Post-separation abuse: How to support clients after they leave (with Krasi Kirova)

Bron is joined by Krasi Kirova (Clinical psychologist) to chat about post-separation abuse. Krasi explains how coercive control can continue through mediation, property settlement, and family court, why abusers can appear more credible than the people they harm, and how to support clients in therap…

Working with affairs and betrayal in therapy (with Marie Vakakis)

Bron is joined by Marie Vakakis (Mental Health Social Worker, Couple and Family Therapist) to unpack how to work with affairs and betrayal in therapy. Using hypothetical cases, Marie walks through what to do when an individual client discloses an affair, and how to support couples after an affair i…

Compassionate to clients, harsh on ourselves: Exploring the therapist double-standard (with Matthew Jackson)

Bron is joined by Matthew Jackson (Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor) to unpack why so many psychologists can be deeply compassionate towards clients but harshly critical towards themselves. Matt reflects openly on how his upbringing, attachment and his own therapy have shaped his relation…

Beyond the DSM: Intro to the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (with Claire Trevitt)

Bron is joined by Claire Trevitt (Psychologist) to explore the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM), which is one diagnostic alternative to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (the DSM). Claire explains how the PDM uses the same diagnostic categories as the DSM but adds depth around personality …

Young kids and a psychology career? Tips from a psychologist and mum of five (with Fiona Mann)

Bron is joined by Fiona Mann (Clinical Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor) to chat about balancing parenting young children with building a career in psychology. Fiona shares how she fell pregnant halfway through her clinical Masters, worked through her registrar program with twins on the w…

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy for ADHD: Practical tips for psychologists (with Jordan Turner)

Bron is joined by Jordan Turner (Educational and Developmental Psychologist) to unpack how to work well with clients who have ADHD. Both are ADHDers themselves and passionate about delivering neurodiversity-affirming, helpful therapy for ADHD clients. They chat about: 👉🏽 What ADHD is, why the DS…

Psychologist myths and facts: Do we have favourite clients? Is the therapeutic relationship enough? (with Matthew Jackson)

Bron is joined by Matthew Jackson (Psychologist) to unpack psychologist myths and facts, quickfire style. Bron presents the myths (which Matthew has not heard before!) and Matthew weighs in, from whether therapists secretly judge clients to whether you can only take clients as far as you've gone yo…

Working well with couples who stonewall, withdraw, and shut down (with Marie Vakakis)

Bron is joined by Marie Vakakis (Mental Health Social Worker and couples therapist) to chat about working with couples who stonewall, withdraw, and shut down. Marie unpacks the Gottman Method's "Four Horsemen" and shares exactly what to say and do when a couple's session starts to unravel. I found …

Understanding and identifying coercive control (with Krasi Kirova)

Bron is joined by Krasi Kirova (Clinical Psychologist) to chat about identifying coercive control in the therapy room. Krasi shares her own '3Ds' framework, built from years of clinical work, to help clinicians name abuse that doesn't always look obvious. They chat about: 👉🏽 Krasi's '3Ds' framew…

Decolonising your practice: Small steps toward anti-oppressive therapy (with Mish Kumar-Jonson)

Bron is joined by Mish Kumar-Jonson (Mental Health Social Worker and Chair of the Iceberg Foundation) about bringing anti-oppressive and anti-colonial practice into therapy. Mish shares how their own experience of migration and community shaped a lifelong commitment to supporting LGBTIQASBP+, neuro…