The Playful Therapist
7 Clinicians Share Their Best Strategies
In this collection, master therapists share how they’ve used humor in ways that both enliven and enrich the work of therapy.
Magazine Article
Protocols for Relieving Pain in Trauma Survivors
Copyright:
3/12/2022
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
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NOS096212
Copyright:
3/12/2022
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
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NOS096212
Copyright:
12/29/2021
Authors:
DAVID KESSLER, MA, RN, FACHE
DANIEL J SIEGEL, MD
BESSEL A VAN DER KOLK, MD
CLAUDIA BLACK, PHD
JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
LESLIE KORN, PHD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB
TERRENCE REAL, LICSW
STEPHEN PORGES, PH.D.
WILLIAM DOHERTY, PHD
SUSAN JOHNSON, ED.D.
RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ, PHD
LINDA GRAHAM, MFT
RICHARD SEARS, PSYD, PHD, MBA, ABPP
JOE KORT, PHD, LMSW
BRITT H RATHBONE, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD, CGP
MARY JO BARRETT, MSW
GABOR MATÉ, MD
TAMMY NELSON, PHD
JONAH PAQUETTE, PSY.D.
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
FRANK ANDERSON, MD
KENNETH V. HARDY, PHD
IAN KERNER, PHD, LMFT
EDWARD HALLOWELL, MD
CATHERINE PITTMAN, PHD, HSPP
DAFNA LENDER, LCSW
DAVID TREADWAY, PH.D.
LYNN LYONS, LICSW
SUZANNE IASENZA, PH.D.
DAVID JOBES, PH.D., ABPP
ALEXANDRA SOLOMON, PHD
MICHAEL MITHOEFER, MD
DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW
JAMES L. FURROW, PHD
DEB DANA, LCSW, LICSW
GEORGE FALLER, LMFT
PETER FRAENKEL, PHD
HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD
SABRINA N'DIAYE, PHD, LCSW-C
KENNETH CARTER, PHD, ABPP
MANUELA MISCHKE-REEDS, MA, LMFT
ELLIOTT CONNIE, MA, LPC
ANDREW TATARSKY PHD
CANDICE RICHARDSON DICKENS, LCPC-S, LCADC-S, CCTP, MAC
STEPHEN SNYDER, MD
SHADEEN FRANCIS, LMFT
DERAN YOUNG, LCSW
JADA MCCRAY, LCSW-C
NOAH GARCIA, MA, LPC-S, NCC
ABI BLAKESLEE, SEP, CMT, MFT, PHD
MEG JAY, PHD
JENNIFER UDLER, LCSW-C
RAMANI DURVASULA, PHD, LCP
JULIANE TAYLOR SHORE, LMFT, LPC
LAURA COPLEY, PHD, LPC
JOHN J RATEY, MD
Product:
NRS001440
Copyright:
12/29/2021
Authors:
DAVID KESSLER, MA, RN, FACHE
DANIEL J SIEGEL, MD
BESSEL A VAN DER KOLK, MD
CLAUDIA BLACK, PHD
JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
LESLIE KORN, PHD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB
TERRENCE REAL, LICSW
STEPHEN PORGES, PH.D.
WILLIAM DOHERTY, PHD
SUSAN JOHNSON, ED.D.
RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ, PHD
LINDA GRAHAM, MFT
RICHARD SEARS, PSYD, PHD, MBA, ABPP
JOE KORT, PHD, LMSW
BRITT H RATHBONE, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD, CGP
MARY JO BARRETT, MSW
GABOR MATÉ, MD
TAMMY NELSON, PHD
JONAH PAQUETTE, PSY.D.
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
FRANK ANDERSON, MD
KENNETH V. HARDY, PHD
IAN KERNER, PHD, LMFT
EDWARD HALLOWELL, MD
CATHERINE PITTMAN, PHD, HSPP
DAFNA LENDER, LCSW
DAVID TREADWAY, PH.D.
LYNN LYONS, LICSW
SUZANNE IASENZA, PH.D.
