Taming Anxiety Toolbox: An Integrated Model: Mindfulness, Hypnosis and Cognitive Therapy (Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis)

Organization: 

Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis

Website: 

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Event Title: 

Taming Anxiety Toolbox: An Integrated Model: Mindfulness, Hypnosis and Cognitive Therapy

Agenda:

DAY ONE

8:30 – 8:45 AM         Opening Ceremony

8:45 – 9:00 AM         Introducing the Toolbox – course overview

9:00 – 9:30 AM         Understanding the anxious patient

9:30 – 10:45 AM       Breaking the Cycle with the integrative model: Mindfulness, Hypnosis, CBT. Benefits of hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety disorders

10:45 – 11:00 AM     Break

11:00 – 12:15 PM     Hypnosis as an adjunct to therapy. Case Presentation: video demonstration

12:15 – 1:15 PM       Lunch

1:15 – 1:30 PM         Applying the tools to Generalized Anxiety Disorder

1:30 – 1:45 PM         Managing GAD with the Integrative Model

1:45 – 2:15 PM         Managing worry with cognitive therapy. The STOP Solution

2:15 – 3:00 PM         Video demonstration of the Integrative model in the treatment of GAD

3:00 – 3:15 PM         Break

3:15 – 3:30 PM         Applying the tools to panic disorder: Understanding the cycle of panic.

3:30 – 4:00 PM         Increasing tolerance of interoceptive responses with Mindfulness and cognitive strategies

4:00 – 4:15 PM         Other expressions of panic: Urge to escape; fear of flying; nocturnal panic attacks; relaxation induced panic

4:15 – 4:30 PM       Age progression

4:30 – 4:45 PM         Chill out with an orange and other quick interventions

 

DAY TWO

8:30 – 9:00 AM         Applying the tools to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

9:00 – 10:00 AM       Case presentation with video demonstration

10:00 –10:30 AM     Using the tools in the treatment of PTSD

10:30 – 10:45 AM     Break

10:45 – 11:15 AM    Applying the Tools to Social Anxiety Disorder

11:15 – 11:30 AM    Therapy for generalized SAD

11:30 – 11:45 PM    Fear of being observed. Case presentation applying the integrative model

11:45 – 12:00 PM    Applications to specific SAD: Hyperhidrosis; paruresis (shy bladder)

12:00 – 1:00 PM      Lunch

1:00 – 1:15 PM         Applying the Tools to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: special challenges of this population

1:15 – 1:30 PM         Watchman technique

1:30 – 2:30 PM         Interventions: psychoeducation; exposure response prevention; CBT; mindfulness; hypnosis; and self-statements

2:30 – 2:45 PM         Case example of a patient with obsessive thoughts

2:45 — 3:00 PM         Break

3:00 – 3:15 PM         Anxiety and Relationships

3:15 – 4:00 PM         Using hypnosis and guided imagery to help partners be more attuned and understanding of different temperaments and response patterns

4:00 — 4:15 PM        Rehearsal and transfer

4:15 – 4:30 PM         Wrap-up and Q&A

Dates: 

May 9-10, 2025

Location:

In-person workshop
Virtual workshop
Hybrid

CE:

13 credits

Contact:

carolyn@carolyndaitchphd.com

Abstract:

Join Dr. Carolyn Daitch, an internationally recognized expert in anxiety treatment, for an in-depth 2-day workshop designed to expand your therapeutic toolkit and enhance your ability to treat anxiety disorders. Dr. Daitch will present a powerful integrative therapy model that combines the best practices of mindfulness, hypnosis, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Anxiety impacts an estimated 20% of the population, disrupting lives with fear, obsessive thinking, and avoidant behaviors. This workshop equips mental health professionals with practical, client-centered strategies to address the unique challenges of anxiety-related conditions, including panic disorder, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).   What You’ll Learn: Daitch’s four-part intervention, The Stop Solution, a transformative approach to empower clients overwhelmed by anxiety. Techniques to individualize treatment plans and deliver interventions effectively reduce worry, fear, and avoidance. Skills to help clients regain a sense of calm and resilience in everyday situations. Strategies to address the relational dynamics affected by anxiety, improving interpersonal outcomes. Dr. Daitch’s approach, honed through decades of clinical practice, emphasizes practical, easy-to-implement tools that therapists can integrate immediately into their work. This workshop is not only an opportunity to learn but also a springboard for creativity, inspiring participants to craft tailored solutions for their clients.

Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of an integrative model in the    treatment of anxiety
2. Articulate the benefit of hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety disorders
3. Demonstrate two techniques to manage worry and uncertainty
4. Identify two interventions that can help clients observe somatic manifestations of panic attacks with less reactivity
5. Identify and implement two interventions that can help clients diminish catastrophic thinking and avoidance behaviors
6. Articulate the rationale for the use of age progression in the management of panic attacks
7. Identify and implement one intervention that can help clients access mature ego states in clients with PTSD
8. Apply two cognitive approaches in the treatment of anxiety
9. Articulate self-statements for clients with social anxiety disorder
10. Demonstrate the tight fist technique to release tension and anxiety
11. Explain how hypnosis can be used in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy Recognize and manage the fear of relaxation
12. Delineate the benefits of mindfulness to manage worry
13. Demonstrate the use of mindfulness to manage distressful physical sensations, emotions and thoughts
14. Demonstrate the reverse phobia technique
15. Demonstrate the Imaginary Support Circle
16. Summarize the challenge of working with clients with obsessive compulsive disorder
17. Demonstrate hypnotherapeutic imagery that promotes understanding and attunement in relationships when one partner has anxiety