Make an Impact: Trauma, Addiction, Anxiety and Depression: Treatment Strategies in the Covid-19 Era
CE Learning Systems is proud to present Make an Impact: Trauma, Addiction, Suicide, Anxiety, and Depression: Treatment Strategies in the Covid-19 Era. Join us as we bring together the biggest names in mental and behavioral health for a two-day virtual learning experience like no other!
Earn up to 12 CE credits while attending seven interactive webinar sessions. Watch, listen, and ask questions as John Forsyth, PhD, Robin Gurtwitch, PhD, Clifton Mitchell, PhD, Mark Sanders, LCSW, Janina Scarlet, PhD, Robert Weiss PhD, and more present on timely educational topics in the Covid-19 era. Topics to be discussed include Trauma, Addiction, Suicide, Anxiety and Depression, Covid-19, and the Impact on Mental Health Providers.
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Missouri Credentialing Board (MCB)
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New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy (NYSEDCAT)
New York Education Department Board of Mental Health Counseling
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Conference Agenda
Oct 9th, 2020
Star Wars, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, Oh My! Helping Clients Heal Through Stories
Janina Scarlet, PhD
<p>In the age of the global pandemic and the worldwide mental health crisis, we need to make mental health accessible and relatable. Using popular culture as a bridge for understanding and skill building can be an empowering tool in every provider’s toolbox. Worldwide fascination with popular cultur...
In the age of the global pandemic and the worldwide mental health crisis, we need to make mental health accessible and relatable. Using popular culture as a bridge for understanding and skill building can be an empowering tool in every provider’s toolbox. Worldwide fascination with popular culture, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, and the Avengers is at its all-time high and with good reason. For decades now, these films, books, and TV shows have reflected people's mental health struggles, including PTSD, grief, anxiety, and depression. This keynote will focus on how elements of popular culture can be incorporated into evidence-based therapies to treat PTSD and other mental health disorders, as well as to strengthen rapport with clients, and to increase compliance to treatment. No previous experience with popular culture necessary. Capes are optional.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Explain the concept of Superhero Therapy
- Demonstrate how to incorporate pop culture examples into treatment
- Create a treatment plan using Superhero Therapy
Janina Scarlet
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, the Nerdist, BuzzFeed, and many other outlets. She currently works at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego. She authored Superhero Therapy, Harry Potter Therapy, Therapy Quest, Dark Agents, Super-Women, Supernatural Therapy, as well as numerous contributions to Star Wars Psychology, Star Trek Psychology, Wonder Woman Psychology, Supernatural Psychology and many other books.
Priming: Using the Hidden Power of Language for Superior Client Outcomes and Self-Improvement
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D.
<p>Most people know more about how to program their VCR than their own mind! Dr. Mitchell’s presentation, Priming: Using the Hidden Power of Language for Superior Client Outcomes and Self-Improvement, will teach you how to program the first computer you ever owned--your mind. This dynamic session in...
Most people know more about how to program their VCR than their own mind! Dr. Mitchell’s presentation, Priming: Using the Hidden Power of Language for Superior Client Outcomes and Self-Improvement, will teach you how to program the first computer you ever owned--your mind. This dynamic session introduces the audience to world of priming through a discussion of the priming that occurs in our everyday lives. It then addresses the scientific research, demonstrates the phenomena, and explains how priming can be utilized to radically intensify therapeutic communications and improve outcomes. In addition, these principles provide you with the mental tools necessary for molding yourself into the person you want to be and for reaching your personally desired goals.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Define what priming is and understand how and why it has such a significant impact on mental processing and the stimulation of behavior.
- Discuss the impact of therapeutic communication by incorporating priming techniques into the client-therapist dialogue.
- Create effective mental programming for breaking bad habits and reaching personally desired goals.
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D.
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D. is an international clinical trainer and keynote speaker with over 30 years of training experience. He delivers practical information in a uniquely entertaining, fast-paced style that is filled with humor and illuminating examples. His trainings are based on his books, Priming: Programming the Mind for Habit Change and Success and Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients. He has also trained thousands of mental health professionals in the management of difficult, perplexing legal and ethical issues in an entertaining, dynamic game show format.
