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Digital Seminar

Neuroscience for the Psychotherapist

Brain-Based Roadmap for Leadership in Practice

Faculty:
Amy Fortney Parks, PhD, LPC, ACS
Duration:
1 Hour 01 Minutes
Copyright:
24 Feb, 2026
Product Code:
POS150690
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

Therapists today are called to lead – whether it’s guiding clients through complex healing journeys, mentoring colleagues, or shaping the culture of care within their organizations. With so many demands, both clinical and administrative, the risk of negative impacts like errors and burnout is high.

In this session, Dr. Amy Fortney Parks will offer a neuroscience-based roadmap for creating leadership in practice that is both effective and sustainable. You’ll learn:

  • How to regulate your nervous system and foster resilience when treating complex cases
  • Tools to reduce decision fatigue and improve mental clarity
  • Strategies to build community and foster purpose so you can sustain leadership over the long term

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Faculty

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Amy Fortney Parks, PhD, LPC, ACS is a nationally recognized clinical supervisor, educator, and psychologist with over 30 years of experience supporting children, families and clinicians. She is the founder of the Clinical Supervision Directory, host of the Supervision Simplified podcast, and an international speaker on supervision, leadership, and neuroscience. Dr. Parks brings a brain-based, ethically grounded perspective to supervision and training, helping professionals navigate emerging challenges in the field.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amy Parks is the owner of Wise Family Wellness and Clinical Supervision Directory, LLC. She has employment relationships with George Mason University, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and receives compensation as a trainer and speaker. Amy Parks receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Banks serves as the co-chair for the National Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors.


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Objectives

  1. Identify the roles of the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and vagus nerve in leadership performance and sustainability.
  2. Utilize three neuroscience-based strategies that enhance focus, connection, and collaborative decision-making in leadership contexts.
  3. Plan at least three practical, brain-based techniques to sustain leadership while meeting external demands from systems, clients, and communities.

Outline

Neuroscience of Leadership in Psychotherapy

  • Therapist as leader
  • Role of the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and vagus nerve in performance
  • Clinical pressures and burnout
  • Real-world pressures – insurance, administrative, overload, and more

Neuroscience-Based Tools to Enhance Focus, Connection, and Collaboration

  • Guided nervous system reset practice
  • Neuroscience of decision fatigue and clarity
  • Identify decisions to automate, delegate, or eliminate
  • The role of oxytocin and mirror neurons in trust and connection
  • Collaborative leadership for community building
  • Clinical and leadership applications to client work and daily tasks
  • How to sustain leadership over the long term
  • Essential recovery cycles
  • Create a personal action plan
  • Limitations of research and potential risks

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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