NICABM – Making First Sessions Great

A Body-Focused Approach to a Success First Session

Pat Ogden, PhD     Kelly McGonigal, PhD

• How a new client’s body movement can reveal hidden sources for healing
• One way to uncover and expand actions of hope that may be trapped in the client’s nervous system
• An important reframe in the first session that can help increase a client’s agency in their healing
• One way to broaden a client’s “aspirational window” So they leave the first session feeling hopeful.

Key Skills to Alleviate a New Client’s Feeling of Vulnerability

Dan Siegel, MD     Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Richard Schwartz, PhD

• How to keep a client’s social engagement system from thwarting the first session
• Nine behaviors of a practitioner that directly impact clinical outcomes
• How to fend off attacks from a client’s most vulnerable parts when they turn protective

How to create hope in the First Session

Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT     Rick Hanson, PhD

• Unintuitive ways to instantly connect clients with feelings of hope, possibility and joy
• How to expand a client’s capacity to see beyond their problem and into a better future
• A first session approach to help shift a client’s negative mindset

Strengthening a New Client’s Commitment to Therapy

Rick Hanson, PhD     Kelly McGonigal, PhD

• The “three pile” Approach to a First Assessment that can uncover untapped healing opportunities
• Two unconscious judgments that we make when we first meet someone can prevent us from establishing a therapeutic connection
• Why your client’s issue may stem from a “scaling” Problem (and how to increase their commitment to improving it)

How your opening question can set the tone for success

Ellyn Bader, PhD     Rick Hanson, PhD

• How to phrase your initial greeting so it becomes a litmus test of the client’s motivation
• This is a practical way to help clients.-Assessing problematic behavior (and increasing accountability)
• How to transform tension-In the first session, couples made a positive commitment and agreed to solve their problem.-Problem solving
• How to assist clients “buy in” To do the important work in your treatment program

Forever building strong therapeutic bonds that last. First Session

Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT     Joan Borysenko, PhD
Kelly McGonigal (PhD)

• How to connect a new client’s talents to beneficial therapeutic experiences
• A conversational shift is the signal that a client’s ready for change.
• To ensure that you (and your client) are on the right path, two important questions should be asked at the end of the first session.

There are two ways to work with an underlying medical issue in the First Session

Ron Siegel, PsyD     Dan Siegel, MD
Joan Borysenko PhD

• The important first step when a client’s issue may have an underlying medical problem
• A vital query to help pinpoint the exact way a client’s problem is keeping them stuck
• The five integral components of meaning to help shift a new client’s mindset about their experience

Here’s what you will get:

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• Downloadable videos are available for you to view whenever and wherever you want.
• Audio recordings are available for download. You can listen to them at home, in your car, at the gym, and wherever else you want.
• Professionally-To make it easy to review and take action, formatted transcripts have been created of all sessions
• Two bonus files that can be downloaded to assist you in your first session.

Three Bonuses to Make You More Effective at Work First Session

Bonus 1

How to convince a reluctant client that therapy is for them

Lynn Lyons, LICSW      Kelly McGonigal, PhD

• Skilled Self:-Communication is key to connecting with an anxious person First-Time Client
• A powerful and natural way to improve empathy in a relationship First Session

Bonus 2

First Sessions Part 1 – With Couples

Sue Johnson, EdD      Joan Borysenko, PhD

• Working with a Couple’s Fears in the First Session
• Two ways to create a safe environment for both partners in the First Session
• Strategies to help a couple feel less anxious during the holidays First Session

First Sessions Part 2 – With Couples

Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT      Rick Hanson, PhD

• A way to get a complete picture of a couple in a First Session
• How to Categorize a Couple’s “Red Flags” In a First Session
• Here are some key ways to lower defenses for both partners First Session

Bonus 3

When to disclose personal details in a First Session

Shelly Harrell, PhD      Rick Hanson, PhD

• One approach to get a Better Sense of What’s Most Important to Your First-Time Client
• These are the 3 types of communication we need to keep in mind during a meeting First Session
• This is one way to make a client feel more relaxed. First Session

Why the Transcript is Essential:

• It’s easy to double-check concepts, names, and citations in the transcript.
• We have created a table of contents so that you can easily find the part you are looking for.
• Having the concepts already written allows you to take notes on how you’re going to use the ideas rather than transcribing the ideas
• Some people learn better reading than listening to or watching.
• You will be able print and share the techniques from the session with your patients

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