From Devastation to Hope Lisa Ferentz Although it’s important for therapists to help clients process the painful and often demoralizing effects of trauma, it’s also crucial to nurture their potential for new possibilities of healing through post-traumatic growth (PTG). In fact, learning respectful ways to plant seeds of hope and resilience can make all theRead More…
Getting Beyond Myths and Stereotypes Tammy Nelson Working with some clients’ edgy erotic behavior can challenge a therapist’s own values and deeply held beliefs about sex and relationships. This workshop will include videos, live demonstrations, and small-group discussion about unconventional sexual practices to help therapists face their own preconceived notions and countertransference issues around eroticismRead More…
A Rapid Transformative Approach Robert Schwarz Increasingly, therapists are discovering that when clients are immobilized by trauma or overwhelming affect, there’s a method that can help resolve the problem. Energy Psychology (EP) techniques are easy to learn. With ongoing research that includes over 70 published studies and three meta-analyses, EP approaches have proven to beRead More…
A Game Show Approach Clifton Mitchell We all want to do what’s ethical, and get the CEs to boot, but slogging through most ethics courses can be a tiresome bore. Not this time! This workshop (back by popular demand) features a game show that’s entertaining, engaging, and high-spirited. Participants will be divided into teams andRead More…
What Works and What Doesn’t Jonah Paquette While the field of positive psychology emphasizes building on clients’ internal strengths rather than their “pathology,” many therapists remain unsure of how to put its emphasis on gratitude and optimism to practical use in the consulting room. In addition, they often don’t know how to present positive psychologyRead More…
What to Do When Things Get Messy and Uncomfortable Mary Jo Barrett & Linda Stone Fish When working with trauma cases do you see clients go into flight, fight, and/or freeze? Do they yell at you, insult you, or leave the session? Are there times you find yourself getting angry at your clients? Do youRead More…
Who Says It’s Always Toxic? George Faller As a society, we often appear to be waging a war on stress, but it’s time to reconsider our one-sided view. We have a choice about whether to view stressful situations as being invariably toxic or as opportunities to face a healthy challenge. This experiential workshop will presentRead More…
Using Your Photos to Inspire Your Writing Dick Anderson How often have you looked at a photograph and found yourself laughing, or crying, or overwhelmed by a wordless sense of awe? Often such images have little to do with F-Stops, aperture settings, or light meters. Rather, they’re the result of serendipitous, unexpected encounters with theRead More…
How to Create a Sustainable Mindfulness Practice Plan Caroline Welch The biggest challenge to creating a sustainable mindfulness practice is changing the ingrained habits that get us off track. For many women those distractions come in the form of the nonstop, converging demands of work, clients, family, friends, etc. So how do we put limitsRead More…
A Day of Exploration through Writing, Vocalizing, and Movement Licia Sky Vocalizing and physical synchrony are the earliest forms of communication. This workshop will explore ways of finding your own authentic voice and becoming a more active agent in your life. Spend the day engaging in wide-ranging vocal and mind-body exercises designed to free up yourRead More…
A Pathway to Fuller Awareness Jessica Dibb We live, therefore we breathe—yet few of us are aware of the profound implications of how the way we breathe shapes our daily experience. In this session, we’ll explore how to use conscious breathing to regulate our emotional state, relax our overstimulated brains, increase our energy, improve ourRead More…
Discovering a Path to Connection and Creativity Noa Baum Humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time that ignite our connection to self and affirm our belonging to community. When we can connect our personal stories with traditional stories we can access a deeper wisdom about life. In this workshop, you’ll explore theRead More…
Learning to Live from the Self Amy Weintraub This day of LifeForce Yoga practices will nourish your physical, emotional, and mental body, and prepare you to take full advantage of your Symposium experience. You’ll learn unique breathing, meditation, and movement practices, adapted for clinical settings, that will enhance your capacity for openness and authentic connection.Read More…
Learning to Balance Your Life Energies Patrick Dougherty You’ve no doubt heard about Qigong, but how much do you really know about the benefits of this simple practice? Here’s your chance to directly experience its positive effects. Qigong opens up any blocked energy channels in the body and offers greater engagement and more profound connectionRead More…
Finding Your Voice Dana LaCroix Public speaking can be an exciting, joyful experience—or a nerve-wracking ordeal. This experiential workshop will help you learn to speak comfortably, confidently, and persuasively in public. You’ll dance, sing, laugh, improvise, and have the chance to push your boundaries in a safe, supportive environment. Through group and individual exercises, ledRead More…
A Day of Movement, Meditation, and Dance Daniel Leven The heart is our core, our vital energy center. In this full-day experiential workshop, awaken your heart to new energy through a balanced blend of movement, meditation, and dance. You’ll discover a sense of aliveness and compassion that’s the source of healing joy, well-being, and deepRead More…
Self-Discovery through Painting Barbara Barry Do you remember the freedom of painting as a child? It was simple: yummy paints, lots of imagination, and nothing was ever considered a mistake. This was how we told our stories before we could speak. Now is your chance to reconnect with your lost nonverbal language, taking you pastRead More…
Bringing More of Your Hidden Potential to Life David Grand All too often performance, especially in sports, is undermined by developmental trauma and the accompanying dissociation. Brainspotting is an approach for going deep into the subcortical brain that can zero in on performance-blocking dissociation and enhance performance in sports, creative activities, school, and business. InRead More…
How to Write Your Own Experience David Seaburn Have you ever wondered how to develop your personal experiences into stories that can resonate with a wider audience? Is there a short story or novel percolating somewhere inside you? In this workshop, taught by a therapist who’s also a novelist and creative nonfiction writer, discover howRead More…
Discovering Inner Peace and Freedom Elana Rosenbaum No other method has had more influence on bringing self-care and awareness training into the mainstream of healthcare today than Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and now taught at more than 250 medical centers around the world, it offers simple and powerful practices such as bodyRead More…
The Keys to Transforming Habitual Patterns Betsy Polatin Expand the capacity to express yourself by using a unique approach that combines the Alexander Technique for neuromuscular reeducation, breathing coordination, and somatic experiencing. This workshop will offer hands-on guidance and simple exercises to enhance sensory skills by exploring the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and nervous systems. While manyRead More…
Learning to Let Yourself Move Baba Richard Gonzalez We all admire the grace, fluidity, and freedom dancers express, and their ability to step out of ordinary life into the realm of pure, rhythmic movement. But few of us feel we have the ability—or the nerve—to do much dancing ourselves. In this workshop, you’ll learn the practicalRead More…
Exploring the Neuroscience of Well-Being Linda Graham By tapping into the innate neuroplasticity of the brain to reduce stress, regain equilibrium, and restore perspective and resilience, we can avoid compassion fatigue and burnout, and recover the creativity and flow of our work. In this experiential workshop, you’ll learn empirically-validated techniques to calm the nervous system,Read More…
Loving Others without Losing Ourselves Chris Germer Imagine if we spoke to ourselves in the same tone and with as much wisdom as we address clients. What if we ourselves stopped to regularly take a deep breath, the way we advise our clients to do? This workshop will teach you how to make self-compassion real in yourRead More…
