Make Friends with Your Body; Make Friends with Food
A Weekend Retreat for Women of All Sizes
January 9 & 10, 2009
INTRODUCTION - Saturday - 10:00-11:30 - Registration with payment due Dec 31 - $25
RETREAT - Saturday 1:00-5:00 & Sunday 11:00-5:00 - $170 by Dec 31 or $195 at the door
El Cerrito near BART - Scent-free - Location and directions will be emailed when you register
Would you like to trust food again? To accept your body exactly the way it is? Whether you've lived in a big body that's attracted negative attention, struggled to keep your body small, or felt like a failure from the ups and downs of the weight loss roller coaster, this retreat can help. Join us and discover:
- The truth about health and size based on recent research
- What you can do to improve your health regardless of your weight
- Gentle ways to let go of old feelings about looks, food, and exercise
- How to increase your satisfaction with food and reconnect with intuitive eating
- How to stop putting your life on hold and appreciate the body you have NOW
Come to the Introduction to learn the basics about Health at Every Size, and about the five stages of grief involved in letting go of old ideas about perfecting and punishing your body. Stay for the two-part Retreat and get the support you need to apply these simple principles in your everyday life. You’ll get information about weight loss myths and size acceptance resources, and a chance to experience relaxation techniques, visualization, writing and sharing, and a unique mindful eating exercise.
Sarah Josef (510-292-1116) is a Registered Dietitian and the creator of Eating with Integrity, a HAES (Health at Every Size) approach to nutrition. She teaches at both John F. Kennedy University and San Francisco State. Sarah has a private practice in El Cerrito, where she coaches her clients in intuitive eating and holistic nutrition.
Jeanne Courtney (510-527-5662 ext 2) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps women of all sizes learn to love their bodies exactly as they are. She has provided empathic, responsive therapy for couples and individuals for over 20 years. Her article, Size Acceptance as a Grief Process, was published in the Journal of Lesbian Studies in 2008. Jeanne has a private practice in San Francisco and El Cerrito.510-527-5662 ext 2
Register at
FeministTherapyAssociates.com/LoveYourBodyWorkshop.html
Other ways to register: Mail your check payable to Jeanne Courtney, or use PayPal.com and pay to BJCourtney@earthlink.net. And send the following information by postal mail or email to POB 453, El Cerrito, CA 94530; email to BJCourtney@earthlink.net; or voice mail to 510-527-5662 ext 2: Name - Phone - Mailing address - Zip - Email address - How you heard about this workshop.
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Law & Ethics with an LGBT Focus
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Complete the 6-hour BBS requirement for LCSW's & MFT's in a queer-friendly environment.
With special attention to situations that often come up in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender clients, this seminar offers a thorough review of the legal and ethical responsibilities
that all therapists need to be aware of. We will cover all stages of relating to clients and the
community, including advertising, accepting clients, obtaining consent, protecting
confidentiality, keeping records, making mandated reports, creating boundaried therapeutic
relationships, maintaining client safety and welfare, and terminating therapy. Vignette
discussions, focused on LGBT clients, will challenge participants to think about complex legal
and ethical problems in ways that can be applied to real-life clinical practice.
Jeanne Courtney, MFT, began presenting this seminar in 2002. Participants have consistently
expressed appreciation for the unique LGBT focus, as well as the small, informal setting, and the
ease they felt asking questions and speaking freely about complex issues.
10 am to 5 pm - 6 CEUs
$130 - must be paid/postmarked by Oct 28
$125 early registration if paid/postmarked Oct 8
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Complete the 6-hour BBS requirement for LCSW's & MFT's in a queer-friendly environment.
With special attention to situations that often come up in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender clients, this seminar offers a thorough review of the legal and ethical responsibilities
that all therapists need to be aware of. We will cover all stages of relating to clients and the
community, including advertising, accepting clients, obtaining consent, protecting
confidentiality, keeping records, making mandated reports, creating boundaried therapeutic
relationships, maintaining client safety and welfare, and terminating therapy. Vignette
discussions, focused on LGBT clients, will challenge participants to think about complex legal
and ethical problems in ways that can be applied to real-life clinical practice.
Jeanne Courtney, MFT, began presenting this seminar in 2002. Participants have consistently
expressed appreciation for the unique LGBT focus, as well as the small, informal setting, and the
ease they felt asking questions and speaking freely about complex issues.
10 am to 5 pm - 6 CEUs
$130 - must be paid/postmarked by Oct 28
$125 early registration if paid/postmarked Oct 8
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
MONEY MATTERS! with Private Pay Clients
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Working with private pay clients is an great way for a therapist to enjoy financial freedom as well
as professional satisfaction. But it's challenging to do business with clients and form empathic
personal bonds at the same time, isn't it?
Do you ever find it uncomfortable to . . .
. . . name your fee, without hesitation, when a prospective client calls?
. . . raise your fees on a regular basis?
. . . handle conflict over fee raises or cancellations?
Do you feel uncertain about . . .
. . . exactly how much you need to earn?
. . . why you and others should place a high value on your services?
. . . how to attract the clients you most want to serve and get paid by them?
It really is possible to market your practice, and navigate finances within therapeutic
relationships, in ways that honor the needs of your business as well as the needs of your clients.
