295: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy In Cultural Context - With Dr Pat Ogden

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews returning guest Dr. Pat Ogden. You may recall back in 2018 Dr. Ogden was on Therapy Chat for the first time, talking about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, the method she founded (link below). This time, Dr. Ogden discusses her newest book, The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context. She talks about the book and the importance of bringing an anti-racist, anti-oppressive perspective to the field of psychology in general, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in particular.   </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Pat Ogden, PhD, (she/her), is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer and the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: <em>Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy</em> and <em>Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015).</em> Her third book, <em>The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context,</em> advocates for an anti-racist perspective in psychotherapy practice. Her current interests include couples therapy, child and family therapy, social justice, diversity, inclusion, consciousness, and the philosophical/spiritual principles that underlie her work. Learn more at <a href= "http://www.sensorimotor.org/"><span class= "s2">www.sensorimotor.org</span></a>. </span></p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class= "s1">RESOURCES:</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Pat Ogden's first Therapy Chat interview: <a href= "https://traumatherapistnetwork.com/podcasts/bottom-up-processing-using-sensorimotor-psychotherapy-with-dr-pat-ogden/"> <span class="s2">Episode 121</span></a></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to this week's sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sunset Lake CBD is created on a small