Therapist burnout is a real thing.

Please join us to help fight against burnout. Our community needs all of our therapists, and therapists have a tendency to care for everyone in their lives while putting themselves last. Our goal is make it easier for therapists to connect with care. We regularly offer prompts and opportunities for self-care, and we are committed to help the community thrive as therapists, whether you are part of our practice or otherwise. Moving and spending time in community together are great ways to soothe the nervous system and restore us. We also believe that meaningful CE and professional growth are vital to warding off burnout, and enjoy affiliate status with a CE company which allows us to offer specials for CE trainings.

Restore Your Core Series with Becca Beck Movement

*SPRING 2024 CLASS IS FULL AS OF 12/4/23.

Becca will be teaching her Restore Your Core Series. This class runs on Wednesday mornings and is limited to 5 people. You can read about series content at: https://www.beccabeck.com/restoreyourcoreseries

Email us at relax@ayamapsychotherapy.com if you are interested in registering!

Create a path to sabbatical

*GROUP IS ONGOING AND FULL AT THIS TIME. Wish us well on this journey!

Taking time off is stressful. The purpose of this group is to break down the myth that extended time off can’t be taken without hurting oneself or one’s clients. While it is true that time off is not without challenges, the moment that we start to tell ourselves the story that time off is just for other people, then we cut out a lot of possibilities for finding the support and structure that we need to make good things happen.

The first meeting is set for 9/28/23 at 8:45 am for anyone who responded to the initial announcement of this group, and we will meet at the Ayama office. Block out your schedule (doesn’t that feel better already?), bring your morning coffee, and let’s allow the process to unfold.

Professional growth and CE trainings

We are an affiliate partner with Dr. Yamasaki’s long-time favorite CE provider, PESI, Inc. As such, we are able to offer significantly discounted rates and periodic free trials of trainings. The rates are not offered publicly through the PESI site directly.

We try to select offers that cover topics relevant to clinical issues that we are seeing often in our office or treatments that we are using.

Dr. Yamasaki has found that cognitive-processing therapy (CPT) filled some gaps in her knowledge so that she could better work with trauma. If you are interested, the CPT training is one of PESI’s top trauma trainings and includes a copy of the actual CPT manual by Patricia Resick and Kate Chard.

Learn Cognitive Processing Therapy with co-developer Dr. Kate Chard to treat trauma, PTSD, and other conditions. See impressive healing of trauma, dissociation, depression, and other problems using a 12-therapy session model with your clients. CPT has a strong record of effectiveness, and it’s endorsed as a best practice by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs in the treatment of PTSD.

Details and registration are here if you wish to use the Ayama discount code (it’s also available directly through the PESI website, but without the affiliate discount). Ayama employees should be sure to submit their receipt for reimbursement.

*The PESI offers are often limited-time offers that we announce in our monthly newsletter, so we recommend that if you wish to receive announcements for these, sign up for our newsletter (see footer).