DAVID JOBES, PH.D., ABPP
ALEXANDRA SOLOMON, PHD
MICHAEL MITHOEFER, MD
DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW
JAMES L. FURROW, PHD
DEB DANA, LCSW, LICSW
GEORGE FALLER, LMFT
PETER FRAENKEL, PHD
HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD
SABRINA N'DIAYE, PHD, LCSW-C
KENNETH CARTER, PHD, ABPP
MANUELA MISCHKE-REEDS, MA, LMFT
ELLIOTT CONNIE, MA, LPC
ANDREW TATARSKY PHD
CANDICE RICHARDSON DICKENS, LCPC-S, LCADC-S, CCTP, MAC
STEPHEN SNYDER, MD
SHADEEN FRANCIS, LMFT
DERAN YOUNG, LCSW
JADA MCCRAY, LCSW-C
NOAH GARCIA, MA, LPC-S, NCC
ABI BLAKESLEE, SEP, CMT, MFT, PHD
MEG JAY, PHD
JENNIFER UDLER, LCSW-C
RAMANI DURVASULA, PHD, LCP
JULIANE TAYLOR SHORE, LMFT, LPC
LAURA COPLEY, PHD, LPC
JOHN J RATEY, MD
Product:
NRS001440
Finding Strength in the Symptom
Breaking Free from the Limits of Our Medical Treatment Model
If we spend too much time preoccupied with our clients’ symptoms, we’re likely to miss important clues to their hidden strengths. I’ve learned that turning a symptom into a client’s ally can transform the whole experience of therapy for both the therapist and client.
Daily Blog
VIDEO: Crossing to Safety
A Master Clinician Shares Her Most Therapeutic Moment
Many people wonder how therapists manage to do the work they do. Of the thousands of meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. Here, therapist Courtney Armstrong shares the story of working with her most memorable client.
Daily Blog
Case Study
The Problem with the Borderline Diagnosis: Getting Beyond the Label
Have we unfairly pathologized clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?
Magazine Article
VIDEO: Helping Clients Envision Personal Transformation
...While Still Validating Their Pain
How do you help clients access resourceful states when they’re feeling hopeless and helpless? In this short video, trauma specialist Courtney Armstrong explains.
Daily Blog
How Imagery, Movement, and Play Can Enhance Your Work
Copyright:
3/22/2019
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096159
Copyright:
3/22/2019
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096159
Creating Adventure And Play In Therapy
How to Vitalize Your Therapeutic Style
By Courtney Armstrong - The more we learn about the emotional brain, the clearer it becomes: to have real therapeutic impact, we need to create experiences that help clients learn to relate to themselves and the world in entirely new ways.
Daily Blog
Copyright:
11/8/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS054165
Copyright:
11/8/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS054165
Protocols for Relieving Pain in Trauma Survivors
Copyright:
3/12/2022
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096212
Copyright:
3/12/2022
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096212
Copyright:
12/29/2021
Authors:
DAVID KESSLER, MA, RN, FACHE
DANIEL J SIEGEL, MD
BESSEL A VAN DER KOLK, MD
CLAUDIA BLACK, PHD
JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
LESLIE KORN, PHD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB
TERRENCE REAL, LICSW
STEPHEN PORGES, PH.D.
WILLIAM DOHERTY, PHD
SUSAN JOHNSON, ED.D.
RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ, PHD
LINDA GRAHAM, MFT
RICHARD SEARS, PSYD, PHD, MBA, ABPP
JOE KORT, PHD, LMSW
BRITT H RATHBONE, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD, CGP
MARY JO BARRETT, MSW
GABOR MATÉ, MD
TAMMY NELSON, PHD
JONAH PAQUETTE, PSY.D.
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
FRANK ANDERSON, MD
KENNETH V. HARDY, PHD
IAN KERNER, PHD, LMFT
EDWARD HALLOWELL, MD
CATHERINE PITTMAN, PHD, HSPP
DAFNA LENDER, LCSW
DAVID TREADWAY, PH.D.
LYNN LYONS, LICSW
SUZANNE IASENZA, PH.D.
