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Boundary Setting During the Holidays

Give yourself and your clients the gift of stress-free gatherings this holiday season.

Amanda White, LPC

Amanda White, LPC, answers all your questions about how to create and assert healthy boundaries, how to avoid situations that test your boundaries, and which coping strategies you can use to make family and social gatherings more comfortable.

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Practicing the Art of Reflective Listening

Dr. Kate Truitt provides a step-by-step strategy (and FREE worksheet!) to teach clients the art of reflective listening

Kate Truitt, PhD, MBA

Our clients may hear other people, but are they really listening? Dr. Kate Truitt provides a step-by-step strategy (and FREE worksheet!) to teach clients the art of truly getting to the bottom of what others are saying—reflective listening.

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CBT Activities for Kids Overcoming Adverse Experiences

FREE CBT worksheets to empower kids into resilience and growth.

PESI Team

A great activity to use with kids and adolescents to help them develop their ability to be resilient and overcome adverse experiences is this FREE Cognitive Behavioral Triangle exercise.

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Cultivating a Mindset that Increases Joy and Gratitude

Strategies from Jonah Paquette, author of Happily Even After

Jonah Paquette, Psy.D.

How can you help clients foster happy, meaningful lives when the world is constantly throwing chaos, challenges, and uncertainty their way? Jonah Paquette, PsyD., author of Happily Even After, shares simple ways to help clients cultivate a mindset that increases joy and helps them navigate life’s most intense obstacles.

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Helping Clients See the Good: 5 FREE Gratitude Exercises to Use in Session

Here are 5 free gratitude exercises to use in your sessions this season.

PESI Team

PESI Publishing provides these FREE exercise downloads to help clients of all ages remember what they are grateful for, even in the darkest of times.

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Sobriety, Boundaries, and Stress During the Holidays

Interview with substance use disorder expert Amanda White, LPC

Amanda White, LPC

Amanda White, LPC, shares her most frequently asked questions for sobriety and boundaries during the holidays as well as advice on how to stay sober this holiday season.

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Ask a Therapist: Parenting through the Chaos of Today’s World

Katie Hurley, LCSW

The tumultuous landscape of the current world is causing anxiety and confusion even in the minds of our tweens and teens, and child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley is here to present some much-needed relief.

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Using CBT to Treat Substance Use Disorders

Paul Brasler offers up free CBT-based worksheets for working with clients with substance use disorders.

Paul Brasler, MA, MSW, LCSW

Paul Brasler offers up free CBT-based worksheets for working with clients with substance use disorders.

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Top 10 Resources for Managing and Overcoming ADHD

Our ADHD-focused books and card decks can assist you on your journey in learning how to treat, manage, and overcome this disorder.

PESI Team

PESI Publishing has gathered its top ADHD resources for clinicians, parents, and clients—along with FREE content from ADHD expert Dr. Russell Barkley!

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Dealing with Pregnancy Loss, Infertility, and Other Postpartum Grief

Caitlin Slavens, BAACS, MC, RPsych, Chelsea Bodie, BSc., MACP, RPsych

Caitlin Slavens and Chelsea Bodie help parents dealing with the emotional pains of motherhood with these FREE affirmation exercises. Their highly-anticipated Not Your Mother’s Postpartum Book is available for pre-order now!

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