The Systemic Way
This podcast gives the listener an opportunity to hear conversations with people from the field of systemic psychotherapy. Host Sezer and Julie, two systemic and family psychotherapists, discuss a wide range of topics, theories, practices and experiences with their guests, giving the listener an insight into this disciplines contribution to social change.
Artwork by Arai Drake Creative: http://www.araidrake.com/portfolio/thesystemicway/Music by Rena Paid
We are now being supported by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).
Episodes
77 episodes since 2021
A Tale of Three Sisters: A Movie Analysis from Critically Informed Family Therapy Perspective with Ozlem Kose PhD
In this episode we are joined by Ozlem Kose PhD to discuss an article she co-wrote with Fatma Arıcı-Şahin & Ahmet Abakay, A Tale of Three Sisters: A Movie Analysis from Critically Informed Family Therapy Perspective. Journal of...
September 01, 2024
•
Season 8
•
Episode 4
•
1:15:01
Addressing Race Based Trauma! With Dr. Jamila Holcomb
Dr Jamila Holcomb is a marriage and family therapist and supervisior in Florida joins us to discuss racial trauma. Given the current climate and the ongoing wrestle with racism and its impact on communities and individuals this episode offers e...
August 18, 2024
•
Season 8
•
Episode 3
•
1:13:18
AI, Web3, The Metaverse and Intersections with Mental Health: With Marianne Le Coyte Grinney
In this episode we speak with Marianne Le Coyte Grinney about mental health and tech. Marianne is the founder of Held Mind an organisation that offers training, support and consultation on mental health, sobriety and recovery on platforms such ...
July 21, 2024
•
Season 8
•
Episode 2
•
1:07:07
Systemic Lens Ep 3: Unpacking the Magic: A Systemic Analysis of Disney's Encanto
In this episode of The Systemic Lens, we delve into the enchanting world of Disney's "Encanto" through the lens of systemic psychotherapy. Join us as we explore the complex dynamics of the Madrigal family, analysing how intergenerational trauma...
July 07, 2024
•
Season 8
•
Episode 1
•
1:19:58
Beyond Single Stories of Trauma to Narratives of Survival and Strength: With Nsimire Aimee Bisimwa
Nsimire Aimee Bisimwa is a Highly Specialist Systemic & Family Psychotherapist, course lead & lecturer at Essex University & Tavistock Centre and visiting lecturer at University College London. Our home is th...
June 17, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 10
•
1:21:17
Critical Realism and The Philosophy of Open Systems: In Conversation with David Pocock.
David Pocock , Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, author and lecturer, joins us to discuss his influential paper, "A Philosophy of Practice for Systemic Psychotherapy: The Case for Critical Realism." (2015) In this...
June 09, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 9
•
1:28:23
Systemic Interventions/Psychotherapy - Two Sides of the Same Coin?: With Umberta Telfener
In this episode we are joined by EFTA President, Umberta Telfener, as she shares with us her legacy and connection to the development of the systemic field. She talks about her relationships with some of the pioneers in Systemic Family Therapy ...
May 27, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 8
•
1:11:20
Collective Care, "Sumud" and Resistance: With Dr. Yoa'd Ghanadry-Hakim
In today's episode we have the privilege to speak with Dr. Yoa'd Ghanadry-Hakim who is a clinical psychologist, human rights activist and supervisor and has been active in the field of mental health in Palestine for 25 years.
May 06, 2024
•
54:34
Gender, Sexuality and Adventures Beyond the Binary: In conversation with Amanda Middleton
Amanda Middleton joins us to talk in depth about her keynote speech/article, Adventures in time, gender and therapeutic practice. Embracing a queer systemic way of working with gender expansive families. Amanda shares with us ways ...
April 21, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 7
•
1:18:25
Social Constructionism - Origins, Development and Future in Systemic Practice: With Kenneth J. Gergen Ph.D
This episode focuses on social constructionism with one of the leading figures in the field, Kenneth J. Gergen Ph.D. We hear about how radical the ideas were at the time of its conceptiopn and the people who believed in its contribution...
April 07, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 6
•
1:19:10
Integrative Systemic Practice: A Contemporary Framework with Dr Kate Owen and Dr Leonie White
In this episode we discuss the Queensland Institute of Family Therapy's (QIFT) meta framework for integrative practice. Founders, Kate and Leonie talk about how practitioners are embracing and integrative approach and their experience of develo...
March 24, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 5
•
1:18:21
Trauma, Resilience and Culture - Systemic Work with Refugee Couples and Families: Dr Shadi Shahnavaz
This episode is about Shadi Shahnavaz’s insightful book “Working systematically with refugee families and couples: exploring trauma, resilience and culture” We discuss areas such as:-Effects of trauma-Seeking therapeutic help-Cross ...
