Groups and Workshops

Healing Conversations: A Women’s Therapy Group

Are you struggling in your relationships or your work? Are you feeling unsure about who you are or what’s important to you? Do you want to experience a greater sense of satisfaction in your daily life? With Healing Conversations, you can:

• Receive support from other women

• Strengthen your sense of self

• Feel empowered to make choices on your own behalf

• Tap your inner wisdom

• Celebrate your vitality

• Address life’s challenges with more assuredness and ease

Cofacilitated by Dr. Mara Applebaum and Robin Cameron, MA, this small, woman-only group is a profound and powerful way to better understand yourself and to experience honest, respectful, supportive connection with others. Meetings are located in the vibrant Greenlake neighborhood.

$40 per person per meeting

12-week commitment

Some familiarity with counseling is helpful

Mara Applebaum, PhD, has a psychotherapy practice in Greenlake and specializes in women’s issues. Robin Cameron, MA, is a clinician for Ruth Dykeman Youth and Family Service and has a therapy practice in Ballard.

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How to Talk With Your Patients About Emotional Issues: A Workshop for Healthcare Professionals

The mind-body-spirit connection has gained much more acceptance and acknowledgment among healthcare practitioners in recent years. Primary-care physicians and bodyworkers often are the first to hear about psychological issues that may be contributing to patients’ physical symptoms.

You offer your patients tremendous support with your own training and expertise, and a willingness to talk about their psychological health inspires an even stronger sense of trust and confidence in your skills. If you ever feel hesitant or uncertain about how to address your patients’ emotional health, this primer is for you. Psychotherapist Mara Applebaum offers clear, supportive guidelines to help you tend your patients’ (as well as your own) emotional and spiritual wellbeing during appointments.

Topics covered include:

  • Helpful biopsychosocial questions to ask in your intake process
  • Providing a safe container for your patients
  • When an abuse/trauma survivor gets triggered during the session
  • Physician heal thyself — acknowledging your own fears about emotional conversations, clarifying your boundaries
  • Specific steps to take with patients who mention suicidal thoughts
  • When and how to refer to a counselor

To find out how to arrange a workshop or ongoing consultation, please email Dr. Applebaum or call 206.999.3266.