Recently, the World Health Organization classified burnout as a growing mental health crisis. There’s even a push to include burnout disorder in the …
Body
101 – A Day for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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 …
109 – Calming Practices for Anxious Times <h3>Yoga in the Therapy Room</h3>Read More
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 …
111 – The Dance of Connection <h3>Learning to Let Yourself Move</h3>Read More
112 – Embodiment, Rhythm, Awareness, PlayA Day to Experience Attuned Self-Awareness
The latest research shows that our ability to be aware of our bodies impacts how we process sensations and memories, and heal from traumatic events. …
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 …
114 – The Embodied TherapistThe Keys to Transforming Habitual Patterns
Expand your capacity to express yourself, even while sitting, by using a unique approach that combines Somatic Experiencing with the Alexander …
114 – The Embodied Therapist <h3>The Keys to Transforming Habitual Patterns</h3>Read More
115 – Guilt, Shame, and the Traumatized ClientFinding Release from Toxic Emotions
Although trauma can affect clients’ inner lives in countless ways, most survivors grapple with deep-seated feelings of guilt and shame. Until these …
115 – Guilt, Shame, and the Traumatized Client <h3>Finding Release from Toxic Emotions</h3>Read More
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 …
117 – Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression <h3>A Sensorimotor Approach to Change</h3>Read More
118 – Healing Our Relationship with FoodAn IFS Approach
We’re a culture preoccupied with dieting and devoted to maintaining unrealistic ideals of how we should look. Our confusion and shame about our weight …
118 – Healing Our Relationship with Food <h3>An IFS Approach</h3>Read More
121 – Ancient Wisdom for Today’s AilmentsConnecting the Body, Mind, and Spirit
The long-term impact of trauma and stress are more than just mental health issues: they’re at the root of almost 80 percent of chronic illnesses in …
121 – Ancient Wisdom for Today’s Ailments <h3>Connecting the Body, Mind, and Spirit</h3>Read More
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 …
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 …
211/311 – Working with Traumatized Vets and First RespondersA Mind-Body Approach
The trauma that comes from combat and from responding to crimes and fires is now universally acknowledged. However, many vets and first responders …
211/311 – Working with Traumatized Vets and First Responders <h3>A Mind-Body Approach</h3>Read More
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 …
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 …
220 – Where the Wild Things Are <h3>The Art and Science of Countertransference</h3>Read More
221 – The Trauma-Informed TherapistBest Practices for Assessment and Treatment
There’s been an increased call in recent years for clinicians to be trauma informed, but what does that umbrella term mean in action? Explore …
221 – The Trauma-Informed Therapist <h3>Best Practices for Assessment and Treatment</h3>Read More
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 …
320 – The Science of Sleep <h3>Implications for Wellness and Disease</h3>Read More
321 – Transforming ResistanceWhat to Do When Therapy Gets Stuck
Most therapists think of “resistance” as the main obstacle to therapeutic progress. But whether it manifests as a passive-aggressive response to …
321 – Transforming Resistance <h3>What to Do When Therapy Gets Stuck</h3>Read More
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 …
323 – The Wisdom of the Felt Sense <h3>Deepening Psychotherapy through Focusing</h3>Read More
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 …
326 – How to Heal a ‘Sista’ <h3>A Grassroots Approach to Helping Black Women</h3>Read More