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Ethics: Conscience and Conscious (For clinicians)

You will be kept alert and on-your-toes during this engaging presentation covering the latest developments in Texas BHEC, LPC, and LMFT rules. You will identify the most common ethical violations and learn to safeguard against them, as well as how to apply an ethical decision-making model to real-life practice scenarios.

Peace Be With You: Escape the Grip of Anxiety by Taking Charge of Your Brain, Beliefs, and Behavior

Learn about anxiety and the many ways it shows up in your and your children's lives. Using the latest findings in neuroscience and cognitive-behavioral therapy, you will acquire powerful strategies for managing anxiety for yourself and your children. This fun and interactive four-week series will help you reclaim peace within yourself, your children, and your family. 

Coping with 2020 and 2021: Effectively Handling the Uncertain Times in Which We are Living

We have all heard that it’s okay to not be okay right now, given all of the stressful life circumstances we are facing right now. In this interactive session, you will learn about the elements of resilience and build them into your own personal wellness plan. Resources for helping children and teens cope will also be discussed and provided.

Conquering Women’s Struggle to Juggle: Moving from Comparison and Judgement to Connection and Authenticity

Juggling all of the many demands we face can make life feel impossible. Spend some valuable time on yourself in this thought-provoking session. Based on the powerful work of Dr. Brené Brown, Dr. Elder will guide you through exercises to define what you value most and identify and eliminate the harmful ways in which you are judging and comparing yourself to others. Learn ways to cultivate compassion and empathy for yourself and others, so you can embrace your true self and live your most authentic life.

Creating Secure Connections: Exploring the Past to Improve How You Partner and Parent in the Present

Make sure that your past does not dictate your future. This exciting series helps you gain insight into your attachment roots and wounds, so you can make conscious choices about your current attachments with your partner and children. Learn helpful information with practical exercises and tools for improving your relationships and creating strong, secure attachments with those you love.

Marriage: The Foundation: Identifying and Changing the Destructive Patterns in Your Relationship

Nurturing and preserving your connection with your partner can be challenging in today's busy world. Come learn helpful information about powerful marital connection based on the work of Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Brene Brown, along with practical exercises for applying it to improve your relationship. The time to devote energy to your marriage is now!

Getting to Their Hearts through their Heads: Using Neuroscience to Effectively Manage Your Child’s Behavior

Feeling challenged by your child’s behavior lately? Based on the groundbreaking work of Dr. Dan Siegel in neuroscience and Dr. John Gottman in relationships, in this workshop you will learn how to make sense of and harness your child’s unreasonable behavior. In addition, Dr. Elder will help you identify your parenting style and develop stronger relationship connections while also holding boundaries. It can be done!

How to Raise a Kid with Self-Esteem: Empower Your Child to Live Authentically Using the work of Dr. Brené Brown

Watching your child struggle with feeling good about themselves is so painful. The pull to fit in is so powerful! Learn effective strategies for helping your child embrace who they are and live authentically. Based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown, this workshop will help you show up and support your child in the ways they need the most!

Let’s Talk About It!  

Strong, supportive relationships are crucial for our health and well-being. When we face misunderstandings and tension in our relationships, we often struggle to stay connected and are not sure how to negotiate meeting ours and others’ needs. Based on the bestseller Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Dr. Elder integrates neuroscience to help you understand your not-so-helpful responses when the stakes are high and offers effective strategies for assertively communicating with your family, coworkers, and friends.

How to Raise an Adult: Empowering Your Child to Grow and Live Fully (Eventually on their Own)

As a parent, it is sometimes hard to know how involved we should be in our children's lives. We want to be supportive and helpful, but we also need to hold them accountable. This series will focus on teaching our kids the value of hard work and life skills they'll need to function as independent adults. In addition, parents will learn how to maintain a strong connection with their kids while letting them learn hard lessons. Series based on the New York Times bestseller How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims.

Fostering Authentic Connections with the Work of Dr. Brené Brown

Shame hijacks our hearts and minds and destroys our connection with ourselves and others. It is sometimes difficult to understand our own feelings and behavior when we are in the grip of shame. In this interactive session, learn effective strategies for identifying and managing shame and develop the courage to create deep, authentic connections with others.