef is also an amazing graphic designer and former megachurch employee and evangelical.
Also Discussed: Growing up with the Christian Faith, Deconstructing one’s experience, Losing the Christian Faith, The Forest and the Trees Podcast, Sapiens (Book), Humans seek meaning, Reason & Logic, Age of Enlightenment, Scientific Method, History of the Christian Church, Violence, Sacred Texts, Reinterpretation of Texts, Biblical Literal-ism versus Metaphor, Creationism, Evolution, Monotheism, Homo-sapiens, Neanderthals, Anthropology, Storytelling, What is a Safe Community, What is Religious Trauma, Power, Control, Abuse of Power, Relationship Advice, Secular Therapy versus Christian “therapy”, Jesus’ teaching, Christianity’s opinions on divorce, marriage, Evangelicals, LGBTQIA issues and Christianity, How therapy works versus “telling people what to do”, a power stance from a religions, prayer rooms, Christian therapists, Deconstructionism, the big questions: Why are we here? What are we doing?, Joseph Campbell, Tribal rituals, Mythology, hedonism, what truly satisfies people, What is practicing Spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power, Interfaith, What is Hell, Tribalism, Us versus Them, God is Love, Competing Religions, Nationalism, Cults, Dehumanizing others, God is an idea, Book Clubs, Historical Context, Hermeneutics, Spiritual Practice versus co-opting religion for power, cherry picking versus and issues, historical contexts of the Bible, King James Version, Concordant Version of the Bible, Cultural Context, Learning from the stories, David & Goliath, The Good Samaritan, “The one truth”, heretics, “lost souls”, Hell, Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Tartarus, Jonathan Edwards, the religious right, yes we talk about Trump, inner work, Transcendental Meditation, Contemplative Prayer, rites of passage, ritual sacrifice, cultism, selling something, Spiritual Bypassing, Healthy Spirituality, Self Reflection, Colonization, St. Francis of Assisi, Healthy Spiritual Practices, Open-minded Interpretations, Introspection, Dogma, Critical Thinking, Synchronicity, Loving Others, and more!
--->Resources for further learning:
Books:
Resources:
Writers and Scholars Referenced:
Articles Referenced:
Podcasts:
Jef Recommends:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling-- Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"My Sweet Lord" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"Myth" from Bloom by Beach House (Spotify)
"Satanist" from The Record by Boygenius (Spotify)
"Gotta Serve Somebody" from San Francisco 1980 by Bob Dylan (Spotify)
"Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin' by Bob Marley and The Wailers (Spotify)
"Pure Comedy" from Pure Comedy by Father John Misty (Spotify)
"Chocolate Jesus" from Mule Variations by Tom Waits (Spotify)
"Awaiting On You All" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
"Whatever Happened to Paul Sand" from Reggae Film Star by Damian Jurado (Bandcamp)
"Portrait of God" from Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff (Spotify)
"Say God" from Say God by Daniel Higgs (Spotify)
No gimmicks. No fad diets. No strange contraptions. No heavily marketed "super snacks." No chronic sick care. Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the medical facts of dementia and Alzheimer's disease with authorities Dr. Emily Clionsky and Dr. Mitchell Clionsky. If you are interested in the practical prevention that you can begin implementing now--or are curious for a family member, then this is the podcast for you.
Two experts in brain preservation, Emily Clionsky MD and Mitchell Clionsky PhD will show you how to stack the dementia deck in your favor by reading and following the prescription in Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain, (John Hopkins University Press; April 4, 2023).
The Clionskys are a physician (MD) and a neuropsychologist (PhD) who have published research in dementia, developed an accurate dementia test for doctors, and personally treated more than 10,000 patients who have dementia or its preceding condition, Mild Cognitive Impairment. Moreover, they understand the disease personally, having cared for loved ones with dementia in their immediate families. Their goal in this book is to expand their reach, to move from what they now do in their office consultation rooms to the much larger audience of readers who want to use medical science and behavior change to maintain their brains.
In Dementia Prevention, they take you on a guided tour through dementia types, teach you the history of these neurological diseases, and discuss the more than 15 different factors known to affect your risk. They build a visual model of dementia risk, chapter by chapter, pulling all of this information together in a clear picture of how these various pieces interact. When you fill out your individual “Dementia Risk Checklist” that is included in the book (and available online through www.braindoc.com) you will create your own picture of your strengths and your areas needing improvement.
EMILY CLIONSKY, MD, completed residencies in internal medicine and in psychiatry, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. MITCHELL CLIONSKY, PhD, is a board-certified neuropsychologist who specializes in evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. A husband-and-wife team, they have a combined 70 years of professional and clinical experience in medicine and neuropsychology and have treated more than 10,000 patients. They partner at a private practice, Clionsky Neuro Systems, Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are experienced public speakers and workshop presenters for general and professional audiences.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
No gimmicks. No fad diets. No strange contraptions. No heavily marketed "super snacks." No chronic sick care. Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the medical facts of dementia and Alzheimer's disease with authorities Dr. Emily Clionsky and Dr. Mitchell Clionsky. If you are interested in the practical prevention that you can begin implementing now--or are curious for a family member, then this is the podcast for you.
Two experts in brain preservation, Emily Clionsky MD and Mitchell Clionsky PhD will show you how to stack the dementia deck in your favor by reading and following the prescription in Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain, (John Hopkins University Press; April 4, 2023).
The Clionskys are a physician (MD) and a neuropsychologist (PhD) who have published research in dementia, developed an accurate dementia test for doctors, and personally treated more than 10,000 patients who have dementia or its preceding condition, Mild Cognitive Impairment. Moreover, they understand the disease personally, having cared for loved ones with dementia in their immediate families. Their goal in this book is to expand their reach, to move from what they now do in their office consultation rooms to the much larger audience of readers who want to use medical science and behavior change to maintain their brains.
In Dementia Prevention, they take you on a guided tour through dementia types, teach you the history of these neurological diseases, and discuss the more than 15 different factors known to affect your risk. They build a visual model of dementia risk, chapter by chapter, pulling all of this information together in a clear picture of how these various pieces interact. When you fill out your individual “Dementia Risk Checklist” that is included in the book (and available online through www.braindoc.com) you will create your own picture of your strengths and your areas needing improvement.
EMILY CLIONSKY, MD, completed residencies in internal medicine and in psychiatry, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. MITCHELL CLIONSKY, PhD, is a board-certified neuropsychologist who specializes in evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. A husband-and-wife team, they have a combined 70 years of professional and clinical experience in medicine and neuropsychology and have treated more than 10,000 patients. They partner at a private practice, Clionsky Neuro Systems, Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are experienced public speakers and workshop presenters for general and professional audiences.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
Joelle Prevost RCC (Registered Clinical Counselor in British Columbia, Canada) joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a conversation on her forthcoming book "Managing Personal, Emotional, and Social Aspects of Chronic Illness: A Workbook." Joelle draws on her own experience, as well as working with various clients who are managing chronic illness, to discuss the ways in which one might learn to manage their life, even while living with a chronic condition that may never change. Joelle discusses the nuances of "acceptance" versus "giving up" as well as the challenges of communicating with family members, healthcare providers, and more. Joelle is encouraging, yet realistic, in her approach to helping those suffering from chronic illnesses gain more autonomy and balance in their lives.
Previously Paul Krauss MA LPC interviewed Joelle Prevost RCC about her book "The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood" on Episode 82 of the Intentional Clinician Podcast.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Easy Listeners” from Episodes by Bart Davenport (Spotify)
“Come on Let’s Go” [Broadcast Cover] from Searching for Bart Davenport by Bart Davenport (Spotify)
Joelle Prevost RCC (Registered Clinical Counselor in British Columbia, Canada) joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a conversation on her forthcoming book "Managing Personal, Emotional, and Social Aspects of Chronic Illness: A Workbook." Joelle draws on her own experience, as well as working with various clients who are managing chronic illness, to discuss the ways in which one might learn to manage their life, even while living with a chronic condition that may never change. Joelle discusses the nuances of "acceptance" versus "giving up" as well as the challenges of communicating with family members, healthcare providers, and more. Joelle is encouraging, yet realistic, in her approach to helping those suffering from chronic illnesses gain more autonomy and balance in their lives.
Previously Paul Krauss MA LPC interviewed Joelle Prevost RCC about her book "The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood" on Episode 82 of the Intentional Clinician Podcast.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Easy Listeners” from Episodes by Bart Davenport (Spotify)
“Come on Let’s Go” [Broadcast Cover] from Searching for Bart Davenport by Bart Davenport (Spotify)
In this podcast, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Erin Craig LLMSW as they dive into “Dancing Mindfulness”—a unique way to express feelings through movement, facilitate healing traumas, and work toward regulating your nervous system. Dancing Mindfulness is an integrative health technique which is facilitated by licensed therapists to help people who are seeking alternative approaches and deeper healing. Along with movement, Dancing Mindfulness brings in many elements of education such as trauma-informed science, polyvagal theory, and mindfulness based cognitive therapy, all while encouraging self-expression and reflection. Erin currently co-facilitates the group with Sarah Denick, LMSW at Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, MI. We also learn about Erin Craig LLMSW and how she ventured into more somatic therapeutic exercises.
“I truly believe that movement is our first language… [this technique] can move past cultural barriers and reach entire communities.” -Erin Craig, LLMSW
• Dancing Mindfulness which was developed by Dr. Jamie Marich out of her own healing journey and is an approach to addressing symptoms and feelings in our lives that doesn’t rely on talking. "Each session of Dancing Mindfulness will begin with education or information about the topic for the day (a mindfulness concept, trauma and the body, etc.), which will then be followed by freestyle dance paired with a theme and music. We will then end each session with a relaxation practice. There is no dance experience required, all skill levels are welcome! "
Erin Craig LLMSW been a therapist in the Grand Rapids, MI area for over five years. She works with clients individually and runs Dancing Mindfulness groups. Learn more about the Dancing Mindfulness Group held in the Spring of 2023 as well as ongoing groups through Move with GR and Health for Life Counseling in West Michigan and Grand Rapids, MI.
Learn more about Erin here. You can also email Erin at this address: craige@mail.gvsu.edu
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Meeting Eddie Smith” from Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado (Bandcamp)
“Roger” from Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado (Bandcamp)
In this podcast, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Erin Craig LLMSW as they dive into “Dancing Mindfulness”—a unique way to express feelings through movement, facilitate healing traumas, and work toward regulating your nervous system. Dancing Mindfulness is an integrative health technique which is facilitated by licensed therapists to help people who are seeking alternative approaches and deeper healing. Along with movement, Dancing Mindfulness brings in many elements of education such as trauma-informed science, polyvagal theory, and mindfulness based cognitive therapy, all while encouraging self-expression and reflection. Erin currently co-facilitates the group with Sarah Denick, LMSW at Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, MI. We also learn about Erin Craig LLMSW and how she ventured into more somatic therapeutic exercises.
“I truly believe that movement is our first language… [this technique] can move past cultural barriers and reach entire communities.” -Erin Craig, LLMSW
• Dancing Mindfulness which was developed by Dr. Jamie Marich out of her own healing journey and is an approach to addressing symptoms and feelings in our lives that doesn’t rely on talking. "Each session of Dancing Mindfulness will begin with education or information about the topic for the day (a mindfulness concept, trauma and the body, etc.), which will then be followed by freestyle dance paired with a theme and music. We will then end each session with a relaxation practice. There is no dance experience required, all skill levels are welcome! "
Erin Craig LLMSW been a therapist in the Grand Rapids, MI area for over five years. She works with clients individually and runs Dancing Mindfulness groups. Learn more about the Dancing Mindfulness Group held in the Spring of 2023 as well as ongoing groups through Move with GR and Health for Life Counseling in West Michigan and Grand Rapids, MI.
Learn more about Erin here. You can also email Erin at this address: craige@mail.gvsu.edu
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
“Meeting Eddie Smith” from Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado (Bandcamp)
“Roger” from Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado (Bandcamp)
Kathleen McLaughlin and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the physical, psychological, and economic costs of selling one's plasma in the USA, as well as how the blood industry's current business model impacts the greater health of our society. Kathleen shares the knowledge she has gained through her own personal experience as a recipient of plasma-based medications, and as a journalist who has interviewed people who supplement their income by selling their plasma, and investigated the business model both locally and internationally. While one may initially believe this topic to be unrelated to psychology and philosophy, this podcast discusses the intersections between the the health impacts, the psychological outcomes, and the entire notion of what type of country/world we want to live in--and how all of this can be shaped by Blood Money.
Kathleen McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist who reports and writes about the consequences of economic inequality around the world. A frequent contributor to The Washington Post and The Guardian, McLaughlin’s reporting has also appeared in The New York Times, BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, The Economist, NPR, and more. She is a former Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT and has won multiple awards for her reporting on labor in China. Blood Money is her first book.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"A & W" from Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey (Spotify)
"Bored In The USA" from I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (Spotify)
Kathleen McLaughlin and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the physical, psychological, and economic costs of selling one's plasma in the USA, as well as how the blood industry's current business model impacts the greater health of our society. Kathleen shares the knowledge she has gained through her own personal experience as a recipient of plasma-based medications, and as a journalist who has interviewed people who supplement their income by selling their plasma, and investigated the business model both locally and internationally. While one may initially believe this topic to be unrelated to psychology and philosophy, this podcast discusses the intersections between the the health impacts, the psychological outcomes, and the entire notion of what type of country/world we want to live in--and how all of this can be shaped by Blood Money.
Kathleen McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist who reports and writes about the consequences of economic inequality around the world. A frequent contributor to The Washington Post and The Guardian, McLaughlin’s reporting has also appeared in The New York Times, BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, The Economist, NPR, and more. She is a former Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT and has won multiple awards for her reporting on labor in China. Blood Money is her first book.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"A & W" from Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey (Spotify)
"Bored In The USA" from I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (Spotify)
Dr. Karen is passionate about helping couples at ANY age or phase have an awesome relationship! If you are looking for some inspiration for your relationship, or you are wondering what you should look for if you want to be in a relationship--this episode is for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Karen have a lively discussion on the Intentional Clinician podcast.
Some of the relationship topics discussed on this episode: Biggest mistake couples can make and how to prevent it, What is the most typical challenge couples face in long term relationships? Is there a magic formula for a happy couple who remains together because they want to not out of obligation? What is intimacy? Why is cheating so common? What is gray divorce and why does it happen? Are boundaries important in the couple relationship or should there be no boundaries to show your love? Top advice for the new couple. Top advice for the couple who have been together for a long time.
Dr. Karen (FKA: Dr. Karen Ruskin), is a Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a nationally renowned human behavior, mental health and relationship expert providing individual, couples and family counseling for 30 years. Dr. Karen often appears on national and local television programs as a mental health and relationship expert including: The Doctors, Dr. Oz Show, FOX News, CNN, NBC, Good Morning America, Good Morning Arizona, Discovery Network, Lifetime, MTV, and more… She is the relationship expert for a new documentary discussing relationship dynamics and couples violence to be aired this Spring. Dr. Karen is sought out nation-wide for her expertise in helping couples. Dr. Karen specializes in creating concrete solution strategies to help her clientele feel empowered and move forward. Dr. Karen provides relationship coaching and life coaching as well as parenting strategy advisement. Upon relocating from back East, she moved across the country a few years ago and is currently based in Scottsdale Arizona, where she meets with clientele in person at the park allowing clients to feel free to express without the confines of the four walls, as well as in her Scottsdale office, and remotely nation-wide. Dr. Karen is known for her compassionate energy and skill, engaging in action-oriented sessions, and offering a safe space for clients to feel heard and understand one’s thoughts and feelings, and is result oriented. Additionally, Dr. Karen specializes in providing therapy for therapists. Dr. Karen is the author of three books, including a marriage manual that provides the top must do’s and the top don’ts for a successful, happy and fulfilling long term relationship and/or marriage. And her mental health book where each page is an inspirational statement from Dr. Karen to the reader called: 10 Seconds to mental health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (Spotify)
"It Takes Two" from Take Two by Marvin Gaye (Spotify)
Dr. Karen is passionate about helping couples at ANY age or phase have an awesome relationship! If you are looking for some inspiration for your relationship, or you are wondering what you should look for if you want to be in a relationship--this episode is for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Karen have a lively discussion on the Intentional Clinician podcast.
Some of the relationship topics discussed on this episode: Biggest mistake couples can make and how to prevent it, What is the most typical challenge couples face in long term relationships? Is there a magic formula for a happy couple who remains together because they want to not out of obligation? What is intimacy? Why is cheating so common? What is gray divorce and why does it happen? Are boundaries important in the couple relationship or should there be no boundaries to show your love? Top advice for the new couple. Top advice for the couple who have been together for a long time.
Dr. Karen (FKA: Dr. Karen Ruskin), is a Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a nationally renowned human behavior, mental health and relationship expert providing individual, couples and family counseling for 30 years. Dr. Karen often appears on national and local television programs as a mental health and relationship expert including: The Doctors, Dr. Oz Show, FOX News, CNN, NBC, Good Morning America, Good Morning Arizona, Discovery Network, Lifetime, MTV, and more… She is the relationship expert for a new documentary discussing relationship dynamics and couples violence to be aired this Spring. Dr. Karen is sought out nation-wide for her expertise in helping couples. Dr. Karen specializes in creating concrete solution strategies to help her clientele feel empowered and move forward. Dr. Karen provides relationship coaching and life coaching as well as parenting strategy advisement. Upon relocating from back East, she moved across the country a few years ago and is currently based in Scottsdale Arizona, where she meets with clientele in person at the park allowing clients to feel free to express without the confines of the four walls, as well as in her Scottsdale office, and remotely nation-wide. Dr. Karen is known for her compassionate energy and skill, engaging in action-oriented sessions, and offering a safe space for clients to feel heard and understand one’s thoughts and feelings, and is result oriented. Additionally, Dr. Karen specializes in providing therapy for therapists. Dr. Karen is the author of three books, including a marriage manual that provides the top must do’s and the top don’ts for a successful, happy and fulfilling long term relationship and/or marriage. And her mental health book where each page is an inspirational statement from Dr. Karen to the reader called: 10 Seconds to mental health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (Spotify)
"It Takes Two" from Take Two by Marvin Gaye (Spotify)
Philosopher Dr. Peg O'Connor stops by the Intentional Clinician podcast to talk to Paul Krauss MA LPC about how trauma may affect peoples' abilities to develop and cultivate what one philosopher calls "the essential arts of person-hood." Some of the essential arts of personhood include: imagining, hoping, having empathy, bodily dominion, and self-possession. Lacking those makes it far more difficult for a person to have self-respect, which in turn makes it much harder to be a full moral agent and to be taken as such by others. In this episode, trauma-informed therapist Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Peg O'Connor discuss the intersections of trauma and the ability for people to cultivate the essential arts of personhood.
Peg O’Connor is a Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, recovering alcoholic of 35 years, and author of Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publications, 2022) and Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery (Central Recovery Press, 2016). She writes the column “Philosophy Stirred, Not Shaken” for psychologytoday.com.
In her free time, Peg is an avid tennis player and a black belt in taekwondo. She has worked in dog rescue for about 10 years and finds that her faith in humanity can be simultaneously shattered by meeting mistreated animals and restored by colleagues who are fiercely loving and caring advocates. Her own dog, Clooney, is a rescue and they spend their days together in the great Minneapolis area.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Gymnopédie No. 1" from Gymnopédie No. 1 by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
Philosopher Dr. Peg O'Connor stops by the Intentional Clinician podcast to talk to Paul Krauss MA LPC about how trauma may affect peoples' abilities to develop and cultivate what one philosopher calls "the essential arts of person-hood." Some of the essential arts of personhood include: imagining, hoping, having empathy, bodily dominion, and self-possession. Lacking those makes it far more difficult for a person to have self-respect, which in turn makes it much harder to be a full moral agent and to be taken as such by others. In this episode, trauma-informed therapist Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Peg O'Connor discuss the intersections of trauma and the ability for people to cultivate the essential arts of personhood.
Peg O’Connor is a Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, recovering alcoholic of 35 years, and author of Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publications, 2022) and Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery (Central Recovery Press, 2016). She writes the column “Philosophy Stirred, Not Shaken” for psychologytoday.com.
In her free time, Peg is an avid tennis player and a black belt in taekwondo. She has worked in dog rescue for about 10 years and finds that her faith in humanity can be simultaneously shattered by meeting mistreated animals and restored by colleagues who are fiercely loving and caring advocates. Her own dog, Clooney, is a rescue and they spend their days together in the great Minneapolis area.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Gymnopédie No. 1" from Gymnopédie No. 1 by Joseph Shabason (Spotify)
If you are looking to grow as a leader, you will want to listen to this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast. Lindsay Dietz and Randy Webb talk with Paul Krauss MA LPC about what makes a healthy leader, different leadership styles, and how to grow your organization through values-based leadership. The group discusses multiple leadership theories by reviewing the academic literature, discussing current news, and emphasizing the inner work that the person and people involved within an organization. The group discusses signs to look for to know if you are leading from fear as well as tips to take into account to lead your team from certainty. Also discussed: Attachment Styles, Neurosceience, Psychology of Leadership, Understanding Values-Based leadership, Teamwork, short-term gains, long-term investments, the influence of economics on leadership, the pressure to both get business results and gain the trust of a team, the role of ego, self-care, burn out, turn over, costs, quality over quantity, balancing leadership styles, etc.
Contact Lindsay and Randy through their consulting firm: Shion Consulting.
Lindsay Dietz, BSW, MAPM has worked in the healthcare and non-profit field serving the underserved population for more than 17 years. Beginning her career in Venezuela, Mrs. Dietz focused on the development of multidisciplinary team approaches for in-patient pediatric services for burn victims and their families. Following, she worked the national level with the Venezuelan National Telecommunication agency leading several projects focused on engaging the community leaders, expanding the use of radio/technology communication services, and increasing access to care for rural and native Venezuelan population. Her experience includes developing national strategic plans to provide access to care and data collection and analysis (social-economic indicators of health). Mrs. Dietz has worked with clinical/non-clinical staff, built multidisciplinary teams, and leveraged the use of technology and effective workflows to benefit the Value-Based Care reimbursement model. Mrs. Dietz, who is bilingual (English/Spanish), earned her undergraduate degree and licensure in Social Work at the Central University of Venezuela with publishing honors. She also completed a Master’s degree in Administration and Project Management from Northern Arizona University with honors and academic recognition. Mrs. Dietz also holds a certificate in Infant and Family Studies from the Harris Infant Mental Health Institute specialized in Trauma Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and Behavioral Health.
Mrs. Dietz is an active member of the National Association of Community Health Centers and a member of their Health Centers Controlled Network (HCCN) Task Force. She has also contributed to NCQA’s Digital Quality Summit and other national data/technology related workgroups.
James “Randy” Webb, MA, MC, LMHC is a self-described promoter, campaigner, and networker who says that his penchant for building bridges and connecting people is in his name. A lifelong student of bilingual education and linguistics got into communication as a form of healing, which drew him into how the nervous system and everything attached to it develops. He has taken great joy in facilitating learning in multiple media with the goal of promoting individual, family, and community recovery. He currently works as a technical training specialist with Office of the Assistant Secretary, Division of Disease Control and Health Statistics of the Washington State Department of Health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Thinking About Thinking" from Thinking About Thinking by Laura Groves (Spotify)
"Pale Shadows" from Thinking About Thinking by Laura Groves (Spotify)
If you are looking to grow as a leader, you will want to listen to this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast. Lindsay Dietz and Randy Webb talk with Paul Krauss MA LPC about what makes a healthy leader, different leadership styles, and how to grow your organization through values-based leadership. The group discusses multiple leadership theories by reviewing the academic literature, discussing current news, and emphasizing the inner work that the person and people involved within an organization. The group discusses signs to look for to know if you are leading from fear as well as tips to take into account to lead your team from certainty. Also discussed: Attachment Styles, Neurosceience, Psychology of Leadership, Understanding Values-Based leadership, Teamwork, short-term gains, long-term investments, the influence of economics on leadership, the pressure to both get business results and gain the trust of a team, the role of ego, self-care, burn out, turn over, costs, quality over quantity, balancing leadership styles, etc.
Contact Lindsay and Randy through their consulting firm: Shion Consulting.
Lindsay Dietz, BSW, MAPM has worked in the healthcare and non-profit field serving the underserved population for more than 17 years. Beginning her career in Venezuela, Mrs. Dietz focused on the development of multidisciplinary team approaches for in-patient pediatric services for burn victims and their families. Following, she worked the national level with the Venezuelan National Telecommunication agency leading several projects focused on engaging the community leaders, expanding the use of radio/technology communication services, and increasing access to care for rural and native Venezuelan population. Her experience includes developing national strategic plans to provide access to care and data collection and analysis (social-economic indicators of health). Mrs. Dietz has worked with clinical/non-clinical staff, built multidisciplinary teams, and leveraged the use of technology and effective workflows to benefit the Value-Based Care reimbursement model. Mrs. Dietz, who is bilingual (English/Spanish), earned her undergraduate degree and licensure in Social Work at the Central University of Venezuela with publishing honors. She also completed a Master’s degree in Administration and Project Management from Northern Arizona University with honors and academic recognition. Mrs. Dietz also holds a certificate in Infant and Family Studies from the Harris Infant Mental Health Institute specialized in Trauma Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and Behavioral Health.
Mrs. Dietz is an active member of the National Association of Community Health Centers and a member of their Health Centers Controlled Network (HCCN) Task Force. She has also contributed to NCQA’s Digital Quality Summit and other national data/technology related workgroups.
James “Randy” Webb, MA, MC, LMHC is a self-described promoter, campaigner, and networker who says that his penchant for building bridges and connecting people is in his name. A lifelong student of bilingual education and linguistics got into communication as a form of healing, which drew him into how the nervous system and everything attached to it develops. He has taken great joy in facilitating learning in multiple media with the goal of promoting individual, family, and community recovery. He currently works as a technical training specialist with Office of the Assistant Secretary, Division of Disease Control and Health Statistics of the Washington State Department of Health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)
"Thinking About Thinking" from Thinking About Thinking by Laura Groves (Spotify)
"Pale Shadows" from Thinking About Thinking by Laura Groves (Spotify)
If you have ever wondered about how education can improve us as people, then this is the episode for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Duncan Pritchard, Ph.D about a holistic method of learning "how" to think instead of just "what" to think. Learn more what Intellectual Virtues are and how they may help you and your organization flourish.
In 2019, Duncan Pritchard Ph.D, Distinguished Professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, launched a pilot program called “Anteater Virtues” – a series of interdisciplinary, faculty-led modules geared toward promoting a set of intellectual character traits – curiosity, integrity, humility and tenacity - that can help students develop into more inquisitive, open-minded and authentic individuals.
Early results demonstrate that program participants show greater intellectual growth than their peers, with this positive effect stable across all the main demographic groupings.
“Intellectual virtues promote ways of thinking, reasoning and seeking the truth. Learning intellectual humility, for example, can enhance open-mindedness and respect for other people’s opinions, whereas intellectual tenacity can improve students’ willingness to overcome intellectual obstacles,” Pritchard says. He adds that these skills are essential not only for academic pursuits, but also for navigating a daily life that’s increasingly online and often laced with misinformation and manipulation.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Holding Pattern" from In Mind by Real Estate (Spotify)
If you have ever wondered about how education can improve us as people, then this is the episode for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Duncan Pritchard, Ph.D about a holistic method of learning "how" to think instead of just "what" to think. Learn more what Intellectual Virtues are and how they may help you and your organization flourish.
In 2019, Duncan Pritchard Ph.D, Distinguished Professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, launched a pilot program called “Anteater Virtues” – a series of interdisciplinary, faculty-led modules geared toward promoting a set of intellectual character traits – curiosity, integrity, humility and tenacity - that can help students develop into more inquisitive, open-minded and authentic individuals.
Early results demonstrate that program participants show greater intellectual growth than their peers, with this positive effect stable across all the main demographic groupings.
“Intellectual virtues promote ways of thinking, reasoning and seeking the truth. Learning intellectual humility, for example, can enhance open-mindedness and respect for other people’s opinions, whereas intellectual tenacity can improve students’ willingness to overcome intellectual obstacles,” Pritchard says. He adds that these skills are essential not only for academic pursuits, but also for navigating a daily life that’s increasingly online and often laced with misinformation and manipulation.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Holding Pattern" from In Mind by Real Estate (Spotify)
Mike Rucker, Ph.D. delivers a simple and powerful message backed by research: Fun is good for you! Not only that, he explains the difference between "pleasure seeking" and Fun, how to get more fun into your life, and the many different types of fun. Traditionally, the word "fun" has not been one you would hear in most academic or research literature, however, fun is an element that many people are missing in their lives. And this lack of fun can have dire consequences on our mental and physical well-being. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Mike Rucker, PhD. discuss his new book: THE FUN HABIT: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life on this episode of The Intentional Clinician podcast.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Fun, Fun, Fun" from Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Pharrell Williams (Spotify)
Mike Rucker, Ph.D. delivers a simple and powerful message backed by research: Fun is good for you! Not only that, he explains the difference between "pleasure seeking" and Fun, how to get more fun into your life, and the many different types of fun. Traditionally, the word "fun" has not been one you would hear in most academic or research literature, however, fun is an element that many people are missing in their lives. And this lack of fun can have dire consequences on our mental and physical well-being. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Mike Rucker, PhD. discuss his new book: THE FUN HABIT: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life on this episode of The Intentional Clinician podcast.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Fun, Fun, Fun" from Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Pharrell Williams (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Deirdre Fagan have a rich and heavy conversation about "death denying culture", how to communicate authentically, how to live with an open heart, living through existential devastation, grief, survival, love, morality, and more.
Dr. Deirdre Fagan talks about her life facing the death of her entire birth family, and then the excruciating pain of losing her husband Bob to ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) aka Lou Gerhig's disease.
Deirdre Fagan, D.A., is a widow, wife, mother of two, and associate professor and coordinator of creative writing at Ferris State University. Dr. Fagan, also a divorcee and the sole survivor of her birth family, is the author of the memoir Find a Place for Me. For more information visit deirdrefagan.com
Website: deirdrefagan.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deirdre.fagan.357
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deirdre_fagan/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-fagan-09434137/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdeirdrefagan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/156626.Deirdre_Fagan
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfw13NKDheoJvSdl0RjKYfg
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”I Know the End" from Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers (Spotify)
”BOOKS" from SAUNA by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
”Love Without Possession" from Lost Wisdom pt. 2 by Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Deirdre Fagan have a rich and heavy conversation about "death denying culture", how to communicate authentically, how to live with an open heart, living through existential devastation, grief, survival, love, morality, and more.
Dr. Deirdre Fagan talks about her life facing the death of her entire birth family, and then the excruciating pain of losing her husband Bob to ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) aka Lou Gerhig's disease.
Deirdre Fagan, D.A., is a widow, wife, mother of two, and associate professor and coordinator of creative writing at Ferris State University. Dr. Fagan, also a divorcee and the sole survivor of her birth family, is the author of the memoir Find a Place for Me. For more information visit deirdrefagan.com
Website: deirdrefagan.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deirdre.fagan.357
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deirdre_fagan/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-fagan-09434137/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdeirdrefagan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/156626.Deirdre_Fagan
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfw13NKDheoJvSdl0RjKYfg
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”I Know the End" from Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers (Spotify)
”BOOKS" from SAUNA by Mount Eerie (Spotify)
”Love Without Possession" from Lost Wisdom pt. 2 by Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron (Spotify)
Dr. Deborah Korn, PsyD, recently co-wrote a book with Michael Baldwin (an advertising executive), who had suffered for years without answers. Even after seeing eight therapists, Michael continued to suffer from symptoms until he finally met an EMDR therapist and went through EMDR therapy. Michael now considers himself recovered and he has never been happier. Michael is a fierce proponent of EMDR therapy and contacted Dr. Deborah Korn, PsyD--together they wrote "Every Memory Deserves Respect" a book about EMDR therapy for the public and clinicians alike.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Deborah Korn, PsyD about EMDR therapy, the research supporting it, the process, how it works differently than talk therapy, and more. If you are interested in EMDR therapy--this episode has some of the most easy to understand rhetoric about the process. We hope you enjoy!
Deborah L. Korn, PsyD, a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is on the faculties of the EMDR Institute in CA and the Trauma Research Foundation in Boston. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect.
Check out the book "Every Memory Deserves Respect" here!
Every Memory Deserves Respect on sale at Bookshop.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
" I am so Happy with My Little Dog" from At Scaramouche by Shabason & Krgovich (Spotify)
Dr. Deborah Korn, PsyD, recently co-wrote a book with Michael Baldwin (an advertising executive), who had suffered for years without answers. Even after seeing eight therapists, Michael continued to suffer from symptoms until he finally met an EMDR therapist and went through EMDR therapy. Michael now considers himself recovered and he has never been happier. Michael is a fierce proponent of EMDR therapy and contacted Dr. Deborah Korn, PsyD--together they wrote "Every Memory Deserves Respect" a book about EMDR therapy for the public and clinicians alike.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Deborah Korn, PsyD about EMDR therapy, the research supporting it, the process, how it works differently than talk therapy, and more. If you are interested in EMDR therapy--this episode has some of the most easy to understand rhetoric about the process. We hope you enjoy!
Deborah L. Korn, PsyD, a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Cambridge, MA, is on the faculties of the EMDR Institute in CA and the Trauma Research Foundation in Boston. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect.
Check out the book "Every Memory Deserves Respect" here!
Every Memory Deserves Respect on sale at Bookshop.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
" I am so Happy with My Little Dog" from At Scaramouche by Shabason & Krgovich (Spotify)
If you are someone interested in both ancient wisdom and modern science's approaches to mental health and wellness, then you are going to love this interview as Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews 2 experts who have a penchant for convergence. While most of the United States is clearly divided on political stances, the same often goes for medicine where people will blindly dismiss anything that doesn't fit their personal identity paradigm, sticking to their version of "medicine" with an emotional fervor: Either 1. Modern/ Western Medicine Approaches, or 2. Natural or "holistic" Methods. While the emerging field of Functional Medicine has made some progress on merging the best of Modern and Holistic Approaches, it often falls short. Dr. Nicole Cain ND MA (Board-Certified NMD in Arizona and Master's of Clinical Psychology) and Hadlee Garrison (University of Michigan with a B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and an Master's of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education) are a powerhouse in utilizing both the research, testing, and breakthroughs of modern and Western medicine along with time-tested approaches that are more Natural and Holistic. The conversation flows are we explore what exactly "holistic mental health" is and why it is important to people who are looking to heal from mental health related stress and improve overall wellness.
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renowned expert in natural mental health, helping people transform their mental health naturally by uncovering the root cause. She has been published by Salon Magazine, Well + Good, Psychology Today, quoted in Forbes and more!
Happy Healthy Hadlee is an ayurvedic expert, academic, healer and her mission is to teach people how to transform their habits, health, bodies, energy, confidence, and all of the other things in order to lead less stressed and more joyful lives.
Resources:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
If you are someone interested in both ancient wisdom and modern science's approaches to mental health and wellness, then you are going to love this interview as Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews 2 experts who have a penchant for convergence. While most of the United States is clearly divided on political stances, the same often goes for medicine where people will blindly dismiss anything that doesn't fit their personal identity paradigm, sticking to their version of "medicine" with an emotional fervor: Either 1. Modern/ Western Medicine Approaches, or 2. Natural or "holistic" Methods. While the emerging field of Functional Medicine has made some progress on merging the best of Modern and Holistic Approaches, it often falls short. Dr. Nicole Cain ND MA (Board-Certified NMD in Arizona and Master's of Clinical Psychology) and Hadlee Garrison (University of Michigan with a B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and an Master's of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education) are a powerhouse in utilizing both the research, testing, and breakthroughs of modern and Western medicine along with time-tested approaches that are more Natural and Holistic. The conversation flows are we explore what exactly "holistic mental health" is and why it is important to people who are looking to heal from mental health related stress and improve overall wellness.
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renowned expert in natural mental health, helping people transform their mental health naturally by uncovering the root cause. She has been published by Salon Magazine, Well + Good, Psychology Today, quoted in Forbes and more!
Happy Healthy Hadlee is an ayurvedic expert, academic, healer and her mission is to teach people how to transform their habits, health, bodies, energy, confidence, and all of the other things in order to lead less stressed and more joyful lives.
Resources:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
Dr. Peg O'Conner Ph.D is interviewed by Paul Krauss MA LPC about the addiction recovery community, the difficulties with the Christian-centric God that is a part of many Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, how to participate in recovery and understand the concept of a "higher power," etc. Dr. Peg also discusses her personal journey in recovery as well.
Dr. Peg O'Conner's book Higher and Friendly Powers (Wildhouse Publications / September 1, 2022) is a comprehensive alternative for people who have had trouble with the "higher power" of AA's 12-step program. It delivers a feeling of human decency, moral principles, and even a better version of oneself.
Peg O'Connor, PhD, speaks to those in recovery who have battled with the Christian-centered God at the center of Alcoholics Anonymous in Higher and Friendly Powers. She draws our attention to a little-known fact: William James, a philosopher, psychologist, and intellectual titan of the early 20th century, created the phrase "higher power," a touchstone in Alcoholics Anonymous' twelve steps.
Peg O’Connor, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Her training is in moral philosophy, feminist philosophy, addiction studies, and the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. She believes that philosophy helped her to get and remain sober. Avoiding Alcoholics Anonymous for the first 20 years of her sobriety because of the concept of a “higher power,” she is focused on using some of the great canonical thinkers in western philosophy to illuminate dimensions of addiction. She further shares this in her new book, Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publications, 2022).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Taking Flight (feat. Brandee Younger)" from Resavoir by Resavoir (Spotify)
Dr. Peg O'Conner Ph.D is interviewed by Paul Krauss MA LPC about the addiction recovery community, the difficulties with the Christian-centric God that is a part of many Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, how to participate in recovery and understand the concept of a "higher power," etc. Dr. Peg also discusses her personal journey in recovery as well.
Dr. Peg O'Conner's book Higher and Friendly Powers (Wildhouse Publications / September 1, 2022) is a comprehensive alternative for people who have had trouble with the "higher power" of AA's 12-step program. It delivers a feeling of human decency, moral principles, and even a better version of oneself.
Peg O'Connor, PhD, speaks to those in recovery who have battled with the Christian-centered God at the center of Alcoholics Anonymous in Higher and Friendly Powers. She draws our attention to a little-known fact: William James, a philosopher, psychologist, and intellectual titan of the early 20th century, created the phrase "higher power," a touchstone in Alcoholics Anonymous' twelve steps.
Peg O’Connor, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Her training is in moral philosophy, feminist philosophy, addiction studies, and the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. She believes that philosophy helped her to get and remain sober. Avoiding Alcoholics Anonymous for the first 20 years of her sobriety because of the concept of a “higher power,” she is focused on using some of the great canonical thinkers in western philosophy to illuminate dimensions of addiction. She further shares this in her new book, Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publications, 2022).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Taking Flight (feat. Brandee Younger)" from Resavoir by Resavoir (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Joshua Nave MS LMSW discuss power, abuse, control, and gaslighting within relationships (domestic violence), but also within cultural entities, organizations, and society as a whole. The pair define power, abuse, gaslighting and control tactics used by abusers, some of the ways that they use them to keep control in a relationship, and how often times the abusers view them themselves as "victims" to rationalize their behavior. Of course, depending on one's culture of origin and background, there are many considerations and ways of "framing" these topics--and Joshua and Paul discuss this from a viewpoint that seeks cultural competency and understanding.
Later on Joshua Nave and Paul Krauss discuss how to reclaim one's voice if you have been abused, controlled, or "gaslit" by a person or an entity that was attempting to keep power over you.
If you believe you are in a domestic violence relationship with a person or a larger group, get help now by calling or chatting online: 800.799.SAFE (7233) or https://www.thehotline.org/
Joshua Nave, LMSW is a therapist in Grand Rapids, Michigan who provides EMDR and trauma-informed talk therapy to people who are struggling with anxiety. For more than five years, Joshua has been providing specialized trauma and anxiety therapies to a wide range of people. He aspires to provide healing to everyone. In order to effectively treat the full person, his counseling technique focuses on incorporating his client's beliefs, cultural background, personal history, and life experiences. In order to effectively treat the full person, his counseling technique focuses on incorporating his client's beliefs, cultural background, personal history, and life experiences. Joshua is interested in assisting anyone, regardless of race or background, in getting the life they want by helping them overcome their own trauma, accessory trauma, or just general anxiousness.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"A Further Look at Loss" from Parallel Light by Andrew Wasylyk (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Joshua Nave MS LMSW discuss power, abuse, control, and gaslighting within relationships (domestic violence), but also within cultural entities, organizations, and society as a whole. The pair define power, abuse, gaslighting and control tactics used by abusers, some of the ways that they use them to keep control in a relationship, and how often times the abusers view them themselves as "victims" to rationalize their behavior. Of course, depending on one's culture of origin and background, there are many considerations and ways of "framing" these topics--and Joshua and Paul discuss this from a viewpoint that seeks cultural competency and understanding.
Later on Joshua Nave and Paul Krauss discuss how to reclaim one's voice if you have been abused, controlled, or "gaslit" by a person or an entity that was attempting to keep power over you.
If you believe you are in a domestic violence relationship with a person or a larger group, get help now by calling or chatting online: 800.799.SAFE (7233) or https://www.thehotline.org/
Joshua Nave, LMSW is a therapist in Grand Rapids, Michigan who provides EMDR and trauma-informed talk therapy to people who are struggling with anxiety. For more than five years, Joshua has been providing specialized trauma and anxiety therapies to a wide range of people. He aspires to provide healing to everyone. In order to effectively treat the full person, his counseling technique focuses on incorporating his client's beliefs, cultural background, personal history, and life experiences. In order to effectively treat the full person, his counseling technique focuses on incorporating his client's beliefs, cultural background, personal history, and life experiences. Joshua is interested in assisting anyone, regardless of race or background, in getting the life they want by helping them overcome their own trauma, accessory trauma, or just general anxiousness.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"A Further Look at Loss" from Parallel Light by Andrew Wasylyk (Spotify)
Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D. Ed.D stopped by the Intentional Clinician Podcast to speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his work helping to improve people's experiences in their workplaces and more. Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D. Ed. D. discuss workplace fairness, stress, burnout, and how companies can actually create a new model of work that reflects the values of workers today.
Behavioral scientist Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D, Ed.D is founder and CEO of Howatt HR and widely recognized for his expertise in workplace mental health. He has more than 30 years of experience in mental health and addictive disorders, including working with senior executives at progressive and successful organizations nationally and internationally. Howatt is a mastermind at helping employees and employers work together to reduce mental harm and promote mental wellness at work. He has published more than 500 articles with The Globe and Mail, Counselor Magazine, Chronicle Herald, Talent Canada, CEO Health and Safety Leadership Network, and OHS Magazine and published more than 50 books, including Globe and Mail bestseller The Cure for Loneliness. Howatt is the creator of Certificate in Psychologically Safe Leadership (CPSL), Certificate in Management Essentials, Pathway to Coping and Mental Fitness through the University of New Brunswick. He is active in workplace mental health research, including the CSA 2022 report Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Employer Practices in Response to COVID-19.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Sunday Morning Coming Down” and “Sixteen Tons” from Various Albums by Johnny Cash (Spotify)
Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D. Ed.D stopped by the Intentional Clinician Podcast to speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his work helping to improve people's experiences in their workplaces and more. Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D. Ed. D. discuss workplace fairness, stress, burnout, and how companies can actually create a new model of work that reflects the values of workers today.
Behavioral scientist Dr. Bill Howatt, Ph.D, Ed.D is founder and CEO of Howatt HR and widely recognized for his expertise in workplace mental health. He has more than 30 years of experience in mental health and addictive disorders, including working with senior executives at progressive and successful organizations nationally and internationally. Howatt is a mastermind at helping employees and employers work together to reduce mental harm and promote mental wellness at work. He has published more than 500 articles with The Globe and Mail, Counselor Magazine, Chronicle Herald, Talent Canada, CEO Health and Safety Leadership Network, and OHS Magazine and published more than 50 books, including Globe and Mail bestseller The Cure for Loneliness. Howatt is the creator of Certificate in Psychologically Safe Leadership (CPSL), Certificate in Management Essentials, Pathway to Coping and Mental Fitness through the University of New Brunswick. He is active in workplace mental health research, including the CSA 2022 report Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Employer Practices in Response to COVID-19.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Sunday Morning Coming Down” and “Sixteen Tons” from Various Albums by Johnny Cash (Spotify)
Dr. Stephen G. Post Ph.D returns to The Intentional Clinician Podcast, this time to speak about his new book: Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People: How Caregivers can Meet the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Post is an extremely knowledgeable professor, writer, researcher, and advocate. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Post have a lively discussion about the challenges of aging in those who experience memory loss as well as how to help the caregivers of those living with Alzheimer's Disease.
How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing self-identity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has worked around the world encouraging caregivers to become more aware of—and find renewed hope in—surprising expressions of selfhood despite the challenges of cognitive decline.
Connect with Dr. Post here:
Check out the book here:
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12124/dignity-deeply-forgetful-people
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Memories of You" from 89 by Charlie Gabriel and Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Spotify)
Dr. Stephen G. Post Ph.D returns to The Intentional Clinician Podcast, this time to speak about his new book: Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People: How Caregivers can Meet the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Post is an extremely knowledgeable professor, writer, researcher, and advocate. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Post have a lively discussion about the challenges of aging in those who experience memory loss as well as how to help the caregivers of those living with Alzheimer's Disease.
How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing self-identity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has worked around the world encouraging caregivers to become more aware of—and find renewed hope in—surprising expressions of selfhood despite the challenges of cognitive decline.
Connect with Dr. Post here:
Check out the book here:
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12124/dignity-deeply-forgetful-people
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Memories of You" from 89 by Charlie Gabriel and Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC chats with author Sheila Vanzile about her new book:
MY WATERFALL OF AWAKENING:
HOW LOSS CAN BRING YOU HOME TO THE LIFE YOU WANT
A GUIDED JOURNAL
In this interview, Sheila brings her wisdom and special brand of authenticity and honesty to the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Sheila tells some of her story about how she arrived at her own awakening as well as the "fall out" from listening to herself and taking action.
About the Author (Sheila Vanzile): "I am the product of the first generation of career women that were gifted the ability to juggle “real” careers and family - the outcome of the original feminist movement of the 1960’s. We worked 2 full time jobs for decades, one outside the home, and the other managing the home. I was by all accounts wildly successful in my business career, but not without a cost. As part of that generation, I neglected my own needs, and landed squarely at 60 disconnected, dissatisfied and unfulfilled. At 60, I emerged from my mother’s death exhausted from caregiving and ready to collapse. But I had been gifted time as a result. And I committed to myself that I would use that time deliberately to reshape my life. To convert my existence from being a slave to the “shoulds” of the 60 year old women of the world to rediscovering and embracing the person I had left behind decades ago. Over the subsequent 3 years, I began a deliberate search for spiritual awakening."
