Tools for Tending to Ourselves and our Clients in Turbulent Times - A workshop for psychotherapists
This two-part event occurs May 3rd and May 10th from 3:00PM - 5:30PM Eastern on Zoom.
As climate aware therapists, what tools can we use for working with climate distress and hopelessness in the therapy room? And how do we simultaneously work with our own climate emotions as human beings equally impacted by the unfolding polycrisis? The Work that Reconnects is a pioneering set of practices that normalize climate distress as a healthy response to a planet in danger, and nourish collective resilience for the long haul.
Based on the work of Joanna Macy, the Work that Reconnects offers an innovative framework that can both serve as a guidepost to us as clinicians, and an experiential methodology to work with climate and social justice related distress directly. In part one of this two-part workshop, you will be invited to experience the process of the Work that Reconnects firsthand.
And in part two, we will discuss the theory and frameworks in more depth, and its applications to individual, couple/family and group clinical work. Join us in discovering this transformational method that builds motivation, solidarity and vision, renewing the courage to act.
This workshop for psychotherapists is sponsored by the Clinical Support Committee of CPA-NA.
Presenters:
Rebekah Hart is a licensed psychotherapist, marriage and family therapist and drama therapist based in unceded Algonquin territory, also known as the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, Canada. She is a close student of Joanna Macy, and has been facilitating the Work that Reconnects for over two decades. Rebekah serves on the Clinical Support Committee of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, and recently completed the Climate Psychology Certificate program at CIIS. The values underlying her work are rooted in a long-term dedication to social and environmental justice, her belief in creativity as a healing force, and her love and respect for the natural world.
Amy Lister brings 20+ years of coaching, education and leadership development experience to supporting people exploring and integrating pivotal transition experiences in life and work so they can courageously live in alignment with their values while expanding their capacity for caring for self and the wellbeing of the planet. More recently, Amy graduated from Toronto Art Therapy Institute (TATI), and is supporting individuals, children, adults and families as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and as an Art Therapist in private practice. When not working, Amy enjoys being creative, learning about living sustainably, engaging in outreach and spending time outdoors with her family.
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