HST031: Emotional Dysregulation with Dr. Katy Barrs
Dr. Katy Barrs completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Professional Psychology in 2007. She recently returned to the University of Denver as the Clinic Director of the Sturm Center. Dr. Barrs has worked with Veterans, Service Members, and their families at the Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center, the Boston V.A. Healthcare System, and most recently the Denver Vet Center where she served in the role of Military Sexual Trauma Treatment Coordinator. Dr. Barrs oversees the Sturm Center, provides clinical education to multiple students within the clinic, and provides licensed community clinicians with education and consulting about these populations. She has been featured in the documentary Acronym, a timely expose about the nature of PTSD from combat. Dr. Barrs is also the 2016 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Society for Military Psychology (Division 19) Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award. She feels honored to give back to those who have served our country.
IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
- Katy's background with the VA and Denver University
- Statistics on emotional dysregulation in veterans
- The need for insight and understanding about emotional control
- The sources of depression in veterans
- Learned Helplessness and its impact on veteran mental health
- Adrenaline's impact on emotion
- Discerning reasons for excitement-seeking behavior
- Anger is a blanket emotion that covers other emotions
- The challenge of managing the emotion of guilt
- Methods of helping veterans understand how to manage emotions