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Helping Kids Face Obstacles Head-On
Two stress-busting exercises to build coping skills
Kids will face obstacles every day—but it can be a good thing! Psychotherapist and parenting educator Katie Hurley, LCSW, details how we can guide children to tackle any problem, big or small.
Using EMDR Therapy to Treat OCD
Can EMDR be used to treat OCD? Although a commonly used treatment for PTSD, research shows EMDR can also be effective in treating patients with OCD.
22 Books for a More Peaceful 2022
Top titles on stress management, body image, happiness, and more
Whether you’re looking to support your clients or yourself, here are 22 books to combat stress, promote mindfulness, and find joy in the new year.
10 of the Best Books to Gift This Holiday Season
Explore hand-selected favorites from PESI Publishing
Looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list? Look no further! From workbooks to card decks to journals, PESI Publishing has a variety of titles that are sure to please. Give the gift of self growth with 10 of our favorite titles.
Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD
Discover a protocol to quickly reduce trauma symptomology
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) is an evidence-based brief PTSD treatment approach that produces significant results in as few as five treatment sessions. Learn the first steps of this revolutionary treatment protocol.
Attending to Dissociative Symptoms with Parts Work Therapy: Looking at the Inner Child
Learn how parts work can be used in the treatment of complex PTSD
By helping clients develop an awareness of their inner child, we can work to integrate trauma-related emotions and memories from childhood that have been sent into “exile.”
Learning to Transcend Trauma
Dr. Frank Anderson introduces his newest book
Frank Anderson sits down to talk about the culmination of his career and how it manifested into his newest book, Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems.
How Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Promotes Post-Traumatic Growth
Discover how adding MDMA to your trauma treatment practice could improve and accelerate outcomes
Researchers are rediscovering the awesome power of psychedelic medicines for improving mental health. Peter H. Addy, PhD, LPC, LMHC, reveals how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy promotes post-traumatic growth in clients with treatment-resistant conditions.
Somatic Psychology in the Treatment of Complex PTSD
Attending to Areas of Numbness or Disconnection
Through the process of dual awareness, you can help clients better connect to their body and connect areas of numbness, tension, or discomfort to their trauma history.
Connection & Co-Regulation: Using Self-Awareness to Model Self-Regulation
Learn from a leading voice in the healing of PTSD & complex trauma
As a therapist, developing your own embodied awareness can help you better attune to clients’ somatic patterns of autonomic arousal and allow you to bring co-regulation into therapy.