Here is a bit about our special guest this week Dr. Jo Shaw in her own words. I grew up in the 80's and 90's. I fell in love with video games starting on a green screened Commodore 64 and 5 inch floppy disks. From there, I continued the path from Atari, Sega, Nintendo, XBox, and Playstation. My favorite games involve cooperative play, RPG, JRPG, and MMO. I fell in love with anime in the early 2000's after my first exposure on late night Cartoon Network. I began to study Japanese language and culture. I enjoy attending anime conventions and attempting to make my own cosplay. I grew up with films;  Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, E.T., Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, and Mad Max just to name a few. I enjoy playing table top RPG such as Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Vampire the Masquerade. I also enjoy playing Magic the Gathering. I enjoy watching current day content from Marvel and DC. I am avid fan of the CW shows. Ironman and Groot are my favorites from MCU. I want to be a member of the League of Shadows from DC. I attended Comic Con in San Diego in 2012. I completed my Ph.D. in 2015. I have been working in mental health since 2002. I am passionate about helping others overcome challenges and working through their own hero's journey.

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Geek Therapeutics Podcast with our special guest Charlene Macpherson!

Nicki Line aka Therapist Nicki is a pioneer in her brand of holistic mental health treatment. After spending over a decade looking at cookie cutter plans of treatment she looks at the whole person and the system they are living in and finds a plan to create balance and harmony. She is also know as the Healing Unicorn using creative methods to clean out old wounds so they can heal and allow for them to thrive. Therapist Nicki is a clinical sexologist specializing in kink and alternative relationships such as polyamory, relationship specialist, traumatologist ,and addictologist. She works with eating disorders, law enforcement, and military personnel. Therapist Nicki works with individuals, children, adolescents, relationships, and families. Therapist Nicki brings her unique sense of humor and style to each session. You will often she her co therapist, Dark Prince Hairy, eager to aid in the healing process as well.  Let Therapist Nicki teach you the magic of healing so you can be your own unicorn/hero in your story. She currently works as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and Associate licensed in Georgia working at HarmonyUS Inc. Webpage (under construction) therapist-nicki.com Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/HealingUnicornShop Facebook: Unicorn Nicki  My Store: Tee store Instagram: @therapistnicki TikTok: @harmonyus

This week's guest is the one and only Joy Garcia

This week's guest is the very awesome and talented Fad

Abraham (Abe) Klein has been doing therapy professionally since he began his clinical internship in 2015.  It was during that internship that he began to realize he can use his love of anime, video games, manga, tabletop roleplaying games, comics, and other geeky media as an aid to his work with clients.  Over the years he has gained experience & skill with this, and feels great joy any time he finds himself with a new geeky client with whom he can utilize this skill set.  He specializes in working with adolescents, teens, and young adults, as well as treating anxiety, general life issues, and finding meaning in existence.  He holds competency in working with depression, bipolar, dealing with trauma, mindfulness, and is LGBTQIA+ and poly affirming in his work.

Adam Baldowski is a non-binary Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern currently working in private practice in Winter Park, Florida. They have been involved in geek culture from a young age, when they read their first X-Men comic at a small comic book store in their hometown near Atlanta and attended their first comic book convention, Dragon Con. They definitely lean more toward Marvel over DC.

James Smith, 41, is a longtime geek who earned his MSW in 2017. After working as a caseworker at the Harris Center in Houston, Texas, he has moved to Nebraska to be closer to family and is currently working on earning his licensure at Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska. He began the trail to geekdom over 30 years ago with the original Dragonlance trilogy and has been hooked on virtually anything geeky since. He hopes to earn his Geek Therapist certification and to use it one day in practice, bringing together his love of RPGs with his passion for therapy!

Welcome to the second episode of the Geek Therapeutics Podcast! This week we have the amazing Shawn Thomas as our special guest! So, sit back relax and enjoy learning about an amazing individual with an amazing plan! Shawn Thomas is a father of two adorable-bratty girls and husband to his best friend in Ankeny, IA. He is a full-time Dungeon Master with 25+ years of experience, has created his own fantasy realm and runs a business to help provide exceptional (and safe!) D&D sessions for anyone interested. For Therapeutic D&D sessions he is able to partner with other mental health providers where he takes on the responsibilities of running session-related content and frees up the provider to focus on their client and help them move forward towards stability and/or healing. Prior to being a full-time Dungeon Master Shawn was successful as an AVP of Technology in the life insurance space, A technology solutions architect with IBM, and has worked numerous day-to-day labor-based jobs prior to his technology career.

Welcome to our new podcast interview series here on Geek Therapeutics! We will be talking with our certified Geek Therapists, Specialists, Game Masters along with other voices within Geek Culture! Our guest this week is Nick Anderson! Nick Anderson has been a caregiver and trainer in the Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health direct support fields for nearly 15 years and provides certifications for the state of Maine for people working as Mental Health Rehabilitation Technicians. Nick is a graduate of the Geek Therapeutics Certified Therapeutic Game Master Program and is using his skills to help his clients engage in social skills, communication skills, and problem solving skills. Nick is a proud father to 6 children, 1 boy and 5 girls, 3 with special needs and 4 with persistent mental health issues. He describes himself as a lifelong geek and says he turns into a 9 year old every time a new Star Wars or Lord of The Rings film is released!