Participants in this workshop learn about successful relational skills, managing their emotions — including anxiety and depression — and effective intervention and treatment strategies, all in the context of a supportive group environment. Sharing, supporting, and encouraging one another, while learning new perspectives and meaningful skills, as well as adopting the strategies that work best for each participant.

This small group 10-session workshop is held at my office at 313 Main Street in Rockland, on Wednesdays, 4:15–5:45 PM. This week the session focused on:

Workshop IX (5/9): Relationships — Moving to relationships in this discovery workshop, and that relationships are the foundation of well-being and mental health. Reviewed research from the Center on the Developing Child, the Stanford Center on Compassion and Altruism, and the Harvard Longitudinal Study, all representing how relationships are the basis for resilience, strong mental health, and life satisfaction. Explored the Relational Model from the Stone Center at Wellesley College, which emphasizes mutually empathic and growth fostering relationships — also from decades of research and practice. Ultimately focused on defining mutually caring relationships, or relationships between people where they "care about each other, believe in each other, and do not judge each other."

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In addition to drawing from clinical experience working with patients since 1999, this workshop is based on evidence from many protocols and investigations, including: Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders – Boston University; Relational Model — Stone Center, Wellesley College; Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology — University of Glasgow; Adult Neurogenesis & Mental Health — Kings College London; Harvard Study of Adult Development — Harvard Medical School.