This workshop will use concrete suggestions, vignettes, and role-plays, to give you a fresh
perspective on how to handle money and the feelings you and your clients have about it. You can
do the work you love and earn the income you need and deserve. In a safe, non-judgmental
environment, we will discuss a variety of specific ways to:
1) assess your income needs,
2) value your time and talents,
3) use low cost niche marketing to attract clients who can and will pay for your services,
4) maximize your income by setting clear, consistent policies and fees, and
5) talk meaningfully with clients about the business aspects of therapy.
Our discussion will draw on concepts from the clinical anthology, For Love or Money: The Fee
in Feminist Therapy; Jerrold Mundis's Earn What You Deserve: How to Stop Underearning &
Start Thriving, and Lynn Grodzki's Building Your Ideal Private Practice.
Jeanne Courtney, MFT, has maintained a private practice since 1992 without managed care, and
developed ways to think and communicate about money that have helped her business prosper,
while keeping her dealings with clients fair and respectful. She began teaching this class in 2005.
12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 - must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 7*
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Working with private pay clients is an great way for a therapist to enjoy financial freedom as well
as professional satisfaction. But it's challenging to do business with clients and form empathic
personal bonds at the same time, isn't it?
Do you ever find it uncomfortable to . . .
. . . name your fee, without hesitation, when a prospective client calls?
. . . raise your fees on a regular basis?
. . . handle conflict over fee raises or cancellations?
Do you feel uncertain about . . .
. . . exactly how much you need to earn?
. . . why you and others should place a high value on your services?
. . . how to attract the clients you most want to serve and get paid by them?
It really is possible to market your practice, and navigate finances within therapeutic
relationships, in ways that honor the needs of your business as well as the needs of your clients.
This workshop will use concrete suggestions, vignettes, and role-plays, to give you a fresh
perspective on how to handle money and the feelings you and your clients have about it. You can
do the work you love and earn the income you need and deserve. In a safe, non-judgmental
environment, we will discuss a variety of specific ways to:
1) assess your income needs,
2) value your time and talents,
3) use low cost niche marketing to attract clients who can and will pay for your services,
4) maximize your income by setting clear, consistent policies and fees, and
5) talk meaningfully with clients about the business aspects of therapy.
Our discussion will draw on concepts from the clinical anthology, For Love or Money: The Fee
in Feminist Therapy; Jerrold Mundis's Earn What You Deserve: How to Stop Underearning &
Start Thriving, and Lynn Grodzki's Building Your Ideal Private Practice.
Jeanne Courtney, MFT, has maintained a private practice since 1992 without managed care, and
developed ways to think and communicate about money that have helped her business prosper,
while keeping her dealings with clients fair and respectful. She began teaching this class in 2005.
12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 - must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 7*
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Aging & Long Term Care: Issues in Psychotherapy with Older Clients
Saturday, October 24, 2009
The largest growing segment of the population will soon be 65 and older. Learn to work with older
clients, and their families; the difference between dementia and depression, how grief & loss, and
anxiety show up in a cohort traditionally unaccustomed to seeking ““professional”” help. We will
also consider issues impacting adult children who become default caretakers, including elder abuse
and trauma.
The instructor, Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. (Neurobiology), was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on
Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical,
psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis
of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services
and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma,
psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San
Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.
12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 14
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
The largest growing segment of the population will soon be 65 and older. Learn to work with older
clients, and their families; the difference between dementia and depression, how grief & loss, and
anxiety show up in a cohort traditionally unaccustomed to seeking ““professional”” help. We will
also consider issues impacting adult children who become default caretakers, including elder abuse
and trauma.
The instructor, Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. (Neurobiology), was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on
Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical,
psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis
of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services
and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma,
psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San
Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.
12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 14
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Large Women Celebrate Their Size
I was interviewed this summer for the Oakland Tribune on body image
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Psychopharmacology for Therapists Parts I & II -- Sept 19 & 26 -- with Melissa Anderson, PhD, MFT
Biochemical & Psychoanalytic Considerations
A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychopharmaceuticals such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, psychostimulants & anti-psychotics, and how they work. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, what they do and what they don't do. We also consider drug interactions and so called side effects. In the second week, the psychosocial and analytic meanings of medications are considered. Through reading and discussion we'll explore the role of meds in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states.
Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology, teaches psychopharmacology at the California Institute for Integral Studies, does research on Prenatal Determinants of Schizophrenia at Kaiser in Oakland, and was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging for 5 years. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.
Each course (Parts I and II) meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
12:00 - 4:00 pm
11:30 am Networking and refreshments
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychopharmaceuticals such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, psychostimulants & anti-psychotics, and how they work. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, what they do and what they don't do. We also consider drug interactions and so called side effects. In the second week, the psychosocial and analytic meanings of medications are considered. Through reading and discussion we'll explore the role of meds in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states.
Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology, teaches psychopharmacology at the California Institute for Integral Studies, does research on Prenatal Determinants of Schizophrenia at Kaiser in Oakland, and was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging for 5 years. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.
Each course (Parts I and II) meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
12:00 - 4:00 pm
11:30 am Networking and refreshments
Read more at
www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
Friday, September 4, 2009
facilitated by
Jeanne Courtney, MFT &
Sarah Josef, RD
$60
1:00 to 5:00 pm
Registration and payment must be received by Sept 12
Optional Follow-Up Workshop, Sunday, Sept 27
1-3 pm., $50, or $45 if paid with Sept 19 registration ($105 total)
Is it really possible to love your body at any size? To enjoy eating the foods you love? To have fun with physical activity?
Read more and sign up at
https:/FeministTherapyAssociates.com/LoveYourBodyWorkshop.html
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