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Navigating Stress and Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

Catherine Cook-Cottone, PhD, C-IAYT

Trauma not only changes the mind but also impacts the physical body. Catherine Cook-Cottone, a psychologist and yoga therapist, offers a complimentary exercise from The Embodied Healing Workbook to initiate the process of reconnecting with—and recommitting to—your body.

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Help Clients Develop Awareness of Spiraling Negative Thinking with This Exercise

Free infographic from Tactical Brain Training

Gina Rollo White, MA

Focused attention on stressful thoughts is known as rumination. Gina Rollo White, MA, shares a mindfulness intervention to help your clients stop the spiraling negative thoughts that can lead to feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and unworthiness.

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What Are Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders?

Hilary Waller, MS, LPC, Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW

Authors of The Perinatal Patient Hilary Waller, LPC, and Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, share a printable infographic with some of the diagnostic features for each mood and anxiety disorder providers may encounter with their postpartum clients.

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Help Clients Create Harmony with This Mindfulness Intervention

Free infographic from Tactical Brain Training

Gina Rollo White, MA

It's time for clients to shift the idea that wellness is only for someone in imminent danger of breaking down. Gina Rollo White, MA, shares a mindfulness intervention that will help clients create harmony between learning to identify the suffering caused by stress and applying a proactive strategy to process and regulate emotions.

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Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Trauma and Narcissistic Abuse

Ramani Durvasula, PhD, LCP, Kate Truitt, PhD, MBA

Renowned experts Dr. Ramani Durvasula and Dr. Kate Truitt share the latest in neuroscience to pinpoint healing opportunities for your clients and share steps you can use to help clients recover from trauma and build a path toward self-empowerment, and so much more.

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The Difference Between Baby Blues vs Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder

Hilary Waller, MS, LPC, Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW

Symptoms of baby blues and postpartum depression and anxiety look and feel the same, but they are different in a few important ways. Use this free infographic to help you and your clients understand the difference and when to be further evaluated.

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Understanding the Four Phases of Integrated Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT)

Dafna Lender, LCSW

Integrated Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT) offers a powerful mental health intervention that can help families to heal. IAFT expert Dafna Lender walks you through the IAFT phases, providing therapeutic insight and free worksheets to help families achieve meaningful and lasting change.

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Help Parents Connect and Redirect with their Child During Tough Moments

Free worksheets from The Whole-Brain Child Workbook

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Connecting with children during difficult moments helps them feel that that they're being heard and their feelings are not being invalidated. Use these free worksheets to learn about the Connect and Redirect strategy from bestselling authors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.

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Help Clients Discover What’s Bringing Them to Therapy with This Exercise

Free worksheet from Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: The Workbook

Lori Gottlieb, MFT

What's bringing your client to the therapy room? Best-selling author Lori Gottlieb reflects on the work clients do in therapy and provides an exercise to help clients unearth what's bringing them to session.

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Beyond Fixes or Feelings: Coaching Your Couples to Do Both

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CGT

Relationship expert Elizabeth Earnshaw guides you through the roles of the "Emotion Coach" and the "Solution Coach" — one values empathy, fostering understanding of emotions for relationship growth, while the other prioritizes problem-solving. By embracing these differences, couples can navigate conflicts more effectively.

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