Teach & Tour with Community Partners

“Navigating the Discomfort Zone” is designed to transform how clinicians approach resistance in eating disorder and substance use treatment by learning how to see it not as defiance, but as a protective mechanism rooted in neurobiology.

Clinicians will learn practical tools for validation sequencing, repairing ruptures, and delivering hard truths in a way that builds trust rather than causing the client to shut down. Discover how your own countertransference can serve as a clinical compass, turning emotional reactions into actionable insights that can immediately be used in therapy.

Objectives:

1. Participants will have a greater understanding of resistance as a protective mechanism rather than defiance.

2. Participants will learn the provider characteristics that predict positive outcomes and those that clients report drive them away.

3. Participants will learn practical tools for validation sequencing & repairing ruptures.

Complimentary 1-hr CE
Lunch will be provided

Info: Please arrive a few minutes early for check-in. Presentation and training will begin promptly at 12P.

Info: 12 - 1P: 1-Hr FREE CE on "Navigating the Discomfort Zone"

Info: 1P: We will host a tour of Esperanza for those interested.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Road, San Antonio, United States

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