Dr. Elisabeth Crim www.MoonstoneCenter.com Holiday Presence

The Healer's Life!

Newsletter of Dr. Elisabeth Crim and Moonstone Center

Psychotherapy ~ Wellness ~ Professional Development

December 18, 2014

Happy Holidays Fellow Healer!

Please enjoy my video message and written message to you below. I invite you to share in
Holiday Presence!

Peace, Elisabeth

The Healers Life! Holiday Presence - Dr.Elisabeth Crim & Moonstone Center

Silent Night, Holy Night, All is Calm, All is Bright...This is the beginning lyrics of Silent Night, my favorite Christmas Carol from childhood. It remains my favorite to this day. Whether you are Christian, Jewish, celebrating the Winter Solstice or another religion or non-religion, these words are quietly beautiful and can call to our inner spirit. They speak to the sacred within and around. Each year my family and I attend a Candlelight Christmas Eve service where we sing

Silent Night while we hold candles, each lit by a fellow worshiper as you then turn and light the candle of the person next to you. It is a soft and beautiful song and sound as well as light and vision. Since childhood these first 10 words of the song have stirred something quiet and powerful within me. The carol called to something deeper, grander, more holy and powerful than the presents under the tree or Santa whose arrival I eagerly awaited and could hardly sleep for want of spying upon his landing down our chimney! Rich, delightful, magical and fun!

But Silent Night called to something deeper and larger than even Santa and my presents. As an adult I am struck by this same contrast of a call to the sacred and spiritual amid the fun Holiday traditions and the frenzy of finding and shipping that one last gift! Silent Night reminds me and calls me to my own spirit and the spirit of the community in which I live and serve, the beauty of my family and friends, and the God in whom I trust and worship. It is a call to Presence. Presence of myself with myself and with others.

As Healers we give of ourselves on a daily basis in our profession. This time of year calls on us to also give even more at a more hectic and seemingly unending pace with family, friends, colleagues and relatives across the country. We can experience our patients, clients, students surging with labile emotions and moods. We can experience our own moods more intensely as well. There are new or refreshed feelings of loss regarding family and friends who have passed on who we will not be seeing this season. Past memories, some precious, some painful stir through the Holidays. This season holds a powerful flux of mixed energies. We need to remember to give to ourselves, to honor our spirits and the Sacred. We need to spend a Holy Night with our Source.

At Moonstone Center, we are winding down through the end of the year. We are turning inward with family and friends and honoring Spirit. I invite you to do the same. I invite you to Holiday Presence. I encourage you to have a Silent and Holy Night within this Holiday Season, whether a night of Hannukah, Winter Solstice or Christmas Eve or another day in this season that you discover is the right day for you.

Enjoy the video of the song Silent Night sung by Sarah McLachlan below. Touch the Sacred. Participate in Holiday Presence.

Happiest Holidays!

We look forward to connecting with you in the New Year!

Om and Ah! Allelujah and Amen...

Until next month,

Peace, Joy, and Beautiful Light,

Elisabeth

and the Moonstone Center Team

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Professional ListServs

and out in the community when I speak, write, or network!

Please enjoy a video with Sarah McLachlan singing Silent Night at a Christmas Carol Service of ICCP 2008 in a Cathedral,

Aix en Provence, France.

Take in the gentle sacredness of children, choirs of people,

and the candle light.

Images and Lyrics are from Christian Tradition,

but even if this is not your tradition, there is beauty within.

Silent Night - Sarah McLachlan

OM, Ah, Amen!

SAVE the DATE!

Friday February 6, 2015

Fusion Academy - SouthBay

Gratitude Luncheon

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Crim

Therapeutic Education for Student & Family:

The Power and Purpose of Collaborative Professional Teams

RSVP: Cory Zacker, Director of Admissions and Outreach, South Bay

Attend to Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue

within your Organization, Clinic today!

Contact Dr. Crim and Explore!

Restoring the Healer

Yoga Therapy and Psychotherapy

Restorative Self-Care

Consultation Group/Workshop

With

Elisabeth Crim, PhD, Licensed Psychologist,

Certified Relax and Renew Yoga Trainer

and Simone Marke't, Certified Yoga Therapist

Incorporating Restorative Yoga, Group Discussion,

Mind-Body, Transference/Counter-Transference Based

Clinical Case Consultation

Moonstone Center Provides CEUs

(Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, LPCs)

FORMAT:

Multiple Individual 2 hour Sessions

Half Day Workshop

Full Day Workshop

Combination of above

Moonstone Center Offerings

Invite Dr. Crim as a Speaker for your Organization!

Create an In-House Training for Your Organization's Clinical, Medical, or Educational staff!

We can custom tailor a CE, CEU, or CME level training to meet your organization's needs. See Topics Below!

Who can we provide training for?

INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS:

Psychotherapists - Psychologists - Psychiatrists - Social Workers - Educators - Nurses - Physicians - Spiritual Directors - Ministers - Yoga Teachers/Therapists - Acupuncturists - Chiropractors - Alcohol and Drug Counselors

ORGANIZATIONS

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers

Mental Health Agencies

Universities

Schools

Hospitals

Clinics

To schedule me as a speaker/trainer for your organization please contact Julie Brown, Moonstone Center Events Manager or

Call: 310.938.3203

Check our website Events Page to see where Elisabeth is Speaking!

