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A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Maria Laquerre-Diego, LMFT-S, RPT-S & Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S
56 episodes
2 weeks ago
Send us a text The mental health field has a problem we need to talk about - one that's driving talented clinicians away and ultimately harming the clients we all serve. In this candid conversation, two Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists strip away professional pretense to examine the dysfunctional systems governing our work. We tackle the uncomfortable reality of gatekeeping in mental health - how established professionals and institutions often block access to knowledge, training, and...
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Send us a text The mental health field has a problem we need to talk about - one that's driving talented clinicians away and ultimately harming the clients we all serve. In this candid conversation, two Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists strip away professional pretense to examine the dysfunctional systems governing our work. We tackle the uncomfortable reality of gatekeeping in mental health - how established professionals and institutions often block access to knowledge, training, and...
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Episodes (20/56)
A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Breaking Down Professional Gatekeeping with Liliana & Maria
Send us a text The mental health field has a problem we need to talk about - one that's driving talented clinicians away and ultimately harming the clients we all serve. In this candid conversation, two Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists strip away professional pretense to examine the dysfunctional systems governing our work. We tackle the uncomfortable reality of gatekeeping in mental health - how established professionals and institutions often block access to knowledge, training, and...
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2 weeks ago
45 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Mirroring the Playroom: Lived Experience in Therapy with Heather Fairlee Denbrough
Send us a text What happens when therapists bring their authentic, neurodivergent selves into the playroom? Magic, according to Heather Fairley-Denbrough, a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist supervisor with 16 years of experience. Heather opens up about her relatively recent discovery of her own autism and ADHD, sharing how this self-knowledge has profoundly transformed her therapeutic relationships. Rather than maintaining the rigid professional boundaries many o...
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4 weeks ago
37 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Beyond Play: Why Child Therapists Matter with Laura Brownstein
Send us a text Child therapist Laura joins us to explore the concerning shortage of therapists willing to work with children, despite growing mental health needs among youth populations. • Laura explains how even in therapy-rich Los Angeles, there's a significant gap in child therapy services • Many clinicians avoid working with children due to fear, lack of proper training, or hesitation about parental dynamics • Educational programs often lack comprehensive child therapy training, cr...
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1 month ago
34 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
EMDR Sandtray based Therapy by Ana M. Gómez
Send us a text When words collapse under the weight of trauma, symbols step in with clarity and care. We sit down with Anna Gomez to explore how EMDR and sand tray therapy, used together, create a safer path into memory networks, one that honors culture, protects against flooding, and invites healing to unfold at the nervous system’s pace. From the first touch of sand to the choice of a miniature, the tray becomes a living map of autonomic states, attachment patterns, and dissociative parts, ...
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1 month ago
32 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Using D&D as a Healing Tool with Erika Walker
Send us a text Erika brings Dungeons & Dragons into therapy sessions, creating transformative healing experiences for clients through role-playing games and character development. • Using D&D with clients to build characters and create new therapy modalities • Personal journey with D&D helping develop real-world skills like confrontation • Client's story of choosing friendship over combat reveals therapeutic needs • Facing resistance from traditional play therapy circles despite ...
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2 months ago
44 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Removing Your Armor: Embracing Authenticity with Miranda Stoll
Send us a text Miranda shares how we can create the life we want by letting go of fear and embracing our authentic selves through the removal of protective armor that no longer serves us. • Exploring how our "armor" protects us from vulnerability but also prevents authentic connection • Teaching children to question their protective responses rather than automatically armoring up • Understanding how burnout happens when therapists try to "save" clients instead of supporting their journey • R...
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3 months ago
36 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Travel Hacking Your Way to Therapist Wellness: A Conversation with Allison Rimland
Send us a text We explore how pursuing personal passions, such as travel, can serve as a powerful burnout prevention strategy for therapists, with special guest Allison Rimland sharing her journey after losing her father and discovering the world of travel hacking. Allison shares how her father's sudden death prompted her to reconsider priorities and follow her parents' example of making travel a life priority. Introduction to travel hacking through home exchanges and credit card points ...
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3 months ago
40 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
The Therapist's Journey with Maria & Liliana
Send us a text The secret evolution of therapists that nobody talks about in graduate school - from survival mode to seasoned professional, Maria and Liliana crack open the unspoken developmental journey that shapes our careers and lives as mental health professionals. Remember that idealistic student who entered the field ready to change lives? Then reality hit - staggering student debt met with jobs (not careers) where you felt easily replaceable rather than valued. This episode compassion...
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4 months ago
19 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Beyond Burnout: Discovering Your Authentic Professional Self with Madison Duran
Send us a text Professional identity formation is a crucial yet often overlooked process for preventing burnout and achieving fulfillment in the mental health field. Burnout symptoms closely mirror those of an identity crisisMany clinicians experience burnout within just 2-5 years of practiceProfessional identity involves aligning personal values with professional workTransitioning from training to practice requires developing your voiceNavigating insurance systems often creates value conflic...
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4 months ago
35 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
SITH Conference 2025: Join us for a deep dive into Beyond Borders & Supervising with Caution with Liliana Baylon
Send us a text Liliana joins us to preview her two upcoming workshops at the SITH conference in Las Cruces this October, focusing on cultural humility in mental health and ethical supervision practices. Her unique approach combines her experience as a migrant, her passion for ethics, and her training across multiple supervision models to offer fresh perspectives that go beyond stereotypical checklists. • Liliana will present two workshops: "Beyond Borders: Culturally Responsive & Ethical...
