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Embodying Your Unique Voice in the Therapy Room

Understanding how our tone of voice and the other ways we communicate beyond words affects our clients in session is critical to our work as therapists. No matter what theories or techniques we use, it’s how we show up to each session that can sometimes make or break those interventions. Yet very little is written or taught about how we might prepare or use the “instrument” that is ourselves in session. In this new experiential workshop led by a renowned communication coach and ​a ​psychotherapist, you’ll explore how to: 

• Prepare your body and voice to engage a range of clients in different situations 

• Use breathing and vocal exercises to navigate clinical dilemmas in session, adapt one's therapeutic use of self when necessary, and help each client to embody their full range of self 

• Maximize your voice and sense of self in front of an audience of peers, students, or the general public 

Samara Bay is the author of Penguin Random House bestseller PERMISSION TO SPEAK: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You. She's a Los Angeles-based speech coach whose clients range from candidates for U.S. Congress to C-suite executives, change-making entrepreneurs, thought leaders, Hollywood celebrities, and high school girls. Her work on rethinking the sound of power has been featured in TIME, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, Slate, Glamour, CBS Sunday Morning, Fast Company, numerous podcasts including Deepak Chopra’s, and the BBC. 

Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist in New York City, and a trained actor. He’s the author of The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians and Modern Brides & Modern Grooms. His articles have been published in various clinical journals and popular sources. 

In-person Workshop
Friday, March 8, 2024
10:00am - 4:00pm (1 hour lunch break)

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1 Washington Square North, Parlor, New York NY 10003

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 5 CE contact hours

As psychotherapists our implicit communication with our clients (or "scene partners") is arguably even more pivotal than what we say. But our discourse rarely addresses how we use ourselves to engage our clients moment-to-moment. No matter what kind of therapist we are, our most essential instrument for therapeutic engagement is our selves—our bodies, voices, faces, thoughts, feelings, and imaginations. And the quality of our work depends on how well we prepare, use, and take care of our instruments. Utilizing his background as a trained actor and a therapist, Mark O'Connell will show you how to use your instrument authentically and with versatility, even when you're just listening to your clients quietly. Videos, case examples, and exercises will be used to inspire you to trust yourself as a clinician; to use yourself with intention and creativity—particularly in terms of your implicit communication with clients—and to take care of your instrument at the same time.

Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this workshop, participants will:

• Discuss implicit communication in clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families, including questions around self disclosure, confidentiality and countertransference.

• Explore from an ethical perspective, the vital practice of authenticity, and how we can prepare, use, and take care of our unique "instruments" effectively.

• Utilize stage and theatrical concepts of 'characters' and 'roles' within relationships and situations to gain perspectives on effective communication, ethical and clinical best practices.

Presenter

Mark O'Connell, LCSW-R, MFA

Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist in New York City and the author of the book The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians.  His wide-ranging articles have been published in various clinical journals and popular sources, and he writes the Psychology Today blog Quite Queerly. For more information about Mark's workshops on using the therapist's "instrument," visit: www.theperformingartoftherapy.com. And for more information about Mark’s psychotherapy practice visit: www.markoconnelltherapist.com

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Attendance Fees

General Admission: $100.00

Available Discounts: 

• NYU Alumni (10% off): $90

• Current Practicum Instructors/Educational Coordinators (10% off): $90

The Professional Association of NIP (NIPPA) Focus Series
Presents
The Therapist's Voice and Body:
Nonverbal Communication in the Therapy Room

With author, actor, and psychotherapist Mark O'Connell 

Sunday October 29 11am-1:30pm


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As psychotherapists our implicit communication with our clients (or "scene partners") is arguably even more pivotal than what we say. But our discourse rarely addresses how we use ourselves to engage our clients nonverbally moment-to-moment. No matter what kind of therapist we are, our most essential instrument for therapeutic engagement is our selves—our bodies, voices, faces, thoughts, feelings, and imaginations. And the quality of our clinical work depends on how well we prepare, use, and take care of our instruments. Utilizing his background as both a trained actor and a therapist, Mark O'Connell will show you how to use your instrument with awareness, intention, and versatility, even when you're just listening to your clients quietly. Videos, case examples, and exercises will be used to inspire you to trust yourself as a clinician, to maximize your use of your implicit communication with clients, and to take care of your instrument at the same time.

