Counselor Toolbox Podcast

Summary - Positive self talk helps you feel empowered and good about being the best you that you can be. - Feelings of empowerment reduce feelings of helplessness and hopelessness and can protect against depression, anxiety and a host of stress related illnesses. - Positive self-talk does not mean ignoring the negative it means - Embracing the good with the bad - Learning to evaluate situations objectively - Seeing failure (or the potential for failure) as a learning opportunity - Fully recognizing your strengths and capabilities

• Guilt comes in many forms • It is largely anger at ourselves and energy tied up in the past. • Holding on to guilt weighs us down • Identifying your sources of guilt and addressing them is the first step.

Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food This book is for anyone who would like to eat whatever they like, yet stop just at the point of satisfaction without overeating. Written by a Columbia University trained psychotherapist and former emotional overeater, Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food offers psychologically sound techniques for recognizing the symptoms of emotional overeating and methods for addressing it in ways that are both effective and enjoyable.

Objectives • Explore the function of anger • Identify the types of threats that may prompt anger • Identify different types of anger to include • Run of the mill anger • Irritation • Resentment • Envy/Jealousy • Guilt/Regret Function of Anger • Anger is part of the fight or flight reaction which is your brain’s natural response to a perceived threat • Anger pushes away or helps you dominate a threat

A direct link to the CEU course is https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/29/c/ Objectives ~ Define behavior modification ~ Explore how behavior modification can be useful in practice ~ Learn basic behavior modification terms: ~ Unconditioned stimulus and response ~ Conditioned stimulus and response ~ Discriminitive stimuli ~ Learned helplessness

Objectives - Define stress and distress - Identify the impacts of stress - Explore sources of stress and interventions

Objectives • Briefly define attachment theory • Learn about the impact of attachment • Identify triggers for attachment behaviors • Explore the relationship between ACEs and attachment issues • Learn about adult attachment theory • Examine how attachment impacts emotional regulation and vice versa • Identify ways to help people become more securely attached.

Objectives ~ Review the symptoms of anxiety in adults and children ~ Explore the impacts of anxiety ~ Identify strategies for prevention and intervention

Objectives • Define FOMO • Explore reasons for FOMO • Identify consequences of FOMO • Review interventions to reduce the impact of FOMO

Objectives ~ Learn why these habits contribute to recovery from addiction and mood issues and techniques to help clients implement them ~ Habit: Awareness and Authenticity ~ Habit: Acceptance ~ Habit: Gratitude ~ Habit: Compassion ~ Habit: Breathing ~ Habit: Purposeful action and Long-Term Goals ~ Habit: Back-Talk ~ Habit: Thought Conditioning ~ Habit: Be Sense-sational

448 – Post Stroke Psychosocial Issues Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director: AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Case Management Toolbox, NCMHCE Exam Review Objectives • Examine the prevalence of and risk factors for stroke • Identify Post-Stroke Psychosocial Issues Intro • Many of our clients are at high risk of stroke • People […]

447 – Gut Health & Mental Health: The Impact of the Second Brain Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, Executive Director: AllCEUs.com CEUs are available at allceus.com/counselortoolbox Get two free months of Therapy Notes by using the promocode CEU when you sign up for a free trial at TherapyNotes.com Between writing notes, filing insurance claims, and […]

446 – Relationship Insecurities Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs *Based in part on Love Me Don’t Leave Me by Michelle Skeen, PsyD. Objectives • Identify signs of relationship insecurities • Explore causes of relationship insecurities • Identify at least 5 interventions to address relationship insecurities Signs of Relationship Insecurities • […]

445 – Malnutrition Impact and Intervention Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & NCMHCE Exam Review Podcast Objectives • Review the nutritional building blocks for health and wellness • Examine how these nutrients (or lack thereof) contribute to neurotransmitter balance • Identify several nutrient dense foods that you can […]

• Review a case study using the transdiagnostic, transtheoretical PACER approach • As they say on Law and Order… • The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event.” Case • John is 48 years old. When he was 24 his house caught on fire due to faulty Christmas lights which were accidentally left on when the family went to bed. His wife and 2 children died in the fire. He has remarried and had 3 more children (14, 12, 9) since the event and continues to experience PTSD related symptoms. His wife insisted he come to counseling after he was caught having another affair.