Your Consumer Guide to Therapy

Trauma Tonight is my late night style mental health show about how therapy actually works and how to navigate the mental health world with clarity and confidence. It is made for clients and for anyone who wants to understand therapy without gatekeeping or jargon.

If you are trying to find a good therapist, wondering whether your current therapy is helping, or curious about why so many therapists start off as the messiest friend in the group, Trauma Tonight is for you.

What You Will Find on Trauma Tonight

• How to shop for therapy with confidence. Specific questions to ask in early sessions and clear signs therapy is working.
• Understanding mental illness in a grounded way. Explanations that help you make sense of symptoms without shame.
• The culture of therapy. Why therapists behave the way we do and how the field shapes us.
• Practical tools and scripts. Language you can use in your sessions or in your own reflection.

Recent Episodes

How to Get Therapy Worth Paying For
What high quality therapy has in common and how to recognize real progress.

The Secret to Understanding Mental Illness
A clear, usable model for understanding symptoms and diagnoses.

Who Trauma Tonight Is For

• People considering therapy who want to go in informed.
• Current clients wondering if their therapy is effective.
• Mental health nerds who like seeing behind the scenes.
• Fans of Trauma Dump who want deeper education and guidance.

Important Note

Trauma Tonight is education and entertainment. It is not therapy.
If you are looking for real support, the most important thing is an ongoing relationship with a therapist who can get to know you over time.