{"podcast":{"title":"Therapy Chat","slug":"therapy-chat-215844","podcast_index_feed_id":215844,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/303d5792-3fd7-4731-b268-57d1f542269b","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/therapy-chat","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2023/4/3/17/e3d12496-b0f2-4fab-94b0-fd35ef68d22e_therapy-01_4_2.png","author":"Laura Reagan, LCSW-C","episode_count":539,"summary":"Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, Psychotherapist, Burnout Prevention Consultant and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator interviews guests to discuss holistic and alternative approaches used in psychotherapy, counseling, coaching and healing sessions. Be a fly on the wall as therapists discuss the practice of psychotherapy and how they implement self care into their own lives to prevent therapist burnout. Conversations about mindfulness, self compassion, The Daring Way™, EMDR, art therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, other somatic methods, trauma, parenting, attachment will get you thinking deeply about therapy and the universal experience of being human, with all the joy and pain that entails.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:18:41.582412+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/therapy-chat-215844"},"episode":{"title":"517: Counseling Black Women with Dr. LaNail R. Plummer","slug":"517-counseling-black-women-with-dr-lanail-r-plummer","published_at":"2026-03-03T19:00:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/therapy-chat-215844/517-counseling-black-women-with-dr-lanail-r-plummer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/therapy-chat-215844","url":"https://therapychatpodcast.com","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/b5bc91c4-687b-456e-bfce-478dde5821dc/stream.mp3","summary":"As Black History month ends and Women's History month begins, this week's episode is a conversation with Dr. LaNail R. Plummer, author of The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women. Dr. Plummer, the Counseling Department Chair at Trinity University, explains that while many Black women seek therapists who look like them, with only 4% of the mental health workforce made up of Black women, there was a need for a book for white clinicians and others who are not Black to learn how best to serve this group. As Dr. Plummer points out, Black women are not a monolithic group, and rather than the burden being on them to educate their therapists about culturally competent therapy, clinicians can pick up this book and learn for themselves the best ways to support Black women. Dr. Plummer adds that she hopes Black women will also find her book to be a valuable resource in their healing journeys. Dr. LaNail R. Plummer is a visionary mental health expert, educator, speaker, and author dedicated to redefining how minorities are seen, supported, and healed in clinical spaces. Her book, The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women (WW Norton & Co), is her first of three serving as both a professional resource for educators and mental health providers, and an accessible guide for Black women looking to heal. For Dr. Plummer, the book is more than theory but a response to a gap she witnessed her entire career; the need for healthcare (especially within mental health) that affirms and reflects the real lived experiences of Black women. A wife, mother of two adult children, U.S. Military Veteran, proud Howard University graduate, and lifelong member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc., Dr. Plummer brings two decades of clinical expertise and lived experience to inform her work.…","meta_description":"As Black History month ends and Women's History month begins, this week's episode is a conversation with Dr. LaNail R. Plummer, author of The Essential Gu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/therapy-chat-215844/episodes/517-counseling-black-women-with-dr-lanail-r-plummer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/therapy-chat-215844/517-counseling-black-women-with-dr-lanail-r-plummer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}