Keith Bonnes, Psy.D. - Guest
Keith Bonnes, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and an Air Force (deployed Army) blue to green veteran of the Iraq war. Keith has worked extensively with veterans, as well as civilian individuals impacted by trauma and their families and now works at Growing Together Preventative Psychological Services in the San Francisco Bay Area East Bay https://growingtogetherpps.com, which provides a range of community based treatments including work with individuals, children, families, couples, and groups. He is also working to establish a training program and curriculum, and to take on more teaching and public speaking opportunities to help develop the clinical skills of early career clinical doctorate and master level trainees and provide an exceptional training experience as a training center. He works from a humanistic, client centered, trauma informed phenomenological approach, meeting the client where they are, and connecting with their experience, and then integrating modalities of treatment and interventions to fit for the clients perspective of the world. Keith uses insights from humanistic practitioners and the concept of hierarchy of needs, self actualization, and empathic attunement as a building principal along with cultural humility in his work with clients to ensure a holistic approach to the clients experience is considered.

W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D. - Host
Dr. Sutton has always had an interest in learning from multiple theoretical perspectives, and keeping up to date on innovations and integrations.  He is interested in the development of ideas, and using research to show effectiveness in treatment and refine treatments. In 2009 he started the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, providing a one-way mirror training in family therapy with James Keim, LCSW. Next, he added a trainer and one-way mirror training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and an additional trainer and mirror in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.  The participants enjoyed analyzing cases, keeping each other up to date on research, and discussing what they were learning.  This focus on integrating and evolving their approaches to helping children, adolescents, families, couples, and individuals lead to the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy's training program for therapists, and its group practice of like-minded clinicians who were dedicated to learning, innovating, and advancing the field of psychotherapy.  Our podcast, Therapy on the Cutting Edge, is an extension of this wish to learn, integrate, stay up to date, and share this passion for the advancement of the field with other practitioners.

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