What Trauma Therapy is Really Like | Dr. Jacob Ham, Elizabeth Ferreira, Being Well

In this very special episode, ⁨‪@JacobHamPhD‬ and associate therapist ⁨‪@elizabeth.ferreira‬ join me to discuss their work as trauma therapists. They talk openly about the messy, unglamorous reality of struggle, mistakes, and repair that characterizes trauma work, its nature as both art and science, how their work has changed over time, and what they’ve learned along the way. Topics include self-disclosure, working with shame and grief, dealing with situations where the client wants an apology, the difference between trauma work and more manualized approaches, therapist training and supervision, and “polishing the mirror.” I loved listening to Dr. Ham and Elizabeth talk during this episode. It’s a truly unique one, and I hope you enjoy it. About our Guest: Dr. Jacob Ham is a clinical psychologist, Associate Clinical Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the Director of the Center for Complex Trauma there. He's the clinician featured in Stephanie Foo’s wonderful book What My Bones Know. Key Topics: 0:00 Introduction and nervousness 6:21 The role of disclosure 12:00 Mistakes, rupture, and repair 24:44 Sharing grief 29:09 Sponsor: Zocdoc 30:36 Supervision and parallel process 41:04 Therapy as an art form 53:43 Structure, flexibility, and 'opening the hand' 59:58 A listener question: how to let it all go 1:04:00 The desire to feel less 1:10:30 How trauma work changes you 1:16:05 Recap Sponsors Go to https://Zocdoc.com/BEING to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. I'm not a clinician, and what I say on this channel should not be taken as medical advice. Subscribe to Being Well on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5d87ZU1... Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (https://amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (https://apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth. Subscribe to Rick on YouTube:    / @rickhanson   Get Rick's Free Newsletters: https://rickhanson.com/writings/newsl... Follow Rick Here: 🌍 https://rickhanson.com/ 📸   / rickhansonphd   You can follow me here: 🎤 https://apple.co/38ufGG0 🌍 https://www.forresthanson.com 📸   / f.hanson