He is a contributing author in therapy books and published in numerous professional journals including the Psychotherapy Networker, Psychotherapy in Australia, and Journal of Personality Assessment to name a few. Dr. Mitchell is currently a professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, where he was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2002.
Seeking Integrity
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Lifeskills South Florida & Greenfield Recovery Center
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Social Work Today Publication
Social Work Today is established as an essential resource for social work professionals. Our in-depth content examines the difficult issues, challenges, and successes of social workers, while celebrating the profession’s common bonds, including all of its distinct roles and varied work settings.
Ending Codependency: New Ways to Help Addicts and Families in the Age of COVID-19
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW
<p>Since Codependent No More became a self-help book sensation nearly 40 years ago, we’ve seen a torrent of book titles, articles, workshops, and even whole therapy centers centered around codependence work as a therapy concept. Codependency is the modality that we know. But codependency has never b...
Since Codependent No More became a self-help book sensation nearly 40 years ago, we’ve seen a torrent of book titles, articles, workshops, and even whole therapy centers centered around codependence work as a therapy concept. Codependency is the modality that we know. But codependency has never been formalized as a diagnosis in the DMS or the ICD. In fact, there has never been a formal, criteria-based addiction or mental health diagnosis for the “issue” that we call codependency. So, what does this mean to our work today? Which one of the 340+ books on this topic holds the “right” method? Perhaps codependency requires a review for 2020. This thought-provoking talk by treatment specialist, author, and speaker Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW asks attendees to question old assumptions and consider new ideas, ensuring the work we provide remains strength-based, useful, and deeply compassionate.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Discuss the codependency model and its efficacy in 2020.
- Develop three new skills to intervene upon the loved ones of addicts.
- Differentiate a trauma-based treatment model from an attachment-based model.
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity an online and a residential intimacy disorders program treating men with sex and porn addictions as well as men with co-occurring drug and sex problems. Dr. Weiss is an author, international educator and clinical expert in the treatment of adult intimacy disorders and related addictions. A clinical sexologist and licensed psychotherapist for over 25-years, he has created clinical multiple treatment programs for prominent mental health institutions both in the US and abroad. Dr. Weiss is an adjunct professor at UCLA and a consultant and educator to the US Military. He often serves as a subject matter expert for CNN, NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Dr. Weiss is the author of 10 books, including Prodependence: The End of Codependency, Sex Addiction 101, and Out of the Doghouse. On social media, Dr. Rob’s Psychology Today blog, Love and Sex in the Digital Age, has over 18 million readers to date, while his podcast, Sex, Love, & Addiction has garnered nearly 750 thousand downloads to date.
Crafting Impactful Therapeutic Dialogue Through a Deliberate Utilization of Priming
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D.
<p>This how-to focused session will delve further into the research on priming and the vital implications for the therapeutic dialogue. It will then explain specific applications where priming can be implemented. Some these include: -- Enhanced empathic statements that prime through a recognition of...
This how-to focused session will delve further into the research on priming and the vital implications for the therapeutic dialogue. It will then explain specific applications where priming can be implemented. Some these include: -- Enhanced empathic statements that prime through a recognition of deficits -- How to talk positive to a negative person without them knowing it -- The use of embedded suggestions and commands -- Is your goal properly priming the client? -- Priming suggestions of temporary stuckness and implied change -- Pacing and leading with an embedded prime -- Underlying meaning and implications of commonly spoken words -- The direct application of priming as self-change technique -- Why priming works: What we know about the brain and learning Upon completion of this training, participants will have a set of linguistic tools that incorporate priming and be aware of numerous instances where priming can be applied in the therapeutic conversation.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Explain what happens in the brain when a word is spoken and the implications for the therapeutic dialogue.
- Utilize priming in the therapeutic conversation at specific moments and with specific structured linguistic techniques.
- Utilize priming as an explicit technique and tool for client self-change.
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D.
