In this video interview, husband and wife psychologists Drs Robert and Rita Resnick from Los Angeles discuss their Gestalt approach to couples therapy. They discuss why couples need to move from a model of fusion to a model of connection. Bob and Rita are the founders of Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles. In this 40-minute…
Terry Real is an internationally recognized Family Therapist and Author and founder of the Relational Life Institute (RLI), offering workshops for couples, individuals and parents around the country along with a professional training program for clinicians wanting to learn his RLT (Relational Life Therapy) methodology. A senior faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge in…
Sarah Wayland is an Australia Counselling member who holds the unique title ofsocial worker and successful freelance writer. She has found that writing and blogging has been an effective way to attract new clients into her practice and raise her profile in the community. In this interview Sarah speaks about: How her journey as a…
Mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy have many points of conversion and overlap. Both have the ability to heal and help people increase their sense of wellness and wellbeing. But is mindfulness a stand-alone therapy in itself? And can psychotherapy benefit from using mindfulness and incorporating meditation skills into clinical work with clients? These are some of…
In this 30-minute video, Dr Ellyn Bader of www.couplesinstitute.com speaks about the Developmental Approach to Couples Therapy that she created with her husband Dr Peter Pearson. Drs. Bader and Pearson run The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California and have trained hundreds of couples therapists world wide. In this presentation, Dr Bader also discusses: How her…
In this 30-minute video, psychotherapist and sex therapist Dr Joe Kort from Detroit, Michigan, speaks about his book Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician and other important issues therapists need to be aware of when working with gay and lesbian clients. Dr Kort also discusses: What is Gay Affirmative Therapy? The most common myths about…
In this 40-minute video, American neuropsychologist and author Dr Rick Hanson speaks about how mindfulness and developing contemplative practices helps therapists become more effective clinicians with their clients and avoid stress, anxiety and burnout. In this interview, Rick also shares: His journey as a therapist and how he became interested in Eastern traditions like mindfulness.…
If you’re like most therapists, you probably haven’t received specific marketing training to help you effectively run your therapy business. In fact, due to your lack of business and marketing training and education, you may be making mistakes that are actually driving your therapy business into the ground! In this 35-minute video interview, international therapist…
In this 30-minute interview, Australia Counselling member and Sydney psychologist Michael Reed PhD speaks about relational psychotherapy and how the Gestalt approach is embedded within a relational approach. In this interview, Dr Michael Reed also discusses: a definition of relational psychotherapy why relational psychotherapy is an effective therapeutic approach the Gestalt perspective on relational therapy…
