Join internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and trauma psychologist Dr. Arielle Schwartz to learn the science of vagal toning. She will guide you through an experiential process so you can sense the benefit of these practices for yourself as well as teach them to clients. These practices can quickly reduce client’s anxiety, obsessive thinking, or feelings of hopelessness. Applied polyvagal theory within psychotherapy provides a powerful foundation for lasting changes that promote physiological balance and psychological wellness.

Deep regret is haunting, it revisits, and it can hijack a person’s self-concept and tarnish future experiences. Regret can turn ‘toxic’ when it becomes a reflection of a life unlived – a near ubreakable fixation on the road taken (or not taken) such that a person becomes stuck in negative thought patterns that prevent them from enjoying the here and now. Learn how to recognize toxic regret and help clients successfully unburden themselves from its cycle of pain, guilt, shame, and disappointment.

While procrastination can certainly be thought of as a ‘symptom’ of a broader attentional concern, its relatively common occurrence and complex interplay between behavior, cognition, and emotion demands that we approach it as a distinctive and singular mental health issue. Chronic procrastination goes beyond “laziness” and is often linked to anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and distorted thought patterns. See a live demo and learn attitude-based strategies to help clients work through and eliminate the procrastination to enable healthy and balanced relationships and productivity!

You probably notice that some clients naturally prefer to “go deep” in session more than others. These clients may benefit from a more philosophically engaging approach to therapy. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is just that, and it can be a superb alternative to standard CBT, especially for our more cognitively flexible clients. REBT is considered a foundational approach under the broader umbrella of CBT, carrying many decades of evidence-informed clinical research support for a broad array of conditions.

Come learn the evidence-based skills and practice of motivational interviewing (MI). These proven strategies can be applied to an array of different client populations and are a great set of skills to add to your overall clinical toolset! You will learn how to engage your addiction clients in the process of change and increase their motivation through the use of empathy and motivational interviewing attitudes and language.