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4 months ago
8 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
SITH Conference 2025: Rooted & Resilient: Healing Ourselves While We Heal Systems with Maria Laquerre-Diego
Send us a text Maria introduces the SITH (Supportive Innovation for Therapeutic Heroes) conference, taking place in Las Cruces this October, featuring her session, "Rooted and Resilient: Healing Ourselves While we Heal Systems." • SITH conference provides in-person learning with a fun, geeky pop culture vibe for therapists • Maria's session focuses on therapist self-healing while working in depleting systems • Conference specifically addresses court-involved cases and high-stress clinical si...
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4 months ago
5 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
SITH Conference 2025: The Legal Arena: Playing by the Rules and Advocating for ClientsThrough Play Therapy & Clinical Expertise with Val Bruno
Send us a text We welcome special guest Val to discuss her upcoming session at the SITH Conference, which focuses on helping clinicians navigate the legal arena with confidence. Val shares her expertise as a translator between the therapeutic world and legal settings, helping therapists understand how to effectively advocate for their clients in court. • SITH (Supportive Innovations for Therapeutic Heroes) is an in-person conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico, October 9-11 • This year's confe...
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4 months ago
10 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
SITH Conference 2025 - The Force Within the Family with Jen Shivey
Send us a text We delve into the upcoming SITH Conference (Supportive Innovations for Therapeutic Heroes) taking place October 9-11 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with a special focus on court-involved cases and family systems work in play therapy. • Jenny discusses her conference session "The Force Within the Family" focusing on family dynamics in play therapy • Importance of working with the entire family system rather than just the child in therapy • How to engage with the trifecta of home, s...
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4 months ago
11 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Balancing Ethics and Flexibility Creates Better Therapy with Dr. Dana Wyss
Send us a text How do we honor therapeutic boundaries while truly meeting clients where they are? In this thought-provoking reunion episode with Dr. Dana Weiss, we explore the delicate dance between ethical practice and therapeutic flexibility. Dana shares a compelling case study of working with a client in a domestic violence situation who splits time between countries, illustrating the complex decisions therapists face when standard practices don't fit unique client circumstances. Rather t...
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5 months ago
36 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Navigating High-Conflict Divorce Therapy with Berenice Leon-Fonseca
Send us a text Few therapists willingly choose to work with high-conflict divorce cases. The fear of subpoenas, licensing board complaints, and getting caught in legal crossfire keeps many clinicians from helping the families who may need them most. But Berenice Leon Fonseca sees things differently. Drawing from her unique background in law and family therapy, Berenice illuminates the path for therapists who want to serve families navigating the painful journey of separation but feel intimid...
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5 months ago
39 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Beyond Control: How Behavior Speaks with Robyn Gobbel
Send us a text Demystifying the complex world of childhood trauma behaviors demands more than clinical knowledge—it requires a profound shift in how we view challenging behaviors altogether. Robin, a seasoned former therapist who specialized in supporting families of children with trauma histories, joins us to transform how we interpret behavior that seems baffling, dangerous, or personally directed. At the heart of this conversation lies a powerful truth: all behavior is communication. Robi...
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6 months ago
38 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
The Role of Attachment and Mentorship with Clair Mellenthin
Send us a text Discover the transformative power of earned security in attachment theory with the insightful Clair Mellenthin, the brilliant mind behind Attachment-Centered Play Therapy. Clair unveils her pioneering research on the journey of registered play therapists, highlighting how their attachment histories deeply influence their professional and personal lives. This conversation offers a beacon of hope, emphasizing that early relationship patterns are not set in stone and can evolve th...
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6 months ago
40 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Officers' Path to Personal Growth and Well-being with Anjuli R. Thompson
Send us a text Ever wonder how law enforcement officers manage their roles' immense stress while maintaining their identities? Our insightful guest, Anjuli Raven Thompson, a licensed professional counselor supervisor, steps into the spotlight to share her fascinating journey as a mental health advocate for police officers. Inspired by her husband's lengthy career in law enforcement, Anjali has carved out a unique niche by integrating synergetic play therapy into her work, offering officers a ...
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7 months ago
40 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Embracing Cultural Sensitivity and Early Relational Health with Dr. Meyleen Velasquez
Send us a text Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, an inspiring Latina clinician, joins us to share her profound journey in mental health, shaped by her own life with vitiligo and her dedication to working with perinatal and early relational health. Embarking on this path in Miami, she was one of the few Spanish-speaking clinicians, leading her to specialize in play therapy. We explore her newly published book, "What Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health," which provides an a...
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7 months ago
42 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Understanding Intergenerational Trauma with Mili Shoemaker
Send us a text Unlock the secrets of intergenerational trauma with Milagros "Mili" Sarmiento Shoemaker, a distinguished therapist who bridges cultures from Argentina to the United States. Have you ever wondered how the experiences of your ancestors shape your life today? This episode promises insights into understanding trauma as a survival mechanism that transcends generations, using historical contexts, like wars and migrations, to illustrate the invisible threads connecting us to our past....
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8 months ago
39 minutes

A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Send us a text The mental health field has a problem we need to talk about - one that's driving talented clinicians away and ultimately harming the clients we all serve. In this candid conversation, two Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists strip away professional pretense to examine the dysfunctional systems governing our work. We tackle the uncomfortable reality of gatekeeping in mental health - how established professionals and institutions often block access to knowledge, training, and...