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How do you know what to say? Experiencing your Inner Therapist

Sunday, May 25th, 2025   1:45 PM EDT -3:45 PM EDT
Ed Susskind, Ph.D. ; Michelle L. Friedman , Ph.D.
$59.99 Cost For Member: $39.99

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.

About the Presenter

Dr. Susskind received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Yale, 55 years ago;. he's been a full-time university faculty member, therapist in private-practice therapist, author, international lecturer, and frequent presenter.


Dr. Michelle Friedman (Ph.D., SUNY-Albany, 2002) :a private-practice counseling psychologist for nearly 20 years.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss the benefits as well as the dangers of entering a state of flow during a session. They will be able to access the relevant professional literature.
  2. Identify and counteract the forces that inhibit their entering flow.
  3. Demonstrate techniques that facilitate their entering a state of flow.
  4. Demonstrate that they can balance the paradoxical “dance” between spontaneous intuition and rational analysis.

Agenda:

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).

This workshop offers 2 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
  • NEFESH International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0116.
  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Mental Health Counselor #MHC-0082
  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0048.
  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
Refund Policy:
Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
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*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.