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Clinicians will find the road map they need to conduct successful therapy with clients who have experienced prolonged exposure to traumatic events.

"Dr. Laura Markham's book is an extremely useful guide for parents in connecting with their children's emotions. It is highly gratifying to finally see a research-based guide for parents. Every parent will want a copy of this book." -- Dr. John Gottman, Author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child Experience a happier family life, with a lot less drama and a lot more love! In her ground breaking guide Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, Dr. Laura Markham helped millions of parents better understand their children and their own emotions, so they could parent in a more empathetic and emotionally connected way. Now, parents can take Dr. Markham's simple yet transformative approach even deeper -- with this personalized, interactive and practice-filled companion workbook. Research-based, and parent-tested, the Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Workbook will help parents: - Use games and exercises to increase laughter and play, while decreasing tantrums and fights. - Teach your brain new skills so you don't get upset so often and can calm down faster. - Practice discipline strategies that teach kids self-management and emotional intelligence. - Strengthen your bond with your child so they want to cooperate. - Discover simple mindfulness and meditation exercises to find peace in a busy home.

"Creative, fun & fast therapeutic warm-ups!

So often, addiction is viewed as a disease or an uncontrollable habit that signals a lack of willpower. In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Addictions, IFS educator Cece Sykes, IFS author Martha Sweezy, and IFS founder, Richard Schwartz, suggest a paradigm shift. Rather than viewing addiction as a pathology, they propose that it reflects the behavior of polarized, protective parts struggling to manage underlying emotional pain. In this manual, therapists will learn to access their core, compassionate Self and collaborate with clients in befriending protective parts who engage in addictive processes; healing the vulnerable, wounded parts they protect; and restoring balance to their system. Included inside: Experiential exercises to help clients (and therapists) get to know their own parts Guidelines for conducting assessments in an engaging, collaborative way Clear strategies for negotiating internal conflict and navigating polarizations between opposing parts Case examples annotated with step-by-step explanations Downloadable worksheets, handouts, and meditations

You can help even the most conflicted, disconnected couples restore and heal their relationship. IFS Couple Therapy Skills Manual presents clinicians with a powerful, non-pathologizing approach to helping couples better understand themselves, their differences, and the underlying reasons for their suffering. Working from the lens of Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) - a branch of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy - the authors provide a highly successful therapy that allows couples to feel understood, to decrease shame, and to reestablish loving connections. Inside you'll find: · Step-by-step techniques · Case examples · Experiential exercises · Clear treatment explanations · Downloadable worksheets

When it comes to working with dysregulated children, sometimes the biggest behaviors come in the smallest containers. From tantrums and defiance to self-injury and withdrawal, even the most skilled professionals find themselves focused on extinguishing the troubling behavior rather than stepping back to ask: What is the underlying emotional need? In Big Behaviors in Small Containers, you'll find 131 practical, fun, and ready-to-use play therapy interventions that shift the paradigm around problematic behaviors to allow for therapeutic growth and healing. Based on TraumaPlay®, a treatment approach that prioritizes attachment, co-regulation, and the science of the stress response system, the interventions inside will help kids: ¿ Develop a sense of safety and security ¿ Expand their window of tolerance ¿ Cope adaptively with anger, anxiety, and other strong emotions ¿ Enhance their emotional literacy ¿ Strengthen social skills and self-esteem ¿ Challenge and overcome unhelpful thoughts ¿ Develop a coherent narrative around trauma and other difficult experiences ¿ And more! Whether you're a therapist, teacher, doctor, caregiver, or trusted grown-up in a child's life, the tools inside will allow you to become the co-regulating, nurturing, and consistent presence that your "small container" needs to remain grounded in the face of stress, big feelings, and difficult situations.

In this empowering, one-of-a-kind workbook, Lori Gottlieb offers a step-by-step process for becoming the author of your own life by giving it a thorough edit.

xpressive arts therapies can help children communicate problems, process emotions, and develop solutions, in a comfortable, non-threatening way. Expressive Therapies for Kids contains over 85 art, music, play and drama directives to use in school or a therapy office.Licensed educational psychologist and registered art therapist Dr. Kimberley Palmiotto has pulled together creative and engaging activities that can be used with children and teens to help manage symptoms and behaviors associated with: Autism Spectrum Disorder Anxiety Selective Mutism ADHD Emotional Dysregulation Intellectual Disabilities

