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The Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhy We Need Belonging to Really HealWhat if healing isn’t finished when the symptoms are gone?In this episode, Monica and Alyssa explore why belonging and why therapy alone can only take us so far.They discuss the difference between feeling safe one-on-one and being able to maintain your sense of self in families, churches, workplaces, and communities. They also explore why relational connection, group identity, and joy-filled community are essential parts of long-term growth and maturity.You’ll learn why:• Trauma resolution is not always the end goal • Belonging is foundational, not optional • Community can reveal areas that still need healing and maturity • Therapy can...
2026-10-0217 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHigh Joy vs. Low Joy Communities: How to Know the DifferenceWhat makes a community feel life-giving — and what makes another one leave you drained?In this episode, Monica and Alyssa explore the difference between high joy and low joy communities, and why the environments we belong to can shape the way we show up, connect, and grow.They discuss how fear bonds, performance, people-pleasing, competition, and disconnection can make it difficult to feel like yourself in a group. They also explore what changes when a community is marked by joy, peace, safety, authenticity, and people who are genuinely glad to be with one another. You’ll learn:• How to recogn...
2026-09-2513 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowCalm is not healed - What somatic therapy can’t do aloneLearn how somatic work integrates with the life model to improve psychotherapy outcomes. Understand the basics of this clinical approach.Monica from the CFT Institute explains the growing importance of somatic work within modern psychotherapy practices. Over the last two decades, this field has become a central focus for continuing education, offering practitioners new ways to address patient needs. If you are a mental health professional, this overview clarifies the foundational concepts connecting physical awareness with established psychological frameworks.By examining the intersection of the life model and somatic work, you will gain a clearer perspective on how to...
2026-08-2615 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesStory: Andrew (sexual orientation OCD, psilocybin, therapy) (#551)In episode 551 I chat with Andrew who has kindly agreed to share his story with us. We discuss his story, how a bad experience with psilocybin triggered his OCD, trying to control thoughts, medication, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), sexual orientation themed OCD, compassion focused therapy (CFT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), working with parts of himself, meditation, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/andrew-551 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans...
2026-08-1657 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesJonny Say: Self-compassion in OCD recovery (#543)In episode 543 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.  We discuss self-compassion, integrating self-compassion into exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), some benefits of self-compassion, the inner critical voice, shame, real event themed OCD, Jonny guides us through an exercise in self-compassion to the past, and much more. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jonny-543 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans an...
2026-06-2143 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesAlex Habens: A Therapist's journey with OCD and Compassion Focused Therapy (#540)In episode 540 I interview Alex Habens. Alex is a BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and OCD Specialist. He also works with myself at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss why he became a therapist and his own OCD experiences, what is compassion focused therapy (CFT), compassion more generally, integrating CFT into OCD treatment, shame, connecting with compassion, fears blocks and resistances to compassion, compassion during exposures, his CFT therapy group, and his CFT therapist training he is running, and much more. Hope it helps. Check out Alex and Dr Amy Ofield's cultivating compassion 8-week group for OCD...
2026-05-3146 minThe Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions
The Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions48: The Power of Myofunctional Therapy in Holistic Health - Wellness Reality Check InterviewIn this episode, originally aired on The Wellness Reality Check Podcast, Karindy Ong shares her journey from working with brain injuries to specializing in airway health and myofunctional therapy. She explores why a whole-body approach is essential for addressing airway and oral dysfunction, and how structure, function, and the nervous system are deeply interconnected. In this insightful conversation, Karindy discusses the role of therapies, appliances, and bodywork - including fascia and craniosacral therapy - in supporting better outcomes for both children and adults. She also highlights the importance of individualized care and collaborative treatment teams. ...
2026-03-301h 18The Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions
The Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions34: Neuro Healing after Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) with Courtney MallalyIn episode 34 of The Myohacker Podcast, Karindy speaks with Courtney Mallally, a mother and Craniosacral Fascial Therapy practitioner, about her son Everett’s journey after being diagnosed with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) following a traumatic birth.   Courtney walks listeners through the early days in the hospital, the devastating prognoses she was given, and the pivotal moment when she chose to hold both hope and responsibility for her son’s healing. From that point forward, she began exploring a more integrative, terrain-based approach to brain recovery; one rooted in ancestral nutrition, intentional movement, connection with nature, nervo...
2026-01-1929 minThe Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions
The Myohacker Podcast: Answering Myo, Airway, & Feeding Questions23: What is CFT? Understanding Craniosacral Fascial Therapy with Kim & HollyIn this episode of The Myohacker Podcast, host Karindy Ong discusses the transformative CFT Gillespie approach with practitioners Kim Sherlock and Holly Steflick, the instructors of CFT the Gillespie Approach. They explore the principles of Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (CFT), its applications in treating infants and children, and its role in regulating the nervous system and enhancing sleep quality. The conversation emphasizes the importance of training more practitioners in CFT to meet the growing demand and improve health outcomes for families. If you have ever been curious about how fascia work can improve your health, support airway changes, and make...
2025-06-3050 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHow Planting Seeds of Joy Can Lead to Lasting Healing – Featuring Alex Popa🎧LISTEN NOW! In this newest episode, we explore how planting seeds of joy can cultivate deep, lasting healing through the lens of the Life Model—featuring our newest colleague at the Center for Family Transformation, Alex Popa.This conversation is a powerful reminder that joy isn't a byproduct of healing—it’s the starting point. Whether you’re a clinician, caregiver, or simply someone on a healing journey, Alex brings a fresh and compassionate voice to what it means to grow from trauma toward transformation.ALEX & LMITAlex joined the Center for Family Transformation with a deeply rooted passion for counseling a...
