Narrative Therapy

Critical look at therapy and social movement/social justice

Considering unquestioned historical ideas and their effects

Internal Family Systems & Parts Work

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

Motivational Interviewing

The problem of the ‘Righting Reflex’ getting in the way of desired changes

Demonstration of MI reflective listening skills

Self-Compassion Practice

Please check out https://self-compassion.org/what-is-self-compassion/#what-is-self-compassion. Kristen Neff et. al research has shown that being hard on oneself (especially when going through a hard time) is unhelpful. The idea of ‘no pain, no gain’ may be helpful at times, but overall can get in the way of preferred ways of being and living. Self-compassion skills practice is not about turning the negative (self-talk) positive, taking oneself off the hook, or patting oneself on the back. It is a pragmatic next level mindfulness skill in which one notices the harshness (intentionally aware, non-judgemental), and then pokes some holes in that harshness enough to move pivot in a preferred and more helpful direction.

For more on Self Compassion Practice (how to do it, examples of guided exercises and tips for practice), please check out: https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-practices/

Emotional Regulation & Grounding

PDFs and Handouts

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