Esther Goldstein, LCSW interviews Elisa Toha, LMSW - Helping Survivors Tell Their Stories

The Trauma Therapist

Guy Crawford Macpherson

Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.5 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Esther Goldstein LCSW is a psychotherapist and trauma specialist with a private practice in Cedarhurst, in Long Island NY. Esther specializes in treating anxiety, trauma, complex ptsd, and dissociative disorders. Esther provides trauma informed consultation to therapists committed to improving their trauma-informed practice and attachment focused EMDR consultation to therapists attaining hours towards EMDRIA certification.

Elisa is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience working with Anderson Cooper 360 and Good Morning America. Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of survivors share their stories with renowned journalists including Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, and Anderson Cooper. Deeply committed to trauma healing, Elisa now offers media consulting with a focus on advancing trauma-informed journalism and guiding survivors as they navigate media exposure.

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Esther’s site: https://integrativepsych.co/
Elisa’s: https://www.elisatoha.com

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1:20.1	That's I-N-C-U-M-E-N-T-A-L.com.
1:24.9	Welcome to the special guest host series of the Traumatherers podcast, where I'm going to be
1:29.5	handing over the mic to some incredible guest hosts.
1:33.2	In each episode, you'll hear fresh perspectives and unique insights to inform and inspire
1:37.9	you and all the while keeping the heart of this podcast alive.
1:42.0	So sit back and enjoy.
1:46.9	Hey, everyone. My name is Esther Goldstein. I'm an anxiety therapist and trauma therapist in Long Island. And I'm so excited to be on here.
1:52.7	For those of you who have heard my past podcast episodes with Guy McPherson, I love the work that Guy
1:59.2	has done for the trauma community, for therapists,
2:02.0	for bringing heart-centered conversations and humility to this world. So thank you, Guy,
2:07.7	for inviting me as a guest host. I'm so excited to bring on Alyssa today. I'm not going to
2:14.4	introduce yourself, introduce you. Tell us a little bit about who you are,
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