Speaker: Eric Mendelsohn. Topic: Working as a therapist is irreducibly challenging. We deal with loss, adversity, and preoccupation, and we live and work in a time of considerable instability and dysfunction.
Mary Jo Peebles: When we feel stuck in psychotherapy, we feel inadequate, ashamed, and hide our confusion. A common reaction is to blame and feel irritated with the patient, but then we blame ourselves for being irritated. This workshop will address how to break this cycle, which requires a shift from seeing stuckness as a […]
Speaker:Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., Historically, people in committed relationships have felt shame about separating. Now, they feel ashamed when they stay and their demands for equality are not met. Many of us expect fairness and reciprocity, whether or not we know anything about negotiation. We expect to be seen and known and to speak freely and […]