VIDEO: Lisa Ferentz on Planting the Seeds for Post-Traumatic Growth
Removing the Glass Ceiling for Trauma Survivors
It’s not always easy to tell trauma survivors in the midst of deep suffering that one day they’ll find meaning in what happened to them. But according to trauma specialist Lisa Ferentz, trauma survivors can emerge from their nightmarish experiences stronger than before, and there's a sensitive, measured way to go about planting the seeds for post-traumatic growth.
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Advanced approaches for deep healing and post-traumatic growth
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7/30/2017
Authors:
DIANE POOLE HELLER, PHD
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
RICHARD SIMON, PH.D.
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LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
RICHARD SIMON, PH.D.
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Thinking Outside the Gift
A Story of Navigating a Tricky Ethical Issue Creatively
By Lisa Ferentz - Sometimes, clients give us the gifts they want for themselves but don’t feel worthy of receiving. And sometimes, by helping them see the attributes in themselves that they admire in us, we can help them reconnect with those qualities.
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When All Else Fails
Stories of Vulnerability and Possibility
The self-assurance of expert practitioners who publicly present their work can lead everyday therapists to believe that psychotherapy is a far more predictable craft than it actually is. The reality, of course, is much muddier. Therapists on the ground eventually learn that only one mantra applies to every case—it's more complicated than that.
- I’m Funny and I Faint by Lynn Lyons
- Thinking Outside the Gift by Lisa Ferentz
- The Final Shot by Kenneth Hardy
- First Make the Bed by Michele Weiner-Davis
- It’s Never Too Late by Daniel Siegel
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Bringing Life Lessons of Empowerment and Healing into Therapy
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Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist's Couch
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Advanced approaches for deep healing and post-traumatic growth
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7/30/2017
Authors:
DIANE POOLE HELLER, PHD
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
RICHARD SIMON, PH.D.
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NRS001203
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7/30/2017
Authors:
DIANE POOLE HELLER, PHD
LISA FERENTZ, LCSW-C, DAPA
JANINA FISHER, PH.D.
RICHARD SIMON, PH.D.
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NRS001203
Bringing Life Lessons of Empowerment and Healing into Therapy
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VIDEO: Lisa Ferentz on Planting the Seeds for Post-Traumatic Growth
Removing the Glass Ceiling for Trauma Survivors
It’s not always easy to tell trauma survivors in the midst of deep suffering that one day they’ll find meaning in what happened to them. But according to trauma specialist Lisa Ferentz, trauma survivors can emerge from their nightmarish experiences stronger than before, and there's a sensitive, measured way to go about planting the seeds for post-traumatic growth.
Daily Blog
Thinking Outside the Gift
A Story of Navigating a Tricky Ethical Issue Creatively
By Lisa Ferentz - Sometimes, clients give us the gifts they want for themselves but don’t feel worthy of receiving. And sometimes, by helping them see the attributes in themselves that they admire in us, we can help them reconnect with those qualities.
Daily Blog
Transcending Trauma
Sometimes Our Clients Can Be Our Greatest Teachers
By Lisa Ferentz - In the early days of the trauma field, clients were seen as one-dimensional bundles of dysfunction and pain, who needed to relive their trauma before progress could be made. But an increased interest in post-traumatic growth has allowed many therapists to see that insight and healing can occur not only in the midst of devastating experiences, but even because of them.
Daily Blog
VIDEO: Helping Trauma Survivors Find a New Normal
How to Help Clients Do More than Just Recover
There’s no question that helping clients return to a basic functional level should be the main goal with trauma survivors. But what if clients could not only eliminate traumatic stress, but also come away from treatment feeling more resilient and with a fuller sense of self? Lisa Ferentz explains her concept of Post-Traumatic Growth.
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When All Else Fails
Stories of Vulnerability and Possibility
The self-assurance of expert practitioners who publicly present their work can lead everyday therapists to believe that psychotherapy is a far more predictable craft than it actually is. The reality, of course, is much muddier. Therapists on the ground eventually learn that only one mantra applies to every case—it's more complicated than that.
- I’m Funny and I Faint by Lynn Lyons
- Thinking Outside the Gift by Lisa Ferentz
- The Final Shot by Kenneth Hardy
- First Make the Bed by Michele Weiner-Davis
- It’s Never Too Late by Daniel Siegel
Magazine Article
Transcending Trauma
Learning How to Guide Devastated Clients Toward Growth
In the early days of the trauma field, clients were seen as one-dimensional bundles of dysfunction and pain, who needed to relive their trauma before progress could be made. But an increased interest in post-traumatic growth has allowed many therapists to see that insight and healing can occur not only in the midst of devastating experiences, but even because of them.
Magazine Article
It's Not About The Food
The Truth About Eating Disorders
The key to working effectively with eating disorders is understanding that starving, bingeing, and purging aren't simply bad habits. For treatment to work, it must get beyond the focus on negative behavior to grasp the emotional cycle of disordered eating.
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Treating the Self-Harming Client
Therapists Must First Get Past Their Own Anxiety
My refusal to accept Robin's self-cutting as anything but dysfunctional kept me from hearing what she was trying to tell me. Worse, it was actually causing more destructive behavior.
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Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma and self-harm and has been in private practice since 1984. She presents workshops and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, and is a clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies in the United States, Canada, England and Ireland. She has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities, and in 2007 founded “The Ferentz Institute”, which provides continuing education and state of the art training in trauma treatment to mental health professionals.
In 2009 she was voted the “Social Worker of the Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. Lisa is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: A Clinician’s Guide (Routledge), now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing (Routledge), and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transforming Life Lessons From the Therapist’s Couch (PESI).
Lisa hosted a weekly radio talk show, writes blogs and articles for websites on trauma, self-harm, and self-care, teaches on many webinars, and is a weekly contributor to www.PsychologyToday.com.. You can follow Lisa’s work at www.theferentzinstitute.com
In 2009 she was voted the “Social Worker of the Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. Lisa is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: A Clinician’s Guide (Routledge), now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing (Routledge), and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transforming Life Lessons From the Therapist’s Couch (PESI).
Lisa hosted a weekly radio talk show, writes blogs and articles for websites on trauma, self-harm, and self-care, teaches on many webinars, and is a weekly contributor to www.PsychologyToday.com.. You can follow Lisa’s work at www.theferentzinstitute.com
