Dr. Shari Geller

Mindful Self-Compassion for Therapists with with Shari Geller and Anna Friis at Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

Live Online: October 21 - December 16, 2024 (Mondays from 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM (ET) | 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM (PT))

This program is offered in response to the demand for accessibility for mental health professionals, not only to meet the prerequisite requirement for Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP), but also provides necessary tools to enhance an understanding of the role of self-compassion in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy.

This course includes weekly sessions of 2.5 hours each, in addition to the 4-hour retreat.

Learning Objectives:

- Describe the theory and research supporting mindful self-compassion
- Develop and apply self-compassion practices to motivate themselves with encouragement rather than self-criticism
- Assess and manage difficult situations and emotions with greater moment-to-moment acceptance
- Develop and apply self-compassion practices to respond to feelings of failure or inadequacy with self-kindness
- Transform difficult relationships, old and new, through self-validation
- Utilize the art of savoring and self-appreciation to overcome negative attention bias
- Apply core mindfulness and self-compassion practices into daily life
- Demonstrate simple self-compassion practices to patients, students, or clients

To learn more and/or to register, please visit:

October 21, MSC for Therapists with Shari and Anna, Mondays 4pm - 6:30 This program is offered in response to the demand for accessibility for mental health professionals, not only meet the prerequisite requirement for Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP), but also provide necessary tools to enhance an understanding of the role of self-compassion in the practice of....

Join Dr. Shari Geller and the Korean Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy (KIEFT) on October 25 & 26, 2024, for an in-depth masterclass on Therapeutic Presence and Self-Compassion for Effective Relationships.

This masterclass will provide you with actionable skills to enhance your therapeutic practice. Therapeutic Presence and Self-Compassion are crucial for building strong therapeutic relationships. Therapeutic presence allows clients to feel seen, heard, and safe, which is vital for accessing deep emotions and achieving emotional health. Self-compassion helps therapists maintain their presence and emotional balance, preventing burnout and enhancing the therapeutic process.

Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your practice and support your clients more effectively.

Register now and secure your spot: https://www.iseft.org/event-5828764?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=10/29/2024

We are thrilled to invite you to our Community Handpan gathering on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the Kimberly Community Hall from 10a - 4p. We are excited to gather and continue to build our community of Ontario Handpan players. One theme that we, as hosts, are considering is how we can bring Handpan possibilities out to larger circles: from yoga/meditation contexts to therapeutic possibilities (such as providing soothing sounds to end of life care). We are also aiming to have more time for improvisational play so we balance learning and structure with play.

LOCATION: In the middle of the stunning Beaver Valley, about a two hour drive from Toronto, sits the small town of Kimberley, Ontario. We’ve rented a charming hall across the street from Justin’s Oven and the Kimberley General Store. We chose an indoor location in case of inclement weather. The facility also enables us to play outdoors (weather permitting) where we can look up to see Old Baldy, a gorgeous landscape on the Niagara Escarpment. For those who want to make a weekend of it, we can recommend B & Bs in the area in case you might want to hike on the Bruce Trail or kayak down the Beaver River.

WHAT TO BRING: We respect that each player will bring whatever Handpan(s) they currently own. Having said that, most of the participants will be using a common D Kurd scale. Many world-class instructors, such as David Kuckhermann, Kabaceo, and Amy Naylor, tend to use this popular scale in their classes. We may have a few extra Auracle Kurd D instruments made by Mike Dragoman but please bring whatever Handpans you play. Other helpful items to include would be: a water container, a handpan stand, a foldable stool for playing outdoors, and a bag lunch (or pre-order a lunch online from Justin’s Oven: http://justinsoven.ca).

TO SIGN UP or INVITE FRIENDS: Please feel free to extend the invitation to others (a Handpan is required though). To reserve your place, please sign up using our EventBrite page: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ontario-handpan-gathering-tickets-996395625137

If you have any questions please write Gary at [email protected] or Shari at [email protected]. We hope you will come and participate in this growing community of Ontario Handpan players.

Blessings from your co-hosts,
Gary Diggins & Dr. Shari Geller

Looking forward to being a lead facilitator for the Fall 2024 SCIP Program. Learn more and apply today! https://scipprogram.com/

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For more information on upcoming events, please visit: https://www.sharigeller.ca/shari-geller-events/

🌍 💞 Celebrate International Self-Compassion Day on July 20 💞 🌍, hosted by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Enjoy six hours of live online talks and practices with MSC Co-Founders Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, and beloved MSC Teachers worldwide. Join us in creating a safer, kinder, and more supportive world.

