What are some of the obstacles that men face in getting help with their mental health? What makes therapy work well? And if it works well, why is it so hard for people to reach out for help? These are just some of the big questions that I tackle with Dr. Steve Fogleman, a psychologist who focuses on interpersonal process therapy in his work with clients. In our talk, we discuss how sharing in a safe context of therapy allows clients to work through and address past traumas. We also talk about how media representations of therapy shape our expectations of what therapy will be like before we even walk in the door, looking specifically at the show Mad Men. The episode closes out with Dr. Fogleman’s take on how he addresses differences in identity, why he likes working with men on men’s issues, and the one thing he would pass on to people listening about what therapy is like.
0:01 - Intro
1:15 - What makes therapy work?
5:02 - How trauma affects us and how we can recover
9:53 - Dr. Fogleman describes his integrative and interpersonal approach to therapy
12:02 - How Dr. Fogleman own experience as a client helped him want to become a therapist
14:38 - Why feeling safe in therapy is so important
16:46 - How therapy in movies and TV shows like “Mad Men” affects our approach
18:33 - Clip of Mad Men, where a character goes to psychoanalysis
21:15 - What are some of the biggest obstacles to people reaching out for therapy?
23:22 - How do you address differences in identity?
27:11 - Working with men on men’s issues
28:37 - What’s one thing you would want to pass on to people listening?
Find out more about Dr. Steve Fogleman: https://drstevefogleman.com/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/steve-fogleman-atlanta-ga/780719
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