The Cultured Therapist

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Podcast by R.C. Winters

The Cultured Therapist

Ever want to get to know your therapist in an intimate yet captivating environment? R.C. Winters, a Licensed Counselor from Louisiana shares this space for therapists and clients to have regional, state, local, or national conversations about any topics about mental health that come to our minds. Through interviews with providers of mental health, including counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, and even medical doctors and health workers across the field at all levels, this is the place to as a provider tell your Truth. Clients can also learn about the struggles, concerns, topics, interests, and joys that helpers in the mental health field experience. A space for all healers to find time to discuss their journey and the love of their art, where art and science combine. We're glad you're here with us as a guest, colleague, or both, engaging the growing, the evolving, the becoming...The Cultured Therapist. - R.C. Winters

Latest episodes

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15 September 2026

The Forgotten Ones: Autism and Incarcerated Women

Whitney Storey, LPC explains why she gravitated toward helping incarcerated women and autistic clients, and critiques the justice system and diagnostic systems. She shares how authenticity and radical acceptance shape her relational approach, why diagnostic labels often miss neurodivergent people (especially AFAB adults), and how small acts of humanization in jails and classrooms can create powerful, reparative experiences.

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14 August 2026

Introduction to Organic Intimacy Theory for Couples Therapy

Kate Lemoine, LPC, the founder of The Intimacy Practice introduces Organic Intimacy Theory: a somatic framework that locates intimacy as an embodied capacity instead of a mostly cognitive one. She contrasts traditional couples work focused on improving verbal communication with an approach that integrates the autonomic nervous system, sexual and stress response cycles, and felt-sense exploration.

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06 July 2026

Responding to Shame

Melissa Bowen, a licensed professional counselor supervisor from Louisiana shares her journey from a 20-year career in the restaurant industry to becoming a counselor and business owner. Melissa emphasizes the significance of owning one's story, addressing shame, and helping clients live authentic lives.

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05 June 2026

DBR, CPT, Infidelity, Sex Addiction, and Heart

In this episode of The Cultured Therapist, licensed professional counselor Callie Wilson discusses her unique journey into the mental health field. She shares insights into the often misunderstood variations of OCD, like those involving intrusive and shame-inducing thoughts. Callie also introduces listeners to Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), a promising new modality targeting preverbal trauma responses. In addition, she covers information about her experiences working with couples and infidelity, paraphilias, and attending conferences. All of it centering on how her values, beliefs, and heart guide her in working with others in the helping profession.

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08 May 2026

Helping Dissociation Through EMDR and IFS

In this episode Marilyn Brown, a seasoned licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana, shares her personal and professional journey into the field of mental health, highlighting experiences with dissociative amnesia and trauma after the tragic death of her brother.

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01 April 2026

Healing from Sexual Trauma and the Power of Trauma-Informed Massage

In this episode of the Cultured Therapist, Christine Bordelon, a licensed massage therapist, shares her journey of healing from childhood sexual trauma and addiction. With a background in psychology and a passion for alternative healing modalities, Christine utilizes non-sexual therapeutic touch and scientific and spiritual understanding of her practice to help others rediscover comfort in their own bodies.

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