Bestselling author Judy Belmont has created another treasure chest of hands-on and easy-to-use handouts, activities, worksheets, mini-lessons and quizzes that help clients develop effective life skills. 150 More Group Therapy Activities & TIPS, the fourth in her Therapeutic Toolbox series, provides a wealth of psycho-educational ideas with Belmont's signature T.I.P.s format ( Theory, Implementation, and Processing ). Ready-to-use tools include: Interactive strategies for leading successful group experiences DBT, CBT, ACT and positive psychology-inspired resources Communication skills-building activities Coping skills using mindfulness and stress resiliency practices Self-esteem and self-compassion guides for changing thoughts Fun team building exercises and icebreakers Practical resources for adults, adolescents & children

The latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery. Trauma Treatment Toolbox teaches clinicians how to take that brain-based approach to trauma therapy, showing how to effectively heal clients' brains with straightforward, easy-to-implement treatment techniques. Each tool includes a short list of post trauma symptoms, relevant research, application, and clinician tips on how to complete the exercise. Trauma treatment roadmap, based on neuroscience Poses and movement-based techniques Breathing and body-based scripts Cognitive tools Inspiring new strategies Psychoeducational handouts for clients

"Clearly written, entertaining, informative, and very clinically focused."-Kirk Strosahl, PhD, cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy The ACT Approach is the ultimate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) resource all clinicians need to move their clients and therapy forward. Combining the foundational knowledge of ACT with practical guidance, strategies, and techniques, you can begin to use ACT immediatelywith any client that walks through your door. Highly recommended by other ACT experts, this workbook is filled with unique tools you won't find anywhere else: Reproducible handouts &worksheets Mindfulness scripts Experiential exercises Transcripts from therapy sessions with line by line analysisIncludes specific case examples and treatment strategies for: Anxiety Disorders Depression Chronic Pain PTSD OCD Substance Use Borderline Personality Disorder Adults, Children, Couples, Families, and Groups!

Unique and creative warm-up exercises that facilitate communication, connection and creative expressionExpanding upon art therapist Susan Buchalter's celebrated 250 Brief, Creative& Practical Art Therapy Techniques, this follow-up book provides 200 more art exercises clinicians can use in art therapy and psychotherapy groups.With just a few simple materials, Buchalter provides endless opportunities for clients to create meaningful images, share their experiences, and become more focused and open in therapy. To make it easier for therapists, teachers, psychologists, counselors, and individuals, the exercises are categorized into beneficial themes: Self- Care Self-Compassion Mindfulness Stress & Anxiety Happiness Self-Awareness Self-Esteem & Self-Acceptance

65+ Ready-to-Use CBT worksheets that you can reproduce and use immediately with your clients.With step-by-step directions and therapeutic explanations for each worksheet, these simple, yet effective tools give clients more clarity, meaning, and beneficial feedback, plus tracks progress in a concrete way. Help clients get the most out of therapy by adapting these tools to their specific needs, symptoms, and goals.Improve Symptoms Associated with: Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Grief, Stress, Social Isolation, PTSD, Eating Disorders

Keeping children''s bodies, minds and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies features more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies and adaptations for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the reader better understand the issues our children face. Topics include: ΓÇó Basic and advanced methods to calm a child and to preventing outbursts and melt-downs ΓÇó Interventions to help with attention problems, impulse control, distractibility and the ability to sit still ΓÇó Stories and video-modeling for autism, along with techniques to quell repetitive behaviors ΓÇó Sensory strategies for sensitivity and craving ΓÇó Behavioral and sensory approaches to picky eating ΓÇó Ways to increase organization skills using technology and apps ΓÇó Strategies for managing strong emotions as well as techniques for releasing them

Grief and anxiety are inextricably linked. Anxious Grief is the missing link to grief treatment that professionals have been waiting for. Written by bestselling author and renowned grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith, this book serves as a beacon to any clinician working with clients who are experiencing loss in any form, grappling with anxiety surrounding death, or looking for meaning behind the bigger picture of their lives. With Claire's own journey of loss, grief, and healing woven throughout, this workbook provides you with the tools to walk alongside the griever, bear witness to their experience, and help carry the burden of their loss. Filled with worksheets, exercises, guiding questions, and meditations, this book will help you: - Respond to and normalize grief anxiety - Approach family, workplace, and lifestyle dynamics - Work with feelings of anxiety, anger, and guilt - Explore religion, spirituality, and rituals - Support clients to cultivate self-compassion and resilience - Utilize mindfulness and meditation - Navigate the delicate therapy termination process - And more! No one will journey through life untouched by loss, but we can serve as steady companions for clients as they navigate this difficult terrain.

