Demystifying Narcissism
How to treat people with narcissism, and even whether you can make meaningful progress, is one of the hottest and most misunderstood topics in the field today... Read more
The Missing Piece of Attachment Theory
Born in Vietnam, forcibly displaced as a child to Australia, and now living in rural Alaska, Linda Thai has dedicated her life to unraveling the mysteries of... Read more
Phones, Teens, & Plunging Mental Health
Today’s adolescents and teens barely drink or smoke, get into fewer fights, and have less sex. By many measures, they’re healthier and safer than... Read more
Effective Tools for Working with Serious Mental Illness
It’s unfortunate, but severely mentally ill clients are the ones we frequently feel least able to help. Instead, they often find themselves marginalized... Read more
Overcoming the Most Common Barriers in Trauma Treatment
As children, many of our adult clients experienced abuses they were helpless to escape or prevent. Perhaps it wasn’t safe for them to cry, look... Read more
Helping Clients Overcome Imposter "Syndrome"
Deep down, the majority of successful people spend a good amount of time questioning their professional legitimacy. The result can be debilitating self-doubt... Read more
Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a compassionate, nonpathologizing, evidence-based approach to helping clients change entrenched patterns of thinking and... Read more
Neuroplasticity in Trauma Recovery
More so than ever, being trauma-informed means understanding the ways that neuroplasticity allows clients to flourish after traumatic experiences. If we can... Read more
Breaking Free of the Trauma Cycle
Many clients find themselves stuck in a loop of repeatedly being pulled back into trauma reenactments, despite their best efforts to heal. In this workshop... Read more
Therapists in a Divided World
Our nation is more divided now than at any time since the Civil War. Polarization enters the therapy room through emotional triggers, relationship distress... Read more
Regulating Racial Reactivity and Defensiveness
Many cross-racial interactions, inside and outside the therapy room, lead to reactivity and defensiveness that manifest in a number of ways, such as... Read more
Healing from Sexual Trauma
Healing from sexual trauma can be a complex journey involving struggles with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and other mental health and behavioral... Read more
How Attachment Trauma Shapes Our Personality
These days, if the modern human mind could have a personal translator, PR agent, and cheerleader, that person would be Dan Siegel. Beyond his impressive... Read more
Confrontation Without Defensiveness
Like it or not, confrontation is a necessary part of all therapy. Maybe your client comes into therapy with grand pronouncements: “I’m all... Read more
Playing Outside of the Box
In today’s fast-paced world, the rise in screen time and structured activities is dramatically reducing opportunities for imaginative and physical... Read more
EFT for Emotional Regulation & Trauma Processing
What if you could give clients immobilized by trauma fast relief, without having to worry about retraumatizing them by rehashing what happened to them... Read more
iGen: Guiding the Smartphone Generation
Psychologist Jean Twenge is one of the foremost researchers exploring the lives of kids and teens today. Her up-to-the-minute studies tying the rise of mental... Read more
Creative and Expressive Approaches to Treating Depression
For clients who’ve long struggled with major depression, looking at their diagnosis through the lens of hypo-arousal provides a framework for... Read more
Grief Treatment Certification Course: Clinical Tools for Building Resiliency and Moving Toward Post-Traumatic Growth
Your clients have spent years besieged by death, loss and uncertainty. For many there will be no “return to normal” – driving more grieving... Read more
The High-Conflict Couple
Working with highly escalated couples and families can be scary and exhausting. Often, our best attempts at creating positive change fall flat. Sometimes, us... Read more
Getting Results with Male Clients
When it comes to working with male clients, what strategies and practices work best? How do you work with a man who’s stuck in his head, constantly... Read more
Mental Health Professionals and the Law: Navigating Ethical and Risk Management Challenges
Even with the best intentions it’s possible to unwittingly behave unethically … And in today’s ever-evolving landscape of increased... Read more
Body Grief
How Do We Trust Our Changing Bodies?How do we learn to trust a changing, chronically ill body? Read more
Boundary Setting in Clinical Practice: The Best Ethical Practices
Are you having trouble saying “No” to clients? Do you struggle with establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries? Do you avoid setting... Read more
The Myth of the Perfect Parent
Helping Clients Overcome Shame and Accept ImperfectionWe all know that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” parent, but even so, many parents hold themselves to unreasonably high standards. Read more
Certification Conference: Alzheimer's, Dementias and Geriatric Mental Health Conditions
No matter the discipline, very few providers have received adequate training on safely and effectively meeting the complex mental and behavioral health needs... Read more
Which Retirement Plan Should You Choose?
A Therapist’s Guide to 401(k)s, IRAs, and MoreTherapists have multiple options when it comes to saving for retirement. From 401(k)s to IRAs and more, here's how to figure out which plans are best for you. Read more
The Fallout of Domestic Abuse on Kids: Clinical Strategies to Address Parental Coercive Control
Kids shouldn’t have to live in fear of retaliation, feel torn by loyalty, or experience sabotage from a coercive parent … … But when... Read more