DAVID JOBES, PH.D., ABPP
ALEXANDRA SOLOMON, PHD
MICHAEL MITHOEFER, MD
DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW
JAMES L. FURROW, PHD
DEB DANA, LCSW, LICSW
GEORGE FALLER, LMFT
PETER FRAENKEL, PHD
HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD
SABRINA N'DIAYE, PHD, LCSW-C
KENNETH CARTER, PHD, ABPP
MANUELA MISCHKE-REEDS, MA, LMFT
ELLIOTT CONNIE, MA, LPC
ANDREW TATARSKY PHD
CANDICE RICHARDSON DICKENS, LCPC-S, LCADC-S, CCTP, MAC
STEPHEN SNYDER, MD
SHADEEN FRANCIS, LMFT
DERAN YOUNG, LCSW
JADA MCCRAY, LCSW-C
NOAH GARCIA, MA, LPC-S, NCC
ABI BLAKESLEE, SEP, CMT, MFT, PHD
MEG JAY, PHD
JENNIFER UDLER, LCSW-C
RAMANI DURVASULA, PHD, LCP
JULIANE TAYLOR SHORE, LMFT, LPC
LAURA COPLEY, PHD, LPC
JOHN J RATEY, MD
Product:
NRS001440
Copyright:
12/29/2021
Authors:
DAVID KESSLER, MA, RN, FACHE
DANIEL J SIEGEL, MD
BESSEL A VAN DER KOLK, MD
CLAUDIA BLACK, PHD
JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
LESLIE KORN, PHD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB
TERRENCE REAL, LICSW
STEPHEN PORGES, PH.D.
WILLIAM DOHERTY, PHD
SUSAN JOHNSON, ED.D.
RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ, PHD
LINDA GRAHAM, MFT
RICHARD SEARS, PSYD, PHD, MBA, ABPP
JOE KORT, PHD, LMSW
BRITT H RATHBONE, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD, CGP
MARY JO BARRETT, MSW
GABOR MATÉ, MD
TAMMY NELSON, PHD
JONAH PAQUETTE, PSY.D.
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
FRANK ANDERSON, MD
KENNETH V. HARDY, PHD
IAN KERNER, PHD, LMFT
EDWARD HALLOWELL, MD
CATHERINE PITTMAN, PHD, HSPP
DAFNA LENDER, LCSW
DAVID TREADWAY, PH.D.
LYNN LYONS, LICSW
SUZANNE IASENZA, PH.D.
DAVID JOBES, PH.D., ABPP
ALEXANDRA SOLOMON, PHD
MICHAEL MITHOEFER, MD
DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW
JAMES L. FURROW, PHD
DEB DANA, LCSW, LICSW
GEORGE FALLER, LMFT
PETER FRAENKEL, PHD
HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD
SABRINA N'DIAYE, PHD, LCSW-C
KENNETH CARTER, PHD, ABPP
MANUELA MISCHKE-REEDS, MA, LMFT
ELLIOTT CONNIE, MA, LPC
ANDREW TATARSKY PHD
CANDICE RICHARDSON DICKENS, LCPC-S, LCADC-S, CCTP, MAC
STEPHEN SNYDER, MD
SHADEEN FRANCIS, LMFT
DERAN YOUNG, LCSW
JADA MCCRAY, LCSW-C
NOAH GARCIA, MA, LPC-S, NCC
ABI BLAKESLEE, SEP, CMT, MFT, PHD
MEG JAY, PHD
JENNIFER UDLER, LCSW-C
RAMANI DURVASULA, PHD, LCP
JULIANE TAYLOR SHORE, LMFT, LPC
LAURA COPLEY, PHD, LPC
JOHN J RATEY, MD
Product:
NRS001440
How Imagery, Movement, and Play Can Enhance Your Work
Copyright:
3/22/2019
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096159
Copyright:
3/22/2019
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
NOS096159
Copyright:
11/8/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS054165
Copyright:
11/8/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS054165
Integrating Neuroscience for Resilience, Connection and Post-Traumatic Growth
Copyright:
9/26/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS051130
Copyright:
9/26/2018
Author:
COURTNEY ARMSTRONG, LPC, MHSP
Product:
POS051130
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Finding Strength in the Symptom
Breaking Free from the Limits of Our Medical Treatment Model
If we spend too much time preoccupied with our clients’ symptoms, we’re likely to miss important clues to their hidden strengths. I’ve learned that turning a symptom into a client’s ally can transform the whole experience of therapy for both the therapist and client.
Daily Blog
VIDEO: Crossing to Safety
A Master Clinician Shares Her Most Therapeutic Moment
Many people wonder how therapists manage to do the work they do. Of the thousands of meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. Here, therapist Courtney Armstrong shares the story of working with her most memorable client.
