CULTURE & THERAPY TRAINING

(FOR THERAPISTS)

Not everyone cries with tears.

“Crying without tears:” Tools for exploring our client’s cultural world workshop

This 2 hour pre-recorded workshop explores how culture shows up in our work as therapists.

Not everyone cries with tears. People express emotion in diverse, culturally defined ways and so as therapists we miss things because it does not look like what we might expect.

This workshop will explore:

  • How are we working with culture?

  • Complex cultural vignettes and moments from my clinical work in Iraq, Egypt, Haiti and NYC.

  • The many unexpected ways others cry, heal, love and express anxiety and pain.

  • How do diverse people understand, experience and treat  mental illness and distress. And how can we learn from that as therapists?

Culture & Therapy Trainings for Clinical Organizations & Groups

This work is hard and complex. It is okay that we do not know. But, how are we communicating to our clients that all parts of our client are welcome in the room?

I will do a pre-training conversation and needs assessment to explore your group’s unique challenges. I will then create a training to cater to these specific concerns

Culture & Therapy Supervision

Let’s roll up our sleeves, be vulnerable and explore the messy moments of our work where we got stuck or did not know what to say to a client.

Every time we meet someone new is a cultural moment. Every client brings an entirely new, complex world for us to explore.

EVERY CLINICAL MOMENT IS A CULTURAL MOMENT.

Testimonials

  • I have never wanted to do an evaluation until now.

    Serena is one of the best teachers I have ever experienced. Everything she taught us I found myself applying with my clients and in my own life, all of the time. She created a safe space for all of us to truly learn.

    -T.M