Not Alone in The Land Megan Rochford

Episode 12 of @NAMI_GC podcast Not Alone in The Land is here! NAMI GC Program Director, Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker talk with renowned experts Harry Sivec, PhD & Valerie Kreider, PhD about Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis, an evidence-based treatment approach shown to improve symptoms and functioning in people living with psychotic disorders. How does CBT-p work? Who can benefit?  Join us for this ongoing series on demystifying mental health treatment.

Episode 11 of @NAMI_GC podcast Not Alone in The Land is here! NAMI GC Program Director, Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker talk with internationally renowned expert Dr Lucene Wisniewski PhD about Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a treatment for individuals who need help managing strong emotions, impulsive behavior and thoughts or actions related to self-harm. How does DBT work? Who can benefit?  Join us for this ongoing series on demystifying mental health treatment.

NAMI GC Program Director, Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker (@portiahugs) talk with NAMI Greater Cleveland interns Tinesha Stevens, communications student at Cleveland State University and Heather Anderson, social work student at Cleveland State University,  about what it's like to intern at NAMI GC and the importance of supporting college students when it comes to mental health.

Episode 9 of @NAMI_GC podcast Not Alone in The Land is here! NAMI GC Program Director, Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker (@portiahugs) reflect on their favorite moments from NAMIWalk 2021 and what it was like to meet each other in-person for the first time!  Join us for this special episode on the power of coming together.

Dr. Jeff Turell, MD from Strive Mental Health and Wellness joins NAMI GC Program Director Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker to explain Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, a treatment that may help when depression  has not responded to medications and other therapies.  

Dr. Turell explains how TMS works, who might benefit and how to find a TMS-certified physician.

Join us for this first of many episodes on demystifying mental health treatment.

Chris Vavro, LISW of A Space for Healing joins NAMI GC Program Director Megan Rochford & mental health advocate Portia Booker to explain Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, a treatment for PTSD and other forms of trauma.

Chris explains how EMDR works, who might benefit and how to find an EMDR therapist.

Join us for this first of many episodes on demystifying mental health treatment.