Being an Emotionally Mindful Therapist

Course overview

Openness to and facility with one’s emotions has been shown to increase effectiveness both in life and in the work we do with clients. Yet, many factors can thwart our ability to be emotionally present and attuned with others and ourselves. Drawing on current findings in the areas of affective neuroscience, attachment, and neuroplasticity, “Emotional Mindfulness” provides a framework and practice through which we can more readily connect with, understand, and make optimal use of our feelings. This workshop will illustrate how our emotional range becomes constricted, but how, through a proven process of mindfully connecting and working with our emotions, we can come more fully into the present moment and more readily affect growth, healing, and change with our clients. Through demonstration and experiential exercises, you will learn powerful techniques that can easily be integrated into your life and therapy practice.