Learn more about Sheila at her website and blog: https://sheilavanzile.com/
Buy the book here: https://sheilavanzile.com/shop/ols/products/my-waterfall-of-awakening-how-loss-can-bring-you-home-to-the-life-you-want-a-guided-journal
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC chats with author Sheila Vanzile about her new book:
MY WATERFALL OF AWAKENING:
HOW LOSS CAN BRING YOU HOME TO THE LIFE YOU WANT
A GUIDED JOURNAL
In this interview, Sheila brings her wisdom and special brand of authenticity and honesty to the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Sheila tells some of her story about how she arrived at her own awakening as well as the "fall out" from listening to herself and taking action.
About the Author (Sheila Vanzile): "I am the product of the first generation of career women that were gifted the ability to juggle “real” careers and family - the outcome of the original feminist movement of the 1960’s. We worked 2 full time jobs for decades, one outside the home, and the other managing the home. I was by all accounts wildly successful in my business career, but not without a cost. As part of that generation, I neglected my own needs, and landed squarely at 60 disconnected, dissatisfied and unfulfilled. At 60, I emerged from my mother’s death exhausted from caregiving and ready to collapse. But I had been gifted time as a result. And I committed to myself that I would use that time deliberately to reshape my life. To convert my existence from being a slave to the “shoulds” of the 60 year old women of the world to rediscovering and embracing the person I had left behind decades ago. Over the subsequent 3 years, I began a deliberate search for spiritual awakening."
Learn more about Sheila at her website and blog: https://sheilavanzile.com/
Buy the book here: https://sheilavanzile.com/shop/ols/products/my-waterfall-of-awakening-how-loss-can-bring-you-home-to-the-life-you-want-a-guided-journal
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
Dr. Monica Vermani stops by the Intentional Clinician to talk to Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book A Deeper Wellness (Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma). Dr. Monica Vermani was inspired to write this book during the Covid-19 Pandemic as she wanted to give people a low-cost option to help them when they were not in the counseling office, or for people who could not afford psychotherapy--this book is full of practical tools, applicable examples, and great knowledge distilled into easily consumable amounts. If you are looking for practical ways to increase your mental well being--then this episode is for you. Dr. Vermani is a positive force for anyone struggling.
One of Canada’s highest-rated clinical psychologists, Dr. Monica Vermani is a public speaker, teacher, and author in the field of mental health and wellness. In her private practice, Dr. Vermani provides a multi-faceted treatment approach in treating adolescents and adults suffering from trauma/abuse, mood, anxiety, substance addictions, and other related conditions and disorders, as well as family and couples therapy. Dr. Vermani believes that good mental health doesn’t just happen, that it deserves the same time, attention, understanding, and effort as our physical wellbeing. To that end, Dr. Vermani’s latest book, A Deeper Wellness, and its companion online A Deeper Wellness Life Lessons mental health program provide the tools to create a deep, authentic sense of wellness and wellbeing. Drawing from her 25 years of clinical practice, she takes readers through the same tried and true multi-disciplinary approach to treatment that has been successful in creating incremental, meaningful change for hundreds of patients and groups.
Check out the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/a-deeper-wellness-conquering-stress-mood-anxiety-and-traumas/9781777915506
Connect with Dr. Vermani: https://www.drmonicavermani.com/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"New Romance" from Once Twice Melody by Beach House (Spotify)
Dr. Monica Vermani stops by the Intentional Clinician to talk to Paul Krauss MA LPC about her new book A Deeper Wellness (Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma). Dr. Monica Vermani was inspired to write this book during the Covid-19 Pandemic as she wanted to give people a low-cost option to help them when they were not in the counseling office, or for people who could not afford psychotherapy--this book is full of practical tools, applicable examples, and great knowledge distilled into easily consumable amounts. If you are looking for practical ways to increase your mental well being--then this episode is for you. Dr. Vermani is a positive force for anyone struggling.
One of Canada’s highest-rated clinical psychologists, Dr. Monica Vermani is a public speaker, teacher, and author in the field of mental health and wellness. In her private practice, Dr. Vermani provides a multi-faceted treatment approach in treating adolescents and adults suffering from trauma/abuse, mood, anxiety, substance addictions, and other related conditions and disorders, as well as family and couples therapy. Dr. Vermani believes that good mental health doesn’t just happen, that it deserves the same time, attention, understanding, and effort as our physical wellbeing. To that end, Dr. Vermani’s latest book, A Deeper Wellness, and its companion online A Deeper Wellness Life Lessons mental health program provide the tools to create a deep, authentic sense of wellness and wellbeing. Drawing from her 25 years of clinical practice, she takes readers through the same tried and true multi-disciplinary approach to treatment that has been successful in creating incremental, meaningful change for hundreds of patients and groups.
Check out the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/a-deeper-wellness-conquering-stress-mood-anxiety-and-traumas/9781777915506
Connect with Dr. Vermani: https://www.drmonicavermani.com/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"New Romance" from Once Twice Melody by Beach House (Spotify)
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Head On (Hold On To Your Heart) from On Oni Pond by Man Man (Spotify)
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Head On (Hold On To Your Heart) from On Oni Pond by Man Man (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC presents:
Family engagement for sustainable recovery when dealing with trauma, and the after effects of trauma
Description: This presentation covers how to engage with a family system that has lived through traumatic events or is dealing with current traumatic circumstances. To do this, first, trauma is defined through a scientific and sociological lens; a discussion of how trauma effects may affect a person takes place, and the differences between PTSD, trauma and stress are discussed. The Adverse Child Experiences (ACE) study is explored in how it links traumatic events to long-term negative health events in most people and in most family systems—and how these findings can help clinicians understand clients better. The presentation then focuses on the environment of the family home, the particular family’s behaviors, and the neighborhood in which they reside as important aspects in both understanding trauma, mental health, and working on preventing long-term trauma. The presentation concludes with methods to help families that have endured environmental trauma, how to work with individuals who have experienced trauma that impacts their mental health, and concludes with tips on how clinicians can help families on the road to a sustainable recovery from the after-effects of trauma.
https://healthforlifegr.com/family-engagement-when-dealing-with-trauma-events/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Hidden Qi 隐.气 " from Nervous Energy 一 触即发 by Mindy Meng Wang 王萌, Tim Shiel (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC presents:
Family engagement for sustainable recovery when dealing with trauma, and the after effects of trauma
Description: This presentation covers how to engage with a family system that has lived through traumatic events or is dealing with current traumatic circumstances. To do this, first, trauma is defined through a scientific and sociological lens; a discussion of how trauma effects may affect a person takes place, and the differences between PTSD, trauma and stress are discussed. The Adverse Child Experiences (ACE) study is explored in how it links traumatic events to long-term negative health events in most people and in most family systems—and how these findings can help clinicians understand clients better. The presentation then focuses on the environment of the family home, the particular family’s behaviors, and the neighborhood in which they reside as important aspects in both understanding trauma, mental health, and working on preventing long-term trauma. The presentation concludes with methods to help families that have endured environmental trauma, how to work with individuals who have experienced trauma that impacts their mental health, and concludes with tips on how clinicians can help families on the road to a sustainable recovery from the after-effects of trauma.
https://healthforlifegr.com/family-engagement-when-dealing-with-trauma-events/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Hidden Qi 隐.气 " from Nervous Energy 一 触即发 by Mindy Meng Wang 王萌, Tim Shiel (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Brian Bailys of Thrive Peer Support about how a newly expanded Peer Support in Ohio is helping individuals get into treatment and change their lives. Throughout the conversation, Brian discusses how strategic forms of Peer Support programs can help everyone from people coming in to the Emergency Room after an overdose to those struggling with navigating the health care system. Thrive Peer Support primarily helps those who are working on overcoming mental health concerns and addiction. Thrive Peer Support continues to grow and is showing excellent outcomes so far; demonstrating why good peer support programs are needed all over the US.
Brian Bailys founded, Ascent, a continuing care solution for people in recovery from substance use disorders and mental health diagnoses. The genesis of the Ascent Solution was based on Brian’s experience in treatment. Ascent began by combining an evidence based mobile app with 24/7/365 peer recovery coaching and in 2017 began to expand into “live” face to face peer recovery coaching. Thus evolved ThriveED (Thrive Emergency Department FKA AscentED) where peer coaches began providing round the clock peer recovery support to individuals in the MetroHealth (Cleveland, OH) emergency department.
In early 2018, Brian formed a partnership with Thrive Behavioral Health/Thrive Peer Support. This has allowed Thrive to provide peer support to Medicaid eligible patients across NE Ohio and serve as advocates on behalf of those recovery.
Brian has spoken on various opiate and recovery related panels and been a part of multiple opiate and behavioral health task forces in Ohio. Brian advocates for the individual in recovery and their families.
Connect with Thrive Peer Support : https://thrivepeersupport.com/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Your Name Escapes Me" from The Stylist by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Brian Bailys of Thrive Peer Support about how a newly expanded Peer Support in Ohio is helping individuals get into treatment and change their lives. Throughout the conversation, Brian discusses how strategic forms of Peer Support programs can help everyone from people coming in to the Emergency Room after an overdose to those struggling with navigating the health care system. Thrive Peer Support primarily helps those who are working on overcoming mental health concerns and addiction. Thrive Peer Support continues to grow and is showing excellent outcomes so far; demonstrating why good peer support programs are needed all over the US.
Brian Bailys founded, Ascent, a continuing care solution for people in recovery from substance use disorders and mental health diagnoses. The genesis of the Ascent Solution was based on Brian’s experience in treatment. Ascent began by combining an evidence based mobile app with 24/7/365 peer recovery coaching and in 2017 began to expand into “live” face to face peer recovery coaching. Thus evolved ThriveED (Thrive Emergency Department FKA AscentED) where peer coaches began providing round the clock peer recovery support to individuals in the MetroHealth (Cleveland, OH) emergency department.
In early 2018, Brian formed a partnership with Thrive Behavioral Health/Thrive Peer Support. This has allowed Thrive to provide peer support to Medicaid eligible patients across NE Ohio and serve as advocates on behalf of those recovery.
Brian has spoken on various opiate and recovery related panels and been a part of multiple opiate and behavioral health task forces in Ohio. Brian advocates for the individual in recovery and their families.
Connect with Thrive Peer Support : https://thrivepeersupport.com/
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Your Name Escapes Me" from The Stylist by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
In this episode, Vivian James Rigney speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC of the Intentional Clinician Podcast about the topics of leadership, authenticity, communication, and his experience climbing Mount Everest.
Vivian James Rigney is President and CEO of Inside Us LLC, an executive coaching consultancy operating throughout five continents. He has helped implement leadership development initiatives for some of the world’s leading companies and their executive teams. The quest for personal success can often be a lonely journey. As an executive coach, Vivian becomes a trusted partner, known for building strong rapport and asking tough, incisive questions, with an uncanny ability to help people reveal the best version of themselves. A graduate of École Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, he is a renowned speaker and expert on mindset and behavior whose talks and presentations have inspired audiences globally. A native of Ireland, he has lived in the U.K., Germany, South Africa, France, Finland, and currently resides in New York City.
Naked at The Knife-Edge, Vivian James Rigney’s compelling and often harrowing true account of summiting Everest, offers a unique window into lessons on leadership and what it takes to succeed in any circumstance.
Connect with Vivan James Rigney at his website https://vivianjamesrigney.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianjamesrigney
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Drive My Car" from Drive My Car Original Soundtrack by Eiko Ishibashi (Spotify)
In this episode, Vivian James Rigney speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC of the Intentional Clinician Podcast about the topics of leadership, authenticity, communication, and his experience climbing Mount Everest.
Vivian James Rigney is President and CEO of Inside Us LLC, an executive coaching consultancy operating throughout five continents. He has helped implement leadership development initiatives for some of the world’s leading companies and their executive teams. The quest for personal success can often be a lonely journey. As an executive coach, Vivian becomes a trusted partner, known for building strong rapport and asking tough, incisive questions, with an uncanny ability to help people reveal the best version of themselves. A graduate of École Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, he is a renowned speaker and expert on mindset and behavior whose talks and presentations have inspired audiences globally. A native of Ireland, he has lived in the U.K., Germany, South Africa, France, Finland, and currently resides in New York City.
Naked at The Knife-Edge, Vivian James Rigney’s compelling and often harrowing true account of summiting Everest, offers a unique window into lessons on leadership and what it takes to succeed in any circumstance.
Connect with Vivan James Rigney at his website https://vivianjamesrigney.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianjamesrigney
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Drive My Car" from Drive My Car Original Soundtrack by Eiko Ishibashi (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews David Fraijo (part 2 of their conversation). David and Paul discuss how to listen to your own intuition, dealing with codependence, difficult family systems, recovery from trauma and the many paths to becoming a healer.
“I’m an indigenous member of the human tribe of the universal nation…and my philosophy is: As I resonate a different energy, I effect people.”- David Fraijo.
“The identity we have created to survive is, perhaps, not the identity that will set us free.” - David Fraijo
ALSO DISCUSSED: Redefining values, redefining belief systems, codependency, love, healing oneself to heal others, real change, changing one’s own feeling in the body, what does it mean to a healer?, being oneself, what is real recovery, healing from trauma, intuition, family systems, scapegoat, organized religion, what is a shaman, ego, victim-hood, childhood trauma, ACES, meditation, trauma-informed counseling methods, making rattles, healing tools, anything can be meditation, tree-huggers anonymous, being open to new ideas and information, appearances, communication, the world need healers, alcohol and drugs, toxic family systems, Rod Bearcloud, Sedona, pros/cons of coaching others, dealing with loss, loss of a daughter, listening versus hearing, emotions, murdering the wrong identity, living in peace and calm, co-creation, environmental trauma, social equity, Thomas Pickety, Dr. Bruce Perry Ph.D., paradigm shift in medicine and therapy, “What’s wrong with you VS what happened to you?”, substance use, the ripple effect, Mesquite trees, consider redefining your identity. How and why are we different? Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, being weird, cultural programming, “knowing stuff” versus doing your own inner work, etc.
“The world going to be in need of healers now, and if we wait for everyone to get papers, we’re f*cked.” -David Fraijo paraphrasing Randy.
“My first affirmation was ‘Duck!’” - David Fraijo
David Fraijo is a native Arizonan. He is a healer, an author, a public speaker, and has run a healing circle for years. For years David worked in the swimming pool deck industry before a number of personal factors brought him to do his own healing work and get into recovery from codependency, childhood trauma, and substance overuse. David believes that by working on himself he can affect others. David states “My only client is myself…if I work on myself, I can help others…but I am not going to try to fix anybody.”
Learn about David’s book: Emotional Detox: Redefining Self- Moving through trauma to a new identity Learn about David’s current work: rattlespirit@yahoo.com Watch David’s DEBX talk: https://debxtalks.com/video.php?id=86&debid=7
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Space 8" from Space 1.8 by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews David Fraijo (part 2 of their conversation). David and Paul discuss how to listen to your own intuition, dealing with codependence, difficult family systems, recovery from trauma and the many paths to becoming a healer.
“I’m an indigenous member of the human tribe of the universal nation…and my philosophy is: As I resonate a different energy, I effect people.”- David Fraijo.
“The identity we have created to survive is, perhaps, not the identity that will set us free.” - David Fraijo
ALSO DISCUSSED: Redefining values, redefining belief systems, codependency, love, healing oneself to heal others, real change, changing one’s own feeling in the body, what does it mean to a healer?, being oneself, what is real recovery, healing from trauma, intuition, family systems, scapegoat, organized religion, what is a shaman, ego, victim-hood, childhood trauma, ACES, meditation, trauma-informed counseling methods, making rattles, healing tools, anything can be meditation, tree-huggers anonymous, being open to new ideas and information, appearances, communication, the world need healers, alcohol and drugs, toxic family systems, Rod Bearcloud, Sedona, pros/cons of coaching others, dealing with loss, loss of a daughter, listening versus hearing, emotions, murdering the wrong identity, living in peace and calm, co-creation, environmental trauma, social equity, Thomas Pickety, Dr. Bruce Perry Ph.D., paradigm shift in medicine and therapy, “What’s wrong with you VS what happened to you?”, substance use, the ripple effect, Mesquite trees, consider redefining your identity. How and why are we different? Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, being weird, cultural programming, “knowing stuff” versus doing your own inner work, etc.
“The world going to be in need of healers now, and if we wait for everyone to get papers, we’re f*cked.” -David Fraijo paraphrasing Randy.
“My first affirmation was ‘Duck!’” - David Fraijo
David Fraijo is a native Arizonan. He is a healer, an author, a public speaker, and has run a healing circle for years. For years David worked in the swimming pool deck industry before a number of personal factors brought him to do his own healing work and get into recovery from codependency, childhood trauma, and substance overuse. David believes that by working on himself he can affect others. David states “My only client is myself…if I work on myself, I can help others…but I am not going to try to fix anybody.”
Learn about David’s book: Emotional Detox: Redefining Self- Moving through trauma to a new identity Learn about David’s current work: rattlespirit@yahoo.com Watch David’s DEBX talk: https://debxtalks.com/video.php?id=86&debid=7
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Space 8" from Space 1.8 by Nala Sinephro (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews David Fraijo (part 1 of their conversation). David and Paul discuss David’s path of healing through uncomfortable encounters with his own emotions and behaviors. David discusses his personal path toward emotional healing and recovery from self-hatred, while eventually changing his life and working to help others through a healing circle and honest conversations.
“If I would have killed myself back then…I would have been murdering the wrong identity.” - David Fraijo
“You’re not the person you were when you were using [alcohol and drugs], and you’re not the person you have the potential to become.”
ALSO DISCUSSED: Trauma, Healing Circles, Recovery, Sarcasm, writing a book, going into a treatment center, adult children of trauma, self-medicating, family system, how friends can be an extension of the family system, fitting in, getting uncomfortable on purpose, 12-step programs, giving away your power, survival techniques, relationship with the self and others, ceremony, what is resolution?, suicide, what it is like being a minority in a high school, cause and effect, dishonest society, the language of your subgroup, survival strategies, culture, alcoholism, marketing, low self-esteem, joking with telemarketers, afraid of acknowledging death, existentialism, being honest in the business world, retirement, creating artwork such as rattles, marketing comfort and indulging (what is the trade-off), red-lining, institutional and systemic racism, the war on drugs, people pleasing as a coping skills, projection, integrating mental health into the education system, capitalizing on the healthcare problem, the business of therapy, collectivism v. individualism, learning about intergenerational trauma, hippie movement, rigidity and chaos, psychiatric hospitalization, treatment, positive structure, financial barriers to health care, porcupine family, trying to change people, the death of David’s daughter, listening—not hearing, feeling emotions as a powerful act, recovery from substance overuse, machismo, toxic masculinity, addiction: Giving one’s self up to a powerful habit, male psychology, etc.
David Fraijo is a native Arizonan. He is a healer, an author, a public speaker, and has run a healing circle for years. For years David worked in the swimming pool deck industry before a number of personal factors brought him to do his own healing work and get into recovery from codependency, childhood trauma, and substance overuse. David believes that by working on himself he can affect others. David states “My only client is myself…if I work on myself, I can help others…but I am not going to try to fix anybody.”
Learn about David’s book: Emotional Detox: Redefining Self- Moving through trauma to a new identity Learn about David’s current work by emailing him: rattlespirit@yahoo.com Watch David’s DEBX talk: https://debxtalks.com/video.php?id=86&debid=7
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Fruit Tree” from Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews David Fraijo (part 1 of their conversation). David and Paul discuss David’s path of healing through uncomfortable encounters with his own emotions and behaviors. David discusses his personal path toward emotional healing and recovery from self-hatred, while eventually changing his life and working to help others through a healing circle and honest conversations.
“If I would have killed myself back then…I would have been murdering the wrong identity.” - David Fraijo
“You’re not the person you were when you were using [alcohol and drugs], and you’re not the person you have the potential to become.”
ALSO DISCUSSED: Trauma, Healing Circles, Recovery, Sarcasm, writing a book, going into a treatment center, adult children of trauma, self-medicating, family system, how friends can be an extension of the family system, fitting in, getting uncomfortable on purpose, 12-step programs, giving away your power, survival techniques, relationship with the self and others, ceremony, what is resolution?, suicide, what it is like being a minority in a high school, cause and effect, dishonest society, the language of your subgroup, survival strategies, culture, alcoholism, marketing, low self-esteem, joking with telemarketers, afraid of acknowledging death, existentialism, being honest in the business world, retirement, creating artwork such as rattles, marketing comfort and indulging (what is the trade-off), red-lining, institutional and systemic racism, the war on drugs, people pleasing as a coping skills, projection, integrating mental health into the education system, capitalizing on the healthcare problem, the business of therapy, collectivism v. individualism, learning about intergenerational trauma, hippie movement, rigidity and chaos, psychiatric hospitalization, treatment, positive structure, financial barriers to health care, porcupine family, trying to change people, the death of David’s daughter, listening—not hearing, feeling emotions as a powerful act, recovery from substance overuse, machismo, toxic masculinity, addiction: Giving one’s self up to a powerful habit, male psychology, etc.
David Fraijo is a native Arizonan. He is a healer, an author, a public speaker, and has run a healing circle for years. For years David worked in the swimming pool deck industry before a number of personal factors brought him to do his own healing work and get into recovery from codependency, childhood trauma, and substance overuse. David believes that by working on himself he can affect others. David states “My only client is myself…if I work on myself, I can help others…but I am not going to try to fix anybody.”
Learn about David’s book: Emotional Detox: Redefining Self- Moving through trauma to a new identity Learn about David’s current work by emailing him: rattlespirit@yahoo.com Watch David’s DEBX talk: https://debxtalks.com/video.php?id=86&debid=7
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Fruit Tree” from Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Joelle Prevost LCSW about her book "The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood." In the interview, Joelle discusses the reasons she wrote this book and how it can help people. Joelle gives the listeners many tidbits during the interview that they can try in conversations themselves. As a former science teacher, Joelle worked on making her writing practical and accessible for all.
Connect with Joelle Prevost LCSW on Instagram and https://www.theconversationguide.com/.
The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood, is available on Amazon, IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and wherever fine books are sold.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Best Friend” by Boyfriend Genes (Spotify)
“Everybody’s Talking” [Harry Nilsson cover] by Boyfriend Genes (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Joelle Prevost LCSW about her book "The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood." In the interview, Joelle discusses the reasons she wrote this book and how it can help people. Joelle gives the listeners many tidbits during the interview that they can try in conversations themselves. As a former science teacher, Joelle worked on making her writing practical and accessible for all.
Connect with Joelle Prevost LCSW on Instagram and https://www.theconversationguide.com/.
The Conversation Guide: How to Skillfully Communicate, Set Boundaries, and Be Understood, is available on Amazon, IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and wherever fine books are sold.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Best Friend” by Boyfriend Genes (Spotify)
“Everybody’s Talking” [Harry Nilsson cover] by Boyfriend Genes (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Amy Minh Hạnh Corey about her own recovery from self-harm and trauma. Amy also talks about how she works to help others who are struggling with mental health concerns and trauma by telling her authentic story. There is a lot to be learned from Amy during this interview.
At only twenty-four years old, TEDx Speaker, Touring Motivational Speaker, Mindset/Life Coach, Singer, Songwriter, Goodwill Ambassador, and Entrepreneur; Amy Minh Hanh Corey is building her creative empire through her understanding and honesty in mental health and life by sharing her mindset now as a Mindset/Life Coach and in her music, songwriting, writing, public speaking, and ambassadorships. She has overcome so many difficult experiences and now inspires others through her authentic stories about her own recovery can inspire others.
Amy Minh Hahn Corey's TEDx talk is here.
Amy Minh Hann Corey's coaching site is here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Look What You Did to Me” by Amy Mihn Hahn Corey (Spotify)
“Ghost Town” by Amy Mihn Hahn Corey (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Amy Minh Hạnh Corey about her own recovery from self-harm and trauma. Amy also talks about how she works to help others who are struggling with mental health concerns and trauma by telling her authentic story. There is a lot to be learned from Amy during this interview.
At only twenty-four years old, TEDx Speaker, Touring Motivational Speaker, Mindset/Life Coach, Singer, Songwriter, Goodwill Ambassador, and Entrepreneur; Amy Minh Hanh Corey is building her creative empire through her understanding and honesty in mental health and life by sharing her mindset now as a Mindset/Life Coach and in her music, songwriting, writing, public speaking, and ambassadorships. She has overcome so many difficult experiences and now inspires others through her authentic stories about her own recovery can inspire others.
Amy Minh Hahn Corey's TEDx talk is here.
Amy Minh Hann Corey's coaching site is here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Look What You Did to Me” by Amy Mihn Hahn Corey (Spotify)
“Ghost Town” by Amy Mihn Hahn Corey (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC has a long-from discussion with Tom Beakbane (Author of How to Understand Everything: Consilience: A New Way to See the World), about many different topics related to the human nervous system and how we experience and perceive the world.
Also Discussed: "Bottom Up" way of understanding consciousness, nature of consciousness, polyvagal theory, cellular evolution, tribalism, anxiety, trauma, neurons, "top down perspective", traditional ways of explaining the brain, mammal and reptile behaviors, tardigrades, language, parenting, mythology, different ways of learning, the common factors in counseling research, our own bias, Jan 6th, political polarization, projection, fear, the causes of depression and anxiety as a hyper-focus, group think, conspiracy theories, a simple answer as a place to place one's anxiety, becoming a mature adult, dealing with ambiguity as a human, does the environment cause people's nervous system's to be "in the red zone", black and white thinking, the complexity of issues, entropy, the loss of cultural gathering places, the need for humans to have physical touch and close community, meetings and having close conversations, how do we really listen, how consuming the news can activate the sympathetic nervous system, and more.
Tom Beakbane is president of a brand marketing company in Toronto, Canada. With an honors degree in biochemistry and neurophysiology from Durham University in England, he was puzzled by the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating business communications. He closed the gap by tapping into developments at the frontiers of science, explained in the just-published book How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A New Way to See the World.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"木漏れ陽" from 日々 by Sphontik (Spotify)
"散歩" from 日々 by Sphontik (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC has a long-from discussion with Tom Beakbane (Author of How to Understand Everything: Consilience: A New Way to See the World), about many different topics related to the human nervous system and how we experience and perceive the world.
Also Discussed: "Bottom Up" way of understanding consciousness, nature of consciousness, polyvagal theory, cellular evolution, tribalism, anxiety, trauma, neurons, "top down perspective", traditional ways of explaining the brain, mammal and reptile behaviors, tardigrades, language, parenting, mythology, different ways of learning, the common factors in counseling research, our own bias, Jan 6th, political polarization, projection, fear, the causes of depression and anxiety as a hyper-focus, group think, conspiracy theories, a simple answer as a place to place one's anxiety, becoming a mature adult, dealing with ambiguity as a human, does the environment cause people's nervous system's to be "in the red zone", black and white thinking, the complexity of issues, entropy, the loss of cultural gathering places, the need for humans to have physical touch and close community, meetings and having close conversations, how do we really listen, how consuming the news can activate the sympathetic nervous system, and more.
Tom Beakbane is president of a brand marketing company in Toronto, Canada. With an honors degree in biochemistry and neurophysiology from Durham University in England, he was puzzled by the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating business communications. He closed the gap by tapping into developments at the frontiers of science, explained in the just-published book How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A New Way to See the World.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"木漏れ陽" from 日々 by Sphontik (Spotify)
"散歩" from 日々 by Sphontik (Spotify)
Dr. James Liter, Ph. D. visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast and talks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about depth work in Ecotherapy and Ecopsychology. This is the second episode of the Intentional Clinician where James visits. James introduces his version of facilitated ecotherapy: "Hilltending."
Also Discussed: What is Hilltending? Rooted in depth work, it can be understood as nature based archetypal facilitation. Archetypes, Depth Work, Inner Work, Terracentric and geo cosmological approaches to our relationship to habitat, ecological unconscious and relationship between the two approaches, Working with the opposites, dream work, alchemical eco narrative, mindful practices, somatic exercises (even if just walking), depending on person-rituals, higher awareness of our actual relationship, more informed decisions, psychological development more aligned with our true nature as members of the earth community, dealing with eco grief and sentimentality, , development of relationship to ecological Self that brings an eco psychological wholeness, integration of opposites (logos, eros), physical well being, etc.
How can someone access facilitated ecotherapy? Contact Dr. James Liter, Ph. D.
Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. has been facilitating nature-based archetypal experiences and integration around the world for many years. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Grand Valley State and a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he also completed his certification in Ecopsychology. His doctoral research provides a foundation for an archetypally patterned ecotherapy integrating different approaches into a regenerative relationship to the entire Earth community. He has been a guest lecturer at Grand Valley State University on topics such as shamanic traditions, Jungian art and aesthetics, world mythology, and the hero’s journey. He is the author of the upcoming Hilltending Notebooks, a series of ebooks on nurturing health and wellness in our relationship to the Earth. His previous publications include several journal essays, the collection of poetry A Language We Once Knew, and the photography for Jason Kirkey’s Estuaries.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Voyage of Bran" from Eye of the Hunger by Brendan Perry (Spotify)
Dr. James Liter, Ph. D. visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast and talks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about depth work in Ecotherapy and Ecopsychology. This is the second episode of the Intentional Clinician where James visits. James introduces his version of facilitated ecotherapy: "Hilltending."
Also Discussed: What is Hilltending? Rooted in depth work, it can be understood as nature based archetypal facilitation. Archetypes, Depth Work, Inner Work, Terracentric and geo cosmological approaches to our relationship to habitat, ecological unconscious and relationship between the two approaches, Working with the opposites, dream work, alchemical eco narrative, mindful practices, somatic exercises (even if just walking), depending on person-rituals, higher awareness of our actual relationship, more informed decisions, psychological development more aligned with our true nature as members of the earth community, dealing with eco grief and sentimentality, , development of relationship to ecological Self that brings an eco psychological wholeness, integration of opposites (logos, eros), physical well being, etc.
How can someone access facilitated ecotherapy? Contact Dr. James Liter, Ph. D.
Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. has been facilitating nature-based archetypal experiences and integration around the world for many years. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Grand Valley State and a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he also completed his certification in Ecopsychology. His doctoral research provides a foundation for an archetypally patterned ecotherapy integrating different approaches into a regenerative relationship to the entire Earth community. He has been a guest lecturer at Grand Valley State University on topics such as shamanic traditions, Jungian art and aesthetics, world mythology, and the hero’s journey. He is the author of the upcoming Hilltending Notebooks, a series of ebooks on nurturing health and wellness in our relationship to the Earth. His previous publications include several journal essays, the collection of poetry A Language We Once Knew, and the photography for Jason Kirkey’s Estuaries.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Voyage of Bran" from Eye of the Hunger by Brendan Perry (Spotify)
Author and Surgeon Dr. Michael J. Collins stops by The Intentional Clinician Podcast to speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his latest book All Bleeding Stops.The book takes readers to Vietnam at the height of the war, following young doctor Matthew Barrett and his struggle to acclimate to a harsh and violent medical environment.
Issues discussed in this episode:
Raising awareness of the difficulties doctors face in trying to give of themselves without giving so much it destroys them
Why physician suicide rate is the highest of any profession (more than double the general population) and how to help
Coping with a sensitive personality and how to grow from trauma
The very qualities – compassion, sensitivity, dedication – that often lead young people to a career in medicine, often make it difficult for them to reconcile their ideals with the cold, hard reality of morbidity and mortality: conditions no amount of caring can ever change
“A generation of young men went to Vietnam naive and idealistic,” says Collins. “They returned home broken and disillusioned—if they returned at all. We doctors are often victims of a similar fate. Like soldiers, the things we see and do are often too much to bear. And, like soldiers, not all of us make it back.”
To help combat those devastating mental effects, a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of All Bleeding Stops will go to qualified entities supporting mental health in the military and medical fields, such as PB Abbate and the PTSD Foundation.
Learn more about All Bleeding Stops by visiting www.michaeljcollinsmd.com
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Rope & Summit" from Fields by Junip (Spotify)
Author and Surgeon Dr. Michael J. Collins stops by The Intentional Clinician Podcast to speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his latest book All Bleeding Stops.The book takes readers to Vietnam at the height of the war, following young doctor Matthew Barrett and his struggle to acclimate to a harsh and violent medical environment.
Issues discussed in this episode:
Raising awareness of the difficulties doctors face in trying to give of themselves without giving so much it destroys them
Why physician suicide rate is the highest of any profession (more than double the general population) and how to help
Coping with a sensitive personality and how to grow from trauma
The very qualities – compassion, sensitivity, dedication – that often lead young people to a career in medicine, often make it difficult for them to reconcile their ideals with the cold, hard reality of morbidity and mortality: conditions no amount of caring can ever change
“A generation of young men went to Vietnam naive and idealistic,” says Collins. “They returned home broken and disillusioned—if they returned at all. We doctors are often victims of a similar fate. Like soldiers, the things we see and do are often too much to bear. And, like soldiers, not all of us make it back.”
To help combat those devastating mental effects, a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of All Bleeding Stops will go to qualified entities supporting mental health in the military and medical fields, such as PB Abbate and the PTSD Foundation.
Learn more about All Bleeding Stops by visiting www.michaeljcollinsmd.com
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Rope & Summit" from Fields by Junip (Spotify)
If you want to learn more about what Trauma is, how trauma can impact one's relationships, what collective trauma is and what it can do to a person, and how to recover from trauma, then this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast featuring special guest Dr. Karol Darsa Psy.D. is for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Darsa pack a great deal of valuable information into this episode, as they have both specialized in the treatment of trauma in their careers.
Dr. Karol Darsa, Psy.D., is an accomplished trauma psychologist, author of The Trauma Map, founder of Reconnect Center in Pacific Palisades, CA, and creator of the Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model. For more than 20 years, Dr. Darsa has help clients reconnect to their whole selves by treating their physical, mental, and spiritual ailments caused by trauma. Learn how Dr. Darsa’s experience throughout life inspired her to treat universal pain.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Osouji" from Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris (Spotify)
If you want to learn more about what Trauma is, how trauma can impact one's relationships, what collective trauma is and what it can do to a person, and how to recover from trauma, then this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast featuring special guest Dr. Karol Darsa Psy.D. is for you. Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Darsa pack a great deal of valuable information into this episode, as they have both specialized in the treatment of trauma in their careers.
Dr. Karol Darsa, Psy.D., is an accomplished trauma psychologist, author of The Trauma Map, founder of Reconnect Center in Pacific Palisades, CA, and creator of the Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model. For more than 20 years, Dr. Darsa has help clients reconnect to their whole selves by treating their physical, mental, and spiritual ailments caused by trauma. Learn how Dr. Darsa’s experience throughout life inspired her to treat universal pain.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Osouji" from Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris (Spotify)
Dr. James Liter, Ph. D. visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast and talks with Paul Krauss MA LPC many aspects of Ecotherapy and Ecopsychology. If you have any interest in how the natural world and ecopsychological concepts intersect, then this episode is a good starting point.
Also Discussed: oikos, psyche, logos, relationship to habitat, the unconscious, climate change, eco-grief, How ecotherapy is like and not like traditional counseling or therapy, why people may want to try out ecotherapy, why we need natural experiences to develop into full human beings, the reasons people try out ecopsychology, Carl Jung, transference, counter-transference, humans as part of nature and more.
The multifaceted angles of ecotherapy: I want to get more connected to myself and the natural world, I wanted an alternative to counseling, How ecotherapy could be beneficial in addition to traditional psychotherapy.
How can someone access facilitated ecotherapy? Contact Dr. James Liter, Ph. D.
Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. has been facilitating nature-based archetypal experiences and integration around the world for many years. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Grand Valley State and a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he also completed his certification in Ecopsychology. His doctoral research provides a foundation for an archetypally patterned ecotherapy integrating different approaches into a regenerative relationship to the entire Earth community. He has been a guest lecturer at Grand Valley State University on topics such as shamanic traditions, Jungian art and aesthetics, world mythology, and the hero’s journey. He is the author of the upcoming Hilltending Notebooks, a series of ebooks on nurturing health and wellness in our relationship to the Earth. His previous publications include several journal essays, the collection of poetry A Language We Once Knew, and the photography for Jason Kirkey’s Estuaries.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Heart's Core" from Rasa Dance by Steve Roach (Spotify)
Dr. James Liter, Ph. D. visits the Intentional Clinician Podcast and talks with Paul Krauss MA LPC many aspects of Ecotherapy and Ecopsychology. If you have any interest in how the natural world and ecopsychological concepts intersect, then this episode is a good starting point.
Also Discussed: oikos, psyche, logos, relationship to habitat, the unconscious, climate change, eco-grief, How ecotherapy is like and not like traditional counseling or therapy, why people may want to try out ecotherapy, why we need natural experiences to develop into full human beings, the reasons people try out ecopsychology, Carl Jung, transference, counter-transference, humans as part of nature and more.
The multifaceted angles of ecotherapy: I want to get more connected to myself and the natural world, I wanted an alternative to counseling, How ecotherapy could be beneficial in addition to traditional psychotherapy.
How can someone access facilitated ecotherapy? Contact Dr. James Liter, Ph. D.
Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. has been facilitating nature-based archetypal experiences and integration around the world for many years. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Grand Valley State and a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he also completed his certification in Ecopsychology. His doctoral research provides a foundation for an archetypally patterned ecotherapy integrating different approaches into a regenerative relationship to the entire Earth community. He has been a guest lecturer at Grand Valley State University on topics such as shamanic traditions, Jungian art and aesthetics, world mythology, and the hero’s journey. He is the author of the upcoming Hilltending Notebooks, a series of ebooks on nurturing health and wellness in our relationship to the Earth. His previous publications include several journal essays, the collection of poetry A Language We Once Knew, and the photography for Jason Kirkey’s Estuaries.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Heart's Core" from Rasa Dance by Steve Roach (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC explores multiple approaches to health, including Integrative Cardiology with Dr. Dave Johnson, MD FACC.
Dave Johnson, MD is a board-certified cardiologist with over two decades of clinical experience in cardiovascular medicine and one of only a few cardiologists formally trained in integrative medicine. As a result, Dr. Johnson not only recognizes the value of medical innovation, he will also help you discover health and well-being while minimizing the need for downstream medical interventions.
Every day, Dr. Johnson finds it so gratifying to share knowledge and habits with people so that they can transform their health. In his office, he helps people understand that they are not broken, deficient or toxic, rather a variety of imbalances develop that either benefit or diminish our resilience, or health. Learning to overcome unhealthy social norms and habits can lead to restorative health. Join Dr. Johnson today to learn to live a life of ease rather than dis-ease. Modern cardiologists remain heavily focused on medical innovation and pharmaceutical therapy to manage cardiovascular (CVD). This is important but avoidable in most patients. Did you know that upwards to 90% of CVD is preventable and, in many cases, reversible? Integrative and preventive cardiology takes a more holistic approach to health and healing rather than simply attacking disease as it unfolds.
Why choose Integrative Wellness Grand Rapids? Dr. Johnson believes in value-based healthcare that focuses on disease prevention and reversal rather than chronic disease management – the paradigm most prevalent in modern healthcare in America.
He also believes in an integrative medical model that embraces a collective of experienced and diverse healthcare providers with a more holistic approach to health and well-being. If you are seeking advice from a dedicated expert who has devoted his professional and personal life to understanding the roots of wellness, then Dr. Johnson and his team will help you discover the solutions that build resiliency while preventing and reversing cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Johnson is an advocate for Integrative Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine across the country. He was a contributor and endorser of the recent white paper on Naturopathic Medicine, published by the Institute for for Natural Medicine.
Dr. Johnson also offers telehealth only booking times. If you cannot find a time that works for you below, please call 616-899-9447 and ask about additional telehealth options.
Learn more about Dr. Johnson here. Learn about Dr. Johnson's new clinic "Integrative Wellness Grand Rapids" here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"I Don't See The Moon" from Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris (Spotify)
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC explores multiple approaches to health, including Integrative Cardiology with Dr. Dave Johnson, MD FACC.
Dave Johnson, MD is a board-certified cardiologist with over two decades of clinical experience in cardiovascular medicine and one of only a few cardiologists formally trained in integrative medicine. As a result, Dr. Johnson not only recognizes the value of medical innovation, he will also help you discover health and well-being while minimizing the need for downstream medical interventions.
Every day, Dr. Johnson finds it so gratifying to share knowledge and habits with people so that they can transform their health. In his office, he helps people understand that they are not broken, deficient or toxic, rather a variety of imbalances develop that either benefit or diminish our resilience, or health. Learning to overcome unhealthy social norms and habits can lead to restorative health. Join Dr. Johnson today to learn to live a life of ease rather than dis-ease. Modern cardiologists remain heavily focused on medical innovation and pharmaceutical therapy to manage cardiovascular (CVD). This is important but avoidable in most patients. Did you know that upwards to 90% of CVD is preventable and, in many cases, reversible? Integrative and preventive cardiology takes a more holistic approach to health and healing rather than simply attacking disease as it unfolds.
Why choose Integrative Wellness Grand Rapids? Dr. Johnson believes in value-based healthcare that focuses on disease prevention and reversal rather than chronic disease management – the paradigm most prevalent in modern healthcare in America.
He also believes in an integrative medical model that embraces a collective of experienced and diverse healthcare providers with a more holistic approach to health and well-being. If you are seeking advice from a dedicated expert who has devoted his professional and personal life to understanding the roots of wellness, then Dr. Johnson and his team will help you discover the solutions that build resiliency while preventing and reversing cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Johnson is an advocate for Integrative Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine across the country. He was a contributor and endorser of the recent white paper on Naturopathic Medicine, published by the Institute for for Natural Medicine.
Dr. Johnson also offers telehealth only booking times. If you cannot find a time that works for you below, please call 616-899-9447 and ask about additional telehealth options.
Learn more about Dr. Johnson here. Learn about Dr. Johnson's new clinic "Integrative Wellness Grand Rapids" here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"I Don't See The Moon" from Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris (Spotify)
This is a discussion not to be missed. Ashley Yost and Mali Jane (the founders of AM Yoga in Grand Rapids, MI) along with Yoga instructor and Professional Counselor Margie Muñoz LLPC speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about all things yoga. Along with the discussion about the intersection of the physical and mental health benefits yoga offers, the panel agrees that "Yoga just feels good." Such a statement sounds so simple, but what if your life actually "felt good"? In the hustle and bustle and confusion of the current times where many people spend 10+ hours a day hunched over a desk or sitting while entertaining themselves on various "screens" many complain of chronic stress, body pain, and lack of meaning. What if the ancient art of yoga could provide relief, purpose, community, and physical and mental strength? For many, it does just that. According to the three yoga instructors interviewed on the podcast: The proof is in the practice. Going further, therapist Margie Muñoz adds her expertise about mental health, and how yoga can help with multiple areas of prevention as well as serving to enhance the counseling/therapy process.
Ashley and Mail have been creating a health community using the art and science of yoga and meditation. They aim to provide people with an opportunity to practice yoga daily via the 365 Program at AM YOGA. Their mission: Bringing yoga to all people. AM YOGA is igniting people with the power of I AM. AM Yoga uses these three elements (sadhana, satusung, and seva) to experience a state of I AM. It is what we teach, practice daily, and are committed to sharing with the world. Learn more about AM YOGA here.
AM YOGA is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
AM YOGA INSTAGRAM. AM YOGA PODCAST
Margie Muñoz MA LLPC is a Professional Counselor and Yoga Instructor practicing in Grand Rapids, MI. She specializes in counseling for children and adolescents navigating the impacts of trauma including anger, depression, anxiety, and exaggerated reactivity, which can impact experiences at school, at home, and with peers. Margie also has experience working with young adults navigating anxiety and depression as they establish their independence and face complex pressures as they transition into adulthood. Margie is a bicultural, bilingual counselor who is able to provide counseling services in Spanish. Margie also leads trauma-informed yoga groups for pre-teens and adolescents navigating social pressure, anxiety, and depression. Learn more about Margie Here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Baba Hanuman" from Breath Of The Heart by Krishna Das (Spotify)
This is a discussion not to be missed. Ashley Yost and Mali Jane (the founders of AM Yoga in Grand Rapids, MI) along with Yoga instructor and Professional Counselor Margie Muñoz LLPC speak with Paul Krauss MA LPC about all things yoga. Along with the discussion about the intersection of the physical and mental health benefits yoga offers, the panel agrees that "Yoga just feels good." Such a statement sounds so simple, but what if your life actually "felt good"? In the hustle and bustle and confusion of the current times where many people spend 10+ hours a day hunched over a desk or sitting while entertaining themselves on various "screens" many complain of chronic stress, body pain, and lack of meaning. What if the ancient art of yoga could provide relief, purpose, community, and physical and mental strength? For many, it does just that. According to the three yoga instructors interviewed on the podcast: The proof is in the practice. Going further, therapist Margie Muñoz adds her expertise about mental health, and how yoga can help with multiple areas of prevention as well as serving to enhance the counseling/therapy process.
Ashley and Mail have been creating a health community using the art and science of yoga and meditation. They aim to provide people with an opportunity to practice yoga daily via the 365 Program at AM YOGA. Their mission: Bringing yoga to all people. AM YOGA is igniting people with the power of I AM. AM Yoga uses these three elements (sadhana, satusung, and seva) to experience a state of I AM. It is what we teach, practice daily, and are committed to sharing with the world. Learn more about AM YOGA here.
AM YOGA is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
AM YOGA INSTAGRAM. AM YOGA PODCAST
Margie Muñoz MA LLPC is a Professional Counselor and Yoga Instructor practicing in Grand Rapids, MI. She specializes in counseling for children and adolescents navigating the impacts of trauma including anger, depression, anxiety, and exaggerated reactivity, which can impact experiences at school, at home, and with peers. Margie also has experience working with young adults navigating anxiety and depression as they establish their independence and face complex pressures as they transition into adulthood. Margie is a bicultural, bilingual counselor who is able to provide counseling services in Spanish. Margie also leads trauma-informed yoga groups for pre-teens and adolescents navigating social pressure, anxiety, and depression. Learn more about Margie Here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Baba Hanuman" from Breath Of The Heart by Krishna Das (Spotify)
This is an interview not to be missed. Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD stops by The Intentional Clinician podcast to discuss her new book "From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness" (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the evolving state of mental health treatment in the United States. Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD offers advice on practices for people to move from "surviving to thriving." Dr. Margaret also shares about Johns Hopkins' psychiatry model (The Perspectives of Psychiatry Approach) and how the comprehensive nature of this approach helps the doctors understand patients better. Dr. Chisholm discusses resources for the latest research on mental health treatment, her experience treating patients and teaching, and hopeful stories of recovery from real patients.
As a practitioner, it is important to consider the following elements in diagnosing a mental illness and how these factors overlap and interact: 1. Are these symptoms the result of an obvious disease? 2. Are these symptoms emerging from a personality? 3. Are these symptoms influenced mainly by behaviors?, 4. Are these symptoms as a result of something they have encountered?
Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD, FAMEE, FACP, FAAP is Vice Chair for Education, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and professor of Medicine, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Opus 28" from Vorleben by Dustin O'Halloran (Spotify)
This is an interview not to be missed. Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD stops by The Intentional Clinician podcast to discuss her new book "From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness" (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the evolving state of mental health treatment in the United States. Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD offers advice on practices for people to move from "surviving to thriving." Dr. Margaret also shares about Johns Hopkins' psychiatry model (The Perspectives of Psychiatry Approach) and how the comprehensive nature of this approach helps the doctors understand patients better. Dr. Chisholm discusses resources for the latest research on mental health treatment, her experience treating patients and teaching, and hopeful stories of recovery from real patients.
