Trauma-Specific Reflective Functioning (T-RF): 5 Trauma Mentalization Profiles & Impact on Parenting
May 29, 2026
In this episode, Dr. David Puder explores Trauma-Specific Reflective Functioning (T-RF) with researchers Dr. Nicholas Berthelot and Dr. Julia Garron-Bissonnette. Discover how childhood trauma affects mentalization and learn about the five distinct trauma mentalization profiles identified in mothers with histories of...
May 22, 2026
In this episode, Dr. David Puder is joined by cohort leaders Dr. Allie Riege and Dr. Jeremiah Stokes to explore how reflective function transforms countertransference into deep clinical insight. Through their experience leading psychodynamic cohort consultation groups, they discuss the challenges therapists face with...
May 11, 2026
In this episode, Dr. David Puder and the Tuesday 2025–2026 Psychotherapy Cohort explore mature and neurotic defense mechanisms through the lens of Nancy McWilliams’ influential framework. Building upon the previous discussion on primitive defenses, they provide an in-depth look at how higher-level defenses such as...