Don’t miss these Saturday Psychology Workshops

Spend a summer Saturday exploring the latest psychology and spirituality trends from local experts at the CLL.

These one-day workshops are designed to help you be your best self, or discover ways to be a supportive friend or family member; these are classes you won’t want to miss!

Neuroscience Plus Ancient Wisdom - A Catalyst for Deeper Spiritual Practice
with David Cumes, M.D
Saturday, July 18^th
10 a.m.-12 Noon
RN/LVN/CNA & MFT/LCSW CEUS: 2

Explore how this potent combination empowers you to deal with guilt, shame, bad habits, forgiveness and pain. Discover how neuroscience plus ancient wisdom is a catalyst that will empower you to connect with gratitude, joy, meaning and equanimity. Class Cost: $16


Click here to register now.

Self Esteem - Achieving Compassionate Accountability
with Wendy Allen
Saturday, July 25^th
9 a.m.-12 Noon
MFT/LCSW CEUs: 3

Develop invaluable skills including mindfulness, building compassionate accountability, accepting our imperfections, letting ourselves be deeply seen, and - in the depth of our vulnerabilities - believing that we're enough. Class Cost: $24

Only 5 spaces left! Register here .

From Heartache to Hope – Your Family and Addiction
with Carole Bennet
Saturday, July 25^th
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
MFT/LCSW CEUs: 4

One out of every three people has to deal with the substance abuse issues of a loved one. This course will gently help guide family members who wish to become healthy participants in their loved ones' addiction, relapse or recovery. Class Cost: $32

Register here .

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Meet CLL Psychology and Spirituality teacher, David Cumes with the CLL’s video: “Meet Our Teachers: David Cumes”

Explore over 175 Summer Classes! Click here to browse our printed schedule.

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Get psyched for this weekend’s CLL psychology workshops

Spring is a time for renewal, time to take charge of your thoughts and actions with the CLL’s April psychology classes and workshops.
 
This Friday: get inspired with our Self-Esteem: Seek it and Keep it special event.

This Saturday:  overcome procrastination with national expert and author Gloria Arenson, MFT OR learn self-hypnosis with renowned practitioner Terri Cooper, MFT.
 
And much more!
 
Choose from the CLL’s April psychology classes to explore the mysteries of human mind and behaviors – the obstacles to fulfilling our potentials, how to enact change in our own lives, and in our relationships.
 
Don’t miss this chance to take charge of your life. These psychology classes are still open, but space is going fast. Register now before they fill.

Join national expert and author, Gloria Arenson, MFT for:
Procrastination and Perfectionism
Saturday, April 12
9 a.m. - 12 Noon
Explore the hidden roots of procrastination and uncover the five fears that underlie this problem. Learn specific skills to overcome fears, defeat perfectionism, and take action now. Class Cost: $15 CEUs: 3 Register here to learn more. 

Join local practitioner Terri Cooper, MFT for:
You Are Getting Very Sleepy: Mastery through Self-Hypnosis
Saturday, April 12
10 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Self-Hypnosis is an easy, powerful way to shift your thinking, feeling and actions at the core level to achieve the positive changes you desire. Gain the skills to hypnotize yourself in this safe, supportive and fun environment. Build self-esteem, overcome addictions, and achieve deep, restorative rest in minutes. Class Cost: $20 Materials Cost: $3 CEUs: 4 Register HERE.


Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Healing With the Tearless Trauma Technique
with Gloria Arenson, MFT
Saturday, April 26
9 a.m. - 12 Noon
New understandings of the brain that have led to powerful innovative techniques to treat and heal Post Traumatic Stress and unprocessed trauma memories. In this class, you will experience the 'Tearless Trauma Technique' through videos of treatment sessions with veterans and other trauma victims. Class Cost: $15 CEUs: 3 Register HERE.

More April psychology classes and workshops:

• Consciousness Class 
  8 Fridays, beginning April 11
• Self-Esteem: Seek It and Keep It
  1 Friday, April 11
• SoulCollage: An Artful Path to Inner Wisdom
  1 Saturday, April 12
• Optimum Sleep!  
  2 Saturdays, beginning April 12
• Wilderness Rapture and Inner Healing 
  1 Saturday, April 12
• Empowerment Through Dreamwork!
  3 Wednesdays, beginning April 16
  
• Practicing Mindfulness - Harmony, Health, Happiness 
  1 Saturday, April 26
• How to Heal the Dark Side with Spirit Friends 
  1 Saturday, April 26
• Nature, Hiking and Self-Healing - Beginning
  4 Mondays, beginning April 28
• 12 Ways Aging is Awesome: Collecting Happiness Dividends 
  3 Tuesdays, beginning April 29

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Spring Term continues through June 14. Come choose from over 330 evening, weekday and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. Register today at www.sbcc.edu/CLL 

March MFT & LCSW CEU Classes in Santa Barbara

Earn CEUs at one-day workshops in March! 

CLL offers more than 40 classes each term where YOU may earn your mental health care or nursing CEUs. And now all CEU units are free*!