February 25, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 4
•
1:22:43
Becoming and Being: Harry Aponte On The Person Of The Therapist
In this episode we speak with the much respect Dr Harry Aponte about his career, contributions and process of becoming and being a therapist. He shares with us stories oh how he became interested in systemic practice and his early days in...
February 14, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 3
•
1:45:36
Future Directions of JFT and Why Research Matters: In Conversation with Dr Sarah Helps
Editor of The Journal of Family Therapy (JFT), Sarah Helps joins us to discuss the history, contribution & value of JFT. Sarah shares her passion for research and its important role in the systemic field. She shows how research can support ...
February 11, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 2
•
1:12:31
An Odyssey into Second Order Competencies: With Laura Fruggeri and Francesca Balestra
In this episode we meet Francesca Balestra and Laura Fruggeri, two of the authors of the book Psychotherapeutic competencies: Techniques, relationships, and epistemology in systemic practice (2002). We have the opportunity to hea...
January 14, 2024
•
Season 7
•
Episode 1
•
1:24:58
Culture, Emotions and the Relationships Between: In Conversation with Batja Mesquita
Batja Mesquita, social psychologist, affective scientist, and pioneer of cultural psychology joins us to talk about her wonderful book Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions (2022).In this episodes, we dive deep into th...
December 23, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 10
•
1:40:45
Cultivating Belonging: A Systemic Exploration of Third Culture Kid's (TCK's): In Conversation with Dr. Ruth van Reken
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ruth Van Reken who is the co-authour of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, 3rd ed., and author of Letters Never Sent. We explore Third Culture Kids (TCKs)—which refers to people ra...
December 10, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 9
•
1:41:45
Talking Identity and Creating Spaces for Authentic Selves: In conversation with Hendrix Hammond
In this episode we talk with Hendrix Hammond about identity, the use of self, positioning and emotions in the therapeutic and organisational contexts. We expand on his AFT 2022 keynote speech where Hendrix shares his own journey and how this ha...
November 19, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 8
•
1:17:37
Making Every Session Count: The Philosophy and Practice of Single Session Therapy with Katy Stephenson, Flavio Cannistra and Jeff Young
In this episode we talk with Flavio Cannistra, Jeff Young and Katy Stephenson all about Single Session Therapy (SST). They share their professional experience and lived examples of the approach in action. We are introduced to the philosophy, ke...
November 05, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 7
•
1:34:29
"Practice Based Evidence Based Practice" - Therapy as Collaborative Learning: With Robert van Hennik
In this episode we meet with Robert van Hennik to discuss his professional doctorate titled: Practice Based Evidence Based Practice: Navigating Complexity in Feedback-informed Systemic Therapy. Robert brings his ideas alive by ta...
October 29, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 6
•
1:22:24
Opening Doors to Stories of Home - EMOTH (Emotional Map of the Home) with Dr. Viola Sallay and Dr. Tamás Martos
In this episode we speak with Dr. Viola Sallay and Dr. Tamás Martos about EMOTH a therapeutic tool they have created to support therapist in nurturing new ways of having conversations with families. They share the development, application and c...
October 08, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 5
•
1:41:23
Building Bridges: A Reflective Conversation from AFT Symposium #weareaft
This episode is a reflective conversation bout the recent AFT symposium "Building Bridges" which took place in Birmingham in July 2023. We are joined by Jennifer Achan, Anokh Goodman, Sybil Qasir and Judy Sutton who share their experiences of t...
August 27, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 4
•
1:06:46
Diversity, Solidarity and Systemic Change: Talking Diversity Working Party's (DWP) with Parveen Kaur and Amy Urry
In this episode Parveen Kaur & Amy Urry join us to discuss an initiative by AFT to openly and collaboratively work with members on issues of diversity. They share the intentions of creating the DWPs, provide insights on what they are about ...
August 14, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 3
•
1:24:00
Re-embracing the Spirt of Adventure: Pedagogy, Stories and Contemporary Narrative Practice with Dr Travis Heath
In this episode we talk with Dr Travis Heath and discuss the book “Reimagining Narrative Therapy Through Practice Stories and Autoethnography by Travis Heath, Tom Carlson and David Epston.The heart of the book is a re embracing of the s...
July 09, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 2
•
1:32:42
The Therapeutic Alliance - Collaboration, feedback and the use of questionnaires. In conversation with Peter Rober.
Peter Rober returns onto the podcast to talk in detail about his JFT award winning paper ‘One step up, but not there yet’: using client feedback to optimise the therapeutic alliance in family therapy, where he and his co-authours talk ...
June 11, 2023
•
Season 6
•
Episode 1
•
1:20:54