Mental Health, Trauma, Self-Care, Advocacy – Jonathan Foiles, LCSW

Episode 1
Guest: Jonathan Foiles, LCSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Jonathan Foiles, LCSW, a clinical social worker in Chicago, discusses his work with clients who have experienced trauma, cross-cultural practice, whiteness, and the role of self-disclosure in therapy. He also shares how writing about social policy—using clients' stories and his own clinical experience—serves as both self-care and advocacy, making visible the human cost of policy decisions.

In this episode:

• Clinical work with trauma, cross-cultural practice, and whiteness in the therapeutic relationship
• Self-disclosure in therapy and how Jonathan thinks about it in practice
• Writing about social policy as self-care and advocacy—using real stories to show the impact of policy on people's lives

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