Your ability to see what is happening ‘in the moment’ is crucial to the timing of interventions when you work with emotions. Improve your observation and assessment skills by using ATOS, a tool originally designed for research. Learn how to identify true emotions and work more effectively with them by assessing their intensity, function and […]

It can be hard to help your client experience closeness when you struggle with it yourself. Learn a step-by-step approach on how to cultivate an honest and close relationship with your client without inadvertently encouraging compliance, dependency or a therapeutic rupture. You’ll learn how to assess your client’s capacity for closeness and how to intervene […]

With some clients we feel like we’re going nowhere and each session seems like a repeat of the last. When therapy stalls, it’s almost like a roadblock, where nothing can get through. At times like this, focusing on closeness, positive feelings, compassion and play can change everything. Learn how to get to know your client-not […]