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ISPS-US 23rd Annual Conference | November 1-3, 2024 | University of Pittsburgh & Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA & Hybrid Online | Preliminary Schedule
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Clinicians with Lived Experience - and the Limits of the "Lived Experience" Paradigm (In-Person Only)
Saturday November 2, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Union Room 613
How do we use our lived experience as therapists in the clinical setting? How much mutuality is “too much”? Are there limits to the use of self-disclosure in the therapeutic dyad?

We are all therapists with various kinds of lived experience who have found our way to professional work as clinicians. To some extent, of course, all therapists have some kind of “lived experience” – which is another way of saying that all therapists use their own life experience in their work, regardless of whether they use explicit forms of self-disclosure in their treatments or not. With this in mind, this panel will ask the question: might explicit forms of self-disclosure regarding a therapist’s lived experience actually benefit the treatment? If so, how?

In this panel discussion, we will discuss our own journeys with respect to becoming clinicians who think deeply about mutuality and self-disclosure in our work – with our patients, clients, as well as our peers. We will explore the limits of self-disclosure and mutuality, depending on the clinical setting and the patient we are working with.
Speakers
avatar for Marie Brown, PhD

Marie Brown, PhD

ISPS-US Vice-President, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Marie Brown, PhD,  is a clinical psychologist in New York City. She is the President of the US Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US) and a co-founder of Hearing Voices Network NYC. She is co-editor of Women & Psychosis... Read More →
avatar for Sascha DuBrul, MSW

Sascha DuBrul, MSW

Institute for the Development of Human Arts
Sascha Altman DuBrul, MSW  is the co-founder of The Icarus Project, a network of peer based mental health support groups and media project dedicated to redefining the language and culture of mental health and illness. He has a Masters from Silberman School of Social Work and worked... Read More →
avatar for Elan Y Cohen, PhD

Elan Y Cohen, PhD

Adelphi University
Elan Y. Cohen is a clinical psychologist interested in social and psychoanalytic approaches to trauma and psychosis. Prior to graduate training, he worked as a recovery specialist in a crisis respite center and the Parachute NYC Open Dialogue mobile program. He is currently a postdoctoral... Read More →
avatar for Ben Goldstein, MSS, LCSW

Ben Goldstein, MSS, LCSW

Private Practice
Ben Goldstein is a clinical social worker, therapist and writer based in Philadelphia.
avatar for Mike Wimberley, MSW

Mike Wimberley, MSW

Northern Rivers OntrackNY
Mike decided to work in mental health due to his journey through the mental health system after being diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was 22 years old.  Mike received a BA in psychology from the University of Washington in 2013 and worked as a peer specialist in Washington State... Read More →
Saturday November 2, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Union Room 613
  Breakout Session, In-Person Only

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