Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness: An Integrative Evidence-Based Approach – Richard Sears

Course Description

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness: An Integrative Evidence-Based Approach – Richard Sears

• -‹Evidence-based strategies from CBT to Mindfulness
• Combine mindfulness training with CBT to treat depression
• Integrate mindfulness as CBT protocols
• Implement advanced techniques

Do you feel stuck, frustrated or even discouraged with your current treatment approach?

Your client may be feeling the same way-resistant, unsatisfied and struggling not to relapse.

Discover how you can finally make progress by using cutting-edge techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  (CBT) and Mindfulness. Together, CBT and Mindfulness have been proven to be highly effective for even the most  challenging clients, including those suffering from:

• Trauma/PTSD
• Anxiety
• Mood Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Addictions
• And  more!

Join Richard Sears, Psy.D., MBA, ABPP, for this experiential workshop, giving you the tools and strategies you need  to apply CBT and Mindfulness to your practice. You’ll learn simple and advanced techniques, customizable for  individual client needs.

Finally, you and your clients can move forward in therapy, avoid relapse and find satisfaction in treatment.

1. Explain the most recent research findings that relate to the effectiveness of CBT and mindfulness.
2. Identify symptoms-specific treatment protocols combining CBT and mindfulness methods.
3. Explain the three levels of cognition and how this relates to our different mental states.
4. Combine the CBT thought record with the basic strategies of mindfulness training.
5. Implement treatments that help clients cope with cognitive distortions and intense emotions.
6. Evaluate the importance of a personal mindfulness practice for the therapist.

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How CBT and Mindfulness Work Together

• Principles of behavior therapy
• Principles of cognitive therapy
• Automatic thoughts and core beliefs
• What exactly is mindfulness?
• Clinical mechanisms
• Neurological evidence

Mindfulness & Evidence-Based Techniques

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• And  MORE, plus other interventions in development

Effective Mindfulness Exercises

• The 3 Minute Breathing Space
• How breathing is connected to stress
• The  role of thoughts during Mindfulness practice

Implementation Considerations

• Mindfulness in action in one’s daily life
• Creating and maintaining a daily practice
• Clinician self-care
• Diversity issues
• Riddles and more paradoxes

Applications for CBT & Mindfulness

• Trauma/PTSD
• Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • Health Anxiety
  • Panic Attacks
• Mood Disorders
  • Depression
  • Bipolar
• Personality Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Addictions
• Chronic Pain
• And more!

Discussion and Questions

Get  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness: An Integrative Evidence-Based Approach  of author  Richard Sears  only  price 79$