As a practitioner, it is important to consider the following elements in diagnosing a mental illness and how these factors overlap and interact: 1. Are these symptoms the result of an obvious disease? 2. Are these symptoms emerging from a personality? 3. Are these symptoms influenced mainly by behaviors?, 4. Are these symptoms as a result of something they have encountered?
Dr. Margaret Chisolm, MD, FAMEE, FACP, FAAP is Vice Chair for Education, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and professor of Medicine, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Opus 28" from Vorleben by Dustin O'Halloran (Spotify)
If you are someone who suffers from anxiety and you believe you have tried everything--than this is the episode for you! Andrew Henry MA LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Andrew's new book "Anxiety: When Enough is Enough" at length. In this book, Andrew discusses over 20 ways that you can work on reducing anxiety--whether you work with a therapist or try different skills on your own. If you are interested in learning about various approaches to reducing anxiety, then check out this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul and Andrew discuss at least 12 approaches in this episode alone!
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's Third Book: Anxiety: When Enough is Enough Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Second book: Hypnosis with a Soul Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Book: The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! Here (Apple Books)
--> Check out Andrew's second interview on The Intentional Clinician here.
--> Check out Andrew's first interview on The Intentional Clinician here.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Wrong about the Rain" from Soft Landing by Sandro Perri (Spotify)
If you are someone who suffers from anxiety and you believe you have tried everything--than this is the episode for you! Andrew Henry MA LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss Andrew's new book "Anxiety: When Enough is Enough" at length. In this book, Andrew discusses over 20 ways that you can work on reducing anxiety--whether you work with a therapist or try different skills on your own. If you are interested in learning about various approaches to reducing anxiety, then check out this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast. Paul and Andrew discuss at least 12 approaches in this episode alone!
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's Third Book: Anxiety: When Enough is Enough Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Second book: Hypnosis with a Soul Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Book: The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! Here (Apple Books)
--> Check out Andrew's second interview on The Intentional Clinician here.
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Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Wrong about the Rain" from Soft Landing by Sandro Perri (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the subject of counseling and finding a therapist in Grand Rapids, Kent County, and West Michigan after 4 years of serving the community as a therapist and Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids. Health for Life has also launched The Trauma Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids, specializing in therapists that have additional training in helping those that have faced devastating life events. The Therapists at the Trauma Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids have additional training in empirically-proven trauma-specific therapy techniques such as EMDR therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more.
In addition, Paul talks about what he has learned about the mental health industry, and announces the addition of a second location for Health for Life on the border of Grand Rapids and Ada, MI.
Paul Krauss is passionate about directing a counseling clinic that does delivers the highest quality mental health counseling, with therapists that are non-judgemental, passionate, educated and professional. If you have a question, give the office a call at 616-200-4433. All of our therapists will provide a 15 minute complimentary consultation.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Counseling:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Any Day" from Any Day by The Sea and Cake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the subject of counseling and finding a therapist in Grand Rapids, Kent County, and West Michigan after 4 years of serving the community as a therapist and Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids. Health for Life has also launched The Trauma Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids, specializing in therapists that have additional training in helping those that have faced devastating life events. The Therapists at the Trauma Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids have additional training in empirically-proven trauma-specific therapy techniques such as EMDR therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more.
In addition, Paul talks about what he has learned about the mental health industry, and announces the addition of a second location for Health for Life on the border of Grand Rapids and Ada, MI.
Paul Krauss is passionate about directing a counseling clinic that does delivers the highest quality mental health counseling, with therapists that are non-judgemental, passionate, educated and professional. If you have a question, give the office a call at 616-200-4433. All of our therapists will provide a 15 minute complimentary consultation.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Any Day" from Any Day by The Sea and Cake (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Peter Whitehouse, MD-PhD and Daniel George, PhD MSc about their new book "American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society." This is a conversation you are not going to want to miss. Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George are two experts coming together to make a well-researched and passionate argument about rethinking brain health and the current healthcare system through an "eco-psychosocial lens." From examining Alzheimer’s as NOT a single disease (such as Polio) but a complex, heterogenous condition based on multiple studies, to examining the pharmaceutical industry's role in shaping the narrative about the syndrome--Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George flex their substantial knowledge base in critically examining the American view on Dementia from multiple medical, scientific, and social lenses. Further, Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George discuss how the misunderstanding of Alzheimer's has mostly locked in efforts to treat it to a single pill, instead of reflecting on the research into the strides made in the healthcare industry with Person Centered Care, Life-Long education, Age-Friendly Communities, and basic preventative measures that communities may implement as ways to prevent and help those suffering from Alzheimer's. The conversation runs from the micro (the disease and what the research has demonstrated) to the macro (the broader implications of our current society and how it functions).
Previously, the two contributed to the book: The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis.
Buy their new book here. (American Dementia) More information: www.americandementia.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themythofalzheimers Twitter: @drgdanielgeorge / @WhitehousePJDoc Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/american-dementiaAre you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"I Remember in the Time of Dangerous Groups" by ttypes (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Peter Whitehouse, MD-PhD and Daniel George, PhD MSc about their new book "American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society." This is a conversation you are not going to want to miss. Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George are two experts coming together to make a well-researched and passionate argument about rethinking brain health and the current healthcare system through an "eco-psychosocial lens." From examining Alzheimer’s as NOT a single disease (such as Polio) but a complex, heterogenous condition based on multiple studies, to examining the pharmaceutical industry's role in shaping the narrative about the syndrome--Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George flex their substantial knowledge base in critically examining the American view on Dementia from multiple medical, scientific, and social lenses. Further, Dr. Whitehouse and Dr. George discuss how the misunderstanding of Alzheimer's has mostly locked in efforts to treat it to a single pill, instead of reflecting on the research into the strides made in the healthcare industry with Person Centered Care, Life-Long education, Age-Friendly Communities, and basic preventative measures that communities may implement as ways to prevent and help those suffering from Alzheimer's. The conversation runs from the micro (the disease and what the research has demonstrated) to the macro (the broader implications of our current society and how it functions).
Previously, the two contributed to the book: The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis.
Buy their new book here. (American Dementia) More information: www.americandementia.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themythofalzheimers Twitter: @drgdanielgeorge / @WhitehousePJDoc Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/american-dementiaAre you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling in Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"I Remember in the Time of Dangerous Groups" by ttypes (Spotify)
This is an episode that is not to be missed. Tom Beakbane and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss his new book How to Understand Everything: Consilience: A New Way to See the World. Tom and Paul discuss many topics including the hard science of how the body and mind interact, tribalism, culture, human behavior, communication and much more. Tom's journey to resurrect the concept of consilience began when he tried to understand why textbook explanations of human behavior did not account for the techniques routinely used by marketing communications and political operatives. Also he observed that textbook psychology did not explain the interpersonal dynamics he observed while providing services to his company’s clients. He realized that by weaving together developments on the front lines of biology, physics and computing and re-conceptualizing human behavior as an emergent system it was possible to explain the nature of understanding in ways that are all-embracing.
Tom Beakbane is president of a brand marketing company in Toronto, Canada. With an honors degree in biochemistry and neurophysiology from Durham University in England, he was puzzled by the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating business communications. He closed the gap by tapping into developments at the frontiers of science, explained in the just-published book How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A New Way to See the World.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Jazzy June Afternoon" from A Year by PAWL (Spotify)
This is an episode that is not to be missed. Tom Beakbane and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss his new book How to Understand Everything: Consilience: A New Way to See the World. Tom and Paul discuss many topics including the hard science of how the body and mind interact, tribalism, culture, human behavior, communication and much more. Tom's journey to resurrect the concept of consilience began when he tried to understand why textbook explanations of human behavior did not account for the techniques routinely used by marketing communications and political operatives. Also he observed that textbook psychology did not explain the interpersonal dynamics he observed while providing services to his company’s clients. He realized that by weaving together developments on the front lines of biology, physics and computing and re-conceptualizing human behavior as an emergent system it was possible to explain the nature of understanding in ways that are all-embracing.
Tom Beakbane is president of a brand marketing company in Toronto, Canada. With an honors degree in biochemistry and neurophysiology from Durham University in England, he was puzzled by the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating business communications. He closed the gap by tapping into developments at the frontiers of science, explained in the just-published book How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A New Way to See the World.
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Jazzy June Afternoon" from A Year by PAWL (Spotify)
A curious thing about many regular counseling and social work programs--there isn't much time spent about how to treat substance use disorder. Even though in the USA, 2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug use related deaths! Now there are entire programs in graduate schools where substance use disorder and treatments are the focus, but for your average therapist practicing psychotherapy--they may not have the knowledge about how the drugs interact w/ mental health, empirically-proven treatments, and the drugs themselves to feel confident in helping someone struggling with any type of substance use disorder.
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC and Betsy Byler, MA LPC discuss her work in helping to educate therapists about the treatments available, the substances themselves, and best practices so that they can better serve the communities they practice in.
Betsy Byler, MA, LPC-SAS, ICS, LPCC is a mental health therapist, substance abuse counselor and clinical supervisor. After serving as the director of an agency she moved into private practice in 2019 and continued seeing clients for treatment of trauma and substance abuse. In the fall of 2020 she launched a podcast called All Things Substance aimed at helping therapists gain the information they need to add substance use to their scope of practice.
https://www.betsybyler.com https://www.facebook.com/Betsybylercom-105965757940589
https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-byler-66128b203/ https://twitter.com/BetsyByler
Betsy Byler, MA, LPC-SAS, ICS, LPCC Mental Health Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical Supervisor Host of the All Things Substance Podcast
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
A curious thing about many regular counseling and social work programs--there isn't much time spent about how to treat substance use disorder. Even though in the USA, 2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug use related deaths! Now there are entire programs in graduate schools where substance use disorder and treatments are the focus, but for your average therapist practicing psychotherapy--they may not have the knowledge about how the drugs interact w/ mental health, empirically-proven treatments, and the drugs themselves to feel confident in helping someone struggling with any type of substance use disorder.
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC and Betsy Byler, MA LPC discuss her work in helping to educate therapists about the treatments available, the substances themselves, and best practices so that they can better serve the communities they practice in.
Betsy Byler, MA, LPC-SAS, ICS, LPCC is a mental health therapist, substance abuse counselor and clinical supervisor. After serving as the director of an agency she moved into private practice in 2019 and continued seeing clients for treatment of trauma and substance abuse. In the fall of 2020 she launched a podcast called All Things Substance aimed at helping therapists gain the information they need to add substance use to their scope of practice.
https://www.betsybyler.com https://www.facebook.com/Betsybylercom-105965757940589
https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-byler-66128b203/ https://twitter.com/BetsyByler
Betsy Byler, MA, LPC-SAS, ICS, LPCC Mental Health Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical Supervisor Host of the All Things Substance Podcast
Are you a parent of an adult that is having major difficulties? Is there conflict in your family about how much help to give your adult child?
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
It's a curious and intriguing invitation to seek knowledge that Dr. Mona Balogh, MD makes in her latest book: How to Stay Out of My Emergency Room. Don't judge a book by it's cover or it may seem that her writing may be a collection of preventative medical advice. However, Dr. Balogh takes the reader on a journey inward to understand themselves, their mind, and their behavior. Even further, Dr. Balogh emphasizes many exercise of Eastern Origin that one can do to work on their attitude, insight, and behaviors in their lives. Dr. Mona Balogh, MD goes beyond prevention and tips and goes right for the core of a patient's motivations, their attitudes, and their beliefs. If patients can get some understanding of how their behaviors are affecting their physical condition, then surely than can go further and work on balancing their mind as well. The subtitle of How to Stay Out of My Emergency Room is a bit more telling: Master Your Health and Find Joy in Life by Balancing the Power of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Higher Self.
In her interview with Paul Krauss MA LPC of The Intentional Clinician podcast, Dr. Mona Balogh outlines her philosophy, tells stories of her experience as an Emergency Room Doctor, and even leads the listeners through a useful exercise to access your higher self. In this interview, you will also learn about how Eastern Philosophy and Western Medicine can be merged in a way that may benefit anyone. This and much more will be discussed in this episode!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Chamber of Reflection" from Salad Days by Mac Demarco (Spotify)
"Fever" from Love or Peace by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
"Rocky Trail" from Love or Peace by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
It's a curious and intriguing invitation to seek knowledge that Dr. Mona Balogh, MD makes in her latest book: How to Stay Out of My Emergency Room. Don't judge a book by it's cover or it may seem that her writing may be a collection of preventative medical advice. However, Dr. Balogh takes the reader on a journey inward to understand themselves, their mind, and their behavior. Even further, Dr. Balogh emphasizes many exercise of Eastern Origin that one can do to work on their attitude, insight, and behaviors in their lives. Dr. Mona Balogh, MD goes beyond prevention and tips and goes right for the core of a patient's motivations, their attitudes, and their beliefs. If patients can get some understanding of how their behaviors are affecting their physical condition, then surely than can go further and work on balancing their mind as well. The subtitle of How to Stay Out of My Emergency Room is a bit more telling: Master Your Health and Find Joy in Life by Balancing the Power of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Higher Self.
In her interview with Paul Krauss MA LPC of The Intentional Clinician podcast, Dr. Mona Balogh outlines her philosophy, tells stories of her experience as an Emergency Room Doctor, and even leads the listeners through a useful exercise to access your higher self. In this interview, you will also learn about how Eastern Philosophy and Western Medicine can be merged in a way that may benefit anyone. This and much more will be discussed in this episode!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Chamber of Reflection" from Salad Days by Mac Demarco (Spotify)
"Fever" from Love or Peace by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
"Rocky Trail" from Love or Peace by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
Charles Goodman returns to the Intentional Clinician podcast to discuss, more specifically, his expertise in Ayurvedic practices and how these could be applied to psychological conditions, such as depression, anxiety, anger and more. Charles Goodman first came onto the podcast on Episode 60 to discuss general self-healing principles through Ayurveda and its practices. Don't miss this conversation about ideas for self-healing through Ayurveda.
Charles Goodman has devoted his life to the study and practice of Ayurveda, the world’s oldest and most complete system of healthcare. From 1987 to 1992, he studied and worked at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the preeminent center for ayurveda in the U.S. There he completed a range of academic programs and developed skills in a variety of ayurvedic treatments. A two-year internship, under professor and ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad, led to Mr. Goodman’s appointment as Chief Administrative Officer and clinical associate at the Institute. In this capacity, Mr. Goodman had overall responsibility for managing the Institute, teaching specialized courses and attending Dr. Lad’s clients as needed. Mr. Goodman also founded and was the editor of Ayurveda Today, the first journal in the United States devoted exclusively to Ayurvedic medicine.
You may contact Charles Goodman for a consultation here: https://www.charlesgoodmanayurveda.com/contact
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Divine Mother" from Divine Mother by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Charles Goodman returns to the Intentional Clinician podcast to discuss, more specifically, his expertise in Ayurvedic practices and how these could be applied to psychological conditions, such as depression, anxiety, anger and more. Charles Goodman first came onto the podcast on Episode 60 to discuss general self-healing principles through Ayurveda and its practices. Don't miss this conversation about ideas for self-healing through Ayurveda.
Charles Goodman has devoted his life to the study and practice of Ayurveda, the world’s oldest and most complete system of healthcare. From 1987 to 1992, he studied and worked at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the preeminent center for ayurveda in the U.S. There he completed a range of academic programs and developed skills in a variety of ayurvedic treatments. A two-year internship, under professor and ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad, led to Mr. Goodman’s appointment as Chief Administrative Officer and clinical associate at the Institute. In this capacity, Mr. Goodman had overall responsibility for managing the Institute, teaching specialized courses and attending Dr. Lad’s clients as needed. Mr. Goodman also founded and was the editor of Ayurveda Today, the first journal in the United States devoted exclusively to Ayurvedic medicine.
You may contact Charles Goodman for a consultation here: https://www.charlesgoodmanayurveda.com/contact
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Divine Mother" from Divine Mother by Omni Gardens (Spotify)
Nichol Bradford and Paul Krauss MA LPC have a discussion on The Intentional Clinician about technology and the emerging field of health & wellness monitoring technology. Discussed: How can clinicians utilize health technology to transform their patients and clients experience? Could technology actually help citizens' mental health or is technology causing heightened stress and more disconnection? Can transformative technology change the world for the better? How can clinicians guide their clients to utilize technology in a way that could change their lives for the better? And much much more!
Nichol Bradford is fascinated by human potential and technology. She is the CEO & Founder of the Willow Group and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Transformative Technology Lab, Conference, and TT200 List. Prior to becoming a leader in Transformative Technology, Bradford was a senior executive in video games with responsibility for strategy, operations and marketing for major brands that include: Activision Blizzard, Disney, and Vivendi Games -- including operating World of Warcraft China. Nichol is a graduate of Singularity University GSP15, has an MBA from Wharton School of Business in Strategy, and a BBA in Marketing from the University of Houston. She is a fellow of the British American Project, served on the board of the Brandon Marshall Foundation for Mental Health, and is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She speaks regularly on Transformation, Exponential Technology, and Culture at conferences like Singularity University’s Global Summit, Exponential Medicine, Katapult Future Fest, Wisdom 2.0 and more.
Connect with Nichol Bradford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholbradford
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Earth" from Earth by Earth Girl Helen Brown (Spotify)
Nichol Bradford and Paul Krauss MA LPC have a discussion on The Intentional Clinician about technology and the emerging field of health & wellness monitoring technology. Discussed: How can clinicians utilize health technology to transform their patients and clients experience? Could technology actually help citizens' mental health or is technology causing heightened stress and more disconnection? Can transformative technology change the world for the better? How can clinicians guide their clients to utilize technology in a way that could change their lives for the better? And much much more!
Nichol Bradford is fascinated by human potential and technology. She is the CEO & Founder of the Willow Group and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Transformative Technology Lab, Conference, and TT200 List. Prior to becoming a leader in Transformative Technology, Bradford was a senior executive in video games with responsibility for strategy, operations and marketing for major brands that include: Activision Blizzard, Disney, and Vivendi Games -- including operating World of Warcraft China. Nichol is a graduate of Singularity University GSP15, has an MBA from Wharton School of Business in Strategy, and a BBA in Marketing from the University of Houston. She is a fellow of the British American Project, served on the board of the Brandon Marshall Foundation for Mental Health, and is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She speaks regularly on Transformation, Exponential Technology, and Culture at conferences like Singularity University’s Global Summit, Exponential Medicine, Katapult Future Fest, Wisdom 2.0 and more.
Connect with Nichol Bradford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholbradford
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Earth" from Earth by Earth Girl Helen Brown (Spotify)
Have you ever heard of people that are paid to contemplate the future? It's true! They exist. They are called Futurists. They even have their own training and schools they attend. And no, they are not psychics. They utilize analysis of big data, trends, and other mental exercises to predict multiple models of possible futures--which can be useful to everyday humans as well as companies and governments. Paul Krauss MA LPC invited Sylvia Gallusser onto the Intentional Clinician podcast to tell us all about what a Futurist is (and isn't), as well as how future-thinking exercises could influence our Psychology and how it is related to Philosophy. Together, we also discuss why futurist thinking is needed more now, than ever. Find out why!
Discussed: What a futurist is not, answering the critics of futurism, psychology, psychology and futurism, futurist exercises, future thinking in mental health & psychology, signal scanning, "future back", how futurist principles are aligned with philosophy, time, ideologies, foresight, ethics, limitations in our ability to contemplate the future related to brain structure, mental exercises to stretch our time horizon, future thinking as related to therapeutic tools, as well as examples of futurism in action and applied to projects. And much much more.
Sylvia Gallusser - Global Futurist, Founder & CEO @Silicon Humanism
Sylvia conducts foresight research on the future of health, well-aging, and social interaction, evolutions in retail and mobility, the future of work, life-long learning, artificial general intelligence, the future of our oceans and sustainability, as well as the future of the mind and transhumanism.
Sylvia has been advising 500+ tech companies for the past 15 years, starting as an IT consultant at Accenture, launching the Impact USA accelerator with Business France, and leading funding access programs at French Tech Hub. She has been leading many European tech companies to global success as a Founding Partner at big bang factory.
Sylvia graduated from HEC Paris (France). She arrived in San Francisco in 2005, where she has developed a special interest in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. She teaches go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, futures studies, and entrepreneurship, in business schools, for the corporate, and as a mentor in various startup accelerators. She is a published author of Future Fiction with Fast Future Publishing and a Board Member at Grey Swan Guild.
Silicon Humanism is a Research Organization specialized in Futures Thinking & Strategic Foresight. Its Founder Sylvia launched this initiative to share and discuss the Future with anyone interested in thinking about our possible options, which ones we would like to see come true, and how to make them actually happen!
Connect with Sylvia and Silicon Humanism:
https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/siliconhumanism
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72JK8XZujvWYG3619Z3hfg/playlists
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvialeroux
"The Pandemic Home Hotline" - a collaboration between Sylvia Gallusser and Paul Krauss MA LPC.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Cosmic Colours" from Cosmic Colours by Soothe My Soul (Spotify)
Have you ever heard of people that are paid to contemplate the future? It's true! They exist. They are called Futurists. They even have their own training and schools they attend. And no, they are not psychics. They utilize analysis of big data, trends, and other mental exercises to predict multiple models of possible futures--which can be useful to everyday humans as well as companies and governments. Paul Krauss MA LPC invited Sylvia Gallusser onto the Intentional Clinician podcast to tell us all about what a Futurist is (and isn't), as well as how future-thinking exercises could influence our Psychology and how it is related to Philosophy. Together, we also discuss why futurist thinking is needed more now, than ever. Find out why!
Discussed: What a futurist is not, answering the critics of futurism, psychology, psychology and futurism, futurist exercises, future thinking in mental health & psychology, signal scanning, "future back", how futurist principles are aligned with philosophy, time, ideologies, foresight, ethics, limitations in our ability to contemplate the future related to brain structure, mental exercises to stretch our time horizon, future thinking as related to therapeutic tools, as well as examples of futurism in action and applied to projects. And much much more.
Sylvia Gallusser - Global Futurist, Founder & CEO @Silicon Humanism
Sylvia conducts foresight research on the future of health, well-aging, and social interaction, evolutions in retail and mobility, the future of work, life-long learning, artificial general intelligence, the future of our oceans and sustainability, as well as the future of the mind and transhumanism.
Sylvia has been advising 500+ tech companies for the past 15 years, starting as an IT consultant at Accenture, launching the Impact USA accelerator with Business France, and leading funding access programs at French Tech Hub. She has been leading many European tech companies to global success as a Founding Partner at big bang factory.
Sylvia graduated from HEC Paris (France). She arrived in San Francisco in 2005, where she has developed a special interest in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. She teaches go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, futures studies, and entrepreneurship, in business schools, for the corporate, and as a mentor in various startup accelerators. She is a published author of Future Fiction with Fast Future Publishing and a Board Member at Grey Swan Guild.
Silicon Humanism is a Research Organization specialized in Futures Thinking & Strategic Foresight. Its Founder Sylvia launched this initiative to share and discuss the Future with anyone interested in thinking about our possible options, which ones we would like to see come true, and how to make them actually happen!
Connect with Sylvia and Silicon Humanism:
https://siliconhumanism.home.blog/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/siliconhumanism
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72JK8XZujvWYG3619Z3hfg/playlists
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvialeroux
"The Pandemic Home Hotline" - a collaboration between Sylvia Gallusser and Paul Krauss MA LPC.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Cosmic Colours" from Cosmic Colours by Soothe My Soul (Spotify)
What is the link between trauma and chronic pain? How is physical therapy related to the field of psychology and mental health? How do you help someone settle their nervous system? Could you teach someone physical therapy techniques virtually? Could you teach someone to start "self-healing" their body? And what discoveries have some physical therapists made regarding people's experience with trauma and pain in the body?
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Brandon Yuenger discuss all of these concepts and more in this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast.
Brandon Yuenger has started his own coaching business called Step Forward Wellness and he also works as a physical therapist in Grand Rapids, MI.
In 2012, Dr. Brandon Yuenger graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Shortly thereafter while working with a local rehab hospital to rehabilitate pediatric chronic pain and head injuries, he developed a taste for neurologically based manual therapies and found excellent results with both children and adults alike. From there, Dr. Yuenger entered the complicated world of chronic pain. Using a combination of mentoring, intuition and dumb luck he has developed a system of rehabilitation that is based in the understanding that we as people are not a collection of individual parts but one integrated unit of being. He is excited to share his passion through both practice and education.
Stay in Touch with Brandon Yuenger:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Helpless Circumstance" from At George's Zoo by Cool Ghouls (Spotify)
"The Way I Made You Cry" from At George's Zoo by Cool Ghouls (Spotify)
What is the link between trauma and chronic pain? How is physical therapy related to the field of psychology and mental health? How do you help someone settle their nervous system? Could you teach someone physical therapy techniques virtually? Could you teach someone to start "self-healing" their body? And what discoveries have some physical therapists made regarding people's experience with trauma and pain in the body?
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Brandon Yuenger discuss all of these concepts and more in this episode of the Intentional Clinician podcast.
Brandon Yuenger has started his own coaching business called Step Forward Wellness and he also works as a physical therapist in Grand Rapids, MI.
In 2012, Dr. Brandon Yuenger graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Shortly thereafter while working with a local rehab hospital to rehabilitate pediatric chronic pain and head injuries, he developed a taste for neurologically based manual therapies and found excellent results with both children and adults alike. From there, Dr. Yuenger entered the complicated world of chronic pain. Using a combination of mentoring, intuition and dumb luck he has developed a system of rehabilitation that is based in the understanding that we as people are not a collection of individual parts but one integrated unit of being. He is excited to share his passion through both practice and education.
Stay in Touch with Brandon Yuenger:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Helpless Circumstance" from At George's Zoo by Cool Ghouls (Spotify)
"The Way I Made You Cry" from At George's Zoo by Cool Ghouls (Spotify)
Hypnosis with a Soul is the topic that Paul Krauss MA LPC and Andrew Henry MA LPC discuss on this episode of the Intentional Clinician. Andrew describes how he developed a method of combining hypnosis with deep soul work helped him find a breakthrough to help his clients in a meaningful way that was far beyond his expectations.
Also Discussed: Michael Yapko, Trance Work, C.G. Jung, Milton Erickson, Mindfulness Coaching, Hypnosis Training, What is a Soul?, getting unstuck, Soul Level Hypnosis, higgs boson discovery, unconscious mind, surface level thinking, dealing with somatic symptoms, EMDR Therapy, patterns in thinking, understanding the brain, the nervous system, combining modalities of therapy, breathing and mindfulness exercises, yoga, phone addiction, alternate nostril breathing, finding the answer that is already within you, freedom and choice theory, practice, motivational interviewing, making changes, measurable pathways to your goals.
Andrew Henry, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice located in Mesa Arizona. Andrew is an EMDRIA certified clinician, and Andrew has 16 years of experience in the field of counseling. In addition to being an author, Andrew taught Masters level counseling as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. He continues to work in private practice utilizing Jungian methods, Hypnosis, EMDR, elements of DBT, energy psychology, mindfulness, and CBT. Andrew is currently open to guest lecturing on campuses via video, and teaching national and international workshops on the topics of Hypnosis and Jungian methods via video. Andrew graduated with a Masters degree in professional counseling plus the certificate in advance graduate studies in 2004 from Ottawa University in Phoenix Arizona. Andrew has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona 1996. Andrew volunteers his time in Kathmandu Nepal providing therapeutic treatment.
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's 2nd book: Hypnosis with a Soul Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Book: The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! Here (Apple Books)
--> Check out Andrew's first interview on The Intentional Clinician here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Heart Chakra" from Resonance Meditation by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
Hypnosis with a Soul is the topic that Paul Krauss MA LPC and Andrew Henry MA LPC discuss on this episode of the Intentional Clinician. Andrew describes how he developed a method of combining hypnosis with deep soul work helped him find a breakthrough to help his clients in a meaningful way that was far beyond his expectations.
Also Discussed: Michael Yapko, Trance Work, C.G. Jung, Milton Erickson, Mindfulness Coaching, Hypnosis Training, What is a Soul?, getting unstuck, Soul Level Hypnosis, higgs boson discovery, unconscious mind, surface level thinking, dealing with somatic symptoms, EMDR Therapy, patterns in thinking, understanding the brain, the nervous system, combining modalities of therapy, breathing and mindfulness exercises, yoga, phone addiction, alternate nostril breathing, finding the answer that is already within you, freedom and choice theory, practice, motivational interviewing, making changes, measurable pathways to your goals.
Andrew Henry, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice located in Mesa Arizona. Andrew is an EMDRIA certified clinician, and Andrew has 16 years of experience in the field of counseling. In addition to being an author, Andrew taught Masters level counseling as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. He continues to work in private practice utilizing Jungian methods, Hypnosis, EMDR, elements of DBT, energy psychology, mindfulness, and CBT. Andrew is currently open to guest lecturing on campuses via video, and teaching national and international workshops on the topics of Hypnosis and Jungian methods via video. Andrew graduated with a Masters degree in professional counseling plus the certificate in advance graduate studies in 2004 from Ottawa University in Phoenix Arizona. Andrew has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona 1996. Andrew volunteers his time in Kathmandu Nepal providing therapeutic treatment.
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's 2nd book: Hypnosis with a Soul Here (Apple Books)
Get Andrew Henry's Book: The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! Here (Apple Books)
--> Check out Andrew's first interview on The Intentional Clinician here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Heart Chakra" from Resonance Meditation by Beautiful Chorus (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC sits down with Dr. Noe Vargas and Tyler Guenette, BS to discuss Intentional Mentoring and cultivating a growth mindset. Dr. Vargas and Tyler have been working on a mentoring curriculum that they hope to publish soon. Whether you have been a mentor, a mentee, or are seeking to learn about the process--this episode is for you.
Dr. Noé Vargas earned a doctorate degree in behavioral health from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in professional counseling from Ottawa University amongst other graduate and undergraduate degrees. Dr. Vargas has various years of experience providing mentoring, coaching, counseling diverse populations, and providing clinical supervision. He has also taught various undergraduate and graduate courses; as well as leading the development of college programs and curriculum.
Tyler Guenette has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Grand Canyon University and is completing his teaching credential at Cal State Teach. He has used various roles as opportunities to cultivate mentoring such as while being a Resident Assistant, teaching and training lifeguards, academic tutoring, professional development mentoring, leading many church groups, and being a camp counselor in various camps. He continues seeking out mentors and mentees in different areas of life.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Never Change Enough" from Ah! (etc) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
"Some Other Time" from Ah! (etc) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC sits down with Dr. Noe Vargas and Tyler Guenette, BS to discuss Intentional Mentoring and cultivating a growth mindset. Dr. Vargas and Tyler have been working on a mentoring curriculum that they hope to publish soon. Whether you have been a mentor, a mentee, or are seeking to learn about the process--this episode is for you.
Dr. Noé Vargas earned a doctorate degree in behavioral health from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in professional counseling from Ottawa University amongst other graduate and undergraduate degrees. Dr. Vargas has various years of experience providing mentoring, coaching, counseling diverse populations, and providing clinical supervision. He has also taught various undergraduate and graduate courses; as well as leading the development of college programs and curriculum.
Tyler Guenette has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Grand Canyon University and is completing his teaching credential at Cal State Teach. He has used various roles as opportunities to cultivate mentoring such as while being a Resident Assistant, teaching and training lifeguards, academic tutoring, professional development mentoring, leading many church groups, and being a camp counselor in various camps. He continues seeking out mentors and mentees in different areas of life.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Never Change Enough" from Ah! (etc) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
"Some Other Time" from Ah! (etc) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Charles Goodman and Paul Krauss MA LPC sit down for a long-form conversation over a long-distance about Self Healing practices, ancient wisdom, and the value of considering ancient wisdom about the human form from a variety of sources. Ayurveda is the main topic of consideration and Charles Goodman draws on his experience and studies to discuss the philosophy, application, and practices of Ayurveda. Charles is an excellent teacher and discusses various aspects of how to apply the principles of Ayurvedic Medicine to the mind/body/soul of one's self as well as how the balancing efforts of Ayurveda can be utilized to peacefully navigate the multiple and tumultuous geopolitical, financial, environmental, and social upheavals of the present day.
Charles Goodman has devoted his life to the study and practice of ayurveda, the world’s oldest and most complete system of healthcare. From 1987 to 1992, he studied and worked at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the preeminent center for ayurveda in the U.S. There he completed a range of academic programs and developed skills in a variety of ayurvedic treatments. A two-year internship, under professor and ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad, led to Mr. Goodman’s appointment as Chief Administrative Officer and clinical associate at the Institute. In this capacity, Mr. Goodman had overall responsibility for managing the Institute, teaching specialized courses and attending Dr. Lad’s clients as needed. Mr. Goodman also founded and was the editor of Ayurveda Today, the first journal in the United States devoted exclusively to Ayurvedic medicine.
You can contact Charles Goodman for a consultation here: https://www.charlesgoodmanayurveda.com/contact
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Govindam" [George Harrison] from Gentlewoman, Ruby Man by Flo Morrissey, Matthew E. White (Spotify)
Charles Goodman and Paul Krauss MA LPC sit down for a long-form conversation over a long-distance about Self Healing practices, ancient wisdom, and the value of considering ancient wisdom about the human form from a variety of sources. Ayurveda is the main topic of consideration and Charles Goodman draws on his experience and studies to discuss the philosophy, application, and practices of Ayurveda. Charles is an excellent teacher and discusses various aspects of how to apply the principles of Ayurvedic Medicine to the mind/body/soul of one's self as well as how the balancing efforts of Ayurveda can be utilized to peacefully navigate the multiple and tumultuous geopolitical, financial, environmental, and social upheavals of the present day.
Charles Goodman has devoted his life to the study and practice of ayurveda, the world’s oldest and most complete system of healthcare. From 1987 to 1992, he studied and worked at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the preeminent center for ayurveda in the U.S. There he completed a range of academic programs and developed skills in a variety of ayurvedic treatments. A two-year internship, under professor and ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad, led to Mr. Goodman’s appointment as Chief Administrative Officer and clinical associate at the Institute. In this capacity, Mr. Goodman had overall responsibility for managing the Institute, teaching specialized courses and attending Dr. Lad’s clients as needed. Mr. Goodman also founded and was the editor of Ayurveda Today, the first journal in the United States devoted exclusively to Ayurvedic medicine.
You can contact Charles Goodman for a consultation here: https://www.charlesgoodmanayurveda.com/contact
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Govindam" [George Harrison] from Gentlewoman, Ruby Man by Flo Morrissey, Matthew E. White (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Clint Adams about his experiences in the behavioral health world, including his experiences as a police officer, therapist, keynote speaker, author, human resource officer, and a behavioral health program creator.
Clint Adams and Paul discuss many topics including: Focusing, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Mental Health Education, Empowering People through Education, Psychotherapy, bringing Mental Health education into the Workplace and the School System, Hope for Changing your Life or Situation, Why people have difficulties saying "no", Feeling Stuck, Suicide Prevention, Bullying, Amygdala responses, Violence in Society, Anger as a the symptom, de-escalation, learning about "high alert" issues, difficulties with work places and school, Domestic Violence, reality checks, difficult behavior in the news, post-traumatic growth, trauma therapy, utilitarian solutions, practical solutions and more.
Clint Adams is the the author of a book called "Lighting the Blue Flame." The book is fictional, but contains a variety of mental health resources for children and adults. Clint is an Author and Suicide Prevention advocate based in Victoria, Australia who designs resilience, leadership and mental health programs to implement in the workplace and in schools.
You can contact Clint on Linkedin or at this website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Weather with You" from Woodface by Crowded House (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Clint Adams about his experiences in the behavioral health world, including his experiences as a police officer, therapist, keynote speaker, author, human resource officer, and a behavioral health program creator.
Clint Adams and Paul discuss many topics including: Focusing, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Mental Health Education, Empowering People through Education, Psychotherapy, bringing Mental Health education into the Workplace and the School System, Hope for Changing your Life or Situation, Why people have difficulties saying "no", Feeling Stuck, Suicide Prevention, Bullying, Amygdala responses, Violence in Society, Anger as a the symptom, de-escalation, learning about "high alert" issues, difficulties with work places and school, Domestic Violence, reality checks, difficult behavior in the news, post-traumatic growth, trauma therapy, utilitarian solutions, practical solutions and more.
Clint Adams is the the author of a book called "Lighting the Blue Flame." The book is fictional, but contains a variety of mental health resources for children and adults. Clint is an Author and Suicide Prevention advocate based in Victoria, Australia who designs resilience, leadership and mental health programs to implement in the workplace and in schools.
You can contact Clint on Linkedin or at this website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Weather with You" from Woodface by Crowded House (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC presents:
What is Trauma-Informed Counseling and What is the Science Behind It?
In partnership with Acadia Health's online series "All the Rage." To educate practitioners on various topics.
Watch the video version of this presentation with slides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIe2is8Lbp4&list=PLOQfdSDVP-71MaD33FBOzCihPb6kuZ2qG
The neurobiology studies and scientific research which launched the trauma-informed care initiative in the last 20 years, is one of the most important developments in understanding the human condition, the way in which symptoms originate, how life experiences and “trauma” influence the spectrum of human adaptation, thoughts, behaviors, physical health and more—and is the key to understanding the importance of the entire mind-body therapy paradigm as well as why integrated care is paramount for the prevention of and recovery from mental illness.
This presentation outlines some of the copious amounts of research that have proven the trauma-informed care paradigm to be empirically valid, and how knowledge of trauma-informed counseling techniques can lead to improved outcomes in all forms of healthcare—including, and especially mental health interventions.
This presentation will educate practitioners on how to recognize the common experiences and reactions to trauma. In addition, this presentation will equip practitioners with simple ways to begin utilizing a trauma-informed care paradigm with counseling techniques to empower and educate clients—so that they may begin the journey of recovery and continue on into personal resiliency.
Further, this presentation aims to utilize the basic scientific facts of trauma-informed care to challenge ingrained cultural notions that often distort, dilute, and contaminate the interventions of many well-meaning by clinicians who are not “trauma-informed” and do not have any trauma-specific interventions in their clinical “toolbox.” This presentation will also touch on current and generational societal attitudes and assumptions that perpetuate traumatic incidents within the culture of the United States—as well as the statistical odds of negative health outcomes that may result from suffering a trauma or multiple traumatic events (e.g. hypertension, increased risk of suicide, increased risk of suffering from severe mental illness, increased risk of obesity and related pulmonary disorders, increased risk of drug/alcohol addiction, increased statistical odds of being a victim of violence etc.).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Home” from Motel by PAWL/ttypes (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC presents:
What is Trauma-Informed Counseling and What is the Science Behind It?
In partnership with Acadia Health's online series "All the Rage." To educate practitioners on various topics.
Watch the video version of this presentation with slides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIe2is8Lbp4&list=PLOQfdSDVP-71MaD33FBOzCihPb6kuZ2qG
The neurobiology studies and scientific research which launched the trauma-informed care initiative in the last 20 years, is one of the most important developments in understanding the human condition, the way in which symptoms originate, how life experiences and “trauma” influence the spectrum of human adaptation, thoughts, behaviors, physical health and more—and is the key to understanding the importance of the entire mind-body therapy paradigm as well as why integrated care is paramount for the prevention of and recovery from mental illness.
This presentation outlines some of the copious amounts of research that have proven the trauma-informed care paradigm to be empirically valid, and how knowledge of trauma-informed counseling techniques can lead to improved outcomes in all forms of healthcare—including, and especially mental health interventions.
This presentation will educate practitioners on how to recognize the common experiences and reactions to trauma. In addition, this presentation will equip practitioners with simple ways to begin utilizing a trauma-informed care paradigm with counseling techniques to empower and educate clients—so that they may begin the journey of recovery and continue on into personal resiliency.
Further, this presentation aims to utilize the basic scientific facts of trauma-informed care to challenge ingrained cultural notions that often distort, dilute, and contaminate the interventions of many well-meaning by clinicians who are not “trauma-informed” and do not have any trauma-specific interventions in their clinical “toolbox.” This presentation will also touch on current and generational societal attitudes and assumptions that perpetuate traumatic incidents within the culture of the United States—as well as the statistical odds of negative health outcomes that may result from suffering a trauma or multiple traumatic events (e.g. hypertension, increased risk of suicide, increased risk of suffering from severe mental illness, increased risk of obesity and related pulmonary disorders, increased risk of drug/alcohol addiction, increased statistical odds of being a victim of violence etc.).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Home” from Motel by PAWL/ttypes (Spotify)
Andrew Henry MA LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss many concepts related to Intuition, Stoicism, the Present Moment and the intersections with the practice of Psychotherapy. Paul and Andrew elaborate on the philosophy of Stoicism, Reality Therapy, ways to enhance your meditation or mindfulness practice, and methods for getting more out of psychotherapy. Andrew’s book The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! is available on Apple Books.
Andrew discusses the power of the unconscious intuitive mind, and how it can help a person better understand them self, and those around them. Andrew stated: All people are born with a powerful alley: the unconscious and intuitive mind. Tapping into this vital internal resource is as important as knowing the route to your next destination. Andrew discusses the history of Stoicism and how this philosophy can help us decrease our anxiety and also help us be more present. Andrew also discusses how the concept of personal responsibility being grounded in the now can help a person in their journey. Paul goes on to discuss the concepts of Reality Therapy (William Glasser). Andrew also discuses the concept of cynicism as well. Paul discusses some existential concepts illustrated by Irvin Yalom. Andrew goes on to discuss the values of struggle in people’s transformation. Andrew also discusses his first book and some exercises in dialectics that people can do from their home. Also discussed: Neurobiology, Trauma, Jordan Peterson, Personal Struggles, Carl Jung, Micro vs. Macro, Control, Imperfect Systems, How to make a difference, Don Miguel Ruiz, Incremental Changes lead to larger changes, Myelination, Neurological Wiring, triggers, Relapses, Personal difficulties, Positive Psychology, Blame, Individual Strengths, Self-Reflection, Unconscious Mind, Adverse Experiences, problems that are out of time, Stuck Points, Crystalline Structures, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Schema, Self-Construct, the fantasy of the future and the past, emotional dysregulation, “time capsules”, ego states, different concepts of time, Alchemy, Dialectics, Mindfulness Skills, Imagination, Colors, Symbols, James Hillman, what a person can do at home to help themselves, amygdala, the negative bias, survival, adaptation, the prefrontal cortex, seeing a therapist, Hypnosis, and more.
Andrew Henry, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice located in Mesa Arizona. Andrew is an EMDRIA certified clinician, and Andrew has 16 years of experience in the field of counseling. In addition to being an author, Andrew taught Masters level counseling as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. He continues to work in private practice utilizing Jungian methods, Hypnosis, EMDR, elements of DBT, energy psychology, mindfulness, and CBT. Andrew is currently open to guest lecturing on campuses via video, and teaching national and international workshops on the topics of Hypnosis and Jungian methods via video. Andrew graduated with a Masters degree in professional counseling plus the certificate in advance graduate studies in 2004 from Ottawa University in Phoenix Arizona. Andrew has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona 1996. Andrew volunteers his time in Kathmandu Nepal providing therapeutic treatment.
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's Book Here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Nivedan" from Healing the Divide by Anousha Shankar (Spotify)
“Geometry of Lawns” from Strange Geometry by The Clientele (Spotify)
Andrew Henry MA LPC and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss many concepts related to Intuition, Stoicism, the Present Moment and the intersections with the practice of Psychotherapy. Paul and Andrew elaborate on the philosophy of Stoicism, Reality Therapy, ways to enhance your meditation or mindfulness practice, and methods for getting more out of psychotherapy. Andrew’s book The Gift, an Unconscious Intuitive Mind! is available on Apple Books.
Andrew discusses the power of the unconscious intuitive mind, and how it can help a person better understand them self, and those around them. Andrew stated: All people are born with a powerful alley: the unconscious and intuitive mind. Tapping into this vital internal resource is as important as knowing the route to your next destination. Andrew discusses the history of Stoicism and how this philosophy can help us decrease our anxiety and also help us be more present. Andrew also discusses how the concept of personal responsibility being grounded in the now can help a person in their journey. Paul goes on to discuss the concepts of Reality Therapy (William Glasser). Andrew also discuses the concept of cynicism as well. Paul discusses some existential concepts illustrated by Irvin Yalom. Andrew goes on to discuss the values of struggle in people’s transformation. Andrew also discusses his first book and some exercises in dialectics that people can do from their home. Also discussed: Neurobiology, Trauma, Jordan Peterson, Personal Struggles, Carl Jung, Micro vs. Macro, Control, Imperfect Systems, How to make a difference, Don Miguel Ruiz, Incremental Changes lead to larger changes, Myelination, Neurological Wiring, triggers, Relapses, Personal difficulties, Positive Psychology, Blame, Individual Strengths, Self-Reflection, Unconscious Mind, Adverse Experiences, problems that are out of time, Stuck Points, Crystalline Structures, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Schema, Self-Construct, the fantasy of the future and the past, emotional dysregulation, “time capsules”, ego states, different concepts of time, Alchemy, Dialectics, Mindfulness Skills, Imagination, Colors, Symbols, James Hillman, what a person can do at home to help themselves, amygdala, the negative bias, survival, adaptation, the prefrontal cortex, seeing a therapist, Hypnosis, and more.
Andrew Henry, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice located in Mesa Arizona. Andrew is an EMDRIA certified clinician, and Andrew has 16 years of experience in the field of counseling. In addition to being an author, Andrew taught Masters level counseling as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. He continues to work in private practice utilizing Jungian methods, Hypnosis, EMDR, elements of DBT, energy psychology, mindfulness, and CBT. Andrew is currently open to guest lecturing on campuses via video, and teaching national and international workshops on the topics of Hypnosis and Jungian methods via video. Andrew graduated with a Masters degree in professional counseling plus the certificate in advance graduate studies in 2004 from Ottawa University in Phoenix Arizona. Andrew has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona 1996. Andrew volunteers his time in Kathmandu Nepal providing therapeutic treatment.
Learn more about Andrew Henry here: www.CounselingbyAndrew.com aehlpc@icloud.com
Get Andrew Henry's Book Here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Nivedan" from Healing the Divide by Anousha Shankar (Spotify)
“Geometry of Lawns” from Strange Geometry by The Clientele (Spotify)
Claire Willis LICSW joins Paul Krauss MA LPC to discuss the topic of grief and the multifaceted ways in which it effects a person, a family, a community, and the culture at large. Claire discusses the many ways that people cope with losses, including those who feel ashamed in their grief. Claire sheds light on why people often feel differently when they lose a pet versus a person. Claire and Paul discuss what happens when a person denies or refuses to deal with their grief. There is further discussion regarding the "Authenticity Movement" and how being brave about your feelings can be both difficult and rewarding.
Claire has recently co-authored a book with Marnie Crawford Samuelson entitled "Opening to Grief: find your way from loss to peace" that is a guide for people who are grieving and want help. Paul recently read Opening to Grief and he and Claire discuss the way it is structured and the resources it offers.
