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Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Phyllis Booth, who will discuss the origins and early history of Theraplay.  Phyllis Booth is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed clinical professional counselor, and a registered play therapist and supervisor. Along with developmental psychologist Ann Jernberg, Booth helped establish the theoretical underpinnings of the Theraplay approach to child and family therapy. Later she developed the training program for Theraplay and designed the certication practicum for therapists who employed the method. She has trained therapists in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and South Korea and is the author of Theraplay: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships through Attachment-Based Play, now in its third edition.

13 Mar 201825min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Kenny Miller, who will discuss the use and development of his Developmental Attachment-Based Psychotherapy model. Kenny E. Miller, LCSW, is a clinical social worker in full-time private practice with Esperero Family Center of Tucson, Arizona. He has for twenty years trained agencies and clinicians nationally in understanding and treating developmental trauma. He has long sought a “unified field theory” for helping victims of attachment trauma and loss, and gets closer every day.

28 Feb 201832min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Stefanie Armstrong, who will discuss the use her work in treating attachment trauma in children as well as the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).  Stefanie Armstrong MS, LIMHP, is a licensed independent mental health practioner, independent contractor, and partner with The Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska in Omaha. Stefanie specializes in treating trauma resolution and attachment problems in children and adolescents. She is certified in EMDR and is an certified EMDR consultant.  Stefanie is one of the co-founders of The Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska and helped develop the EMDR and Family Therapy Integrative Model: Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children research project and co-facilitates trainings for the protocol around the country.

20 Feb 201822min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Gloria Cockerill, who will discuss the use of Theraplay® for children and adolescents with trauma and attachment related issues. Gloria M. Cockerill, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor is a Certified Theraplay Therapist® Trainer, and Supervisor. Ms. Cockerill is currently the Training Director for the Theraplay Institute. Ms. Cockerill earned a bachelor degree from Tufts University in Child Study from the Elliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from The University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration.  As a registered play therapist- supervisor she has completed extensive training in a broad range of play based therapeutic techniques.

14 Feb 201827min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Dafna Lender who will discuss her work with Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).  Dafna Lender, LCSW, is the Program Director for The Theraplay Institute in Evanston, IL. Dafna is certified as a trainer and supervisor in both Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay.  Dafna’s main interest is in using attachment-based interventions to treat children with serious psychological problems caused by histories of abuse, neglect, trauma and/or multiple placements. Dafna’s focus is children’s development of a secure attachment with their caregivers while resolving issues in their traumatic history.

8 Feb 201826min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Hanna Lampi who will discuss her work in Finland.

23 Jan 201833min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Dr. Catherine Tucker who will discuss her work with research. Dr. Tucker is research director of the Theraplay Institute, maintains a private practice, and is a play & expressive therapist, supervisor, and trainer.

16 Jan 201837min

Welcome to Attachment Theory in Action! Our podcast is dedicated to therapists, social workers, counselors and psychologists who are working with clients from an attachment-based perspective. Interviews are conducted with individuals who are doing clinical work as well as leading attachment theory researchers. Your host, Karen Doyle Buckwalter will introduce you to Michelle Robison who will discuss her work on Attachment across the lifespan. Michelle Robison has over twenty years of therapeutic experience, working primarily with adolescents and children with severe trauma and attachment issues. Michelle, who is a certified Theraplay therapist, trainer, and supervisor, was a key player in the development and implementation of Chaddock’s Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program where she was the lead therapist and later the associate director of clinical services. Michelle currently serves as the Administrator of Artesia Christian Home in Artesia, California and was a featured contributor in Attachment Theory in Action: Building Connections between Children and Parents, edited by Karen Doyle Buckwalter and Chaddock’s President|CEO, Debbie Reed. Attachment Theory in Action is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle formats.

9 Jan 201829min