2025-04-2413 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Biblical Wisdom with Kyle FerlicUnpacking the Deep Connection Between Neuroscience and Scripture with Kyle FerlicI’m thrilled for you to watch this must-see episode featuring my longtime colleague, Kyle Ferlic! Kyle and I are private practice colleagues at the Center for Family Transformation in Davidson, NC, and he has been a part of the CFT Institute since its inception. He’s witnessed the power of LMIT firsthand—both in his own life and in the lives of his clients.Through his journey, he has seen the profound connection between brain science and biblical wisdom come to life, transfo...
2025-03-1213 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesJack: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Client's perspective - part 1) (#466)In episode 466 I chat with Jack who came back on to talk about his approach to learning ACT skills and practising them between his therapy sessions. We discuss his therapy including exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion focused therapy (CFT), his approach to doing home practice and practicing skills outside of session, Jack recaps some of the ACT skills he learned, the importance of practising often, repetition and consistency, and much more. Hope it helps.   Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jack-466  The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient th...
2024-12-2949 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowLMIT Research Project: The Joy-Anxiety ConnectionThe Joy-Anxiety Connection: Exploring Right-Brain Psychotherapy with LMIT 🧠 🚨 Big news! 🚨 We’re launching a new research study led by Monica & Wil Mouer, focusing on right-brain psychotherapy and its effectiveness in increasing joy while reducing anxiety! 🌱💡 In this episode of The Place Therapists Grow, Monica and her husband Wil Mouer dive into an exciting new research project they're leading with CFT Institute. They're studying the impact of a right-brain-focused psychotherapy approach on increasing joy and decreasing anxiety in adults. This six-session study uses "standard protocol" from Life Model Informed Therapy (LMIT), taught in CFT’s recently launched Module 1 c...
2024-09-1812 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhat is Therapists Growing Therapists?If you’ve been around here at The Place Therapists Grow for a while, you’ve heard of our NEW podcast series called  Therapists Growing Therapists In this series, CFT Founder Monica Mouer has the privilege of sitting down each week with fellow Life Model Informed Therapists to explore their personal journeys and discoveries of how the concepts of Life Model Works have transformed both their personal and professional lives. Whether you're a therapist, counselor, or mentalhealthprofessional, this series is designed just for you. Tune in and get inspired by the stories of growt...
2024-07-2302 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowUPDATES at CFT Institute with Monica MouerWe have so many exciting things happening at the CFT Institute, and Monica Mouer is here to give you all the details on what’s next for the institute and how you can get involved!  At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and gro...
2024-06-0509 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Growing Therapists EPISODE 4: Sherrill and Bob NielsenJoin us for this week’s episode of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with Sherrill and Bob Nielsen. Monica had the opportunity to cross paths with both Bob and Sherrill at her recent Thrive Training experience. Their shared passion for the Life Model at work ignited a powerful connection.  Sherrill is a Marriage and Family Therapist who works with trauma survivors and Bob is a professional coach with Conversion EQ and We Align. Their professional backgrounds and rich experiences cause the Nielsen’s to bring a wealth of expertise and wisdom to the table.  Tune...
2024-02-2321 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Growing Therapists EPISODE 3: Clare ThomsonThis week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, Licensed Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Clare Thomson. Clare was able to give us perspective and greater knowledge in how the Thrive Relational Brain Skills trainings and practices work hand in hand with the Life Model as a tool for cultivating connection & joy both personally as mental health professionals and in our professional practice.  At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with t...
2024-02-1919 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Growing Therapists EPISODE 2: Alyssa VoglewedeThis week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, Licensed Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Alyssa Voglewede, Licensed Professional Counselor, as we dive into what makes the Life Model so powerful as a tool for both personal and professional growth.  Stay tuned for more episodes of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with other Life Model Informed therapists to hear about diverse experiences and connect through shared journeys of transformation through the richness of Life Model as a tool BOTH personally and professionally as Therapists. If you're a therapist seeking C...
2024-02-0932 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Growing Therapists EPISODE 1: Melanie ConnellThis week at The Place Therapists Grow, we are sitting down with Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified Psychotherapist & Director of CFT Institute, and our guest, Melanie Connell, a fellow Life Model Informed Licenced Professional Counselor. Stay tuned for more episodes of "Therapists Growing Therapists" as we sit down with other Life Model Informed therapists to hear about diverse experiences and connect through shared journeys of transformation through the richness of Life Model as a tool BOTH personally and professionally as Therapists. If you're a therapist seeking Continuing Education...
2024-01-2911 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWelcome to Therapists Growing Therapists!We are so excited to be kicking off a NEW series of The Place Therapists Grow podcast we are calling “Therapists Growing Therapists.”  🌱 A new series where Monica Mouer from CFT Institute will be spending time with other Life Model-informed therapists to cultivate connection through shared journeys of transformation using the Life Model.  Check out this message from Monica Mouer herself as she lets us in on what this transition is going to look like and how you can join in as be part of our “Therapists Growing Therapists” community. 
2024-01-2603 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowModule One ANNOUNCEMENT!Module One is OFFICIALLY in filming!! WOW! It's so crazy to think about the journey we have been on and how far we have come. We hope as therapist pursing growth you will continue on this journey with us and hopefully develop one of your own as taking journey's of growth is so crucial to what we do as mental health professionals! If you want a sneak peek at what our curriculum will be like check out our teaser curriculum! 💫FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://www.cftinstitute.com/training/At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for...
