Morgan Lindsey, PhD
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Is burnout killing the passion you once had as a therapist?
When Morgan Lindsey hears the familiar footsteps of burnout creeping up behind her, she turns to her set of self-compassion techniques to create more light and joy instead of dreading the work day.
In Walking the Talk: Integrating Self-Compassion in Therapeutic Practice, Morgan will show you how to get immediate relief from burnout, boredom, and blame…and effective therapy at the same time.
Morgan has been researching self-compassion since 2011. And the research says self-compassion is one of the most effective skills to relieve depression and anxiety.
Plus, if a therapist is compassionate within themselves, their clients have easier access to their own self-compassion. It’s a win-win.
Morgan brings her tools of self-compassion to busy therapists and healers so you too can feel how simple it is and how big the impact can be.
Now, you can learn a set of principles and tools you can use with anyone and with any condition.
Whether you approach your practice intellectually, emotionally, or spiritually (or all three!), these tools will speak to different mindsets so you have a framework that works with your style and your client’s needs.
You will learn how to identify protective strategies that are causing your client pain, and then respectfully and collaboratively work with them. Your client doesn’t get bypassed and you don’t get steam-rolled by their challenges.
If you “know” the value of self-compassion but — be honest now — you aren’t really applying it regularly, sign up now to learn how to embody what you know. Protect yourself from burnout and feel more effective and at ease in your sessions. Join us today!
The Process of Self-Compassion for the Therapist
The opening module introduces the foundational concepts of self-compassion as a transformative paradigm for therapists. It explores how to cultivate self-compassion in therapeutic practice, and overcome common barriers that therapists may encounter. You’ll learn to recognize and engage with your protective systems, ultimately enhancing the ability to facilitate your clients’ own self-compassion journeys.
- Foundations of Self-Compassion — a paradigm shift
- The Importance of Self-Compassion for the Therapist
- Identifying Barriers to Self-Compassion for the Therapist
- Notice Your Protective System
- Befriending Yourself
- Exercise — Befriending Yourself Parts Map
The Process of Self-Compassion for the Client
In Module 2, we will investigate the importance of self-compassion in client therapy, developing techniques to identify barriers to self-compassion through introductory parts work. We’ll explore how to foster compassionate relationships with client protective systems and guide clients toward a more compassionate relationship with themselves, empowering them on their journey towards healing and self-acceptance.
- The Importance of Self-Compassion for the Client
- How to Help Clients Identify Barriers to Self-Compassion
- How to Build Compassionate Relationships with Client Protective Systems
- How to Help Clients Build a More Compassionate Relationship with Themselves
Establishing Emotional Resonance
In Module 3, we’ll explore how to embody self-compassion and the nuanced differences between empathy and self-compassion. We’ll identify the signs of empathy fatigue and engage in practical exercises like self-compassion journaling to foster personal growth. We’ll also examine the neuroscience behind shame and self-compassion, supported by experiential exercises such as tracking client shame sequences, providing valuable insights into therapeutic approaches that extend beyond empathy.
- How to Embody Self-Compassion
- Empathy vs Self-Compassion
- When Empathy Becomes Exhausting
- Exercise: Self-Compassion Journaling Practice
- Neuroscience of Shame and Self-Compassion: Why you need more than empathy
- Exercise: Tracking Client Shame Sequences
Four Key Ways to Access Self-Compassion
Explore various pathways to cultivate self-compassion, beginning with the physicality and mentality of self-compassion. Through experiential exercises, you’ll engage with your inner critic, learning practical techniques to foster self-compassion in your thoughts and behaviors. We’ll explore the relationship between self-compassion and emotions — honing skills to soften, soothe, and allow difficult feelings with kindness — and of the larger self and its connection to core values, personal identity, and purpose.
- Physicality of Self-Compassion
- Experiential Exercise: Physicality of Self-Compassion
- Mentality of Self-Compassion
Experiential Exercise: Working with an Inner Critic - Self-Compassion and Emotions
Experiential Exercise: Soften, Soothe, Allow - The Larger Self
- Experiential Exercise: Exploring Your Core Values
Working With Shame and Disarming Protective Systems
In the final module, we’ll delve into the intricate relationship between shame and the brain, gaining insights into how shame influences cognitive processes and emotional responses. Learn practical strategies for befriending reactivity and understanding frustration, essential for disarming protective systems that often manifest in therapeutic settings. Develop tools to differentiate from shame and facilitate healing for themselves and their clients.
- How Shame Influences the Mind
- Befriending Reactivity
- Understanding Frustration
- Differentiating from Shame
- Experiential Exercise: Unburdening Shame
Here’s what you’ll get in Walking the Talk: Integrating Self-Compassion in Therapeutic Practice:
Meet Your Presenter
Morgan Lindsey, PhD
Morgan Lindsey is a psychotherapist specializing in resilience building, self-compassion, and trauma recovery. Her work includes individual therapy, group psychotherapy, corporate mindfulness, and training coaches and therapists. She weaves modern neuroscience with ancient wisdom traditions to help people find the love and connection they long for both within themselves and each other.
Morgan is the founder of Resilience Partners, PLLC, a group psychotherapy practice based in Texas, leads shame and self-compassion retreats, and is a trainer for the Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO) model of couples therapy. She has served as a program assistant with Richard Schwartz in association with the IFS Institute, and specializes in Internal Family Systems therapy. Morgan is passionate about the transformational power of groups, education, and shared experience in the therapy and coaching setting.
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