Recently, the World Health Organization classified burnout as a growing mental health crisis. There’s even a push to include burnout disorder in the …
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101 – A Day for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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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109 – Calming Practices for Anxious TimesYoga in the Therapy Room
Spend a day engaging in soothing yoga practices to both support you in your day-to-day work and share with clients to enhance their own self-care and …
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113 – The Drama Therapy ExperienceEmbodying The Change You Want To Be In The World
Drama Therapy is an active and experiential form of embodied psychotherapy that’s well suited to working with individuals, groups, and communities …
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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203/303 – Microtraumas and the African American ClientTools for Countering Racial Trauma
Daily microtraumas and constant societal messages about their lack of value and power can keep many of our African American clients in a chronic state …
205/305 – Listening to MillennialsTherapeutic Understanding across the Generational Divide
If you came of age before social media and smartphones were ubiquitous, before polar icecaps started melting, and before going to college resulted in …
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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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, …
217 – Becoming a Solution-Focused TherapistHow to Make Therapy Briefer and More Effective
While most traditional therapies tend to focus on the problem rather than the solution, Solution Focused Brief Therapy offers a different pathway. …
218 – Opioid Use Disorders and TraumaA Whole Person Approach to Treatment
For people who use opioids, the potent euphoria followed by the increased tolerance and excruciating withdrawal can entrap them in an all-consuming …
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219 – Trauma-Informed Treatment for Immigrants and Asylum SeekersFacing the Challenge
Asylum seekers and immigrants coming into the U.S. often carry severe traumas. Add to this our current sociopolitical climate and the hardships of …
316 – The Dating CrucibleNavigating the Common Challenges
With more and more people choosing to marry later in life and sometimes not at all, knowing how to date well in today’s fast-paced world is essential. …
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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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320 – The Science of SleepImplications for Wellness and Disease
Have you ever wondered why you spend a third of your life unconscious? Truth is you don’t have a choice. Everything sleeps. It’s a biologic …
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322 – Treating the Self-Harming AdolescentHow to Make Technology Your Ally
Suicidal and self-harm behaviors are among a therapist’s most anxiety-provoking concerns, especially when it comes to adolescent and teen clients. …
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323 – The Wisdom of the Felt SenseDeepening Psychotherapy through Focusing
Do you have clients who seem to live in their heads and have a hard time reflecting inward? Focusing is a mindful process that can help them …
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326 – How to Heal a ‘Sista’A Grassroots Approach to Helping Black Women
Although those in the black community are 20 percent likelier than the general population to suffer from serious mental health problems, there’s been …
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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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