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Workshop Series: Working with Emotions in Psychotherapy

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The Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health
presents

Workshop 1: June 25 and 26, 2021
Workshop 2: July 9 and 10, 2021
Workshop 3: July 23 and 24, 2021

Time: 11AM-2:15PM (EST)
Format: Live Broadcast via Zoom

OVERVIEW

This three-part series is designed by Dr. Leslie Greenberg and Dr. Serine Warwar, leaders in the field of psychology, and aimed at mental health professionals from various training backgrounds who wish to acquire specialized skills in working with emotions in psychotherapy. The workshops will teach specific skills in working with emotional processes in clients struggling with various mental health issues. Video-recordings of real therapy sessions will be used to illustrate client process and interventions.  

Each workshop stands alone and registration in all workshops is not required. Please note, a discount is offered to participants who register for more than one workshop. For those who are not able to attend the broadcast, recordings of the workshops will be available for a period of time.

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WORKSHOP 1: WORKING WITH EMOTIONS IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY WITH DR. LESLIE GREENBERG 

Date: June 25 and June 26, 2021
Time: 
11AM-2:15PM (EST)

Depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental health conditions affecting individuals worldwide. Participants will learn how to conceptualize and work with the emotional processes involved in the development and maintenance of: self-critical/shame-based depression; loneliness/abandonment-based depression; social anxiety; generalized anxiety disorder; and secondary symptomatic anxiety. 

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WORKSHOP 2: ASSESS, REGULATE, ACTIVATE, AND TRANSFORM EMOTIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH DR. LESLIE GREENBERG & DR. SERINE WARWAR

Date: July 9 and July 10, 2021
Time: 
11AM-2:15PM (EST)

Emotions play a fundamental role in the development and maintenance of mental health issues. This workshop will help participants increase their skills in assessing emotions (primary/secondary, adaptive/maladaptive, productive/unproductive) and learn interventions to regulate, activate, and transform unproductive emotional states.

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WORKSHOP 3: WORKING WITH SELF-INTERRUPTIVE PROCESSES, EMOTIONAL BLOCKS AND AVOIDANCE OF EMOTIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH DR. LESLIE GREENBERG & DR. SERINE WARWAR

Date: July 23 and July 24, 2021
Time: 
11AM-2:15PM (EST)

Do you have clients who have difficulty allowing, accessing, or expressing emotions? This workshop is designed for therapists who wish to learn specific skills in working with self-interruptive processes, emotional blocks and avoidance of emotions in psychotherapy.

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FEES AND REGISTRATION 

The cost of each individual workshop is $260. Additional discounts are available for participants who register for multiple workshops:

2 workshops: $20 off per workshop for a total savings of $40

3 workshops: $25 off per workshop for a total savings of $75

Students will be offered an additional $30 off per workshop.  

CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDITS

Ontario Psychological Association: accredited 6 hrs per workshop
Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada: accredited 6 hrs per workshop

ABOUT THE THERAPISTS

Dr. Leslie Greenberg (Ph.D., C.Psych.) is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Ontario. He created and co-developed Emotion-Focused Therapy for individual and couples. He received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research. He has received the SPR Distinguished Research Career award, the Carl Rogers award of the APA Society for Humanistic Psychology, the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Program Award for Excellence in Professional Training, and the Canadian Psychological Association Professional Award for distinguished contributions to Psychology as a profession. He conducts a private practice for individuals and couples and offers training in emotion–focused approaches in Toronto and internationally.  

Dr. Serine Warwar (Ph.D., C. Psych) is the Director of the York University Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic in Toronto, Ontario. She is also the Founder and Director of the Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health, a centre for: individual, couple, family and group therapy; professional trainings; and a satellite training site for the Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Clinic at York University. She co-developed an empirically validated EFT and research program to help couples and individuals resolve emotional injuries. In addition, her research has improved our understanding of emotional processing in therapy. She also provides supervision, training, and consultation to graduate students and therapists, and conducts international trainings and workshops on emotion for individuals and couples.

The Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health has been providing the highest standard of evidence-based individual, couple and family therapy since 2003. We are a team of registered psychologists, psychological associates, social workers, and psychotherapists who are committed to ongoing education and training in emotional and psychological health to facilitate exceptional client care and promote best clinical practices. We are also a satellite training centre for the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic at York University.