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Available Workshops
104 – The Gift of Presence
105 – Caring for the BrainThe Neuroscience of Well-Being
To best serve our clients, we must be able to master and share practices that promote well-being outside the therapy room. Luckily, neither therapists …
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111 – The Dance of ConnectionLearning to Let Yourself Move
Dancing is an authentic expression of self, or as Martha Graham put it, “the hidden language of the soul.” But you don’t need to be a performer, learn …
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116 – Ethics in a Different KeySnow White in the Therapy Room
Ethics training can be dull. But this workshop, using The Musical of Snow White as a framework, embodies the idea that when you’re having fun, the …
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117 – Hope for Treatment-Resistant DepressionA Sensorimotor Approach to Change
The very nature of depression often thwarts efforts to treat it. After all, it’s difficult to change when you have no energy, no hope, and no capacity …
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120 – The EFT CaféAn Adventure in Experiential Learning
The EFT Café is the place for experiencing Emotionally Focused Therapy, not just hearing about it! It provides a format that facilitates more ongoing …
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123 – What Works in Positive PsychologyTherapy for a Meaningful Life
Although the field of mental health has traditionally aimed to “fix what’s wrong,” positive psychology instead helps us to “build what’s strong.” By …
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201/301 – The Science of Showing UpHelping Parents Help Their Kids
Ever wondered what the science of parenting reveals about the best way to help children thrive? Attachment research reveals that it’s not what …
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202/302 – Polyvagal Theory in ActionHarnessing the Healing Potential of the Autonomic Nervous System
At its most basic level, human communication is one nervous system responding to another, searching for signals that it’s safe to connect and flooding …
206/306 – Brave-Hearted TherapyCourage as a Clinical Virtue
Courage may be the least recognized quality of a good therapist. But many of our finest hours were times when we went out on a limb with an …
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208/308 – Taming the AmygdalaA Brain-Based Approach to Anxiety
New understandings in neuroscience have highlighted the central role the amygdala plays in anxiety. But how many of us can talk with our clients about …
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209/309 – IFS in ActionLeading Clients to Self-Leadership
Healing is a word derived from the German hailjan, meaning “to make whole.” To truly heal isn’t easy, since it involves reconnecting with …
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213/313 – Unleashing the Power of Family TherapyAn Introduction to EFT with Families
By zeroing in on underlying attachment needs, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) offers a powerful process for transformational change. This …
215 – Teaching Men LoveHow to Challenge Traditional Masculinity’s Playbook
The ability to feel love is not the same thing as being able to show and sustain it. Many men don’t know how to do things like be vulnerable, …
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216 – Awakening Positive Emotional StatesHow Imagery, Movement, and Play Can Enhance Your Work
Research from brain science and positive psychology shows that awakening positive emotional states through experiential tools such as imagery, music, …
220 – Where the Wild Things AreThe Art and Science of Countertransference
Regardless of approach, countertransference is a vivid reminder of psychotherapy’s essential humanity. We therapists inevitably have unprofessional …
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226 – Couples Therapy Meets Sex TherapyToward an Integrated Approach
You can’t help couples really achieve more intimacy without exploring the sexual dimension of their relationship. But generally, clinicians who focus …
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315 – Keeping the Spark AliveAn Integrated Practice, an Integrated Life
We all need to maintain a sense of vitality and creativity in our work—our clients’ well-being depends on it. There’s much emphasis in our field on …
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317 – Neuroscience-based Trauma TreatmentHow to Maximize Your Efficacy
Despite your best efforts, evidence-based trauma therapies can fail, leaving you feeling frustrated and helpless. Fortunately, neuroscience research …
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318 – Psychopharmacology for Today’s TherapySeparating Myths from Reality
With so many controversies and contradictory research about the effectiveness of psychopharmacological interventions, it’s often hard to know how to …
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