59: Trust, Play, Attachment & Being Seen

Therapy Chat

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Social Sciences, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back! In Episode 59, # 2 in the series on Trauma and Attachment, Therapy Chat host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R, a relationship therapist in New Paltz, NY, the creator of Connectfulness, and co-host of the upcoming Practice Of Being Seen podcast.

Rebecca talks about using play in her couples work, as well as how our attachment relates to our ability to trust our partners. Rebecca explains that needing attention is not a bad thing – it’s normal. She talks about the concept of being seen, in relationships and in our work with clients. She and Laura discuss getting out of our heads and into our bodies to connect with our partners, other people in our lives and as therapists, how we can connect with our clients. Rebecca explains how using animal-assisted therapy with dogs and horses helps us understand our emotions as shown in our bodies.

Rebecca describes her five-step process of Connectfulness, a research based practice she developed and uses with her couples therapy clients. She talks about all the things we do to avoid uncomfortable feelings and how those things interfere with connection. She offers a free download from her website, the link is below.

This is the Episode 2 of the series on trauma and attachment, which will now continue on alternating weeks through the next few months. On the opposite weeks you will hear the series on integrative mental health! Thanks for listening to Therapy Chat. Please get in touch and let host Laura Reagan know what you thought of this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rebecca’s website for everything she’s doing: http://connectfulness.com

Please visit this to get Rebecca’s free list of 5 magical relational steps for your relationship: http://connectfulness.com/therapychat

Here’s the link to find out about clinical supervision and consultation with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C and the Trauma Therapist Community: http://www.laurareaganlcswc.com/for-professionals/

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0:00.0	Therapy Chat Podcast, episode 59.
0:03.8	This is the Therapy Chat podcast.
0:07.0	The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional.
0:15.5	And now, here's Laura Reagan, L-C-S-W-C, with today's episode.
0:33.5	Hi, it's Laura Reagan, your host for therapy chat.
0:38.0	Welcome back to episode two of the trauma and attachment series.
0:45.0	Today, I'm interviewing my friend and colleague Rebecca Wong, L-C-S-W-R,
0:51.5	who is in independent private practice in New Paltz, New York.
0:58.8	Rebecca is the creator of connectfulness and connectfulness.com.
1:08.0	She's co-host of the practice of being seen podcast, which will be coming out in a few months.
1:15.2	And Rebecca is an amazing therapist.
1:19.5	When I interviewed her, we had never met in person.
1:23.2	But as this is airing on November 10th, 2016, I just spent a weekend with her at her beautiful
1:32.1	equine retreat for therapists.
1:34.7	And I saw just what an amazing therapist she is in action.
1:38.3	Oh, it was great.
1:41.1	So I love Rebecca and her work. She is very special. So listen in to our interview where we are going to
1:52.8	talk about how attachment affects trust in relationships, how difficult it can be to allow ourselves to be seen in our
2:05.2	lives and our interpersonal and romantic relationships. She talks about using animal-assisted
2:12.3	therapy with dogs and horses to help us understand ourselves, which is another little taste of talking about
2:19.8	horse therapy, one of my favorite things. As you know, if you listen to episodes 55 and
2:27.7	56 and 57, my new favorite thing, equine assisted psychotherapy so you hear a little bit more about that
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