Emotion Science

Therapeutic Apologies are one of the most powerful interventions used in family-oriented work, including in parent-child and co-parenting contexts. They can also be integrated and delivered in the context of of individual therapy. The training will introduce the "standard" EFFT apology with a par...

This on-demand training for clinicians and therapists will provide a theoretical and skills-based overview of caregiver block chair-work, an incredibly powerful and efficient psychotherapeutic intervention to understand, work through and transform problematic patterns of parenting / caregiving. P...

Recently developed, and informed by the neuroscience of emotion transformation and memory re-consolidation, the Process of Emotional Self-Exploration (PESE) is a brief yet powerful intervention that can be used when supporting individuals, couples and parents/caregivers. When used regularly, whet...

Our culture is deeply conditioned to respond to certain emotional states in ways that are ineffective, even counter-productive. Delivered as if to caregivers, this clinical training resource reviews the basics of an advanced communication strategy specifically applied to hopelessness and despair....

Caregiver self-blame is a potent fuel for so many difficulties related to parenting that are not commonly identified, understood or targeted in clinical work, including engagement in accommodating and enabling behaviors and expressions of other-blame. Caregiver self-blame can also interfere with ...

The Universal Apology is a therapeutic apology that can be delivered by nearly any parent or caregiver in North America. Until recently, parents were not taught to tend to their children’s emotions. Rather, they were encouraged to reassure, avoid, show the bright side or focus on problem-solving,...

Those we serve are often interested in advancing their efforts to support their healing, well-being and growth. They may also be limited by time or money, making self-guided practices even more relevant. This clinician training resource will offer several emotion-focused homework suggestions to i...