A course on the application of exposure therapy for a variety of client presentations, including specific phobia, social anxiety, agoraphobia, panic, and OCD. Provides instruction in a foundation of CBT that is seldom taught in detail in professional training programs. 8 CE credits. This course is also available in live-online and in-person formats of varying lengths.

Communication skills training is a true therapy fundamental, but how do you do it in an experiential format without lecturing? This course, based on concepts from The Assertiveness Workbook, shows you how - and provides you with multiple pdf handouts and exercise sheets you can use with your clients. 8 CE credits. This course is also available in live-online and in-person formats of varying lengths.

Increasing numbers of young adults are having difficulty managing the transition from dependent adolescence to independent adulthood, some living housebound in a state of profound withdrawal and social isolation. This course provides a step-by-step approach to investigate the issues and construct an individualized treatment plan to help your client move toward greater capacity, resiliency, and responsibility. Based in part on concepts from my book How to be Miserable in Your Twenties. 8 CE hours. This course is also available in live-online and in-person formats of varying lengths.

Canada’s most widely used group treatment protocol for depression has been exported to Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. This course provides an on-demand version of the training program for mental health professionals wishing to use the program. Includes examples and exercises to aid group process, and full access to the Client Manual, Clinician’s Guide, and additional handouts and forms. 12 CE hours. This course is also available in live-online and in-person formats.

Change that is restricted to your office is no change at all. Goal setting and behavioural activation, in their various forms, are at the core of what we do as therapists. But how do you use it to its best advantage in therapy? This course provides 30 concrete, behavioural tips that clinicians can apply in their own practice to increase their effectiveness. 5 CE credits. This course is also available in live-online or in-person formats of varying length.

Based on my book Private Practice Made Simple but adapted to the specifics of the Canadian situation, this course provides mental health clinicians with guidance on issues ranging from finding an office to deciding whether to incorporate to expanding into group practice to fending off burnout. Intended as an encyclopedia of ideas for the practitioner, this course does not provide CE credits. This topic is also available in other formats and lengths to suit the audience.

Breathing is sometimes referred to as the “handle” of the stress response - the one symptom of stress under direct voluntary control. Diaphragmatic breathing is a key tool for managing stress and anxiety. This course introduces clinicians to a structured breathing exercise that can be used to teach clients. 3 CE hours.

Progressve muscle relaxation (PMR) is one of the most widely-researched of psychological interventions, yet few clinicians receive training in its application with clients. This course provides strategies for introducing the technique, a script leading clients through the phases, and troubleshooting tips. 3 CE hours.

FREE COURSE! You can help clients discover great insights, but if they can’t remember the session there will be no benefit. Physical props in your consulting room can be used to increase the immediacy and impact of concepts. This 2-hour course suggests a variety of useful “teaching tools” and invites the clinician to add objects particular to their own way of working.

Increasingly, young adults (YAs) are experiencing difficulty moving forward into adult independence. This course provides parents with the ideas and strategies to ramp down conflict, maintain support without undermining independence, and move forward on the path to a bigger life. 40 brief videos, 6.5 hours of content, plus a 49-page resource book.

Depression can be one of life’s most difficult challenges. Fortunately, research has found a number of strategies that can help. This course provides a guide to self-care based on cognitive behavioural principles. Note that the course is NOT therapy in itself - it’s more like a moving-picture self-help book based on some of the best findings in the literature - and on Canada’s most widely-used depression program. 4 hours of content plus a 100-page guidebook.

Are you reading my book “The Assertiveness Workbook” or thinking of giving it a try? This FREE course provides a brief video for each of the book’s chapters, illustrating key principles and providing guidance on their application.

“Oh, you can’t buy happiness” everyone says. But can you buy misery via your personal finances? Clearly. Our relationship to money is a major determinant of life satisfaction - no matter our income level. This course provides a set of strategies to investigate the impact money - or the lack of it - has on your life, and how to make conscious decisions with your well-being in mind. 28 short videos, 3 hours of content, and a 58-page workbook.

Too much stress and anxiety in your life? Diaphragmatic breathing is one of the most effective ways to diminish the stess response, get back to your life, and cope with stressful situations without avoidance. 12 brief videos guiding you through a specific four-stage breathing technique, plus print reminder documents.

A short course defining clinical depression, including its diagnostic and nondiagnostic symptoms, and distinguishing it from other difficulties. Though the course cannot be used for self-diagnosis, nor as a substitute for personalized care, these discussions may help deepen your understanding of this common problem - whether you experience it yourself or have a friend, colleague, or family member who does.