FREE CLINICAL WORKSHOP
Treating Narcissism
Addressing the Grandiosity–Shame Cycle in Clinical Work
A free workshop featuring Terry Real, MSW, LCSW; Christine Padesky, PhD; and Ron Siegel, PsyD
Because beneath grandiosity often lies profound shame — and clients can swing between the two in ways that stall progress, activate defenses, and strain the therapeutic relationship.
In this free clinical session, leading experts in IFS, attachment, and trauma share how to recognize these internal ruptures — and help clients move toward clarity, regulation, and repair.
In this free workshop, you’ll learn how to help clients:
- Understand the link between grandiosity and shame
- Recognize how narcissistic defenses show up moment-to-moment
- Help clients come down from grandiosity without collapsing into shame
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What you’ll learn in this focused, 35-minute clinical workshop
FOUNDATION
Understanding the Grandiosity–Shame Cycle
Learn why grandiosity and shame are not opposing forces — but two expressions of the same underlying dynamic — and how this cycle sustains narcissistic patterns.
CLINICAL APPLICATION
Working with Grandiosity in the Moment
See how experts respond when clients shift from superiority to collapse right in session — and how to intervene without reinforcing defenses or triggering shame.
INTEGRATION
Helping Clients Step Out of Contempt
Explore practical strategies that help clients disengage from contempt — toward self and others — and develop a more stable, grounded sense of self-worth.
Terry Real, MSW, LICSW
Founder of the Relational Life Institute; Author of I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression and The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work.
Christine Padesky, PhD
Co-founder of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach, California; Co-creator of Strengths-Based CBT; Co-author of Mind Over Mood and Collaborative Case Conceptualization.
Ron Siegel, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, Harvard Medical School; Author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems; Coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain and Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy.
About NICABM
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
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We proudly provide continuing education for practitioners who are dedicated to being the best in their craft. Our goal is to develop programs that connect you with the top experts and the latest strategies in the field, to help you achieve better outcomes, more quickly with each of your clients.
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What you’ll learn in this focused, 35-minute clinical workshop