Aren’t you ecstatic when the absolutely right thing to say just comes to you in an intuitive flash? Our workshop will help therapists to experience such states of flow and to utilize them clinically.
An extensive literature asserts that : (1) people have multiple states of consciousness; (2) some of these states include an instantaneous, intuitive wisdom that goes beyond our typical rational problem-solving. Among these sources are EMDR’s A.I.P., Erickson’s Inner Spiritual Helper, Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow, DBT’s Wise Mind, Gladwell’s “thin-slicing, intuitive thinking”, Kahneman’s Fast Thinking, Rogers’ “the client as expert”, and Zen’s “No Mind”. We will teach therapists how to experience their "Inner" wisdom.
https://frumtherapist.com/workshops/Howdo2024/viewHow do you know what to say? Experiencing your Inner Therapist
Sunday, May 25, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT
Presenter: Ed Susskind, Ph.D. ; Michelle L. Friedman , Ph.D.
Course Length: 2 Hours
This workshop Offers 2 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
Aren’t you ecstatic when the absolutely right thing to say just comes to you in an intuitive flash? Our workshop will help therapists to experience such states of flow and to utilize them clinically.
An extensive literature asserts that : (1) people have multiple states of consciousness; (2) some of these states include an instantaneous, intuitive wisdom that goes beyond our typical rational problem-solving. Among these sources are EMDR’s A.I.P., Erickson’s Inner Spiritual Helper, Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow, DBT’s Wise Mind, Gladwell’s “thin-slicing, intuitive thinking”, Kahneman’s Fast Thinking, Rogers’ “the client as expert”, and Zen’s “No Mind”. We will teach therapists how to experience their "Inner" wisdom.
A review of the concept and literature on the existence of a wise intuitive flow-state self. (10 minutes )
Examples from the Workshop Leaders’ clinical experience ( 10 minutes).
Participants sharing in dyads and in the large group their previous clinical flow experiences (20 minutes).
Presentation of 5 modes through which a therapist can heighten their access to a clinical flow state (e.g., using humor, metaphors, and visual/graphic communication) (15 minutes).
Recess Break (10 minutes)
Participants discuss in dyads and in the large group experiences they have had with the “5 modes.” (20 minutes).
A group exercise in directly experiencing flow (15 minutes).
Maintaining a Critical Rational “Watchdog” in the background processing to prevent the dangers of undisciplined “flow”. The paradox of moving between flow and non-flow states .(10 minutes).
Feedback and Q&A (10 minutes).
