According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one in four American adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, including over 40% of young adults (ages 18-29). This mental health challenge is not going away and has been exacerbated by...
Wednesday September 13 • 1:45 – 5:00 PM
030 | Attachment-based Intervention for Clinically Resistant Depression
A substantial number of people seen by psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and medical professionals suffer from what the DSM-5-TR now refers to as early onset Persistent Depressive Disorder, which usually starts in childhood or adolescents and...
029 | Race, Justice, and Diversity: Using Emotional Intelligence, Relational Wisdom, and Worldview Assessment to Improve Practice
Psychologists, other licensed mental health professionals, and medical professionals face significant challenges in responding effectively to issues of race, justice, and diversity in the context of increasing political polarization while seeking to support and...
028 | Abuse, Trauma, and the Emotionally Destructive Relationship
We have all heard the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It is a lie. The Bible says that words harm people and that reckless words pierce like a sword. Current research agrees that emotional abuse can harm a person’s...
027 | Story-informed Trauma Therapy: A New Approach to Recovery
Trauma is the “gateway” to various psychological, emotional, physiological, social, and relational sequelae, dysfunctions, and disorders. Trauma, in one form or another, is what brings most of our clients into therapy with licensed mental health professionals and...