This workshop is worth 12 specialised CPD hours
Do you want to help your clients find rapid relief from suffering? And go on to build richer, fuller lives?
If so, this 2-day advanced level workshop on is for you.
You’ll go deeper into the ACT model, take your skills to the next level, and learn specific methods for
depression and anxiety disorders.
You’ll learn about common stumbling blocks and sticking points, and how to quickly get around them.
And you’ll discover a wealth of practical tools and strategies to effectively target depression (major
depressive disorder and dysthymia) and the full range of anxiety disorders (from OCD & phobias to
social anxiety & panic disorder).
The workshop will include live demonstrations, videos of therapy sessions, and a wide range of
experiential exercises.
N.B. You should complete a 2-day ACT for Beginners workshop (with any ACT trainer) or my 8-week
online beginner course, before attending this workshop; a basic level of ACT knowledge will be
assumed.
In these two action-packed days, you will learn:
Day 1: ACT for Anxiety Disorders
• Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
• 5 most common mistakes when treating anxiety
• How to provide rapid relief from anxiety, without trying to get rid of it
• How to disrupt the vicious cycle of experiential avoidance
• When is mindfulness contraindicated?
• The art of compassionate self-soothing
• 3 simple questions to stop your clients running from anxiety
• How to respond when clients say, “I hate this feeling! I just want it to go!”
• “50 Shades of Acceptance” – helping clients gradually transition from tolerance to
acceptance
• How to get to and work with the very roots of anxiety
• How to dissolve worrying and catastrophising
• ‘Mindful ceasefires’: the antidote to ‘panic attacks’
• When mindfulness backfires – and how to rapidly get back on track
• When and how to incorporate relaxation techniques
• Exposure: from old school to cutting edge. What is exposure? Why is it essential? What
does the latest research tell us about the best way to do it?
• Facing your fears with compassion: the art of flexible exposure
Psychological Flexibility Pty Ltd
ABN 91 803 275 031
Email:
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Live workshops: www.actmindfully.com.au
Day 2: ACT for Depression
• Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
• 5 most common mistakes when treating depression
• Shining a light in the dark: brief mindfulness interventions to rapidly relieve suffering
• How to motivate the unmotivated
• What to do when clients say “nothing will work”
• How to disarm the “I don’t know” monster
• How to get past “I have no values”
• How to set goals when “nothing matters”
• How to unhook from depressogenic thoughts – from ‘cognitive triads’ to ‘core schemas’
• How to disrupt regret and rumination
• How to find meaning when “life is meaningless”
• Homework horrors: how to get clients active between sessions
• Mindful, values-based problem solving
• Out of the swamp: how to get clients moving in valued directions
• Suicidality: what reinforces it and how to compassionately undermine it
• Dispersing the fog: how to appreciate life when your mind says “It’s pointless”
Catering Details: There will be tea, coffee and water available throughout the day. Morning tea will be
served. We do provide gluten-free / vegetarian options during the morning tea break. Lunch is not
provided, but there are plenty of nearby cafes
Timing: Workshops will run from 9am to 3.30pm on both days
Parking: Outdoor self-parking at Atura Albury is free.
Cost: $525.00 including GST. (please note that this is the Super Keen price. Pricing is on a sliding
scale. The earlier you book, the lower the price is)
To book, please click here or visit www.actmindfully.com.au
If you have any queries at all, please email Ilana at
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