SHAME IS PERHAPS THE MOST PAINFUL OF ALL EMOTIONS. IT IS AT THE ROOT OF BOTH THE INNER CRITIC AND PERFECTIONISM. IT BINDS WITH OTHER EMOTIONS, SUCH AS ANGER AND FEAR, SO THAT IS OFTEN HARD TO DETECT. ALSO, REVEALING SHAME CAN BE IN ITSELF SHAMEFUL. FOR MANY CLIENTS WHO DON’T GET BETTER IN THERAPY, SHAME — UNACKNOWLEDGED AND NOT WORKED THROUGH — IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR.
In this workshop, you will learn how to help your clients recognize shame, work through it and move on.
You will learn:
To become more sensitive to the shaming often implicit in the therapy situation and how to counter shame in therapy.
How to help clients separate feelings of shame from other emotions.
Strategies to get through shame defenses of over-verbalization, dissociation and freezing.
The differences between healthy shame and toxic shame.
How to help clients out of the shame morass so they can move their energy powerfully outward rather than turn it against themselves.
Course Level: Beginning
There is no prerequisite for this course.
“I loved the online course. Zoom made it as close to reality as technologically possible. The class size was perfect, enough people for stimulating questions and conversation and small enough to feel intimate. The charts you provided will be so useful. Sheila and Bret, you and your assistants are providing a greatly needed service. Thank you so much! I’ve learned a lot from you and look forward to attending another workshop. Until then, I’m already benefiting watching the recordings, gleaning even more the second time around.”
— Charlette Mikulka, LCSW, author of Peace in the Heart and Home
“I’ve been thinking lots about today’s workshop and how incredible it is that the 2 of you manage to seamlessly create a sense of connection and community among a group of people from all over the world. I was also struck by how compelling the content was and how as I mentioned earlier I learn more every time I participate in one of your sessions. I feel that this session in particular deepened my understanding of how to pendulate the work w/ shame and broadened my repertoire of possible ways to invoke protectors. Bret, the demo was beautiful and so moving. What a visceral impact it had!”
— Fran S., PhD, LCSW, New York City
“I highly recommend this workshop to EVERY therapist. Bret and Sheila are brilliant together—well-grounded in research, hugely compassionate
and safe, and AMAZING....”
— Belle Hazlehurst, RN, MFT, San Diego
“All therapists should attend your workshop. Truly—it was invaluable. Incredibly rich and unforgettable. It has already changed my practice.”
— Sara Wicks, LCSW, NYC
TWO SATURDAYS:
FEBRUARY 3 & 10, 2024 10AM - 6PM PACIFIC TIME
ONLINE
Live and recorded, using Zoom
13 CE credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California
(See CE information below.)
CAMFT Approved CE Provider #134393
This course is for therapists and helping professionals. If you're not sure if it's the right class for you, please contact Bret Lyon at Bret@HealingShame.com. This workshop can be applied toward certification as a Healing Shame Practitioner.
Pricing and Registration
$395 full price
$375 with early bird discount, paid in full by December 22, 2023. (Use coupon code EARLYBIRD)
Special rate for interns - $70 off full price (Use coupon code INTERN)
$40 fee for CE credits
If you would like CE credits for this workshop, please pay for them now, at the same time you register for the workshop. Payment for CE credits is separate from your registration payment.
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We offer two payment options for registration:
1. If you want the early bird pricing, pay $375 by the early bird deadline. (Sorry, no deposits for early bird pricing.)
2. Pay the full amount of $395 or a $100 deposit to hold your space in the class. Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation that includes a link to pay any balance due. Please note that we do not send a balance due bill, so it will be your responsibility to remember to pay. Any balance due must be paid in full at least 4 days before the class.
**If registering within one week of the class, you must pay the full amount; deposits will not be accepted.**
Please note: In registering for this workshop, you are agreeing to the terms of our Ethics and Scope of Practice Agreement.
CE Credit
The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for 13 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
At this time, we are only able to provide CE credit to LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California. We are not able to offer CE credit to psychologists or nurses in California or to psychologists, therapists, or nurses licensed outside of California in the U.S. and Canada.
For complete information about CE credit, Hours of Attendance certificates, and course credit, please visit our information page.
The Center for Healing Shame maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.