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FREE 4 min. Video Download from PESI What does a slinky have to do with trauma?
As therapists, we are trained and usually very good at being empathic. And for many of our clients, we see great success. But what about the clients that keep getting stuck? Overwhelmed by too many feelings like fear, shame, and helplessness. How can we help our...
Article on “Gifts in Psychotherapy” by Ofer Zur
GIFTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY by Ofer Zur When it comes to gift giving, the old notion of an impenetrable blank screen between therapist and client has become a two-way permeable membrane, making the therapy relationship richer and more complex. At its heart, therapy is a...
FREE Download of 260 page E-Book “Compassionate Therapy: Working with Difficult Clients”
Compassionate Therapy: Working with Difficult Clients by Jeffrey Kottler, PhD How does a therapist handle a manipulative or controlling client? How can one overcome intense hostility in an uncooperative client? Arguing that therapeutic conflict can be a constructive...
FREE 6 min. video “How to Manage the Biggest Threat to Happiness for Remarried Boomers”
From Psychotherapy Networker: Helping Partners Deal with the Corrosive Power of Stepfamilies Patricia Papernow — July 11, 2016 Successfully combining families as part of remarriage is always challenging. But it's especially hard when older re-couplers have adult...
Resource for Food Insecure Clients
Introducing WhyHunger’s New Texting Service to Find Food  WhyHunger is proud to announce the launch of its Find Food Texting Service that will allow more people than ever to find healthy food in their neighborhood via a simple text message! This is a national...
FREE Download of 227 pg book “The Psychology of Compulsive Drug Use”
The Psychology of Compulsive Drug Use.pdf
FREE 136 page E-Book “A Primer for Psychotherapists”
A Primer for Psychotherapists.pdf
FREE several Suicide Treatment Video downloads and PDF Protocol “When to Hospitalize”
From: PESI CE [mailto:pesi@pesieducation.com] Your client just revealed that she's been having suicidal thoughts...do you know what to do next? What questions do you ask? And at what point does your client need to be hospitalized? In this free video, nationally...
FREE 1.3 hr CE Video “Esther Perel on the New Rules of Love”
Free Video: The New Rules of Love featuring Esther Perel How Couples Are Reinventing Marriage Explore the cultural shifts that are shaping relationships today and master new approaches for working effectively with contemporary couples. Learn from leading couples...
FREE 3 min video “When Partners Get Flooded” by Julie Gottman
VIDEO: Julie Gottman on When Partners Get Flooded What Works in Couples Therapy Julie Gottman — July 4, 2016 The hallmark of the Gottmans’ work is taking the rare step of actually observing the broadest sample of couples they could find, rather than relying on...