Conducting brief therapy places additional and special burdens on the person of the therapist. This workshop puts the Socratic dicta of "know thyself" and "heal thyself" into practice. We shall focus on 12 self-care strategies that are clinician-recommended, research-based and practitioner-tested. Come join us for focused lectures, copious handouts, group demonstrations, thought experiments, interactive discussions and participants' own material.
Conducting brief therapy places additional and special burdens on the person of the therapist. This workshop puts the Socratic dicta of "know thyself" and "heal thyself" into practice. We shall focus on 12 self-care strategies that are clinician-recommended, research-based and practitioner-tested. Come join us for focused lectures, copious handouts, group demonstrations, thought experiments, interactive discussions and participants' own material.
What about you – the therapist? Conducting brief treatment places additional and special burdens on the person of the therapist. This workshop puts the Socratic dicta of “know thyself” and “heal thyself” into practice. We shall focus on 12 selfcare strategies that are clinician-recommended, research-based, and practitioner-tested. Come join us for focused lectures, copious handouts, group demonstrations, thought experiments, and interactive discussions.
Neuroscience documents how experiences of (1) Novelty, (2) Environmental Enrichment, and (3) Mental & Physical Exercise can optimize gene expression, brain plasticity (brain growth), and mind-body healing. We will practice psychotherapy as discussed in my recent book Creating Consciousness: How Therapists can Facilitate Wonder, Wisdom, Beauty, and Truth.
This workshop leads participants in exercises which will unravel the cognitive-emotional mechanism of self-sabotage. The focus is aimed at strengthening participants' automatic associations to resources even in times of low motivation and self-imposed excuses to avoid success.
Too often out initial enthusiasm is diminished, replaced by resignation, dissatisfaction and burnout. Group discussion and individual exploration will help to clarify the passion that made participants become interested in their work. In a combination of conversations with other participants, group hypnosis and individual hypnosis this experience will become clearer and more vividly experienced. This will then allow for future experiences to be more readily accessible.
Therapists can use themselves with artistry as exquisite barometers of the moment-to-moment shifts of consciousness flowing between their own unconscious and the unconscious of the client. Using Erickson's focused attention, Satir's parts model and Feldenkreis' awareness through movement we will practice six strategies to refine our use of these connections. Didactic, video, experiential.
The Enneagram System of Personality Types may be the most profound and practical way to know ourselves and others and be a bridge between psychology and spirituality. This workshop will be a sophisticated introduction to using the Enneagram as an insightful tool to empower therapist growth and effectiveness.
This workshop presents several Energy Psychology techniques that can be used to reduce stress, rebalance the energy system and turn on positive energies. Additional methods include techniques that can help prevent as well as treat chronic stress symptoms. These approaches can be easily taught to clients and are equally effective for therapist self-care.