Claire B. Willis, LICSW is a clinical social worker who has worked in the fields of oncology and bereavement for more than 20 years. A co-founder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together, Willis has led bereavement, end-of-life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. She has co-taught Spiritual Resources for Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul at Andover Newton Theological School. She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a lay Buddhist chaplain ordained by Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care. For the past five years, she has been a student of Koshin Paley Ellison, a founding teacher at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Besides Opening to Grief, Willis is the author of Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life. OpeningtoGrief.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Borderlands" from An Imaginary Country by Tim Hecker (Spotify)
Claire Willis LICSW joins Paul Krauss MA LPC to discuss the topic of grief and the multifaceted ways in which it effects a person, a family, a community, and the culture at large. Claire discusses the many ways that people cope with losses, including those who feel ashamed in their grief. Claire sheds light on why people often feel differently when they lose a pet versus a person. Claire and Paul discuss what happens when a person denies or refuses to deal with their grief. There is further discussion regarding the "Authenticity Movement" and how being brave about your feelings can be both difficult and rewarding.
Claire has recently co-authored a book with Marnie Crawford Samuelson entitled "Opening to Grief: find your way from loss to peace" that is a guide for people who are grieving and want help. Paul recently read Opening to Grief and he and Claire discuss the way it is structured and the resources it offers.
Claire B. Willis, LICSW is a clinical social worker who has worked in the fields of oncology and bereavement for more than 20 years. A co-founder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together, Willis has led bereavement, end-of-life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. She has co-taught Spiritual Resources for Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul at Andover Newton Theological School. She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a lay Buddhist chaplain ordained by Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care. For the past five years, she has been a student of Koshin Paley Ellison, a founding teacher at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Besides Opening to Grief, Willis is the author of Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life. OpeningtoGrief.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Borderlands" from An Imaginary Country by Tim Hecker (Spotify)
In this episode Morgan Vanderpool LICSW draws from their vast experience to talk about trauma-informed awareness in the collective space and within the personal body. Morgan Vanderpool and Paul Krauss, MA LPC discuss how trauma affects the lives of people within the context of history and the origins of many systems of oppression. Further discussion continues with the intersections of systems of oppression and how this has affected the nervous systems, relationships, culture, economic systems, and cultural narratives of people, both past and present. Morgan Vanderpool offers some solutions and ideas for people attempting to survive systems of oppression, as well as working to organize and make a difference in their community. All of this and more is discussed, which is why this episode is entitled: On Trauma, Survivor-ship, Systems of Oppression, Dissociation, Adaptive Nervous System Responses and how all of this intersects with the past and current reality w/ Morgan Vanderpool LICSW.
Resources Referenced in This Episode:
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
Prison Policy: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
ACLU Prison Project: https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-national-prison-project
Support your local bookstore by shopping at https://bookshop.org/
Morgan Vanderpool, LICSW: "I am a white, non-binary, queer, billingual (Spanish/English) and multicultural clinical social worker, trauma sensitive movement and breath facilitator, professional trainer, and activist. I’m deeply committed to neuroscientifically-grounded and mycelially-guided embodiment practices that support our collective disengagement from white-body-supremacy, and which foster opportunity for anti-oppressive and trauma sensitive connection with every breath, movement, choice, thought and word. I’ve been in the social work field since 2007, when I graduated from University of California San Diego with my BA in Human Development, with minors in Latin American Studies and Dance. I have been specializing in embodiment-based approaches to resolving complex trauma since 2011. I graduated with my Master in Social Work in 2013 from University of Washington, Tacoma. I have been practicing as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) since 2016, and I am a WA state sponsored supervisor for folx seeking licensure."
Learn more about Morgan at their website: https://www.morganvanderpool.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
“Echoes of Starlight” from INTRINSIC by Climbing Poetree (Spotify)
”Shades of Currency" from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Soft” from Within and Without by Washed Out (Spotify)
In this episode Morgan Vanderpool LICSW draws from their vast experience to talk about trauma-informed awareness in the collective space and within the personal body. Morgan Vanderpool and Paul Krauss, MA LPC discuss how trauma affects the lives of people within the context of history and the origins of many systems of oppression. Further discussion continues with the intersections of systems of oppression and how this has affected the nervous systems, relationships, culture, economic systems, and cultural narratives of people, both past and present. Morgan Vanderpool offers some solutions and ideas for people attempting to survive systems of oppression, as well as working to organize and make a difference in their community. All of this and more is discussed, which is why this episode is entitled: On Trauma, Survivor-ship, Systems of Oppression, Dissociation, Adaptive Nervous System Responses and how all of this intersects with the past and current reality w/ Morgan Vanderpool LICSW.
Resources Referenced in This Episode:
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
Prison Policy: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
ACLU Prison Project: https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-national-prison-project
Support your local bookstore by shopping at https://bookshop.org/
Morgan Vanderpool, LICSW: "I am a white, non-binary, queer, billingual (Spanish/English) and multicultural clinical social worker, trauma sensitive movement and breath facilitator, professional trainer, and activist. I’m deeply committed to neuroscientifically-grounded and mycelially-guided embodiment practices that support our collective disengagement from white-body-supremacy, and which foster opportunity for anti-oppressive and trauma sensitive connection with every breath, movement, choice, thought and word. I’ve been in the social work field since 2007, when I graduated from University of California San Diego with my BA in Human Development, with minors in Latin American Studies and Dance. I have been specializing in embodiment-based approaches to resolving complex trauma since 2011. I graduated with my Master in Social Work in 2013 from University of Washington, Tacoma. I have been practicing as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) since 2016, and I am a WA state sponsored supervisor for folx seeking licensure."
Learn more about Morgan at their website: https://www.morganvanderpool.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
“Echoes of Starlight” from INTRINSIC by Climbing Poetree (Spotify)
”Shades of Currency" from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Soft” from Within and Without by Washed Out (Spotify)
Are you ready to learn about multiple breakthrough methods for dealing with anxiety? You will not want to miss this episode!
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA chats with Paul Krauss MA LPC about integrative solutions for anxiety and provides the listeners with 9 FREE RESOURCES that she has recently created. Dr. Cain has pledged that all nine resources will be continuously free for the public!
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renown expert on beating anxiety. She has been published by the Arizona Republic, PESI, NDNR, SCNM, The Institute for Natural Medicine, Thrive Global, and Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Dr. Cain stopped by the podcast to give away 9 Free Resources to help listeners who want to defeat anxiety:
1. Take the 1 Week Anxiety Freedom Challenge (Videos and Workbook! FREE!)
2. Somatographic Imagery for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
3. Three Minute Hack for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
4. Get your FREE copy of the Anxiety Breakthrough Wellness Springboard (FREE E-BOOK!)
5. Follow Dr. Nicole Cain on Facebook to access her live talks on Wednesdays 1pm EST and 10am PT (Weekly Live Talks!)
6. Join the Anxiety Freedom 1 Week Challenge Facebook Group For Community (Free FB Community!)
7. Subscribe to The Get Your Life Back Podcast with Dr. Nicole Cain (Free Podcast!)
8. You can join her Email List by visiting: www.Drnicolecain.com (Free Information!)
9. Subscribe to Dr. Nicole Cain's YouTube Channel for new videos weekly! (Free Videos!)
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is the only Naturopathic Doctor that also has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an expertise in natural and integrative solutions for anxiety, bipolar disorder, women's libido issues, depression, PTSD, and other conditions. If you are searching for a fundamentally unique method of getting to the root cause of your suffering and working toward transformation, then connecting Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is for you.
Current Available On-Demand Courses: (Which include Video Instruction + an E-Book)!
BONUS:
The Anxiety Breakthrough Program (live class information)
Also, check out: What is Gut Psychology? With Dr. Nicole Cain ND, MA [Episode 15 of the Intentional Clinician Podcast]
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Stay Close” from Subiza by Delorean (Spotify)
“Last Donut of the Night” from Donuts by J Dilla (Spotify)
“Light my Fire” From Donuts by J Dilla (Spotify)
“What is Life” from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
Are you ready to learn about multiple breakthrough methods for dealing with anxiety? You will not want to miss this episode!
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA chats with Paul Krauss MA LPC about integrative solutions for anxiety and provides the listeners with 9 FREE RESOURCES that she has recently created. Dr. Cain has pledged that all nine resources will be continuously free for the public!
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renown expert on beating anxiety. She has been published by the Arizona Republic, PESI, NDNR, SCNM, The Institute for Natural Medicine, Thrive Global, and Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Dr. Cain stopped by the podcast to give away 9 Free Resources to help listeners who want to defeat anxiety:
1. Take the 1 Week Anxiety Freedom Challenge (Videos and Workbook! FREE!)
2. Somatographic Imagery for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
3. Three Minute Hack for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
4. Get your FREE copy of the Anxiety Breakthrough Wellness Springboard (FREE E-BOOK!)
5. Follow Dr. Nicole Cain on Facebook to access her live talks on Wednesdays 1pm EST and 10am PT (Weekly Live Talks!)
6. Join the Anxiety Freedom 1 Week Challenge Facebook Group For Community (Free FB Community!)
7. Subscribe to The Get Your Life Back Podcast with Dr. Nicole Cain (Free Podcast!)
8. You can join her Email List by visiting: www.Drnicolecain.com (Free Information!)
9. Subscribe to Dr. Nicole Cain's YouTube Channel for new videos weekly! (Free Videos!)
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Also, check out: What is Gut Psychology? With Dr. Nicole Cain ND, MA [Episode 15 of the Intentional Clinician Podcast]
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Stay Close” from Subiza by Delorean (Spotify)
“Last Donut of the Night” from Donuts by J Dilla (Spotify)
“Light my Fire” From Donuts by J Dilla (Spotify)
“What is Life” from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews three experts on Substance Use issues from a renown treatment Center about the challenges that individuals, families, and treatment facilities are facing during the pandemic in relation to substance use. This is rousing discussion that covers important elements of the current situation and how this is effecting substance use rates in the United States and elsewhere.
Other topics covered:
• The heightened level of anxiety, alcohol and drug use, relapse and overdose due to COVID-19. • The reasons behind the increases, relapse triggers/prevention, and compassionate self-care. • What Sanford House is doing - there's a lot on the problem in the media, not a lot about the solutions • The impact of telehealth on addiction treatment, and where it fits in the Sanford continuum of care.
Rae Green, JD, LPC, CAADC - Founder and President, Sanford Rae has dedicated her working career to chipping away at the shame of addiction. As Sanford's primary spokesperson, her goal is to provide education and awareness of substance use disorders. Rae is a featured expert at conferences, in the community, and in the media. Her philosophy at Sanford, is to provide evidence-based practices, medication-assisted treatment, and a continuum of care in a comfortable setting where healing and a sense of rekindled worthiness is achievable.
Lynnel Brewster, RN, LPC, LLMFT, CCTP, Clinical Director, Therapist, Sanford Lynnel has been working in the health field for the past 24 years. She is a registered nurse and a licensed professional counselor. Her experience includes working in hospital and home settings, residential/outpatient treatment centers, and private practice. As Clinical Director, she works with both Sanford clinical and medical staff, administering all aspects of group and individual therapy. This includes residential treatment, day programs, outpatient programs, family and alumni programs, and virtual/telehealth care.
Marilyn Spiller, Director of Marketing, Editor in Chief Marilyn has been a marketing professional for more than 20 years. Most recently in the addiction treatment field. Seven years sober herself, she penned one of the first sobriety blogs, Waking Up the Ghost, in 2013. The blog garnered an international following. As Sanford's Director of Marketing she is responsible for publications, research, branding, outreach, website design, and search engine optimization. She also manages Sanford's online magazine, Excursions.
Sanford Addiction Treatment Centers is a residential and outpatient facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sanford offers excellence in evidence-based practice models in a home-like, restorative setting. Our clinicians, supported by our medical team, focus on resolving the underlying issues that often cause substance use, such as trauma, unhealthy relationships, co-occurring disorders and isolation. Programs include: residential, day programs, intensive outpatient, medication-assisted treatment, education and relapse prevention classes, telehealth and teletherapy, one-on-one and family therapy, and alumni and family support groups.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Melody” from Misery is a Butterfly by Blonde Redhead (Spotify)
“A Hard Man to Love” From Third by Cait Brennan (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews three experts on Substance Use issues from a renown treatment Center about the challenges that individuals, families, and treatment facilities are facing during the pandemic in relation to substance use. This is rousing discussion that covers important elements of the current situation and how this is effecting substance use rates in the United States and elsewhere.
Other topics covered:
• The heightened level of anxiety, alcohol and drug use, relapse and overdose due to COVID-19. • The reasons behind the increases, relapse triggers/prevention, and compassionate self-care. • What Sanford House is doing - there's a lot on the problem in the media, not a lot about the solutions • The impact of telehealth on addiction treatment, and where it fits in the Sanford continuum of care.
Rae Green, JD, LPC, CAADC - Founder and President, Sanford Rae has dedicated her working career to chipping away at the shame of addiction. As Sanford's primary spokesperson, her goal is to provide education and awareness of substance use disorders. Rae is a featured expert at conferences, in the community, and in the media. Her philosophy at Sanford, is to provide evidence-based practices, medication-assisted treatment, and a continuum of care in a comfortable setting where healing and a sense of rekindled worthiness is achievable.
Lynnel Brewster, RN, LPC, LLMFT, CCTP, Clinical Director, Therapist, Sanford Lynnel has been working in the health field for the past 24 years. She is a registered nurse and a licensed professional counselor. Her experience includes working in hospital and home settings, residential/outpatient treatment centers, and private practice. As Clinical Director, she works with both Sanford clinical and medical staff, administering all aspects of group and individual therapy. This includes residential treatment, day programs, outpatient programs, family and alumni programs, and virtual/telehealth care.
Marilyn Spiller, Director of Marketing, Editor in Chief Marilyn has been a marketing professional for more than 20 years. Most recently in the addiction treatment field. Seven years sober herself, she penned one of the first sobriety blogs, Waking Up the Ghost, in 2013. The blog garnered an international following. As Sanford's Director of Marketing she is responsible for publications, research, branding, outreach, website design, and search engine optimization. She also manages Sanford's online magazine, Excursions.
Sanford Addiction Treatment Centers is a residential and outpatient facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sanford offers excellence in evidence-based practice models in a home-like, restorative setting. Our clinicians, supported by our medical team, focus on resolving the underlying issues that often cause substance use, such as trauma, unhealthy relationships, co-occurring disorders and isolation. Programs include: residential, day programs, intensive outpatient, medication-assisted treatment, education and relapse prevention classes, telehealth and teletherapy, one-on-one and family therapy, and alumni and family support groups.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Melody” from Misery is a Butterfly by Blonde Redhead (Spotify)
“A Hard Man to Love” From Third by Cait Brennan (Spotify)
Adam Nash LPC joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a discussion on “the shadow” and how this concept specifically applies to men. Paul and Adam discuss the concepts of “the shadow”, the persona, ego, repression, projection, the Johari Window, personality theory, Shadow Work, Scapegoating, the collective cultural or political shadow, Masculinity and the Shadow, shadow possession and more.
If you are a person who is wanting to explore the reasons why you continually have similar outcomes with relationships, jobs, or projects despite the circumstances or locations changing, then Shadow Work may be for you. It is important to find a licensed professional counselor or therapist that is knowledgeable about Shadow Work before embarking on this journey. There are many coaches that advertise "shadow work" and if you work with a coach who does not have clinical training or follow a code of ethics, you are definitely more at risk of having a negative experience.
The shadow is a concept largely explored by Carl Jung, a psychoanalyst who broke off from Sigmund Freud, who theorized that hidden within us all is our “shadow” which is aspects of our self that we either keep hidden, from ourselves and others, or have never even realized that they are there.
Hidden or unconscious aspects of oneself, both good and bad, which the ego has either repressed or never recognized. -Carl Jung
Carl Jung believed that in order to become a healthy person one must learn about their own shadow otherwise they would continue to live their life with a “mask on” --concealing parts of themselves from themselves and others.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. -Carl Jung
...For more, check out the entire episode! We hope you like it!
Adam Nash MA LLPC works with adult males and females as therapist in Middleville, MI. Adam specializes in Men's work currently utilizing a variety of counseling techniques.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shadow Boxer" from Tidal by Fiona Apple (Spotify)
"In and Out of the Shadows" from Born to Be with You by Dion (Spotify)
"Me and My Shadow" from Is That All There Is/ Me and My Shadow by Peggy Lee (Spotify)
• Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Adam Nash LPC joins Paul Krauss MA LPC for a discussion on “the shadow” and how this concept specifically applies to men. Paul and Adam discuss the concepts of “the shadow”, the persona, ego, repression, projection, the Johari Window, personality theory, Shadow Work, Scapegoating, the collective cultural or political shadow, Masculinity and the Shadow, shadow possession and more.
If you are a person who is wanting to explore the reasons why you continually have similar outcomes with relationships, jobs, or projects despite the circumstances or locations changing, then Shadow Work may be for you. It is important to find a licensed professional counselor or therapist that is knowledgeable about Shadow Work before embarking on this journey. There are many coaches that advertise "shadow work" and if you work with a coach who does not have clinical training or follow a code of ethics, you are definitely more at risk of having a negative experience.
The shadow is a concept largely explored by Carl Jung, a psychoanalyst who broke off from Sigmund Freud, who theorized that hidden within us all is our “shadow” which is aspects of our self that we either keep hidden, from ourselves and others, or have never even realized that they are there.
Hidden or unconscious aspects of oneself, both good and bad, which the ego has either repressed or never recognized. -Carl Jung
Carl Jung believed that in order to become a healthy person one must learn about their own shadow otherwise they would continue to live their life with a “mask on” --concealing parts of themselves from themselves and others.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. -Carl Jung
...For more, check out the entire episode! We hope you like it!
Adam Nash MA LLPC works with adult males and females as therapist in Middleville, MI. Adam specializes in Men's work currently utilizing a variety of counseling techniques.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shadow Boxer" from Tidal by Fiona Apple (Spotify)
"In and Out of the Shadows" from Born to Be with You by Dion (Spotify)
"Me and My Shadow" from Is That All There Is/ Me and My Shadow by Peggy Lee (Spotify)
• Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Isaac Bentwich talk about why this ancient sacred Sanskrit scripture (part of Hindu epic Mahabharata) is relevant and useful today to all people, regardless of spiritual orientation. Dr. Bentwich has completed a modern translation of The Bhagavad Gita, simply titled: "Gita - A Timeless Guide For Our Time." Dr. Bentwich explains the features of his translation of the sacred text and shares multiple passages that apply to the state of our world today--both our inner consciousness and our rapidly changing environment.
- Our daily struggles in life are ‘battlefields’, just like that of Gita’s prince, which provide us an opportunity to grow spiritually.
- Wisdom and happiness are within us and do not depend on any external guru, teacher or religion.
- Gita’s dialogue between master and disciple is really our own dialogue with the inner voice of our soul.
The Gita is a powerful guide for happiness, meditation, and inner-growth, one that’s written specifically for ordinary people like you and me and you, who are living and working in this crazy, troubled, beautiful world of ours. If you are seeking happiness and fulfillment in your life through inner-growth — you are welcome to the Gita! It is a magical little book that captures the deepest truths of all spiritual paths and all religions and conveys them in a simple, practical way, that we can all understand and relate to. As you read and meditate on its verses, their poetic form lets them pleasantly ‘roll around’ in your mind, ‘doing their thing’. Gradually, they help bring about changes in the way you view and act in the world. Empowering you to do good in the world, and to be transformed in the process; to change the world around you, by first changing the world within.- Dr. Isaac Bentwich, M.D.
Isaac Bentwich M.D. is a longtime practitioner and teacher of Yoga and Meditation. Trained as a physician and a scientist, he has founded three life-science technology companies, leading revolutions in medicine, genomics, and environment conservation. The vision and innovations that underlay these companies, came through periods of silent meditation retreats, at the foothills of the Himalayas and elsewhere. His path is one of reverence to the Wisdom teachings that shine through different traditions and religions. The study and practice of Gita's Wisdom teachings has profoundly touched his life, and he is passionate sharing this with others. His work on this translation of the Gita has spanned twelve years.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Aquarius Echo Chamber” from LONGFORM EDITIONS by Yamaneko (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Isaac Bentwich talk about why this ancient sacred Sanskrit scripture (part of Hindu epic Mahabharata) is relevant and useful today to all people, regardless of spiritual orientation. Dr. Bentwich has completed a modern translation of The Bhagavad Gita, simply titled: "Gita - A Timeless Guide For Our Time." Dr. Bentwich explains the features of his translation of the sacred text and shares multiple passages that apply to the state of our world today--both our inner consciousness and our rapidly changing environment.
- Our daily struggles in life are ‘battlefields’, just like that of Gita’s prince, which provide us an opportunity to grow spiritually.
- Wisdom and happiness are within us and do not depend on any external guru, teacher or religion.
- Gita’s dialogue between master and disciple is really our own dialogue with the inner voice of our soul.
The Gita is a powerful guide for happiness, meditation, and inner-growth, one that’s written specifically for ordinary people like you and me and you, who are living and working in this crazy, troubled, beautiful world of ours. If you are seeking happiness and fulfillment in your life through inner-growth — you are welcome to the Gita! It is a magical little book that captures the deepest truths of all spiritual paths and all religions and conveys them in a simple, practical way, that we can all understand and relate to. As you read and meditate on its verses, their poetic form lets them pleasantly ‘roll around’ in your mind, ‘doing their thing’. Gradually, they help bring about changes in the way you view and act in the world. Empowering you to do good in the world, and to be transformed in the process; to change the world around you, by first changing the world within.- Dr. Isaac Bentwich, M.D.
Isaac Bentwich M.D. is a longtime practitioner and teacher of Yoga and Meditation. Trained as a physician and a scientist, he has founded three life-science technology companies, leading revolutions in medicine, genomics, and environment conservation. The vision and innovations that underlay these companies, came through periods of silent meditation retreats, at the foothills of the Himalayas and elsewhere. His path is one of reverence to the Wisdom teachings that shine through different traditions and religions. The study and practice of Gita's Wisdom teachings has profoundly touched his life, and he is passionate sharing this with others. His work on this translation of the Gita has spanned twelve years.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Aquarius Echo Chamber” from LONGFORM EDITIONS by Yamaneko (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Hoarding Behavior Expert, Author, Consultant and Therapist Elaine Birchall, MSW, about her work helping people all over the globe be able to overcome hoarding behaviors. If you are interested in or impact by hoarding, this is not a conversation you will want to miss!
Elaine Birchall, MSW, is a hoarding behavior and intervention specialist and coauthor of Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage, and Overcome Hoarding (with Suzanne Cronkwright). Elaine helps to demystify and de-stigmatize hoarding. Elaine discusses the latest research on and strategies for treating hoarding disorder, shares real cases mined from her 18 years in the field, and offers tools to help clinicians assess where their clients may fall on the hoarding spectrum. More than 19 million Americans hoard, many more are impacted. Hoarding comes with enormous costs to relationships, time, focus, peace of mind, and self-respect. It devastates relationships and it harms the emotional health of the children involved. Hoarding can also become a legal, personal, and public health and safety issue. Without hoarding-informed supportive interventions, people who hoard will continue to experience further deterioration in their mental health and in their living conditions. More about Elaine Birchall: • Director of Birchall Consulting & founder of the Canadian National Hoarding Coalition • Helps individuals with hoarding disorder to understand and change their relationship to things—and to clean up their environment • Trains mental health professionals across North America on how to treat folks who hoard and counsel family members impacted
You can take a quiz to find out if Hoarding is impacting your life here:
https://hoarding.ca/hoarding-quiz/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Riot on an Empty Street” from Declaration of Dependence by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
Resources:
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Hoarding Behavior Expert, Author, Consultant and Therapist Elaine Birchall, MSW, about her work helping people all over the globe be able to overcome hoarding behaviors. If you are interested in or impact by hoarding, this is not a conversation you will want to miss!
Elaine Birchall, MSW, is a hoarding behavior and intervention specialist and coauthor of Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage, and Overcome Hoarding (with Suzanne Cronkwright). Elaine helps to demystify and de-stigmatize hoarding. Elaine discusses the latest research on and strategies for treating hoarding disorder, shares real cases mined from her 18 years in the field, and offers tools to help clinicians assess where their clients may fall on the hoarding spectrum. More than 19 million Americans hoard, many more are impacted. Hoarding comes with enormous costs to relationships, time, focus, peace of mind, and self-respect. It devastates relationships and it harms the emotional health of the children involved. Hoarding can also become a legal, personal, and public health and safety issue. Without hoarding-informed supportive interventions, people who hoard will continue to experience further deterioration in their mental health and in their living conditions. More about Elaine Birchall: • Director of Birchall Consulting & founder of the Canadian National Hoarding Coalition • Helps individuals with hoarding disorder to understand and change their relationship to things—and to clean up their environment • Trains mental health professionals across North America on how to treat folks who hoard and counsel family members impacted
You can take a quiz to find out if Hoarding is impacting your life here:
https://hoarding.ca/hoarding-quiz/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Riot on an Empty Street” from Declaration of Dependence by Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
Resources:
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC begins this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast by giving some background to the discussion that is to take place. Paul reads from and comments on Matthew Fox’s Book: The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. Together, Paul and this material raise many questions that are facing the culture today. Paul especially focuses on the topic of masculinity, and maleness in the culture of the United States—and the challenges facing men and boys today. Following this, Remahn joins the conversation which was recorded in March 2019.
Remahn Farley and Paul Krauss MA LPC have an honest discussion in the moment about their thoughts about an array of unanswerable global questions mostly concerning what it means to be a man, and the confusion and change that men are going through in western culture. Both Paul and Remahn reflect on their personal experiences growing up and how this affected them as males.
My goal was to release this episode in the series of discussion on men (the first episode in the series on men was released as episode #37 and followed up by episode #40). In New Orleans, in March 2019, Remahn and I sought to have an honest discussion about the issues facing men from our perspective at the time.
Also discussed: The need for men to discuss issues and not bury their feelings. Where are the male role models today? Making decisions from an ego or making the best decision for the situation. Is it ok for men to display vulnerable emotions in today’s society? #MeToo Movement. Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. Instant reactions versus responding. Stereotypes of Men not displaying emotions. The effects of the instant news media and social media. Twitter. Free speech and the marketplace. Changes in gender roles in the United States. How you are taught indirectly while growing up. Men learning from authentic conversations with women. How do you go deep and talk with men? Evolving and growing and changing your viewpoints. Hanging on to older viewpoints. Growing up in the patriarchy. The influence of different roles and lessons. Attempting to understand other people and their viewpoints. How do you have balance? How do we deal with vulnerability and shame? When are men allowed to express their emotions? Tribalism. A larger consciousness. As a culture, are we on the same team, or is life about productivity and power? It starts with the personal and then works toward the collective. How do we empower men, instead of reacting to the women’s movement? How can men and women work together in the culture? How can men evolve and lead better? How do men gain power in ways that are ethical—and translate that into authority? How can we be pro-human? Why is authoritarian power emerging? Why is emotional intelligence important? Courage. Hero worship. The grey areas of trying to “Do good works.” Follow the money. The Citizens United decision. The difference between what is right and what the law is. Money becoming speech and power. Gas lighting. The need for male role models. Colin Kaepernick. Star Spangled Banner. Questioning the past and then improving your present and future. What do we do with emotions that have not been dealt with? As men, how do we improve our relationships and other things we are involved in? The city of New Orleans. etc.
“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”- Arthur Schopenhauer
Books Read: The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine by Matthew Fox
Poems Read:
Champion the Enemy’s Need by Kim Stafford The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry I Live My Life In Growing Orbits by Rainer Maria Rilke Face It, You’re Happy by Japanese Zen Poet, Ikkyū (1394-1481)
Original Music: "Winter in America" from Winter in America by Gil Scott-Heron (Spotify)
“Mathematics” from Black on Both Sides by Mos Def (Spotify)
“Just To Get By” from Quality by Talib Kweli (Spotify)
Remahn Farley is the co-founder of Swaggerbrand, which provides online database resources, online marketing, app development, websites and more.
Remahn Farley, the company’s co-founder and Online Marketing Project Manager has a deep understanding of Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, web design and web development, making him a valuable resource to his clients, who count on him to “get it right.”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Paul Krauss MA LPC begins this episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast by giving some background to the discussion that is to take place. Paul reads from and comments on Matthew Fox’s Book: The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. Together, Paul and this material raise many questions that are facing the culture today. Paul especially focuses on the topic of masculinity, and maleness in the culture of the United States—and the challenges facing men and boys today. Following this, Remahn joins the conversation which was recorded in March 2019.
Remahn Farley and Paul Krauss MA LPC have an honest discussion in the moment about their thoughts about an array of unanswerable global questions mostly concerning what it means to be a man, and the confusion and change that men are going through in western culture. Both Paul and Remahn reflect on their personal experiences growing up and how this affected them as males.
My goal was to release this episode in the series of discussion on men (the first episode in the series on men was released as episode #37 and followed up by episode #40). In New Orleans, in March 2019, Remahn and I sought to have an honest discussion about the issues facing men from our perspective at the time.
Also discussed: The need for men to discuss issues and not bury their feelings. Where are the male role models today? Making decisions from an ego or making the best decision for the situation. Is it ok for men to display vulnerable emotions in today’s society? #MeToo Movement. Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. Instant reactions versus responding. Stereotypes of Men not displaying emotions. The effects of the instant news media and social media. Twitter. Free speech and the marketplace. Changes in gender roles in the United States. How you are taught indirectly while growing up. Men learning from authentic conversations with women. How do you go deep and talk with men? Evolving and growing and changing your viewpoints. Hanging on to older viewpoints. Growing up in the patriarchy. The influence of different roles and lessons. Attempting to understand other people and their viewpoints. How do you have balance? How do we deal with vulnerability and shame? When are men allowed to express their emotions? Tribalism. A larger consciousness. As a culture, are we on the same team, or is life about productivity and power? It starts with the personal and then works toward the collective. How do we empower men, instead of reacting to the women’s movement? How can men and women work together in the culture? How can men evolve and lead better? How do men gain power in ways that are ethical—and translate that into authority? How can we be pro-human? Why is authoritarian power emerging? Why is emotional intelligence important? Courage. Hero worship. The grey areas of trying to “Do good works.” Follow the money. The Citizens United decision. The difference between what is right and what the law is. Money becoming speech and power. Gas lighting. The need for male role models. Colin Kaepernick. Star Spangled Banner. Questioning the past and then improving your present and future. What do we do with emotions that have not been dealt with? As men, how do we improve our relationships and other things we are involved in? The city of New Orleans. etc.
“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”- Arthur Schopenhauer
Books Read: The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine by Matthew Fox
Poems Read:
Champion the Enemy’s Need by Kim Stafford The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry I Live My Life In Growing Orbits by Rainer Maria Rilke Face It, You’re Happy by Japanese Zen Poet, Ikkyū (1394-1481)
Original Music: "Winter in America" from Winter in America by Gil Scott-Heron (Spotify)
“Mathematics” from Black on Both Sides by Mos Def (Spotify)
“Just To Get By” from Quality by Talib Kweli (Spotify)
Remahn Farley is the co-founder of Swaggerbrand, which provides online database resources, online marketing, app development, websites and more.
Remahn Farley, the company’s co-founder and Online Marketing Project Manager has a deep understanding of Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, web design and web development, making him a valuable resource to his clients, who count on him to “get it right.”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
This is a special episode of the Intentional Clinician featuring stories and original songs by Paul Krauss MA LPC and his brother Tim Krauss. In this episode you will hear the story of Paul and Tim's upbringing in a MOTEL and how this inspired them to write and record an album over a period of 9 years, which they named "MOTEL." The brothers have a discussion and also play clips of songs that they recorded and reflect on the inspiration for the songs, artistic expression, and the importance of storytelling. This is another episode about music in the sporadic series that the Intentional Clinician has released. Music is in an important part of our lives and our human heritage and we hope you enjoy it.
You can purchase a physical or digital copy of MOTEL by clicking here or here.
Free Streaming of "Motel" and other songs by ttypes and PAWL is listed below:
Original Music from MOTEL by ttypes/PAWL
1. ttypes - Good Boy Young
2. Pawl - Motel
3. ttypes - Colorado
4. Pawl - Small Town
5. ttypes - The Shore
6. ttypes - You're My Brother
7. Pawl - Home
8. ttypes - Captured Light
9. ttypes - Jealousy
10. ttypes - Building A Life
11. Pawl - Newspaper Mountains
12. ttypes - Sky Men / Space Lights
13. ttypes - 1924
14. Pawl - Vacant
15. ttypes/Pawl - Room 5
You can find more music, videos, and bonus material by Pawl and/or ttypes here:
www.patreon.com/ttttypes m.soundcloud.com/ttypes-music www.facebook.com/ttypes www.youtube.com/user/ttttypes www.youtube.com/user/PawlMusica
Review of MOTEL by Mitchell Hillman of the Phoenix New Times:
The musicians behind indie outfits PAWL and ttypes have teamed up for the collaborative concept album MOTEL to be released Spring of 2020. Brothers Paul and Tim Krauss had an unusual childhood to say the very least, they were raised in a Midwest roadside motel and over the last decade they have been composing an album about that experience. It's the stuff of American legends, which begs the question do artistic people create unusual lives or do unusual lives create artists?
There is no doubt that growing up around a small town oasis with recurring guests and an ever changing cast of characters will mold your perceptions of life and the world, and these brothers have put that upbringing to music, beautiful, catchy music. MOTEL is a near hour long summary of the years spent at the motor inn, the people and events that shaped them, and the growth that was forced upon them. It's as much a coming of age story as it is a reflection in later life of the place they called home set to an Indie Pop backdrop that captivates the listeners attention from beginning to end.
The fifteen songs on the album are a sheer delight for anyone that's a fan of Brian Wilson, Ben Folds, T. Rex, Apples In Stereo, Elephant 6 and music that makes your head bop, your toes tap, your hips swing all while wearing a grin. It's also an amazing journey in storytelling as the brothers recount the innocence of childhood, nostalgia for rainy autumn days, weird goings on at a nearby lake, early experiences with women, their own relationship as siblings and an evening of a possible UFO sighting. They also present vignettes on the strange guests they encountered from a wanted criminal to a charlatan preacher to a Vietnam vet with PTSD who hoards newspapers.
The album is filled with singles ready for radio right out of the gate, tunes like "Good Boy Young," "Colorado," and "Captured Light" all of which will punch through your day with sunshine fix. The T. Rex influence on "The Shore," "You're My Brother," and "Jealousy" make for easy rockers to get into that sound like instant classics through nostalgia colored glasses. Meanwhile "Small Town" and "Newspaper Mountains" evoke the best of Ben Folds. That's only half of the album, while the rest will keep you tuned in and your headphones on as the stories of their youth unfold before you. The lyrics are as captivating as the Indie Pop pastiche that surrounds them, with flawless vocals and layers of harmony.
While Paul and Tim are the main men behind the music they had a little help from their friends in making MOTEL. Christopher Kennedy (No Volcano, Kingfathand, Colorstore) contributed drums, guitar and bass throughout; Conrad Shock (Conrad Shock and The Noise) laid down some bass, guitar, and banjo; while Dan Julian contributed drums, Sean Maginity played guitar on "Colorado", Jim Rockwood provided drums for "Room 5" and their lead producer, Jupiter Jones helped out with synth, organ, back-up vocals and co-wrote "Room 5" with the brothers.
Check in to MOTEL and check it out, the musical journey through time and space is an amazing one for your ears to behold. You'll find yourself singing these songs to yourself, days later and that's when you know you need to spin it again.
--This episode discusses the concepts of how growing up in a certain dwelling place and neighborhood shapes one's view of people, of what home is and isn't, long-term projects, art for the sake of expression, and more. Also discussed: the relationship you have with a space and a place. Identity. Music. Art. Pianos. Remembering the same event from two very different perspectives, and more. --
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
This is a special episode of the Intentional Clinician featuring stories and original songs by Paul Krauss MA LPC and his brother Tim Krauss. In this episode you will hear the story of Paul and Tim's upbringing in a MOTEL and how this inspired them to write and record an album over a period of 9 years, which they named "MOTEL." The brothers have a discussion and also play clips of songs that they recorded and reflect on the inspiration for the songs, artistic expression, and the importance of storytelling. This is another episode about music in the sporadic series that the Intentional Clinician has released. Music is in an important part of our lives and our human heritage and we hope you enjoy it.
You can purchase a physical or digital copy of MOTEL by clicking here or here.
Free Streaming of "Motel" and other songs by ttypes and PAWL is listed below:
Original Music from MOTEL by ttypes/PAWL
1. ttypes - Good Boy Young
2. Pawl - Motel
3. ttypes - Colorado
4. Pawl - Small Town
5. ttypes - The Shore
6. ttypes - You're My Brother
7. Pawl - Home
8. ttypes - Captured Light
9. ttypes - Jealousy
10. ttypes - Building A Life
11. Pawl - Newspaper Mountains
12. ttypes - Sky Men / Space Lights
13. ttypes - 1924
14. Pawl - Vacant
15. ttypes/Pawl - Room 5
You can find more music, videos, and bonus material by Pawl and/or ttypes here:
www.patreon.com/ttttypes m.soundcloud.com/ttypes-music www.facebook.com/ttypes www.youtube.com/user/ttttypes www.youtube.com/user/PawlMusica
Review of MOTEL by Mitchell Hillman of the Phoenix New Times:
The musicians behind indie outfits PAWL and ttypes have teamed up for the collaborative concept album MOTEL to be released Spring of 2020. Brothers Paul and Tim Krauss had an unusual childhood to say the very least, they were raised in a Midwest roadside motel and over the last decade they have been composing an album about that experience. It's the stuff of American legends, which begs the question do artistic people create unusual lives or do unusual lives create artists?
There is no doubt that growing up around a small town oasis with recurring guests and an ever changing cast of characters will mold your perceptions of life and the world, and these brothers have put that upbringing to music, beautiful, catchy music. MOTEL is a near hour long summary of the years spent at the motor inn, the people and events that shaped them, and the growth that was forced upon them. It's as much a coming of age story as it is a reflection in later life of the place they called home set to an Indie Pop backdrop that captivates the listeners attention from beginning to end.
The fifteen songs on the album are a sheer delight for anyone that's a fan of Brian Wilson, Ben Folds, T. Rex, Apples In Stereo, Elephant 6 and music that makes your head bop, your toes tap, your hips swing all while wearing a grin. It's also an amazing journey in storytelling as the brothers recount the innocence of childhood, nostalgia for rainy autumn days, weird goings on at a nearby lake, early experiences with women, their own relationship as siblings and an evening of a possible UFO sighting. They also present vignettes on the strange guests they encountered from a wanted criminal to a charlatan preacher to a Vietnam vet with PTSD who hoards newspapers.
The album is filled with singles ready for radio right out of the gate, tunes like "Good Boy Young," "Colorado," and "Captured Light" all of which will punch through your day with sunshine fix. The T. Rex influence on "The Shore," "You're My Brother," and "Jealousy" make for easy rockers to get into that sound like instant classics through nostalgia colored glasses. Meanwhile "Small Town" and "Newspaper Mountains" evoke the best of Ben Folds. That's only half of the album, while the rest will keep you tuned in and your headphones on as the stories of their youth unfold before you. The lyrics are as captivating as the Indie Pop pastiche that surrounds them, with flawless vocals and layers of harmony.
While Paul and Tim are the main men behind the music they had a little help from their friends in making MOTEL. Christopher Kennedy (No Volcano, Kingfathand, Colorstore) contributed drums, guitar and bass throughout; Conrad Shock (Conrad Shock and The Noise) laid down some bass, guitar, and banjo; while Dan Julian contributed drums, Sean Maginity played guitar on "Colorado", Jim Rockwood provided drums for "Room 5" and their lead producer, Jupiter Jones helped out with synth, organ, back-up vocals and co-wrote "Room 5" with the brothers.
Check in to MOTEL and check it out, the musical journey through time and space is an amazing one for your ears to behold. You'll find yourself singing these songs to yourself, days later and that's when you know you need to spin it again.
--This episode discusses the concepts of how growing up in a certain dwelling place and neighborhood shapes one's view of people, of what home is and isn't, long-term projects, art for the sake of expression, and more. Also discussed: the relationship you have with a space and a place. Identity. Music. Art. Pianos. Remembering the same event from two very different perspectives, and more. --
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Stefanie Arend about her work teaching Yin Yoga throughout Europe and the world (via the internet). Paul Krauss MA LPC and Stefanie relate the basics of terms utilized by the Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine communities and discuss how Yin Yoga is different from more popular forms of Yoga. Stefanie discusses how Yin Yoga and having a daily practice is being studied and has already shown many positive associations to improving both physical and mental health. For anyone interested in learning about yoga, alternative healing modalities, and how working with the body can improve mental health--this episode is for you.
Stefanie Arend is a renowned Yin Yoga instructor, holistic health coach, nutritionist, and energy worker. As the first German author to focus exclusively on Yin Yoga, the yoga style taught by Paul Grilley, Arend is a bestselling author of six books, including Yin Yoga: The Gentle Path to the Inner Center and Surya Namaskar: The Sun Salutation, both of which were named Best Yoga Book of the Year in German speaking countries. Her books have been translated into five languages. Be Healthy with Yin Yoga is her first English language book. Visit Stefanie Arend at https://www.yinyoga.de/en or at her YouTube channel
https://www.yinyoga.de/blog/ https://www.facebook.com/YinYogaGermany/?fref=ts https://www.youtube.com/user/Stefanie1a https://www.instagram.com/stefaniearend/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“1/2” and “2/2” from Ambient1/Music for Airports by Brian Eno (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Stefanie Arend about her work teaching Yin Yoga throughout Europe and the world (via the internet). Paul Krauss MA LPC and Stefanie relate the basics of terms utilized by the Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine communities and discuss how Yin Yoga is different from more popular forms of Yoga. Stefanie discusses how Yin Yoga and having a daily practice is being studied and has already shown many positive associations to improving both physical and mental health. For anyone interested in learning about yoga, alternative healing modalities, and how working with the body can improve mental health--this episode is for you.
Stefanie Arend is a renowned Yin Yoga instructor, holistic health coach, nutritionist, and energy worker. As the first German author to focus exclusively on Yin Yoga, the yoga style taught by Paul Grilley, Arend is a bestselling author of six books, including Yin Yoga: The Gentle Path to the Inner Center and Surya Namaskar: The Sun Salutation, both of which were named Best Yoga Book of the Year in German speaking countries. Her books have been translated into five languages. Be Healthy with Yin Yoga is her first English language book. Visit Stefanie Arend at https://www.yinyoga.de/en or at her YouTube channel
https://www.yinyoga.de/blog/ https://www.facebook.com/YinYogaGermany/?fref=ts https://www.youtube.com/user/Stefanie1a https://www.instagram.com/stefaniearend/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“1/2” and “2/2” from Ambient1/Music for Airports by Brian Eno (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
What does “Black Lives Matter” mean? (A Panel Discussion)
Paul Krauss MA LPC hosts a panel discussion on Zoom with 3 of his friends, (Remahn, Chris, and James) who happen to be African-American males, to discuss the death of George Floyd and what “Black Lives Matter” mean and other related topics. If you are new to this topic or just curious, please remember to normalize changing your opinion on something after learning new information. It is ok. I promise. Evolution is natural. Denial is natural, but does not move you forward. I have personally changed my viewpoints on these issues as I evolved as a person. In fact, I learned new things and broadened my perspective during this conversation. I encourage you, whoever you are, to listen to this discussion and read through the sources and resources in the show notes.
On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after a deli employee called 911, accusing him of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr. Floyd was unconscious and pinned beneath three police officers, showing no signs of life. By combining videos from bystanders and security cameras, reviewing official documents and consulting experts, The New York Times reconstructed in detail the minutes leading to Mr. Floyd’s death. Our video shows officers taking a series of actions that violated the policies of the Minneapolis Police Department and turned fatal, leaving Mr. Floyd unable to breathe, even as he and onlookers called out for help. The day after Mr. Floyd’s death, the Police Department fired all four of the officers involved in the episode, and on Friday the Hennepin County attorney, Mike Freeman, announced murder and manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin, the officer who can be seen most clearly in witness videos pinning Mr. Floyd to the ground. Mr. Chauvin, who is white, kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, according to the criminal complaint against him. Our video shows that Mr. Chauvin did not remove his knee even after Mr. Floyd lost consciousness, and for a full minute after paramedics arrived at the scene.
Imagine your child dies prematurely and you are hosting the funeral and you are giving a eulogy explaining what your own child meant to you and how special your child was, and then someone grabs the mic and says “Actually all children are special…” That’s what “all lives matter” sounds like. Embarrassing.
The whole point of Black Lives Matters was to bring attention to multiple issues, but one of the most pressing is: police are killing unarmed African-Americans at a much higher rate than Caucasian Americans. This is an undisputed fact.
We said “Black Lives Matter.” We never said “Only Black Lives Matter.” We Know “All lives matter.” We just need your help with Black Lives Matter for Black Lives are currently in Danger.
Also Discussed: Police Murders of unarmed African-Americans, Billie Eilish, Journalists are being arrested, America is at a boiling point, protests, Black lives Matter, stress, Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment at an all time high, fear, Racism, It is not getting worse, it is just being filmed, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Minneapolis Police, unnecessary neck restraints, Joe Biden’s foot in his mouth, lack of empathy, showing “black death” on Facebook and youtube, this struggle of African-Americans speaking out against police brutality has been going on for decades, Trump as a reflection of what America was built on, the mask is off, Colin Kaepernick, Black Unity, Domestic Abuse Metaphors, White people not understanding, critical thought, cultural attitudes, cultural encapsulation, reforming the police, already having your mind made up, identity politics, Qualified immunity, they used to hang African-American people after church, the murder of Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor, Sandyhook, Cliven Bundy stand off with the US Government, caucasian Quarantine protestors in Michigan where protesters holding semi-automatic weapons yelled in the face of Police Officers—but were not harmed or arrested, cultural attitude collectives, many elder Caucasian Men in the United States in denial and dismissive of these concerns, institutional racism, having uncomfortable conversations, actually experiencing racism, it is easy to ignore racism when it isn’t happening to you, Know Justice - Know Peace, no Justice - No Peace, How can you combat racism as a white person? Education, History, Context, The People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, White Allies, The History of the Black Panther Party, Government Assassinations of Fred Hampton and Martin Luther King Jr., The White House was actually built by slave labor—this is a fact.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html
https://www.aclumich.org/en/news/facing-terror-police-racism
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12136140/black-all-lives-matter
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/george-floyd-protests-police-violence.html
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062397348/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states/
Mentioned:
https://www.healthforlifegr.com/growing-up-black/
Mental Health Resources:
https://www.stevefund.org/crisistextline/ Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will respond.
How you can learn more and help:
Regarding legislation:
• https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
Things to read:
• BACP article: "why we need to talk about race": https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/2018/october-2018/why-we-need-to-talk-about-race/
• ERACCE book list: http://www.eracce.org/resources
Supporting BIPOC-created mental health and activism groups:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Welcome to Jamrock" from Welcome to Jamrock by Damian Marley (Spotify)
“Get Up Stand Up“ from Burnin’ by The Wailers (Spotify)
“A Change is Gonna Come“ from Otis Blue by Otis Redding (Spotify)
“This is America” from This is America by Childish Gambino (Spotify)
————— For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing. -Simon Wiesenthal
These are the last words of George Floyd, a 46-year-old man who died as a US police officer pinned him down, kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes: "It's my face man I didn't do nothing serious man please please please I can't breathe please man please somebody please man I can't breathe I can't breathe please (inaudible) man can't breathe, my face just get up I can't breathe please, a knee on my neck I can't breathe shit I will I can't move mama mama I can't my knee my neck I'm through I'm through I'm claustrophobic my stomach hurt my neck hurts everything hurts some water or something please please I can't breathe officer don't kill me they're gonna kill me, man come on man I cannot breathe I cannot breathe they're gonna kill me they're gonna kill me I can't breathe I can't breathe please sir please please please I can't breathe" Then, his eyes shut and the pleas stop. George Floyd was pronounced dead shortly after.’
