Dr. Blake Woodside, MD: Deep Brain Stimulation for Eating Disorders
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa can reflect among the most severe and debilitating forms of mental illness. In fact, anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any form of mental illness and unfortunately for a subset of clients, all current "gold standard" treatments can prove ineffective. Dr. Blake Woodside, MD, a pioneer in the revolutionary use of deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant eating disorders joins us ...
7 Dec 202052min
Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D.: Emotions, Consciousness & Psychotherapy
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Unraveling the mystery of consciousness, including experiences nested within consciousness such as emotions reflects the leading edge of inquiry in a variety of fields including neuroscience, psychology and philosophy. Preeminent neuroscientist, author & musician Joseph LeDoux, PhD., a pioneer in the field of brain mechanisms of memory and emotion joins host Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych to discuss: Dr. LeDoux's model of emotions, including a...
30 Nov 20201h 6min
Dr. Cary Kogan, C.Psych: Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy & Diagnostic Conundrums
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many psychotherapists have a number of clients who are taking psychotropic medications to address symptoms of mental illness; however, focused and in-depth didactic training in psychopharmacology as well as how to conceptualize the use of pharmacological strategies in the context of psychotherapy is not a core component of many graduate psychotherapy programs. Dr. Cary Kogan, C.Psych, a clinical psychologist with a Post-Doctoral Master's degree in...
23 Nov 20201h 15min
Stacey Kosmerly, Ph.D.: The Critical Role of Emotions in Psychotherapy & Life Itself
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Although emotions comprise among the most profound and meaningful of human experiences, they can likewise evoke intense discomfort, avoidance or even phobic reactions. Effectively matching one's emotional reaction to the demands of the environment is a central task of every individual - a task which is increasingly difficult in an emotionally avoidant society with an increasing number of "virtual" interactions and cues. In our discussi...
16 Nov 20201h 44min
Mr. Robert Whitaker: Anatomy of an Epidemic
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many mental health clinicians and consumers operate under the assumption that mental illness results from chemical imbalances in the brain. However, a close examination of the evidence strongly suggests that this is not the case. In fact, there is some suggestion that psychotropic medications such as antipsychotics and antidepressants used to treat mental illness may themselves perturb normal neurochemical functioning. Importantly, pharmacological...
9 Nov 20201h 18min
Dr. Karen G. Dyck, C. Psych., & Dr. Melissa Tiessen, C.Psych: Intentional Therapist - Convenient, Creative, & Playful Self-care for Female Mental Health Professionals
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite widespread acknowledgment that self-care is an essential component of sustainable practice for mental health professionals, it is an area where many clinicians struggle to implement consistent healthy habits or necessary behavioural change. In 2019, Drs. Karen G. Dyck, C.Psych and Melissa Tiessen, C.Psych became the co-founders of the website Intentional Therapist and since then, have been actively engaged in efforts to help female mental ...
2 Nov 20201h 49min
Dr. Kathryn Sexton, C.Psych (Interim Autonomous Practice): Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common experience, it is not a challenge that many individuals - quite understandably - like to talk about or admit to struggling with. Unfortunately, many sufferers simply “learn to live with it”, but at the expense of flexibility and enjoyment in their lives around travel, commuting, sports, outdoor activities & relationships. Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy psychologist Dr. K...
26 Okt 20201h 31min
Mike Sullivan, RPh, BSP, MBA: Why Group Insurance Plans Hold the Key to Revolutionizing the Treatment of Mental Illness
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite Canadian group insurance plans managing upwards of 35 billion dollars a year, mental health clinicians frequently experience significant frustration with respect to accessing the funds required to effectively treat their clients - especially those with more severe presentations. Co-founder of Cubic Health Inc., Mr. Mike Sullivan RPh, BSP, MBA joins Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych for an in-depth discussion of how innovations in the management and ...
19 Okt 20202h 2min