2024-01-2305 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowNEW year NEW growthHAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊and Hello again, friends! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family & loved ones and have taken a refreshing step into the new year. We are back refreshed, ready and eager for what this year has to bring here at the CFT Institute. We wanted to start the new year off by reintroducing the CFT Institute by sitting down with Monica Mouer, the founder and director of CFT Institute and learning her life model story. Reflecting on what CFT is all about, what we have accomplished and where we are hea...
2024-01-1120 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesStory: Laura (#412)In episode 412 I chat with Laura who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.  We discuss her story, relationship themed OCD, going inpatient, getting misdiagnosed, getting effective therapy for OCD, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), the inner critic, compassion focused therapy (CFT), and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/laura-412  The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://go.tre...
2023-12-171h 04The Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHolidays the ✨ Life Model Way✨HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Monica & the CFT Family The Holidays can be a cheerful and joyous time for some, but we know that for others, they may not be the most exciting time. We want you to know we see you. We also want to share some tips we could ALL use to make this holiday season different for everyone! Creating connection, belonging, and bringing not only tidings of good joy but TRUE JOY to those we love most! Tune in to THIS episode to learn how to do Holidays...
2023-11-2212 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowLaying the Foundation of the Life ModelIn this week's episode, we're laying the foundation for an upcoming deep dive into the transformative world of the Life Model. Join us as we introduce 3 fundamental pillars that form the bedrock of this revolutionary approach:  🌟 Multi-generational Community 🙏🏼 Immanuel Lifestyle/Healing 🧠 19 Brain Skills Get ready to explore the interconnected brilliance of these pillars, each illuminating a unique facet of personal and communal growth. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life M...
2023-10-3015 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowStep 5/5 to THRIVE: A Place to Know your Own HeartIn our transformative journey through the 5 to Thrive series, we arrive at the pinnacle of personal growth - Step 5: "Coming to a Place of Knowing Your Own Heart." 🌿 Join us in this profound episode where we delve into the essence of thriving: discovering your true identity, your most authentic self, and what it means to live from the heart Jesus gave you. 💛 At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discover...
2023-10-2316 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowShared Passion & Embraced Growth with Alex - A CFT Institute Success Story! 🌱Our Mission in Action - Reaching Therapists with a Shared Passion In this week's episode, meet Alex, our new and absolutely remarkable intern who discovered the transformative power of the Life Model which lead her here to CFT Institute. 🌟 Join us as we dive into Alex's inspiring journey, from seeking profound personal growth to becoming an integral part of our CFT family. Alex's story is a testament to the Life Model's effectiveness in real lives. Her quest for practices rooted in the Life Model led her to our doors. In this episode, we explore the imp...
2023-10-0911 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowAACC 2023 Conference RECAP!AACC Recap 🌟 The #CFTInstitute & @Center for Family Transformation team spent the last four days hosting a booth at the AACC conference.  We had the amazing opportunity to meet some fantastic people! Our team had the privilege of debuting our NEW infographic in a poster presentation on Friday which gives an overarching view of the Life Model in a simple and effective way.   This event was incredible for our team at CFT Institute. Bonding and working together to get the message of the Life Model‘s self-propagating #joy movement out to more...
2023-09-1808 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists Grow5 things we ALL need to THRIVE!Ever wonder what it REALLY means and looks like to “live your best life”? As cliche as this catchphrase may be, as therapists, it truly is our desire to help our clients to live their best life and to be their best selves. In order to support them and guide them to this place, we have to identify and understand what it takes for ALL individuals to THRIVE!  We’ve been talking & walking through the concept of maturity growth. What it really means and looks like to be “mature.” Identifying where our gaps in maturity ma...
2023-09-0514 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMaturity: The Stages of GrowthIt's essential that we have a firm foundational understanding of the different stages we ALL are required to go through in the maturity growth process. The Life Model offers a beautiful outline of what these stages look like and the difference between successful & unsuccessful maturity growth. In this episode, we will walk through 👇🏼How do we communicate with our clients ways in which these stages have been or can be altered in the process of maturity growth? How can we help our clients to heal in a way where they are able to attain successful maturity growth?At the CFT In...
2023-08-2825 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMaturity: Filling the GapsOur growth does not have to be stunted because of the lack of growth in others' lives. Personal growth is our own journey we walk in and maturity growth is the same. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as mental health professionals have led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and life-changing insight and...
2023-08-1518 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMaturity: Faking it Doesn't Work“As a whole, our American culture does poorly in the area of maturation, and sadly enough, the majority of our population probably operates at the infant or child level of maturity." From Life Model Works - Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You  If this is true, how do we as therapists guide our clients in successfully filling those maturity gaps in order to live a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join us in this week’s episode as we unpack the importance of detecting Pseudo Maturity in order to identify maturity gaps so that we ca...
2023-08-0718 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMaturity: The Path to Reaching One's God-Given PotentialHappy Monday & END OF JULY! This week we are kicking off a 4 week series on Maturity: The Path to Reaching One's God-Given Potential. In this first episode Monica will be walking through tools the life model gives us as humans to gain greater understanding of ... 🌟What maturity is 🌟Learning the 4 different stages of maturity 🌟Remaining tenderness to weakness So that as therapists, we can use these concepts and tools to support our clients in finding healing & reaching their God-given potential! At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skil...