What does “Black Lives Matter” mean? (A Panel Discussion)
Paul Krauss MA LPC hosts a panel discussion on Zoom with 3 of his friends, (Remahn, Chris, and James) who happen to be African-American males, to discuss the death of George Floyd and what “Black Lives Matter” mean and other related topics. If you are new to this topic or just curious, please remember to normalize changing your opinion on something after learning new information. It is ok. I promise. Evolution is natural. Denial is natural, but does not move you forward. I have personally changed my viewpoints on these issues as I evolved as a person. In fact, I learned new things and broadened my perspective during this conversation. I encourage you, whoever you are, to listen to this discussion and read through the sources and resources in the show notes.
On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after a deli employee called 911, accusing him of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr. Floyd was unconscious and pinned beneath three police officers, showing no signs of life. By combining videos from bystanders and security cameras, reviewing official documents and consulting experts, The New York Times reconstructed in detail the minutes leading to Mr. Floyd’s death. Our video shows officers taking a series of actions that violated the policies of the Minneapolis Police Department and turned fatal, leaving Mr. Floyd unable to breathe, even as he and onlookers called out for help. The day after Mr. Floyd’s death, the Police Department fired all four of the officers involved in the episode, and on Friday the Hennepin County attorney, Mike Freeman, announced murder and manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin, the officer who can be seen most clearly in witness videos pinning Mr. Floyd to the ground. Mr. Chauvin, who is white, kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, according to the criminal complaint against him. Our video shows that Mr. Chauvin did not remove his knee even after Mr. Floyd lost consciousness, and for a full minute after paramedics arrived at the scene.
Imagine your child dies prematurely and you are hosting the funeral and you are giving a eulogy explaining what your own child meant to you and how special your child was, and then someone grabs the mic and says “Actually all children are special…” That’s what “all lives matter” sounds like. Embarrassing.
The whole point of Black Lives Matters was to bring attention to multiple issues, but one of the most pressing is: police are killing unarmed African-Americans at a much higher rate than Caucasian Americans. This is an undisputed fact.
We said “Black Lives Matter.” We never said “Only Black Lives Matter.” We Know “All lives matter.” We just need your help with Black Lives Matter for Black Lives are currently in Danger.
Also Discussed: Police Murders of unarmed African-Americans, Billie Eilish, Journalists are being arrested, America is at a boiling point, protests, Black lives Matter, stress, Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment at an all time high, fear, Racism, It is not getting worse, it is just being filmed, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Minneapolis Police, unnecessary neck restraints, Joe Biden’s foot in his mouth, lack of empathy, showing “black death” on Facebook and youtube, this struggle of African-Americans speaking out against police brutality has been going on for decades, Trump as a reflection of what America was built on, the mask is off, Colin Kaepernick, Black Unity, Domestic Abuse Metaphors, White people not understanding, critical thought, cultural attitudes, cultural encapsulation, reforming the police, already having your mind made up, identity politics, Qualified immunity, they used to hang African-American people after church, the murder of Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor, Sandyhook, Cliven Bundy stand off with the US Government, caucasian Quarantine protestors in Michigan where protesters holding semi-automatic weapons yelled in the face of Police Officers—but were not harmed or arrested, cultural attitude collectives, many elder Caucasian Men in the United States in denial and dismissive of these concerns, institutional racism, having uncomfortable conversations, actually experiencing racism, it is easy to ignore racism when it isn’t happening to you, Know Justice - Know Peace, no Justice - No Peace, How can you combat racism as a white person? Education, History, Context, The People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, White Allies, The History of the Black Panther Party, Government Assassinations of Fred Hampton and Martin Luther King Jr., The White House was actually built by slave labor—this is a fact.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html
https://www.aclumich.org/en/news/facing-terror-police-racism
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12136140/black-all-lives-matter
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/george-floyd-protests-police-violence.html
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062397348/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states/
Mentioned:
https://www.healthforlifegr.com/growing-up-black/
Mental Health Resources:
https://www.stevefund.org/crisistextline/ Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will respond.
How you can learn more and help:
Regarding legislation:
• https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
Things to read:
• BACP article: "why we need to talk about race": https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/2018/october-2018/why-we-need-to-talk-about-race/
• ERACCE book list: http://www.eracce.org/resources
Supporting BIPOC-created mental health and activism groups:
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Welcome to Jamrock" from Welcome to Jamrock by Damian Marley (Spotify)
“Get Up Stand Up“ from Burnin’ by The Wailers (Spotify)
“A Change is Gonna Come“ from Otis Blue by Otis Redding (Spotify)
“This is America” from This is America by Childish Gambino (Spotify)
————— For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing. -Simon Wiesenthal
These are the last words of George Floyd, a 46-year-old man who died as a US police officer pinned him down, kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes: "It's my face man I didn't do nothing serious man please please please I can't breathe please man please somebody please man I can't breathe I can't breathe please (inaudible) man can't breathe, my face just get up I can't breathe please, a knee on my neck I can't breathe shit I will I can't move mama mama I can't my knee my neck I'm through I'm through I'm claustrophobic my stomach hurt my neck hurts everything hurts some water or something please please I can't breathe officer don't kill me they're gonna kill me, man come on man I cannot breathe I cannot breathe they're gonna kill me they're gonna kill me I can't breathe I can't breathe please sir please please please I can't breathe" Then, his eyes shut and the pleas stop. George Floyd was pronounced dead shortly after.’
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. J.W. Freiberg about his work as a Social Psychologist and Lawyer and his expertise on the topic of loneliness. J.W. Freiberg defines the many different types of loneliness both within a relationship and outside of relationship. Further discussed, how the epidemic of the loneliness in the United States and around the world affects people’s mental and physical health alike. Paul and J.W. Freiberg discuss his recent book “Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation).” J.W. Freiberg discusses the science of why loneliness and broken relationships affect human’s health so profoundly, yet he does so through the lens of highly entertaining true stories from his career. Listeners will be highly entertained by J.W. Freiberg’s interview, whether they are interested in the topics or not.
J.W. Freiberg studies chronic loneliness through the unique lens of a social psychologist (PhD, UCLA) turned lawyer (JD, Harvard). A former assistant professor in the department of social psychology at Boston University, he served for decades as general counsel to more than a dozen mental health and social service agencies in Boston, including The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child-welfare organization. In his just released book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation), Dr. Freiberg explores the impact of faulty connections in failing relationships, through the telling of case stories mined from his 30-years as an attorney. His award-winning book Four Seasons of Loneliness, explored the chronic loneliness that comes to isolated, disconnected individuals. The papers presented at his 2018 symposium on childhood loneliness, are collected into his edited work Growing Up Lonely. Dr. Freiberg is a member of the MA state bar and the bar of the Supreme Court of the US. For more information about all of his books, visit www.thelonelinessbooks.com.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Memory Lane" from From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith (Spotify)
"No World Like the World" from Below the Branches by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. J.W. Freiberg about his work as a Social Psychologist and Lawyer and his expertise on the topic of loneliness. J.W. Freiberg defines the many different types of loneliness both within a relationship and outside of relationship. Further discussed, how the epidemic of the loneliness in the United States and around the world affects people’s mental and physical health alike. Paul and J.W. Freiberg discuss his recent book “Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation).” J.W. Freiberg discusses the science of why loneliness and broken relationships affect human’s health so profoundly, yet he does so through the lens of highly entertaining true stories from his career. Listeners will be highly entertained by J.W. Freiberg’s interview, whether they are interested in the topics or not.
J.W. Freiberg studies chronic loneliness through the unique lens of a social psychologist (PhD, UCLA) turned lawyer (JD, Harvard). A former assistant professor in the department of social psychology at Boston University, he served for decades as general counsel to more than a dozen mental health and social service agencies in Boston, including The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child-welfare organization. In his just released book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation), Dr. Freiberg explores the impact of faulty connections in failing relationships, through the telling of case stories mined from his 30-years as an attorney. His award-winning book Four Seasons of Loneliness, explored the chronic loneliness that comes to isolated, disconnected individuals. The papers presented at his 2018 symposium on childhood loneliness, are collected into his edited work Growing Up Lonely. Dr. Freiberg is a member of the MA state bar and the bar of the Supreme Court of the US. For more information about all of his books, visit www.thelonelinessbooks.com.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"Memory Lane" from From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith (Spotify)
"No World Like the World" from Below the Branches by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
Dr. Robert Rhoton, Psy.D., LPC, D.A.A.E.T.S. and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the physiology of trauma, a broader definition of trauma and its effects on the nervous system (dysautonomia). Dr. Rhoton and Paul discuss toxic stress and the ways in which the body responds on a biological and physiological level. Following the science-heavy paradigm of understanding trauma / dysautonomia (when the autonomic nervous system is not functioning properly), Paul Krauss and Dr. Rhoton discuss the implications of that this science may have on modern psychotherapy, family systems, relationships, education, and our society. Paul Krauss and Dr. Rhoton discuss the importance of emotional regulation among mental health professionals and the difficulties faced if they are not focusing on their own mental health first. Dr. Rhoton discusses the idea of emotional and physiological arousal and how systems often do not recognize this as important. Dr. Rhoton is a gifted teacher and he shares his wisdom and experience working with people who have experienced trauma and how this all intersects with his experience in the fields of counseling, psychology, psychiatry, the child welfare system, education, etc. The dynamic conversation has implications for parenting, family relationships, and the many modalities of counseling and therapy. Dr. Rhoton discusses how to help people all over the world change their lives and communities through education on the physiology of trauma.
Dr. Robert Rhoton, CEO of Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International possesses a rich history of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Rhoton has supervised multiple outpatient clinics, juvenile justice programs, and programs, and child and family therapeutic services. Additionally, Dr. Rhoton has advanced training in child and adolescent trauma treatment, family therapy, and family trauma. Dr. Rhoton served as president of the Arizona Trauma Therapy Network from 2010 through 2012. Dr. Rhoton was a Professor at Ottawa University in the Behavioral Sciences and Counseling Department whose primary interests were training counselors to work with traumagenic family dynamics, child and family trauma, and non-egoic models of treatment. Dr. Rhoton is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and collaborates and consults with numerous Arizona agencies fine tuning their understanding of trauma and the impact of developmental trauma on the individual and family. Dr. Rhoton also serves on the Arizona Department of Health Services Trauma Informed Care (TIC) task force as a community member.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“If you don’t know what to do (Do What You Love) from Music for Gloves (Banana & Louie) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
“Motel” from Motel by PAWL/ttypes (Spotify)
Dr. Robert Rhoton, Psy.D., LPC, D.A.A.E.T.S. and Paul Krauss MA LPC discuss the physiology of trauma, a broader definition of trauma and its effects on the nervous system (dysautonomia). Dr. Rhoton and Paul discuss toxic stress and the ways in which the body responds on a biological and physiological level. Following the science-heavy paradigm of understanding trauma / dysautonomia (when the autonomic nervous system is not functioning properly), Paul Krauss and Dr. Rhoton discuss the implications of that this science may have on modern psychotherapy, family systems, relationships, education, and our society. Paul Krauss and Dr. Rhoton discuss the importance of emotional regulation among mental health professionals and the difficulties faced if they are not focusing on their own mental health first. Dr. Rhoton discusses the idea of emotional and physiological arousal and how systems often do not recognize this as important. Dr. Rhoton is a gifted teacher and he shares his wisdom and experience working with people who have experienced trauma and how this all intersects with his experience in the fields of counseling, psychology, psychiatry, the child welfare system, education, etc. The dynamic conversation has implications for parenting, family relationships, and the many modalities of counseling and therapy. Dr. Rhoton discusses how to help people all over the world change their lives and communities through education on the physiology of trauma.
Dr. Robert Rhoton, CEO of Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International possesses a rich history of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Rhoton has supervised multiple outpatient clinics, juvenile justice programs, and programs, and child and family therapeutic services. Additionally, Dr. Rhoton has advanced training in child and adolescent trauma treatment, family therapy, and family trauma. Dr. Rhoton served as president of the Arizona Trauma Therapy Network from 2010 through 2012. Dr. Rhoton was a Professor at Ottawa University in the Behavioral Sciences and Counseling Department whose primary interests were training counselors to work with traumagenic family dynamics, child and family trauma, and non-egoic models of treatment. Dr. Rhoton is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and collaborates and consults with numerous Arizona agencies fine tuning their understanding of trauma and the impact of developmental trauma on the individual and family. Dr. Rhoton also serves on the Arizona Department of Health Services Trauma Informed Care (TIC) task force as a community member.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“If you don’t know what to do (Do What You Love) from Music for Gloves (Banana & Louie) by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)
“Motel” from Motel by PAWL/ttypes (Spotify)
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Karthik Ramanan discuss the importance of maintaining mental health during the current quarantine situation due to COVID-19. Coronavirus anxiety and depression are on the rise along with a variety of mental health challenges as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and quarantine. In this discussion with Dr. Karthik Ramanan, we discuss grieving during this pandemic and quarantine along with coronavirus anxiety and coronavirus depression. We discuss the importance of caring for one's mental health during this challenging time, along with tips on to balance all that is being thrown at us.
Dr. Karthik Ramanan is a naturopathic medical doctor, inspirational speaker, and the host of the weekly online show, "The Dr. K Show." Dr. K specializes in everyday mental health and lifestyle medicine, and he helps ambitious individuals end self-criticism. He teaches the principles of everyday mental health through the lens of his personal health and psychological transformation and his education and experience as a physician. He inspires achievement-oriented individuals to get out of their own way, take intentional action, and create their ideal version of themselves to lead a purpose-driven life.
Dr. Ramanan graduated from Cornell University with dual BS degrees in Applied Economics & Management as well as Biological Sciences. After his undergraduate studies, he worked for Goldman Sachs in New York for eight years where he served in the Futures and Listed Derivatives businesses, sharpening his client relationship and communication skills while developing a deep understanding of human behavior and the stresses many Americans face while working in corporate America. During his final years in the finance industry, he discovered the power of plant-based nutrition, lost 100 pounds, and found himself called to naturopathic medicine. He moved to Tempe, Arizona to attend Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona and graduated with his doctorate in 2017.
Connect with Dr. K here:
Website - http://drkarthikramanan.com
YouTube - http://drknmd.video
Instagram - https://instagram.com/dr.karthikramanan
FaceBook - https://fb.me/dr.karthikramanan
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkarthikramanan/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"May You Be Born On Anarres" from Music For Public Access Television by ttypes (Spotify)
“Newspaper Mountains” from Motel by PAWL/ ttypes (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC and Dr. Karthik Ramanan discuss the importance of maintaining mental health during the current quarantine situation due to COVID-19. Coronavirus anxiety and depression are on the rise along with a variety of mental health challenges as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and quarantine. In this discussion with Dr. Karthik Ramanan, we discuss grieving during this pandemic and quarantine along with coronavirus anxiety and coronavirus depression. We discuss the importance of caring for one's mental health during this challenging time, along with tips on to balance all that is being thrown at us.
Dr. Karthik Ramanan is a naturopathic medical doctor, inspirational speaker, and the host of the weekly online show, "The Dr. K Show." Dr. K specializes in everyday mental health and lifestyle medicine, and he helps ambitious individuals end self-criticism. He teaches the principles of everyday mental health through the lens of his personal health and psychological transformation and his education and experience as a physician. He inspires achievement-oriented individuals to get out of their own way, take intentional action, and create their ideal version of themselves to lead a purpose-driven life.
Dr. Ramanan graduated from Cornell University with dual BS degrees in Applied Economics & Management as well as Biological Sciences. After his undergraduate studies, he worked for Goldman Sachs in New York for eight years where he served in the Futures and Listed Derivatives businesses, sharpening his client relationship and communication skills while developing a deep understanding of human behavior and the stresses many Americans face while working in corporate America. During his final years in the finance industry, he discovered the power of plant-based nutrition, lost 100 pounds, and found himself called to naturopathic medicine. He moved to Tempe, Arizona to attend Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona and graduated with his doctorate in 2017.
Connect with Dr. K here:
Website - http://drkarthikramanan.com
YouTube - http://drknmd.video
Instagram - https://instagram.com/dr.karthikramanan
FaceBook - https://fb.me/dr.karthikramanan
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkarthikramanan/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
"May You Be Born On Anarres" from Music For Public Access Television by ttypes (Spotify)
“Newspaper Mountains” from Motel by PAWL/ ttypes (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC had the privilege of speaking with Mark Nepo during the time of "Shelter in Place" in April 2020, thanks to the technology of ZOOM. Mark Nepo shares a number of powerful stories, anecdotes, and metaphors that aim straight for the heart and assist in breaking us open. Mark discusses his story of suffering through a near-death experience of beating cancer in a way that can inspire us all to awaken to our soul's purpose. Mark relates the wisdom of all the great spiritual traditions in a beautiful, clear, and life-affirming way that appeals to the universal nature of the human experience. During this hour discussion, Paul was constantly amazed at the way that Mark effortlessly related moving stories and quotes without any notes or script. Mark Nepo is a humble and true teacher of the human experience--and this episode will appeal to people from all walks of life.
You can learn more and follow Mark Nepo's work below:
With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by Air
“Vacant” from Motel by PAWL/ ttypes (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC had the privilege of speaking with Mark Nepo during the time of "Shelter in Place" in April 2020, thanks to the technology of ZOOM. Mark Nepo shares a number of powerful stories, anecdotes, and metaphors that aim straight for the heart and assist in breaking us open. Mark discusses his story of suffering through a near-death experience of beating cancer in a way that can inspire us all to awaken to our soul's purpose. Mark relates the wisdom of all the great spiritual traditions in a beautiful, clear, and life-affirming way that appeals to the universal nature of the human experience. During this hour discussion, Paul was constantly amazed at the way that Mark effortlessly related moving stories and quotes without any notes or script. Mark Nepo is a humble and true teacher of the human experience--and this episode will appeal to people from all walks of life.
You can learn more and follow Mark Nepo's work below:
With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by Air
“Vacant” from Motel by PAWL/ ttypes (Spotify)
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks about how to Cope with the Anxiety, Fear, Panic, Frustration, Disruption, and Stress from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Grand Rapids, Michigan and then leads you through an exercise for Coronavirus Anxiety Relief (no matter where you are in the world).
All therapists and clinicians at Health for Life are accepting new clients — we can even get started online through secure video therapy. You can live anywhere in the State of Michigan and still get telehealth therapy from the counselors at Health for Life Grand Rapids at this time. During this difficult time, we are here for you. Call 616-200-4433 (9-5pm) or visit healthforlifegr.com for details Most insurance companies have made provisions to cover online counseling sessions at this time. We will advocate for you to make a plan for your counseling utilizing insurance or otherwise. We are answering the phone M-TH: 9-5pm. Let us know how we can serve you and family at this time. Or schedule online: healthforlifegr.com
Updated information here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B94c89Sgffb/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by Air
“2020” from My Regime by Kelley Stoltz
“The Age of Miracles” from from Music for the Age of Miracles by The Clientele
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks about how to Cope with the Anxiety, Fear, Panic, Frustration, Disruption, and Stress from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Grand Rapids, Michigan and then leads you through an exercise for Coronavirus Anxiety Relief (no matter where you are in the world).
All therapists and clinicians at Health for Life are accepting new clients — we can even get started online through secure video therapy. You can live anywhere in the State of Michigan and still get telehealth therapy from the counselors at Health for Life Grand Rapids at this time. During this difficult time, we are here for you. Call 616-200-4433 (9-5pm) or visit healthforlifegr.com for details Most insurance companies have made provisions to cover online counseling sessions at this time. We will advocate for you to make a plan for your counseling utilizing insurance or otherwise. We are answering the phone M-TH: 9-5pm. Let us know how we can serve you and family at this time. Or schedule online: healthforlifegr.com
Updated information here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B94c89Sgffb/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by Air
“2020” from My Regime by Kelley Stoltz
“The Age of Miracles” from from Music for the Age of Miracles by The Clientele
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Rick Miller LICSW about Men in Therapy: What it means to be a Man, and how perceptions of masculinity have a variety of effects on the larger culture. Rick Miller previews some of the ways in which he works with both gay and heterosexual men in therapy. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss discuss stereotypes of Men around “going to therapy” and how to make therapy more inviting to a diverse group of men. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss discuss the difficulties of Men learning how to communicate effectively and feel their feelings in a holistic way. Rick Miller discusses his personal experience of being a gay man and what that has meant to his personal and professional journey. Paul and Rick talk about how expectations from the greater cultural narrative can consciously and unconsciously affect a man’s sense of what it is to be a man. Paul and Rick further delve into the rewards and difficulties of engaging men in therapy. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss offer tips for men to improve themselves as well as therapists who are working with men. and much much more! Rick Miller and Paul Krauss hope that you enjoy this unedited conversation.
Rick Miller, psychotherapist and author, has served on the faculty for The International Society of Hypnosis, The Milton Erickson Foundation, The Brief Therapy Conference, The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, The American Group Psychotherapy Association, The Couples Conference and Harvard Medical School. He is the author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy With Gay Men… the Gift of Presence (Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, 2014) and Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men In Therapy(PESI, 2016). His Psychology Today blog is Unwrapped: Mind Body Wisdom and the Modern Gay Man. He is also the Executive Director and Executive Producer for Gay Sons and Mothers, a nonprofit organization that explores and chronicles the complex bond between gay sons and their mothers. He was awarded The Greatest Contribution to Social Work Practice by the MA chapter of National Association of Social Workers in 2018.
Learn more about Rick Miller’s work here:
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www.instagram.com/gaysonsandmothers
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Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Polaris” from EP2 by Zero 7
“In the Waiting Line” from In The Waiting Line by Zero 7
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC speaks with Rick Miller LICSW about Men in Therapy: What it means to be a Man, and how perceptions of masculinity have a variety of effects on the larger culture. Rick Miller previews some of the ways in which he works with both gay and heterosexual men in therapy. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss discuss stereotypes of Men around “going to therapy” and how to make therapy more inviting to a diverse group of men. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss discuss the difficulties of Men learning how to communicate effectively and feel their feelings in a holistic way. Rick Miller discusses his personal experience of being a gay man and what that has meant to his personal and professional journey. Paul and Rick talk about how expectations from the greater cultural narrative can consciously and unconsciously affect a man’s sense of what it is to be a man. Paul and Rick further delve into the rewards and difficulties of engaging men in therapy. Rick Miller and Paul Krauss offer tips for men to improve themselves as well as therapists who are working with men. and much much more! Rick Miller and Paul Krauss hope that you enjoy this unedited conversation.
Rick Miller, psychotherapist and author, has served on the faculty for The International Society of Hypnosis, The Milton Erickson Foundation, The Brief Therapy Conference, The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, The American Group Psychotherapy Association, The Couples Conference and Harvard Medical School. He is the author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy With Gay Men… the Gift of Presence (Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, 2014) and Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men In Therapy(PESI, 2016). His Psychology Today blog is Unwrapped: Mind Body Wisdom and the Modern Gay Man. He is also the Executive Director and Executive Producer for Gay Sons and Mothers, a nonprofit organization that explores and chronicles the complex bond between gay sons and their mothers. He was awarded The Greatest Contribution to Social Work Practice by the MA chapter of National Association of Social Workers in 2018.
Learn more about Rick Miller’s work here:
Connect on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/rickmillerpsychotherapy
www.instagram.com/gaysonsandmothers
Connect on Facebook:
Rick Miller Psychotherapy +
https://www.facebook.com/Rick-Miller-Psychotherapy--623956084319997/
Gay Sons and Mothers
https://www.facebook.com/gaysonsandmothers/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
“Polaris” from EP2 by Zero 7
“In the Waiting Line” from In The Waiting Line by Zero 7
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC sits down with singer-songwriter Cameron Blake to discuss songwriting in a way that humanizes the voices and stories of the times we live in. Cameron and Paul discuss the universal appeal of music in our lives and how it can open us to new experiences and perspectives if allow our hearts to truly listen. Paul discusses his experiences hearing Cameron Blake perform his new album live in 2019 and how some of the stories that were told brought up both existential and emotional reactions. Cameron shares the story of his life in music as well as his composition of his new album, which was written during a week at a silent retreat and is rich with honest and raw human stories. Cameron shares about his writing process and lyrics and what inspires his writing. Many songs are also shared. If you like music and philosophy, you will love this episode!
Also Discussed: Saying things through art that you might not say from a podium, personal and collective inspiration for songwriting, feeling changed from music, writing from the perspective of a character, channeling emotions into songs, trauma, Woody Guthrie, Thomas Merton, silent retreat, not giving up your power, the recent Syrian conflict, talking about politics without polarizing people, Bob Dylan, humanizing stories and people, war, walking into the black, anesthetizing news, simple answers, complicated situations, the root of all war is fear, acceptance, Tolstoy, everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to change themselves, empathy, avoidance, reflection, Goya, learning violin, Michigan, Baltimore Maryland, folk tradition, music for the people, jazz musicians, classical musicians,——Greta Thunberg, reducing carbon emissions, the complicated issues of energy, changing perspectives, transformation, rebirth, climate change increasing global terrorism, Portugal, carpe diem, existential themes, six minutes and twenty seconds, Emma Gonzalez , Joan Baez, dissociation, little time to reflect, emotional maturity, Leonard Cohen, heavy metal, releasing a new album, using your voice, telling stories no matter where you are.
Michigan-born Cameron Blake is most passionate about engaging with the parts of us that are fragile and vulnerable. This is reflected most deeply in his songs, which have touched the hearts of people all over the world. Ranging from gospel-fired, high energy roots rock to introspective folk, Cameron’s music is as diverse as his personal story. He began composing and playing the violin at the age of twelve; a talent that would eventually culminate in a Master’s Degree from the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. Compassion, curiosity and a fair share of burnout took him beyond the walls of the practice room and out on the street, where he regularly worked and communed with the poor. Sharing what he experienced was the starting point for a new career path as a singer-songwriter. He taught himself piano and guitar, quickly immersed himself in the Baltimore music scene and took his individual brand of chamber folk on the road. After meeting the love of his life and moving back to Michigan to raise a family, Cameron’s artistry bloomed into full maturity with the release of Alone On The World Stage (2015). Recorded with nothing more than voice, guitar and occasional piano, the record garnered international acclaim for its subject matter; a heart-rending, poetic and poignant picture of the issues that face the world we live in today. His keen eye for detail and skill for getting inside of characters to reveal flesh and blood human lives continued with the release of Fear Not (2017); a lush, masterfully orchestrated album that tackles the complex subject of fear. The album has earned praise from the likes of The Huffington Post, No Depression and Paste in the US and was released throughout Europe on the Netherlands based record label Continental Song City in 2018. If you’ve seen him before, you know that Cameron’s performances leave a lasting, emotional impact. Whether it’s performing as a front man or a soloist, in a sold-out amphitheater or an intimate club, Cameron gives himself fully to his audience. Described as “brilliant” (Baltimore City Paper), “impressive” (Local Spins) and “beautiful” (Washington Times), Cameron’s soulful baritone voice, powerful lyrics and physical presence make him one of Michigan’s most original and compelling live performers.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
Original Songs by Cameron Blake utilized in this episode:
After Sally from Fear Not (2017) North Dakota from Alone on the World Stage (2015) Queen Bee from Fear Not (2017) How Dare You from the forthcoming album Walking Into the Black (2020) Henny Penny from the forthcoming album Walking Into the Black (2020) Wailing Wall from Fear Not (2017) Fear Not from Fear Not (2017) Sandtown from Fear Not (2017)
Check out Cameron Blake on Spotify
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC sits down with singer-songwriter Cameron Blake to discuss songwriting in a way that humanizes the voices and stories of the times we live in. Cameron and Paul discuss the universal appeal of music in our lives and how it can open us to new experiences and perspectives if allow our hearts to truly listen. Paul discusses his experiences hearing Cameron Blake perform his new album live in 2019 and how some of the stories that were told brought up both existential and emotional reactions. Cameron shares the story of his life in music as well as his composition of his new album, which was written during a week at a silent retreat and is rich with honest and raw human stories. Cameron shares about his writing process and lyrics and what inspires his writing. Many songs are also shared. If you like music and philosophy, you will love this episode!
Also Discussed: Saying things through art that you might not say from a podium, personal and collective inspiration for songwriting, feeling changed from music, writing from the perspective of a character, channeling emotions into songs, trauma, Woody Guthrie, Thomas Merton, silent retreat, not giving up your power, the recent Syrian conflict, talking about politics without polarizing people, Bob Dylan, humanizing stories and people, war, walking into the black, anesthetizing news, simple answers, complicated situations, the root of all war is fear, acceptance, Tolstoy, everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to change themselves, empathy, avoidance, reflection, Goya, learning violin, Michigan, Baltimore Maryland, folk tradition, music for the people, jazz musicians, classical musicians,——Greta Thunberg, reducing carbon emissions, the complicated issues of energy, changing perspectives, transformation, rebirth, climate change increasing global terrorism, Portugal, carpe diem, existential themes, six minutes and twenty seconds, Emma Gonzalez , Joan Baez, dissociation, little time to reflect, emotional maturity, Leonard Cohen, heavy metal, releasing a new album, using your voice, telling stories no matter where you are.
Michigan-born Cameron Blake is most passionate about engaging with the parts of us that are fragile and vulnerable. This is reflected most deeply in his songs, which have touched the hearts of people all over the world. Ranging from gospel-fired, high energy roots rock to introspective folk, Cameron’s music is as diverse as his personal story. He began composing and playing the violin at the age of twelve; a talent that would eventually culminate in a Master’s Degree from the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore. Compassion, curiosity and a fair share of burnout took him beyond the walls of the practice room and out on the street, where he regularly worked and communed with the poor. Sharing what he experienced was the starting point for a new career path as a singer-songwriter. He taught himself piano and guitar, quickly immersed himself in the Baltimore music scene and took his individual brand of chamber folk on the road. After meeting the love of his life and moving back to Michigan to raise a family, Cameron’s artistry bloomed into full maturity with the release of Alone On The World Stage (2015). Recorded with nothing more than voice, guitar and occasional piano, the record garnered international acclaim for its subject matter; a heart-rending, poetic and poignant picture of the issues that face the world we live in today. His keen eye for detail and skill for getting inside of characters to reveal flesh and blood human lives continued with the release of Fear Not (2017); a lush, masterfully orchestrated album that tackles the complex subject of fear. The album has earned praise from the likes of The Huffington Post, No Depression and Paste in the US and was released throughout Europe on the Netherlands based record label Continental Song City in 2018. If you’ve seen him before, you know that Cameron’s performances leave a lasting, emotional impact. Whether it’s performing as a front man or a soloist, in a sold-out amphitheater or an intimate club, Cameron gives himself fully to his audience. Described as “brilliant” (Baltimore City Paper), “impressive” (Local Spins) and “beautiful” (Washington Times), Cameron’s soulful baritone voice, powerful lyrics and physical presence make him one of Michigan’s most original and compelling live performers.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify)
Original Songs by Cameron Blake utilized in this episode:
After Sally from Fear Not (2017) North Dakota from Alone on the World Stage (2015) Queen Bee from Fear Not (2017) How Dare You from the forthcoming album Walking Into the Black (2020) Henny Penny from the forthcoming album Walking Into the Black (2020) Wailing Wall from Fear Not (2017) Fear Not from Fear Not (2017) Sandtown from Fear Not (2017)
Check out Cameron Blake on Spotify
Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Beyond Trauma Recovery: The Awareness Integration Model with Dr. Foojan Zeine. Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Foojan Zeine about how she developed her therapy model, how a person recovers from trauma, her personal story, and a program that she developed out of many different modalities of therapy. Dr. Foojan Zeine discussed working on moving from a "problem-oriented" approach to a more "growth-based" approach in counseling. Dr. Foojan Zeine and Paul Krauss discuss their experiences with conducting psychotherapy as well as reflecting on what they have seen work in trauma recovery and how to help a person move beyond trauma recovery to a total transformation. Dr. Foojan Zeine is working on bringing her therapy program into educational settings in a way where one can "do it yourself." Later on Dr. Foojan Zeine and Paul Krauss discuss how to go beyond trauma recovery and work on dismantling core beliefs that can hold people back even if they have healed from the initial trauma.
Also discussed: Dan Siegel Ph.D., Mindfulness in Schools, Proactive Emotional Education, Students going through self-help books in college as a class, Addiction, Hypnotherapy, Existential Issues, How do we live our life well?, Self-Reflection, the value of therapy/ counseling, the value of reflection, examining our shadow, agendas, the value of participation in a process, the effectiveness of counseling (according to research), Trauma Recovery, co-creating reality, changing our behaviors.
Dr. Foojan Zeine, Psy.D., LMFT is a Radio host, International Speaker, Psychotherapist, Life Coach, and the Author of Life Reset – The Awareness Integration Path to Create the Life You Want. She has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She has a large private practice in Beverly Hills and San Clemente, California. Her expertise is in Intimate Relations and Addictive Behaviors. She has extensive experience in treating Depression, Anxiety, Traumas, and Domestic Violence. Foojan is the originator and the author for “Awareness Integration” educational and psychological model, a multi-modality approach and intervention toward minimizing Depression, Anxiety while improving Self Esteem and Self Confidence. Multiple research on this method has been published in international journals and has been presented at Harvard University. Foojan presents internationally and is a leading expert in the field of Online Therapy, She is the Co- author of “Online Therapy: A Therapist's Guide to Expanding Your Practice”, published by W.W. Norton 2005. She also has a chapter published titled “Life Coaching” in “A Practice that Works: Tips and Strategies for your Stand Alone Therapy Practice”, 2005. She published an article titled “Moving Away, Moving Toward – Immigration & the Acculturation process” in “Family Therapy” Journal Jan/Feb 2008 pg.26-27. Foojan co-authored a psychological novel about intimate relationships and the self, name “MA”, 2014. Foojan is a contributor to YourTango.com, DivorceForce.com, yogajournal.com, Wholelife.com, Men’s Health, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, and The Huffington Post. Foojan hosts the “Inner Voice – A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan” show in KMET 1490AM/ ABC News Radio as a call in consulting show where she interviews experts. She is a guest speaker in many universities including Harvard, MIT, UCLA, USC, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal State Long Beach. She has been a guest on the Dr. Phil show in CBS, Fox, Voice of America Television Programs; KPFK 90.7, KIRN 670AM. www.foojan.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“All Your Yeahs” from Thank Your Lucky Stars by Beach House
• Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Beyond Trauma Recovery: The Awareness Integration Model with Dr. Foojan Zeine. Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Foojan Zeine about how she developed her therapy model, how a person recovers from trauma, her personal story, and a program that she developed out of many different modalities of therapy. Dr. Foojan Zeine discussed working on moving from a "problem-oriented" approach to a more "growth-based" approach in counseling. Dr. Foojan Zeine and Paul Krauss discuss their experiences with conducting psychotherapy as well as reflecting on what they have seen work in trauma recovery and how to help a person move beyond trauma recovery to a total transformation. Dr. Foojan Zeine is working on bringing her therapy program into educational settings in a way where one can "do it yourself." Later on Dr. Foojan Zeine and Paul Krauss discuss how to go beyond trauma recovery and work on dismantling core beliefs that can hold people back even if they have healed from the initial trauma.
Also discussed: Dan Siegel Ph.D., Mindfulness in Schools, Proactive Emotional Education, Students going through self-help books in college as a class, Addiction, Hypnotherapy, Existential Issues, How do we live our life well?, Self-Reflection, the value of therapy/ counseling, the value of reflection, examining our shadow, agendas, the value of participation in a process, the effectiveness of counseling (according to research), Trauma Recovery, co-creating reality, changing our behaviors.
Dr. Foojan Zeine, Psy.D., LMFT is a Radio host, International Speaker, Psychotherapist, Life Coach, and the Author of Life Reset – The Awareness Integration Path to Create the Life You Want. She has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She has a large private practice in Beverly Hills and San Clemente, California. Her expertise is in Intimate Relations and Addictive Behaviors. She has extensive experience in treating Depression, Anxiety, Traumas, and Domestic Violence. Foojan is the originator and the author for “Awareness Integration” educational and psychological model, a multi-modality approach and intervention toward minimizing Depression, Anxiety while improving Self Esteem and Self Confidence. Multiple research on this method has been published in international journals and has been presented at Harvard University. Foojan presents internationally and is a leading expert in the field of Online Therapy, She is the Co- author of “Online Therapy: A Therapist's Guide to Expanding Your Practice”, published by W.W. Norton 2005. She also has a chapter published titled “Life Coaching” in “A Practice that Works: Tips and Strategies for your Stand Alone Therapy Practice”, 2005. She published an article titled “Moving Away, Moving Toward – Immigration & the Acculturation process” in “Family Therapy” Journal Jan/Feb 2008 pg.26-27. Foojan co-authored a psychological novel about intimate relationships and the self, name “MA”, 2014. Foojan is a contributor to YourTango.com, DivorceForce.com, yogajournal.com, Wholelife.com, Men’s Health, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, and The Huffington Post. Foojan hosts the “Inner Voice – A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan” show in KMET 1490AM/ ABC News Radio as a call in consulting show where she interviews experts. She is a guest speaker in many universities including Harvard, MIT, UCLA, USC, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal State Long Beach. She has been a guest on the Dr. Phil show in CBS, Fox, Voice of America Television Programs; KPFK 90.7, KIRN 670AM. www.foojan.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“All Your Yeahs” from Thank Your Lucky Stars by Beach House
• Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Adam Nash MA LLPC about his own story of transition to adulthood as they discuss the difficulties of navigating the process of authenticity and understanding one’s own masculinity in the Western World. Adam and Paul discuss the work of Robert Bly, James Hillman, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, and more regarding this important topic affecting males in the Western World. Paul and Adam talk about the cultural confusion surrounding the labels of “manhood” and the lack of mentorship among males. Paul and Adam discuss some of the pitfalls of males attempting to transition to adulthood without positive role models and guides. Paul and Adam talk about the ego and how important it is to tame the ego at some point in life, and how that relates to moving into the second half of life. Adam and Paul discuss the important work that men may dedicate themselves to in the second half of life—if they choose to.
Also discussed: What does it mean to be a man? Postmodern issues related to masculinity. Confusing cultural messages for men. Rites of passage. Moving from childhood to adulthood. Looking for role models. How are men supposed to show up in relationships? Balancing the masculine and feminine. Over- Compensation. The importance and side effects of women filling in the gaps of the absent Father. Dealing with the Ego. Dealing with power and control. Breaking from the patterns of your mother and father. Working toward individuation. Getting stuck. How do we move out of stuckness? Going through difficult times. What can we learn from tough times both internally and externally? The importance of taking a risk in forming your identity. Breaking the mold of your culture. Moving from dualistic thinking to abstract thinking.
Adam Nash MA LLPC works with adult males and females as therapist in Middleville, MI. Adam specializes in Men's work currently utilizing a variety of counseling techniques.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“U (Man Like)" from i,i by Bon Iver • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Adam Nash MA LLPC about his own story of transition to adulthood as they discuss the difficulties of navigating the process of authenticity and understanding one’s own masculinity in the Western World. Adam and Paul discuss the work of Robert Bly, James Hillman, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, and more regarding this important topic affecting males in the Western World. Paul and Adam talk about the cultural confusion surrounding the labels of “manhood” and the lack of mentorship among males. Paul and Adam discuss some of the pitfalls of males attempting to transition to adulthood without positive role models and guides. Paul and Adam talk about the ego and how important it is to tame the ego at some point in life, and how that relates to moving into the second half of life. Adam and Paul discuss the important work that men may dedicate themselves to in the second half of life—if they choose to.
Also discussed: What does it mean to be a man? Postmodern issues related to masculinity. Confusing cultural messages for men. Rites of passage. Moving from childhood to adulthood. Looking for role models. How are men supposed to show up in relationships? Balancing the masculine and feminine. Over- Compensation. The importance and side effects of women filling in the gaps of the absent Father. Dealing with the Ego. Dealing with power and control. Breaking from the patterns of your mother and father. Working toward individuation. Getting stuck. How do we move out of stuckness? Going through difficult times. What can we learn from tough times both internally and externally? The importance of taking a risk in forming your identity. Breaking the mold of your culture. Moving from dualistic thinking to abstract thinking.
Adam Nash MA LLPC works with adult males and females as therapist in Middleville, MI. Adam specializes in Men's work currently utilizing a variety of counseling techniques.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“U (Man Like)" from i,i by Bon Iver • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC shares his current thoughts on the concepts of anxiety, control, change, and the unpredictability of the Future. In this solo episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul discusses the human experience and many practical ways to deal with anxiety, change, and unpredictability in life. Paul teaches about related global concepts as well as simple ways to work on thriving during unknown circumstances and unforeseen events. Paul talks about what to do when you are "free falling" and cannot imagine a future at all--and it feels as if "all will be lost." Paul gives some small pragmatic steps that a person can take, a few exercises that one can engage in to be able to tolerate ambiguity--especially when they are grappling with Anxiety, Control, Change, and the Unpredictability of the Future.
Also discussed: Existential Threats, Actual Threats, Narrative, Autonomic Nervous System, Perceptions, Stability, Instability, Multiple Solutions/ Not One, Dealing with Fear, the nature of life is Change, Impermanence, Smallness, The Big Picture, Awareness, The Taoist Story of "Maybe", Rushing to Judgement, Logic is a Coping Mechanism, Making up Stories, A Stance of Unknowing, Logistics, Attitude, 5 Self-Calming Strategies, Listening, Somatic Therapies, EMDR Therapy, Integrating your Emotional Experiences, How Memories Can Effect Our Behaviors, Participation in Therapy, Writing in a Journal, Self-Reflection, Response instead of a Reaction, Honesty, Saying the Truth, How Often We are Wrong, Our Judgemental Nature, Mark Twain, Mental Health is an Active Process, Participation, Orientation, Music, The Release of a Free Album of Music by Paul (PAWL- Modified Demos 2010-2013). (Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a preview of songs from Modified Demos).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Nice to be in Love” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“The Fifth” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“The Cost” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“Metropolis” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC shares his current thoughts on the concepts of anxiety, control, change, and the unpredictability of the Future. In this solo episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul discusses the human experience and many practical ways to deal with anxiety, change, and unpredictability in life. Paul teaches about related global concepts as well as simple ways to work on thriving during unknown circumstances and unforeseen events. Paul talks about what to do when you are "free falling" and cannot imagine a future at all--and it feels as if "all will be lost." Paul gives some small pragmatic steps that a person can take, a few exercises that one can engage in to be able to tolerate ambiguity--especially when they are grappling with Anxiety, Control, Change, and the Unpredictability of the Future.
Also discussed: Existential Threats, Actual Threats, Narrative, Autonomic Nervous System, Perceptions, Stability, Instability, Multiple Solutions/ Not One, Dealing with Fear, the nature of life is Change, Impermanence, Smallness, The Big Picture, Awareness, The Taoist Story of "Maybe", Rushing to Judgement, Logic is a Coping Mechanism, Making up Stories, A Stance of Unknowing, Logistics, Attitude, 5 Self-Calming Strategies, Listening, Somatic Therapies, EMDR Therapy, Integrating your Emotional Experiences, How Memories Can Effect Our Behaviors, Participation in Therapy, Writing in a Journal, Self-Reflection, Response instead of a Reaction, Honesty, Saying the Truth, How Often We are Wrong, Our Judgemental Nature, Mark Twain, Mental Health is an Active Process, Participation, Orientation, Music, The Release of a Free Album of Music by Paul (PAWL- Modified Demos 2010-2013). (Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a preview of songs from Modified Demos).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Nice to be in Love” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“The Fifth” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“The Cost” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL
“Metropolis” from Modified Demos (2010-2013) by PAWL • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Stephen G. Post PhD about his life and work as both a leader in the field of science and participant in realm of spiritual seeking. Paul and Stephen also delve deep into exploring the hidden mystery of human connectedness in this podcast interview. God and Love on Route 80 is a recent book by Stephen G. Post where he tells the story of his life in terms of his search for meaning throughout his adolescence and into adulthood, as he listened to his dreams, pursued a spiritual life, and became an accomplished scientist. Stephen is a career scientist (he has contributed hundreds of scientific publications) and has demonstrated empirically that some of the great philosophies of giving to others and direct attention and love—stand up as best practices for patient care in the medical field among other findings. On the personal side, Stephen Post discusses how many chance meetings (synchronicities) shaped his personal life and career in huge ways. Stephen reflects that how his academic and scientific work led him to many unexpected places and eventually to heading multiple organizations including the institute for Bioethics at Stony Brook University—and how it led to a project with United Nations and some actual high profile threats. Stephen is a delight to speak with and listeners of all stripes should enjoy this interview which runs the gamut from personal narrative, to reflections on spirituality and philosophy, to discussions of scientific studies and publications, and much more.
Stephen G. Post, PhD, is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Random House, 2008). The British Medical Journal designated his book, The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995), a medical classic of the 20th century. Post is among a handful of individuals awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the national Alzheimer’s Association. In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, which researches and distributes knowledge on kindness, giving, and spirituality. A frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine, Post has appeared on The Daily Show among other national television programs. Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. He is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, and the founder and director of the Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics. A leader in medicine, research and religion, Dr. Post’s latest book is a meditation on the meaning of life and the importance of spirituality. Visit him online at StephenGPost.com and UnlimitedLoveInstitute.org.
Check here to buy the book “Love and God on Route 80”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Sister” from My Regime by Kelley Stoltz
“Leaf Off/ The Cave” from Vestiges & Claws by Jose Gonzalez • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association ( please join us). MMHCA is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Stephen G. Post PhD about his life and work as both a leader in the field of science and participant in realm of spiritual seeking. Paul and Stephen also delve deep into exploring the hidden mystery of human connectedness in this podcast interview. God and Love on Route 80 is a recent book by Stephen G. Post where he tells the story of his life in terms of his search for meaning throughout his adolescence and into adulthood, as he listened to his dreams, pursued a spiritual life, and became an accomplished scientist. Stephen is a career scientist (he has contributed hundreds of scientific publications) and has demonstrated empirically that some of the great philosophies of giving to others and direct attention and love—stand up as best practices for patient care in the medical field among other findings. On the personal side, Stephen Post discusses how many chance meetings (synchronicities) shaped his personal life and career in huge ways. Stephen reflects that how his academic and scientific work led him to many unexpected places and eventually to heading multiple organizations including the institute for Bioethics at Stony Brook University—and how it led to a project with United Nations and some actual high profile threats. Stephen is a delight to speak with and listeners of all stripes should enjoy this interview which runs the gamut from personal narrative, to reflections on spirituality and philosophy, to discussions of scientific studies and publications, and much more.
