Most therapists are familiar with the general concept of mindfulness, but don’t know how to effectively use it in their sessions with clients. Watch Ron Siegel, a longtime mindfulness-oriented psychotherapist and expert in the approach, incorporate mindfulness in his first session with Julia, a woman in her 20s grieving multiple deaths who is suffering from anxiety and negative “what if” thoughts that run through many areas of her life.

This demonstration will provide you with the tools you need to introduce your clients to mindfulness concepts and lead them through exercises designed to relieve anxiety. You will see how teaching Julia to track her moment-to-moment physical experience with acceptance—rather than aversion—helps her reframe her anxiety as physical tension that she can begin to release with mindful awareness. This versatile technique can be used to help clients with issues ranging from anxiety, chronic pain, trauma and more.