Although it might not seem obvious at first, therapists have a surprising amount in common with writers. In our work, we’re surrounded by stories, and …
102 – The Therapist as Writer <h3>Transferring Your Clinical Skills to the Page</h3>Read More
Although it might not seem obvious at first, therapists have a surprising amount in common with writers. In our work, we’re surrounded by stories, and …
102 – The Therapist as Writer <h3>Transferring Your Clinical Skills to the Page</h3>Read More
In a rapidly changing field, new therapists are facing unexpected challenges as well as uncharted opportunities. Designed for clinicians in training …
103 – A Day for Beginning Therapists <h3>Finding Your Passion in a Changing Field</h3>Read More
The biggest challenge to deriving benefit from a mindfulness practice is doing it every day, which requires breaking the entrenched habits that take …
All therapists are performers. No matter what our theoretical orientations, clients are more influenced by us than our methods. Like the actor, the …
107 – Therapy as a Performing Art <h3>Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians</h3>Read More
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
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 …
116 – Ethics in a Different Key <h3>Snow White in the Therapy Room</h3>Read More
In their work together with gang members and their families from violent neighborhoods, the presenters have created an innovative healing process that …
119 – Trauma Ed <h3>An Innovative Approach to Addressing Violence</h3>Read More
The EFT Café is the place for experiencing Emotionally Focused Therapy, not just hearing about it! It provides a format that facilitates more ongoing …
120 – The EFT Café <h3>An Adventure in Experiential Learning</h3>Read More
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
Clients’ multigenerational family histories often contain overlooked traumas that have had a deep impact on their emotional lives. Family …
122 – Family Constellations <h3>An Intergenerational Approach to Healing Trauma</h3>Read More
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 …
123 – What Works in Positive Psychology <h3>Therapy for a Meaningful Life</h3>Read More
Despite an increased willingness in our profession to discuss issues of diversity, including race, sexuality, gender, class, etc., we still have a …
124 – Healing Cultural Trauma with IFS <h3>A Culturally Sensitive Approach</h3>Read More
If you came of age before social media and smartphones were ubiquitous, before polar icecaps started melting, and before going to college resulted in …
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 …
206/306 – Brave-Hearted Therapy <h3>Courage as a Clinical Virtue</h3>Read More
Does the thought of your annual legal and ethical CE training make your eyes glaze over? Instead of sitting through a dull lecture, why not fill those …
207/307 – Fun with Ethics <h3>The Legal and Ethical Game Show Challenge---New Material</h3>Read More
At times even the most talented therapists may question their clinical effectiveness. For many, the response is to sign up for more training, but …
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, …
215 – Teaching Men Love <h3>How to Challenge Traditional Masculinity’s Playbook</h3>Read More
While most traditional therapies tend to focus on the problem rather than the solution, Solution Focused Brief Therapy offers a different pathway. …
Asylum seekers and immigrants coming into the U.S. often carry severe traumas. Add to this our current sociopolitical climate and the hardships of …
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