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Understanding the Five Core Skills of Mindfulness
How to change your brain and build a solid foundation for transformative growth
Terry Fralich, LCPC, shares five core skills of mindfulness and how to best practice them.
Treating Chronic Pain…With Therapy?
Six things we need to know to treat pain effectively
Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LCAS, LPC, shares six things all professionals who treat pain should know.
The Trauma Therapist Podcast: The Author Series with Donald Altman
Donald Altman, MA, LPC, sits down with Guy Macpherson, PhD, to discuss mindfulness and his new book, Reflect.
The Trauma Therapist Podcast: The Author Series with Tim Gordon
PESI author Timothy Gordon, MSW, RSW, sat down with Guy Macpherson, PhD, to discuss his new book, The Act Approach, and card deck, Coping Skills For Trauma, on a 2019 September episode of The Trauma Therapist Podcast.
How To Help Clients Take Care Of Themselves
Four Ways to Help Clients Effectively Manage Unhelpful Emotions
Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP, offers four ways professionals can help clients suffering from anxiety effectively manage unhelpful emotions.
PESI Book Club: October 2019
Four children-focused books to add to your reading list.
This month's suggested reads include four products to help improve the well-being of the children in your life.
What to Do When Your Client is Considering Suicide
And Why Contracts For Safety Are Not a Good Idea
Paul Brasler, MA, MSW, LCSW, discusses how to best support high risk clients, why therapists should avoid creating Contracts For Safety, and tips on creating an effective Safety Plan.
Finding Balance in Recovery
Helping alcoholics and addicts create equilibrium in their life—and why it’s important
Sarah Allen Benton, MS, LMHC, LPC, AADC, offers a free worksheet to help addicts examine balance distribution in their life and identify what areas need more or less focus.
PESI Book Club: September 2019
Our latest new releases and a free worksheet!
New school year, new books and card decks! Here are three new releases as well as one of our customer favorites.
The Gottmans on Mastering the Brain’s 7 Pathways to Emotional Connection
What Successful Couples Are Doing Right
John and Julie Gottman explain what research has revealed about the crucial role the brain’s seven different command systems can play in enhancing the quality of couples’ emotional connection.