2023-07-3120 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBIG NEWS from CFT Founder!FINALLY CFT content is able to help YOU receive🌟CREDITS🌟 WE HAVE HUGE NEWS TO CELEBRATE!!! 🎉 Here at CFT Institue, we have been excited about some BIG NEWS 📣 that has been so hard to conceal! TODAY Monica Mouer, founder of CFT Institute, wanted to personally share with you this news that our team at the CFT Institute has been working towards that we are bringing YOU to take your practice to the NEXT LEVEL! 📈 #therapist #subscribe #like #clinicians #mentalhealthprofessionals
2023-07-2407 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhat does it mean to BELONG? Understanding Addiction for Clients & TherapistsThere is so much loneliness in this world. Belonging is Painful, but NECESSARY. So many people feel a sense of disconnect, no place to land, a lack of belonging. How can we, as mental health professionals help those across from us in our chair feel true belonging and pursue a community of belonging for themselves, and ourselves as well? At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the...
2023-07-1013 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Truth about Maturity - Understanding Addiction for Clients & TherapistsWhat is maturity? How does maturity contribute to recovery from addiction? In this episode, Monica will delve into the crucial aspect of maturity and its significant contribution to addiction recovery. We explore how developing emotional, psychological, behavioral maturity, and spiritual lenses of maturity can positively impact an individual's journey toward overcoming addiction. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that the implementation...
2023-07-0315 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowRewiring the Brain from wounded to JOYFUL Identity - Understanding Addiction for Clients & TherapistsHow do we find TRUE JOY in the midst of Pseudo Joy filling our tanks? It starts with understanding how to reverse our learnings by adjusting our brain’s neural pathways (a.k.a., neuroplasticity). To do so, we must surround ourselves with healthy people and seek a safe space to practice new skills, leading us to form new habits and ultimately form secure relationships. We start with understanding the concept of joy-identity, which is founded on secure attachment. In this week's episode of The Place Therapists Grow, we will discuss shifting primary attachments from BE...
2023-06-2612 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowReplacing BEEPS with TRUE JOY - Understanding Addiction for Clients & TherapistsWhat does it mean to be "Well"? The Life Model’s approach to recovering from addiction or compulsivity begins by detailing overall wellness. How do we as therapists approach overall wellness with our clients who struggle with addiction and compulsivity? We have to conceptualize addiction as the result of chasing life’s pseudo-joys and guide our clients to understand 🧠 and identify 🔎 their BEEPS - the root cause of their addictive nature. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for growth that lead to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts o...
2023-06-1909 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhat Happens when Trauma goes Un-resolved? - Understanding Addiction for Clients & TherapistsWhat is trauma? How is it related to mental health and addiction recovery? In this week's episode Monica Mouer MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified, and founder of the CFT Institute, will be walking through the relationship between Trauma, BEEPS, and Wholeness and different tools and methods she has discovered in her research and time implementing The Life Model in her practice that have not only brought results of healing for her clients but also her self. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes...
2023-06-1219 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowYour Brain is STILL Growing & So can your JOY!Did you know that the Joy Center of the brain, no matter how underdeveloped, has the ability to continue to grow throughout our life? There are different things we can put into practice in our lives and encourage our clients that will stimulate the growth of our undeveloped Joy Centers. TUNE into this week's content to learn more about the different tools we have learned through studying The Life Model Works methods & skills and implemented in our work with our clients and in our own lives as therapists that are producing Healthy growth of...
2023-06-0519 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowRight Brain Growth & HealingWhat do we do in the face of developmental trauma and underdeveloped JOY? As therapists, we have developmental trauma of our own that we FIRST have to identify and discover healing in. Once we have experienced healing for ourselves, we then have a greater ability to perceive that same healing in our clients as well. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. It all starts with the transformational concepts of the Life Model. We have discovered that...
2023-05-2914 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowAre your Relational Circuits Down?As humans, our brains want to connect with others. That's why as Therapists, we need to understand how our relational circuits work in order for us to help ourselves and our clients to keep our RC switch "ON" So what are relational circuits? How can you learn to manage your own circuits in order to guide others in managing their own? Join Monica Mouer, MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified founder of the CFT Institute as she walks & talks us through what RCs are, how they work, and the 5 things that happen when our Relational Circuits are off...
2023-05-2221 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesProfessor David Veale and Dr Rob Willson: Overcoming Health Anxiety (#382)In episode 382 I chat with Professor David Veale and Dr Rob Willson (PhD). David is a consultant psychiatrist specialising in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Rob is a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. We discuss an update on them, what is health anxiety, the episodic nature of health anxiety, the similarities and differences between health anxiety and OCD, death anxiety, the 2nd edition of their book Overcoming Health Anxiety, some of the worries and safety behaviours within health anxiety, compassion focused therapy (CFT), exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), and much more. Hope it helps.   Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/david-and-rob-382  Th...
2023-05-2149 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHow to Cultivate TRUE JOY for Yourself and your ClientsTherapists, helping our clients discover and cultivate TRUE Joy starts with us. We set the pace! How do we do this?🤷🏻‍♀️ In this week's content at the CFT Institute - The Place Therapists Grow (https://linktr.ee/cftinstitute), we are breaking down a few tools derived from the Life Model Works concepts that will teach you to cultivate TRUE JOY in your life so that you can BEST help your clients to do the same in theirs. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professio...
2023-05-1515 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhat if JOY multiplied faster than ADDICTION?CFT team members, Monica & Kyle had a wonderful time last weekend speaking at the IITAP International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals 2023 Symposium! Kyle & Monica were able to have the #opportunity to share in a presentation and at our own #CFTInstitute booth about how our team at CFT Institute has partnered with Life Model Works to cultivate an emerging, holistic approach for Trauma/Addiction Recovery and an effective #modality for sex addiction clients and #professionals. In this episode, Monica gives us a sneak peek into what they spoke about in their session and how...
