Friday Morning Workshops

214 – Helping Clients Who Can’t “Feel”

A Somatic Approach to Accessing Emotions

Janina Fisher

Nothing defeats a therapist more than a client who’s numb or disconnected. When you ask why they’ve come for help, they may say, “I’m depressed” or “I’ve lost all hope,” but they

Healing from Infidelity and Other Interpersonal Wounds

JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING

Most of us have been taught that forgiveness is good for us and that good people forgive, even in the face of deep, interpersonal wounds. But hurt parties—whether injured by

A Paradoxical Approach to OCD and GAD

SALLY WINSTON & MARTIN SEIF

Some anxious clients have such an overpowering need to know they’re not making a mistake, missing something important, or thinking or feeling something wrong, that they constantly seek

A Practical Approach

CHRISTOPHER WILLARD

For too many children or teens, talk and even play therapy feels unhelpful at best, and stigmatizing at worst. But when we can effectively introduce mindfulness into our sessions, we empower kids to transform themselves,

How to Get Beyond Our Preconceptions

TAMMY NELSON

Many therapists dedicate a great deal of time to helping betrayed partners heal deep emotional wounds in the wake of an affair. But much less attention is typically paid to treating the

An Interpersonal Approach

Kathryn Rheem & T. Leanne Campbell

Although trauma often has the greatest impact our most intimate relationships, research shows that finding comfort in loved ones has the potential to undo much of the damage trauma creates in

Piercing the Darkness

RITA SCHULTE

With 71 percent of therapists reporting at least one client who’s attempted suicide, helping people teetering on the precarious edge of suicidal ideation is one of the most important and scariest aspects of our work.

Today’s Sex and Gender Diverse Clients

MARGARET NICHOLS

Most trainings on sex and gender diversity, even though they advertise as LGBTQ, are mainly about working with gay and lesbian clients. Yet the queer community includes not only B and T

Helping Clients Date and Commit with Integrity

Alexandra Solomon

In a world of dating apps that present seemingly limitless romantic possibilities, our clients often get stuck in “low accountability” intimate relationships that foster pessimism and anxiety. They often show up

Learning from Toddlers on the Spectrum

SANDRA VAN NEST

Good therapists working with young children on the autism spectrum can take on many roles at once: clinician, educator, interpreter, and advocate. They know how to break social and emotional skills

Countering the Stigma of Therapy

ESTHER BOYKIN

We’ve all seen how marketing can help build profitable practices, but how can it affect society’s view of our profession and what it offers? In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to use branding

How to Take Your Work Beyond the Consulting Room

LAURIE LEITCH

What does it take for therapists to expand their focus beyond the therapy room and become a more powerful force for social change? We typically have a positive impact