Daily Blog
VIDEO: Helping Clients Envision Personal Transformation
...While Still Validating Their Pain
How do you help clients access resourceful states when they’re feeling hopeless and helpless? In this short video, trauma specialist Courtney Armstrong explains.
Daily Blog
Creating Adventure And Play In Therapy
How to Vitalize Your Therapeutic Style
By Courtney Armstrong - The more we learn about the emotional brain, the clearer it becomes: to have real therapeutic impact, we need to create experiences that help clients learn to relate to themselves and the world in entirely new ways.
Daily Blog
Being a Provocative Guide
To Keep Clients Tuned In, Sometimes Our Work Has to Be Twice as Interesting as Their Problems
By Courtney Armstrong - The more we learn about the emotional brain, the clearer it becomes: to have real therapeutic impact, we need to create experiences that help clients learn to relate to themselves and the world in entirely new ways.
Daily Blog
Crossing to Safety
A Master Clinician Shares Her Most Therapeutic Moment
By Courtney Armstrong - Many people wonder how therapists manage to do the work they do. Of the thousands of meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. In the following storytelling piece, Courtney Armstrong shares a memorable moment from her own work.
Daily Blog
Turning Panic into Power
Hidden Strengths Can Be the Key to Healing Trauma
By Courtney Armstrong - As therapists, we’re taught to be master detectives who methodically investigate our clients’ symptoms in search of a “culprit”—the source of their pain. But if we spend too much time preoccupied with symptoms, we’re likely to miss important clues to hidden strengths, which can transform the experience of psychotherapy.
Daily Blog
How to Improve Your Therapy Using Play and Emotion
Why Good Therapy Means Tapping Into the Client's Emotional Brain
How many times have you surprised yourself by jumping at the scary part of a movie? You know the villain in the movie isn’t real, but your emotional brain ignores this logic and leaps into action. In essence, the emotional brain is our unconscious mind, and scientists estimate that it controls about 95 percent of what we do, think, and feel at any given moment. As therapists, we have to be a provocative guide, creating experiences that go beyond the intellect to reach a deeply human place, prompting clients to believe they can relate to themselves and the world in a new way.
Daily Blog
Using Play in Therapy to Solve Emotional Problems
Why Creative Strategies are the Therapist's Best Tool
How many times have you surprised yourself by jumping at the scary part of a movie? It isn’t enough to be a kind, supportive guide on clients’ journeys. We have to be a provocative guide, creating experiences that trigger their curiosity and desire to know more. Human behavior and motivation are driven mostly by the emotional brain---the brain centers that mediate “primitive” emotions and instincts and respond to sensory-rich experiences, not intellectual insights.
Daily Blog
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The Playful Therapist
7 Clinicians Share Their Best Strategies
In this collection, master therapists share how they’ve used humor in ways that both enliven and enrich the work of therapy.
Magazine Article
Case Study
The Problem with the Borderline Diagnosis: Getting Beyond the Label
Have we unfairly pathologized clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?
Magazine Article
Hiding in Plain Sight
Clients' Symptoms Offer Clues to Their Strengths
As therapists, we’re taught to be master detectives who methodically investigate our clients’ symptoms in search of a “culprit”—the source of their pain. But if we spend too much time preoccupied with symptoms, we’re likely to miss important clues to hidden strengths, which can transform the experience of psychotherapy.
Magazine Article
Creating Adventure And Play In Therapy
How to Vitalize Your Therapeutic Style
The more we learn about the emotional brain, the clearer it becomes: to have real therapeutic impact, we need to create experiences that help clients learn to relate to themselves and the world in entirely new ways.
Magazine Article
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Courtney Armstrong, LPC, MHSP, has over 20 years’ experience and is a Board Certified Fellow in Clinical Hypnotherapy who has trained thousands of mental health professionals nationally and internationally in creative, brain-based strategies for healing trauma. She is a bestselling author of the book, The Therapeutic “Aha!”: 10 Strategies for Getting Clients Unstuck and Transforming Traumatic Grief and contributes to publications such as the Psychotherapy Networker, Counseling Today, and The Neuropsychotherapist. She has been featured as a trauma and grief expert on national television and radio programs and is the owner/director of Tamarisk: A Center for Mind-Body Therapy in the state of Tennessee.