2023-05-0813 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Healing Power of NeurotheologyHaving a securely attached relationship with God can heal our brains from trauma and give us a sense of clarity about who we are and how we want to live our lives. A large percentage of humans live insecure lives. Whether it's a lack of security in our identity, our living situation, our family, friend groups, or romantic relationships. There are many areas of our lives that should produce security for us that fail to do so. That is why the concept of Neurotheology as outlined in the Life Model is so important for us to learn...
2023-05-0110 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Concept of JOYWhy do we need joy? JOY is a relational state of mind! Our goal for emotional wholeness is to build joy that is powerful enough so that other feelings connect to it and find a resting place. JOY is the foundation of relationships. Cultivated by belonging, a unified state of mind where our brains release dopamine = JOY which satiates our soul JOY is the starting point. Where we begin to see what we have lacked and what we need currently to fully heal. JOY is the state we are meant to live in. ...
2023-04-2410 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowLife Model for Personal Growth: Am I a Mature Therapist?75% of the population is living from an infant or child level of maturity. Our society is failing to provide what is necessary to create a thriving population of elders, if this continues we will continue to create communities of infants. As therapists, we are called to value people, all people, based on nothing other than their existence. We have to be committed to our own journey to get to where we need to be to love others well. If we do not do the work to fill our gaps, we do not have what we need to attain elder-level...
2023-04-1711 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowLife Model for Personal Growth: 5 Keys to Living in WholenessThere are 5 key contributors to how we as humans thrive in life and experience wholeness. How do we access this? As humans, trauma is inevitable in life and this "Process of Wholeness" is beneficial to every individual because of that. Therapists are not exempt. In this first episode of our series "Life Model for Personal Growth", Monica Mouer (MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, EMDR certified) walks through what's called "The 5 to Thrive" concepts from Thrive Today Brain Skills and how these 5 steps are essential in becoming whole again. At the CFT Institute, we exist...
2023-04-0614 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Power of Relational BondsWe believe the Life Model is truly transformative 💫 We want you to hear REAL stories from those who have experienced the impact of the Life Model. Sit down by the bookcase with Monica & meet Rebecca, the CFT Team Operations Manager and Monica's long-time friend! Rebecca and Monica share the bond the Life Model has formed between them and their families. As well as the personal transformation they have experienced and how they have seen each other transform in their friendship.
2023-04-0313 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Power of the Life Model: What makes it effective?We have all experienced clients that are stuck in their pain and trauma despite our efforts to help them with our toolbox of therapeutic modalities. Is there something we are missing or is there more that we can do?  Grab your favorite spot and take a seat again with Monica & Amery as they continue to discuss the power of the Life Model and how it has brought belonging and transformation to even our most difficult clients. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. W...
2023-03-2711 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Power of The Life Model: What is Life Model?What makes the Life Model so unique and so powerful? In this episode, take a seat by the bookcase with Amery & Monica as we break down the basics of the Life Model and how it is transformative both in our personal lives and our work as therapists. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth...
2023-03-2009 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: The Transformative Power of the Immanuel LifestyleAttachment to God is our most vital attachment and greatest need as humans! How do we create a deep attachment to God?  Take a seat with Monica and Rebecca as they break down the concept of the Immanuel Lifestyle and discuss how this practice has the power to meet our greatest attachment need.  At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal li...
2023-03-1310 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: Response Styles in CommunityHow are you responding? Take a seat with Monica and Rebecca from CFT Institute for this week's episode as we learn to understand key response styles in both individual and community dynamics. Breaking down the 3 types of responses, outlined in the Life Model, and the challenges each can bring. Together as therapists, we can learn to grow into our role of the Gentle Protector for our communities and our clients. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation...
2023-03-0611 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: Building the Marriage you CraveGOOD NEWS! It is possible to experience a truly loving and connected relationship with your most valuable partner in life! In his week’s episode with Monica Mouer, licensed therapist, supervisor, and Director of CFT Institute, we are discussing how to be intentional to build the marriage you want to have! At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life an...
2023-02-2713 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesStory: Kristen Bailey (#370)In episode 370 I chat with Kristen Bailey who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.  We discuss her OCD story, how a panic attack triggered OCD, obsessing over hearing songs, harm intrusive thoughts, the fear of going crazy, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), doing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion focused therapy (CFT), dealing with sneaky compulsions, learning to accept her internal experiences, seeing relapses as teachers, resistance to self compassion, shame, obsessions vs mental compulsions, and much more. Hope it helps.      Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/kristen-370 The podcast is made possible by NOCD...
2023-02-2651 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: Creating Connection in the HomeIn his week’s episode with Monica Mouer, licensed therapist, supervisor, and Director of CFT Institute, we are talking about parenting from a fresh perspective, using methods that produce strong bonds of connection, communication, and fun for your family unit. At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we...
2023-02-2015 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: The Importance of Relational ConnectionTake a seat with Monica & Rebecca by the bookcase for this week's episode as we discuss the importance of relational connection and creating strong belonging in our lives. Together let's learn how to maneuver through complicated issues in relationships and what it looks like to form healthy, life-giving bonds with those close to you. Join us next Monday to take about different ways we can create Belonging and Connection in our Families.  At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that t...
2023-02-1314 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBeauty of Belonging: Discovering your True IdentityWhat does it truly mean to be YOU?   Take a seat with Monica & Rebecca for this week's episode as we discuss personal identity & how to discover who you really are in your deepest core self!   Join us next Monday for more on the topic of how your personal identity plays into your sense of belonging with others.     At the CFT Institute, we exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes. We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfil...