Stephen G. Post, PhD, is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Random House, 2008). The British Medical Journal designated his book, The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995), a medical classic of the 20th century. Post is among a handful of individuals awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the national Alzheimer’s Association. In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, which researches and distributes knowledge on kindness, giving, and spirituality. A frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine, Post has appeared on The Daily Show among other national television programs. Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. He is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, and the founder and director of the Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics. A leader in medicine, research and religion, Dr. Post’s latest book is a meditation on the meaning of life and the importance of spirituality. Visit him online at StephenGPost.com and UnlimitedLoveInstitute.org.
Check here to buy the book “Love and God on Route 80”
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original Music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Sister” from My Regime by Kelley Stoltz
“Leaf Off/ The Cave” from Vestiges & Claws by Jose Gonzalez • Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association ( please join us). MMHCA is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews author Andrew Tennison who tells his real-life story about how he almost lost his son to addiction, how he coped, and how his son ultimately was able to overcome his addiction. In addition to telling his true story, Andrew Tennison is a consummate mental health professional and excellent author. He shares best practices for parents and families facing the challenges of dealing with addiction, as well as important facts and wisdom from his career. Andrew Tennison is the author of an excellent book which is part memoir and part educational manual for parents entitled: Killing the Bear: Surviving Teen Addiction.
On Killing the Bear: "Over the past fifty years, the face of addiction has changed in America–it has become much younger. It is estimated that 90% of serious problems with alcohol and drugs in our country begin between the ages of 12 and 20. Unfortunately, our efforts toward the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug use by youth have not kept pace with this new reality. For parents who have found themselves dealing day to day with a teen caught in the grips of addiction, the gap between this new reality and the inadequate remedies is often overwhelming. Despite a successful career in the field of mental health, Andrew Tennison was one such parent. While he knew how to help children and teens who had suffered from abuse and neglect, he knew nothing about how to help his own son, Ian, as he slipped into the nether world of aggressive alcohol and drug use. Killing The Bear is his story about what it was like to be a parent of a teen struggling with addiction and what he did about it. Written for parents who are traveling a similar path or those who want to help such families, Killing The Bear provides both a personal account of living with teen addiction and practical ways of surviving it."
Click here to buy 'Killing the Bear' book.
Click here to Follow Killing the Bear Book and the Author on Facebook.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering distance consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL “Good Boy Young” [DEMO Version] from Motel by ttypes/ PAWL (available everywhere in 2020)
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews author Andrew Tennison who tells his real-life story about how he almost lost his son to addiction, how he coped, and how his son ultimately was able to overcome his addiction. In addition to telling his true story, Andrew Tennison is a consummate mental health professional and excellent author. He shares best practices for parents and families facing the challenges of dealing with addiction, as well as important facts and wisdom from his career. Andrew Tennison is the author of an excellent book which is part memoir and part educational manual for parents entitled: Killing the Bear: Surviving Teen Addiction.
On Killing the Bear: "Over the past fifty years, the face of addiction has changed in America–it has become much younger. It is estimated that 90% of serious problems with alcohol and drugs in our country begin between the ages of 12 and 20. Unfortunately, our efforts toward the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug use by youth have not kept pace with this new reality. For parents who have found themselves dealing day to day with a teen caught in the grips of addiction, the gap between this new reality and the inadequate remedies is often overwhelming. Despite a successful career in the field of mental health, Andrew Tennison was one such parent. While he knew how to help children and teens who had suffered from abuse and neglect, he knew nothing about how to help his own son, Ian, as he slipped into the nether world of aggressive alcohol and drug use. Killing The Bear is his story about what it was like to be a parent of a teen struggling with addiction and what he did about it. Written for parents who are traveling a similar path or those who want to help such families, Killing The Bear provides both a personal account of living with teen addiction and practical ways of surviving it."
Click here to buy 'Killing the Bear' book.
Click here to Follow Killing the Bear Book and the Author on Facebook.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering distance consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL “Good Boy Young” [DEMO Version] from Motel by ttypes/ PAWL (available everywhere in 2020)
In this special episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul Krauss MA LPC reports on the developments in the state of Michigan which almost led to the job loss of 10,000+ Counselors and almost resulted in 300,000+ patients losing access to mental health care (when the Licensing and Regulatory Authority (LARA) of Michigan overrode the wishes of the entire Michigan Board of Counseling (who was ironically appointed by LARA to be the experts on the field of Counseling) and declared that it was changing a 31 year old rule for 'clarification purposes' among other doublespeak--which would have rendered LPCs unable to practice in the State of Michigan--even though LARA denied that fact...). This caused a rush of advocacy led by the Michigan Mental Health Association and other Counselors to pass a bill to update the rules for LARA, so that the changes would be negated. The bill was HB4325, sponsored by Representative Aaron Miller. The bill had been around for years and was waiting for this moment.
The good news is that the Michigan Legislature listened to the 5000+ counselors that formed a coalition with the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association--with both the House and Senate passing HB4325 unanimously. The bill is to be signed by the Governor of Michigan on Oct 29, 2019.
Paul Krauss MA LPC comments on the happenings in Michigan. NOTE: There is much more to be said on this subject than is in the episode. Paul then plays a series of recordings by Counselors involved in the fight to oppose LARA's arbitrary rule changes and to pass HB4325 in Michigan.
Featured Speakers for this Special Episode:
Members of the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association
Actual Applause from when the Michigan Senate passed HB4325 Unanimously on October 17, 2019
Napoleon Harrington, LPC (part 2)
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Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association ( please join us). MMHCA is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering distance consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Northern Sky” from Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
In this special episode of the Intentional Clinician Podcast, Paul Krauss MA LPC reports on the developments in the state of Michigan which almost led to the job loss of 10,000+ Counselors and almost resulted in 300,000+ patients losing access to mental health care (when the Licensing and Regulatory Authority (LARA) of Michigan overrode the wishes of the entire Michigan Board of Counseling (who was ironically appointed by LARA to be the experts on the field of Counseling) and declared that it was changing a 31 year old rule for 'clarification purposes' among other doublespeak--which would have rendered LPCs unable to practice in the State of Michigan--even though LARA denied that fact...). This caused a rush of advocacy led by the Michigan Mental Health Association and other Counselors to pass a bill to update the rules for LARA, so that the changes would be negated. The bill was HB4325, sponsored by Representative Aaron Miller. The bill had been around for years and was waiting for this moment.
The good news is that the Michigan Legislature listened to the 5000+ counselors that formed a coalition with the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association--with both the House and Senate passing HB4325 unanimously. The bill is to be signed by the Governor of Michigan on Oct 29, 2019.
Paul Krauss MA LPC comments on the happenings in Michigan. NOTE: There is much more to be said on this subject than is in the episode. Paul then plays a series of recordings by Counselors involved in the fight to oppose LARA's arbitrary rule changes and to pass HB4325 in Michigan.
Featured Speakers for this Special Episode:
Members of the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association
Actual Applause from when the Michigan Senate passed HB4325 Unanimously on October 17, 2019
Napoleon Harrington, LPC (part 2)
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Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association ( please join us). MMHCA is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering distance consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Northern Sky” from Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
A hearing will be held on these proposed Rules on October 4, 2019 at 9 am at the G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium, 525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48893.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE PRESENT TO TESTIFY AGAINST THESE RULES!!!
Click here for a document on Action Steps LPCs and their Allies can take (lots of great details!!!)
A few points we would like to make clear:
Dr. Sara Sue Schaefer has been instrumental in working on this issue for many years. She will be presenting about what we can say and do at the hearing on October 4th to further our cause. The YWCA is located at 353 East Michigan in Kalamazoo.
10.MMHCA has a Facebook page you can follow as well. It's called Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association.
11.Please do the following (use the excel document link in #6 for contact information):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fkuYQciUwYXhj32iaK1e_75dFTxwYv1M2N8D8XssvAM/edit?usp=drivesdk&fbclid=IwAR1FCcxgdSz8XFOqJa4az0Lsuw837kPIBOas3i_U1wIibLzl3IJ0iI8bCUY
Keep up the outstanding advocacy for our license, our colleagues and our clients. It is an honor to be side by side with you in this effort.
James Blundo MMHCA Executive Director
Napoleon Harrington MMHCA President
MMHCA Public Policy Committee
Acuitas LLC, the MMHCA Retained Lobbyist
DONATE TO MMHCA
Next MMHCA Board Meeting
MMHCA Members are invited to attend the next MMHCA Board meeting on Friday, October 18th, at 10:00 am. Location is Ashland Theological Seminary in Southfield. Guest speaker includes Andrea Cascarilla from Acuitas LLC. Must RSVP to attend, contact jamesblundo@att.net.
Frequently Asked Questions:
HB 4325 and LARA's Proposed Counseling Rule Changes
by
MMHCA Retained Lobbyist
Andrea Cascarilla
Legislative Director
What rules changes is LARA proposing?
The actual text of LARA's proposed rule changes may be found here. To be clear, some of the proposed rule changes are not contentious and make necessary and appropriate updates. Others related to R338.1751 and R338.1757 are a cause for serious concern.
First, LARA is recommending the repeal of virtually all the rules that define a licensed professional counselor's scope of practice under R338.1751. These are the current rules that have been recognized as part of a counselor's scope since they were first promulgated after the passage of the Licensed Professional Counselor statute in 1988. Instead the department insists these definitions should apply only to the educational preparation of counselors and not to counseling practice.
Second, LARA is also pursuing the repeal of the rules identifying the requirements for providing counseling supervision (R338.1757), one of which is specific training in supervision. This training is a national standard for professional counseling.
What would the impact of these changes be?
R338.1751:
Included in the repeal of the definitions in the rule is the practice of "counseling techniques" and the related ability to "diagnose and identify the problem". Without these and numerous other definitions, the counseling scope of practice will be severely restricted.
These changes in scope also put Michigan's LPCs in violation of the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics (E.5.a. Proper Diagnosis), which requires the proper diagnosis of a client's mental disorder before treatment and could subject them to permanent expulsion from the profession.
Under Michigan's public health code, LPC's are legally required to comply with their professional code of ethics. They will be violation of this statute. Ultimately, these rule changes will prohibit Michigan's 10,000 licensed professional counselors from continuing to practice in the state and leave hundreds of thousands of residents without the treatment they need.
Additionally, insurance companies will no longer cover services of LPCs as a diagnosis is required for reimbursement.
R338.1757:
If this rule regarding counseling supervision requirements is rescinded, counselors who provide supervision without training would be practicing in violation of the ACA's Code of Ethics (F.2.a Supervisor Preparation).
Furthermore, LPCs who received their supervision in Michigan may not be eligible for licensure in other states because their supervisor would not be qualified in the state to which the counselor is moving.
Why is LARA proposing these changes?
The Attorney General's office raised concerns a few years ago as to whether the counseling rules were properly aligned with the counseling statute, questioning whether the rules exceed the statute. Since LARA only has the authority to promulgate rules, not change statute, they have proceeded with the only option available to resolve this concern: repeal the rules in question.
What is the status of the proposed rule changes?
Despite the unanimous objections by the Board of Counseling, on July 18, 2019, LARA filed a formal request for rule making and submitted its draft rules. The associated Regulatory Impact Statement for the proposed rule changes was filed on August 28, 2019.
This action triggered the setting of the required public hearing, which is scheduled for Friday, October 4 at 9:00 am at the G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium located at 525 W. Ottawa Street in Lansing, Michigan.
After this public hearing, the rules can be certified, and a report submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). JCAR, a legislative body, has just 15 session days to review the rules. Their only course of action if they object is to introduce legislation within another 15 days to repeal them. After the JCAR review is completed, the LARA Director can adopt the rules.
When would the proposed rules take effect?
The rules changes were written with immediate effect. Given the above timeline these proposed rule changes could be in effect as early as November of this year immediately rendering Michigan's 10,000 licensed professional counselors unable to diagnose and, therefore, unable to legally practice in our state.
What can be done to oppose the proposed rule changes?
Any member of the public may comment in opposition of the proposed rules changes at the October 4th hearing. Written comments may also be submitted electronically any time before 5:00 pm on October 4th to BPL-BoardSupport@Michigan.gov
What organizations are opposing the proposed rule changes?
The following are some of the organizations that have expressed opposition to LARA's proposed rule changes:
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association)
CMHAM (Community Mental Health Association of Michigan)
MHA (Michigan Hospital Association)
MPCA (MI Primary Care Association)
MATCP (MI Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
MPFFA (MI Professional Fire Fighters Association)
ACA (American Counseling Association)
MCA (Michigan Counseling Association)
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
MASW (MI Association of Social Workers)
MSCA (Middle School Counselors Association)
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University
Spring Arbor University
University of Detroit-Mercy
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Hope Network
Pine Rest
MI AFSCME
Oakland County
How do the proposed rule changes relate to HB 4325?
The proposed rules are the administrative response to the Attorney General's question as to whether the rules align with the statute. HB 4325 is the legislative response.
What does HB 4325 do?
HB 4325, sponsored by Rep. Aaron Miller (R-Sturgis), would codify into statute the existing rules that have come into question instead of repealing them. This preferred solution allows counselors to maintain their ability to properly diagnose and treat individuals with mental and emotional disorders. The bill also makes a number of technical updates to the 30+ year old law.
Does HB 4325 change the scope of practice for licensed professional counselors?
No. It maintains the scope of practice that has been in placed since the Licensed Professional Counselor law was passed in 1988.
Does HB 4325 change who is eligible to be licensed as a professional counselor?
No. It maintains that only those with the education and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and meet the standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are eligible for licensure.
What is the status of HB 4325?
HB 4325 (S-3) was passed unanimously out of the House Health Policy Committee on September 19, 2019. The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. A hearing and vote is expected on October 2. The bill will then be sent to the full House of Representatives for a vote.
How would the passage of HB 4325 affect the proposed rules?
HB 4325 negates altogether the need for LARA's proposed rule by resolving the Attorney General's question. It would nullify the proposed rules if they were to go into effect.
Who is supporting HB 4325?
To date the following organizations have formally taking a position supporting HB 4325, and many more are expected to as future opportunities in the legislative process allow:
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association)
MPCA (MI Primary Care Association)
MATCP (MI Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
MASW (MI Association of Social Workers)
MSCA (Middle School Counselors Association)
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University
Spring Arbor University
University of Detroit-Mercy
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Hope Network
A few related other facts:
Our nation is facing a mental health crisis and there simply aren't enough counselors and other mental health professionals to meet the burgeoning demand for services, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
HRSA estimates nationally we need to add 10,000 providers in each of seven separate mental healthcare professions by 2025 to meet the expected growth in demand.
In Michigan there are nearly 1.4 million adults with mental illness and 67,000 youth suffering from a major depressive episode. The majority of these individuals are not receiving the care they need.
Costs are the reason nearly half of the adults are not receiving the treatment they need. Mental health counselors are uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of providing high quality care in a cost-effective manner.
If you want to help beyond the initial email
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Office: Phone: (517) 335-7858 You can share your opinion with Governor here: https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ShareOpinion.aspx Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield's Office: Phone: (517) 373-2629 Email: LeeChatfield@house.mi.gov Senate Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey: Phone: (517) 373-5932 Email Contact Form: https://www.senatormikeshirkey.com/contact/ To find your state rep by your address: http://house.michigan.gov/mhrpublic/frmFindaRep.aspx To find your state senator by your address: http://www.senate.mi.gov/fysbyaddress.html A sample letter--but feel free to write from the heart: The work of counselors is imperative in the socioeconomic health of the State of Michigan, and compromising an entire profession's ability to do the work they have been doing for decades is not only absurd but will render profound economic ramifications. There is an excellent bill waiting to pass to make sure the LPC scope of practice is solidified. It is called House Bill 4325 (proposed substitute H-3). We urge LARA and the Governmental Authorities of Michigan to focus on passing House Bill 4325 before attempting to cut an entire industry off at the knees. Highlighted points: 1. Michigan already has a shortage of mental health professionals. 2. We are in the middle of a suicide epidemic, opioid epidemic, and teen depression is at an all-time high. We need LPCs practicing independently as they have since 1988. 3. Over 10,000 LPC Counselors will not be able to practice if this passes. 4. These LPC Counselors will lose their private practices, and their financial life is at risk, as well as their dependents and support staff. 5. This proposed rule change is wrong for the people of Michigan. Another Detailed Article here: https://www.practicesol.com/single-post/fightforlpc Related News Stories: https://www.9and10news.com/2019/09/19/northern-michigan-lpcs-worried-about-proposed-changes-by-lara/ https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigan-counselors-worried-over-new-proposed-industry-rules https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/proposed-rule-change-could-hurt-mental-health-workers/ https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/10000-counselors-and-150000-clients-with-mental-health-issues-could-be-impacted-by-new-proposal "West Michigan Live w/ Justin Barclay." Interviews LPC Benjamin Reisterer about HB4325 as well as LARA's proposed rule changes, starts at 22:53 mark of this radio show. Michigan Department Of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Phone: 517-335-9700A hearing will be held on these proposed Rules on October 4, 2019 at 9 am at the G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium, 525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48893.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE PRESENT TO TESTIFY AGAINST THESE RULES!!!
Click here for a document on Action Steps LPCs and their Allies can take (lots of great details!!!)
A few points we would like to make clear:
Dr. Sara Sue Schaefer has been instrumental in working on this issue for many years. She will be presenting about what we can say and do at the hearing on October 4th to further our cause. The YWCA is located at 353 East Michigan in Kalamazoo.
10.MMHCA has a Facebook page you can follow as well. It's called Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association.
11.Please do the following (use the excel document link in #6 for contact information):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fkuYQciUwYXhj32iaK1e_75dFTxwYv1M2N8D8XssvAM/edit?usp=drivesdk&fbclid=IwAR1FCcxgdSz8XFOqJa4az0Lsuw837kPIBOas3i_U1wIibLzl3IJ0iI8bCUY
Keep up the outstanding advocacy for our license, our colleagues and our clients. It is an honor to be side by side with you in this effort.
James Blundo MMHCA Executive Director
Napoleon Harrington MMHCA President
MMHCA Public Policy Committee
Acuitas LLC, the MMHCA Retained Lobbyist
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Next MMHCA Board Meeting
MMHCA Members are invited to attend the next MMHCA Board meeting on Friday, October 18th, at 10:00 am. Location is Ashland Theological Seminary in Southfield. Guest speaker includes Andrea Cascarilla from Acuitas LLC. Must RSVP to attend, contact jamesblundo@att.net.
Frequently Asked Questions:
HB 4325 and LARA's Proposed Counseling Rule Changes
by
MMHCA Retained Lobbyist
Andrea Cascarilla
Legislative Director
What rules changes is LARA proposing?
The actual text of LARA's proposed rule changes may be found here. To be clear, some of the proposed rule changes are not contentious and make necessary and appropriate updates. Others related to R338.1751 and R338.1757 are a cause for serious concern.
First, LARA is recommending the repeal of virtually all the rules that define a licensed professional counselor's scope of practice under R338.1751. These are the current rules that have been recognized as part of a counselor's scope since they were first promulgated after the passage of the Licensed Professional Counselor statute in 1988. Instead the department insists these definitions should apply only to the educational preparation of counselors and not to counseling practice.
Second, LARA is also pursuing the repeal of the rules identifying the requirements for providing counseling supervision (R338.1757), one of which is specific training in supervision. This training is a national standard for professional counseling.
What would the impact of these changes be?
R338.1751:
Included in the repeal of the definitions in the rule is the practice of "counseling techniques" and the related ability to "diagnose and identify the problem". Without these and numerous other definitions, the counseling scope of practice will be severely restricted.
These changes in scope also put Michigan's LPCs in violation of the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics (E.5.a. Proper Diagnosis), which requires the proper diagnosis of a client's mental disorder before treatment and could subject them to permanent expulsion from the profession.
Under Michigan's public health code, LPC's are legally required to comply with their professional code of ethics. They will be violation of this statute. Ultimately, these rule changes will prohibit Michigan's 10,000 licensed professional counselors from continuing to practice in the state and leave hundreds of thousands of residents without the treatment they need.
Additionally, insurance companies will no longer cover services of LPCs as a diagnosis is required for reimbursement.
R338.1757:
If this rule regarding counseling supervision requirements is rescinded, counselors who provide supervision without training would be practicing in violation of the ACA's Code of Ethics (F.2.a Supervisor Preparation).
Furthermore, LPCs who received their supervision in Michigan may not be eligible for licensure in other states because their supervisor would not be qualified in the state to which the counselor is moving.
Why is LARA proposing these changes?
The Attorney General's office raised concerns a few years ago as to whether the counseling rules were properly aligned with the counseling statute, questioning whether the rules exceed the statute. Since LARA only has the authority to promulgate rules, not change statute, they have proceeded with the only option available to resolve this concern: repeal the rules in question.
What is the status of the proposed rule changes?
Despite the unanimous objections by the Board of Counseling, on July 18, 2019, LARA filed a formal request for rule making and submitted its draft rules. The associated Regulatory Impact Statement for the proposed rule changes was filed on August 28, 2019.
This action triggered the setting of the required public hearing, which is scheduled for Friday, October 4 at 9:00 am at the G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium located at 525 W. Ottawa Street in Lansing, Michigan.
After this public hearing, the rules can be certified, and a report submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). JCAR, a legislative body, has just 15 session days to review the rules. Their only course of action if they object is to introduce legislation within another 15 days to repeal them. After the JCAR review is completed, the LARA Director can adopt the rules.
When would the proposed rules take effect?
The rules changes were written with immediate effect. Given the above timeline these proposed rule changes could be in effect as early as November of this year immediately rendering Michigan's 10,000 licensed professional counselors unable to diagnose and, therefore, unable to legally practice in our state.
What can be done to oppose the proposed rule changes?
Any member of the public may comment in opposition of the proposed rules changes at the October 4th hearing. Written comments may also be submitted electronically any time before 5:00 pm on October 4th to BPL-BoardSupport@Michigan.gov
What organizations are opposing the proposed rule changes?
The following are some of the organizations that have expressed opposition to LARA's proposed rule changes:
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association)
CMHAM (Community Mental Health Association of Michigan)
MHA (Michigan Hospital Association)
MPCA (MI Primary Care Association)
MATCP (MI Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
MPFFA (MI Professional Fire Fighters Association)
ACA (American Counseling Association)
MCA (Michigan Counseling Association)
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
MASW (MI Association of Social Workers)
MSCA (Middle School Counselors Association)
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University
Spring Arbor University
University of Detroit-Mercy
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Hope Network
Pine Rest
MI AFSCME
Oakland County
How do the proposed rule changes relate to HB 4325?
The proposed rules are the administrative response to the Attorney General's question as to whether the rules align with the statute. HB 4325 is the legislative response.
What does HB 4325 do?
HB 4325, sponsored by Rep. Aaron Miller (R-Sturgis), would codify into statute the existing rules that have come into question instead of repealing them. This preferred solution allows counselors to maintain their ability to properly diagnose and treat individuals with mental and emotional disorders. The bill also makes a number of technical updates to the 30+ year old law.
Does HB 4325 change the scope of practice for licensed professional counselors?
No. It maintains the scope of practice that has been in placed since the Licensed Professional Counselor law was passed in 1988.
Does HB 4325 change who is eligible to be licensed as a professional counselor?
No. It maintains that only those with the education and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and meet the standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are eligible for licensure.
What is the status of HB 4325?
HB 4325 (S-3) was passed unanimously out of the House Health Policy Committee on September 19, 2019. The bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. A hearing and vote is expected on October 2. The bill will then be sent to the full House of Representatives for a vote.
How would the passage of HB 4325 affect the proposed rules?
HB 4325 negates altogether the need for LARA's proposed rule by resolving the Attorney General's question. It would nullify the proposed rules if they were to go into effect.
Who is supporting HB 4325?
To date the following organizations have formally taking a position supporting HB 4325, and many more are expected to as future opportunities in the legislative process allow:
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association)
MPCA (MI Primary Care Association)
MATCP (MI Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
MASW (MI Association of Social Workers)
MSCA (Middle School Counselors Association)
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University
Spring Arbor University
University of Detroit-Mercy
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Hope Network
A few related other facts:
Our nation is facing a mental health crisis and there simply aren't enough counselors and other mental health professionals to meet the burgeoning demand for services, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
HRSA estimates nationally we need to add 10,000 providers in each of seven separate mental healthcare professions by 2025 to meet the expected growth in demand.
In Michigan there are nearly 1.4 million adults with mental illness and 67,000 youth suffering from a major depressive episode. The majority of these individuals are not receiving the care they need.
Costs are the reason nearly half of the adults are not receiving the treatment they need. Mental health counselors are uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of providing high quality care in a cost-effective manner.
If you want to help beyond the initial email
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Office: Phone: (517) 335-7858 You can share your opinion with Governor here: https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ShareOpinion.aspx Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield's Office: Phone: (517) 373-2629 Email: LeeChatfield@house.mi.gov Senate Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey: Phone: (517) 373-5932 Email Contact Form: https://www.senatormikeshirkey.com/contact/ To find your state rep by your address: http://house.michigan.gov/mhrpublic/frmFindaRep.aspx To find your state senator by your address: http://www.senate.mi.gov/fysbyaddress.html A sample letter--but feel free to write from the heart: The work of counselors is imperative in the socioeconomic health of the State of Michigan, and compromising an entire profession's ability to do the work they have been doing for decades is not only absurd but will render profound economic ramifications. There is an excellent bill waiting to pass to make sure the LPC scope of practice is solidified. It is called House Bill 4325 (proposed substitute H-3). We urge LARA and the Governmental Authorities of Michigan to focus on passing House Bill 4325 before attempting to cut an entire industry off at the knees. Highlighted points: 1. Michigan already has a shortage of mental health professionals. 2. We are in the middle of a suicide epidemic, opioid epidemic, and teen depression is at an all-time high. We need LPCs practicing independently as they have since 1988. 3. Over 10,000 LPC Counselors will not be able to practice if this passes. 4. These LPC Counselors will lose their private practices, and their financial life is at risk, as well as their dependents and support staff. 5. This proposed rule change is wrong for the people of Michigan. Another Detailed Article here: https://www.practicesol.com/single-post/fightforlpc Related News Stories: https://www.9and10news.com/2019/09/19/northern-michigan-lpcs-worried-about-proposed-changes-by-lara/ https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigan-counselors-worried-over-new-proposed-industry-rules https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/proposed-rule-change-could-hurt-mental-health-workers/ https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/10000-counselors-and-150000-clients-with-mental-health-issues-could-be-impacted-by-new-proposal "West Michigan Live w/ Justin Barclay." Interviews LPC Benjamin Reisterer about HB4325 as well as LARA's proposed rule changes, starts at 22:53 mark of this radio show. Michigan Department Of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Phone: 517-335-9700
Simply put, this is the audio recording of the speech “Why we need a National Violence Prevention Hotline” that Paul Krauss MA LPC gave on May 17, 2019 at the Cultural Impact Conference held in Chicago, IL. This conference was hosted by the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
"Learn about a bold new national effort to save innocent lives and curb violence in the United States by focusing on reaching potential offenders before they act: The National Violence Prevention Hotline."
The Speech= Paul talking w/ Slides split screen: https://youtu.be/5cqW0ryKGzM The Speech= Slides only w/ Audio: https://youtu.be/qW-LyHx50v8
Learn more and get involved with the National Violence Prevention Hotline project here: https://www.violencepreventionhotline.org/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
References utilized during the speech:
1. Sipsma, H. L., Canavan, M. E., Rogan, E., Taylor, L. A., Talbert-Slagle, K. M., & Bradley, E. H. (2017). Spending on social and public health services and its association with homicide in the USA: an ecological study. BMJ Open, 7(10). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016379
2. Sumner, S. A., Mercy, J. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Hillis, S. D., Klevens, J., & Houry, D. (2015). Violence in the United States. JAMA, 314(5), 478. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.8371
3. Torrey, E. F. (2011). Stigma and Violence: Isn't It Time to Connect the Dots? Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(5), 892–896. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbr057
4. Stuart, H. (2003). Violence and mental illness: an overview. World Psychiatry, (June), 121–124. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/
5. Mental Health Myths and Facts, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, August 29, 2017. mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-facts. Accessed Dec 8, 2018.
6. Baer, D. (2016, July 08). The Dallas Police Force Is Evidence That 'De-escalation' Policing Works. Retrieved fromhttps://www.thecut.com/2016/07/deescalation-policing-works.html
7. Botelho, G., Kuo, V., & Levs, J. (2013, August 23). Antoinette Tuff hailed as 'true hero' out of Georgia school shooting. Retrieved fromhttps://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html
9. Dastagir, A. E. (2018, December 17). What actually happens when you call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Retrieved fromhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/10/suicide-hotline-national-suicide-prevention-lifeline-what-happens-when-you-call/966151002/
Audio clips utilized during the speech:
ABC News: The Horror Behind the Georgia School Shooting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEErwwPjpHA
Story at the end of the speech as read by Jack Kornfield https://beherenownetwork.com/jack-kornfield-heart-wisdom-ep-92-stories-that-open-the-mind-mend-the-heart-and-lead-to-joy/
Original music, used:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Low Flyin’ Bird from Mangy Love by Cass McCombs
Simply put, this is the audio recording of the speech “Why we need a National Violence Prevention Hotline” that Paul Krauss MA LPC gave on May 17, 2019 at the Cultural Impact Conference held in Chicago, IL. This conference was hosted by the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
"Learn about a bold new national effort to save innocent lives and curb violence in the United States by focusing on reaching potential offenders before they act: The National Violence Prevention Hotline."
The Speech= Paul talking w/ Slides split screen: https://youtu.be/5cqW0ryKGzM The Speech= Slides only w/ Audio: https://youtu.be/qW-LyHx50v8
Learn more and get involved with the National Violence Prevention Hotline project here: https://www.violencepreventionhotline.org/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
References utilized during the speech:
1. Sipsma, H. L., Canavan, M. E., Rogan, E., Taylor, L. A., Talbert-Slagle, K. M., & Bradley, E. H. (2017). Spending on social and public health services and its association with homicide in the USA: an ecological study. BMJ Open, 7(10). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016379
2. Sumner, S. A., Mercy, J. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Hillis, S. D., Klevens, J., & Houry, D. (2015). Violence in the United States. JAMA, 314(5), 478. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.8371
3. Torrey, E. F. (2011). Stigma and Violence: Isn't It Time to Connect the Dots? Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(5), 892–896. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbr057
4. Stuart, H. (2003). Violence and mental illness: an overview. World Psychiatry, (June), 121–124. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/
5. Mental Health Myths and Facts, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, August 29, 2017. mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-facts. Accessed Dec 8, 2018.
6. Baer, D. (2016, July 08). The Dallas Police Force Is Evidence That 'De-escalation' Policing Works. Retrieved fromhttps://www.thecut.com/2016/07/deescalation-policing-works.html
7. Botelho, G., Kuo, V., & Levs, J. (2013, August 23). Antoinette Tuff hailed as 'true hero' out of Georgia school shooting. Retrieved fromhttps://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html
9. Dastagir, A. E. (2018, December 17). What actually happens when you call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Retrieved fromhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/10/suicide-hotline-national-suicide-prevention-lifeline-what-happens-when-you-call/966151002/
Audio clips utilized during the speech:
ABC News: The Horror Behind the Georgia School Shooting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEErwwPjpHA
Story at the end of the speech as read by Jack Kornfield https://beherenownetwork.com/jack-kornfield-heart-wisdom-ep-92-stories-that-open-the-mind-mend-the-heart-and-lead-to-joy/
Original music, used:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Low Flyin’ Bird from Mangy Love by Cass McCombs
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews "Dr. Dave" (David Van Nuys, Ph.D) about multiple topics including working in the early days of podcasting, his time as a Psychology Professor, and his now-famous podcast Shrink Rap Radio. In this interview, Dr. Dave discusses many diverse aspects of Psychology, shares many stories about his life, talks about some of his favorite interviews, and how podcasting has opened doors to many different human connections in his life. Paul examines how Dr. Dave's work has influenced so many people in the field of Psychology and counseling pre, during, and post graduate school and how valuable conversations are.
David Van Nuys, Ph.D. received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan and has worked as a licensed psychotherapist in both California and New Hampshire. He has led personal growth workshops at various growth centers around the U.S. and Europe.He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Sonoma State University and served as that department's Chair for seven years. The SSU psychology department has a longstanding reputation for its commitment to humanistic, transpersonal, and existential approaches to psychology. In addition to producing the Wise Counsel podcast for Mental Help Net (which is focused on mental health, wellness and psychotherapy), Dr. Van Nuys also produces Shrink Rap Radio podcasts with a broader focus on topics in psychology. Dr. Van Nuys has published scores of articles in both scholarly and popular periodicals and is co-author of the 2001 book, This Is The Zodiac Speaking: Into The Mind Of A Serial Killer.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Le Voyage de Penelope” from Moon Safari by Air
“Figures Of A New Color” from Alone, Not Alone by Montag
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews "Dr. Dave" (David Van Nuys, Ph.D) about multiple topics including working in the early days of podcasting, his time as a Psychology Professor, and his now-famous podcast Shrink Rap Radio. In this interview, Dr. Dave discusses many diverse aspects of Psychology, shares many stories about his life, talks about some of his favorite interviews, and how podcasting has opened doors to many different human connections in his life. Paul examines how Dr. Dave's work has influenced so many people in the field of Psychology and counseling pre, during, and post graduate school and how valuable conversations are.
David Van Nuys, Ph.D. received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan and has worked as a licensed psychotherapist in both California and New Hampshire. He has led personal growth workshops at various growth centers around the U.S. and Europe.He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Sonoma State University and served as that department's Chair for seven years. The SSU psychology department has a longstanding reputation for its commitment to humanistic, transpersonal, and existential approaches to psychology. In addition to producing the Wise Counsel podcast for Mental Help Net (which is focused on mental health, wellness and psychotherapy), Dr. Van Nuys also produces Shrink Rap Radio podcasts with a broader focus on topics in psychology. Dr. Van Nuys has published scores of articles in both scholarly and popular periodicals and is co-author of the 2001 book, This Is The Zodiac Speaking: Into The Mind Of A Serial Killer.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Le Voyage de Penelope” from Moon Safari by Air
“Figures Of A New Color” from Alone, Not Alone by Montag
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Chris Blount about his experiences growing up as an African-American male in the United States. Chris discusses his experiences in the African-American community, and his experiences interacting with diverse cultures. Chris and Paul discuss their experiences becoming friends. Chris and Paul discuss personal growth through conversations and face-to-face conversations. They also discuss racism, stereotypes, “fear of the other”, projection, violence, the media, communication and more. Further, Chris discusses his thoughts about how one’s environment can influence their state of mind and sense of safety.
Also discussed: chance meetings, New Year’s Eve parties, Seattle, Tacoma, On Purpose Recordings, New Orleans, Chicago, genuine friendships, music, Wu Tang Clan, podcasts, Profoundly Ignorant Podcast, Chris Talks Podcast, “political geekery”, laughing on airplanes, cultural competence, learning from people who are “different than you”, exposure to culture, media, inner city upbringing, the culture of New Orleans, nontraditional households and upbringing, stepparents, trauma, crime, murder rates, police corruption and violence, kids going to school, bullies, poor neighborhoods, differences in schools, a deficit of options and opportunities, school counselors, “newsworthy” neighborhoods, Soldier Slim, adaptation, adjusting to trauma, “the hood”, we are all human, stereotypes, cultural lenses, suburbs, urban areas, living in a motel, how the news media paints pictures, The show “Cops”, labeling others, racism, cultural encapsulation, there is bias, and there are biases that you aren’t even aware of, projection, assumptions, lack of conversations, American Slavery, the South of the United States, the Bible Belt, Southern culture norms degrading African-American people, feeling “less than human”, not much exposure to people from other cultures, David Duke, KKK, curiosity, college, moving out of your comfort zone, Majoring in Psychology, we all have cultural differences—but we all have similarities, being online too much, how do we be friends?, social media, twitter fights, tribalism, projection, anger, how your environment affects your thinking, race relations, segregation, fear of the other, Alderman, fear, leaving your comfort zone, Chance the Rapper, PTSD, Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin, black males, negative experiences with the police, police brutality, a trip to the corner store ending up in a jail stay, how online videos have changed things, viewing murders online and no accountability, bogus charges, Anglo-Saxon is the predominant culture, chameleon, blending, paranoia, living in fear, Dallas Police Department, education of officers, psych 101, why does it have to take problems before we express empathy, authoritarian, emotions, knowledge, policing your own community, relationships, racist agendas, protection and defense, innocence lost, trying to see the good in people, institutional racism, the prison industrial complex, the message you get from the system, the People’s History of the United States, trust, “You’ve got to be carefully taught”, confirmatory bias, This American Life episode about “Cops”, transgenerational trauma, American slavery, “pain travels”, integrating high schools, cynicism, confronting abuse of power, the importance of white people speaking up on racist issues, the importance of straight people to speak on the importance of LBGTQA issues, getting involved in your community, civil rights, the New Orleans Saints, being the only person of color or the only white person at a party, the CTA, music is the universal language, knowledge is the cure, having discussions, bringing more awareness, finding a common ground, get out of your comfort zone, you get the same energy back that you put out there, honesty and authenticity,
Links from episode:
This American Life regarding the show “Cops” https://www.thisamericanlife.org/675/im-on-tv/act-one-7
“You’ve got to be carefully taught” https://genius.com/Richard-rodgers-youve-got-to-be-carefully-taught-lyrics
Transgenerational Trauma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_trauma
Baer, D. (2016, July 08). The Dallas Police Force Is Evidence That 'De-escalation' Policing Works. Retrieved from https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/deescalation-policing-works.html
Chris Blount runs a music and podcast studio (On Purpose Recordings) in Tacoma, Washington. He is a Father, Husband, Hip-Hop Artist, podcaster, and jack-of-all trades. Chris is the host of two podcasts, Profoundly Ignorant and Chris Talks. Chris grew up in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina devastated his neighborhood, he moved to Chicago, IL —where he and Paul Krauss became friends. Chris lives with his wife and three children in Tacoma, Washington.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music (used with permission):
“Drifting Away” featuring Pawl from Open Wounds by Chris Blount
“Drifting Away” [Instrumental] from Open Wounds by Chris Blount
“Running of the Dead” Featuring Julia Massey from Great and Powerful by Gentlemen of Leisure Collective (GoL.Life)
“Cheers” from I WIN by Chris Blount
“Only You” featuring Chris Blount from I’m Not Here by Pawl & Keeynote
More by the Gentlemen of Leisure collective here: https://soundcloud.com/leisuregents
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Chris Blount about his experiences growing up as an African-American male in the United States. Chris discusses his experiences in the African-American community, and his experiences interacting with diverse cultures. Chris and Paul discuss their experiences becoming friends. Chris and Paul discuss personal growth through conversations and face-to-face conversations. They also discuss racism, stereotypes, “fear of the other”, projection, violence, the media, communication and more. Further, Chris discusses his thoughts about how one’s environment can influence their state of mind and sense of safety.
Also discussed: chance meetings, New Year’s Eve parties, Seattle, Tacoma, On Purpose Recordings, New Orleans, Chicago, genuine friendships, music, Wu Tang Clan, podcasts, Profoundly Ignorant Podcast, Chris Talks Podcast, “political geekery”, laughing on airplanes, cultural competence, learning from people who are “different than you”, exposure to culture, media, inner city upbringing, the culture of New Orleans, nontraditional households and upbringing, stepparents, trauma, crime, murder rates, police corruption and violence, kids going to school, bullies, poor neighborhoods, differences in schools, a deficit of options and opportunities, school counselors, “newsworthy” neighborhoods, Soldier Slim, adaptation, adjusting to trauma, “the hood”, we are all human, stereotypes, cultural lenses, suburbs, urban areas, living in a motel, how the news media paints pictures, The show “Cops”, labeling others, racism, cultural encapsulation, there is bias, and there are biases that you aren’t even aware of, projection, assumptions, lack of conversations, American Slavery, the South of the United States, the Bible Belt, Southern culture norms degrading African-American people, feeling “less than human”, not much exposure to people from other cultures, David Duke, KKK, curiosity, college, moving out of your comfort zone, Majoring in Psychology, we all have cultural differences—but we all have similarities, being online too much, how do we be friends?, social media, twitter fights, tribalism, projection, anger, how your environment affects your thinking, race relations, segregation, fear of the other, Alderman, fear, leaving your comfort zone, Chance the Rapper, PTSD, Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin, black males, negative experiences with the police, police brutality, a trip to the corner store ending up in a jail stay, how online videos have changed things, viewing murders online and no accountability, bogus charges, Anglo-Saxon is the predominant culture, chameleon, blending, paranoia, living in fear, Dallas Police Department, education of officers, psych 101, why does it have to take problems before we express empathy, authoritarian, emotions, knowledge, policing your own community, relationships, racist agendas, protection and defense, innocence lost, trying to see the good in people, institutional racism, the prison industrial complex, the message you get from the system, the People’s History of the United States, trust, “You’ve got to be carefully taught”, confirmatory bias, This American Life episode about “Cops”, transgenerational trauma, American slavery, “pain travels”, integrating high schools, cynicism, confronting abuse of power, the importance of white people speaking up on racist issues, the importance of straight people to speak on the importance of LBGTQA issues, getting involved in your community, civil rights, the New Orleans Saints, being the only person of color or the only white person at a party, the CTA, music is the universal language, knowledge is the cure, having discussions, bringing more awareness, finding a common ground, get out of your comfort zone, you get the same energy back that you put out there, honesty and authenticity,
Links from episode:
This American Life regarding the show “Cops” https://www.thisamericanlife.org/675/im-on-tv/act-one-7
“You’ve got to be carefully taught” https://genius.com/Richard-rodgers-youve-got-to-be-carefully-taught-lyrics
Transgenerational Trauma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_trauma
Baer, D. (2016, July 08). The Dallas Police Force Is Evidence That 'De-escalation' Policing Works. Retrieved from https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/deescalation-policing-works.html
Chris Blount runs a music and podcast studio (On Purpose Recordings) in Tacoma, Washington. He is a Father, Husband, Hip-Hop Artist, podcaster, and jack-of-all trades. Chris is the host of two podcasts, Profoundly Ignorant and Chris Talks. Chris grew up in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina devastated his neighborhood, he moved to Chicago, IL —where he and Paul Krauss became friends. Chris lives with his wife and three children in Tacoma, Washington.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original Music (used with permission):
“Drifting Away” featuring Pawl from Open Wounds by Chris Blount
“Drifting Away” [Instrumental] from Open Wounds by Chris Blount
“Running of the Dead” Featuring Julia Massey from Great and Powerful by Gentlemen of Leisure Collective (GoL.Life)
“Cheers” from I WIN by Chris Blount
“Only You” featuring Chris Blount from I’m Not Here by Pawl & Keeynote
More by the Gentlemen of Leisure collective here: https://soundcloud.com/leisuregents
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Dr. Karthik Ramanan about his passion for helping individuals end self-criticism. Dr. K shares some of his strategies with Paul as well as the way he works with people individually and reaches a larger audience with “The Dr. K show.” Dr. K also discusses his personal journey of going through a difficult time in his life and how he utilized EMDR therapy and other strategies to help him move through it. Dr. K does not shy away from sharing about the difficult times or personal life struggles and is open and authentic about his experiences. What Dr. K shares may inspire you if you have been struggling and are not sure what to do. Paul and Dr. K discuss strategies for helping oneself that are practical as well as clinical interventions that may help.
Dr. Karthik Ramanan is a naturopathic medical doctor, inspirational speaker, and the host of the weekly online show, "The Dr. K Show." Dr. K specializes in everyday mental health and lifestyle medicine, and he helps ambitious individuals end self-criticism. He teaches the principles of everyday mental health through the lens of his personal health and psychological transformation and his education and experience as a physician. He inspires achievement-oriented individuals to get out of their own way, take intentional action, and create their ideal version of themselves to lead a purpose-driven life.
Download Dr. K's Journal to reclaim your mornings for free here: http://drkjournal.com
Website: http://drkarthikramanan.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/drkarthikramanan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkarthikramanan/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/dr.karthikramanan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.karthikramanan
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Reunion” from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Dr. Karthik Ramanan about his passion for helping individuals end self-criticism. Dr. K shares some of his strategies with Paul as well as the way he works with people individually and reaches a larger audience with “The Dr. K show.” Dr. K also discusses his personal journey of going through a difficult time in his life and how he utilized EMDR therapy and other strategies to help him move through it. Dr. K does not shy away from sharing about the difficult times or personal life struggles and is open and authentic about his experiences. What Dr. K shares may inspire you if you have been struggling and are not sure what to do. Paul and Dr. K discuss strategies for helping oneself that are practical as well as clinical interventions that may help.
Dr. Karthik Ramanan is a naturopathic medical doctor, inspirational speaker, and the host of the weekly online show, "The Dr. K Show." Dr. K specializes in everyday mental health and lifestyle medicine, and he helps ambitious individuals end self-criticism. He teaches the principles of everyday mental health through the lens of his personal health and psychological transformation and his education and experience as a physician. He inspires achievement-oriented individuals to get out of their own way, take intentional action, and create their ideal version of themselves to lead a purpose-driven life.
Download Dr. K's Journal to reclaim your mornings for free here: http://drkjournal.com
Website: http://drkarthikramanan.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/drkarthikramanan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkarthikramanan/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/dr.karthikramanan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.karthikramanan
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Reunion” from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Sivie Suckerman about Mindfulness Based Self-Compassion. Sivie discusses how to cultivate the ability to observe one's experiences with curiosity and kindness. Sivie and Paul discuss how to work on a way of relating to one's self and one's experiences with a non-judgemental attitude. If one came of age in a situation where they were motivated by criticism, it can be difficult to change one's internal thinking habits. Sivie goes on to further elucidate how Self-Compassion fits in with Mindfulness-Based practices and Buddhist Psychology.
Also Discussed: Seattle, craftsman homes, urban gardens, old friends, Episode 11 of The Intentional Clinician Podcast, Western Culture, Judgemental attitudes, hyper-criticism, motivation, self-loathing, comparisons, focusing, identity, identification, suffering, life journeys, non-questions, berating the self, widening the gaze, impermanence, the importance of experiences versus theorizing, your favorite teacher, EMDR therapy, Mindfulness Based therapies, bad things will happen, unconscious patterns, Jung, acceptance, allowing, Jack Kornfield, Buddhism, the natural occurrence of suffering, becoming more human, human experience, fighting reality, symptoms, non-acceptance, awareness, getting stuck, spinning in our minds, metaphors, being an observer, feeling our experiences, Kristin Neff, reading, noticing, meta-consciousness, and more.
Sivie Suckerman, LMHC provides Therapy, Mindfulness Classes, and Consulting Services in Seattle, WA. Sivie also serves as a supervisor to other counselors. Sivie received her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2007 and has practiced in community mental health, crisis services, school-based mental health, residential, and women's health agencies. She is also a Certified Mindful Schools Instructor and Level II Little Flower Yoga Teacher. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting with an emphasis in Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts in 1998. Learn more here: http://www.siviesuckerman.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Come in Alone” from Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
“Starlight” from Mercury by Earth Girl Helen Brown
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC talks with Sivie Suckerman about Mindfulness Based Self-Compassion. Sivie discusses how to cultivate the ability to observe one's experiences with curiosity and kindness. Sivie and Paul discuss how to work on a way of relating to one's self and one's experiences with a non-judgemental attitude. If one came of age in a situation where they were motivated by criticism, it can be difficult to change one's internal thinking habits. Sivie goes on to further elucidate how Self-Compassion fits in with Mindfulness-Based practices and Buddhist Psychology.
