27 Feb Video – The Tyranny of Perfection
In this episode, Chris discusses perfection and some of the damage that can come into our lives from its influence. ...
05 Feb The Radical Therapist #029 – The Psychology of Climate Change w/ Tom Bowman
In episode #029 Chris meets with climate science and sustainable business communicator Tom Bowman. They discuss how Earth’s climate is changing and why humans are seemingly unwilling and unable to...
25 Jan Video – Heterosexism and Becoming Affirmative
In this episode Chris references the article "Deconstructing Heterosexism: Becoming an LGB Affirmative Heterosexual Couple & Family Therapist" by Dr. Christi McGeorge and Dr. Thomas Stone Carlson. Chris introduces their...
08 Jan The Radical Therapist #028 – Make Therapy Great Again: Current Issues in Therapist Training
In episode #028 Chris brings back the Therapist Roundtable featuring Dr. Veronica Kuhn, Lauren Foster, PhD(c), and Bryson Greaves, PhD(c). They discuss supervision in the time of Trump, self-disclosure in therapy,...
06 Jan Video – How Patriarchy Affects Men and Their Relationships
In his first video, Chris details, from experience, five ways patriarchy affects men and their relationships and reflects on the ways patriarchy undermines relationships and offers ideas on how men...
20 Nov The Radical Therapist #027 – Navigating Critical Theory & Postmodernism: Social Justice and Therapist Power in Family Therapy w/ Dr. Justine D’Arrigo-Patrick
In episode #027 Chris meets with Dr. Justine D’Arrigo-Patrick. They discuss how relational therapists navigate Postmodern and Critical Theories in clinical practice, specifically focusing on how therapists negotiate engaging in...
09 Oct The Radical Therapist #026 – Re-Thinking Autism w/ Dr. Katherine Runswick-Cole
In episode #026 Chris meets with Dr. Katherine Runswick-Cole. They discuss her work around the thing called autism and the new important book titled Re-Thinking Autism: Diagnosis, Identity and Equality, which...
25 Sep The Radical Therapist #025 – Community Counseling w/ Prochoices Clinic & Hilda Nanning
In episode #025 Chris meets with the Vancouver BC based Prochoices Clinic team and founder Hilda Nanning. Together, they discuss their clinic’s narrative therapy, feminist, social-profit model, the challenges they face,...
29 Aug The Radical Therapist #024 – Prostate Cancer Awareness & Girls With Roots w/ Dr. Crystal Clarke
In support of prostate cancer awareness month (Sept) episode #024 has Chris is in conversation with Dr. Crystal Clarke direct from Trinidad & Tobago. They cover Prostate Cancer Awareness (her research...
24 Jul The Radical Therapist #023 – Social Therapy w/ Christine LaCerva M.ED
In episode #023 Chris meets with Christine LaCerva from the East Side Institute and they discuss the history and practice of Social Therapy. What do Karl Marx, Lev Vygotsky, and Ludwig...
23 Jun The Radical Therapist #022 – A History of American Radical Psychiatry w/ Dr. Lucas Richert
In episode #022 Chris meets with historian Dr. Lucas Richert. They discuss the history of The Radical Caucus of the American Psychiatric Association, the Radical Therapist Journal, and how these self...
30 May The Radical Therapist #021 – The Empowering Clerks Network w/ Ori Alon
In episode #021 Chris meets with artist, writer, and teacher Ori Alon. They discuss his participatory art project Empowering Clerks Network (Center for Supportive Bureaucracy) that has offered Playful Paperwork since...
08 May The Radical Therapist #020 – The Necessity of Strangers w/ Alan Gregerman
In episode #020 Chris meets with author, teacher, and consultant Alan Gregerman. They discuss his most recent book, The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success. In...
24 Apr The Radical Therapist #019 – Foucault Beyond Foucault & Post-Postmodernism w/ Dr. Jeffrey Nealon
Is Michel Foucault still relevant in 2016? Has postmodernism become the “house style” of capitalism? In episode #019 Chris explores these questions and many others with Penn State University Professor Dr....
10 Apr The Radical Therapist #018 – The 2016 Los Angeles Postmodern Therapy Gathering
In episode #018 Chris attends the LA PoMo gathering held on Sunday, April 3rd. He interviews Kathie Adams, Michael Giancola, Mya Painter, Nicole Gutierrez, Lynne Rosen and Peggy Sax about some...
20 Mar The Radical Therapist #017 – Collaborative-Dialogic Practice and the Postmodern Perspective w/ Harlene Anderson, PhD
In episode #017 Chris is joined by family therapy legend Harlene Anderson. They discuss her history in family therapy, the development of her postmodern perspective in therapy, and several of the...
28 Feb The Radical Therapist #016 – Writing Outside The Margins w/ Sarah Rafael Garcia
In episode #016 Chris is joined by writer Sarah Rafael Garcia and they discuss her exploration of contemporary female narratives, which include identity, gender, and cultural themes. They also discuss how Sarah...
14 Feb The Radical Therapist #015 – Activism in Therapy: An Ethic of Witnessing w/ Vikki Reynolds, PhD
In episode #015 Chris is joined by therapist, trainer, and clinical supervisor Vikki Reynolds. Vikki has been heavily involved in activist communities for more than 30 years working with diverse social...
17 Jan The Radical Therapist #014 – Escaping Blame in Couples Therapy w/ Larry Zucker, LCSW
In episode #014 Chris is joined by long time narrative therapist Larry Zucker. They explore how to help couples escape blame and debate, get re-connected to their relational intentions, discover what...
15 Dec The Radical Therapist #013 – Common Factors in Couple & Family Therapy w/ Dr. Sean Davis
In episode #013 Chris is joined by Dr. Sean Davis. They explore how to help clients achieve better results, if therapy models are important, how change occurs, and the particular therapist...