Sarah Chana Radcliffe, M.Ed., C.Psych.Assoc. is a registered Psychological Associate in Ontario, Canada. Over the past 30 years, she has counseled thousands of parents, couples and individuals in her full-time private practice in Toronto, Canada. She practices Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, Process Experiential Psychotherapy, Energy Psychology, EMDR and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for parents. She is the author of Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice. Mrs. Radcliffe conducts parenting classes, keynote lectures and workshops locally and internationally. Her articles and comments appear in numerous print and on-line journals including The New York Times, The Toronto Sun, and The National Post, She can be found on YouTube answering parenting queries and on iTunes with her own bi-weekly parenting podcast. Sarah Chana has been a guest on radio and television shows in the United States and Canada. Her web site http://www.parenting-advice.net offers education and practical advice to the international community on all aspects of parenting.
(Psychology podcast by David Van Nuys, Ph.D.)
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Now Sarah is a remarkable woman, all my truth bells were ringing when I heard her share her methods of treating her clients. There are a couple of folks I would love to send her to get better but she is too far away and that is too bad. She’s not bad looking either maybe she will marry me LOL. Just kidding, great show great guest, great interview Dr. Dave.
P.S. Just between me and the billions of folks on the internet I don’t think she realizes how remarkable she is.
Hello!
I was delighted to hear this rich interview with Sarah. As a listener from a while back, I’m remembering books used to be recommended, inspired by the interview. Of course Sarah’s work would be on that list … are there others?
For example: E. Gendlin has so many books, my head spins when I try to choose just one or two … is there a good overview one? and maybe one with a practitioner’s guide/toolkit type approach?
and on ego states therapy - where to start?
IIt seems like there is a delicious and yet undefined connection between this work and the light trance “going back into the dream” method of dreamwork.
Here are some books that can help one move into the ego-state healing realm:
These first three are for therapists only and the remaining would be appropriate for therapists and all others interested in this type of growth -
Healing the Divided Self - Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy for Post-traumatic and Dissociative Conditions by Maggie Phillips & Claire Frederick
Ego States -Theory and Practice by John Watkins & Helen Watkins
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy by Eugene Gendlin
Focusing by Eugene Gendlin
The Power of Focusing by Ann Weiser Cornell (and see her web site and courses)
Emotional Clearing by John Ruskan
Extraordinary Healing by Marilyn Gordon (this is a personal favorite)
Awakening the Mind by Anna Wise
I also saw a book that I haven’t yet read, but I’ve ordered it because it looks really great - for therapists - called Healing the Heart of Trauma and Dissociation with EMDR and Ego State Therapy by Ed Forgash
Hope that helps - I know it’s completely overwhelming. However, these are mostly practical and can be put to use right away and over time you will learn your own way of using all this info. Good luck!
Sarah Chana
wow! such an honor to hear from you so quickly after my post!
Look forward to hearing more from you
Suzanne
What an amazing interview!
Sarah, I agree with Rick (above), you’re amazing! And I’ll be the first one to buy your book on your synthesis and practice of ego-states psychotherapy. I really want to encourage you to write it! Your communication skills are so great. I could really imagine the diagrams you depicted during the interview, and I could imagine your client’s process in the ‘baby seals’ example as if I were a witness.
Such a rich and hope-filled process, marrying the strengths of the client’s creativity and natural self-healing capacity with purposeful and guided support from the therapist. Your methodology really resonated with me.
This is the “Alex” who’s email was read at the very end of the podcast. Thanks Dr. Dave for your emails and our correspondence. Keep up the great great work, and thanks for another superb interview with an amazing person in the field. We’re so lucky to have your shows!
-Alex
Wow… Dr. Dave, what a great interview.
I am a full time EFT practitioner and Sarah’s simple yet mind blowing analogy that she draws out on a piece of paper for each client was amazing!.
I love how she describes what is going on in our conscious and subconscious with the different internal parts that we all have. This brings my NLP/parts training to a whole new level.
I hope to hear more shows on EFT. If you ever want a list of some of the top EFT practitioners to interview for your show… just let me know.
Thanks for doing this great interview! Karen
Oh Yes… just want to let folks know. If they’d like a free easy to follow tutorial on how to do EFT tapping they can click here:
http://www.tapintoeft.com/new-to-eft/default.html
I realize Sarah R. did not talk very much about EFT in this interview but I know she uses it extensive in her practice.
P.S. Also love the interview on PTSD with
Rabbi Immanuel Yosef Legomsky!!!!
Loved the interview.. Thank you!
The simple analogy through the circle leading to the process Sarah went ahead to explain later on, was very interesting.
In blending NLP processes, Mindfulness and Energy Therapies, I have often experienced with wonder and amazement how such a process touches deep parts and integrate them in wonderful ways. And as was pointed out, the adult part always “knows” what the wounded part needs. One has to just facilitate that space!
Thank you very much..!