What’s makes the Networker Symposium such a unique and vibrant learning experience? Here’s a taste from past years.
In this video clip from Symposium 2016, Susan Johnson, originator of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), discusses “the dance of sex” and the importance of emotional presence, attunement, and sensitive responsiveness. The things that define bonding and good sex, she argues, are one in the same. Plus, in terms of teamwork, good sex is a little likeRead More…
In this video clip from Symposium 2015, Dick Schwartz, originator of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, explains how inner parts can become wounded and exiled at the expense of our creativity and vitality—and how we can heal these parts, allowing Self to emerge. With this Self comes qualities like curiosity, compassion, calm, and confidence.
In this video clip from Symposium 2013, William Doherty, director of the Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project, explores what it means to embrace therapy as a “craft” and how therapists can be better “conversational healers” in today’s world. Often, this means delving into questions many of us never even thought to ask in gradRead More…
In this video clip from Symposium 2015, Dan Siegel explains how today, more than ever, the role humans play in shaping the environment and our future can be the source of a great deal of anxiety. But by following the principles of integration, therapists have the potential to be the stewards of mental well-being inRead More…