2023-02-0613 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Busy TherapistBusy, busy, busy!!!  We are all so busy.  Its a common part of the conversations in our culture to speak of how busy we are, how busy we've been and how we need to slow down!  As therapists, busyness is such a big part of our life and figuring out how to pace ourselves is essential.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implem...
2023-01-2413 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowBest Tips for Living from Your True IdentityMy name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.   We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode details the an understanding of how to know and live from you...
2023-01-1708 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTop 3 Ways to Deal with Grief as a TherapistThere are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.   They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the C...
2023-01-0914 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Christian Therapist: Best Tips for Showing Clients Jesus' LoveThere are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.  They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for T...
2023-01-0212 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe ONLY Way to Give at Christmas - Holiday EditionChristmas is so commercialized! If we are not careful, the gifts become about what we are giving, how expensive it is and the stress of and pressure of all of that.  As therapists, we can raise the standard for why and how we do gift giving!  Let start a revolution of giving gifts in a way that increases a sense of connection, community and growth!   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal grow...
2022-12-2210 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Distressed TherapistBeing a therapist can be very distressing!  There are so many problems coming our way at once.  We have to learn how to navigate distress so that it doesn't amplify to the point that it takes over our lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our perso...
2022-12-1913 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Grateful TherapistThere are three words to describe the sense of learning to live in positivity about circumstances: grateful, thankful and appreciative.  To me, these words mean exactly the same thing.  They are three ways to say I am learning to see the good in even the most difficult situations.  Living in appreciation is a skill that mature people have learned through trial and error.  It is not simple...at all, but so important because life isn't getting any easier.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the C...
2022-12-1210 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Joyful TherapistWhat does it mean to be joyful?  Being joyful isn't just being happy.  Being joyful is about enjoying relationship with God and others and allowing these connections to fill us up rather than finding pseudo joys to fill us.  As therapists, there are many things coming at us trying to deplete our joy.  We have competing focuses and oftentimes overwhelming circumstances that quickly leave us feeling depleted and lacking in joy and peace.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist...
2022-12-0509 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowStuck in Sadness? Help for Therapists.Depression is no joke!  As therapists, we are just as susceptible to this experience of prolonged sadness as anyone else.  Depression is an inability to return to joy from sadness.  Sadness is an experience of loss.  When we have lost something or someone in our life and cannot return to a joyful state, we have the potential to get stuck in depression.   My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to pro...
2022-11-2810 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Hungry Therapist WINS!A Hungry Therapist has an appetite for growth.   The opposite of hungry is complacency.  When we lack motivation from growth as therapists, we stay stagnant and this not only impacts us, it impacts our clients.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and r...
2022-11-2108 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowDan Siegel's Interpersonal Neurobiology and Jim Wilder's Life Model: Similarities and DifferencesMy name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the implementation of the Life Model in our lives as therapists has led to more fulfillment in our personal life and relationship and amazing insight and growth in the lives of our clients as we model and teach these practices to them.  This episode discusses Dr Wilder's Life Model (neurotheology) and Dr Dan Siegel Interpersonal Neurobiology.   Check out o...
2022-11-1411 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowThe Rise & Fall of Mars Hill Meets Pandora Problem - Dealing with Narcissistic LeadersHave you listened to the podcast, THE RISE & FALL OF MARS HILL yet?   This podcast is written and  produced by Christianity Today and is amazing!  I have thoroughly enjoyed every episode.  In this episode, I discuss my experience with listening to this podcast series and how I interpret it as a mental health therapist.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that leads to professional outcomes.  We have discovered that the impleme...
2022-11-0709 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowDr. Caroline Leaf and Dr. Jim Wilder: Comparing 2 Christian Brain Experts!As a veteran mental health therapist, I have tracked with the resources offered by both Dr Caroline Leaf and Dr Jim Wilder.  Both of these amazing professionals offer Christian therapists information about how to connect our relationship with God with our understanding of our neurological wiring as humans.  In my opinion, the basic breakdown between Dr Leaf of the Neurocycle Institute and Dr Wilder of Life Model Works is that one is more technical in nature and the other is more relational.    My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the direc...
2022-10-3110 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowRelational Brain Skills Are Near Extinction!My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about brain relational skills.  The Life Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I discuss the 19 Brain Skills that are near extinction in our culture.  Because of generational abuse, wars/violence and natural disasters, the hu...
2022-10-2410 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowAre You an Immature Therapist? Find Out How to Grow Up!My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  We do this through teaching the Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development)!  This episode is all about maturity growth and development.  The Life Model has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I discuss maturity, gaps in maturity, and how to fill in those gaps.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or...
2022-10-1812 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Practicing the Presence of GodMy name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to unite with therapists enhance personal development leading to professional outcomes!  This episode is all about learning to live in God's presence.  The Life Model (a Neurotheology approach to human development) has three main components: Immanuel Lifestyle, Maturity Growth and Relational Brain Skill Development.  In this short conversation, I outline a basic understanding on what the term Immanuel Lifestyle means and what we can do to position ourselves to live this way.  Check out our w...
2022-10-0712 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Can't Heal the World, But We Can Try!When you are a helper, you want to help!  The world is desperate for the right people to get the right skills so that people can get the help they need!  This episode starts with a story of my journey to becoming a helper and continues with the ultimate understanding of how to help others identify and heal their pain and live out their best lives!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that...
