ep. 07 Finding yourself in pop culture and Ghost hunting

Kat got to explore one of her fandoms, geeky likes, nerd like passions… whatever you want to call it… But she went to see Eastern State Penitentiary. It is a jail that was built in 1829 and closed in 1971. This did pique Kat’s love of history (especially haunted history) and some psychological aspects in learning that when the prison first opened everyone was brought in to single cells with hoods on their heads so no one knew who they were, and their exercise yard was attached to their cells….individual exercise yards. Imagine doing 15 years of solitary confinement, because […]

2017-07-18

Tags: african american, comic books, cosplaying, family of origin, family therapy, fandom, geek, geek therapy library, Geek Therapy Network, GFT, latina, marriage and family therapy, Marvel, media, media psychology, MFT, noob, podcast, pop culture, pop figures, spiderman, video games, Viral Media

ep.06 Family of choice vs. Family of origin

Family of origin are the people who we are born into, or marry into. While Family of Choice are the people that we choose to have involved in out lives. These people will become like siblings, uncles, aunts or even surrogate parents for us. In fiction family of choice is often used to help create a family with people that they have more in common with, especially when the main character has developed some type of supernatural powers. The new family share similar powers or secrets. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyOfChoice Please follow and like us:

2017-06-24

Tags: batman, CBT, comic books, cosplaying, DC, ESFT, family of origin, family therapy, geek, Geek Therapy Network, GTF, guardians of the galaxy, marriage and family therapy, Marvel, media psychology, MFT, podcast, spiderman, superman

Level 60 Bikini Virgin Killer Sweater

Why when I play a female fighter or wizard or ranger or whatever when I play a video game the higher level my character is the less armor my character seems to be wearing. My armor class is higher, that is cool, but it looks like I’m riding through Azeroth naked, or in a bikini. But when you pick up the armor in any dungeon, it will look like a really cool breast plate, or chain mail pants and when you put it on it’s like a loincloth. Is this what guys are looking for? Anyway these costumes are not […]

2017-05-23

Tags: cosplaying, ESFT, family therapy, gamora, geek, Geek Therapy Network, GFT, media psychology, noob, podcast, video games, Viral Media, Virgin Killer Sweater

Trauma Porn & new home tech

Starting off, we are apologizing for Lea & Kat sounding very congested, as tree sex attempts to kill them by hindering their breathing. Kat gets to gush about her new computer and software she is using to record and edit with (thanks Shannon.) Because new tech is always fun to talk about, and gush about, and get and play with. Why are people so fascinated by watching bad things happen? As a society when there is a car accident we slow down to see what is going on, to see the chaos, the carnage, we pray that the people are […]

2017-05-07

Tags: ESFT, family therapy, geek, Geek Therapy Network, GTF, marriage and family therapy, media, media psychology, MFT, trauma porn, Viral Media

Is it really Video Game Addiction?

It seems many people believe they have a family member or loved one who is addicted to video games. Are they really? Are video games as bad as people think they are or is video game addiction just a new psychological buzz word. This episode Lea and Kat discuss Video Game addiction; is it a diagnosis? What are the criteria? How did it first start? How can it be treated? And, how can it be prevented? This episode is very heavy and loaded with some history, some facts, and diagnostic criteria. This episode is also a little longer than we […]

2017-04-23

Tags: addiction, CBT, DSM5, family therapy, Geek Therapy Network, marriage and family therapy, media, media psychology, video game addiction, video games

Welcome & Viral ep.01

OMG we finally have our first podcast for everyone! Welcome to GFT! Meet your hosts Kat La Forgia a Masters in Marriage and Family therapy who works in Pennsylvania as a Family Home Based Therapist. Lea who works in foster care and has her Masters in Media Psychology. This episode we are introducing ourselves and talking about what we will be discussing as we continue in this podcast; as well as Viral Media and why and how it affects families. Contact us on Twitter @KatMFT @LFBeee Please follow and like us:

2017-04-10

Tags: cosplaying, ESFT, family therapy, geek, Geek Therapy Network, GTF, marriage and family therapy, media psychology, MFT, podcast, Viral Media, welcome to

Welcome to Geeks & Family Therapy!

So my first post regarding a podcast which will go live later this week. My name is Kat, I will be co-hosting a podcast with my friend Leanika, called Geeks and Family Therapy. I am a family therapist in Pennsylvania, working towards licensure, as well as becoming a certified Ecosystemic Family Therapist. What is Eco Systemic Family Therapy? ESFT is a treatment for children and families experiencing behavioral or relational challenges and is based on the theory that change in family structure contributes to change in the behavior of individual members. ESFT begins with the fundamental assumption that both the […]

2017-04-01

Tags: ESFT, family therapy, Geek Therapy Network, GTF, media psychology, podcast, welcome to

ep. 07 Finding yourself in pop culture and Ghost hunting

ep.06 Family of choice vs. Family of origin

Level 60 Bikini Virgin Killer Sweater

Trauma Porn & new home tech

Is it really Video Game Addiction?

Welcome & Viral ep.01

Welcome to Geeks & Family Therapy!

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