Being a clinician in a time when the majority of adults in the U.S. report struggling with the state of the world is both a challenge and opportunity. In this talk, Dr. Taitz shares ways we can cope with stress personally as well as empower our clients who feel overwhelmed, whether by the news or by personal challenges.
Speaker
Dr. Jenny Taitz is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at University of California, Los Angeles (and maintains licensure in New York). Dr. Taitz achieved board certifications in both cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Passionate about spreading hope to a wider audience, she enjoys writing for publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Harvard Business Review and sharing her work on leading podcasts including NPR’s Life Kit, The Happiness Lab, and Ten Percent Happier. In addition to treating clients in her private therapy practice, LA CBT DBT, she is the author of the book, Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes, a Next Big Idea Club selection, as well as How to be Single and Happy: Science-based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate and End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food. Her books earned the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Self-Help Book Seal of Merit for allegiance to research and readability.