Some helping professionals, through their clinical observations, regard deep regret to be among the worst emotions a human being can experience. 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.

In this three-hour workshop, British Cognitive Behavior expert, professor, and clinician Dr. Windy Dryden will discuss regret and distinguish between toxic and healthy regret. He will outline the issues that therapists need to consider when dealing with toxic regret. Dr. Dryden will also conduct a live demonstration with a volunteer willing to discuss a current personal issue they wish to resolve concerning toxic regret.

Attendance and Location Details

Date and Time

**This is a 3-CE online seminar delivered virtually in real-time via an industry-standard webinar platform**

Friday, August 29, 2025, 8:00 am – 11:00 am CST / 9:00am – 12:00pm EST / 6:00am – 9:00am PST

*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link and course materials will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date

Agenda:

8:00am – 9:00am: What toxic regret is – common themes, themes, conceptualizations, and origins

9:00am – 10:00am: How to distinguish between healthy regret and toxic regret and how to use this exercise in therapy

10:00am – 10:30am: Live clinical demonstration

10:30am – 11:00am: Three helpful issues to consider when dealing with toxic regret

Objectives:

a). After completing this training, participants will be able to explain the common theme in toxic regret.

b). After completing this training, participants will be able to distinguish between toxic regret and healthy regret.

c). After completing this training, participants will be able to describe three issues that need to be considered when dealing with toxic regret.

Target Audience:

Mental Health Clinicians & Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors, School Personnel,  and Healthcare Workers.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Windy Dryden, PhD, ScD

Material Author(s): Windy Dryden, PhD, ScD

Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. He is a leading UK practitioner and trainer in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behavior Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counseling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first in Britain to be formally trained in CBT. His greatest goal is to disseminate SST/ONEplus Therapy as far and wide as possible to help clinicians help their clients.

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