The Intentional Clinician: Psychology, Philosophy, Therapy, & Change
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Trauma, the Body, and the Land: Katie Asmus on Somatic and Nature-Based Healing [Episode 174] (opens the original)
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In this episode, Paul Krauss, MA LPC talks with Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP founder of the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, about what happens when trauma work moves off the couch and into the body, the wilderness, and ritual. Katie brings three decades of experience leading wilderness groups and treating trauma somatically, and she and Paul explore why so much healing lives below the level of language — in the nervous system, in movement, and in our relationship to the natural world. Katie trace
Breaking the Cycle of Loneliness with Dr. Sylvia Kalicinski [Episode 173] (opens the original)
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In this episode, Paul Krauss, MA, LPC speaks with psychotherapist and author Dr. Sylvia Kalicinski to unpack why so many people — including high-achievers and even therapists themselves — quietly struggle with feeling alone, even when surrounded by others. Drawing on her new book, Lonely AF: A Therapist's No BS Guide to Feeling Less Alone (Wiley/Jossey-Bass, March 2026), Sylvia shares the personal roots of her work: growing up as the child of Polish immigrants and losing her mother at a young ag
Why emotions are important to work with and experience in Life and Psychotherapy with Robert Weisz, PhD & Daniel Blackwood, MA. [Episode 172] (opens the original)
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In this episode Paul Krauss MA LPC explores Mindfulness Based Somatic Emotional Processing (MBSEP)with the creators Robert Weisz, PhD, and Daniel Blackwood, MA. Together they explore why feeling our emotions in the body is central to psychological health, trauma recovery, and everyday well being. The discussion continues with how emotions are not just "thoughts about feelings" but lived, somatic experiences that shape our nervous systems and sense of self. They discuss why resisting painful emot
Deconstructing Psychotherapy, The Power of EMDR therapy, Transpersonal Therapy, and Integrative Healing with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D. [Episode 171] (opens the original)
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Paul Krauss, MA, LPC, and world-renowned EMDR pioneer Dr. Laurel Parnell discuss how all mental health treatments as well as trauma treatment can be both more effective and more accessible. Together they explore the power of EMDR therapy, the research and early skepticism surrounding it, and how EMDR interfaces with other healing modalities around the world to accelerate perspective shifts, open the heart, and support deep inner alignment. The discussion also highlights how EMDR therapy does not
Stop Playing It Safe! Don’t let anxiety rule your life! With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona [Episode 170] (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Intentional Clinician podcast, host Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona about her personal and professional expertise in anxiety and panic attacks, exploring how her own experiences with fear-based struggles have shaped her compassionate, research-based approach to helping others. Dr. Z candidly shares her journey of being someone whose behaviors were shaped by anxiety-from overthinking relationship decisions to second-guessing everyday choices like purch
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