Childhood trauma leaves survivors with a fundamental mistrust in the safety of relationships. As adults, they develop defenses against …
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401/501 – Healing Trauma in Couples Therapy
402/502 – Emotionally Focused Therapy for IndividualsExpanding the Self
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a well-known approach to couples treatment. But how can it translate to work with individuals? This workshop introduces …
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403/503 – You Don’t Need to Be a Specialist to Treat AddictionAn Integrative Harm Reduction Approach
More than one-third of Americans struggle with addictive behaviors, whether it’s sex, substance use, eating, or gambling. But misinformation and …
404/504 – When the Therapist Gets TriggeredBecoming the “I” in the Storm
Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the therapist’s open, accepting, and compassionate presence is a primary key to successful treatment, yet …
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405/505 – Relational EMDR as a Transformational JourneyThe Power of Attunement
While EMDR is best known for the treatment of PTSD, it’s evolved into a comprehensive, attachment-based approach that addresses a broad range of …
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406/506 – Psychedelics in TherapyNew Ways to Catalyze Healing
As psychiatry struggles to develop new, more effective treatments, clinical trials combining psychotherapy and the drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, …
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407/507 – Rethinking ADHDA New Treatment Approach
As ubiquitous as it is, the condition we misleadingly call ADHD is too often misunderstood, even by professionals. Rather than treating it as a …
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408/508 – Structural Family TherapyPractical Applications for Todays’ Families
In clinical work, the “I” of the individual is inseparable from the “we” of context. Salvador Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is built on …
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409/509 – Rethinking Personality DisordersNew Approaches with Challenging Clients
What’s going on when your best efforts to establish a secure therapeutic alliance with a personality-disordered client aren’t working? Before you …
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410/510 – Low-Sex and Sexless CouplesThe Rediscovery of Pleasure
How much sex is too much, and how much is not enough? This workshop will uncover where lack of desire originates in sexless and low-sex couples and …
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411/511 – Narcissism, Shame, and Intimacy DisordersBetrayal Trauma and Hypersexuality in Relationships
When you find yourself in the presence of a narcissistic client, especially in couples therapy, the impulse is often to run and hide. They can be …
413/513 – The Missing Ingredient in Trauma WorkMaking Family Members Partners in Healing
Our field has come a long way in addressing the challenges of complex development trauma. Unfortunately, no matter how much progress …
414/514 – Priming Clients for ChangeHarnessing the Power of the Subconscious for Healing
Social psychologists have produced a vast body of research on priming—the powerful, largely unconscious process by which both words and nonverbal …
415 – Practicing as RAIN PartnersHow to Awaken Compassion Together
The acronym RAIN (Recognize-Allow-Investigate-Nurture) is an accessible and powerful mindfulness-based practice for cultivating self-compassion and …
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416 – Has Neuroscience Lived Up to Its Promise?Perspectives on Brain-based Therapy
Over the past 20 years, more and more therapists have devoted themselves to exploring the relevance of neuroscience for the practice of psychotherapy. …
417 – The New Social AnxietyManaging the Impact of Online Life
Online life can certainly be exciting and entertaining, but it also brings startling risks for neurobiological changes that can negatively affect …
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418 – Trauma in the Urban CommunityExploring the Wider Context
There’s nothing “post” about the PTSD many people living in impoverished, urban communities experience daily. But effective interventions for these …
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419 – Treating Couples WellCreating Collaborative Couple Therapy
Couples often struggle in therapy with having too many issues to tackle in too little time. Luckily, you can help couples design their own treatment …
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420 – New Perspectives on PornIts Uses and Misuses
True or false: porn desensitizes people to genuine intimacy? Or wait: is porn use a normal, healthy expression of human sexuality? Although porn is a …
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421 – Parents These DaysAddressing Technoference in Families
Therapists are used to adolescents grumbling about their hovering, overinvolved parents. But these days, many have a new complaint: digitally …
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