Hi colleagues,
The South San Francisco intensive was also an incredible experience. Once again, people were tremendously open and receptive, and there were lots of tears and laughter. In fact, it was the highest rated intensive in the past 25 years.
Here’s a lovely email I just got from one of the participants:
Hi Dr. Burns,
I just got back to New York after attending the intensive in San Francisco and thought I would relay this funny story.
I live in a rural working-class town in the Hudson Valley. There is still a pretty big stigma around therapy here, and those who do get counseling view it as a luxury. My family and I went to the local movie theater when I got home on Friday. The teenager who was taking tickets had a book nearby for when things got slow: Feeling Good!!
I asked what he thought of it and he was in awe that I had just spent 4 days with the author. I felt like a celebrity by association! It’s great to know that the powerful techniques you developed are being used even by those who can’t afford therapy.
Thank you for a wonderful, informative intensive. I look forward to practicing my new skills!
Bonna
PS
A special thank you to all the wonderful helpers at the conference. They really enhanced my experience!
If you missed the Calgary and South San Francisco intensives, consider the November intensive in Atlanta (see below) or my upcoming one day October 6 workshop on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication with my dear colleague, Dr. Jill Levitt! You’ll find the details and links for registration below.
david
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You may have missed the Calgary and South San Francisco intensives, but there will be two more awesome workshops
for you this fall.
High-Speed Treatment of Depression
and Anxiety Disorders
A Four-Day TEAM-CBT Advanced Intensive
November 4 – 7, 2019
The Atlanta, Georgia Intensive
Sponsored by Praxis
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I also have a tremendous one-day workshop scheduled with my colleague, Dr. Jill Levitt, that will be potentially life- and career-changing (really!) You will learn powerful skills that will boost your clinical effectiveness and improve your relationships with friends, colleagues, and loved ones.
Advanced Empathy Tools for Connecting
with Challenging Patients,
Colleagues, Friends, and Loved Ones
With Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt
Oct 6, 2019 | 7 CE hours, $135
Do you have a patient, colleague, friend or loved one who:
- Complains endlessly but doesn’t listen to any of your good advice?
- Appears irate, but insists s/he isn’t upset?
- Refuses to express his / her feelings?
- Never listens?
- Argues, and always has to be right?
- Always has to be in control?
- Is relentlessly critical?
- “Yes-but’s” when you try to make a point?
- Insists you don’t really care—or understand—when you think you do?
Then you’re going to LOVE this workshop with David and Jill. You’ll learn about–
- The Powerful “Law of Opposites”
- How to find out how your patients really feel about you–if you dare!
- How to transform therapeutic failure into success
- How to talk to people who refuse to talk to you
You’ll also learn–
- Why your worst therapeutic failure is actually your greatest success in disguise
- The fine points of the Five Secrets of Effective Communication
- Three Advanced Empathy Techniques: Multiple Choice Empathy, Changing the Focus, and Positive Reframing
- And more
There will be lots of small group practice with expert feedback and mentoring to help you refine your skills!
Attend in person or
from your home via Live Streaming
Sign up early because we always sell-out for the in-person seats. Of course, there will be lots of skilled trainers to help the online participants with the small group exercises, so you’ll have a great experience either way.
My one-day workshops with Dr. Levitt are usually pretty awesome! It is always an honor to teach with Jill!
Learn More & Register
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Coming up in 2020
High Speed Methods to Reduce Resistance
and Boost Motivation
With Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt
Feb 9. 2020 | 7 CE hours. $135
Learn More & Register
The Cognitive Distortion Starter Kit:
How to Crush Negative Thoughts
With Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt
May 17, 2020 | 7 CE hours. $135
Learn More & Register
