Mastering Mindfulness: Applying Powerful Practices to Help with Anxiety, Trauma, Depression and More

Mindfulness has exploded in popularity throughout the therapy world and the general population. And for good reason…extensive clinical and scientific research have affirmed its benefits to promote a better quality of life by relieving the suffering caused by anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship issues and more.

But in a culture accustomed to multi-tasking and instant gratification, our clients are expressing challenges in integrating mindfulness techniques into their busy and highly demanding daily routines. For many, adopting mindfulness is a major lifestyle shift—and to put it plainly, the benefits of mindfulness cannot be experienced if its methods are never practiced outside of the therapy room.

That’s why we’re introducing this new online course filled with effective techniques, specific strategies and step-by-step guidance on how to make the power of mindfulness practical and accessible.

In this Mastering Mindfulness online course, you’ll master practical exercises and effective techniques to adapt mindfulness practices for specific clinical applications, as well as learn to present mindfulness in creative ways so your clients are motivated to use the exercises in their daily lives.

What you’ll learn in Mastering Mindfulness:

Personalizing Mindfulness Meditation Practice: Finding the Right Fit for Clients – Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

Therapists too often see meditation practice as a one-size-fits-all remedy. But these practices actually include a range of tools that can be more effective when tailored to a client’s specific history, personality, and presenting problems. Explore practices tailored for various clinical issues, including stress-related disorders, addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal struggles, and learn how to find the right fit with your clients.

Mastering the Core Skills of Mindfulness: The Key to Developing a Consistent Mindfulness Practice – Terry Fralich, LCPC

Even though mindfulness has become ubiquitous in our profession, it often remains a challenge to motivate clients to bring practices into their everyday lives. In this module, you’ll explore a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to helping clients incorporate mindfulness into their daily routine to treat a diverse range of issues. Discover The Five Core Skills of mindfulness that form the foundation of transformative mindfulness practices, and leverage key neuroscience insights to transform clients’ unhealthy negative beliefs and patterns.

The Heart of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Discovering Inner Peace and Freedom – Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW

No other method has had more influence on bringing self-care and awareness training into the mainstream of clinical practice today than Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and now taught around the world, it offers simple and powerful practices such as body scan, meditation, and gentle mindful yoga to help your clients discover a deeper sense of wellness, balance, self-reliance, and inner freedom. This module will help your clients find more peace and control in their lives.

Mindfulness for Children and Teens – Christopher Willard, Psy. D.

For too many children or teens, talk and even play therapy feels unhelpful at best, and stigmatizing at worst. But when we can effectively introduce mindfulness into our sessions, we empower kids to transform themselves, allowing them to identify and regulate their emotions and attention with fun and effective exercises. In this interactive module, you’ll discover ways to share engaging and immediately powerful mindfulness practices with kids who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and more. Explore how to present mindfulness in creative ways to maximize engagement in and out of the clinical hour, and access specific strategies to tailor mindfulness to a child’s diagnosis and developmental stage.

Healing Self: Integrating Mindfulness with Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

Therapists often encourage clients to adopt a passive-observer stance in therapy when incorporating mindfulness practices. This module will provide a comprehensive overview of how to help your client move beyond detachment into a more engaged form of healing. Explore strategies used in Internal Family Systems to help clients contact their core Self and integrate the often conflicting parts that live within them.

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