Episode 170: Kimber Olson

Kimber Olson is a board certified, licensed clinical social worker. Her 20 years of mental health experience includes work in outpatient, school-based, home-based and hospital-based settings, community health development coordination, and long-term residential treatment. Kimber has worked extensively in village Alaska and in Indian Country, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage, Alaska, where she specializes in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation with both children and adults. Kimber has taught at branch of the University of Alaska, and has provided trainings nationally and internationally, teaching professionals in the areas of trauma, sexual abuse, attachment, dissociation, ethics, vicarious trauma and eating disorders among others. Kimber is the co-author with Peggy Ellen Kleinleder of a book for young adults tiled The Thursday Group: A Story and Information for Girls Healing from Sexual Abuse ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1929657447/ref =as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1929657447&linkCode=as2&tag=wescoatrapro-20&linkId=ENPJTCA5HSE4V3U3), and co-author with Diane Payne and Jared Parrish of Pathway to Hope: an Indigenous Approach to Healing Child Sexual Abuse (International Circumpolar Health Journal, 2013). She is currently working on her third book, Non-posessive love. A tale of countertransference, dissociative attunement, resiliency and growth. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support . You can learn more about what I do here: The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa ——— If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast . Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news. Thank you to our Sponsors: Incogni - Use code [traumatherapist] and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/traumatherapist Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo Journey Clinical - visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership Therapy Wisdom - https://therapywisdom.com/jan/