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D. is an international clinical trainer and keynote speaker with over 30 years of training experience. He delivers practical information in a uniquely entertaining, fast-paced style that is filled with humor and illuminating examples. His trainings are based on his books, Priming: Programming the Mind for Habit Change and Success and Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients. He has also trained thousands of mental health professionals in the management of difficult, perplexing legal and ethical issues in an entertaining, dynamic game show format.
He is a contributing author in therapy books and published in numerous professional journals including the Psychotherapy Networker, Psychotherapy in Australia, and Journal of Personality Assessment to name a few. Dr. Mitchell is currently a professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, where he was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2002.
Oct 10th, 2020
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COVID-19 Anxiety and Fear: Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Mental Health Pandemic Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
John P. Forsyth, PhD
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a global public health crisis and along with that a growing and largely hidden mental health crisis of anxiety, fear, and even depression. Failing to meet the unmet mental health burden of excessive anxiety and fear is likely to have far reaching consequences, e...
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a global public health crisis and along with that a growing and largely hidden mental health crisis of anxiety, fear, and even depression. Failing to meet the unmet mental health burden of excessive anxiety and fear is likely to have far reaching consequences, exceeding those linked with the COVID-19 virus itself. Though anxiety and fear are normal responses to threat, suffering with anxiety and fear is different, mostly unnecessary, and linked with various costs. In this session, we will explore why that is so and also what can be done about it by drawing up insights from a newer evidence-based approach to psychological health and wellness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a process-based approach that addresses the root sources of many forms of human suffering, while offering powerful strategies to transmute human suffering without first having to change or modify painful thoughts and feelings. It calls for balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. This body of work offers a fresh perceptive on anxious suffering and powerful clinical strategies to cultivate transformative life changes, even during these challenging times.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Describe six core ACT processes that contribute to a good deal of psychological and emotional suffering with anxiety and fear
- Identify six ACT intervention processes that can be applied for various forms of anxious suffering
- Apply several ACT intervention strategies to help clients transform their relationship with anxiety, fear, and stress and do more of what matters to them during the pandemic and beyond
John P. Forsyth, PhD
John P. Forsyth, PhD is Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY, and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program (ADRP) in Albany, NY. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in New York, with expertise in the use and application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety disorders and a range of other mental health concerns.
John is the author of several popular books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (2nd edition), ACT on Life, Not On Anger, and Your Life on Purpose. His latest book, Anxiety Happens, is for anyone who gets tripped up now and then by anxiety and fear.
He received his B.A. in psychology from Providence College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from West Virginia University. He did his pre-doctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson VAMC Consortium, where he served as Chief Psychology Resident within the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
He has authored and co-authored over 100 articles, five books (many of which have been translated in other languages), several book chapters, routinely leads professional workshops on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy across the United States and abroad, and has presented hundreds of talks at professional meetings.
Helping Clients Maintain Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Through the Storm: Catastrophes and Pandemics
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
<p>Every few years the nation experiences catastrophes which impacts mental health and addictions recovery including: September 11TH, Hurricane Katrina, economic recession of 2008, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the current Trifecta (the intersection between COVID 19, new economic recession...
Every few years the nation experiences catastrophes which impacts mental health and addictions recovery including: September 11TH, Hurricane Katrina, economic recession of 2008, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the current Trifecta (the intersection between COVID 19, new economic recession and racial conflict). In this presentation you will learn strategies to help clients maintain mental health and recovery during catastrophes and pandemics.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Describe the impact of Catastrophes on mental health
- Discuss the impact of COVID 19 on Recovery
- Identify and describe 10 Intervention strategies.
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is an International Speaker in the Behavioral Health Profession whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. He is the author of 5 books and he has had two stories published in the New York Times Bestselling Book Series Chicken Soup For The Soul. He lectures at the University of Chicago.
Seeking Integrity
The mission of Seeking Integrity is to form and nurture accessible, comprehensive, interactive communities for people seeking to understand, address, and redress with integrity behavioral health challenges wherever and however they manifest.
Social Work Today Publication
Social Work Today is established as an essential resource for social work professionals. Our in-depth content examines the difficult issues, challenges, and successes of social workers, while celebrating the profession’s common bonds, including all of its distinct roles and varied work settings.