2022-10-0711 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHow Brain Science and God CoexistWhat is neurotheology?  Is that even a word?  Well, listen to this episode to find out.  Neurotheology is a new term and a new field of study!  There is so much to learn!  Come on in!  Let's start the conversation!  My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to resource therapists with skills for personal growth that lead to professional outcomes.  Check out our website at www.cftinstitute.com or join us on our podcast The Place for Therapists to Grow on both Spot...
2022-09-2909 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowChange Your Life with the Life Model!The Life Model is a neurotheology curriculum that has changed my life!  I LOVE the Life Model.  I believe the Life Model is the most helpful resources that we as therapists can have to help understanding the relationship we have with ourselves, others and God. This episode discusses my Life Model journey and why this model is so important to me. My name is Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and supervisor as well as the director of the Center for Transformation Institute. We exist to resource therapists to enhance personal growth and become their professional best. At...
2022-09-2309 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowReaching Therapists for Personal and Professional GrowthI first became a therapist because I was a high school English teacher and discovered the overwhelming need the teens had for emotional help. I saw a need and wanted to fill it. Now, almost 20 years later, there is still such a need. I am constantly trying to find ways to be better myself so I can help my clients. If are watching this and you are a therapist, you know exactly what I’m talking about. My name is Monica Mouer. I am a licensed therapist and supervisor and I’m also the director of the Center for Tran...
2022-09-2201 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowTherapists Supporting Therapists for Personal & Professional GrowthMonica, Kyle and Sherri make up the executive team of the CFT Institute.  Join these three as they discuss the history of their relationship and the progression of the CFT Institute Dream.  The CFT Institute exists to ignite with therapists for personal and professional growth.  We have a lot of ideas abut how to do this!  This is just the beginning.  If you are a mental health counselor, come along with us for the journey!  Its going to be amazing!
2022-09-1509 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMonica, Sherri and Kyle: The Faces of the CFT InstituteThese three therapists are coming together to help you!  We know that being a mental health counselor can be such a lonely and overwhelming job.  This is why we have created the CFT Institute.  We exist to unite with therapist to enhance their personal and professional growth.  We have noticed how much each of us has craved personal healing and growth so that we can expand our capacity to help our clients at the highest level possible.  Join us in this first episode as we embark on this journey together!
2022-09-1411 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowMeet Sherri, CFT Institute Content Creator, Professional Therapist and Amazing Chica!In this episode, Monica Mouer, CFT Institute Director introduces and interviews Sherri Robbins.  Sherri is a professional therapist and an integral member of the CFT Institute Executive Team.  Monica and Sherri reminisce about their first meeting and discuss the progression of their friendship and professional relationship.  The episode also includes some initial conversation about the exciting plans that the CFT institute has for therapists everywhere!  Don't miss this one!  Leave a comment below!
2022-09-0611 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowIntroducing Kyle: CFT Institute Content Creator, Professional Therapist and All Around Great Guy!In this episode, Monica Mouer, CFT Institute Director introduces and interviews Kyle Ferlic. Kyle is a professional therapist and an integral member of the CFT Institute Executive Team. Monica and Kyle reminisce about their first meeting and discuss the progression of their friendship and professional relationship. The episode also includes some initial conversation about the exciting plans that the CFT institute has for therapists everywhere! Don't miss this one!  Leave a comment below!
2022-09-0610 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowCreating Belonging with Impossible PeopleListen in as Director and Founder of CFT Institute does a small group training on the challenges with relationships and how to work through those challenges to create strong and lasting belonging.  CFT stands for the Center for Transformation, and we exist to help therapists enhance their personal and professional growth.  This episode breaks down some definitions that are helpful in the understanding of how to grow strong relationships, how to confront with kindness and overcoming fear of the approval of others.  There is a strong focus on explaining how to make your enemies your friends and heal from con...
2022-09-0111 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists Grow3 Steps for Therapists to Overcome Imposter SyndromeThe first time I heard another therapist talk about imposter syndrome, I was so intrigued.  I felt so validated because I could relate to the feelings of insecurity and self doubt.  I’ve found myself over the years thinking about this concept and how the fear of inadequacy can hinder us as therapists.    I’m Monica Mouer, the founder and director of the CFT institute.  At the Center for Transformation Institute, we exist to partner with therapists to enhance personal and professional growth.  So let’s discuss imposter syndrome as it relates to us as professionals.  If you feel like an impost...
2022-07-1514 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowWhy Ignoring Trauma is a Terrible Idea!Abuela’s husband dies saving her, the three children and the community from criminals on horse back.  The sorry doesn’t come out until the end of the movie which is a powerful resemblance.  Trauma doesn’t resolve itself-unprocessed trauma stays present in our minds.  My name is Monica Mouer.  I am a licensed professional counselor and the founder of the Center for Transformation.  We exist to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world.  This episode discusses the topic of how unprocessed trauma causes us to see things through a skewed lens harming ourselves and others. When trauma is re...
2022-05-1512 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowFault and Fairness in the Depp vs Heard TrialThere is often a role spouses/significant others play in Borderline Personality Disorder relationships.  People with PBD are often intelligent.  They find creative ways to manipulate situations, but their neurological functioning does not allow them to act with wisdom.  This causes them to appear crazy and out of control. Therefore, we discredit everything they say and do which is not always the way to go because there is oftentimes a foundation for how they are acting. Their significant other may be ignoring or mistreating them in some way  There is always a cycle.  The BPD individual is looking for a lot o...
