Self-compassion might be the single most important skill for effectively dealing with difficult emotions. In fact, a lack of self-compassion is one of the strongest predictors for anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. This seminar will equip you with cutting-edge tools to build the capacity for self-compassion in your clients. We will explore the convergence between modern science and mindfulness practices that can be used to build self-compassion in the present, and can be applied to heal past trauma. You will be taught a thorough, yet accessible, orientation to cognitive science and neuroscience as they relate to mindfulness.
The day consists of highly engaging and experiential learning that will give you a first-hand experience of how these practices can build and sustain well being. You will have an opportunity to practice guiding others and being guided through mindfulness and self-compassion exercises with the support of expert supervision. Take home the Toolbox for Teaching Mindfulness and the Toolbox for Teaching Self-Compassion, allowing you to immediately incorporate what you have learned into your work with clients. The seminar’s focus on self-care for the clinician aims to have you leave the day feeling refreshed and reinvigorated.
Presenter: Tim Desmond, LMFT is a Buddhist scholar, therapist in private practice, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He is the author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (W.W. Norton). He offers training and consultation to therapists around the world, helping them to integrate mindfulness practices into their work.
6.25 CE clock hours for LPCs and PLPCs. No NBCC credits available through LCA.
For more information or to register: https://healthcare.pesi.com/events/oneday
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