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The Impact of Current Events on our Mental Health Efforts: Moving forward during these “normal for now” times
Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD
<p>COVID-19 is a unique public health emergency, made more challenging as everyone in the United States and around the world has been impacted. Children and their families are experiencing high levels of anxiety, worry, and fear. Families with mental health concerns before COVID-19 are at increased...
COVID-19 is a unique public health emergency, made more challenging as everyone in the United States and around the world has been impacted. Children and their families are experiencing high levels of anxiety, worry, and fear. Families with mental health concerns before COVID-19 are at increased risk for mental health challenges since COVID-19 began. Issues of social injustice are superimposed on the impact of COVID-19, further increasing the need for mental health services. Finally, providers of services are also impacted as they continue to offer services to children and families while balancing the new needs of their own families and loved ones. As mental health professionals, COVID-19 has not changed that we care, but has changed how we care. This presentation will address the unique features of COVID-19 and how children and families are impacted as well as how mental health disparities and anti-racism is further affecting families. Specific ideas and skills will be offered to use in our mental health efforts with families. Finally, the importance of self-care for providers, with specific recommendations, will be offered
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Identify at least 3 ways that children/teens may demonstrate reactions to COVID-19
- Explain how existing mental health concerns, COVID-19, and social injustice intersect for children and families
- Describe at least 3 ways providers can work with families to address the impact of COVID-19 on their children and increase their resilience.
Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD
Dr. Robin Gurwitch is a psychologist and professor at Duke University Medical Center and a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Since the bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995, Dr. Gurwitch has spent much of her professional career addressing the impact of traumatic events on children and families and how to build resilience. She has been involved in direct service, training, consultation, and research following both national and international events. Dr. Gurwitch has served on numerous task forces and committees to understand and improve outcomes; she recently completed her service on the HHS National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters. Dr. Gurwitch currently is working with Duke, the NCTSN, and the American Psychological Association to address mental health issues related to COVID-19 and the impact of this public health emergency on children and their families.
Suicide, Social Media and Substance Abuse: Legal and Ethical Issues
Pamela Harmell, PhD
<p>This workshop focuses on the basic legal and ethical issues related to suicide, social media, and substance use. Participants will review current expert opinion, legal updates, and standard of care related to (1) proper use of DSM-5 when diagnosing substance-related disorders; (2) updates on the...
This workshop focuses on the basic legal and ethical issues related to suicide, social media, and substance use. Participants will review current expert opinion, legal updates, and standard of care related to (1) proper use of DSM-5 when diagnosing substance-related disorders; (2) updates on the relationship between social media and suicide; (3) substance use disorders and the risk of suicide; (5) legal and ethical issues with informed consent and “safety agreements”; and (6) Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Literature updates, along with relevant Codes of Ethics will be included in all areas of discussion.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Identify the connection between social media, suicide and substance use
- Name what the literature suggests is one of the primary predictors of suicide besides previous attempt. and discuss the current primary “predictors” of suicidal behavior
- Describe the proper use of the SAD PERSONAS suicide assessment procedure
Pamela Harmell
Dr. Pamela Harmell, Ph. D. is a national lecturer specializing in legal and ethical issues in clinical practice. She is a Professor at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology and has written extensively in professional publications on ethical practice and has formally studied law. She is the Past President of the Board of Psychology. Dr. Harmell is the former Chair of the California State Ethics Committee and former Chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the California Psychological Association and is Past President of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.
Conference Speakers
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D.
Clifton Mitchell Ph.D. is an international clinical trainer and keynote speaker with over 30 years of training experience. He delivers practical information in a uniquely entertaining, fast-paced style that is filled with humor and illuminating examples. His trainings are based on his books, Priming: Programming the Mind for Habit Change and Success and Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients. He has also trained thousands of mental health professionals in the management of difficult, perplexing legal and ethical issues in an entertaining, dynamic game show format.
He is a contributing author in therapy books and published in numerous professional journals including the Psychotherapy Networker, Psychotherapy in Australia, and Journal of Personality Assessment to name a few. Dr. Mitchell is currently a professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, where he was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2002.
