Live Recorded
Approximately: 7 hours
Core unhealthy shame is a major source of psychological distress and human suffering. Shame results in feelings of worthlessness and self-contempt, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, and problematic emotions such as unhealthy anger or rage. In contrast, assertive healthy anger is helpful and therapeutic to change core shame. As a therapist, knowing how to work with assertive anger is fundamental in transforming shame and accessing the sadness of grief related to childhood unmet needs.
This workshop teaches therapists practical skills on how to transform core shame with healthy, assertive anger and process the sadness of grief related to childhood unmet needs. Through didactic presentation and review of in-person, video-recorded therapy sessions, Dr. Leslie Greenberg discusses specific client change processes and therapist interventions.
This workshop is tailored for mental health professionals from various training backgrounds.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
- Apply emotion change principles to working with shame
- Help clients work with and bypass unhelpful anger/rage
- Use specific interventions to activate, deepen, and transform core maladaptive shame, (For example: interventions for self-criticism, age regression, working with childhood memories)
- Access and work with assertive anger, childhood unmet needs, and the healthy sadness of grief
- Work with clients who have difficulty accessing their emotions
- Help clients develop new meaning and narratives, and re-story their experience
Dr. Leslie Greenberg 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 a Distinguished Research Career Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) in 2004. His work has also been acknowledged with the Carl Rogers Award of the American Psychology Association, 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. In 2012 he was awarded the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research. His teaching style is highly praised and his workshops are well-known for their atmosphere of authenticity and warmth.
