Live Recorded
OVERVIEW
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 is designed by Dr. Leslie Greenberg, an international leader in the field of psychotherapy and emotion, and it is tailored for mental health professionals from various training backgrounds to provide practical skills in working with shame and anger.
OBJECTIVES
This workshop will teach 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 recent in-person, video-recorded therapy sessions, Dr. Leslie Greenberg will discuss specific client change processes and therapist interventions.
Participants will learn:
- To apply emotion change principles to working with shame
- To help clients work with and bypass unhelpful anger/rage
- To use specific interventions to activate, deepen, and transform core maladaptive shame, (For example: interventions for self-criticism, age regression, working with childhood memories)
- To access and work with assertive anger, childhood unmet needs, and the healthy sadness of grief
- To work with clients who have difficulty accessing their emotions
- To help clients develop new meaning and narratives, and re-story their experience
RATE
General Admission – $245 (+ applicable taxes)
Students are eligible for a student rate. For more information please contact us at training@cpeh.ca
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
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, 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.
