AND CREATIVITY OF STORY AND SYMBOL
Feeling depressed and abandoned by her husband and children, a broken client walks into your office, the victim in
her own story. You try traditional therapeutic techniques to no avail. Your client is stuck, failing to make progress, and
starting to doubt that an end to the suffering is impossible. You struggle to move her forward, but feel helpless and
unable to breathe new life into the clinical approaches that normally serve you so well.Now imagine having the power to create a new story with your client, one in which she becomes the heroine in
her life’s journey. The story is the way the mind naturally works, how it integrates thoughts and emotions, making stories one
of our most powerful tools to transform and heal.Attend this workshop and learn how to bypass natural resistance to therapy, move stuck clients forward, and help
them build new and beneficial neural pathways through groundbreaking interventions built around poems, stories,
and journaling.Evidence-based techniques will empower you to creatively and effectively treat your clients facing anxiety,
trauma, addiction and depression. Interventions that you will receive, include:Detailed instruction on the strategic application of Bibliotherapy to transform the difficult client into someone
with whom you can make great therapeutic strides.
Key components of storytelling and guidance through the application of simple writing exercises your clients
can easily and naturally use.
Published writings and detailed handouts and instruction on applying these stories to treatment with anxious,
traumatized, addicted and depressed clients.
Skill building activities and interactive exercises that will reinforce the concepts taught, the ability to practice
what you’ve learned, and allow its immediate incorporation into your clinical work.
Leave the day feeling confident and capable to integrate the power of Bibliotherapy into your treatment and
provide a safe place to hold your client’s sadness, fear and anger. No previous knowledge or background in writing is
required to take full advantage of this seminar.
APRIL 2, 2019 Naperville, Illinois
APRIL 3, 2019 Schaumberg, Illinois
MAY 21, 2019 Oakland, California
MAY 22, 2019 San Jose, California
MAY 23, 2019 Palo Alto, California
Register through PESI
JUNE 2, 2019
THE CREATIVE RIGHTING CENTER
526 West 26th Street, New York City
3X3X3: THREE STORIES, THREE POEMS, THREE CASE PRESENTATIONS
In this 7 hour marathon- yes, 7!-- poetry therapy trainees and helping professionals will dive deeply into stories, poems and supervision.
Cost: $250
For registration, write: sherryreiter@yahoo.com
