This is a podcast about deconstructing counselling and psychotherapy with a better future in mind.
Richard Tatomir, a Counsellor-Educator-Supervisor with a decade of experience, and Glenn Wood, practicing depth-oriented psychodynamic therapist, and various guests, apply a Critical Psychology lens to the problems of contemporary psychotherapy, arguing for the value of symptoms, systems-thinking, the person of the therapist, integration, psychedelics, Buddhism and the nature of suffering, and the future of therapy in our late-stage capitalist world.
Publisher
Glenn Wood, M.Ed., RCC and Richard Tatomir, M.A., CCC
Episode 15: AI in the Space of Psychotherapy with Derek Weiss
Glenn and Richard are joined by Derek Weiss, an AI enthusiast and psychotherapy client, to discuss the encroachment of AI into the space of counselling, psychotherapy, and the mental health field. The trio discuss some of the innovations that AI has brought to the field and their potential consequences, for better or for worse, for therapists and clients alike.
30 Apr 2026
Episode 14: Psychedelic Futures with Dr. Zach Walsh
*Video starts at 01:23* Glenn and Richard are joined by Dr. Zachary Walsh, Clinical Psychologist and Faculty from UBC to discuss research and practice of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, the state of the field currently, criticisms, safety, and the hope for a more equitable and accessible future to this potentially transformative medicine.
Zachary Walsh, PhD is a Professor in the UBC (University of British Columbia) Department of Psychology. He attended the University of Winnipeg as an undergraduate, received a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2008 from the Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University, and completed a clinical internship and a research fellowship at the Brown University Centre for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Dr. Walsh is a registered clinical psychologist whose research has been supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Health Canada, BC Interior Health Authority, the Peter Wall Endowment, and the American Psychological Association. (https://psych.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/zach-walsh/ (https://psych.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/zach-walsh/))
14 Jan 2026
Episode 13: The Critical Potentialities of Humanism with Avraham Cohen
Glenn and Richard are joined by Avraham Cohen, a psychotherapist, researcher and educator based in Vancouver, to discuss his experience in the field of psychotherapy and thoughts on the state of the field today. Glenn and Richard engage Avraham around his humanistic orientation to explore the critical potentialities of this movement and tease out a meaningful framing for contemporary practice.
Avraham's website: https://dravrahamcohen.com/
11 Nov 2025
Episode 12: The Great Psychotherapy Debate- Scott Miller
Richard and Glenn continue their exploration of the Great Psychotherapy Debate, focusing in this episode on the work of Scott Miller. Scott's contributions to the debate include a shift from privileging modality to a focus on interpersonal effectiveness, highlight the importance of consistent deliberate practice to enhance effectiveness, and the need to consistently seek feedback from the clients we serve. Glenn and Richard discuss the pros and cons of Scott's contributions.
11 Jul 2025
Episode 11: Deconstructing Trauma
In this episode, Glenn and Richard discuss trauma, a central concept in the psychotherapy landscape. They explore the history of trauma, its contemporary definitions and framing, and deconstruct the space of trauma, emphasizing a return to the subjectivity of the client. This episode incorporates the work of Mark Epstein (The Trauma of Everyday Life) and Donald Kalsched (The Inner World of Trauma, Trauma and the Soul) to resituate the discussion of trauma around inner psychological dynamics. Trauma is emphasized as inescapable and essential in human life, and as sometimes affording the possibility of growth.
13 May 2025
Introducing Critical Psychotherapy
In this episode Richard and Glenn discuss the work of critical psychotherapist Del Loewenthal and topics of concern that extend from his theorizing.
1 Mar 2025
Constructing the Self, Constructing America
Richard and Glenn are joined by SFU graduate student Anthony to discuss the book Constructing the Self, Constructing America by Philip Cushman. Cushman advances the argument that psychotherapy is a cultural activity and cannot be fully understood outside of the culture of consumer capitalism. The speakers discuss Cushman's wide perspective on psychotherapy and its implications for contemporary practice.
10 Dec 2024
The Money
Glenn and Richard explore how therapists' vulnerability to money through altruism and greed influences the practice of counselling and psychotherapy.
7 Nov 2024
S1E7: Relational Psychotherapy with Emma
Richard and Glenn are joined by friend and colleague Emma to discuss relational psychotherapy. Drawing on the work of psychodynamic practitioner Teri Quatman, they discuss the risks and rewards of this type of approach. Personal examples are used to explore the complexities of relational process.
Teri Quatman's book Essential Psychodynamic Psychotheray: An acquired art- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-18487-000
9 Jul 2024
S1E6: The Great Psychotherapy Debate- Bruce Wampold and Johnathan Shedler
In this episode, hosts Glenn and Richard delve into the ongoing controversy in psychotherapy research. They discuss Bruce Wompold's contextual model, which highlights common factors in psychotherapy effectiveness, and Jonathan Shedler’s critiques of current research methodologies, especially short-term and manualized treatments. Shedler advocates for the importance of long-term, depth-oriented therapies and questions the reliance on randomized controlled trials and symptom reduction metrics. The episode touches on issues of client choice and informed consent, encouraging a profound reevaluation of psychotherapy research. Listeners are invited to engage, share their perspectives, and contribute to this critical debate.
Link to the debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10h6bLX_LI&t=1316s
7 Jun 2024
S1E5: Buddhism and Psychotherapy- Part 2
In this two-part episode, Glenn and Richard explore Buddhism's history, its forms of integration in contemporary and counselling and psychotherapy, and the problems and solutions it provides.
7 May 2024
S1E5: Buddhism and Psychotherapy- Part 1
In this two-part episode, Glenn and Richard explore Buddhism's history, its forms of integration in contemporary and counselling and psychotherapy, and the problems and solutions it provides.
Addendum to the episode: Bodhidharma is the 28th patriarch of the Zen Buddhist lineage, not the 6th.
8 Mar 2024
S1E4: Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy- Part 2
Richard and Glenn continue their discussion on Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and its profound implications for the contemporary psychotherapy space.
16 Jan 2024
S1E4: Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy- Part 1
Richard and Glenn discuss Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, an emerging form of therapy that uses Psychedelic medications (MDMA, Psylocibin, Ketamine) to catalyze profound psychological change. The authors discuss how this topic stretches the boundaries of how conventional psychotherapy understands itself.
23 Dec 2023
S1E3: The Integrated Therapist
Richard and Glenn grapple with the complexities, both personal and professional, of integrating one's practice around multiple theories.
23 Dec 2023
S1E2: Symptom Management or Healing Transformation?
Glenn and Richard compare the two dominant positions that psychotherapists take today: the management of symptoms vs. supporting healing transformation. Each makes the case for how healing transformation can be supported in an industry increasingly focused on helping people just to cope, including sharing case examples of their work.
23 Dec 2023
S1E1: Psychotherapy Today and Tomorrow
Richard and Glenn discuss problems in the contemporary space of psychotherapy: the dehumanizing forces of managed care, AI, an increasing emphasis on technique, and the diminishment of relational practice. They warn of a dark future if these forces are left unchecked, but also opportunities to correct course and expand the possibilities of psychotherapy today.
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