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You sense your work with a client has hit a wall…
Where sessions used to end with a feeling of accomplishment, they now end with one or both of you feeling frustrated and discouraged.
Join Chris Gazdik, LCSW, highly experienced counsellor, presenter, and author for this experiential (and entertaining!) one-of-a-kind workshop where you will learn to effectively break through barriers to therapeutic progress.
This strategy-packed workshop was created specifically to address the internal conflict between wanting to hang on to the past and needing to move forward, the role of addictions, and the challenges involved in breaking the cycle of unresolved feelings that result in “stuckness.”
You will walk away with:
REGISTER TODAY to gain the tools you need to help your clients overcome barriers to progress and move toward healing.
Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 6.25 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When Therapy Gets Stuck (2.1 MB) | 56 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| When Therapy Gets Stuck - French (2.1 MB) | 56 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| When Therapy Gets Stuck - Italian (2.1 MB) | 56 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| When Therapy Gets Stuck - German (2.1 MB) | 56 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| When Therapy Gets Stuck - Spanish (2.1 MB) | 56 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Christopher Gazdik, BSW, MSW, LCSW, is the author of Through a Therapist’s Eyes: Reunderstanding Emotions and Becoming Your Best Self, and Through a Therapist’s Eyes Volume 2: Reunderstanding Your Marriage and Becoming Your Best as a Spouse, podcaster, and popular speaker who is known for his energetic and passionate presentation style.
Chris has over 25 years of experience as a mental health and substance abuse therapist and has founded two therapy companies. He also serves as a preceptor for nursing and physician assistant programs, has published over 220 episodes of the Through a Therapist’s Eyes podcast, and is a sought-after presenter on a variety of topics.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christopher Gazdik is the founder of Metrolina Psychotherapy Associates and is a preceptor with Garner Webb University. He is a podcaster with Through a Therapist's Eyes. Christopher Gazdik receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christopher Gazdik has no relevant non-financial relationships.
STUCKNESS IN THERAPY
HOW TO GET UNSTUCK
Correct Therapist Misattunement Build (or repair) therapeutic alliance
Work with Secondary Gains
Outweigh the benefits of staying the same
Rescue the Hijacked Amygdala
Get out of survival mode
Address Cognitive Immobility
Break free from the trap of the past
Face the Hopelessness of Grief
Move towards acceptance
Replace Negative Coping Skills
Trade instant gratification for longlasting positive outcomes
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