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The Core Skills Of DBT

She’s baaaaaaaack! DBT expert clinician Sheri Van Dijk returns with her signature workshops  Calming the Emotional Storm: Helping Clients Manage Their Emotions with DBT (May 9 – 10) and DBT: Beyond the Basics (May 11). What’s all the fuss? Why do we keep inviting her back and why do audiences want to know about DBT? […]

Why Is Self-Compassion So Hard?

“Self-Compassion sounds like a good thing until we practice applying it.” Does this ring true for anyone? Why is self-compassion so difficult for so many people? Spring 2019 Presenter Deirdre Fay answers: People are hesitant or resistant to self-compassion because we’re afraid of two things. One, it won’t work or make a difference, so Why […]
Couples & Relationships

The Chicken And The Egg

Which comes first? Good sex or good relationship? Traditionally, couples therapy goes for fixing the relationship first through talk therapy and assumes that once the relationship has improved, the sex will sort itself out. But upcoming Fall 2018 speaker Esther Perel observes: “I worked with so many couples that improved dramatically in the kitchen, and […]
Anxiety Disorders  Mindfulness  Mood Disorders  Trauma Treatment

Ron Siegel & Linda Graham: Why Do Some People Bounce Back And Others Not?

  What makes some people bounce back more quickly? In this short video, past Leading Edge Seminars speaker Linda Graham (author of Resilience and Bouncing Back) and current Leading Edge Seminars speaker Ron Sigel (presenting New Frontiers in Mindfulness and Compassion on September 27 – 28) talk about what is helpful when coping with set […]