A Dialogue with Irvin Yalom
Irvin Yalom & Susan Johnson
At a time when our lives continue to speed up and our engagement with digital devices continues to siphon off attention from our intimate connections, is therapy as we’ve known … Read more>>
The Gottman Method Approach
Julie Gottman & John Gottman
Trauma treatments have largely ignored the interpersonal symptoms of PTSD. But whether caused by early abandonment, childhood abuse, military combat, or other traumatic experiences, the impact of trauma on committed relationships … Read more>>
Introducing Action and Possibility into Every Session
Lynn Grodzki
Many therapists have incorporated some coaching into their practice, in part because the style of client interaction feels unaffected and natural, and often accelerates results. But to truly improve outcomes, therapists … Read more>>
A Mindful Approach to Value-Based Action
DJ Moran
Despite the popularity of mindfulness, not all our clients want to embrace an Eastern philosophy and sit on a meditation cushion every day. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a way to … Read more>>
Reclaiming Our Voices
Anita Mandley
Despite the progressive political attitude prevalent in our field, clinicians of color often still face certain challenges around issues of race in our work with clients, and struggle to find a strong therapeutic voice with … Read more>>
Transforming the Sexual Narrative
Suzanne Iasenza
When couples come to therapy with problems involving desire, arousal, and orgasm therapists often fall into the trap of thinking of them as somehow broken and in need of fixing. Instead, this workshop offers … Read more>>
Facilitating Psychoactive Drug Treatments for Trauma
Michael Mithoefer
For millennia, cultures around the world have embraced mind-altering substances to catalyze healing. Western psychotherapy has generally resisted the healing potential of such substances, but the FDA has lately approved clinical trials … Read more>>
Effortless Heart Mindfulness Therapy
Loch Kelly
The essential Self is who we’ve always been and the wise, loving presence we’ve all been looking for. Self is not your ego, a core state, a subpersonality, an archetype, or a mindful witness. … Read more>>
From Specialized Technique to Broad-based Treatment Approach
Deany Laliotis
While EMDR is best known for its highly effective approach to trauma, it’s also developed into a comprehensive psychotherapy approach used to treat a broad spectrum of issues including anxiety, depression, … Read more>>
The Changing Face of Open Relationships
Tammy Nelson
As the flurry of recent press coverage indicates, more couples today are negotiating monogamy in new and creative ways, including through open marriages, polyamory, group marriages, and a variety of intentional partnerships. … Read more>>
Coregulating Together
Martha Straus
To regulate with distressed kids and families, we need to have three skills: the ability to stay calm and present ourselves, a way to gather both verbal and nonverbal session feedback to improve effectiveness and encourage … Read more>>
Saving Relationships on the Eve of Destruction
Peter Fraenkel
Unhappy couples often present in ways that offer little promise their relationship can be saved, leaving the partners feeling helpless and the therapist feeling stumped. But hope can spring anew when … Read more>>
Working with Kids and Their Parents
Mitchell Greene
Sports, even at the youngest developmental levels, has become a source of great stress for kids and their parents. The final results of games and kids’ individual statistics are immediately broadcast on … Read more>>
A Non-Pathologizing Approach to Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior
Joe Kort
Rather than providing a pathway to healing, the sex addiction model too often contributes to clients being sexually lost and at odds with their own nature. Therapists are left with both … Read more>>
Transform Trauma with AEDP
SueAnne Piliero
Working with trauma and attachment wounds requires a strong therapeutic presence. When clients see and feel only darkness, it’s up to us to lead boldly, attune closely, and fiercely champion their capacity to heal … Read more>>
An Emotionally Focused Approach
Kathryn Rheem
Volatile, emotionally escalated clients can be among the most challenging cases couples therapists regularly work with. Such clients can often be set off by seemingly negligible events, making sessions difficult for both partners and … Read more>>
How to Stress-Proof a Relationship
Steven Stosny
Couples often lose the skills they learn in therapy during times of stress, retreating to entrenched habits of emotion regulation and interaction based on childhood coping mechanisms of blame, denial, and avoidance. Our … Read more>>
Key Strategies for Generating Passive Income
Joe Bavonese
You may be one of the many private practitioners who’s learned how to create a full and successful solo practice. But do you sometimes feel as if the income you’re generating isn’t … Read more>>
Ways to Embody Your Symposium Experience
JODY WAGER & NAOMI NIM
While at Symposium’s end you may feel exhilarated by all the new ideas you’ve been exposed to, that excitement may, despite your best intentions, dissipate once you return to … Read more>>