ARE YOU LISTENING TO WHAT SHE'S NOT SAYING? Caught between worrying about how she feels and desperately working to portray the image of a good mother, a perfect mother, a mother who knows what's she's doing, the postpartum woman in distress is more likely to choose silence or minimization over disclosure. She will allow her suffering--her dark mood, scary intrusive thoughts, intense anxiety, excessive monitoring of the baby, feelings of inadequacy, grief over lost independence, thoughts of harming herself or the baby, and even delusions and hallucinations--to fly under the radar in exchange for a calm and collected exterior. Even if she's worried about how she feels. Even if she and her baby are in danger. The Perinatal Patient seeks to change that. Co-written by world-renowned maternal mental health expert Karen Kleiman and her highly accomplished mentee at The Postpartum Stress Center, Hilary Waller, this book offers revolutionary, compassionate guidance into the nuanced assessment and treatment of mental health symptoms postpartum--a critical period that does not offer the luxury of time. Filled with case studies, worksheets, and handouts for both patients and providers, this invaluable resource will help you: - Increase the likelihood that patients will disclose how they're feeling - Differentiate between "normal" perinatal experiences and more serious symptoms - Normalize and respond effectively to mothers' intrusive thoughts - Decrease mothers' feelings of isolation and help them build their social support systems - Determine when to refer a mother to a higher level of care - Navigate the complexities of infertility, pregnancy loss, and medical complications post birth - And more!

In the DBT, CBT, and Play Therapy Toolbox, you'll find over 200 ready-to-use worksheets and activities designed to help kids and adolescents build social-emotional skills, develop greater insight, and process their struggles in a playful yet therapeutic manner. Drawing from the best of DBT, CBT, and play therapy, it includes step-by-step instructions and variation options based on age and developmental level, allowing you to flexibly and creatively address the often unpredictable challenges that kids face today. Whether you're a therapist, teacher, social worker, school counselor, or parent, this all-in-one resource will allow you to navigate a range of issues, from the common to the not-so-common, including: - Anxiety and worry - Uncomfortable thoughts and feelings - Loss, trauma, and grief - Anger, impulsivity, and self-harm - Lack of motivation, disorganization, and distractibility - Questions about sexuality, body image, and consent - Low self-esteem - Difficult life transitions, family dynamics, and divorce - Boundaries and healthy relationships - Technology and social media - Injustice and inequality - And more!

Supporting anxious kids means empowering anxious parents. Clinical psychologist Dr. Steve O'Brien knows firsthand how challenging, even overpowering, it can be when a child presents with anxiety. So often, their struggles send a ripple effect that disrupts the entire family system. In The Essential Guide to Treating Child and Adolescent Anxiety, clinicians will find an integrative, whole-family approach for treating the most common anxiety-related issues in childhood, including school fears, social anxiety, excessive worry, separation anxiety, and more. Drawing from cognitive behavioral, family systems, and client-centered therapies, this book provides over 75 handouts, worksheets, scripts, and tips to help you navigate the most common treatment obstacles so you can empower anxious children and their parents to live healthier, happier lives. You'll learn how to: - Navigate the initial session and build rapport with parents - Provide child-friendly psychoeducation on anxiety - Assist families in developing healthier habits to decrease household stress - Provide intensive parent consultation - Break the anxiety-reassurance-repeat cycle - Use the 3 R's (recognize, relax, redirect) of anxiety management - Reframe how parents and teachers think about "misbehavior" - And more!

The way out is in. Trauma can change the way you feel about, and in, your body. During a traumatic experience, your body tries to keep you safe, courageously and imperfectly attempting to manage the unmanageable by working to separate you from danger and pain. Even if you understand why something happened, how it happened, and what to do if it happens again, it can still be difficult to move on because your body remembers - and it reminds you again and again through deeply physical symptoms. Considering this, your body may be your most valuable resource in recovery. In this workbook, renowned trauma therapist Catherine Cook-Cottone provides a step-by-step, sequential process for embodied healing that will teach you to work through your trauma, reconnect to your body, and begin thinking about what is next in your embodied path forward. Filled with over 100 embodied practices, worksheets, and meditations, you'll learn how to: - Befriend your body and build your inner resources for healing - Be with and work with your trauma memories and symptoms - Work with difficult sensations, emotions, cognitions, and reactions in partnership with your body - Reconnect to your body's wisdom - Listen to your body and heart with love and compassion - Be in relationship with your trauma True healing comes from reconnecting with your body. It is courageous work that requires commitment and practice over time to create a new way of being. By taking this journey, healing is possible.

