The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast
Are you curious about what really happens in therapy? The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast pulls back the curtain on the therapeutic process with real conversations, expert insights, and clinical wisdom. Designed for therapists, therapy interns, and lifelong learners, each episode explores powerful approaches that shed light on different clinical specialties including childhood trauma treatment, supports for specialized or marginalized communities, psychosis, marriage therapy, neurodivergent folks, and so much more through the lens of experienced clinicians and authors.
Whether you're a mental health professional seeking supervision tips or a listener navigating anxiety, trauma, identity, or relationships, this podcast offers deep learning and emotional clarity. Learn how therapists think, respond, and support healing, with takeaways you can apply professionally.
Hosted by Lorain Moorehead, LCSW—therapist, supervisor, and educator—this podcast is your accessible training ground for the art and science of therapy.
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The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast
Prolonged Grief and Seeking Help with Dr. Sonya Lott, PhD
What if grief doesn’t get easier with time? In this deeply moving and informative episode, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW, sits down with Dr. Sonya Lott, expert in grief therapy and affiliate of the Center for Prolonged Grief, to explore Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)—what it is, how it’s diagnosed, and why so many therapists and clients miss it.
Whether you're a therapist, a grieving human, or someone supporting others through loss, this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and actionable insight. Dr. Lott walks us through the evolution of grief language (from traumatic to complicated to prolonged), explains why the five stages of grief model is outdated, and offers a roadmap for evidence-based grief therapy.
You’ll learn:
- What defines Prolonged Grief Disorder and how it differs from depression or PTSD
- How to assess for PGD using validated tools like the Inventory of Complicated Grief
- The structure of Prolonged Grief Therapy (PGT) and how it integrates CBT, attachment theory, and more
- Why therapists need grief-specific training now more than ever
- How to access free and low-cost PGD training and support from the Center for Prolonged Grief and Caring Connections
Dr. Lott also shares how therapists can protect their own emotional energy while holding space for deep sorrow—and why doing this work is not just clinical, but sacred.
Resources mentioned:
- Center for Prolonged Grief
- Caring Connections – University of Utah
- Article
- Dr. Sonya Lott's website
- The inventory of complicated grief
The Self Careapist Podcast is a weekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a licensed clinical social worker and owner of Lorain Moorehead Therapy and Consultation in Arizona where we specialize in High Achieving Professionals, EMDR, perinatal mental health, and clinical supervision. We cover therapeutic specialties with mental health professionals from intern to advanced supervisor in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some futher learning opportunities, grab your learning map here!
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