Beyond Mindfulness: Buddhism and Post-structural Therapies
Brian Dean Williams (MA, CCC) and Scott Lawrance (EdD, RCC) Preconference session at the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association’s Annual Conference Thursday May 24, 1:30 – 4:30pm Westin Hotel – Calgary, Alberta http://www.ccpa-accp.ca/conference2012 Mindfulness-based practices have a proven efficacy for depression, substance use treatment, stress reduction, pain management, and for therapist “self-care”. However, mindfulness is […]
Tweet’ked Out: Social Media and the Monkey Mind
It’s been a month of technology interfacing for me. I designed and launched this website, got an Android smartphone, increased my presence on Twitter and Facebook, signed up for LinkedIn, and set up a new email account for my private practice. Needless to say, my new phone has been blowing up with new things to […]
What’s with the “Dean” ?
If you’ve known me previously, you may be wondering why I’m including my middle name on my website and marketing materials. It’s basically a way to distinguish myself from the many other “Brian Williams” that are out there in the world! I’ve also often thought that my somewhat generic-sounding name doesn’t reflect the innovative, edgy, […]
Beyond Mindfulness Part Two – A daylong meditation retreat for service providers: Compassion and Appreciative Joy.
click here for PDF file of colour poster Sunday March 25, 2012 from 8:30am to 5pm with Scott Lawrance (Ed.D, RCC) and Brian Dean Williams (MA, CCC) connect@briandeanwilliams.com / 778 320 8586 Workshop Sometimes when assisting others with counselling, social work, nursing, activism, or other forms of engagement, we may neglect our own need for […]
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