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The Differences between EFT & EFIT
Discover how the NEW Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) therapeutic model differs from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
The Power of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
Discover a reliable model you can use in your practice to create consistent, potent change events with any client... In every session.
Social Worker Month
Top 20 resources to celebrate National Social Workers Awareness Month...
Get your free resources and help us CELEBRATE National Social Workers Awareness Month with these great ideas...
Coping Ahead of Anxiety with Stair-Step Breathing
PESI author Joanne Spence highlights the value of practicing breathwork before anxiety or panic sets in.
How do we help kids cope with COVID-19 and the new normal that it brings?
FREE Coping Skills for Kids Worksheets!
Expert and Author of the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Janine Halloran, LMHC, walks us through simple techniques and tips to help kids cope with COVID-19 and the new normal that it brings.
Staying Alive Is a Full-Time Job
Thoughts on how we spend our time, energy, and resources.
PESI author Joanne Spence explores the difference between surviving and thriving with a look at how we spend our time, resources, and energy – especially amid a global pandemic.
What is Enough?
What does it mean to have “enough”? PESI author Joanne Spence explores the downward spiral of our ever-present desire to have more, do more, and be more – and how to come back to the present and to a place of gratitude.
How to Break Free from Anxiety, Rumination, and Worry
Watch Dr. Gillihan Demonstrate This Simple Breathing Exercise
Watch Dr. Gillihan walk step-by-step through the simple, effective “3-Part Breathing” exercise.
Catch a Breath Exercise
Helping Kids Regulate Their Emotions
Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD, RPT-S; Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S; and Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S, walk you through a fun, playful exercise that can help kids reap the benefits of deep breathing.
Tele-Play Therapy During a Pandemic
Ethically and effectively continue your play therapy work with TELEPLAY. Join renowned play therapy expert, supervisor, and author, Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S as she shares her most valuable resources.