I talk with Stephanie Fennel about what separates DBT-informed, trained, and certified work, and how those levels shape safety, structure, and outcomes. We clear up myths about coaching, walk through the biosocial theory, and share concrete steps for handling suicidality with care.

• DBT-informed vs trained vs certified, and why rigor matters
• What DBT coaching is, how limits work, and when to use it
• Pretreatment structure, goals, and life-worth-living targets
• Commitment to stay alive vs no-harm contracts
• Safety planning, protective factors, and priority targeting
• Biosocial theory for validation and case formulation
• CEU trainings on skills application, suicide, and ethics
• Making CEUs affordable, engaging, and practical
• Where to find live and virtual trainings and consultation

Find trainings and details at smfcounseling.com. “There’s a link on the Trainings page for my February skills training and future events.”

We challenge neuronormative care by centering acceptance, cultural humility, and body-based practices for autistic and ADHD clients. Maverick shares how somatics, narrative therapy, and neuroqueered CBT restore agency, while we unpack DSM limits, language, and training paths that reduce harm.

• autism-affirming care based on acceptance and agency
• somatic therapy for interoception and proprioception needs
• childhood adaptations becoming adult barriers
• neuroqueering CBT to address bias and context
• narrative therapy for meaning-making and power
• neuroqueer identity beyond binaries and norms
• DSM limits, self-diagnosis, and decolonizing frames
• consent-based language and ongoing check-ins
• training resources and global providers
• six-month coaching group for rejection sensitivity

Follow on Instagram at the.therapist and visit coachingwithmaverick.com to watch the free RSD webinar and learn about the six-month program

Sabrina and Harmony discuss how Gestalt therapy and awake awareness shift the frame from therapist-as-expert to client-led healing grounded in presence, embodiment, and intuition. Harmony Kwiker shares practical ways to honor innate spirituality, reduce burnout, and train in transpersonal skills with clinical rigor.

• dismantling the expert model and centering client wisdom
• awake awareness versus ordinary mind
• the therapy room as a sacred container
• somatic work and present-moment experiments
• reframing countertransference as intuitive data
• trusting patterns as portals to healing
• reducing burnout by staying seated in our own energy
• training paths at the Institute for Spiritual Alignment
• levels covering attachment repair, subpersonalities, and non-ordinary states
• practical care for the clinician’s energy and congruence

Find Harmony’s resources and trainings at awakenedtherapist.com