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Elizabeth Lacey

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FEATURED THERAPIST & CLINICAL RESOURCES

IT'S COZY TIME,Settle in with your November favourites and enjoy a quick VIRTUAL CUP with me. This issue is full of Fall Goodness with a FEATURED THERAPIST, a new service with me (Elizabeth Lacey) and some exciting clinical resources you don't want to miss - one of them is 50% for a limited time. NOVEMBER FEATURED THERAPIST JESSICA SARAFINCHIN RSW Jessica is a Registered Social Worker and the heart and soul of JTS Counselling Services in Tilsonburg, Ontario. Jessica is passionate about her...

It's NOT About The Nail

A WORKING CLINICAL FORMULATION Video Credit: 2013 Jason Headley 1:41 Min. Her: “It’s just, there’s all this pressure. You know? And sometimes it feels like it’s right up on me. And... I can just feel it -- like literally feel it -- in my head. And it’s relentless and... I don’t know if it’s gonna stop.” Him: “Well... you do have a nail... in your head.” Her: “It is not about the nail!” Him: “Are you sure, because, I mean, I’ll bet, if we got that out of there…” Her: “Stop trying to fix it!”...

DEC FEATURED THERAPIST

Happy,This month Enjoy DECEMBER FEATURED THERAPIST HANNA WATKINS RP, RMFT Hanna SEE ALL REFERRAL PARTNERS COUPLE THERAPY CASE CONSULTATION STEP ONE STEP TWO ELIZABETH LACEY ON SUBSTACK CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES PSYCHOTHERAPY.NET COURSES WITH SUE JOHNSON & MANY MORE SEX & THE BONDS OF ATTACHMENT: AN EFT APPROACH MORE INFO THIS COURSE WITH GEORGE FALLER LMFT & MORE PSYCHOTHERAPY ARTICLES SARAH OZOL SHORE ON SUBSTACK Thanks for sharing your valuable time with me today Was the VIRTUAL CUP...

What Makes Psychotherapy a Controlled Act? 5 Elements At A Glance

With all the confusion surrounding the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy the chart in the document below illustrates "the 5 elements that must be present for an activity or intervention to fall within the controlled act of psychotherapy" Click the image/button below it, to download your copy DOWNLOAD CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS INSTITUTE There's still time to register for this live online training THIS FRIDAY (runs again on Nov 7) with Sarah Ozol Shore, founder of the Clinical Effectiveness...
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FEATURED THERAPIST & Checklist for OCSWSSW Members

It's that time of year again. RSWs are busy completing the OCSWSSWs annual Continuing Competence Program and their Professional Development Plan for the year ahead. The OCSWSSWs Practice Guidelines for Performing the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy are available for download below for your reference. The Guidelines include a CHECKLIST members are advised to complete to ensure they are adequately prepared to perform the controlled act of psychotherapy. Join me by reaching out to THANK THE RSWs...
Elizabeth Lacey RSW Couple Therapist Development

FEATURED THERAPIST & Clinical Formulation Training

It's back to school week with lots of excited kiddos and new beginnings in the air. I don't have school aged kids anymore and I miss the back to school excitement, but the beautiful fall colours will be popping up soon and that's my absolute favourite part of fall. Whatever, September holds for you I hope you'll make time to enjoy your favourite fall things. Our SEPTEMBER FEATURED THERAPIST and an exciting training opportunityClinical Formulation with Sarah Ozol Shore FEATURED THERAPIST JUDY...

AUGUST FEATURED THERAPIST

Summer is in full swing now Reader, I hope you're having a great one and that you can spare a minute to enjoy a VIRTUAL CUP with me. IN THIS ISSUE: FEATURED THERAPIST FALL COUPLE THERAPY TRAINING & SUPERVISION GROUPS - REGISTRATION DEADLINE AUG 28 Create your own Clinical MAP, follow it with the confidence of a Google Map FEATURED THERAPIST MELISSA SCOTT RP Melissa Scott is a Registered Psychotherapist at InnerWorks Counselling in London (Lambeth) Ontario. She is passionate about helping...

FALL REGISTRATION OPEN

Hey Reader, I hope you are having a great summer and that you've carved out some time just for you to do whatever fills your VIRTUAL CUP. It's an EXCITING DAY around here as REGISTRATION gets underway for the Fall Couple Therapy Training & Supervision Program. There will be Two Closed Groups in addition to the Weekly Thursday Drop-In Group for you this Fall. In the closed Training & Supervision Groups you meet with the same group of peers for 90 minutes, twice each month, led by me as we do...

July FEATURED THERAPIST and Exciting News

Good Morning Reader, There's excitement in the air this morning... My Substack PublicationThe COURAGE TO HELPwent LIVE yesterday! It's for therapists who work with couples and want to show up with confidence when they feel like imposters. Subscribe and learn how to BE READY for couple therapy practice when you don't feel ready. READ MORE Advanced Readers said, "love it so much" and "I could have used that article when I first started." Please head over to Substack, check it out and be sure to...

ME and WE in Couple Therapy

Got time for a VIRTUAL CUP after a long week? I just published a new article and you don't want to miss it. Can't read it now? No Problem. Download pdf. HIT READ MORE below, click download and you're all set. Please share the article with your colleagues. And have a wonderful weekend. ME and WE in Couple Therapy When you expand your therapy practice to include couples work, there’s a commonly overlooked shift to be made, and this shift is more complex than it sounds. Your focus and the way...

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