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Creative and Expressive Approaches to Treating Depression

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For clients who’ve long struggled with major depression, looking at their diagnosis through the lens of hypo-arousal provides a framework for understanding and treating their cognitive, emotional, somatic, and behavioral symptoms. Adding a psychosocial lens helps them process intrapsychic, interpersonal, and environmental triggers. In the face of these triggers, it’s important to help clients understand the current research around the adverse, long-term effects of “medical marijuana” when used to treat depression—and to offer them a host of creative, non-pharmacological tools so they can get effective relief for their debilitating symptoms. In this workshop, we’ll explore the myriad approaches that can help clients feel more empowered to manage their affective disorders and decrease the negative thoughts, feelings, and uncomfortable somatic experiences that can overwhelm them. You’ll learn:  

  • Simple interventions to add to your clinical toolbox for treating major depression that positively connect body and mind   

  • Cognitive reframing through writing and art prompts, visualization, guided imagery solution-focused strategies, parts work, and self-talk  

  • Somatic resourcing techniques that offer clients gentle body-based tools that can bring quick relief for symptoms of depression 

  • How to feel more empowered about the management and treatment of affective disorders 

Here's What You'll Learn

Incorporating psychoeducation 

  • Understanding the window of tolerance and connecting hypo-arousal to depressed mood 
  • The impact of environment, relationships, and intrapsychic functioning on depression 
  • The advantages of verbally administering PHQ-9 
  • Understanding Response Vs. Remission 

The dangers of using medical marijuana to treat depression 

  • Processing the latest research 
  • Risk factors associated with acute and chronic use 

Non-pharmacological strategies to treat depressed mood and cognitions 

  • The importance of good sleep and the impact of sleep deprivation 
  •  Endorsing the concept of “powering down” 
  • Incorporating a “parts” perspective- experiential 
  • Safe place visualization and externalization 
  • Two-handed dialogues-experiential 
  • Using aromatherapy 

Somatic resourcing 

  • Simple strategies for comfort and soothing 
  • The benefits of exercise/ gratitude walk 
  • Poser Poses- experiential 

Working with cognitive distortions 

  • Addressing critical self-talk and enhancing self-compassion 
  • The Crossroad of a Thought- experiential 

Using art therapeutically 

  • Four quadrant drawing to celebrate accomplishments- experiential 
  • Crystal Ball art prompt-experiential 

Solution-focused strategies 

  • Miracle question 
  • Additional self-soothing techniques 

Risks and Limitations 

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 4 hours of video content
  • Up to 4.5 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA

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Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for over 40 years. She has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities, and is the founder of The Ferentz Institute, now in its seventeenth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating several thousand clinicians from her two certificate programs in advanced trauma treatment. In 2009 she was voted the “Social Worker of the Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. She is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist’s Couch.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Ferentz maintains a private practice and is the Founder and President of the Ferentz Institute. She receives royalties as a published author. Lisa Ferentz receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Ferentz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychotherapy Association.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
NOS096434
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 20, 2025
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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