Guided Podcast

06/17/2026

Dr. Blake Jones, Therapist
Link: https://hopeishere.podbean.com/e/dr-blake-jones-therapist/?token=28727546350f0950e4b119d2f0b0ec5f

Blake grew up in a family of 8, as a preacher’s kid. As a therapist, one area of expertise includes spiritual struggles and counseling first responders (i.e., police officers, firefighter, and dispatchers).
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06/01/2026

New Episode Out Today!

“Intimacy From the Inside Out: Internal Family Systems and Healing Relationships” with Gray Manis, LCSW

In this episode of Guided, we sit down with therapist Gray Manis to explore what it means to heal from the inside out.
Gray specializes in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a powerful model of therapy that helps people understand and relate differently to the “parts” of themselves—protectors, critics, wounded places—and access the calm, compassionate core that IFS calls the Self.

He also works with couples using Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), helping partners understand how their internal worlds shape conflict, connection, and vulnerability.
We talk about trauma, attachment, reactivity, and how EMDR can help reprocess painful memories that keep individuals and couples stuck. This conversation is both deeply practical and profoundly hopeful: healing is not about eliminating parts of ourselves—it’s about leading them well.

Whether you’re a therapist, a couple wanting deeper intimacy, or someone trying to understand your own internal struggles, this episode will give you language and tools for real change.

Find the video here (https://www.compasscenterky.com/about/podcast), and audio is found wherever you stream podcasts!

05/28/2026

New episode coming soon!

05/19/2026

It was a pleasure to sit down with the Director of the Woodford County Health Department and share our story. Give it a listen!

Dr. Blake Jones, co-founder of the Compass Center in Midway with his wife Dr. Lori Jones, joins Cassie on topics like normalizing therapy and experiencing the ups and downs of life, mental awareness in youth and those in high stress careers such as first responders. Woodford County Health Department KY The Compass Center

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05/18/2026

If you would like to host a table at our therapists retreat in June, please let me know by the end of the week. This is an excellent way to get referrals and get your name out to a wider audience.

05/07/2026

New Episode!

In this episode of Guided, Dr. Jones sits down with Chelsea Gibbs, MT-BC, founder of Central Kentucky Creative Therapies, to explore the healing power of creativity, connection, and experiential work. Chelsea shares how she built a practice that extends beyond the traditional therapy room — integrating equine-assisted therapy, music therapy, art therapy, and other expressive modalities to help clients access healing in ways that words alone sometimes cannot.

We discuss what actually happens in the nervous system when clients engage with horses, music, and art, and why these embodied approaches can be especially powerful for trauma, attachment wounds, and emotional regulation. Chelsea also offers insight into the clinical foundations behind creative therapies and how she integrates them with traditional psychotherapy.

For therapists and helping professionals, this conversation also explores the entrepreneurial side of building a nontraditional practice — navigating community education, scope of practice, and the courage it takes to create something innovative.

This episode invites us to consider: What if healing is not only something we talk about, but something we experience?

Whether you are a clinician, creative, or simply someone curious about new pathways to growth, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on what it means to be guided toward wholeness.

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04/06/2026

Registration is now open for my practice's Fourth Annual Therapist's Retreat.

I will be capping registration at fifty, and this retreat WILL fill up, so please register soon to ensure your spot!

04/01/2026

New Episode! “More Than a Menu: Caring for the People Who Feed Us” Chef Ouita Michel

In this episode of Guided, we sit down with award-winning chef and restaurateur Ouita Michel for a powerful conversation about mental health in the culinary industry.

Behind the beauty of a plated dish and the energy of a full dining room lies an intense, high-pressure culture—long hours, razor-thin margins, performance demands, and often unspoken struggles with anxiety, depression, substance use, and burnout.

Ouita shares her passion for changing that culture. We talk about su***de prevention in the hospitality world, the realities of substance use in restaurant environments, and what it looks like to lead with compassion while still maintaining excellence. She reflects on how restaurant owners can create spaces where staff feel seen, supported, and safe enough to ask for help.

This is a conversation about leadership, vulnerability, and the responsibility we carry for the people we guide—whether in kitchens, counseling offices, churches, or businesses.
If you care about mental health, workplace culture, or the people who feed and serve our communities, this episode will move you.

In this episode of Guided, we sit down with award-winning chef and restaurateur Ouita Michel for a powerful conversation about mental health in the culinary ...