Episode 816: Eric Hales, LCSW, Therapist for Queer Folks

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

My friend Eric Hales (a highly recommended therapist, gay, mid-30s, former Latter-day Saint, licensed in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia) joins us to talk about his work supporting the queer and Latter-day Saint community. Eric starts by sharing some of his story and then talks about key concepts that promote healing, including: Creating safety Healing from wounds Self-compassion Addressing shame-based trauma and C-PTSD What to look for in a therapist Understanding and addressing numbing behaviors This is one of the finest and most insightful podcasts we’ve done with a therapist. I learned so much from Eric. If you want to better understand how a therapist can help you (or others), want better tools to support others, or are queer and looking for more hope, self-love, and healing, please listen to Eric’s podcast and share it with others. This is the kind of episode I wish I had heard before becoming a parent and a local church leader. When we know better, we do better. Thank you, Eric, for being on the podcast and for your work to help others find hope, healing, and peace. Your work is so needed in our community. Links: Eric’s e-mail: [email protected] Eric’s practice: https://meetmonarch.com/therapist/eric-jeffrey-hales-lcsw-murray-ut More about Eric: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/eric-hales-murray-ut/936761

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.6	My guest in our home is my new friend and terrific therapist, Eric Hells.
0:15.2	Welcome to the podcast, Eric.
0:16.6	Thanks, Richard. It's truly an honor to be here.
0:20.6	As some of you know, I started and run a Facebook boot called
0:24.2	administering to LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, and it's organized around purpose versus
0:30.1	orientation or ally. And one brave young man posted, you know, I really need a therapist
0:35.5	and was just honest with how he's feeling and
0:38.8	terrific young man who's had on the podcast. And I, I looked at the comments and this name Eric
0:44.4	Hales, you know, came up three times. And I just thought, I don't know Eric Hales. Here he is in
0:50.5	Utah. And he's obviously helping a lot of LGBT people. So I just found his website
0:56.8	and sent him an email and we scheduled this podcast. And I just, whatever Eric is doing,
1:02.4	I felt impressed that you listeners could learn from Eric and a little bit about him and what
1:08.8	he does as a therapist. And just visiting within the last 10 minutes,
1:12.4	I've learned more about his skills and his good heart and desire to bring hope and healing.
1:18.7	So this will be less of a structured podcast.
1:22.1	It would be more me asking Eric questions.
1:25.2	But the first thing I'd like Eric to do is just share with our listeners,
1:30.4	maybe like you do a new client.
1:31.9	Well, let me give you a little background first.
1:33.9	Um, well, I'm going to have you do that and if there's anything else, I'll jump in.
1:36.7	So pretend we're all new clients and we're just trying to get to know you better.
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