Working effectively with religious trauma (with Sam Sellers)

Mental Work

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 respecting clients' beliefs and addressing harm 👉🏾 Misconceptions and biases therapists may have 👉🏻 supporting LGBTQIA+ people. This was a deeply engaging chat -- I learned SO much, thank you Sam! 🥰

Guest: Samantha Sellers, Therapist and Clinical Supervisor at Anchored Counselling Services

LINKS

• Keen to learn more? Sam has two online courses about religious trauma: Understanding Religious Trauma and Religious Trauma & the LGBTQIA+ Community

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CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

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