Therapy Chat Podcast, episode 155.

This is the Therapy Chat Podcast with Laura Reagan, LCSWC.

The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional.

And now, here's your host, Laura Reagan, LCSWC.

Hi, welcome back to therapy chat. Today, I am really happy to be bringing you another interview that was so powerful for me to

record because it resonated so closely with the work I do with my clients.

I think the author you're going to hear from is doing

incredible work in helping therapists and the general public understand how trauma and

attachment can impact someone's ability to connect in relationship and

including receiving help in therapy. My guest today is a Canadian psychologist, Dr. Robert T.

Mueller, PhD, is author of the award-winning psychotherapy bestseller, trauma, and the

Avoidant Client, as well as numerous articles on trauma attachment and psychotherapy.

Dr. Mueller is a professor of clinical psychology at York University and a fellow of the International Society for the

Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Dr. Mueller is a lead investigator on several multi-site

programs to treat interpersonal trauma. He's an international speaker and he has been in practice for over 30 years. And he currently

practices in downtown Toronto. This conversation is one of my favorites, although there have been

so many wonderful conversations I've had over the time I've been making

this podcast. It's hard to say that, but it resonated so deeply for me. And I've been recommending

his book to every therapist I talk to or work with. And really, the book is for the general public. So this is a book that you can read

if you have experienced trauma or have attachment issues or if you're a therapist working

with people who have those concerns. Of course, as therapists, we all have our own histories as well.

You know, we have an attachment style too. So it's relevant on many levels. So without any more time,

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