Also Discussed: Seattle, craftsman homes, urban gardens, old friends, Episode 11 of The Intentional Clinician Podcast, Western Culture, Judgemental attitudes, hyper-criticism, motivation, self-loathing, comparisons, focusing, identity, identification, suffering, life journeys, non-questions, berating the self, widening the gaze, impermanence, the importance of experiences versus theorizing, your favorite teacher, EMDR therapy, Mindfulness Based therapies, bad things will happen, unconscious patterns, Jung, acceptance, allowing, Jack Kornfield, Buddhism, the natural occurrence of suffering, becoming more human, human experience, fighting reality, symptoms, non-acceptance, awareness, getting stuck, spinning in our minds, metaphors, being an observer, feeling our experiences, Kristin Neff, reading, noticing, meta-consciousness, and more.
Sivie Suckerman, LMHC provides Therapy, Mindfulness Classes, and Consulting Services in Seattle, WA. Sivie also serves as a supervisor to other counselors. Sivie received her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2007 and has practiced in community mental health, crisis services, school-based mental health, residential, and women's health agencies. She is also a Certified Mindful Schools Instructor and Level II Little Flower Yoga Teacher. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting with an emphasis in Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts in 1998. Learn more here: http://www.siviesuckerman.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Come in Alone” from Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
“Starlight” from Mercury by Earth Girl Helen Brown
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Kent Dobson about philosophy, practical applications and practices for self-reflection and exploration, as well as his own personal transformation and story. Paul and Kent also discuss Kent's current work, which includes leading people through nature-based practices, teaching at C3, his podcast “Hints and Guesses”, and guiding people on journeys (both through nature-based practices and on actual historical tours).
Paul and Kent discuss his story, philosophy, nature-based practices, self-discovery, personal transformation. Paul and Kent discuss nature-based practices as experiential tools for self-discovery, personal transformation, cultural change, and more.
Also Discussed: Quitting a job, disorientation, waking up, losing direction, losing a parent, writing, the process of descent, the call of the soul, psychotherapy, the second half of life, narratives, invitations, initiations, rites of passage, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, James Hollis, James Hillman, Bill Plotkin, Mary Oliver, Western Culture, confusion, young adults, maturation, depth psychology, storytelling, counseling, indoctrination, materialism, avoiding depth, thought control, permission, transformation, break through, break down, integration, self-reflection, religion, orthodox beliefs, afterlife, faith, action, the unknown, a mystery onto oneself, the psyche, consumer culture, fantasy, fundamentalism, paradox, complexities, black-and-white values, labels, deep listening, growth, safety, habits, fear, public statements, identity politics, identity spirituality, group identity, tribalism, individuality, perception, shaping thoughts, news, media, face-to-face conversation, speaking and listening through filters, rules for trust, drawing lines based on following, post-truth, postmodernism, modern journalism or advertising, fear influences group identity, ego break-down, the shadow, authenticity, internet culture, scapegoating, projection, embracing the opposites, thin-level culture, end of different eras in religion, the great stories, anxiety, leaving the village, the call of individuation, Abraham (the three tiers of beginning a journey), a journey, fairy tales, Marie Louise von Franz, Joseph Campbell, symbol, metaphor, belief versus action, framing, historicity, Christ, waking up, suffering, archetypes, the hero’s journey, St. Francis, trauma, to live in service, Women who run with the wolves, life-death-life-cycle of all things, myths, Disney, being “ok” with “unknowing”, longing, grief, what does the soul want? Nature-Based Practices, Nature-Based Experiences, utilizing the natural world as a mirror, dreams, the unconscious, learning from natural observation, encountering our motivations, how to do we change, existentialism, Matthew Fox, a larger cosmology, Thomas Berry, a relationship with the Earth, Nature-based practices, transcendence, handing over control, becoming a process guide, experiential therapy, risk taking, silent retreats, vision fast, lack of control, identity, challenging our preconceptions, practical ways to de-stress, disorientation to mental patterns, emotional recognition, contemplation, a relationship with your gold and your darkness, “knowing” something in the ego-sense versus “deep knowing” from experience, information overload, application, inner-work, Rilke, Sigor Ros, Suffering with meaning, helping others, Buddhism, commonalities, mortality, death, the first half of life and the second half of life, What is the most meaningful things, courage, choosing a path with meaning, the soul, challenges, numinous, clues, asking questions, poetry, conversations.
Kent Dobson has many titles, among them “teacher”, “biblical scholar” and “tour guide.” He is the author of “Bitten by a Camel: Leaving church, finding God”, host of the Podcast “Hints and Guesses”, lead teacher at “C3: West Michigan’s inclusive spiritual community”, and is currently in the Soul Apprenticeship Program at the Animus Valley Institute.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“In Another Life (Edit)” from In Another Life by Sandro Perri
In this episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Kent Dobson about philosophy, practical applications and practices for self-reflection and exploration, as well as his own personal transformation and story. Paul and Kent also discuss Kent's current work, which includes leading people through nature-based practices, teaching at C3, his podcast “Hints and Guesses”, and guiding people on journeys (both through nature-based practices and on actual historical tours).
Paul and Kent discuss his story, philosophy, nature-based practices, self-discovery, personal transformation. Paul and Kent discuss nature-based practices as experiential tools for self-discovery, personal transformation, cultural change, and more.
Also Discussed: Quitting a job, disorientation, waking up, losing direction, losing a parent, writing, the process of descent, the call of the soul, psychotherapy, the second half of life, narratives, invitations, initiations, rites of passage, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, James Hollis, James Hillman, Bill Plotkin, Mary Oliver, Western Culture, confusion, young adults, maturation, depth psychology, storytelling, counseling, indoctrination, materialism, avoiding depth, thought control, permission, transformation, break through, break down, integration, self-reflection, religion, orthodox beliefs, afterlife, faith, action, the unknown, a mystery onto oneself, the psyche, consumer culture, fantasy, fundamentalism, paradox, complexities, black-and-white values, labels, deep listening, growth, safety, habits, fear, public statements, identity politics, identity spirituality, group identity, tribalism, individuality, perception, shaping thoughts, news, media, face-to-face conversation, speaking and listening through filters, rules for trust, drawing lines based on following, post-truth, postmodernism, modern journalism or advertising, fear influences group identity, ego break-down, the shadow, authenticity, internet culture, scapegoating, projection, embracing the opposites, thin-level culture, end of different eras in religion, the great stories, anxiety, leaving the village, the call of individuation, Abraham (the three tiers of beginning a journey), a journey, fairy tales, Marie Louise von Franz, Joseph Campbell, symbol, metaphor, belief versus action, framing, historicity, Christ, waking up, suffering, archetypes, the hero’s journey, St. Francis, trauma, to live in service, Women who run with the wolves, life-death-life-cycle of all things, myths, Disney, being “ok” with “unknowing”, longing, grief, what does the soul want? Nature-Based Practices, Nature-Based Experiences, utilizing the natural world as a mirror, dreams, the unconscious, learning from natural observation, encountering our motivations, how to do we change, existentialism, Matthew Fox, a larger cosmology, Thomas Berry, a relationship with the Earth, Nature-based practices, transcendence, handing over control, becoming a process guide, experiential therapy, risk taking, silent retreats, vision fast, lack of control, identity, challenging our preconceptions, practical ways to de-stress, disorientation to mental patterns, emotional recognition, contemplation, a relationship with your gold and your darkness, “knowing” something in the ego-sense versus “deep knowing” from experience, information overload, application, inner-work, Rilke, Sigor Ros, Suffering with meaning, helping others, Buddhism, commonalities, mortality, death, the first half of life and the second half of life, What is the most meaningful things, courage, choosing a path with meaning, the soul, challenges, numinous, clues, asking questions, poetry, conversations.
Kent Dobson has many titles, among them “teacher”, “biblical scholar” and “tour guide.” He is the author of “Bitten by a Camel: Leaving church, finding God”, host of the Podcast “Hints and Guesses”, lead teacher at “C3: West Michigan’s inclusive spiritual community”, and is currently in the Soul Apprenticeship Program at the Animus Valley Institute.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“In Another Life (Edit)” from In Another Life by Sandro Perri
In this solo episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the many aspects of trauma-informed healthcare and trauma-informed counseling. Paul works to address many frequently asked questions in this episode: What is trauma? Have I, or someone I know, experienced emotional or psychological trauma? What are traumatic Events? What can happen to someone after they suffer from a traumatic event? What is trauma-informed counseling? How is a trauma-informed therapist different from standard counseling? Why is trauma-informed counseling important? Are there trauma-specific interventions that don’t require a great deal of talking? What if I don’t identify as having experienced traumatic events, can I still participate in therapy with a trauma-informed counselor? What does relief of symptoms caused by trauma involve? Is it true that Anxiety, Anger, Depression, Relationship Issues, and more can be rooted in past traumatic experiences?
Further, Paul defines and discusses the multiple trauma-specific interventions, including: EMDR Therapy, Somatic Experience Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more. Lastly, Paul Krauss MA LPC unveils the work of the clinic he is working on developing in Grand Rapids Michigan: The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by AIR
In this solo episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the many aspects of trauma-informed healthcare and trauma-informed counseling. Paul works to address many frequently asked questions in this episode: What is trauma? Have I, or someone I know, experienced emotional or psychological trauma? What are traumatic Events? What can happen to someone after they suffer from a traumatic event? What is trauma-informed counseling? How is a trauma-informed therapist different from standard counseling? Why is trauma-informed counseling important? Are there trauma-specific interventions that don’t require a great deal of talking? What if I don’t identify as having experienced traumatic events, can I still participate in therapy with a trauma-informed counselor? What does relief of symptoms caused by trauma involve? Is it true that Anxiety, Anger, Depression, Relationship Issues, and more can be rooted in past traumatic experiences?
Further, Paul defines and discusses the multiple trauma-specific interventions, including: EMDR Therapy, Somatic Experience Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more. Lastly, Paul Krauss MA LPC unveils the work of the clinic he is working on developing in Grand Rapids Michigan: The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music:
”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Alone in Kyoto” from Talkie Walkie by AIR
Paul Krauss MA LPC engages in long-form conversation with Doug Bale, a Phoenix-based artist and musician. They discuss art and mental health and many different ways to work on a living philosophy that is open to experimentation and new perspectives. Doug discusses how engaging in the artist community and producing art has helped his life in many ways; including with his mental and emotional wellness. Paul and Doug discuss engaging in therapy as well as many different ways that people can participate in individual and group healing practices. Paul and Doug discuss many different topics and perspectives related to philosophy and finding a way to utilize an ever evolving philosophy based on reading, experiences, and many other aspects. Paul and Doug both discuss their experiences in different work places and how this has influenced their mental health. Paul and Doug cover a lot of conversational ground as you can see below (but mostly this podcast is centered around, Art, Mental Health, and a Living Philosophy).
Also Discussed: Chance Meetings, The Perils of Living in a Guesthouse (Casita), Rustic Digs, Burritos, Living in a Downtown Area, Glove Box, Playing in Bands, Playing Bass Guitar, Tourism, Grand Ave Art Walk, Trans Am Coffee Shop, Murals, Collages, Community Involvement, Art Galleries, Dingbat Mentalities, Coffee Shops, Part-Time Jobs, Downtown Phoenix, The Tempe Arizona Music Scene, Collaborations, Corporate Jobs, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Isolation, Doing instead of Stewing, Exercise, Connection to a Safe Group, Bill Plotkin, Counseling, Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Enjoyment in Creation or Art, The Salad Bar Metaphor, Writing Music, Advertising and Sales Jobs, Energy Art, Abstract Art, Calling, Loving What You Do, Manipulation through Sales Tactics, Non Linear Thinking, Terrance McKenna, Chanukah, Enjoying Different Cultures, Citizens of the World, Grandma Moses, Art Studios, Consumerism, Quality versus Productivity, Gratitude, Acceptance, Joy, Alignment, Chicken-Fried/ Swiss-Cheesed, saying “Yes!”, Living off of Art, Mike Doughty, Patreon, The Post Office, Waiters who are also Comedians (Mayor of None, Chicago), David Liebe Hart, Treasure Mammal, Emotional Regulation, Jazz and Improvisation, Structure and Mental Health, Tolerating Ambiguity and Mystery, Ideologies, Joseph Campbell, Religions of the World, Binary Thinking, Fundamentalism, Mysticism, Power, Control, Guilt and Shame, Western Thought Paradigm examining Eastern Thought, Rabbi Heschel, Luminary, Marshall Mcluhan, Alan Watts, Archetypes, Carl Jung, James Hillman, Myths, Collective Consciousness, Collective Unconscious, Learning, Being “Open” to other’s perspectives, Types of Grapes and Wine Metaphor, Understanding Your Shadow, Humanism, Empathy, Ascending Culture versus Descending Culture, Grand Narratives, Young People want the Truth, The Authenticity Movement, Myopic Thinking, The Shadow Economy, Friendship, Labeling, Exploratory Thinking, Coping Skills, Inner Work, Working a Practice, Practicing, The Importance of Ritual, Creative Economy, Projection, Stress and the IQ, Social Media, Mel Brown, Unfinished Art, Creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, Selling Art, Flow State, Doug Bale’s Artistic Influences, Visionary Art, Mental Fitness, Tiger Woods, Paul Klee, All Things Shining, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, James Joyce, Reading Books, Reducing Judgmental Thinking, What has Influenced our Learning, Humility, Studio G, Pino’s Pizza, Also, Peter Piper Pizza, and Z Pizza.
Doug Bale has been thrown back into the community of Phoenix art scene by completing a large mural at Trans Am Coffee shop on Grand Avenue. Being thrown back into the community and meeting new artists has invigorated his artwork. Currently he is creating abstract pieces and doing digital meditation heads. He has participated in several group and solo shows in galleries, restaurants and coffee shops.
“I deal with color on an intuitive level. I pick colors in the moment with a digital pallet of infinite color choices. My tools lend to an “in the moment” flow. With digital art I will have a color appear in my head first and then I add it to the design. I often combine unusual colors that create a distinct vibration and energy to the design. The same is true for my mixed media work. My studio has paint tubes scattered all over my work space. The piece I'm working on will in a way “call” to the color that needs to be added next.” https://dougbale.bigcartel.com/ https://society6.com/dougbale You can follow Doug's art on Instagram: @dougbale
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
RESOURCES referenced in this podcast (from Doug Bale):
Influences on Doug’s art: Paul Klee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klee Alex Grey https://www.alexgrey.com/
Skateboarding art ! Ed Templeton https://www.artsy.net/artist/ed-templeton
Basquiat/ Picasso/ heavy hitters. Eras of Modern art. Bauhuaus. https://www.widewalls.ch/bauhaus-manifesto-key-points/
Creative Economy Bucks the Trend, Grows Despite Slowdown in Global Trade https://unctad.org/en/pages/PressRelease.aspx?OriginalVersionID=499Current explorations: Terrence McKenna Robert Anton Wilson Hermes Tris
Past influence: Herman Melville Marshal McCluhan
All Things Shining (Book): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10087892-all-things-shining
Studio G on 7th Ave in Phoenix: https://www.facebook.com/dtwphx/
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
Music Used with Permission:
Ghost Arrives by Flighty Tronys from Flighty Tronys 1 (Flighty Tronys are Doug Bale’s other band that is not Mergatron: Paul Krauss played keyboards on Mergatron’s album “More than Miles”)
Sugar Free Jazz by Soul Coughing from Ruby Vroom
Shades of Currency [Instrumental] by PAWL from Archetypes
Paul Krauss MA LPC engages in long-form conversation with Doug Bale, a Phoenix-based artist and musician. They discuss art and mental health and many different ways to work on a living philosophy that is open to experimentation and new perspectives. Doug discusses how engaging in the artist community and producing art has helped his life in many ways; including with his mental and emotional wellness. Paul and Doug discuss engaging in therapy as well as many different ways that people can participate in individual and group healing practices. Paul and Doug discuss many different topics and perspectives related to philosophy and finding a way to utilize an ever evolving philosophy based on reading, experiences, and many other aspects. Paul and Doug both discuss their experiences in different work places and how this has influenced their mental health. Paul and Doug cover a lot of conversational ground as you can see below (but mostly this podcast is centered around, Art, Mental Health, and a Living Philosophy).
Also Discussed: Chance Meetings, The Perils of Living in a Guesthouse (Casita), Rustic Digs, Burritos, Living in a Downtown Area, Glove Box, Playing in Bands, Playing Bass Guitar, Tourism, Grand Ave Art Walk, Trans Am Coffee Shop, Murals, Collages, Community Involvement, Art Galleries, Dingbat Mentalities, Coffee Shops, Part-Time Jobs, Downtown Phoenix, The Tempe Arizona Music Scene, Collaborations, Corporate Jobs, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Isolation, Doing instead of Stewing, Exercise, Connection to a Safe Group, Bill Plotkin, Counseling, Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Enjoyment in Creation or Art, The Salad Bar Metaphor, Writing Music, Advertising and Sales Jobs, Energy Art, Abstract Art, Calling, Loving What You Do, Manipulation through Sales Tactics, Non Linear Thinking, Terrance McKenna, Chanukah, Enjoying Different Cultures, Citizens of the World, Grandma Moses, Art Studios, Consumerism, Quality versus Productivity, Gratitude, Acceptance, Joy, Alignment, Chicken-Fried/ Swiss-Cheesed, saying “Yes!”, Living off of Art, Mike Doughty, Patreon, The Post Office, Waiters who are also Comedians (Mayor of None, Chicago), David Liebe Hart, Treasure Mammal, Emotional Regulation, Jazz and Improvisation, Structure and Mental Health, Tolerating Ambiguity and Mystery, Ideologies, Joseph Campbell, Religions of the World, Binary Thinking, Fundamentalism, Mysticism, Power, Control, Guilt and Shame, Western Thought Paradigm examining Eastern Thought, Rabbi Heschel, Luminary, Marshall Mcluhan, Alan Watts, Archetypes, Carl Jung, James Hillman, Myths, Collective Consciousness, Collective Unconscious, Learning, Being “Open” to other’s perspectives, Types of Grapes and Wine Metaphor, Understanding Your Shadow, Humanism, Empathy, Ascending Culture versus Descending Culture, Grand Narratives, Young People want the Truth, The Authenticity Movement, Myopic Thinking, The Shadow Economy, Friendship, Labeling, Exploratory Thinking, Coping Skills, Inner Work, Working a Practice, Practicing, The Importance of Ritual, Creative Economy, Projection, Stress and the IQ, Social Media, Mel Brown, Unfinished Art, Creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, Selling Art, Flow State, Doug Bale’s Artistic Influences, Visionary Art, Mental Fitness, Tiger Woods, Paul Klee, All Things Shining, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, James Joyce, Reading Books, Reducing Judgmental Thinking, What has Influenced our Learning, Humility, Studio G, Pino’s Pizza, Also, Peter Piper Pizza, and Z Pizza.
Doug Bale has been thrown back into the community of Phoenix art scene by completing a large mural at Trans Am Coffee shop on Grand Avenue. Being thrown back into the community and meeting new artists has invigorated his artwork. Currently he is creating abstract pieces and doing digital meditation heads. He has participated in several group and solo shows in galleries, restaurants and coffee shops.
“I deal with color on an intuitive level. I pick colors in the moment with a digital pallet of infinite color choices. My tools lend to an “in the moment” flow. With digital art I will have a color appear in my head first and then I add it to the design. I often combine unusual colors that create a distinct vibration and energy to the design. The same is true for my mixed media work. My studio has paint tubes scattered all over my work space. The piece I'm working on will in a way “call” to the color that needs to be added next.” https://dougbale.bigcartel.com/ https://society6.com/dougbale You can follow Doug's art on Instagram: @dougbale
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
RESOURCES referenced in this podcast (from Doug Bale):
Influences on Doug’s art: Paul Klee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klee Alex Grey https://www.alexgrey.com/
Skateboarding art ! Ed Templeton https://www.artsy.net/artist/ed-templeton
Basquiat/ Picasso/ heavy hitters. Eras of Modern art. Bauhuaus. https://www.widewalls.ch/bauhaus-manifesto-key-points/
Creative Economy Bucks the Trend, Grows Despite Slowdown in Global Trade https://unctad.org/en/pages/PressRelease.aspx?OriginalVersionID=499Current explorations: Terrence McKenna Robert Anton Wilson Hermes Tris
Past influence: Herman Melville Marshal McCluhan
All Things Shining (Book): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10087892-all-things-shining
Studio G on 7th Ave in Phoenix: https://www.facebook.com/dtwphx/
For your Free 30 day trial of Simple Practice Electronic Health Records and to support this podcast, click this link: https://ter.li/appk
Music Used with Permission:
Ghost Arrives by Flighty Tronys from Flighty Tronys 1 (Flighty Tronys are Doug Bale’s other band that is not Mergatron: Paul Krauss played keyboards on Mergatron’s album “More than Miles”)
Sugar Free Jazz by Soul Coughing from Ruby Vroom
Shades of Currency [Instrumental] by PAWL from Archetypes
Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC returns to the Intentional Clinician to discuss Dr. Bruce Perry M.D., Ph.D’s Neurosequential Model. Randy and host, Paul Krauss MA LPC, explain what the Neurosequential Model is and discuss the immense amounts research by Dr. Bruce Perry and other leaders in the fields of trauma-informed care and neurobiology. Randy and Paul discuss possible applications for the Neurosequential Model and the emerging research on trauma, stress, and the human nervous system in the fields of psychotherapy, health care in general, education, the justice system, government policy, and more. Randy and Paul discuss cultural barriers and the older system of medicine, compared to the emerging Trauma-Informed Care and its implications for our communities and how we live. Further discussed is how the emerging research of neurobiology and the human nervous system could actually bring out positive ideas and promote methods that could help people live more fulfilling lives. In fact, the emerging research on the nervous system and Dr. Perry’s Neurosequential Model has implications far beyond healthcare and if understood and applied with care--it could shift culture and promote more unity among the human race. Also discussed: Bert Powell MA, Human Development, Emotional Regulation, Brain Organization, Protective Factors, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Early Childhood Developmental Trauma, Nervous System Development, Environment and Community, Brain Structure, Attachment, Empathy, Mirror Neurons, Counseling, Peter Levine Ph.D., Counseling Research, Scott Miller Ph.D., The Child Trauma Academy, Therapeutic Group Homes, Trauma Informed Care, Violence, Stress, Working with Caregivers, Dosages of Change and Stress, Strength-Based Approach versus Pointing out Pathologies, The Justice System, Education System, the limits of the diagnostic system, the limits of behaviorism, root causes of acting out, Dissociation, Explosive Behaviors, Adaptive Information Processing Model, Human Relationships, Diversity, Uniting the Opposites and more.
Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC works in Phoenix, AZ as a Private Practice Counselor, TRN/ HAP EMDR Facilitator, and a learning consultant for a large behavioral health organization in Maricopa County Arizona.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Learn more about Dr. Bruce Perry M.D., Ph.D’s work below:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/
https://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/trauma/docs/Dr-Bruce-Perry-Bio.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_D._Perry
Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Smaller Rivers” from Sam Prekop by Sam Prekop
“A Cloud to the Back” from Sam Prekop by Sam Prekop
“Any Day” from Any Day by The Sea and Cake
Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC returns to the Intentional Clinician to discuss Dr. Bruce Perry M.D., Ph.D’s Neurosequential Model. Randy and host, Paul Krauss MA LPC, explain what the Neurosequential Model is and discuss the immense amounts research by Dr. Bruce Perry and other leaders in the fields of trauma-informed care and neurobiology. Randy and Paul discuss possible applications for the Neurosequential Model and the emerging research on trauma, stress, and the human nervous system in the fields of psychotherapy, health care in general, education, the justice system, government policy, and more. Randy and Paul discuss cultural barriers and the older system of medicine, compared to the emerging Trauma-Informed Care and its implications for our communities and how we live. Further discussed is how the emerging research of neurobiology and the human nervous system could actually bring out positive ideas and promote methods that could help people live more fulfilling lives. In fact, the emerging research on the nervous system and Dr. Perry’s Neurosequential Model has implications far beyond healthcare and if understood and applied with care--it could shift culture and promote more unity among the human race. Also discussed: Bert Powell MA, Human Development, Emotional Regulation, Brain Organization, Protective Factors, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Early Childhood Developmental Trauma, Nervous System Development, Environment and Community, Brain Structure, Attachment, Empathy, Mirror Neurons, Counseling, Peter Levine Ph.D., Counseling Research, Scott Miller Ph.D., The Child Trauma Academy, Therapeutic Group Homes, Trauma Informed Care, Violence, Stress, Working with Caregivers, Dosages of Change and Stress, Strength-Based Approach versus Pointing out Pathologies, The Justice System, Education System, the limits of the diagnostic system, the limits of behaviorism, root causes of acting out, Dissociation, Explosive Behaviors, Adaptive Information Processing Model, Human Relationships, Diversity, Uniting the Opposites and more.
Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC works in Phoenix, AZ as a Private Practice Counselor, TRN/ HAP EMDR Facilitator, and a learning consultant for a large behavioral health organization in Maricopa County Arizona.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Learn more about Dr. Bruce Perry M.D., Ph.D’s work below:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/
https://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/trauma/docs/Dr-Bruce-Perry-Bio.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_D._Perry
Original music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Smaller Rivers” from Sam Prekop by Sam Prekop
“A Cloud to the Back” from Sam Prekop by Sam Prekop
“Any Day” from Any Day by The Sea and Cake
This episode tells a personal story of my grandfather Wally Krauss’ life at the piano. I am helped by my father, brother, and some home recordings. My grandfather was an amateur pianist and organist who for 80 years shared his gift and talent with family, his many friends in various social circles, church groups, senior homes, and restaurants. My grandfather played piano daily into his 95th year of life. This episode will feature home recordings of his playing and storytelling. Also, my father describes growing up with such a musical father, and discusses research results which show that playing the piano influences brain development and plasticity for both children and elderly. Regarding psychology, we will also discuss how a positive attitude and outlook on life can influence your overall well-being. I also talk to my brother about grandfather’s influence on his life and how we are working to carry the torch of creating and playing music as part of our family heritage. I hope you enjoy it. This is the second episode in a series about music. The first episode was my interview with musician Kelley Stolz (episode 17).
Concepts Discussed: Immigrating to the USA from Germany, Learning English, A Positive Attitude, Practicing, Piano Playing, Brain Plasticity, The Elderly Staying Active, Youtube, Reddit, Bandcamp, Storytelling, Family Culture, etc.
You can hear all of our recordings of Wally’s piano playing and much more at Happypiano1’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/happypiano1/
Listen to more here: https://wallykrauss.bandcamp.com/
Tim’s music Here: https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/ https://www.patreon.com/ttttypes and his music videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ttttypes
Paul’s Music Here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/ http://pawlmusic.com/
A new album will be released in 2019 featuring Tim and Paul called “Motel”
For the research on music and the brain, click here.
Featured Songs from Home Cassette & Video Recordings: 1. Ain’t Misbehavin As Performed by Wally Krauss 2. Selections from Bach As Performed by Wally Krauss 3. Selections from Bach As Performed by Wally Krauss 4. Till There was You As Performed by Wally Krauss 5. People Say As Performed by Wally Krauss 6. It Might as Well Be Spring As Performed by Wally Krauss 7.Cocktails for Two As Performed by Wally Krauss 8. Silent Night As Performed by Wally Krauss 9. Somebody Loves You As Performed by Wally Krauss 10 .The Christmas Song As Performed by Wally Krauss 11. Standchen As Performed by Wally Krauss 12. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon As Performed by Wally Krauss 13. I May Be Wrong As Performed by Wally Krauss 14. It Had to Be You As Performed by Wally Krauss 15. Blues In the Night As Performed by Wally Krauss 16. Till There Was You As Performed by Wally Krauss 17. Georgia on My Mind as Performed by Tim Carter 18. Rag Time Song Clip as Performed by Glen Coleman 19. Good Boy Young (From the album “Motel”- 2019) as Performed by Tim Krauss with Paul Krauss backing 20. Maple Leaf Rag As Performed by Wally Krauss 21. What are you doing for the Rest for Your Life? As Performed by Wally Krauss 22. Stars Fell on Alabama As Performed by Wally Krauss
23. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer/ O Christmas Tree As Performed by Wally Krauss 24. I Got Nothing But Love As Performed by Wally Krauss 25. Stranger in Paradise As Performed by Wally Krauss 26. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) As Performed by Wally Krauss (Also featured: A News Clip from WILX-TV)
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
This episode tells a personal story of my grandfather Wally Krauss’ life at the piano. I am helped by my father, brother, and some home recordings. My grandfather was an amateur pianist and organist who for 80 years shared his gift and talent with family, his many friends in various social circles, church groups, senior homes, and restaurants. My grandfather played piano daily into his 95th year of life. This episode will feature home recordings of his playing and storytelling. Also, my father describes growing up with such a musical father, and discusses research results which show that playing the piano influences brain development and plasticity for both children and elderly. Regarding psychology, we will also discuss how a positive attitude and outlook on life can influence your overall well-being. I also talk to my brother about grandfather’s influence on his life and how we are working to carry the torch of creating and playing music as part of our family heritage. I hope you enjoy it. This is the second episode in a series about music. The first episode was my interview with musician Kelley Stolz (episode 17).
Concepts Discussed: Immigrating to the USA from Germany, Learning English, A Positive Attitude, Practicing, Piano Playing, Brain Plasticity, The Elderly Staying Active, Youtube, Reddit, Bandcamp, Storytelling, Family Culture, etc.
You can hear all of our recordings of Wally’s piano playing and much more at Happypiano1’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/happypiano1/
Listen to more here: https://wallykrauss.bandcamp.com/
Tim’s music Here: https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/ https://www.patreon.com/ttttypes and his music videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ttttypes
Paul’s Music Here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/ http://pawlmusic.com/
A new album will be released in 2019 featuring Tim and Paul called “Motel”
For the research on music and the brain, click here.
Featured Songs from Home Cassette & Video Recordings: 1. Ain’t Misbehavin As Performed by Wally Krauss 2. Selections from Bach As Performed by Wally Krauss 3. Selections from Bach As Performed by Wally Krauss 4. Till There was You As Performed by Wally Krauss 5. People Say As Performed by Wally Krauss 6. It Might as Well Be Spring As Performed by Wally Krauss 7.Cocktails for Two As Performed by Wally Krauss 8. Silent Night As Performed by Wally Krauss 9. Somebody Loves You As Performed by Wally Krauss 10 .The Christmas Song As Performed by Wally Krauss 11. Standchen As Performed by Wally Krauss 12. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon As Performed by Wally Krauss 13. I May Be Wrong As Performed by Wally Krauss 14. It Had to Be You As Performed by Wally Krauss 15. Blues In the Night As Performed by Wally Krauss 16. Till There Was You As Performed by Wally Krauss 17. Georgia on My Mind as Performed by Tim Carter 18. Rag Time Song Clip as Performed by Glen Coleman 19. Good Boy Young (From the album “Motel”- 2019) as Performed by Tim Krauss with Paul Krauss backing 20. Maple Leaf Rag As Performed by Wally Krauss 21. What are you doing for the Rest for Your Life? As Performed by Wally Krauss 22. Stars Fell on Alabama As Performed by Wally Krauss
23. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer/ O Christmas Tree As Performed by Wally Krauss 24. I Got Nothing But Love As Performed by Wally Krauss 25. Stranger in Paradise As Performed by Wally Krauss 26. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) As Performed by Wally Krauss (Also featured: A News Clip from WILX-TV)
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Welcome to Part Two: Reflections on Ten years of Providing Psychotherapy by Paul Krauss MA LPC. Subtitle: Reflections on my experiences with different modalities of therapy and their implications.
I would posit that this is my most focused summary of my experience in the field of counseling psychology. I also discuss how the current state of counseling connects to the current cultural and economic situation that we find ourselves in. I begin with a large overview of the field of counseling, and then systematically move through different modalities of psychotherapy and counseling practices; eventually waxing poetic on the human condition and discussing methods to seek deep meaning in life. This episode is as much for clinicians (counselors or therapists) as it is for anyone interested in the fields of psychology or philosophy.
Discussed in this Episode: Symptom reduction versus healing, the dominant medical model versus creativity, the influence of third party payers and money on counseling treatment, empirically validated treatments, managed care, how the economy and stress affects levels of empathy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, ACRA, CBT, EMDR, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, the research on the efficacy of counseling, Scott Miller PhD., Bruce Wampold PhD., The Alliance Effect, The Allegiance Effect, and the importance of an agreed upon counseling model, psycho-pharmaceuticals, medications, vitamin D, statin medications, side effects, the root cause, existentialism, PTSD, EMDR, Levels of Care, ASAM criteria, Psychoeducation, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Developmental Stages of a Human, Reduction-ism, Holistic thinking, living between the opposites, Stages of Change, The Transtheoretical Model of Change, the Parable of the Hole, “Resistance”, Motivational Interviewing, Coping Skills, Rituals for Health, Tai Chi, Cross Fit, Yoga, Psyche, Soul, Group Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, the importance of the story, the importance of relationships, Systems Therapy, Couples Therapy, bearing witness to suffering, Bio Psycho Social (Sexual and Spiritual) model, Mindfulness, Existential Psychotherapy, Death and Meaning, Trauma, the nervous system, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, Art Therapy, Nature Therapy, Greenhouse Gasses, Joseph Campbell, Depth Psychology, Transpersonal Therapy, Jungian Analysis, Thomas Moore, Wisdom versus Knowledge, Imagination, Carl Jung, Adaptation, the shadow, Quantum Physics, Focusing techniques, Eugene Gendlin, Postmodernism, the breakdown of old patterns and grand narratives, human evolution, The People’s History of the United States, Doing one’s “inner work”, James Hillman.
Episode 21 is considered part two of a solo series. In part one Paul Krauss MA LPC discussed his own journey from beginner therapist to experienced therapist with 10 years of clinical experience and learning from the leaders in the field. (Part 1 was released as Episode 20).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Metropolis" [Unreleased] from Modified Demos by PAWL (coming in 2019)
"May You Be Born On Anarres" from Music for Public Access Television by ttypes
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-public-access-television-2
Welcome to Part Two: Reflections on Ten years of Providing Psychotherapy by Paul Krauss MA LPC. Subtitle: Reflections on my experiences with different modalities of therapy and their implications.
I would posit that this is my most focused summary of my experience in the field of counseling psychology. I also discuss how the current state of counseling connects to the current cultural and economic situation that we find ourselves in. I begin with a large overview of the field of counseling, and then systematically move through different modalities of psychotherapy and counseling practices; eventually waxing poetic on the human condition and discussing methods to seek deep meaning in life. This episode is as much for clinicians (counselors or therapists) as it is for anyone interested in the fields of psychology or philosophy.
Discussed in this Episode: Symptom reduction versus healing, the dominant medical model versus creativity, the influence of third party payers and money on counseling treatment, empirically validated treatments, managed care, how the economy and stress affects levels of empathy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, ACRA, CBT, EMDR, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, the research on the efficacy of counseling, Scott Miller PhD., Bruce Wampold PhD., The Alliance Effect, The Allegiance Effect, and the importance of an agreed upon counseling model, psycho-pharmaceuticals, medications, vitamin D, statin medications, side effects, the root cause, existentialism, PTSD, EMDR, Levels of Care, ASAM criteria, Psychoeducation, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Developmental Stages of a Human, Reduction-ism, Holistic thinking, living between the opposites, Stages of Change, The Transtheoretical Model of Change, the Parable of the Hole, “Resistance”, Motivational Interviewing, Coping Skills, Rituals for Health, Tai Chi, Cross Fit, Yoga, Psyche, Soul, Group Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, the importance of the story, the importance of relationships, Systems Therapy, Couples Therapy, bearing witness to suffering, Bio Psycho Social (Sexual and Spiritual) model, Mindfulness, Existential Psychotherapy, Death and Meaning, Trauma, the nervous system, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, Art Therapy, Nature Therapy, Greenhouse Gasses, Joseph Campbell, Depth Psychology, Transpersonal Therapy, Jungian Analysis, Thomas Moore, Wisdom versus Knowledge, Imagination, Carl Jung, Adaptation, the shadow, Quantum Physics, Focusing techniques, Eugene Gendlin, Postmodernism, the breakdown of old patterns and grand narratives, human evolution, The People’s History of the United States, Doing one’s “inner work”, James Hillman.
Episode 21 is considered part two of a solo series. In part one Paul Krauss MA LPC discussed his own journey from beginner therapist to experienced therapist with 10 years of clinical experience and learning from the leaders in the field. (Part 1 was released as Episode 20).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Metropolis" [Unreleased] from Modified Demos by PAWL (coming in 2019)
"May You Be Born On Anarres" from Music for Public Access Television by ttypes
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-public-access-television-2
In this solo episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC reflects on his ten years of providing psychotherapy in a variety of contexts and with diverse populations and socioeconomic demographics. This is part one of two episodes of reflections on Paul's life and career. In part one, Paul discusses more of his personal journey that led him from newly graduated to starting a successful private practice, as well learning many different techniques and lessons along the way. Paul discusses the struggles of trying to find his way in the field of psychology and the ups and downs and difficulties, but also the personal transformation that he went through along the way to his current situation. Paul hopes that this podcast will help new therapists that are getting into the field that are looking for direction as well as seasoned professionals who are looking for new ways to work and help others.
*Psychotherapy is interchangeable with the term Counseling.* But since there are many "types" of counseling that have nothing to do with psychology (credit counseling, etc.), Paul chose this term for a direct reference
In part two, Paul Krauss will discuss his experience and opinions with various modalities of psychotherapy and their implications (Part 2 will be released as Episode 21).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Arctic" from 7 by RIFIFI
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
In this solo episode, Paul Krauss MA LPC reflects on his ten years of providing psychotherapy in a variety of contexts and with diverse populations and socioeconomic demographics. This is part one of two episodes of reflections on Paul's life and career. In part one, Paul discusses more of his personal journey that led him from newly graduated to starting a successful private practice, as well learning many different techniques and lessons along the way. Paul discusses the struggles of trying to find his way in the field of psychology and the ups and downs and difficulties, but also the personal transformation that he went through along the way to his current situation. Paul hopes that this podcast will help new therapists that are getting into the field that are looking for direction as well as seasoned professionals who are looking for new ways to work and help others.
*Psychotherapy is interchangeable with the term Counseling.* But since there are many "types" of counseling that have nothing to do with psychology (credit counseling, etc.), Paul chose this term for a direct reference
In part two, Paul Krauss will discuss his experience and opinions with various modalities of psychotherapy and their implications (Part 2 will be released as Episode 21).
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Arctic" from 7 by RIFIFI
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Joyce Haskett, a survivor of Human Trafficking, shares her honest, raw, gut-wrenching, hopeful, and inspiring story of surviving Human Trafficking. Following this, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Jeremy Norwood about the enormous problem of human trafficking (both labor and sex trafficking). Paul and Jeremy also discuss related cultural, legal and economic factors that related to human trafficking. Further, Jeremy discusses many places to get more information about how to fight human trafficking in your local community. For clinicians, we discuss the trauma, risk factors, and the human condition.
Joyce Haskett, LMSW, ACSW, SAP is now a Private Practice Therapist in Royal Oak, MI, an advocate for Women’s rights to receive education while incarcerated, and an advocate for women who are being trafficked and those who have survived. Joyce founded Daylily Health, learn more here: http://daylilyhealth.org/ A documentary featuring Joyce can be found here.
Dr. Jeremy Norwood Ph.D., J.D., is currently an Associate Professor and serves as Chair of the Department of Sociology, Global Studies, and Criminal Justice. Dr. Norwood is heavily involved in a movement to stop human trafficking all over the State of Michigan. Dr. Norwood completed his doctoral dissertation on human trafficking indicators amongst migrant farmworker populations in Western Michigan. Dr. Norwood continues to train thousands of professionals about human trafficking throughout the State of Michigan. Every year, Dr. Norwood works with the students at Spring Arbor University to host a conference on Human Trafficking. Learn more about Dr. Jeremy Norwood: https://www.arbor.edu/faculty/jeremy-norwood/ Learn more about what you can do to help stop human trafficking in your community: The Polaris Project National Human Trafficking Hotline Department of Justice on Human Trafficking Special thanks to the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association for hosting a 6 hour training about human trafficking for clinicians, which is highly informative and useful. Thank you specifically to James Blundo MA LPC and Napoleon Harrington, MA LPC. “We are Happy that it is an outreach for people to become aware of the inherent issues in human trafficking. And empowering people through knowledge, the experience, and training. “ - Napoleon Harrington MA LPC NCC “The state of Michigan is requiring that as of 2019, all health professionals are required to attend an educational course about human trafficking. This was done to to increase awareness among health professionals who may have victims of human trafficking in their offices.”- James Blundo MA LPCPaul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Modern Music" from In Heaven by Dick Stusso
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://www.hardlyart.com/releases/dick_stusso/in_heaven
In this episode, Joyce Haskett, a survivor of Human Trafficking, shares her honest, raw, gut-wrenching, hopeful, and inspiring story of surviving Human Trafficking. Following this, Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Jeremy Norwood about the enormous problem of human trafficking (both labor and sex trafficking). Paul and Jeremy also discuss related cultural, legal and economic factors that related to human trafficking. Further, Jeremy discusses many places to get more information about how to fight human trafficking in your local community. For clinicians, we discuss the trauma, risk factors, and the human condition.
Joyce Haskett, LMSW, ACSW, SAP is now a Private Practice Therapist in Royal Oak, MI, an advocate for Women’s rights to receive education while incarcerated, and an advocate for women who are being trafficked and those who have survived. Joyce founded Daylily Health, learn more here: http://daylilyhealth.org/ A documentary featuring Joyce can be found here.
Dr. Jeremy Norwood Ph.D., J.D., is currently an Associate Professor and serves as Chair of the Department of Sociology, Global Studies, and Criminal Justice. Dr. Norwood is heavily involved in a movement to stop human trafficking all over the State of Michigan. Dr. Norwood completed his doctoral dissertation on human trafficking indicators amongst migrant farmworker populations in Western Michigan. Dr. Norwood continues to train thousands of professionals about human trafficking throughout the State of Michigan. Every year, Dr. Norwood works with the students at Spring Arbor University to host a conference on Human Trafficking. Learn more about Dr. Jeremy Norwood: https://www.arbor.edu/faculty/jeremy-norwood/ Learn more about what you can do to help stop human trafficking in your community: The Polaris Project National Human Trafficking Hotline Department of Justice on Human Trafficking Special thanks to the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association for hosting a 6 hour training about human trafficking for clinicians, which is highly informative and useful. Thank you specifically to James Blundo MA LPC and Napoleon Harrington, MA LPC. “We are Happy that it is an outreach for people to become aware of the inherent issues in human trafficking. And empowering people through knowledge, the experience, and training. “ - Napoleon Harrington MA LPC NCC “The state of Michigan is requiring that as of 2019, all health professionals are required to attend an educational course about human trafficking. This was done to to increase awareness among health professionals who may have victims of human trafficking in their offices.”- James Blundo MA LPCPaul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Modern Music" from In Heaven by Dick Stusso
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://www.hardlyart.com/releases/dick_stusso/in_heaven
In this episode Paul Krauss invites Rafe Adams to tell the story of Francis of Assisi. Rafe Adams has a gift for story telling and you are bound to enjoy this telling of the tale. Rafe makes sure to frame the cultural context and mood of the historical times. Rafe discusses the famous conversion of Francis from a young man of privilege into one who took a vow of poverty and lived with lepers in order to live out the words of the gospels, literally. Rafe discusses the rejection of Francis by his own Father and Brother and draws parallels to the current zeitgeist of the United States, including: the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as what happens to those born of privilege when they challenge entrenched ideas, laws, and economic issues of the day. Rafe also discusses the cultural significance of Francis' founding of the Order of Friars Minor (aka "The Franciscans"). Rafe artfully moves from his points about Francis of Assisi's life and work and connects to the theme of the broader human experience. Rafe and Paul discuss how in Francis’ time and with today, people risk rejection by kin and “cultural tribe” if they espouse causes that work to help "the least of these", refuse to kowtow to popular economic powers, or speak loudly and passionately about unpopular truths. Also discussed: BBQ, personal transformation, rejection, Counseling, Psychology, and Spirituality.
The Rt. Rev. Raphael Adams (Rafe Adams), MS OTR/L is the Bishop of the Mid-American Diocese of the Ecumenical Catholic Communication. He is a member of the Franciscans of Reconciliation. He is a former professor at Rush University Chicago, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Consultant, and Occupational Therapist.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Corridor of Dreams from Midnight Cleaners by The Cleaners from Venus
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-cleaners
In this episode Paul Krauss invites Rafe Adams to tell the story of Francis of Assisi. Rafe Adams has a gift for story telling and you are bound to enjoy this telling of the tale. Rafe makes sure to frame the cultural context and mood of the historical times. Rafe discusses the famous conversion of Francis from a young man of privilege into one who took a vow of poverty and lived with lepers in order to live out the words of the gospels, literally. Rafe discusses the rejection of Francis by his own Father and Brother and draws parallels to the current zeitgeist of the United States, including: the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as what happens to those born of privilege when they challenge entrenched ideas, laws, and economic issues of the day. Rafe also discusses the cultural significance of Francis' founding of the Order of Friars Minor (aka "The Franciscans"). Rafe artfully moves from his points about Francis of Assisi's life and work and connects to the theme of the broader human experience. Rafe and Paul discuss how in Francis’ time and with today, people risk rejection by kin and “cultural tribe” if they espouse causes that work to help "the least of these", refuse to kowtow to popular economic powers, or speak loudly and passionately about unpopular truths. Also discussed: BBQ, personal transformation, rejection, Counseling, Psychology, and Spirituality.
The Rt. Rev. Raphael Adams (Rafe Adams), MS OTR/L is the Bishop of the Mid-American Diocese of the Ecumenical Catholic Communication. He is a member of the Franciscans of Reconciliation. He is a former professor at Rush University Chicago, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Consultant, and Occupational Therapist.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Corridor of Dreams from Midnight Cleaners by The Cleaners from Venus
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-cleaners
In the first of a series on music, Paul Krauss interviews singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz. Kelley Stoltz is a prolific artist hailing from San Francisco who is deeply involved in the craft of writing songs and helping others with theirs. Interestingly, Kelley actually plays ALL of the instruments on his songs--having learned to play piano, drums, bass, and synthesizers in addition to his first instrument, the guitar. Kelley has a unique and creative style of song craft and varies the theme of his sound from release to release. In addition to having written a large body of varying styles of rock and folk as well as sincere and existentially significant songs, Kelley has developed an alter-ego in Willie Weird and released two albums of songs, best described as a genre of dark-comedy. Learn more from the source: http://www.KelleyStoltz.com/
In this interview, Kelley discusses both current events as well as his story that led him into a career in music. This is a story of finding one's calling and then finding a way to do it for a lifetime. Psychological concepts that haphazardly made it into the discussion are risk, discipline, calling, dedication, craftsmanship, traveling, community, friendship, and more.
