Ther­a­py Fun­da­men­tals: Learn, Grow, Thrive

11/04/2024

Cop­ing with Depression

• Under­stand and man­age low moods and depres­sive symptoms.
• Dis­cov­er self-care prac­tices and activ­i­ties to live bet­ter with depression 
• Build resilience and fos­ter hope through sup­port­ive dis­cus­sions with peers and professionals.
• Learn how trau­ma can be con­nect­ed to depres­sive symp­toms and influ­ence the abil­i­ty to take care of yourself.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms of depres­sion, such as low mood or lack of moti­va­tion, those seek­ing addi­tion­al sup­port and cop­ing strate­gies for man­ag­ing depres­sive symp­toms, and any­one inter­est­ed in build­ing resilience and find­ing hope in chal­leng­ing times.

11/11/2024

Defense Mech­a­nisms

• Explore com­mon defense mech­a­nisms and their role in cop­ing with stress and conflict.
• Under­stand how defense mech­a­nisms influ­ence thoughts, emo­tions, and behavior.
• Learn healthy ways to man­age stress and devel­op more help­ful cop­ing strategies.
• Learn how trau­ma can shape defense mech­a­nisms and impact their effectiveness.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als seek­ing to under­stand their own cop­ing mech­a­nisms and behav­iors, those inter­est­ed in explor­ing unhelp­ful pat­terns of think­ing and react­ing, and any­one look­ing to devel­op health­i­er ways of man­ag­ing stress and conflict.

11/18/2024

Grat­i­tude & Positivity

• Rec­og­nize the impor­tance of grat­i­tude and pos­i­tiv­i­ty in enhanc­ing over­all well-being.
• Learn prac­ti­cal tech­niques for rec­og­niz­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for grat­i­tude and fos­ter­ing a pos­i­tive mindset.
• Apply grat­i­tude and pos­i­tiv­i­ty prac­tices in dai­ly life to pro­mote emo­tion­al bal­ance and resilience.
• Learn how trau­ma can impact one’s abil­i­ty to expe­ri­ence grat­i­tude and cul­ti­vate positivity.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als expe­ri­enc­ing neg­a­tiv­i­ty or stress, those inter­est­ed in build­ing resilience, and any­one aim­ing to cul­ti­vate a more opti­mistic outlook.

11/25/2024

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12/02/2024

Resilience Build­ing

• Under­stand the con­cept of resilience and its impor­tance in fac­ing life’s challenges.
• Explore fac­tors that con­tribute to resilience and strate­gies for enhanc­ing resilience.
• Share per­son­al sto­ries of over­com­ing adver­si­ty and sup­port one anoth­er in build­ing resilience.
• Rec­og­nize how trau­ma can chal­lenge resilience and influ­ence one’s abil­i­ty to over­come adversity.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Peo­ple fac­ing sig­nif­i­cant life chal­lenges or tran­si­tions, indi­vid­u­als inter­est­ed in learn­ing how to bounce back from adver­si­ty and build inner strength, and any­one look­ing to con­nect with oth­ers and gain inspi­ra­tion for nav­i­gat­ing tough times.

12/09/2024

Set­ting Boundaries

• Explore the impor­tance of set­ting bound­aries in rela­tion­ships and self-care.
• Under­stand the role of bound­aries in main­tain­ing healthy inter­per­son­al con­nec­tions and emo­tion­al well-being.
• Learn prac­ti­cal strate­gies for iden­ti­fy­ing and assertive­ly com­mu­ni­cat­ing per­son­al boundaries.
• Under­stand how trau­ma can affect one’s abil­i­ty to estab­lish and main­tain healthy boundaries.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als strug­gling with bound­ary issues in per­son­al or pro­fes­sion­al rela­tion­ships, those seek­ing to improve com­mu­ni­ca­tion and assertive­ness skills, and any­one inter­est­ed in enhanc­ing self-aware­ness and build­ing health­i­er rela­tion­ship dynamics.

12/16/2024

Effec­tive Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Skills

• Devel­op assertive com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills.
• Explore effec­tive con­flict res­o­lu­tion strategies.
• Strength­en rela­tion­ships through communication.
• Learn­ing how trau­ma can impact com­mu­ni­ca­tion pat­terns and inter­per­son­al relationships.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als seek­ing to improve com­mu­ni­ca­tion in per­son­al or pro­fes­sion­al rela­tion­ships, those inter­est­ed in assertive­ness train­ing, and any­one aim­ing to enhance their inter­per­son­al skills.

12/23/2024

Goal Set­ting & Motivation

• Learn how to set goals that are real­is­tic and attainable.
• Dis­cov­er strate­gies to stay moti­vat­ed and inspired on the jour­ney of per­son­al growth.
• Explore tech­niques for over­com­ing obsta­cles and set­backs that may arise along the way.
• Learn­ing how trau­ma can influ­ence goal-set­ting behav­iors and moti­va­tion levels.

Who May Ben­e­fit: Indi­vid­u­als seek­ing direc­tion and moti­va­tion, those inter­est­ed in achiev­ing per­son­al growth, and any­one look­ing to pur­sue their aspi­ra­tions effectively.