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The Hollywood Guide to Personality Disorders
Give clients examples they’ll understand with this FREE resource!
Whatever the personality disorder, Hollywood is full of examples. With a robust list of personality disorders represented by characters from famous movies and TV shows, be prepared to help clients better understand their own experiences.
Emotional Wellness Month
Celebrate Emotional Wellness Month with These Resources
Help your patients, yourself, or loved one’s progress towards stress reduction, self-care, and maintaining inner strength
Taking Charge Of Your Emotions: Strategies for Keeping It Together When Kids Fall Apart
Free Co-Regulation Exercises from Cool, Calm & Connected
When children experience big emotions, the role of a caregiver is to model emotional regulation and provide support without getting sucked into the chaos. Help tired and frustrated caregivers succeed with these free exercises to promote co-regulation and healthy attachment.
The Power of Breath: Teach Children to Breathe on Purpose & Calm Big Emotions
A Free Self-Awareness & Self-Management Activity to Help Practice Mindful Breathing
Kellie Bailey’s newest children’s book, Some Days I Breathe on Purpose, explores the power of breath to help children handle challenging emotions. Get an exclusive sneak peek with worksheets containing breathing and mindfulness exercises for children.
Creating a Welcoming Space for LGBTQ+ Clients
12 Common Mistakes & 6 Affirming Practices
An LGBTQ-friendly practice is NOT the same as an LGBTQ-informed one. Discover the common mistakes clinicians make, as well as simple strategies to make your practice more inclusive.
What is EMDR Therapy and How Does It Work?
EMDR is a treatment for PTSD, focusing on using bilateral stimulation (BLS) to help the brain access and process traumatic memories. Learn more.
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.
Providing Constructive Feedback in Clinical Supervision
6 Simple Strategies for Success
Providing specific and actionable critiques without damaging rapport can be one of the most challenging aspects of clinical supervision, but constructive feedback offers a means to provide valuable insight and strengthen working relationships.
Finding Healthy Attachment
Discover how attachment-based relationships provide a foundation for healing trauma
Christina Reese has dedicated her life’s work to helping those with trauma live healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives. Learn how her newest book, Trauma and Attachment, can guide clients from a place of fear to healthy attachment.
Turning “What’s Wrong” into “What’s Strong”
Shifting to a Strengths-Based Perspective with Motivational Interviewing
The practice of motivational interviewing (MI) involves a change in our perspective. We can reframe what we perceive to be a person’s “failures” or shortcomings into evidence of their strengths, skills, character, and worth. This shift from a deficits-based perspective to one of strengths is at the heart of MI.