A New Year — A New You?
January is Mental Wellness Month, which is an excellent place to start. The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as “a state
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Using the PACT Model to Navigate the Pandemic
Since March 2020, we have been navigating an unpredictable, delicate, and always changing landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this
“What is Going on in my Mind: Trust and Mentalization” With Lauren Pellettieri, LCSW
Mentalizing is the imaginative act of making sense of the actions of oneself and others on the basis of intentional mental states
“The Holding Environment and What it Means to be Trustworthy” with Ross Ellenhorn
Ellenhorn kicked off our 2024 New Perspectives on Treatment Series with a talk by Ross Ellenhorn. The human experience of being held
2023 New Perspectives on Treatment: “Trust, Care and Hope in Psychotherapy: A Social Context” with Ross Ellenhorn, Ph.D. and Jon G. Allen, Ph.D.
The erosion of social trust directly impacts mental health care, yet creating trust in psychotherapy is useful only to the extent that
New Perspectives 2023: “Trauma and Team Dynamics: We’re All in This Together” with Shelly Simpson and Heidi Wolf
Ellenhorn continued off our 2023 New Perspectives on Treatment Series on April 6 with a talk by Clinical Director of Ellenhorn LA,
2023 New Perspectives on Treatment: “Play, Livingness and Imagining Life in Others: A Sixth Sense” with Ross Ellenhorn, LICSW, Ph.D.
Ellenhorn kicked off our 2023 New Perspectives on Treatment Series Feb. 1 with a talk by founder and CEO Ross Ellenhorn, LICSW,
The Power of Purple Crayons
In 1955 author Crockett Johnson introduced one of the world’s most beloved and enduring young adventurers, Harold and his purple crayon. In
2022 New Perspectives Series: “But What About You? Using Curiosity to Examine Clinician Anxiety and its Impact on Clinical Work”
On July 21, 2022, Ellenhorn hosted the third webinar in our 2022 New Perspectives on Treatment series entitled, “But What About You?
Assumptions, Certainty and Fear: How non-Mentalizing can contribute to social injustices
We all make assumptions about race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation…which can harden into certainties…then fear. How can Mentalization prevent
Mentalization Based Treatment: Knowing about ‘Not-Knowing’
Upon landing in LA, the odds looked good for the weekend forecast – bright and sunny. Yet, here I was, looking forward to