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duct of similar activities. We have the most robust continuing education library available anywhere. You can attend one of our live seminars in all 50 states and you can access our products and digital library anywhere in the world at any time you need new information to help your clients or if you have a credit deadline looming. We welcome feedback and comments, but please be respectful. We reserve the right to delete profane, abusive, and spam comments as well as to block repeat offenders.

That wall you keep hitting in session was built by hand, years ago, for a good reason.IFS, the model Dr. Richard Schwart...
08/21/2026

That wall you keep hitting in session was built by hand, years ago, for a good reason.

IFS, the model Dr. Richard Schwartz developed, treats that wall as a protector, and meeting it with respect instead of force is often where the real work begins.

For what comes after noticing, Jenna Riemersma, LPC created a simple exercise for turning the battle with a part into a working relationship, drawn from her book Move Toward.

Comment “PROTECT” and we’ll DM you the download link.

08/20/2026

This October, the people who wrote the field's playbooks teach what to do next.

Ellyn Bader hosts the Couples Therapy Conference, October 8-10 in San Francisco and live online: three days on affairs, trauma in the couples room, in-session micro-moves, s*x and consent, and neurodivergent couples, with Janina Fisher, Ramani Durvasula, Alexandra Solomon, George Faller, and Tammy Nelson.

Up to 17 live CE credits are included with registration, plus bonus sessions from the Gottmans, Esther Perel, and Terry Real that are yours to keep.

Registration is 100% risk-free, and early bird pricing ends soon.

Comment "COUPLES" and we'll DM you the registration link.

Somewhere between grad school and today, the skills started working on the person teaching them.TIPP after a brutal sess...
08/19/2026

Somewhere between grad school and today, the skills started working on the person teaching them.

TIPP after a brutal session, opposite action on a Sunday night, radical acceptance in the school pickup line.

Which DBT skill do you secretly use on yourself the most?
Judgment-free zone here.

Want your whole DBT toolkit sharpened?

Comment “DBT” and we’ll DM you the waitlist link for our free 3-day DBT certification training.

Most of us were trained to answer that moment with the righting reflex: fix, advise, encourage.Motivational Interviewing...
08/17/2026

Most of us were trained to answer that moment with the righting reflex: fix, advise, encourage.

Motivational Interviewing offers different language.

On August 18, Ali Hall, JD, and Kristin Dempsey, EdD, LMFT, LPCC, both MINT-certified trainers, are teaching a free full-day live online training on current, research-backed MI: building buy-in with reluctant and mandated clients, evoking real change talk, and sidestepping the traps that stall progress.

Can't attend live?

Register anyway, and you'll get 3-day replay access.

Register here: https://www.pesi.com/sales/pbh_s_150867_motivationalinterviewing_sum96136_socialmedia_sq-2048022?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pbh_s_150867_motivationalinterviewing_sum96136_socialmedia_sq

No wrong answers. There will, however, be funniest answers.Tag the colleague whose three words you can already guess.
08/14/2026

No wrong answers. There will, however, be funniest answers.

Tag the colleague whose three words you can already guess.

08/12/2026

Replacing a seasoned clinician costs far more than developing one.

Innovations in Psychotherapy was built for practices that get that: four days with Peter Levine, Gabor Maté, Dan Siegel, Ramani Durvasula, Lindsay Gibson, and more, November 10-13, in the room in Anaheim or from wherever your team gathers.

Group learning does double duty. Everyone earns CE, and everyone comes back speaking the same clinical language.

Register below for 2026 Innovations in Psychotherapy: The Premier Trauma Therapy Conference

Live in Anaheim, CA, and Online

November 10-13, 2026

Register here: https://bit.ly/4zjyL8o

Every trauma therapist has a go-to protocol. Good treatment planning starts by setting it down.Because the real tiebreak...
08/11/2026

Every trauma therapist has a go-to protocol. Good treatment planning starts by setting it down.

Because the real tiebreakers live in the intake: how the client relates to what happened, what they're ready to say out loud, and the pace their life can hold.

We turned those tiebreakers into a free printable comparison of both approaches, built to be pulled up in the middle of a planning session.

Get the free side-by-side comparison of when to go with CPT vs. EMDR: https://bit.ly/4bSOAZQ

08/10/2026

Motivational Interviewing sounded like a magic bullet in grad school.

In practice, it feels a little different.

If you're feeling that way, it's time to freshen up on your MI skills.

Get better at creating meaningful change for your clients with our FREE, live, virtual MI workshop next Tuesday, August 18th.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4bnQVeU

Even if the 18th doesn't work for you, you can still register and watch the training for up to 72 hours afterward.

Every therapist has an answer to this one, and almost nobody agrees.IFS, EMDR, brainspotting, somatic work, another, or ...
08/07/2026

Every therapist has an answer to this one, and almost nobody agrees.

IFS, EMDR, brainspotting, somatic work, another, or an integrated blend of many: which one actually changed how you practice?

Maybe it was the model itself, or maybe it was what the model gave you: a new way to sit with what your clients carry.

(And yes, we see you in the back whispering, "the relationship is what moves the needle." Fair. You can say both.)

Tell us your pick below, and the moment that convinced you.

Want to explore before you enter the debate?

Take your pick from any of our free resources below to sharpen your clinical skills ➡️ https://bit.ly/4x2StE0

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