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Assessing the Timing of Trauma Treatment and SUDs Treatment
Learn from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) expert Paul Brasler, LCSW, , CAIP, when therapists should begin trauma treatment for individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).
Changing Thoughts: Interventions for Anxious Thoughts
Anxiety expert Ashley Smith, PhD provides four key interventions to start helping our clients change the way they’re thinking and begin to quell their anxious thoughts.
What Happens When the Internal System is in Conflict
IFS expert Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS shares what happens when an internal system is in conflict and how therapists can create a space where all parts are seen, heard, and understood.
Breaking the Anxiety Habit Loop: A Mindful Approach to Rewiring Clients' Responses
Reframing anxiety as a habit loop offers a structured approach for helping clients manage their anxiety through mindfulness and self-awareness. Dr. Jud Brewer shares a three-gear exercise therapists can use to empower clients to break free from anxiety-driven cycles.
Navigating ADHD with the 5Cs: A Clinician’s Approach to Family Support
Free printable cards from The ADHD Solution Deck
The 5Cs approach offers therapists a structured, holistic framework to guide parents in supporting children with ADHD. Sharon Saline, PsyD, ADHD-CCSP, shares how this model promotes a collaborative parent-child relationship, encouraging problem-solving and cooperative decision-making, while also maintaining a consistent environment to support stability.
6 Practices for Grieving Clients Suffering from Loss
Grief is a deeply personal and transformative journey—one that cannot be rushed, fixed, or fully understood by anyone but the person experiencing it. David Kessler shares valuable insights to help clients navigate their unique experiences of loss, deepen their understanding of grief, and gently guide them toward healing and renewal.
How to Help Clients Reclaim Power After Loss
Death, by nature, reminds us of our limitations—it exposes the things we cannot change or undo. World-renowned grief expert David Kessler shares strategies on how to help grieving clients reclaim power after loss, so they can experience sorrow and strength simultaneously.
Unlocking Emotional Synchrony in Parent-Child Relationships
Help parents discover the transformative power of connection in their relationship with their child. Integrative attachment family therapy (IAFT) developer Dafna Lender shares insights on how parents can learn to align with their child’s emotional state to foster a sense of love and belonging.
An Introductory Guide to Assessing Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Dissociative experiences are prevalent among clients with complex trauma and attachment issues, particularly those with disorganized attachment. PESI author and Dissociative Identity Disorder expert Greg Nooney reviews the prevalence of DID, plus free screening questions you can use to begin assessment.
Overcoming Patient Resistance During the Perinatal Period
New mothers often experience a conflict between wanting privacy and needing support, leading to resistance in seeking help. Perinatal experts Hilary Waller, LPC, and Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, share how you can approach patients needing help during the challenging perinatal period, plus downloadable worksheets you can use right away.