Clinical Conversation
Collective Dysregulation: Practicing Trauma Therapy in Chaotic Times with Lisa Hayes
Guest: Lisa Hayes, MSW, LISW-S
On-Demand: This conversation was recorded on August 20th, 2025.
Therapists aren’t immune to the chaos. The same systems, crises, and global stressors that impact our clients are also shaping our own nervous systems, and the therapy room. In this Clinical Conversation, Lisa Hayes invites us to name and explore what it means to do trauma work amid collective dysregulation.
Together, we’ll look at how societal upheaval, burnout, and vicarious trauma show up in clinical practice. Lisa offers a grounded, honest lens on how therapists can stay regulated enough to hold space, even when the world feels anything but.
This isn’t about pushing through. It’s about resourcing ourselves and each other, so we can keep doing the work with clarity, integrity, and care.
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No catch. No credit card. Just smart, practical, relevant conversations to help you keep growing in your work with trauma.
About Guest, Lisa Hayes, MSW, LISW-S
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Lisa Hayes, MSW, LISW-S, is a Clinical Social Worker based in Columbus, OH. Lisa graduated with a master’s degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University. Her undergraduate education is in Sociology and Gender Studies; her academic and professional focus has always included special considerations for issues of gender identity, sexuality, race, and social representation. Lisa’s clinical experiences include work with complex trauma; complex PTSD; anxiety; panic disorders; interpersonal relationship health; residential alcohol and drug treatment; inpatient psychiatric hospitalization; significant life transitions; racial/ethnic and culturally specific trauma and identity; LGBTQIA+ specific support needs; depression; complex dissociation; Military Veteran experiences; sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. Lisa’s clinical practice has primarily focused on the treatment of adolescents and adults. |
Lisa is energized by environments of learning, collaboration, and increased understanding; she has provided local, national, and international trainings focused on the impacts of trauma and its effects on individuals, communities, and families. In her therapeutic work, Lisa uses a variety of expressive and experiential therapeutic interventions, all aimed at identifying and celebrating the strengths of each person.
Lisa is currently employed by The Ohio State University, maintains a part-time private practice, is co-owner of The Trauma & Wellness Institute, and serves as the Director of the EMDR Therapy Training Program for BIPOC Clinicians with the Institute for Creative Mindfulness.
When not at work, Lisa enjoys reading, laughing with her sisters, going to concerts with her godson, dancing with her nephew, traveling with her partner, and playing with her dog.
This isn’t a webinar. It’s a real conversation. Honest. Raw. Clinically useful.
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