Register or Learn More: https://centerformsc.org/iscday

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Visit www.sharigeller.ca today and stay up-to-date with the latest events, workshops, trainings, media, and more! Discover a wealth of resources and offerings!

Dr. Shari Geller will be a lead facilitator for Fall 2024 SCIP Program. The Self-Compassion inside Psychotherapy (SCIP) Program is designed and hosted by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. For more information and to apply for the program please visit:

SCIP Application is open! - CMSC SCIP Program Interested in how to integrate self-compassion into your clinical work? Our formal training program SCIP — Self-Compassion inside Psychotherapy for psychotherapists will establish common ground across other modalities and approaches. have a foundation in mindfulness- and acceptance-based treatment...

“Therapeutic presence lies at the heart of positive therapeutic relationships– receptively attuning to the client, oneself and the relationship between, invites a sense of safety and a feeling of being seen and understood." ~ Shari Geller

For practices or to learn more about therapeutic presence, please visit www.sharigeller.ca

Today we celebrate ALL , because they are key to our health, relations, decisions, actions, and wellbeing. We are born into the world with a ready set system for motivation within our basic emotions , and , , , , and . Your emotions help you to communicate and adapt to your surroundings, through seeking connection and influence others, so you feel safe and competent in the world. They are crucial for your identity – the process of becoming your own Person.
Emotions matter – because YOU matter!

A Few Strategies for Managing Self-Doubt:

- Accept imperfection
- Pause and reflect on the areas in which you do have expertise
- Celebrate your achievements
- Talk to supervisors or mentors
- Boost education, supervision, and learning
- Invest in your own counselling or psychotherapy

For more practices and tools for cultivating therapeutic presence please visit https://www.sharigeller.ca/therapeutic-presence-2/

The acronym P.R.E.S.E.N.C.E reflects the eight steps for cultivating presence with and for the client. This pre-session practice invites our brain and body to activate the qualities of connection with self and others. Notice how it leads you through aspects of therapeutic presence such as opening and attuning to the moment, to yourself, to others, and to the relationship between what is inside (yourself) and what is outside of you (others).

Cultivating Presence Prior to Session – PRESENCE Acronym (Practice from Geller, 2017).

For more information on therapeutic presence or to find more practices, please visit www.sharigeller.ca

Upcoming event with York University Psychology Clinic! On May 9 & 10, 2024, Dr. Shari Geller will lead a workshop on Cultivating Therapeutic Presence: Boosting Your Foundation for a Strong Alliance and Effective Therapy. The workshop will weave didactic learning with experiential presence, mindfulness, and self-compassion practices, with techniques offered for cultivating presence during therapy and in life for clinicians, students, and clients.

To learn more and register, please visit https://www.sharigeller.ca/event/cultivating-therapeutic-presence-boosting-your-foundation-for-a-strong-alliance-and-effective-therapy/ ✨

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The ground of self-compassion practice lies in soothing touch. This involves resting a hand on yourself and or on a place in your body you feel your emotional or physical pain. Touch activates the caregiving system and parasympathetic nervous system, just as it calms babies down when they are in distress.

- When you notice you’re under stress, take 2-3 deep, satisfying breaths.
- Gently place a hand over your heart, simply feeling the gentle pressure and warmth of your hand. If you wish, place both hands over your heart.
- Explore different aspects of touch (hand on your heart, stroking your arm, hand on hand, crossing arms to give a gentle hug, hand on your abdomen, etc.).
- As you explore these different types of touch, notice what feels best for you.

Soothing touch is helpful when experiencing challenging emotions, such as the resonance with clients’ pain in session. It can help to soothe the self and stay present, to indicate that you are feeling with your client through the gesture of a hand on the heart, and can be a mirror to invite your client to also stay present with their own pain by non-verbally inviting them to do the same.

Practice adapted from the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (MSC; Neff & Germer, 2018). For more information or to join an an upcoming MSC Program please visit: https://www.sharigeller.ca/event/8-week-mindful-self-compassion-program-online-spring-2024/

Updated Dates!

🗓 Apr 29 – Jun 24, 2024
Mondays from 5:30pm to 8:30pm ET
Silent Retreat: Fri. Jun 7, 2024 from 12pm to 3pm ET

Join Megan Prager (Mindful Labs) & Dr. Shari Geller as they co-facilitate an 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Online program. This 8-week empirically-supported training program is designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding.
For more information or to register, please visit https://www.sharigeller.ca/event/8-week-mindful-self-compassion-program-online-spring-2024/ or email: [email protected].

