Ohio Counseling Conversations
The official Ohio Counseling Association podcast. Our mission is to host experts from our membership, leadership, and throughout the counseling field to bring listeners relevant conversations around what it means to be a counselor in Ohio. In addition, this podcast will provide a platform for Ohio Counseling Association divisions, chapters, and committees to share information and updates. Made for counselors by counselors, we hope to highlight important conversations in the profession that will inform our work as we continue to grow as professionals and as people. Thank you for tuning in! Views, beliefs, or references mentioned in episodes do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Ohio Counseling Association. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the view of the Ohio Counseling Association or any of its officials.
Episodes
24 episodes
Conversation 24 - We Must Protect Our Profession
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Victoria Kress, a highly accomplished counselor and educator with extensive experience in academia, professional organizations, and community service. She has held leadership roles in various counseling org...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:00:57
Conversation 23 - Help People Find Where They Belong
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Michael Lewis, the current president of the Ohio Counseling Association, clinician, and professor, to explore the diverse roles he balances in the counseling profession. We discuss his work with the OCA, in...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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52:37
Conversation 22 - (Re)defining Wellness
In this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Katie Gamby about how models of wellbeing are practiced, discussed, celebrated, and critiqued within the counseling world. Dr. Katie Gamby, the founder & CEO of The Wellife and LPCC-...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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46:07
Conversation 21 - Presence is What’s Important: Supporting Children and Teens in Grief
In this episode, we sit down with Kailey Bradley, a licensed professional counselor and nationally certified counselor, to explore the complexities of childhood and teen grief. Kailey, who is also a fellow in thanatology, shares her extensive e...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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43:06
Conversation 20 - Intentionality as Advocacy
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sean Gorby, LPCC, current chairperson for OCA’s Government Relations Committee, about how the counseling profession intersects with the realm of advocacy. During our conversation we were able to ask about the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:01:20
Conversation 19 - Motivational Interviewing: Change Cannot be Imposed
In this episode of Ohio Counseling Conversations, we are grateful to have been able to speak with Dr. Cynthia Osborn, a counselor educator at Kent State University. In this conversation, Dr. Osborn discusses the power of Motivational Interviewi...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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53:04
Conversation 18 - Being Real in our Own Lives & within Counseling Spaces
Today, we were able to sit down with Quebec Gibbons, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Supervisor at the Gentle Shepherd Counseling Center located in North Canton. Quebec and Dr. Marisa Cargill amplify the significance of modelin...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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53:06
Conversation 17 - Stories Have Power
In this episode we speak with Dr. Jessica Headley, a clinical mental health counselor with a specialization in perinatal mental health. Dr. Headley discusses her extensive experience supporting pregnant and postpartum parents and the evidenced-...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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47:37
Conversation 16 - “Yes, and…” How Improv and Counseling Intersect
In this episode we talk with Diana DePasquale, a current Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s student and counselor trainee here in Ohio. Diana talks with host Dr. Marisa Cargill about how her path to counseling has been about conne...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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49:38
Conversation 15 - Medicare Advocacy Efforts: Shifting to the People We Serve
Join us for this episode as we talk with Matthew Fullen, Ph. D, MDiv, LPCC, and former Ohio Counseling Associate Government Relations Committee Chair andACA Public Policy and Legislation committee and chair. Dr. Fullen is currently a coun...
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45:45
Conversation 14 - Reflecting, Connecting, and Celebrating: Ohio Counseling Conversations' Anniversary Episode
In this episode, we sit down with Ohio Counseling Conversations host and cheerleader, Marisa Cargill, Ph. D., M. Ed, LPCC-S. As a seasoned counselor, educator, and advocate, Marisa reflects on the journey of the podcast, discusses the pow...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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43:39
Conversation 13 - Counselors and Supervisors: Called to Be Wise
Join us for this episode with Wenday Nathan, LPCC-S, wellness coach, and the author of the book The Portable Supervisor. In this conversation, Wendy and the OCC host Marisa Cargill dig into the importance and dimensions of a successful supervis...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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46:39
Conversation 12 - Counseling, Technology, and Preparing for the Metaverse
Join us for this episode with Dr. Staci Hayes, LPCC-S, who is founder and CEO of MetaVoice Foundation, a nonprofit organization that prioritizes mental health and wellness within the Metaverse. In this conversation, Staci and the OCC host Maris...
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53:10
Conversation 11 - Transdiagnostic Therapies - Hope, Compassion, and Advocacy in Diagnosis
Join us on this episode with Michael Desposito, LPCC-S, and a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist in the Canton area. Michael is based at The Well Life, LLC, and also serves as an adjunct professor at a local university. Tune in as we delv...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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39:09
Conversation 10 - Destigmatizing Dissociation
Join us on this episode with OCA Member, author, clinical trauma specialist, expressive artist, yogini, performer, short filmmaker, Reiki master, TEDx speaker, and recovery advocate, Dr. Jamie+ Marich, as we discuss her new book "Dissociation M...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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49:59
Conversation 9 - Moving from "What's wrong?" to "What happened?"
Tune into this episode as Ohio Counseling Conversations team member, Kailey Bradley, MA, LPCC-S, talks with David Ross, MA LPCC-S, and Ashley Ackerman, Ph. D., LPC, NCC from the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:28
Conversation 8 - Accurate History & Why DEI Matters
Join us to talk to Dr. James Hightower, Ed. D., LPC, a current member of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural Dignity Committee (DEICDC) of the Ohio Counseling Association while we discuss the importance diversity and DEI, understandi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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56:40
Conversation 7 - PRIDE is More than a Celebration
Join us on this episode, as we are joined by SAIGEO Members from OCA, Chase Morgan-Swaney, LPCC-S, NCC, CCMHC, ACS(he/him) and Mariah Payne, LPC (she/they/elle) to discuss why PRIDE is more than a celebration month, as it provides cultural dign...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:25:25
Conversation 6 - Meet the President Series - Engaging in Brave Conversations
Our 6th conversation continues the Meet the President Series with the 2023-2024 OCA President––Dr. Sherdene Simpson, Ph.D, LPCC-S, MFT. Dr. Simpson received her masters from Kent State University, doctoral degree from The University of Akron, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:05
Conversation 5 - Teen Development, Dysregulation, and DBT
Conversation 5 features Hayle Fisher, LPCC, BC-TMH, who currently serves the Director of Adolescent Services at Premier Behavioral Health Services. Hayle is passionate about providing DBT services to adolescents, young adults, and families. She...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:41
Conversation 4 - Meet the President Series - Strengthening Our Profession
In this episode, we are honored to be joined by Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat, an OCA past president; and soon-to-be president-elect of the American Counseling Association this summer. In continuing the Meet the President series, we are inspi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:20
Conversation 3 - Meet the President Series - It's About the Small Things
In the third episode of Ohio Counseling Conversations we continue the Meet the President series with Staci Tessmer, current OCA President, LPCC-S, NCC, BC-TMH. Our host Dr. Marisa Cargill talks with Staci Tessmer on the importance of the journe...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:18
Conversation 2 - Meet the President Series - Stay Curious
We are excited to announce the second episode of the Ohio Counseling Conversations podcast! This time we hear from Ohio Counseling Association past president, Dr. DoHee Kim-Appel. In this enriching conversation our host Dr. Marisa Cargill talks...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:03
Conversation 1 - Permission to Grieve
In this episode, we interview Kailey Bradley who is both a counselor and thanatologist. She discusses her passions for grief and her own journey of becoming a grief specialist. Kailey emphasizes common misconceptions about grief as well as the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:00