In this episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, host Dave Roberts welcomes Dr. Michelle Sherman, a clinical psychologist who has dedicated over 30 years to supporting families dealing with mental illness and Trauma. Michelle shares her extensive experience working in various settings including VA medical centers, community clinics, and as an educator. The conversation highlights the importance of family-centered approaches to Mental Health, including multiple family groups and educational resources. Michelle discusses her recent book co-authored with her mother, Deanne Sherman, titled Loving Someone with a Mental Illness or History of Trauma, which aims to provide practical skills and emotional support for family members. She emphasizes the importance of caregivers taking care of their own mental health and the need for systemic changes in how mental health care is delivered. Michelle’s work reflects a commitment to bridging the gap between adult and child mental health services and empowering families through Education and community support.
Michelle’s Bio and Contact Information
Michelle (she/her) is a clinical psychologist who has dedicated her 30+ year career to supporting families dealing with a mental illness or history of trauma. She was named the American Psychological Association’s Family Psychologist of the Year in 2022.
Michelle has served as a therapist for over 30 years, providing individual and couples psychotherapy to adults in a VA medical center, urban primary care clinic, community clinic, inpatient psychiatric unit, and private practice. As an educator, she served as a Full Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the University of Minnesota Medical School, teaching and supervising trainees from numerous disciplines. She enjoys public speaking, having given over 250 workshops nationally and internationally. She conducts research and serves as the Editor in Chief of the journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. She has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals, over 80 book chapters and articles in other sources, and four books for the lay public.
She also enjoys Volunteering, having served on the board of the Oklahoma National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for 14 years and currently volunteering with the Minnesota NAMI affiliate. She served as a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer with the American Red Cross and Salvation Army for many years. She is a volunteer choreographer with Open Door Community Theater.
Grounded in the research she conducted while at the University of Minnesota, she also volunteers as a Behavioral Health Consultant with professional and community theater companies as they produce musicals with psychological themes, thereby merging her love of psychology and theater.
Books on Amazon
Loving Someone With a Mental Illness or History of Trauma
Finding My Way: A Teen’s Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced trauma
To find out more about Dave go to davidrobertsmsw.com and his author page psychologyprofessorandminister.com
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