Tag: de-stigmatizing mental health

Andrea Schneider, MSW and host of The Savvy Shrink discusses school shootings and why it is vitally important to recognize a correct diagnostic profile. Her guest is Dr. Marcia Eckerd who has been in practice as a licensed psychologist since 1985. She was appointed by the State Legislature of CT to serve on the Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council, and on the Clinical Advisory Committee of the Aspergers and Autism Association of New England. She helped establish the Yale-Norwalk Hospital collaboration Pediatric Development and Therapy Center. 

She trained extensively in psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mind-body medicine, neuropsychological testing and EMDR both for children and adults. As Director of Clinical Programs of the New Learning Therapy Center, she created a social skills program as well as continuing education program for professionals. She has written several articles which are featured on PsychCentral. 

More on her bio can be found here.

Visit her on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Listen in as The Savvy Shrink interviews Emilia Ortega-Jara, LCSW, owner of Corazon Counseling Services in Riverside, CA. We are fortunate to hear Emilia’s wisdom as a licensed clinical social worker with a practice specialty of women’s mental health from a Chicana/indigenous holistic perspective. We will learn how she approaches the clients she serves and how best to honor and bear witness to the challenges Chicano/Latino clients face in this heated political time.

Emilia’s therapeutic work incorporates various traditional indigenous wisdom, and eastern wellness teachings along with evidence based psychotherapy techniques such as CBT and DBT. In addition, she brings a social justice framework into my healing practice addressing the historical trauma many have experienced due to the social, cultural, and political inequalities that to this day continue to negatively affect the mental and emotional wellness of families. Emilia has extensive training in perinatal mood/anxiety disorders, EMDR, and has a bilingual Spanish speaking practice.

http://www.corazoncounseling.com/

Kara Bellew has been practicing family law exclusively since 2005. She understands that the court system can be overwhelming and has helped countless clients navigate it successfully. Kara also has significant experience guiding her clients compassionately through custody proceedings, which are often beset with the presence of mental health issues, addiction, and domestic violence.  As a mediator, she helps couples communicate efficiently and assists them in reaching an agreement that feels fair to everyone. Kara is also an experienced and skilled litigator who has tried numerous custody and financial cases in the Supreme and Family Courts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Westchester. She is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and also holds a Master of Social Work from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Saint Joseph’s University.

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-bellew-5a18226/ 

 1-800-799-SAFE (National Domestic Violence Hotline)

Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D., is a psychologist specializing perinatal mental health and the creator and host of the Mom & Mind Podcast. Dr. Kat has a private practice where she focuses on supporting new mothers and families. She volunteers with Postpartum Support International and works with San Bernardino Co.’s Maternal Mental Health workgroup as a subject matter expert to provide training to local mental health and allied healthcare providers.

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The Savvy Shrink podcast is honored to have Laura Navarro Pickens, LCSW as our guest today. Laura brings with her decades of clinical practice helping families in the aftermath of perinatal loss, including stillbirth and miscarriage, as well as birth trauma, infertility, and postpartum adjustment. Today’s podcast focuses on how parents can heal psychologically when the absolute worst nightmare occurs, and they lose a pregnancy or a beloved infant . Listen in as Laura shares her expertise in knowing how to support families with this very specific form of traumatic loss. 

Currently, Laura provides consultation services to the Kendall Lauren Honig Pregnancy & Infant Loss Program at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, where I also facilitate their weekly Perinatal Loss Support Group.  

She is a psychotherapist for Orange County Community Services Programs, Inc (CSP) – Victim Services.  I also facilitate a weekly Parent Support Group for parents whose children have been victimized by crime.  

Laura feels it is important to stay connected to the international and research community in my fields of practice.  She is a member of several organizations, including:

– National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

– Postpartum Support International (PSI)

– National Association of Perinatal Social Workers (NAPSW)

– Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA)

The Savvy Shrink podcast interviews Dr. Carly Snyder, MD, NYC-based women’s reproductive psychiatrist, on emotional wellbeing during the childbearing year and across the lifespan. Dr. Snyder addresses stigma-busting and compelling information that will help listeners to learn more about the number one complication of childbirth, perinatal depression/anxiety. She also addresses mental health during fertility challenges, pregnancy, postpartum, birth trauma and perimenopause.

Her weekly radio show, MD for Moms, can be heard Wednesdays at 1pm ET on the BBM Global Network and TuneIn radio, or anytime on BBMglobalnetwork.com/MD-for-moms. Dr. Snyder’s HuffPost parenting blog shares the MD for Moms moniker.

Dr. Snyder is the Director of Women’s Health for Family Health Associates.

www.carlysnydermd.com

SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) impacts approximately 1 in 6 children, which results in difficulty with self-regulation, academics, and social relationships. SPD is often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a valid concern impacting the functioning of young children. A neurobiological condition, SPD is not bad parenting. Parents of children with SPD need and deserve support and resources.

childNOW.org

spdstar.org

sensoryplanet.com

Carolyn Reinach Wolf is an Executive Partner in the law firm of Abrams Fensterman and Director of the firm’s Mental Health Law practice. She specializes in guiding families through the complex landscape of legal issues that impact loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse. Ms. Wolf serves as a frequent source for media covering issues of mental illness, and was the subject of a 2013 The New York Times profile, “A Guide in the Darkness.”  Acclaimed NYC-based mental health attorney Carolyn Wolf has published a Huffington Post article about holiday season support needed by shooting survivors and others in crisis, and how their families can best help. We thought you’d be interested in having Ms. Wolf join on air to discuss this important topic sometime during the holiday season.

Sharie Stines, PsyD, The Recovery Expert, joins The Savvy Shrink to discuss the challenges of co-parenting with a narcissistic (ex) spouse. She addresses how the non-narcissistic parent can avoid parental alienation and how survivors can raise their children to safely protect them from emotional abuse. Her books are available on Amazon here. 

www.therecoveryexpert.com