April 20— Our group showed up with vulnerability and authenticity, and offered support and validation during this weekend’s mini mindfulness retreat with a special focus on chronic pain and chronic illness. We practiced mindfulness to our body’s sensations and grew our “beginner’s mind”. We learned about how to expand on our brain’s tunnel vision and…
March 18— Thank you to the participants from Saturday’s nonviolent communication workshop. And thank you to Onorina Magri for sharing her wisdom and time with our group. We are so grateful for your investment in our community! Here are some photos from our time together. We will offer another workshop on this important topic on…
February 1— As most parents know, nothing can truly prepare you for what it will be like to bring a child into the world and be charged with raising that tiny, vulnerable creature into adulthood. After reading a dozen books, endlessly questioning my friends with children and buying more baby supplies than anyone could ever…
We are now expanding our 2019 resources and look forward to providing an even wider variety of workshops. In order to be able to financial compensate the different professionals, our workshop fee is 75CHF. If this is an issue for you, please contact us and we will look at other options which may be available…
You can contact Elizabeth directly at efrei.phd@gmail.com Dr. Frei is a native English-speaking American-born therapist and clinical psychologist working in Biel/Bienne. She is certified by the Federation Suisse des Psychologues (FSP) and is also licensed in the US. She received her Ph.D. and Master’s degrees from the University of Central Florida and completed her postdoctoral…
Dr. Vriesendorp is a Dutch, English-speaking psychologist, located in Biel. She completed her clinical psychology training at Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology, in Ohio and her Post-Doctorate Fellowship at McLean Hospital, part of Harvard Medical School in Boston. After working in clinics both in the United States and the Netherlands, she then moved…
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