Presenter: Dr. Ashley Garrett, PhD, LPCS, RPTS, NCC
Date: Wednesday, July 23rd & Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Location: Live Webinar
Cost: $110.00 (Payment link will be emailed once you register)
6 NBCC Contact CE Hours: NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763
**Both days required to obtain CEUs**
Workshop Description:
Dr. Garrett will equip mental health professionals with practical tools, therapeutic strategies, and theoretical frameworks for addressing loneliness with their clients. Loneliness, often linked to feelings of isolation, disconnection, and emotional distress, can have profound effects on mental health and well-being. By exploring the underlying causes of loneliness—ranging from childhood attachment disruptions to social disconnection in adulthood—participants will learn to identify, assess, and treat loneliness using a variety of evidence-based interventions. The workshop will incorporate case studies, experiential exercises, and therapeutic techniques that can be tailored for individual, group, and couples counseling settings.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Psychological and Neurobiological Impact of Loneliness: Participants will explore the definition of loneliness, its psychological underpinnings, and its neurobiological effects, including the relationship between loneliness, attachment, and mental health.
- Identify the Root Causes of Loneliness: Participants will learn how to assess the multifaceted causes of loneliness in clients, including attachment issues, social isolation, trauma, and societal factors. Participants will also explore how to differentiate between situational loneliness and more chronic, existential forms of isolation.
- Apply Attachment Research to Treat Loneliness: Participants will examine how attachment styles influence experiences of loneliness and learn therapeutic interventions based on attachment theory to help clients build stronger, more fulfilling connections.
- Implement Evidence-Based Interventions for Loneliness: Participants will gain hands-on experience with a range of therapeutic interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and emotion-focused techniques, specifically designed to reduce loneliness and promote social connection.
- Utilize Experiential Exercises to Combat Loneliness in Therapy: Through experiential exercises, participants will practice using role-playing, creative expression (e.g., art, writing, Sandtray), and other techniques to help clients process and express their feelings of loneliness.
- Explore the Role of Technology and Social Media in Loneliness: Participants will evaluate the impact of digital communication and social media on loneliness, and explore therapeutic approaches for clients who struggle with feelings of isolation in the context of online relationships.
- Enhance Empathy and Connection in the Therapeutic Relationship: Participants will explore how to build a strong therapeutic alliance that fosters a sense of emotional connection, safety, and empathy, helping clients feel understood and supported as they work through loneliness in therapy.
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Brave Play offers continuing education for mental health professionals that is interactive and experiential. You’ll come away with more knowledge, new skills to enhance your practice, renewed energy, and meaningful connections. In today’s fast-paced world and complex mental health systems, many practitioners feel overwhelmed and experience burnout and other health problems. Our professional training is designed to offer you a safe space with unique opportunities to nourish your personal and professional selves. For information about our speakers visit us here.
*Garrett Counseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Garrett Counseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763.
*Garrett Counseling is approved by APT to provide continuing education. Garrett Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APT Approved Provider 15-430.
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Cancellation Policy: If you contact us before the program date, you may exchange for a certificate to attend another program or a tuition refund less a cancellation fee of $10.00. Occasionally, changes are made due to unforeseen circumstances or participant demand. While Garrett Counseling will do everything possible to ensure participant satisfaction, Garrett Counseling’s liability is limited to the tuition fee only. If you cancel, 10 business days before the event, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation must be received in writing and can be faxed to 1-256-217-4162 or emailed to
Z2FycmV0dCB8IGdhcnJldHRjb3Vuc2VsaW5nICEgY29t. If cancellation is not received in writing, you will be charged the full amount of tuition.
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