Location: NIP (71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1400)

NIPPA Focus Seminars do not offer CE hours.
 
Free for NIP candidates; $10 for NIPPA members, $20 for General Admission

Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist in New York City and author of the book The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians. His wide ranging articles have been published in various clinical journals and popular sources, and he writes the Psychology Today blog Quite Queerly. For more information about Mark's workshops on using the therapist's "instrument," visit: www.theperformingartoftherapy.com. And for more information about Mark’s psychotherapy practice visit: www.markoconnelltherapist.com

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EXPLORE AUTHENTICITY WITH PERFORMER, AUTHOR, AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, MARK O’CONNELL! DISCUSS ETHICAL SCENARIOS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING QUESTIONS AROUND SELF DISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE THERAPEUTIC TRIAD, AS WELL AS COUNTERTRANSFERENCE. PARTICIPANTS WILL STUDY, FROM AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE VITAL PRACTICE OF AUTHENTICITY AND THE RANGE OF AUTHENTIC VERSIONS OF SELF FOR PROVIDER AND CLIENT IN SESSION. MARK WILL GUIDE US THROUGH STAGE AND THEATRICAL CONCEPTS OF “CHARACTERS” AND “ROLES” WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS AND SITUATIONS TO GAIN PERSPECTIVES ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ETHICAL AND CLINICAL BEST PRACTICES. DISCOVER ALL THE ETHICS AND TRUTHS YOUR “INNER PERFORMING ARTIST” HAS TO OFFER!

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Approved for 3 CE Credits 

As therapists, our most essential instrument to engage our clients is our selves–no matter what theories or techniques guide our work.  But very little is written or taught about how we can prepare and use our instrument in session, moment-to-moment, with each client–particularly in terms of our implicit/ non-verbal communication as it transmits through our eyes, faces, bodies, and voices.  The more aware we are of our unique instrument and how we use it, the more ethical our clinical practice will be with each unique person who seeks our help.

Utilizing his experience as both an actor and a therapist, Mark O’Connell will offer you ways to prepare and to use your instrument with awareness, responsiveness, authenticity, intentionality, versatility, responsibility, and self-care.  Participants will discuss ethical dilemmas in clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families, including questions around self-disclosure, countertransference, and confidentiality.  And we will study, from an ethical perspective, how we can most effectively use ourselves authentically, even in the most challenging clinical scenarios.  Mark will also guide you through theatrical concepts of “objectives,” and “roles” within relationships to gain perspectives on effective communication–beyond the words we speak–and to develop and trust your own sense of ethical and clinical best practices.

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As therapists our most essential instrument for clinical engagement is ourselves, and for clients who are stigmatized based on their gender expression and/or identity, an authentic relationship with their therapist is crucial for a positive treatment.  In fact, research shows that it can be psychologically harmful for many clients to work with therapists who are unaware of their own implicit biases about gender nonconformity.

Utilizing his background as a trained actor and a therapist, Mark O'Connell will help you to recognize your relationship to gender expressions--including those you find pleasurable and those for which you have implicit bias (which in many cases may be the same).  He will also show you ways to make use of your  genuine presence in session with all of your clients. Historical context, current research, videos, case examples, and exercises will be used to:

- Increase self-awareness of your instrument and how it affects each of your clients.
- Use yourself in session authentically and ethically--particularly in terms of implicit communication with clients.

- And, to take care of your instrument at the same time. 

https://events.helloalma.com/genderexpressionandmentalhealth

Please note this event is exclusively for Alma members and will be recorded. Those who attend this event live will be able to earn CE credits through NYU. See CE information below.

