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February 2019
The Pregnant Therapist: Navigating the Therapeutic Relationship
When a therapist becomes pregnant, the client-therapist relationship is impacted in ways that can be both challenging and enriching. A therapist's pregnancy is an unavoidable self-disclosure, which impacts the therapeutic relationship before, during and after the therapist’s maternity leave. The complex feelings and interpersonal dynamics which arise are stirring for the client, and also for…
Find out more »Healing Trauma Through Contemplative Mind Body Practice
Stress and traumatic memories are often stored in the body. Art-based, creative interventions may allow you to access different levels of awareness and knowing that can cut through your defenses. Also, learning to listen and tune into your body can help you cope with everyday life, chronic stress, and even trauma. This workshop is…
Find out more »March 2019
The Wounded Healer: Embracing Capacities & Vulnerabilities
Therapists are often taught to hide their vulnerabilities. We may consider the wounds from our childhoods to be a dangerous liability. This perspective fosters secrecy, shame and isolation. Woundedness, I have come to believe, is a metaphor for our shared humanity. In this workshop, we will celebrate the depth of compassion and empathy of…
Find out more »Gathering for Therapists of Color
The current sociopolitical climate has magnified historical wounds of racism and oppression. Join us for a gathering for clinicians who identify as people of color. Our presenter, Alissa Catiis, LCSW, is a Filipina American therapist and yoga teacher. Join her in community with other clinicians of color to discuss the challenges of this time and…
Find out more »The Contemplative Therapist: The Value of Mind Body Practice
As therapists, we are called upon to be present for our clients as compassionate witnesses. Our offices and our bodies become a container for our clients' trauma stories as well as our own vicarious and personal trauma narratives. Learning to listen and tune into our bodies can help us develop the quality of presence our…
Find out more »April 2019
Tools for Moving from Surviving to Thriving: For Female Survivors
After experiencing trauma, be it a single incident or ongoing abuse, people can experience strong reactions that interfere with their daily lives including flashbacks, nightmares, overwhelming feelings, numbness, anxiety, isolation or avoidance of everyday situations. These reactions can be short-lived. For some people, however, they can persist for years after the trauma. This…
Find out more »The Emerging Therapist: Cautionary Tales & Pearls of Wisdom
Embarking on a new career path necessitates tempering our long cherished professional dreams and fantasies with the harsh realities of the actual work. As new therapists, we are required to master an ever growing list of techniques and theories, to know ourselves well and to understand the impact of the work on our hearts, souls…
Find out more »Parenting with Awareness: A Workshop for Mothers who want to Create a New Legacy for their Children
Our own childhood experiences have a profound impact on how we parent our children. Motherhood can come with fears of repeating the unhealthy parenting we experienced in childhood, as well as a fierce determination to parent differently. This workshop will provide an opportunity for mothers to reflect on their own experience developing as a parent,…
Find out more »Tools for Moving from Surviving to Thriving: For Male Survivors
Too often men who have been abused feel disconnected from themselves and from those around them. Gender expectations can interfere with men seeking help and receiving the support they deserve. This workshop will provide education about sexual and physical abuse and how current behaviors are often linked to past abuse. Participants will learn how…
Find out more »May 2019
The Pregnant Therapist: Navigating the Therapeutic Relationship
When a therapist becomes pregnant, the client-therapist relationship is impacted in ways that can be both challenging and enriching. A therapist's pregnancy is an unavoidable self-disclosure, which impacts the therapeutic relationship before, during and after the therapist’s maternity leave. The complex feelings and interpersonal dynamics which arise are stirring for the client, and also for…
Find out more »July 2019
Summer Institute on the Relational Treatment of Trauma
The Summer Institute on the Relational Treatment of Trauma is a six-session institute intended for therapists developing their skills in the treatment of trauma. For six Friday mornings, therapists who value the therapeutic relationship as foundational to change will explore the challenges of working with clients who have experienced trauma. We recognize that participants may…
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