Episode 20: Survivalism, Anxiety and Guest Renisher Roberts

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. 

TW: None

Episode summary: Johanna watches more TV. Sarah builds Legos. They both discuss the history of anxiety. Guest, Renisher Roberts, talks about singles therapy and how her personality and identity as a bicultural therapist impacts her therapeutic style.

Guest Bio: Renisher Roberts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of New York. She's an established bicultural psychotherapist with over twelve years of clinical experience.  She is an Emotional Wellness and Relationship Therapist, who specializes in Singles Therapy.  She is the founder and creator of "Renisher Roberts, Psychotherapy", her private practice, which opened in 2013.  Prior to entering private practice, Renisher worked in various institutional settings, with diverse populations.  Her earlier experiences took her from the safe walls of a college Counseling Center, to a lock down unit of an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital.  Here she saw first hand the extreme spectrum of what mental illness really looks like.  Renisher's clinical services include individual, group, and family therapies.  She has served as a mentor to students and new therapists alike and she is also a supervisor.

Renisher is passionate about empowering, Inspiring and Encouraging women.  This passion has taken her to all corners of the world, as an International Humanitarian volunteer.  There she used her clinical skills, and expertise to not only build emotionally, but physically as well.   She continues to volunteer for an organization that provides free therapy to underprivileged young adults, who would not be able to afford it otherwise.   Further, helping to break down the stigmas of mental illness. 

When she is not in the virtual room, Renisher enjoys traveling the world, some of her favorite visited places include New Zealand, Africa and Venice Italy. She is a self proclaimed foodie, who enjoys great cuisines and exploring different cultures and customs.

Sources for today’s History Lesson: “A history of anxiety: from Hippocrates to DSM” by Marc-Antoine Crocq, MD

Resources: “Mr. Unavailable & the Fallback Girl: The Definitive Guide” by Natalie Lue

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