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Ask the Expert: Q&A with Colleen West, LMFT
Interview with IFS Flip Chart author Colleen West, LMFT
Colleen West, LMFT, shares her most frequently asked questions for IFS therapy, insight into her IFS Flip Chart and more.
Why Self-Love Is Hard for Women
How to guide female clients past their “shoulds” and toward self-acceptance
Self-love is a challenge to define and develop, particularly for women. Taking unique contexts into consideration, clinicians can help women identify "shoulds" and empower them to choose what self-love means to them.
What to Do When Clients Dissociate
Learn five effective techniques for orienting your client back to the present moment
Taking advanced trainings and consultations in parts work can help take your therapy to the next level, but you can also use these strategies right now for clients who are dissociating.
9 Easy Practices to Boost Energy and Get Out of a Funk
Free Download from the Undepressed Deck
If depression is weighing you down, this inspiring new card deck by seasoned author and mindfulness expert Brian Leaf can help lift you out of your rut.
Using Drawing Interventions in Play Therapy
Free worksheet download to help you and young clients increase mindfulness
Tracy Turner-Bumberry, LPC, shares the benefits of art-based therapy interventions for young clients and drawing interventions you can download for FREE to use in your next session.
10 Things Clients Might Say to Stay in Unhealthy Relationships
Recognize dysfunctional family patterns and help your clients choose a path forward
Bestselling author and relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab shares 10 phrases clients might use in therapy to stay in unhealthy relationships so you can identify when it's time to set healthy boundaries.
Healing the Invisible Wounds of Racial Trauma in Therapy
Racially-sensitive, trauma-informed interventions and strategies
Ken Hardy, PhD, shares racially-sensitive, trauma-informed interventions and strategies that centralize race and racial oppression in every facet of the therapeutic process and relationship.
Implementing a Trauma-Informed Affirming Practice for Autistic Clients
Empower your autistic clients with these trauma-informed best practices
Watch Laura Sibbald, MA, CCC-SLP, ASDCS, CYMHS, share how to support your autistic clients in their ability to make a decision about what to do or what to say in a given scenario and move them toward independence and self-determination.
IFS for Addictions: Creating a Context for Collaboration and Hope
Develop and enhance the therapeutic experience with these FREE worksheets
The importance of a first session is that it leads to a second session, which is why creating a safe, collaborative context is key. Use the free exercises provided here to help you empathize with the fear and reluctance clients often feel when working through addictive or problematic behaviors.
6 Resilience-Building & Inclusive Children’s Books for National Read Across America Day
Celebrate diverse experiences with these children's books
To celebrate National Read Across America Day on March 2, we’ve selected six of our favorite children’s books that teach kids resilience-building skills and celebrate diverse experiences.