When he is not writing and recording music Kelley has been known to make his own lunches, assemble his own electric guitars, support other artists, tell jokes, play drums for Sonny and the Sunsets, record local San Francisco bands, and tour as the rhythm guitarist of Echo & the Bunnymen. And this is only PART of the story--so listen to the entire interview! Also discussed: Detroit (where Kelley is originally from), New York, Jeff Buckley, and Touring Europe.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music by Kelley Stoltz, used with permission:
(In this order)
"When You Forget" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Redirected" from 4 New Cuts EP (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Pinecone" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Same Pattern" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Cross your Mind" from Cross Your Mind/The Anarchist In Me (2013. Stroll On Records)
"Empty Kicks" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Crossed Mind Blues" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Put that in your Pipe" from 4 New Cuts EP (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Morning Sun" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Love Let Me In Again" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Double Exposure" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"Put My Troubles to Sleep" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Are you Electric?" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Gardenia" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Fictional Girl" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"The Anarchist in Me" from Cross Your Mind/The Anarchist In Me (2013. Stroll On Records)
"Please Visit Soon" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Perpetual Night" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Your Reverie" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Cut me Baby" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Hot Igloo" from The Scuzzy Inputs of Willie Weird LP under the pseudonym "Willie Weird" (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Garbage" from The Scuzzy Inputs of Willie Weird LP under the pseudonym "Willie Weird" (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Confidence" from STRAT - Live At the Whammy Bar LP (2017, Puzzle Records)
"The Mailman" from STRAT - Live At the Whammy Bar LP (2017, Puzzle Records)
"Heart Full of Rain" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Down by the Sea" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"Jona" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Ventriloquist" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Kim Chee Taco Man" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"I Don't Get That" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Possessor" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Walking Against the Green Light" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Prank Calls" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
"The Sun Comes Through" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
"Too Young to Burn" from Tomorrow is Alright (LP Soft Abuse / Secret Seven 2009; CD Fat Possum 2010) (by Sonny and the Sunsets, used without permission (sorry)) Kelley plays drums on this track.
"Memory Collector" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
Music available here:
https://stratwhammy.bandcamp.com/album/strat-live-at-the-whammy-bar
Get to your local record store (and request Kelley Stoltz!) and you can find him on all digital sources.
Kelley Stoltz appears courtesy of himself, Sub Pop Records, Third Man Records, CastleFace Records, Stroll On Records, Banana and Louie Records, and Jackpine Social Club (among others).
Also referenced: Sonny & the Sunsets: http://www.sonnysmith.com/
In the first of a series on music, Paul Krauss interviews singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz. Kelley Stoltz is a prolific artist hailing from San Francisco who is deeply involved in the craft of writing songs and helping others with theirs. Interestingly, Kelley actually plays ALL of the instruments on his songs--having learned to play piano, drums, bass, and synthesizers in addition to his first instrument, the guitar. Kelley has a unique and creative style of song craft and varies the theme of his sound from release to release. In addition to having written a large body of varying styles of rock and folk as well as sincere and existentially significant songs, Kelley has developed an alter-ego in Willie Weird and released two albums of songs, best described as a genre of dark-comedy. Learn more from the source: http://www.KelleyStoltz.com/
In this interview, Kelley discusses both current events as well as his story that led him into a career in music. This is a story of finding one's calling and then finding a way to do it for a lifetime. Psychological concepts that haphazardly made it into the discussion are risk, discipline, calling, dedication, craftsmanship, traveling, community, friendship, and more.
When he is not writing and recording music Kelley has been known to make his own lunches, assemble his own electric guitars, support other artists, tell jokes, play drums for Sonny and the Sunsets, record local San Francisco bands, and tour as the rhythm guitarist of Echo & the Bunnymen. And this is only PART of the story--so listen to the entire interview! Also discussed: Detroit (where Kelley is originally from), New York, Jeff Buckley, and Touring Europe.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music by Kelley Stoltz, used with permission:
(In this order)
"When You Forget" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Redirected" from 4 New Cuts EP (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Pinecone" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Same Pattern" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Cross your Mind" from Cross Your Mind/The Anarchist In Me (2013. Stroll On Records)
"Empty Kicks" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Crossed Mind Blues" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Put that in your Pipe" from 4 New Cuts EP (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Morning Sun" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Love Let Me In Again" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Double Exposure" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"Put My Troubles to Sleep" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Are you Electric?" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Gardenia" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Fictional Girl" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"The Anarchist in Me" from Cross Your Mind/The Anarchist In Me (2013. Stroll On Records)
"Please Visit Soon" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Perpetual Night" from Antique Glow (2001)
"Your Reverie" from Circular Sounds (2008, Sub Pop)
"Cut me Baby" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Hot Igloo" from The Scuzzy Inputs of Willie Weird LP under the pseudonym "Willie Weird" (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Garbage" from The Scuzzy Inputs of Willie Weird LP under the pseudonym "Willie Weird" (2015, Stroll On Records)
"Confidence" from STRAT - Live At the Whammy Bar LP (2017, Puzzle Records)
"The Mailman" from STRAT - Live At the Whammy Bar LP (2017, Puzzle Records)
"Heart Full of Rain" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Down by the Sea" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"Jona" from In Triangle Time LP (2015, Castle Face Records)
"Ventriloquist" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Kim Chee Taco Man" from Double Exposure (2013, Third Man Records)
"I Don't Get That" from To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop)
"Possessor" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Walking Against the Green Light" from Que Aura LP (2017, Castle Face Records)
"Prank Calls" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
"The Sun Comes Through" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
"Too Young to Burn" from Tomorrow is Alright (LP Soft Abuse / Secret Seven 2009; CD Fat Possum 2010) (by Sonny and the Sunsets, used without permission (sorry)) Kelley plays drums on this track.
"Memory Collector" from Below The Branches (2006, Sub Pop)
Music available here:
https://stratwhammy.bandcamp.com/album/strat-live-at-the-whammy-bar
Get to your local record store (and request Kelley Stoltz!) and you can find him on all digital sources.
Kelley Stoltz appears courtesy of himself, Sub Pop Records, Third Man Records, CastleFace Records, Stroll On Records, Banana and Louie Records, and Jackpine Social Club (among others).
Also referenced: Sonny & the Sunsets: http://www.sonnysmith.com/
In this special episode, Paul introduces the idea of having a National Violence Prevention Hotline specifically for individuals who are feeling compelled toward comitting acts of violence, to talk with a trained counselor on the phone, work to de-esclate, and connect them with appropriate resources. Like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, The National Violence Prevention Hotline seeks to staff professional counselors to take calls from people who are in distress. The difference is that the Violence Prevention Hotline will attempt to reach and work with people who are contemplating violent acts against others. Most violence is preventable. While it comes down to the individual's choice to act, we are hoping that providing this resource would lead to decreases in violence, because there would be 24/7 support for those feeling angry, isolated, disavowed, persecuted, and whatever else is leading them toward considering comitting violent acts. In the second half of the episode, Paul Krauss and Mike Speakman (anger expert) discuss the psychology, motivations, and social circumstances that can lead to people feeling desperate enough to hurt others.
Sign our petition on Change.org asking SAMSHA to implement this idea.
Learn more @ http://www.violencepreventionhotline.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Professional Consultant who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the host of The Intentional Clincian podcast and also works to train counselors on best practices to improve their outcomes with clients. Paul has worked with many different populations and has spent a great deal of his time working specifically with people who are recovering from some type of trauma—often times from a type of violence or a severe accident. Paul believes that every human being has the potential to transform in a powerful way and works with people from all walks of life to meet their potential as humans, to heal, and to make changes.Paul conceived of the idea for the National Violence Prevention Hotline after a series of events, including hearing a story of a person refraining from committing a violent act because a kind woman confronted this potential offender while he was in emotional distress, guns in hand and ready to act against innocent citizens, with empathy and understanding, at just the right time. As a result of her outreach to him, he put down his weapons and asked for the police to be called and get professional help–he received it. At that moment, Paul realized that we have hotlines to prevent suicides and help the victims of domestic violence, but not to prevent or deal with violence or those who perpetrate it more broadly. His vision is to help save lives and reduce the devastating impact of violence on people, relationships, and communities.
The National Violence Prevention Hotline (NVPH) proposes to provide free, confidential, expert support for people in distress and feeling compelled toward committing acts of violence in the future. It may also provide a lifeline for victims of violence who have not yet called the police and are seeking counsel regarding their situation.
Remember to sign the petition at Change.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Spencer, Rob, and Depression" a single by ttypes Music available here:
In this special episode, Paul introduces the idea of having a National Violence Prevention Hotline specifically for individuals who are feeling compelled toward comitting acts of violence, to talk with a trained counselor on the phone, work to de-esclate, and connect them with appropriate resources. Like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, The National Violence Prevention Hotline seeks to staff professional counselors to take calls from people who are in distress. The difference is that the Violence Prevention Hotline will attempt to reach and work with people who are contemplating violent acts against others. Most violence is preventable. While it comes down to the individual's choice to act, we are hoping that providing this resource would lead to decreases in violence, because there would be 24/7 support for those feeling angry, isolated, disavowed, persecuted, and whatever else is leading them toward considering comitting violent acts. In the second half of the episode, Paul Krauss and Mike Speakman (anger expert) discuss the psychology, motivations, and social circumstances that can lead to people feeling desperate enough to hurt others.
Sign our petition on Change.org asking SAMSHA to implement this idea.
Learn more @ http://www.violencepreventionhotline.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Professional Consultant who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the host of The Intentional Clincian podcast and also works to train counselors on best practices to improve their outcomes with clients. Paul has worked with many different populations and has spent a great deal of his time working specifically with people who are recovering from some type of trauma—often times from a type of violence or a severe accident. Paul believes that every human being has the potential to transform in a powerful way and works with people from all walks of life to meet their potential as humans, to heal, and to make changes.Paul conceived of the idea for the National Violence Prevention Hotline after a series of events, including hearing a story of a person refraining from committing a violent act because a kind woman confronted this potential offender while he was in emotional distress, guns in hand and ready to act against innocent citizens, with empathy and understanding, at just the right time. As a result of her outreach to him, he put down his weapons and asked for the police to be called and get professional help–he received it. At that moment, Paul realized that we have hotlines to prevent suicides and help the victims of domestic violence, but not to prevent or deal with violence or those who perpetrate it more broadly. His vision is to help save lives and reduce the devastating impact of violence on people, relationships, and communities.
The National Violence Prevention Hotline (NVPH) proposes to provide free, confidential, expert support for people in distress and feeling compelled toward committing acts of violence in the future. It may also provide a lifeline for victims of violence who have not yet called the police and are seeking counsel regarding their situation.
Remember to sign the petition at Change.org
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Spencer, Rob, and Depression" a single by ttypes Music available here:
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Nicole Cain ND, MA about why what we eat can influence not only our physical health, but our mental well being. Paul wants to know what our "gut system" is and how that has anything to do with "Psychology." Dr. Cain discusses why "Gut Health" is all the rage these days and why it is important for those in the field of psychology to understand as well. Since Paul Krauss is not a doctor who understands diets, Dr. Cain explains in an easy to understand way, how even Paul can make changes to his diet that (over time) can affect his physical and mental wellness. Paul Krauss MA LPC also reads from and asks questions of Dr. Cain about her book, entitled "Gut Psychology." Dr. Cain discusses why there is an extraordinary amount of research coming out about "gut health" and how, in fact, most of human's serotonin is made in the gut (not the brain!).
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renown expert on beating anxiety. She has been published by the Arizona Republic, PESI, NDNR, SCNM, The Institute for Natural Medicine, Thrive Global, and Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Dr. Cain wants to give away 9 Free Resources to help listeners:
1. Take the 1 Week Anxiety Freedom Challenge (Videos and Workbook! FREE!)
2. Anxiety Freedom Master Class Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
3. Three Minute Hack for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
4. Get your FREE copy of the Anxiety Breakthrough Wellness Springboard (FREE E-BOOK!)
5. Follow Dr. Nicole Cain on Facebook to access her live talks on Wednesdays 3pm EST and 12noon PT (Weekly Live Talks!)
6. Join the Anxiety Freedom 1 Week Challenge Facebook Group For Community (Free FB Community!)
7. Subscribe to The Get Your Life Back Podcast with Dr. Nicole Cain (Free Podcast!)
8. You can join her Email List by visiting: www.Drnicolecain.com (Free Information!)
9. Subscribe to Dr. Nicole Cain's YouTube Channel for new videos weekly! (Free Videos!)
Current Available On-Demand Courses: (Which include Video Instruction + an E-Book)!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Set Me Off” [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Nicole Cain ND, MA about why what we eat can influence not only our physical health, but our mental well being. Paul wants to know what our "gut system" is and how that has anything to do with "Psychology." Dr. Cain discusses why "Gut Health" is all the rage these days and why it is important for those in the field of psychology to understand as well. Since Paul Krauss is not a doctor who understands diets, Dr. Cain explains in an easy to understand way, how even Paul can make changes to his diet that (over time) can affect his physical and mental wellness. Paul Krauss MA LPC also reads from and asks questions of Dr. Cain about her book, entitled "Gut Psychology." Dr. Cain discusses why there is an extraordinary amount of research coming out about "gut health" and how, in fact, most of human's serotonin is made in the gut (not the brain!).
Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renown expert on beating anxiety. She has been published by the Arizona Republic, PESI, NDNR, SCNM, The Institute for Natural Medicine, Thrive Global, and Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Dr. Cain wants to give away 9 Free Resources to help listeners:
1. Take the 1 Week Anxiety Freedom Challenge (Videos and Workbook! FREE!)
2. Anxiety Freedom Master Class Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
3. Three Minute Hack for Anxiety Webinar (On Demand Webinar! FREE!)
4. Get your FREE copy of the Anxiety Breakthrough Wellness Springboard (FREE E-BOOK!)
5. Follow Dr. Nicole Cain on Facebook to access her live talks on Wednesdays 3pm EST and 12noon PT (Weekly Live Talks!)
6. Join the Anxiety Freedom 1 Week Challenge Facebook Group For Community (Free FB Community!)
7. Subscribe to The Get Your Life Back Podcast with Dr. Nicole Cain (Free Podcast!)
8. You can join her Email List by visiting: www.Drnicolecain.com (Free Information!)
9. Subscribe to Dr. Nicole Cain's YouTube Channel for new videos weekly! (Free Videos!)
Current Available On-Demand Courses: (Which include Video Instruction + an E-Book)!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“Set Me Off” [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC (TRN/HAP EMDR Facilitator, and trainer of Ericksonian Methods, behavioral health topics, and more—and learning consultant). Randy and Paul discuss trauma-informed care, and “modern integrated care” based on the latest neuroscience research, neurobiology, counseling and behavioral health research. Paul and Randy discuss Randy’s background in becoming a therapist and eventually a consultant and trainer by exploring his roots in training with the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. Eventually, the topic shifts to trauma-informed care and how to integrate that into many facets of the medical community both in and outside of the behavioral health system. EMDR therapy and other mind-body techniques are discussed. Further, Randy proposes that new terminology is emerging or needs to emerge to describe the integration of neurological and medical research on the entire “nervous system” and how this emerging data is merging with concepts from psychology and counseling. Many ideas are shared and questions, such as “what does whole-person care look like, in a system with limited time and resources?” And what does it mean to switch from fixing issues after they are broken, or investing in prevention. The conversation eventually covers how a modern integrated care approach and the awareness of a new intregrate paradigm can influence the community at large. Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC works in Phoenix, AZ as a Private Practice Counselor, TRN/ HAP EMDR Facilitator, and a learning consultant for a large behavioral health organization in Maricopa County Arizona. Randy can be contacted through his email lluvia357@gmail.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“You & Me Kid” [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC (TRN/HAP EMDR Facilitator, and trainer of Ericksonian Methods, behavioral health topics, and more—and learning consultant). Randy and Paul discuss trauma-informed care, and “modern integrated care” based on the latest neuroscience research, neurobiology, counseling and behavioral health research. Paul and Randy discuss Randy’s background in becoming a therapist and eventually a consultant and trainer by exploring his roots in training with the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. Eventually, the topic shifts to trauma-informed care and how to integrate that into many facets of the medical community both in and outside of the behavioral health system. EMDR therapy and other mind-body techniques are discussed. Further, Randy proposes that new terminology is emerging or needs to emerge to describe the integration of neurological and medical research on the entire “nervous system” and how this emerging data is merging with concepts from psychology and counseling. Many ideas are shared and questions, such as “what does whole-person care look like, in a system with limited time and resources?” And what does it mean to switch from fixing issues after they are broken, or investing in prevention. The conversation eventually covers how a modern integrated care approach and the awareness of a new intregrate paradigm can influence the community at large. Randy Webb MA MC LPC LMHC works in Phoenix, AZ as a Private Practice Counselor, TRN/ HAP EMDR Facilitator, and a learning consultant for a large behavioral health organization in Maricopa County Arizona. Randy can be contacted through his email lluvia357@gmail.com
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
“You & Me Kid” [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Paul discusses the topics of trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, EMDR therapy, trauma-informed treatment, recovery from trauma and PTSD, the adverse childhood experiences study, best practices related to treating trauma, how trauma affects the brain, neurobiology research and more. Paul also discusses multiple examples of traumatic experiences, how trauma affects the brain, and how it can be perceived in society. If you or someone you know has suffered from a traumatic experience(s) share this podcast to help spread the news that there actually are empirically proven treatments for trauma that work!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Feynman Wolfgang" from Flighty Tronys 1 by Flighty Tronys
Music available here:
https://flightytronys.bandcamp.com/releases
References:
ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience Study). http://www.acestudy.org/
American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders FifthEdition, Washington DC.
Buser, S., Cruz, L. (2015). DSM-5 Insanely Simplified: Unlocking the Spectrums within DSM-5 and ICD-10. Innerquest.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ACE/
Herman, J.L. (1997) [1992]. Trauma and recovery: the aftermath of violence - from domestic abuse to political terror. New York: BasicBooks.
Kessler, R.C., Sonnega, A., Bromet, E. (1995). Posttraumatic stress disorder in the national comorbidity survey. Archives of General Psychiatry, 52, 1048-1060. Lipschitz, D.S., Winegar, R.K., Hartnick, E., Foote, B., & Southwick, S.M. (1999). Posttraumatic stress disorder in hospitalized adolescents: Psychiatric comorbidity and clinical correlates. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 385-392. Mayo Clinic. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Symptoms. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/DS00246/
Mueser, K. T., Goodman, L. B., Trumbetta, S. L., Rosenberg, S. D., Osher, F., Vidaver, R., Auciello, P., & Foy, D. W. Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in severe mental illness. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66: 493-499. (1998).
National Center for Trauma Informed Care, http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/
Levine, Peter A. (2005). Healing trauma: a pioneering program for restoring the wisdom of your body. Boulder, CO :Sounds True,
Rosenberg, C. (2017). Your eyes may be key to healing your mind.
https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/your-eyes-may-be-key-heal-your-mind
Shapiro, F. (2001). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, 2nd edition, N.Y.: The Guilford Press.
Shapiro F. (2013). Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Rodale Books.
Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York: Viking.
Wikipedia. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder
In this episode, Paul discusses the topics of trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, EMDR therapy, trauma-informed treatment, recovery from trauma and PTSD, the adverse childhood experiences study, best practices related to treating trauma, how trauma affects the brain, neurobiology research and more. Paul also discusses multiple examples of traumatic experiences, how trauma affects the brain, and how it can be perceived in society. If you or someone you know has suffered from a traumatic experience(s) share this podcast to help spread the news that there actually are empirically proven treatments for trauma that work!
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Feynman Wolfgang" from Flighty Tronys 1 by Flighty Tronys
Music available here:
https://flightytronys.bandcamp.com/releases
References:
ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience Study). http://www.acestudy.org/
American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders FifthEdition, Washington DC.
Buser, S., Cruz, L. (2015). DSM-5 Insanely Simplified: Unlocking the Spectrums within DSM-5 and ICD-10. Innerquest.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ACE/
Herman, J.L. (1997) [1992]. Trauma and recovery: the aftermath of violence - from domestic abuse to political terror. New York: BasicBooks.
Kessler, R.C., Sonnega, A., Bromet, E. (1995). Posttraumatic stress disorder in the national comorbidity survey. Archives of General Psychiatry, 52, 1048-1060. Lipschitz, D.S., Winegar, R.K., Hartnick, E., Foote, B., & Southwick, S.M. (1999). Posttraumatic stress disorder in hospitalized adolescents: Psychiatric comorbidity and clinical correlates. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 385-392. Mayo Clinic. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Symptoms. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/DS00246/
Mueser, K. T., Goodman, L. B., Trumbetta, S. L., Rosenberg, S. D., Osher, F., Vidaver, R., Auciello, P., & Foy, D. W. Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in severe mental illness. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66: 493-499. (1998).
National Center for Trauma Informed Care, http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/
Levine, Peter A. (2005). Healing trauma: a pioneering program for restoring the wisdom of your body. Boulder, CO :Sounds True,
Rosenberg, C. (2017). Your eyes may be key to healing your mind.
https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/your-eyes-may-be-key-heal-your-mind
Shapiro, F. (2001). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, 2nd edition, N.Y.: The Guilford Press.
Shapiro F. (2013). Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Rodale Books.
Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York: Viking.
Wikipedia. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder
In this episode, I interview therapist, and the creator of the app MetaFi, Benjamin Reisterer, LPC. We discuss learning about oneself, one's emotions, and more, in order to work on creating a therapeutic relationship with one's self (in both mind and body) to lead toward healing, transformation, and more. We also discuss many aspects of the importance of a healthy client-therapist relationship in the counseling process, how this may look, and how this can influence client satisfaction and therapy outcomes. Ben also discusses his knowledge of the Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy method (created by Diana Fosha, PhD). We discuss emotional awareness in both mind and body using multiple methods including a new APP called MetaFi. We discuss neurobiology, the brain, understanding emotions, emotional regulation, the interactions between the mind and the body, as well as the practices of yoga and mindfulness and how these can be useful in both the therapy process and the personal healing process.
Correction: In this episode I referenced "Episode 2" is the episode that talks about the research about counseling. That is incorrect, it is actually Episode #3: http://paulkrauss.podbean.com/e/counseling-is-an-effective-form-of-treatment-episode-3/
Benjamin Reisterer is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Michigan. Ben has a BA in Psychology and Family Studies from Cornerstone University and an MA in Counseling from Spring Arbor University. Ben is the founder and creator of MetaFi, an Android and iOS app designed to help promote mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and body awareness. Ben is a part of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and also a U.S. Navy SeaBee veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Ben takes a holistic approach to the work of counseling and strives to hold a space where emotions, symptoms, and thoughts can be safely and curiously explored as he believes they hold messages meant to be acknowledged, understood, and integrated. You can check out more about Ben here: https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Benjamin_Reisterer_MA,LPC_Grand+Rapids_Michigan_206353
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"May You Be Born On Anarres" [Instrumental] from Music for Public Television by ttypes
Music available here:
https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/
http://ttypesmusic.com/ttypes.html
In this episode, I interview therapist, and the creator of the app MetaFi, Benjamin Reisterer, LPC. We discuss learning about oneself, one's emotions, and more, in order to work on creating a therapeutic relationship with one's self (in both mind and body) to lead toward healing, transformation, and more. We also discuss many aspects of the importance of a healthy client-therapist relationship in the counseling process, how this may look, and how this can influence client satisfaction and therapy outcomes. Ben also discusses his knowledge of the Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy method (created by Diana Fosha, PhD). We discuss emotional awareness in both mind and body using multiple methods including a new APP called MetaFi. We discuss neurobiology, the brain, understanding emotions, emotional regulation, the interactions between the mind and the body, as well as the practices of yoga and mindfulness and how these can be useful in both the therapy process and the personal healing process.
Correction: In this episode I referenced "Episode 2" is the episode that talks about the research about counseling. That is incorrect, it is actually Episode #3: http://paulkrauss.podbean.com/e/counseling-is-an-effective-form-of-treatment-episode-3/
Benjamin Reisterer is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Michigan. Ben has a BA in Psychology and Family Studies from Cornerstone University and an MA in Counseling from Spring Arbor University. Ben is the founder and creator of MetaFi, an Android and iOS app designed to help promote mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and body awareness. Ben is a part of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and also a U.S. Navy SeaBee veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Ben takes a holistic approach to the work of counseling and strives to hold a space where emotions, symptoms, and thoughts can be safely and curiously explored as he believes they hold messages meant to be acknowledged, understood, and integrated. You can check out more about Ben here: https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Benjamin_Reisterer_MA,LPC_Grand+Rapids_Michigan_206353
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"May You Be Born On Anarres" [Instrumental] from Music for Public Television by ttypes
Music available here:
https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/
http://ttypesmusic.com/ttypes.html
In this episode I interview Sivie Suckerman, MA LMHC about Buddhist Psychology and its life and clinical applications. We will be discussing the universal teachings of Buddhist Psychology as both a science of the mind and philosophy. In addition, we discuss the differences between "regular mindfulness" and utilizing mindfulness exercises along with Buddhist Psychology. True to the Intentional Clinician, we go into detail about how utilizing the concepts from Buddhist Psychology in counseling can help with anxiety, depression, and more.
Sivie Suckerman received her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2007 and has practiced in community mental health, crisis services, school-based mental health, residential, and women's health agencies. Currently, Sivie has a full time private practice in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle and has been in private practice for 3 and a half years. She is also a Certified Mindful Schools Instructor and Level II Little Flower Yoga Teacher. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting with an emphasis in Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts in 1998. Learn more here: http://www.siviesuckerman.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"The Twin" from Archetypes by PAWL
"Moment in the Sun" from Archetypes by PAWL
In this episode I interview Sivie Suckerman, MA LMHC about Buddhist Psychology and its life and clinical applications. We will be discussing the universal teachings of Buddhist Psychology as both a science of the mind and philosophy. In addition, we discuss the differences between "regular mindfulness" and utilizing mindfulness exercises along with Buddhist Psychology. True to the Intentional Clinician, we go into detail about how utilizing the concepts from Buddhist Psychology in counseling can help with anxiety, depression, and more.
Sivie Suckerman received her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2007 and has practiced in community mental health, crisis services, school-based mental health, residential, and women's health agencies. Currently, Sivie has a full time private practice in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle and has been in private practice for 3 and a half years. She is also a Certified Mindful Schools Instructor and Level II Little Flower Yoga Teacher. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting with an emphasis in Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts in 1998. Learn more here: http://www.siviesuckerman.com/
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"The Twin" from Archetypes by PAWL
"Moment in the Sun" from Archetypes by PAWL
In this episode, I interview Marcel "Fable" Price, the current Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan. We discuss poetry and the transformative act of writing and self-expression. Further, we discuss how participating in a live poetry event can be helpful for people of all ages. Fable and I discuss our current "superconnected" internet culture and how over use of the internet can lead to "disconnection" and how putting down your phone and picking up a pen and paper can help people struggling with mental illness. In addition, getting out of your domicle and going to an open mic or live poetry even can be a way to sublimate your pain and difficulties into art. We discuss Fable's journey from a difficult time in his life into his love for writing, poetry, spoken word and hip hop--and how poetry is now actually his job. All of this and much more is discussed in this episode.
Marcel "Fable" Price. Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids Michigan. Author of "Adrift in a Sea of M&M's" Fable is a Bi-racial North American writer, teaching artist, community advocate, spoken word poet, and motivational speaker. Fable The Poet is highly noted for his work with the youth; spreading Mental Health Awareness using his own stories to consume the audience. "At times, we all feel fragile. We are paper boats entertaining the waves of life." He is an official partner of Mental Health America and is known across the nation for crowd-interactive features that leave those attending enlightened and empowered. Buckle up, prepare to make a new friend, and enjoy the ride.
Contact/Booking:
Follow the journey:
www.Instagram.com/FableIsTruth
www.Soundcloud.com/FableThePoet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBeJAFB2QHc&list=PL9PRbKuiwI0NzJnIutrNmJwX5ZV5Y4alO&index=2
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"In the Picture" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
In this episode, I interview Marcel "Fable" Price, the current Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan. We discuss poetry and the transformative act of writing and self-expression. Further, we discuss how participating in a live poetry event can be helpful for people of all ages. Fable and I discuss our current "superconnected" internet culture and how over use of the internet can lead to "disconnection" and how putting down your phone and picking up a pen and paper can help people struggling with mental illness. In addition, getting out of your domicle and going to an open mic or live poetry even can be a way to sublimate your pain and difficulties into art. We discuss Fable's journey from a difficult time in his life into his love for writing, poetry, spoken word and hip hop--and how poetry is now actually his job. All of this and much more is discussed in this episode.
Marcel "Fable" Price. Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids Michigan. Author of "Adrift in a Sea of M&M's" Fable is a Bi-racial North American writer, teaching artist, community advocate, spoken word poet, and motivational speaker. Fable The Poet is highly noted for his work with the youth; spreading Mental Health Awareness using his own stories to consume the audience. "At times, we all feel fragile. We are paper boats entertaining the waves of life." He is an official partner of Mental Health America and is known across the nation for crowd-interactive features that leave those attending enlightened and empowered. Buckle up, prepare to make a new friend, and enjoy the ride.
Contact/Booking:
Follow the journey:
www.Instagram.com/FableIsTruth
www.Soundcloud.com/FableThePoet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBeJAFB2QHc&list=PL9PRbKuiwI0NzJnIutrNmJwX5ZV5Y4alO&index=2
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"In the Picture" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #9: From Fragementation to Wholeness
In this solo episode, I discuss how our attitudes and personal habits effect the way we live, and how to bring about change in a fast-paced world, with regards to the following broad concepts: the concepts of fragmentation and wholeness, feeling overwhelmed by choices and the constant bombardment of media in our current culture, how to deal with the paradox of risk and uncertainty in life, how to find a passion and keep it, and go from being a master of none to a master of something. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. I will use many of my own stories throughout, stories I have heard, as well as quotes from authors and philosophers that I like.
Here is a quote about wholeness that spoke to me: Wholeness does not mean perfection, it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.- Parker J. Palmer
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Where the Heart Is" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #9: From Fragementation to Wholeness
In this solo episode, I discuss how our attitudes and personal habits effect the way we live, and how to bring about change in a fast-paced world, with regards to the following broad concepts: the concepts of fragmentation and wholeness, feeling overwhelmed by choices and the constant bombardment of media in our current culture, how to deal with the paradox of risk and uncertainty in life, how to find a passion and keep it, and go from being a master of none to a master of something. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. I will use many of my own stories throughout, stories I have heard, as well as quotes from authors and philosophers that I like.
Here is a quote about wholeness that spoke to me: Wholeness does not mean perfection, it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.- Parker J. Palmer
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Where the Heart Is" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #8: Treating Trauma in the Refugee and Immigrant Populations with Dr. Noe Vargas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Noe Vargas about treating trauma in the refugee and immigrant populations. Dr. Vargas discusses his experiences working with the victims of complex trauma, including children who have been victims of sex trafficking, and others who are refugees from terrible situations in other countries, or immigrants who are also seeking a better life in the United States. Dr. Noe Vargas and I discuss his experience helping people who have complex trauma and/or post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Vargas has learned advanced techniques to treat PTSD and trauma. Dr. Vargas and Paul Krauss MA LPC also discussed EMDR therapy and how it has helped people around the world recover from physical and psychological effects of trauma. We also discuss the motivations for helping people who are victims of complex trauma in terms of personal life mission and humanistic ideals. Noé Vargas has a Doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University and is the assistant dean for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Grand Canyon University. Dr. Vargas holds an Arizona independent license as a Professional Counselor. He has been certified by the Green Cross as a Field Traumatologist, is a National Certified Counselor, holds the Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) certification, and has met the Arizona board educational requirements to be a clinical supervisor. Dr. Vargas specializes in the areas of psychological trauma and substance abuse, and he has been trained to work side by side with medical doctors integrating behavioral health and medical care. Dr. Vargas has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses at different universities and community colleges and routinely makes professional presentations on topics such as understanding childhood trauma, cultural diversity, effective parenting communication, integrated health, and other behavioral health related topics in different settings.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Turn the Page" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #8: Treating Trauma in the Refugee and Immigrant Populations with Dr. Noe Vargas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Noe Vargas about treating trauma in the refugee and immigrant populations. Dr. Vargas discusses his experiences working with the victims of complex trauma, including children who have been victims of sex trafficking, and others who are refugees from terrible situations in other countries, or immigrants who are also seeking a better life in the United States. Dr. Noe Vargas and I discuss his experience helping people who have complex trauma and/or post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Vargas has learned advanced techniques to treat PTSD and trauma. Dr. Vargas and Paul Krauss MA LPC also discussed EMDR therapy and how it has helped people around the world recover from physical and psychological effects of trauma. We also discuss the motivations for helping people who are victims of complex trauma in terms of personal life mission and humanistic ideals. Noé Vargas has a Doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University and is the assistant dean for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Grand Canyon University. Dr. Vargas holds an Arizona independent license as a Professional Counselor. He has been certified by the Green Cross as a Field Traumatologist, is a National Certified Counselor, holds the Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) certification, and has met the Arizona board educational requirements to be a clinical supervisor. Dr. Vargas specializes in the areas of psychological trauma and substance abuse, and he has been trained to work side by side with medical doctors integrating behavioral health and medical care. Dr. Vargas has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses at different universities and community colleges and routinely makes professional presentations on topics such as understanding childhood trauma, cultural diversity, effective parenting communication, integrated health, and other behavioral health related topics in different settings.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Turn the Page" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
In part 2 of my conversation with Bryon Sabatino, we discuss addiction, honesty, motivation, stages of change, counseling, and how mindfulness and philosophy can help in recovery. Bryon and Paul discuss hope for those suffering from addictions and their families. Bryon and Paul discuss Bryon's book "Inner Work" and the philosophy contained with it. This philosophy informs Bryon and Paul's counseling practices.
Bryon has been running and intensive outpatient therapy group in Tempe, AZ called "Inner Work Counseling" for years and has helped so many struggling with addictions to substances. Bryon Sabatino is the owner and founder of Inner Work Counseling in Tempe, AZ. Check out his website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"City Lights" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
In part 2 of my conversation with Bryon Sabatino, we discuss addiction, honesty, motivation, stages of change, counseling, and how mindfulness and philosophy can help in recovery. Bryon and Paul discuss hope for those suffering from addictions and their families. Bryon and Paul discuss Bryon's book "Inner Work" and the philosophy contained with it. This philosophy informs Bryon and Paul's counseling practices.
Bryon has been running and intensive outpatient therapy group in Tempe, AZ called "Inner Work Counseling" for years and has helped so many struggling with addictions to substances. Bryon Sabatino is the owner and founder of Inner Work Counseling in Tempe, AZ. Check out his website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"City Lights" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #6: Mindfulness, Recovery, & Philosophy with Bryon Sabatino
In part 1 of my conversation with Bryon Sabatino, we discuss how mindfulness and philosophy as ways to be in recovery. Bryon and Paul discuss that we are all in recovery from something and share insights from their practices. Bryon has been running and intensive outpatient therapy group in Tempe, AZ called "Inner Work Counseling" for years and has helped so many struggling with addictions to substances.
Bryon Sabatino is the owner and founder of Inner Work Counseling in Tempe, AZ. Check out his website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician Episode #6: Mindfulness, Recovery, & Philosophy with Bryon Sabatino
In part 1 of my conversation with Bryon Sabatino, we discuss how mindfulness and philosophy as ways to be in recovery. Bryon and Paul discuss that we are all in recovery from something and share insights from their practices. Bryon has been running and intensive outpatient therapy group in Tempe, AZ called "Inner Work Counseling" for years and has helped so many struggling with addictions to substances.
Bryon Sabatino is the owner and founder of Inner Work Counseling in Tempe, AZ. Check out his website here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Mike Speakman--part two of the conversation.
In part 2 of my conversation with Mike Speakman, we discuss ANGER! Seriously, we discuss all the ins and outs of anger, what it is, where it comes from, the pros and cons of it, how destructive it can be and how to use it for your benefit. We discuss how anger can affect relationships, why it is a vital emotion, and why it often viewed as negative in the US culture. We hope you enjoy this interview with Mike Speakman LISAC, founder of the PAL support group (parents of addicted loved ones).
Check out Mike's book "The Health Expressions of Anger" work book here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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Paul and the Health for Life Grand Rapids team are working on "Ask a Counselor" events--if your organization wants a speaker for mental health or counseling or any other relevant cultural issue--contact Paul today.
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Pay Attention" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Mike Speakman--part two of the conversation.
In part 2 of my conversation with Mike Speakman, we discuss ANGER! Seriously, we discuss all the ins and outs of anger, what it is, where it comes from, the pros and cons of it, how destructive it can be and how to use it for your benefit. We discuss how anger can affect relationships, why it is a vital emotion, and why it often viewed as negative in the US culture. We hope you enjoy this interview with Mike Speakman LISAC, founder of the PAL support group (parents of addicted loved ones).
Check out Mike's book "The Health Expressions of Anger" work book here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Paul and the Health for Life Grand Rapids team are working on "Ask a Counselor" events--if your organization wants a speaker for mental health or counseling or any other relevant cultural issue--contact Paul today.
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Pay Attention" [Instrumental] from Guesthouse by PAWL
In part 1 of my conversation with Mike Speakman, we discuss how to help “drug-proof” your child, how recovery works, and what to do about the drug addiction issues facing our community. We talk about recovery from addiction, cultural rites of passage, personal growth through relationships, family, community, and counseling. We discuss how delayed emotional growth in children may contribute to illegal drug use as an adult. We discuss how parents can intervene successfully to help an addicted child. We discuss the current culture in the United States and how we can all help our neighbors and children to navigate some of the difficulties facing our communities through drugs and other forms of addiction. We discuss personal growth and how to be open to different points of view so that you can help yourself and others to change. It's difficult to summarize this vibrant and wide-ranging conversation. We hope you enjoy this interview with Mike Speakman LISAC, founder of the PAL support group (parents of addicted loved ones).
Most children in the United States will end up experimenting with drugs by the time they are adults, so you can't really ever drug-proof anyone 100%, but there are many things to learn as a family member or friend that can help someone steer clear of drug addiction. Learn how by working with a counselor who has experience with addiction work and check out Mike's book here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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If you are an organization in need of a public speaker on the subject of psychology or mental health, Paul will gladly customize a talk to your audience and topic preference. After his short fact-filled speech, he will answer questions from the audience. Many more "ask a counselor" events coming soon in Grand Rapids and beyond.
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Solar Flares" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
In part 1 of my conversation with Mike Speakman, we discuss how to help “drug-proof” your child, how recovery works, and what to do about the drug addiction issues facing our community. We talk about recovery from addiction, cultural rites of passage, personal growth through relationships, family, community, and counseling. We discuss how delayed emotional growth in children may contribute to illegal drug use as an adult. We discuss how parents can intervene successfully to help an addicted child. We discuss the current culture in the United States and how we can all help our neighbors and children to navigate some of the difficulties facing our communities through drugs and other forms of addiction. We discuss personal growth and how to be open to different points of view so that you can help yourself and others to change. It's difficult to summarize this vibrant and wide-ranging conversation. We hope you enjoy this interview with Mike Speakman LISAC, founder of the PAL support group (parents of addicted loved ones).
Most children in the United States will end up experimenting with drugs by the time they are adults, so you can't really ever drug-proof anyone 100%, but there are many things to learn as a family member or friend that can help someone steer clear of drug addiction. Learn how by working with a counselor who has experience with addiction work and check out Mike's book here.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
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If you are an organization in need of a public speaker on the subject of psychology or mental health, Paul will gladly customize a talk to your audience and topic preference. After his short fact-filled speech, he will answer questions from the audience. Many more "ask a counselor" events coming soon in Grand Rapids and beyond.
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Solar Flares" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the overwhelming empirical evidence that counseling is an extremely effective form of treatment. Counseling is safe and has preventative effects. Research studies have noted that the effects of counseling typically last longer than pharmacological treatments. Paul discusses many studies that conclude that counseling works and should be used as a "first-line" treatment for most non-life-threatening mental health situations. Counseling is also known as psychotherapy.
If a person is suffering from any type of emotoinal or psychological disturbance, counseling is a safe form of treatment that can allow them to recover and feel like themselves again-- without side effects. If someone is already on a medication, counseling can help the person get to the root cause of what the medication is helping with--and possibly enhance the healing effects.
Counseling is an effective form of treatment for depression, anxiety, relationship issues, emotional disturbance, ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (especially EMDR treatment, which Paul is trained in), addiction, stress, unwanted behaviors, panic disorders, anger issues, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, ADHD, phobias, including social phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), self-harm, substance abuse, and more.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Crash the Party" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
References
Brownawell & Kelley. (October 2011). Psychotherapy is effective and here’s why. Monitor on Psychology. Vol 42, No. 9. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/10/psychotherapy.aspx
Duncan, B.L. , Miller, S.D. ,Wampold , B.E. , and Hubble, M.A.( 2010) The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy ( second edition ). Washington, DC : American Psychological Association
How Psychotherapy Works.American Psychological Association. Dec 22, 2009. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2009/12/wampold.aspx
Research Shows Psychotherapy Is Effective But Underutilized. American Psychological Association. August 9, 2012. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/08/psychotherapy-effective.aspx
Recognition of Psychotherapy Effectiveness. American Psychological Association. August 2012 http://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-psychotherapy.aspx
Wampold, B. E. (2011). Qualities and Actions of Effective Psychotherapists. Series I: Systems of Psychotherapy. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.https://www.apa.org/education/ce/effective-therapists.pdf
Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses the overwhelming empirical evidence that counseling is an extremely effective form of treatment. Counseling is safe and has preventative effects. Research studies have noted that the effects of counseling typically last longer than pharmacological treatments. Paul discusses many studies that conclude that counseling works and should be used as a "first-line" treatment for most non-life-threatening mental health situations. Counseling is also known as psychotherapy.
If a person is suffering from any type of emotoinal or psychological disturbance, counseling is a safe form of treatment that can allow them to recover and feel like themselves again-- without side effects. If someone is already on a medication, counseling can help the person get to the root cause of what the medication is helping with--and possibly enhance the healing effects.
Counseling is an effective form of treatment for depression, anxiety, relationship issues, emotional disturbance, ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (especially EMDR treatment, which Paul is trained in), addiction, stress, unwanted behaviors, panic disorders, anger issues, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, ADHD, phobias, including social phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), self-harm, substance abuse, and more.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Crash the Party" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
References
Brownawell & Kelley. (October 2011). Psychotherapy is effective and here’s why. Monitor on Psychology. Vol 42, No. 9. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/10/psychotherapy.aspx
Duncan, B.L. , Miller, S.D. ,Wampold , B.E. , and Hubble, M.A.( 2010) The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy ( second edition ). Washington, DC : American Psychological Association
How Psychotherapy Works.American Psychological Association. Dec 22, 2009. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2009/12/wampold.aspx
Research Shows Psychotherapy Is Effective But Underutilized. American Psychological Association. August 9, 2012. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/08/psychotherapy-effective.aspx
Recognition of Psychotherapy Effectiveness. American Psychological Association. August 2012 http://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-psychotherapy.aspx
Wampold, B. E. (2011). Qualities and Actions of Effective Psychotherapists. Series I: Systems of Psychotherapy. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.https://www.apa.org/education/ce/effective-therapists.pdf
Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
The Intentional Clinician, Episode #2: Overcoming Emotional Eating with Karthik Ramanan (Soon-to-be Dr. Ramanan).
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews soon-to-be Naturopathic Doctor Karthik Ramanan about his life, emotional eating, lifestyle medicine, preventative medicine, depression, mental health, overcoming self-doubt, food addiction, overcoming an unhealthy lifestyle, and much much more.
At 27 years old, Karthik's life was successful by most standards. He had a well paying corporate job in the finance industry. He was able to pay off his undergraduate student loans. He lived in a nice apartment. But with the accumulated stress from work and years-long low self-image, Karthik found himself to be 100 pounds overweight and headed in the direction of chronic disease and an unfulfilling life.
In 2011, that all changed. In a moment of "enough is enough", he discovered the power of eating real, earth-grown foods and shifting his mindset, believing that he too could find fulfillment and health. He then proceeded to change careers, lose 100 pounds, and started a four-year accredited program at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ to become a Naturopathic Doctor.
Karthik is on a mission to help others like him shed their previously held beliefs of what's possible for themselves, overcome lifestyle ailments and chronic stress, and find fulfillment and true health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Wild" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician, Episode #2: Overcoming Emotional Eating with Karthik Ramanan (Soon-to-be Dr. Ramanan).
Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews soon-to-be Naturopathic Doctor Karthik Ramanan about his life, emotional eating, lifestyle medicine, preventative medicine, depression, mental health, overcoming self-doubt, food addiction, overcoming an unhealthy lifestyle, and much much more.
At 27 years old, Karthik's life was successful by most standards. He had a well paying corporate job in the finance industry. He was able to pay off his undergraduate student loans. He lived in a nice apartment. But with the accumulated stress from work and years-long low self-image, Karthik found himself to be 100 pounds overweight and headed in the direction of chronic disease and an unfulfilling life.
In 2011, that all changed. In a moment of "enough is enough", he discovered the power of eating real, earth-grown foods and shifting his mindset, believing that he too could find fulfillment and health. He then proceeded to change careers, lose 100 pounds, and started a four-year accredited program at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ to become a Naturopathic Doctor.
Karthik is on a mission to help others like him shed their previously held beliefs of what's possible for themselves, overcome lifestyle ailments and chronic stress, and find fulfillment and true health.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
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Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Wild" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician, Episode #1: Personal Transformation
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses how any person can transform through counseling as well as other growth methods that one can do at home. "As an introduction to this podcast, I will discuss my own personal story of transformation as well. I will share various concepts from psychology, neurobiology, and philosophy related to changes in perspective, personality, and the physical brain. I will also discuss barriers to change such as trauma, addiction, difficult circumstances and how to work on overcoming barriers to change. I will also discuss why I have chosen counseling as my life's work."
Join a Licensed Professional Counselor as he aims to demystify the topics of counseling and psychology from a down-to-earth perspective. At the same time, Paul Krauss will be discussing practical strategies for applying concepts from counseling and psychology to our lives. The Intentional Clinician podcast dives deep into discussing mental health and philosophy as a fundamental part of living a full and vibrant life. This podcast will feature stories, interviews, practical lessons, clinical research, and more.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Running" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
The Intentional Clinician, Episode #1: Personal Transformation
Paul Krauss MA LPC discusses how any person can transform through counseling as well as other growth methods that one can do at home. "As an introduction to this podcast, I will discuss my own personal story of transformation as well. I will share various concepts from psychology, neurobiology, and philosophy related to changes in perspective, personality, and the physical brain. I will also discuss barriers to change such as trauma, addiction, difficult circumstances and how to work on overcoming barriers to change. I will also discuss why I have chosen counseling as my life's work."
Join a Licensed Professional Counselor as he aims to demystify the topics of counseling and psychology from a down-to-earth perspective. At the same time, Paul Krauss will be discussing practical strategies for applying concepts from counseling and psychology to our lives. The Intentional Clinician podcast dives deep into discussing mental health and philosophy as a fundamental part of living a full and vibrant life. This podcast will feature stories, interviews, practical lessons, clinical research, and more.
Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.
If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups. For details, click here.
Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Original music, used with permission:
"Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL
"Running" [Instrumental] from Modified Dreams by PAWL