Feeling restricted by her office-bound clinical practice, licensed clinical social worker Jen Udler decided to take therapy outdoors. Walking on local nature trails with her clients proved to be the breakthrough Jen was looking for. The calming presence of nature provided a rich and varied backdrop for every therapy session, offering natural metaphors for each client's experience, while the rhythmic movement cultivated deeper connections between mind and body. Walking side by side also deepened the interactions between Jen and her clients, empowering her to gently guide them forward on their path through one season and into the next. In Walk and Talk Therapy: A Clinician's Guide to Incorporating Movement and Nature into Your Practice, Jen presents the many benefits of an outdoor, movement-based psychotherapy practice and provides tools for clinicians to develop their own version, no matter where or with whom they practice. The book is organized into four parts, each corresponding with a season of the year that serves as a metaphor for our adaptability in the face of life's constant changes. Inside, you'll find answers for your questions about how to take your therapy practice outside, including: · Advice on foundational concerns such as ethics and safety · Tips to preserve confidentiality in an open and public setting · Practical considerations like timing, note taking, and the inherent unpredictability of the great outdoors· Client stories, from inspiring breakthrough moments to spontaneous encounters leading to poignant illustrations of growth · A roadmap for crafting a holistic sensory experience to aid your therapeutic work As you read, you'll learn how the connection between natural conditions at various times of year may parallel the moods and mindsets you encounter in your clients. Learn how you can harness the unique beauty of each passing season to help your clients discover a healing sense of direction and meaning.

"Psychodrama is one of the most effective treatments of PTSD and developmental trauma that I am familiar with, and Tian Dayton has written a terrific manual to serve as our guide."- Bessel van der Kolk, MD, professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, president of the Trauma Research Foundation, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score "In this treatment guide, Tian Dayton has provided us with an unparalleled approach for treating relational trauma. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is treating the pain of unhealed attachment wounds."- Peter Levine, PhD, developer of Somatic Experiencing® and best-selling author of Waking the Tiger Help clients respond to stress as the adults they are today, not the wounded children they once were. Because early attachment ruptures undermine trust and fuel disconnection, adult children of relational trauma often resist the very vehicles that would help them heal - feeling, naming, and sharing the contents of their inner world with another human being. In Treating Adult Children of Relational Trauma, world-renowned psychologist, author, and psychodramatist Dr. Tian Dayton expertly weaves together the very best of what works in psychodrama, sociometrics, and addictions treatment to create her unique, experiential approach to treating the ever-nuanced impact of early relational trauma. Grounded in the principles of interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal theory, and somatic experiencing, this treatment guide includes 85 structured interventions that innately "warm up" the limbic system and allow space for healing in real time. Using Dr. Dayton's easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach, clinicians can help clients: · Repair, rather than reenact, painful relational trauma dynamics in their lives · Experience the safety of healing through connection, movement, and engagement with others · Feel empowered to become active shareholders in their own recovery

"I'm going to do the opposite of everything my parents did." Your childhood memories can have a profound impact on how you interact with, parent, and bond with your children. And while your actions may come from a loving place, when you parent through your past, you unknowingly make parenting decisions that attempt to satisfy your own unmet childhood needs, rather than tuning into what your child needs right now. In Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Were, expert family therapist Dr. Brie Turns-Coe introduces the tools you need to begin parenting in the present - allowing you to rebuild the parent-child relationship and develop a deeper connection with your child that allows them to thrive. Whether you're raising a defiant teenager, a moody adolescent, or a tantrum-prone toddler, this book will help you: · Heal from childhood wounds that dictate how you parent · Break free from toxic parenting styles · Communicate effectively with your child in times of distress · Parent with greater intention · Adjust unrealistic parenting expectations · Grieve the child (or childhood) you wish you had

Clients seek more than the alleviation of their symptoms. They also seek integration. Although whole-person wellness is about the integration of mind, body, and spirit, mainstream approaches to health care are often segmented - focusing too much on the disease rather than the person. The Brainbow Blueprint(R) bridges the gaps in today's mental health treatment. Based on over four decades of research and clinical practice, this book is the first of its kind to combine the fields of psychotherapy, somatics, nutrition, biology, herbal medicine, and spirituality to address the needs of the whole person. Accessible to both beginning and advanced practitioners, the methods in this book harmonize and overlap with each other - focusing on integration - to help clients get in touch with themselves so they can better manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, insomnia, chronic pain, substance use disorder, digestive issues, and more. Filled with step-by-step handouts, worksheets, adherence strategies, culinary medicine recipes, and clinical assessments, The Brainbow Blueprint is the comprehensive roadmap you need to incorporate the emerging and revolutionary field of integrative medicine and nutrition into your practice.