Learning Objectives: 

Participants will…
1. Identify and Illuminate the sources of implicit bias related to our gender expressions--including social expectations, systems of power, and history--and how it affects our mental health, especially those of us on the LGBTQ+ continuum.  

2. Discuss how our own relationships to gender expression impacts each of our clients in therapy--especially in terms of our implicit communication with them.  Clinical examples will be utilized.

3. Explore various ways to prepare and to use our instruments authentically in session--keeping our unique relationships to gender expression in mind--in order to effectively invite each client to connect to themselves authentically.  And to take care of ourselves at the same time.

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Workshop Description:

As therapists our most essential instrument to engage our clients is our selves--no matter what theories or techniques guide our work.  But very little is written or taught about how we can prepare and use our instrument in session, moment-to-moment, with each client--particularly in terms of our implicit/ non-verbal communication as it transmits through our eyes, faces, bodies, and voices.  The more aware we are of our unique instrument and how we use it, the more ethical our clinical practice will be with each unique person who seeks our help.  

Utilizing his experience as both an actor and a therapist, Mark O'Connell will offer you ways to prepare and to use your instrument with awareness, responsiveness, authenticity, intentionality, versatility, responsibility, and self-care.  Participants will discuss ethical dilemmas in clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families, including questions around self-disclosure, countertransference, and confidentiality.  And we will study, from an ethical perspective, how we can most effectively use ourselves authentically, even in the most challenging clinical scenarios.  Mark will also guide you through theatrical concepts of "objectives," and “roles” within relationships to gain perspectives on effective communication--beyond the words we speak--and to develop and trust your own sense of ethical and clinical best practices. 

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EXPLORE AUTHENTICITY WITH PERFORMER, AUTHOR, AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, MARK O’CONNELL! DISCUSS ETHICAL SCENARIOS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING QUESTIONS AROUND SELF DISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE THERAPEUTIC TRIAD, AS WELL AS COUNTERTRANSFERENCE. PARTICIPANTS WILL STUDY, FROM AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE VITAL PRACTICE OF AUTHENTICITY AND THE RANGE OF AUTHENTIC VERSIONS OF SELF FOR PROVIDER AND CLIENT IN SESSION. MARK WILL GUIDE US THROUGH STAGE AND THEATRICAL CONCEPTS OF “CHARACTERS” AND “ROLES” WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS AND SITUATIONS TO GAIN PERSPECTIVES ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ETHICAL AND CLINICAL BEST PRACTICES. DISCOVER ALL THE ETHICS AND TRUTHS YOUR “INNER PERFORMING ARTIST” HAS TO OFFER!

https://www.psychnetworker.org/2023/speaker-info/109-improv-and-creativity-in-the-therapy-room/

How to Show Up for Your Clients and Make Therapy Sing

Mark O’Connell and Michael Alcee

With so much being thrown at us in our sessions and the world right now, we’re feeling more and more burned out and disconnected from the creative juices we need to make therapy sing. How can we remedy this? This workshop will showcase a neurobiologically informed model of therapeutic improvisation so you can really “show up” to your sessions. A combination of deeply tuned-in presence and improvisational jiu-jitsu, showing up allows us to capitalize on the changes instead of fearing or avoiding them. Using experiential exercises, clinical narratives, cutting-edge research, role-plays, and wisdom from notable artists and clinicians, you’ll explore how to become more open and effective in the face of constant change, both in your personal life and in therapy sessions.  You'll discover how to:

• Stay present as you face and navigate the abrupt and ever-changing obstacles of each session, including those related to technology, self-disclosure, and countertransference

• Trust and develop the use of your right-brain, in order to "play" in session, make use of your nonverbal communication, and effectively reach each individual client, even in the most challenging circumstances

• Identify and embody the various versions of yourself, including your authoritative self, that can give each client what they need in the moment—and help you make the kinds of decisive and responsive moves that make therapy effective

Mark O’Connell And Michael Alcee

Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, is a NYC-based psychotherapist in private practice, and a trained, professional actor.  He's the author of the book The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians. He also writes articles about the performing art of clinical practice and teaches workshops for therapists on this subject.