Upcoming event with York University Psychology Clinic! On May 9 & 10, 2024, Dr. Shari Geller will lead a workshop on Cultivating Therapeutic Presence: Boosting Your Foundation for a Strong Alliance and Effective Therapy. The workshop will weave didactic learning with experiential presence, mindfulness, and self-compassion practices, with techniques offered for cultivating presence during therapy and in life for clinicians, students, and clients.

To learn more and register, please visit https://www.sharigeller.ca/event/cultivating-therapeutic-presence-boosting-your-foundation-for-a-strong-alliance-and-effective-therapy/ ✨

Upcoming Training: Harnessing the Power of Emotion: An Emotion-Focused Approach to Complex Trauma

Enhance Your Skills in EFT! Explore EFT for trauma with Dr. Antonio Pascual-Leone. Gain invaluable insights and earn CE credits in our Upcoming Online Training.

📅 May 3-4, 2024 | ​⏰​ 11:00 am - 2:15 pm EST.
Early Bird Ends April 12th, 2024 – Save $30
Registration is now open: https://cmbh.space/event/online-training-harnessing-the-power-of-emotion-an-emotion-focused-approach-to-complex-trauma/

OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel hosts the Relational Aid series. They are real talks that offer couples practical tools to help them push past surviving into thriving through these trying times. On February 12, 2024, Dr. Assael Romannelli and Galit Romannelli (The Potential State) spoke with Dr. Shari Geller on how can couples cultivate Presence and Self-Compassion in hard times. Listen to the full talk at this link:

Relational Aid - Practical Skill for Couples in Hard Times - with Dr. Shari Geller Living in a hard times takes a toll on our relationships. We have changed and so has our partner. One of our biggest resources is our connections. Strengthen...

You did the best you could in that moment.

🗓 Mar 18 – May 13, 2024
Mondays from 5:30pm to 8:30pm ET
Silent Retreat: Sar. Apr 26, 2024 from 12pm to 3pm ET

We are approximately 1 month away from Megan Prager ( Mindful Labs ) & Dr. Shari Geller co-facilitating an 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Online program. This 8-week empirically-supported training program is designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding.

For more information or to register, please visit: https://www.sharigeller.ca/event/8-week-mindful-self-compassion-program-online-spring-2024/

Happening today! We hope to see you there: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodeqqrDgsG9Gc7SU5p0Qaa2IdjfZp75Ih?fbclid=IwAR2h_eNFuCaNPYXu4o3LhE5go8E2j-mo0YZsmUzQY7cG5HbF1CFfpKedRnQ #/registration

Living in a war zone for over three months has taken a toll on our relationships. We have changed and so has our partner. One of our biggest resources is our connections. Strengthening our relationships is vital for personal and collective resilience and well-being.
But how do we strengthen our relationships through these challenging times?
OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel are happy to host the Relational Aid series. Real talks that offer couples practical tools to help them push past surviving into thriving through these trying times.
Join us on Monday, 12/2/24, as we talk to Shari Geller, clinical psychologist, Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and author of A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence. We will explore how can couples cultivate Presence and Self-Compassion in hard times?
The talk will include a short conversation, a live demonstration with the Romanelli's of practical tools in action, and Q&A.
Recording will be sent by email to all registered (link in comments).
See you there!
Galit and Assael

Join The Potential State and Dr. Shari Geller on Monday February 12, 2024.

A message from Galit and Assael (The Potential State): Living in a war zone for over three months has taken a toll on our relationships. We have changed and so has our partner. One of our biggest resources is our connections. Strengthening our relationships is vital for personal and collective resilience and well-being. But how do we strengthen our relationships through these challenging times? OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel are happy to host the Relational Aid series. Real talks that offer couples practical tools to help them push past surviving into thriving through these trying times. Join us on Monday, 12/2/24, as we talk to Dr. Shari Geller, clinical psychologist, Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and author of A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence. We will explore how can couples cultivate Presence and Self-Compassion in hard times? The talk will include a short conversation, a live demonstration with the Romanelli's of practical tools in action, and Q&A. Recording will be sent by email to all registered. See you there!

To register for this free talk, please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodeqqrDgsG9Gc7SU5p0Qaa2IdjfZp75Ih