The EMDR model is linear-real EMDR is not. Therapists who are trained in EMDR can facilitate healing in the most profound ways. But successful treatment requires more than following a rigid script or a protocol. It requires bringing both the art and science of EMDR into the therapy room.¿ In The Art and Science of EMDR, clinicians will learn how to do just that. Grounded in the principles of neurobiology and the science of deliberate practice, this book teaches both new and seasoned EMDR clinicians how to apply the phase-based model of EMDR in a more holistic way. Instead of conceptualizing EMDR in an inflexible and linear manner, clinicians will learn how to adapt the protocol to each client's needs while maintaining authenticity to the model (and to who they are as therapists and humans). Whether you are an EMDR trainer, consultant, or practitioner, this user-friendly guide will help you: Understand a client's presenting problems through the lens of neuroscience Identify and overcome common mistakes during preparation and resourcing Individualize a client's inner resources Develop regular mindfulness habits that improve client outcomes Bring more fluidity to the assessment phase Set the groundwork for effective processing and learn when to intervene Bring the principles of deliberate practice to EMDR trainings and consultations

With virtual therapy becoming ever more ubiquitous, how can you keep young clients engaged while providing them with the effective, evidence-based treatment they need? Look no further! Dr. Amy Marschall is back with even more teletherapy interventions for your practice in her newest book, Telemental Health with Kids Toolbox, Volume 2. As with the first volume, you'll find over 125 ready-to-use telehealth games, exercises, and activities tailored to each client's unique interests, treatment goals, and developmental level. As an added bonus, this volume also features a directory of activities based on what telehealth features are available to your client so you can find an activity that works regardless of the device, WiFi restrictions, and platform options available. Designed to fit with any therapeutic orientation, this toolbox targets the same skills as the first volume, including: · Frustration tolerance · Perspective taking · Problem-solving · Cognitive flexibility · Perfectionism · Empathy building · Winning and losing well · Impulse control · Decision-making · Emotion regulation · Following directions · And more!

Help clients pivot away from the question "Am I an alcoholic?" and consider instead "Would my life be better without alcohol?" Amanda E. White, mental health clinician, creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen, and author of the best-selling book Not Drinking Tonight, is back with this must-have resource for her professional peers: Not Drinking Tonight: The Workbook. Having been sober for 8+ years herself, Amanda tackles therapists' most pressing question: How can I help clients whose alcohol use has become problematic but who don't identify as "alcoholics" or have no interest in traditional abstinence-based methods like rehab or 12-step groups? Using a harm reduction approach, each chapter contains worksheets and exercises that will help clients examine why they drink and allow them to change their relationship with alcohol as they learn to: ¿ Regulate their emotions without alcohol ¿ Set and maintain healthy boundaries ¿ Redefine what authentic self-care looks like ¿ Navigate sober socializing, dating, and sex ¿ Create a relapse prevention plan ¿ Build a sober life they love ¿ And more!

Written in his signature personable yet straightforward style, Paul Brasler, LCSW, offers a clinically sound, must-have resource for health care professionals who are working with substance use disorders in any capacity. With its strong emphasis on person-centered care, this book offers a refreshing approach for working alongside people with substance use disorders that humanizes the addiction crisis and shifts the focus to the person, not their diagnosis. Each chapter includes reproducible handouts, exercises, and assessment tools that walk readers through the stages of the therapeutic process, from intake and assessment to treatment planning and recovery. Whether you work in mental health, medical, educational, religious, or legal settings, the tools in this book will help you: - Confront stigma and lower barriers to treatment - Determine the correct level of care - Understand the unique intoxication and withdrawal profiles of each substance - Ask the right screening and assessment questions - Address and treat common co-occurring disorders - Work with substance use disorders in the family - Improve client engagement across various stages of change - Consider strategies for special populations, including adolescents, racial and ethnic minorities, military personnel, and more - Navigate common legal and ethical issues

Take control of your mental health today! Grounded within the basic principles of CBT, The Ultimate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook is your go-to resource for taking healing into your own hands. Filled with over 50 practical exercises and worksheets, it will help you restructure your thinking, face your fears, curb your anger, resist unhelpful urges, and grow the most positive and accurate view of yourself. You can use it in conjunction with a chosen therapist or as a stand-alone guide to manage life's challenges with confidence and resolve. With this workbook at your side, you'll have the tools you need to act as your own therapist and face any difficulties that life throws your way, including: Depression Anxiety Worry Panic Anger Substance use Problematic urges And more!