Let CLL be your source for professional education and advancement. Classes include complementary, integrative and behavioral topics with engaging teachers. March single-session classes are still open, but space is going fast. Register now before they fill.

Psychic Energy Heals and Harms

with James Kwako, MD

Saturday, March 1 

10 a.m. - 12 Noon

CEUs: 2

Class Cost: $10

Psychic energy is the subtle energy of our body, emotions, and mind. It is the energy with which we choose healthy and unhealthy ways to live, react to life, and relate to others. 

Secrets of Men’s Depression - The Plight of Wounded and Wounding Men

with Wendy Allen, MFT

Saturday, March 1

9 a.m. - 12 Noon

CEUs: 3

Class Cost: $15
Learn to study the symptoms and diagnosis of men's depression, and learn that standard diagnosis by therapists and doctors is based on research regarding how depression presents in women.

Seasonal Medicinal and Edible Plants
with Susan Reinhart
Saturday, March 1
10 a.m. - 12 Noon
CEUs: 2 (RN/LVN, CNA)
Class Cost: $10
Class focuses on seasonal medicinal, edible, useful and poisonous plants that are present in the Santa Barbara backcountry. Learn about their uses, preparation, botanical characteristics and preparation.

Your Energy Field: How to Use it for Protection, Projection and Manifestation 

with Terri Cooper, MFT
Thursday, March 6
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
CEUs: 3 (MFT/LCSW)
Class Cost: $15 Materials Cost: $2
You are a field of energy living in a larger field of energy. Learn about how we interact with external energy and how calibrating your own energy field determines the success or challenges of your life.

Conquering Compulsive Overeating

with Gloria Arenson Brockway
Thursday, March 13
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
CEUs: 3
Class Cost: $15
Discover how underlying decisions you made about yourself long ago, then buried in your unconscious mind and body, are like time bombs waiting to go off and ruin your best efforts.Learn powerful new techniques to make you a winner at losing.

Finding Meaning in Near-Death and After-Life Experiences

with James Kwako, MD
Saturday, March 15
10 a.m. - 12 Noon
CEUs: 2
Class Cost: $10
Prepare for and adjust to the death of family and friends using near-death and after-life experiences. Learn about new research, extraordinary experiences, and ways to verify the continuity of life through descriptions by physicians and researchers in multiple cultures.

Healing and Enlightenment

with Timothy Conway
Saturday, March 15
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CEUs: 6
Class Cost: $30
Along with sacred music and readings from and discussions of spiritual traditions, emphasis will be on first-hand, direct experiencing of profound states of relaxation, letting go, visualization, spiritual healing and transcendence. 

*Class fees include tuition and may include materials fees as noted at registration. CLL is pleased to provide your CEU credits at no additional charge.

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Winter Term continues through March 22! We offer many evening, weekday and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. Register today at www.sbcc.edu/CLL.

Earn CEUs at CLL!

Feb. CEU Classes that won’t put you to sleep

Sleep is a trending topic in national psychology and mainstream news. Earn MFT/LCSW CEU credits while you learn about cutting edge topics and therapies.

CLL offers more than 40 classes each term where YOU may earn your mental health care or nursing CEUs. And now all CEU units are free*!

Let CLL be your source for professional education and advancement. Classes include complementary, integrative and behavioral topics with engaging teachers. February single- and multi-session classes are still open, but space is going fast. Register now before they fill.

Optimum Sleep!
with Susan Webster
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
2 Saturdays, beginning February 22^nd

Did you know what you eat may affect the length and quality of your sleep?  That for optimum sleep you shouldn't eat within three hours of your bedtime?  That people who sleep 7-8 hours a night tend to weigh less than those who sleep less?  Join Optimum Sleep to learn more! Class Cost: $42.00 CEUs: 6

This class is no sleeper—it’s almost FULL!

Tools for Healthy Living

with David Beamer

3 Tuesdays, beginning February 25^th

5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Learn it all in this hands-on class! Discover Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Self-Hypnosis, Energy Work, and Choice Theory and how to manifest what you desire. Class Cost: $30 CEUs: 6 

Don’t let this class start without YOU. 

One-session only— don’t miss it!

Change Your Thoughts and Change Your Life with Cognitive Behavior Therapy

with Gloria Arenson Brockway

Monday, February 24^th

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

This self-help method is easy to learn and use! Learn to identify, evaluate and correct the distorted thoughts that lead to anxiety, fear, depression, compulsion and more. Class Cost: $15 CEUs: 3

All booked up for February? Plan ahead and register now for these single-session CEU classes in March:

·       Psychic Energy Heals and Harms

·       Secrets of Men’s Depression

·       Your Energy Field: How to Use it for Protection, Projection and Manifestation

·       Imagery and Self-Hypnosis for Health and Harmony

·       Conquering Compulsive Overeating

·       Finding Meaning in Near-Death and After-Life Experiences

·       Healing and Enlightenment

*Class fees include tuition and may include materials fees as noted at registration. CLL is pleased to provide your CEU credits at no additional charge. 

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Winter Term continues through March 22! We offer many evening, weekday and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. Register today at www.sbcc.edu/CLL.