A Podcast Exploring Spirituality in Psychotherapy
with Harmony KwikerThe Awakened Therapist Podcast
S3E13: (Therapy Demo) Healing Ancestral Wounds | Harmony Kwiker
In this therapy demo, a demo volunteer engages in a creative exploration of subpersonalities and ancestral wounds. What begins as the expression of inner constructs of the habitual self evolves into a powerful empty-chair dialogue with his great-grandfather, where...
S3E12: Energetic Coherence | Dr. Mary Sanders
In this episode of The Awakened Therapist Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Mary Sanders, a chiropractor and energy medicine practitioner with more than 30 years of experience. Together, we explore what it means for practitioners to hold energetic coherence—how tending to...
S3E11: FULL Therapy Demo | Returning to the Authentic Self | Harmony Kwiker
When working with clients, one of the most transformative moments in therapy is identifying an inner polarity—the parts of the self that pull in opposite directions and quietly shape a client’s choices, identity, and sense of safety. The Gestalt two-chair experiment...
S3E10: The Mindful Counselor | Sue Patton Thole
In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with my friend and mentor Sue Thoele, psychotherapist and author of the beloved book The Courage to Be Yourself. Together we explore the tender and universal journey of discovering authenticity, navigating self-doubt, and...
S3E9: (Therapy Demo) Reclaiming Inner Authority | Harmony Kwiker
In this live demo session, I sit with a volunteer whose lifelong pattern has been to look outward for her sense of okayness. Beneath this orientation lives a split: the way she dissociates from herself and the anger that arises when she feels unseen or unsupported....
S3E8: The Power of Brainspotting | Nichole Jones
In this powerful episode, Harmony is joined by therapist Nichole Jones to explore the practice of Brainspotting—a therapeutic modality that uses eye positions to access and process unresolved trauma stored in the body. Together, we discuss how Brainspotting can open...
S3 Bonus: What does it really mean to be client-led? | Harmony Kwiker
What does it actually mean to be client-led? And how do we ensure we’re not subtly leading our clients away from themselves—even when we have good intentions? In this solo teaching episode, Harmony explores the foundational principle of honoring a client’s sovereign...
S3E7: (FULL Therapy DEMO) From Survival to Sovereignty | Harmony Kwiker
In this powerful session, Harmony sits with a volunteer whose well-worn pattern of self-abandonment has kept her disconnected from their own emotional and physical truth. What unfolds is a profound journey of remembering: the longing to feel free, to trust themsleves,...
S3E6: Homeopathy for Mental Health | Michael Kwiker, DO
In this special episode, I welcome my dad, Dr. Michael Kwiker, back to the podcast for a heartfelt conversation on homeopathy and mental health. As a Doctor of Osteopathy practicing in Sacramento, California, my dad brings decades of clinical experience and a deeply...