2022-05-1516 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowJoy Stealers & How To Rob Them Back!What happens behind closed doors?  Think of the last argument you had with a friend/partner/parent.  Think of how you were acting/what you said.   How would you feel if others saw you acting that way or saying those things?  Most of us have argument cycles with specific people in our lives.  These cycles break down our ability to feel joy.  In fact, our argument cycle cause us to  see ourselves and others see us through the lens of false identity rather than our true identity.  My name is Monica Mouer.  I am a licensed therapist and the founder th...
2022-04-3015 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHow to Keep your Cool in the Heat of Conflict!Do you have trouble keeping your cool in the midst of conflict? Find video content at : https://youtu.be/dE42G3UWNq0 Find more resources at : www.cftinstitute.com Follow us on Instagram : @cft_institute
2022-04-3010 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowAlone Again? Simple tools for true connectionIn this video we talk about FOMO & how we can over come that "Alone Again!" feeling with some simple tools that lead to true connection. Find video content at : https://youtu.be/QoG3Zv7vV7s Find more resources at : www.cftinstitute.com Follow us on Instagram : @cft_institute
2022-04-2919 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowA Therapist’s Perspective on Amber Heard’s Borderline Personality Disorder DiagnosisA Therapist’s Perspective on Amber Heard’s Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis Find video content at : https://youtu.be/Z60V-5kUIjI Find more resources at : www.cftinstitute.com Follow us on Instagram : @cft_institute
2022-04-2919 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowGood Marriages are Nearly Extinct!Find video content at : https://youtu.be/jZuF6jO2AHk Find more resources at : www.cftinstitute.com Follow us on Instagram : @cft_institutehttps
2022-04-2911 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowYou Need a Total Relationship Makeover!I'm Monica Mouer & THIS is extreme makeover Relationship edition!  In this episode we talk through how to assess the fulfillment factor in your relationships.   This episode offers three simple concepts to keep in mind when evaluating the quality of your connections.  I'm Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist and founder of The Center for Transformation Institute.  At the CFT Institute our mission is to help you create connection in a lonely and disconnected world.  Since relationships are the most important thing about our lives, it is vital that we all learn how to do re...
2022-04-2914 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowGet the Love You WANT!This isn't just about romantic love.  It is about love and connection in all types of relationships.  Hi!   Welcome to CFT Institute's You Can Get the Love You Want episode.  I'm Monica Mouer, and I am a licensed therapist as well as the founder of the Center for Transformation Institute.  This episode focuses on the three types of identity: individual, coupleships and group/family connections.  We all want to be connected, and I want to help you find and create connection in a lonely and disconnected world!    Be sure to add any questions below in the comme...
2022-04-2215 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowOvercoming Blame and DenialWe actually need to talk about Bruno!   In this episode, I discuss the role of denial and blame in families and other relationship groups.  My name is Monica Mouer, and I'm a licensed therapist.  I want to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world where we all live.  Facing denial and blame in your own life is necessary so that you can have the best relationships possibly now! Find video content at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VKRG-x9fY&t=1s Find more resources at : www...
2022-04-1508 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowSimplify All of Your Relationships NOW!Relationships are complicated.   We are all looking for a way to simplify so we can enjoy the people we are related to or the friends we have in our life.  I am a licensed therapists and want to offer you some simple steps to simplify the relationships in your life.  These steps are so easy!  Anyone can understand the concepts and put them into practice.  Today is the day to get started on a journey to more peaceful and fulfilling relationships! Find video content at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWr5SOxE0...
2022-04-0816 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists Grow3 Simple Steps to Take Away Your LonelinessLoneliness is very painful.  It is something most of us feel from time to time, but when loneliness becomes chronic it is hard to overcome.  I'm Monica Mouer, founder of the Center for Transformation, and I want to help you overcoming loneliness so that you can have a more satisfying and peaceful life.  These simple step will lead you to a more fulfilling and connected life.  Creating connection in a lonely and disconnected world is not impossible!  Your journey starts now! Find video content at : https://youtu.be/I1FW91E04yU Find...
2022-04-0112 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowCreating Strong Relationships that Last3 Simple Steps to Creating Relationships that Last : Strong relationships stand the test of time.  When your relationships are strong, there is no conflict that will destroy the bond of love and loyalty.  I'm Monica Mouer, founder of the Center for Transformation Institute.  The mission at the CFT institute is to help you create connection in this lonely and disconnected world.  In this video, I present three concepts that will give you the understanding and the skills to develop stronger relationships.  Relational struggle is real! Working through the struggles and strengthening your relationships take time and intentionality.  This video...
2022-03-2510 minThe Place Therapists Grow
The Place Therapists GrowHi! I'm Monica. Nice to meet you:)Welcome to Center for Transformation (CFT) Institute's You Tube Channel.  My name is Monica Mouer.  I am a mental health counselor in North Carolina with a passion for helping myself, my clients and my community form healthy and connected relationships in this very disconnected and lonely world where we all live.  My goal is to spread the message of belonging far and wide because relationship is the most valuable and powerful aspect of each of our lives.  We are all craving connection and so many of us don't know what to do to fix the messes we've made with our...
2022-03-2400 minThe OCD Stories
The OCD StoriesDr Nicola Petrocchi: Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) for OCD (#296)In episode 296 I interviewed Dr Nicola Petrocchi. Nicola is a licensed CBT psychotherapist based in Rome, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at John Cabot University (Rome) and student counsellor. We discuss his therapy story, what is compassion-focused therapy (CFT), the evolutionary view of the mind, how CFT fits in with other therapies, his study: what it is, what it found. We talk about viewing OCD from a compassionate lens, the science behind compassion, we discuss different types of guilt, different exercises in CFT, working with the inner critical voice, we discuss some of the resistances to doing CFT, and much more. H...
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