Day 1

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD: The Essential Role of Compassion in Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Deran Young, LCSW, Capt/USAF (retired): Healing Legacy Burdens: Intergenerational Trauma, IFS, and Self-Compassion

Gabor Maté MD, CM: Healing Trauma in a Toxic Culture: A Compassionate Approach

Kelly McGonigal, PhD: The Science of Compassion

Day 2

David Treleaven, PhD: Balancing Trauma Sensitivity: Validating Client Experience While Nurturing Inner Strength

Christopher Germer, PhD: Shame and Trauma: The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion in Healing

Eduardo Duran, PhD: Generational Healing and Soul Wounds: Expanding Beyond Conventional Western Views

Daniel J. Siegel, MD: The Latest Research on Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain

Deborah Lee, PhD: Clinical Applications of Compassion-Focused Therapy for Trauma

Day 3

Kristin Neff, PhD: Self-Compassion for Burnout: Caring for the Caregiver

Raymond Rodriguez, LCSW, Rev.: Embodied Healing: Somatic Approaches to Trauma Recovery

Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE: An Evolutionary Understanding of Compassion in Therapy

Chris Willard, PsyD: Embracing the Possibility of Post-Traumatic Resilience

Sydney Spears, PhD: Bringing Self-Compassion into Therapy: Trauma Sensitive Strategies

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Embracing the Possibility of Post-Traumatic Resilience

with Chris Willard, PsyD

What you'll learn

Explore post-traumatic growth and how to nurture it without encouraging toxic positivity, helping the client focus on becoming the person they want to be during challenging times.
Discover the role of co-regulation in therapy through the turbulence metaphor, and learn how staying calm and creating a safe environment can enhance emotional support for clients.
Explore practical strategies for your own well-being, including the CALM technique, exercise, and gratitude practices, to support mental health, manage negative emotions, and stay focused on the goals of therapeutic work.

About the speakers

Chris Willard, PsyD

Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in over thirty-five countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of twenty books, including Growing Up Mindful(2014), How we Grow Through What We Go Through (2022), and Feelings are Like Farts (2024). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

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