Complex Clinical Practice Episodes

Helping survivors of family and domestic violence (with Patricia Gallagher)
May 27, 2026

Helping survivors of family and domestic violence (with Patricia Gall…

Bron is joined by Patricia Gallagher (psychologist & EMDR consultant) to unpack how early-career clinicians can safely and confidently support survivors of family and domestic violence. They chat about: 👉🏽 The difference betw...

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Starting out in trauma work: EMDR, TF-CBT, and therapist fears (with Chris Long)
May 13, 2026

Starting out in trauma work: EMDR, TF-CBT, and therapist fears (with …

Bron is joined by Chris Long, psychologist, to unpack two of the most widely used trauma therapies: EMDR and Trauma-Focused CBT. If you’re an early-career clinician who feels nervous about trauma work, overwhelmed by the numb...

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Treating clients with severe burnout: Part 1 (with Dr Ben J Searle)
April 8, 2026

Treating clients with severe burnout: Part 1 (with Dr Ben J Searle)

Bron is joined by Ben Searle (Organisational Psychologist and burnout researcher) to unpack what it really looks like to treat clients with severe burnout. Ben shares his own experience of burning out during COVID after years...

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Person-centred suicide prevention (with Lyn O'Grady)
Dec. 3, 2025

Person-centred suicide prevention (with Lyn O'Grady)

Bron speaks with Dr Lyn O’Grady (community psychologist and suicidology researcher) about person-centred suicide prevention. Lyn shares how decades of work across communities, schools, projects and private practice shaped her...

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Working with complex clients: Staying grounded when you feel overwhelmed (with Dr Amy Talbot)
Oct. 15, 2025

Working with complex clients: Staying grounded when you feel overwhel…

Bron and guest Dr Amy Talbot discuss how to manage the emotional and clinical challenges that often show up when working with complex presentations. Amy shares her journey, starting with treating enduring eating disorders to ...

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Dissociation in children and adolescents
Sept. 10, 2025

Dissociation in children and adolescents

Bron and Michael (Mental Work podcast editor) unpack the complex and often misunderstood topic of dissociation in children and adolescents. Drawing on Bron’s recent experience as a researcher in this area, they explore what d...

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Pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) (with Aimee Oliveri)
July 26, 2025

Pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) (with Aimee Oliveri)

Bron and Aimee (Clinical Psychologist) dive into Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), a condition estimated to affect 3-8% of menstruating women. Aimee talks about the differences between PMDD and PMS and how to effectivel...

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Working effectively with religious trauma (with Sam Sellers)
Jan. 8, 2025

Working effectively with religious trauma (with Sam Sellers)

Bron and Sam chat about how to work well with clients who come to therapy with religious trauma. They chat about 👉🏽 Sam's experience and passion for this area 👉 Therapeutic approaches for religious trauma 👉🏿 Balancing respect...

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Creating safe therapeutic spaces for clients with complex trauma (with Dr Catherine Hynes)
Oct. 2, 2024

Creating safe therapeutic spaces for clients with complex trauma (wit…

Bron and Dr Catherine Hynes (Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant) cover the essentials of complex trauma. They chat about 👉🏽 Understanding and formulating complex trauma 👉🏻 The differences between PTSD and complex PTSD ...

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Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
April 17, 2024

Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectical Behaviour …

Bron chats with Matthew about Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and its application for folks diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). We dive into the stigma surrounding BPD and discuss how reframing BPD as a ...

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Trauma-informed therapy for eating disorders (with Sherry-Lee Smith)
March 20, 2024

Trauma-informed therapy for eating disorders (with Sherry-Lee Smith)

Bron and Sherry-Lee explore the application of trauma-informed approaches, particularly Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, to eating disorders. We dive into 👉🏿 trauma-informed care 👉🏽 adapting traum...

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How to help clients with an eating disorder (with Harriet Iles)
March 13, 2024

How to help clients with an eating disorder (with Harriet Iles)

Eating disorders are complex but don't stress, we're here to help. Bron and Harriet chat about 👉🏿 The critical roles that body dissatisfaction, shame, and perfectionism play in eating disorders 👉🏾 Treatment approaches includi...

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