Michael Alcée, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Tarrytown, NY and mental health educator at Manhattan School of Music. He's the author of the new book Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist.

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Explore authenticity with performer, author, and clinical social worker, Mark O’Connell! Discuss ethical scenarios in clinical practice with individuals and families, including questions around self disclosure, confidentiality in the therapeutic triad, as well as countertransference. Participants will study, from an ethical perspective, the vital practice of authenticity and the range of authentic versions of self for provider and client in session. Mark will guide us through stage and theatrical concepts of “characters” and “roles” within relationships and situations to gain perspectives on effective communication, ethical and clinical best practices. Discover all the ethics and truths your “inner performing artist” has to offer!

https://whova.com/web/ieoce_202006/Agenda

https://ceyouny.deridan.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage-the-actors-studio-meets-psychotherapy-monday-7-12-21-live-webinar/

https://ceyouny.deridan.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage-the-actors-studio-meets-psychotherapy-monday-1-25-21-live-webinar/

http://iarpp.net/thesite/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IARPP-2020-Conference-Brochure-FINAL.pdf

Therapy as a Performing Art: https://www.psychnetworker.org/2020/107-therapy-as-a-performing-art/

All therapists are performers. No matter what our theoretical orientations, clients are more influenced by us than our methods. Like the actor, the therapist’s technique is less about what we do and more about how we do it. When we approach therapy as a performing art, we can maximize empathy, creativity, and joy in our work, and inspire clients to do the same in their lives. This workshop will help you perfect the way in which you use your instrument—your self—in the role of therapist. You’ll discover how to:

• Practice staying present with clinical “scene partners,” even when you’re just listening

• Access a range of authentic versions of self, or “characters,” within you in each session, using your body and voice

• Engage your clients in exploring the range of “characters” and selves within them

• Expand empathy for your clients within safe boundaries through meditations and role-play

https://ceyouny.deridan.com/9-credit-ce-marathon-a-musicians-musings-legacy-of-love-and-lightscameraaction-sunday-3-8-20-staten-island/

https://ceyouny.deridan.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage-the-actors-studio-meets-psychotherapy-monday-1-27-20-live-webinar/

New York-based social workers earn CE credit for this live webinar, during which we will cover the following learning learning objectives:

• Practice staying present with clinical “scene partners,” even when you’re just listening

• Access a range of authentic versions of self, or “characters,” within you in each session, using your body and voice

• Engage your clients in exploring the range of “characters” and selves within them

https://ceyouny.deridan.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage-the-actors-studio-meets-psychotherapy-monday-8-26-19-live-webinar/

How LGBTQ policies impact clinical performance with LGBT and/or Q clients.

Therapy as a Performing Art: https://www.psychnetworker.org/2019/2018/10/30/101-therapy-as-a-performing-art/

All therapists are performers. No matter what our theoretical orientations, clients are more influenced by us than our methods. Like the actor, the therapist’s technique is less about what we do and more about how we do it. When we approach therapy as a performing art, we can maximize empathy, creativity, and joy in our work, and inspire clients to do the same in their lives. This workshop will help you perfect the way in which you use your instrument—your self—in the role of therapist. You’ll discover how to:

• Practice staying present with clinical “scene partners,” even when you’re just listening

• Access a range of authentic versions of self, or “characters,” within you in each session, using your body and voice

• Engage your clients in exploring the range of “characters” and selves within them

• Expand empathy for your clients within safe boundaries through meditations and role-play

Celebrate the launch of The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians, with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a panel discussion with mental health advocate Dior Vargas and TV and movie actress Robin Weigert (Big Little Lies; Deadwood) https://www.housingworks.org/events/the-performing-art-of-therapy