Presenting Sessions:
Priming: Using the Hidden Power of Language for Superior Client Outcomes and Self-Improvement
Crafting Impactful Therapeutic Dialogue Through a Deliberate Utilization of Priming
Dr. Pamela Harmell, Ph. D. is a national lecturer specializing in legal and ethical issues in clinical practice. She is a Professor at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology and has written extensively in professional publications on ethical practice and has formally studied law. She is the Past President of the Board of Psychology. Dr. Harmell is the former Chair of the California State Ethics Committee and former Chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the California Psychological Association and is Past President of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.
Presenting Sessions:
Suicide, Social Media and Substance Abuse: Legal and Ethical Issues
John P. Forsyth, PhD
John P. Forsyth, PhD is Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY, and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program (ADRP) in Albany, NY. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in New York, with expertise in the use and application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety disorders and a range of other mental health concerns.
John is the author of several popular books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (2nd edition), ACT on Life, Not On Anger, and Your Life on Purpose. His latest book, Anxiety Happens, is for anyone who gets tripped up now and then by anxiety and fear.
He received his B.A. in psychology from Providence College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from West Virginia University. He did his pre-doctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson VAMC Consortium, where he served as Chief Psychology Resident within the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
He has authored and co-authored over 100 articles, five books (many of which have been translated in other languages), several book chapters, routinely leads professional workshops on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy across the United States and abroad, and has presented hundreds of talks at professional meetings.
Presenting Sessions:
COVID-19 Anxiety and Fear: Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Mental Health Pandemic Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is an International Speaker in the Behavioral Health Profession whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. He is the author of 5 books and he has had two stories published in the New York Times Bestselling Book Series Chicken Soup For The Soul. He lectures at the University of Chicago.
Presenting Sessions:
Helping Clients Maintain Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Through the Storm: Catastrophes and Pandemics
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity an online and a residential intimacy disorders program treating men with sex and porn addictions as well as men with co-occurring drug and sex problems. Dr. Weiss is an author, international educator and clinical expert in the treatment of adult intimacy disorders and related addictions. A clinical sexologist and licensed psychotherapist for over 25-years, he has created clinical multiple treatment programs for prominent mental health institutions both in the US and abroad. Dr. Weiss is an adjunct professor at UCLA and a consultant and educator to the US Military. He often serves as a subject matter expert for CNN, NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Dr. Weiss is the author of 10 books, including Prodependence: The End of Codependency, Sex Addiction 101, and Out of the Doghouse. On social media, Dr. Rob’s Psychology Today blog, Love and Sex in the Digital Age, has over 18 million readers to date, while his podcast, Sex, Love, & Addiction has garnered nearly 750 thousand downloads to date.
Presenting Sessions:
Ending Codependency: New Ways to Help Addicts and Families in the Age of COVID-19
Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD
Dr. Robin Gurwitch is a psychologist and professor at Duke University Medical Center and a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Since the bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995, Dr. Gurwitch has spent much of her professional career addressing the impact of traumatic events on children and families and how to build resilience. She has been involved in direct service, training, consultation, and research following both national and international events. Dr. Gurwitch has served on numerous task forces and committees to understand and improve outcomes; she recently completed her service on the HHS National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters. Dr. Gurwitch currently is working with Duke, the NCTSN, and the American Psychological Association to address mental health issues related to COVID-19 and the impact of this public health emergency on children and their families.
Presenting Sessions:
The Impact of Current Events on our Mental Health Efforts: Moving forward during these “normal for now” times
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, the Nerdist, BuzzFeed, and many other outlets. She currently works at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego. She authored Superhero Therapy, Harry Potter Therapy, Therapy Quest, Dark Agents, Super-Women, Supernatural Therapy, as well as numerous contributions to Star Wars Psychology, Star Trek Psychology, Wonder Woman Psychology, Supernatural Psychology and many other books.
Presenting Sessions:
Star Wars, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, Oh My! Helping Clients Heal Through Stories
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