Therapist-Centered Clinical Consultation

Experiencing challenges in building or maintaining your practice?

Feeling isolated from other therapists?

Struggling with certain patients who may have attachment or personality disorders?

Interested in integrating the Physical and Spiritual within your Psychotherapy Practice?

Aware of your own Counter-Transference with certain patients and needing a place for expert help in attending to it,

Desiring to utilizing your patient's transference and your own counter-transference for positive treatment outcomes?

If you answered Yes! to any of these, you may want to consider the Power of Consultation for support, clinical case exploration, transference/counter-transference issues, mind-body-spirit-relational psychotherapy and your own process and planning in your professional life journey!

I approach each professional with whom I consult from an inter-subjective approach, honoring both of our sets of knowledge, experience, and passion. I offer consultation within a context of safety and compassion toward self with a healthy dose of humor where possible! We are merely human beings who happen to be healers of other human beings on this journey called Life! I offer a space to safely explore what being a therapist, or other type of healing professional means to you and how to better assure you are going forward safely (emotionally, mentally, relationally, and yes spiritually and physically) for yourself and for those you are treating. I do this from a clinical perspective that is grounded in an inter-subjective and holistic psychodynamic approach to individuals and relationships. Give me a call...Let's have some fun together while we help you grow and heal and provide effective healing to others in your professional life journey!

I offer consultation via:

Individual Consultation.
Group Consultation.
Form your Own Group with your own Trusted Colleagues

Contact me or call: 310.371.2800 if you want to schedule an individual session or if you want to form a group of your trusted colleagues for me to join as consultant. I am putting out a call to form a Therapist-Centered Consultation Group at this time.

Restoring the Healer

Yoga Therapy and Psychotherapy

Consultation Group/Workshop

New Group Forming March, 2015!

With

Elisabeth Crim, PhD,
Licensed Psychologist, Certified Relax and Renew Yoga Trainer

and

Simone Marke't,
Certified Yoga Therapist, Certified Yoga Teacher,

Cert Yoga Teacher Trainer

Four 2 Hour Sessions - 8 CEUs

(Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs)

Small Group - Limited Space

Incorporating:

Restorative Yoga, Group Discussion, Clinical Case Consultation

Click here for more Information or to Schedule

Follow Dr. Elisabeth Crim

and Moonstone Center thru Social Media!

Connect with me

on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook!

Invite Dr. Elisabeth Crim

to Speak or Write DrElisabethCrim www.moonstonecenter.com

CE, CEU, CME or Non-CE Events:

1-2 Hour

Full Day

Workshops

Retreats

Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, and Somatic Transference:

Identification, Prevention, Intervention - Restoring the Healer

Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious and Secondary Trauma, Burnout
Recognition, Prevention, Intervention, Restoration
Neuro-Psycho-Physiology of Attachment, Somatic Transference and Compassion Fatigue
Neuro-Psycho-Physiology of Intervention, Prevention, Restoration of Health Care Providers
Yoga as Intervention

Dancing the Transference: Transference, Counter-Transference, Somatic Transference, Spiritual Transference - Honoring the Relationship Between Health Care Provider/Educator and Patient/Student

Can be adapted for Your Professional Organization and Staff!

Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC, LMHP, Psychiatrist, Teacher, Educator, Spiritual Director, Sponsor, Yoga Therapist, Chiropractor, Licensed Acupuncturist, Nurse, Medical Doctor, Clergy...

Transference: Personality/Attachment Disorders
Transference: Couples
Transference: Parents
Transference: Fellow Treatment Team Members
Somatic Transference: The Body's Process in Psychotherapy
Spiritual Transference: The Spiritual Process in Relationship

Inter-Professional Treatment Teams: The Power of Collaborative Treatment Teaming

Integrative Care
Therapeutic Education
Holistic Care
Collaborative Treatment
Multi-Disciplinary Teams
Inter-Professional Teams
Settings: Outpatient, Inpatient, Day Treatment, Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, Residential
Settings: School-Based
Settings: Community MH Based, Substance Abuse/MH Multi-Diagnosis Treatment Based

Holistic, Integrated Mind-Body-Spirit-Relational Healing: Collaborative Treatment Teaming Between Conventional & Complementary-Alternative Therapies

Integrative and Holistic Mental Health Treatment
Yoga Therapy, Acupuncture, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Other Modalities

Dr Elisabeth Crim www.moonstonecenter.com

Therapist-Centered Consultation:

The Power of Attending to Professional Identity and Clinical or Educational Case Consciousness

Individual
Group
Collaborative
Attachment and Transference-Based
Practice Building/Maintenance
Finance/Business Improvement
Self-Care

For More INFO, including Scheduling, Topics, Fees:

Please Contact Julie Brown,

Dr. Crim's Speaking/Events Manager

Events@MoonstoneCenter.com

310.938.3203

HAPPENING NOW!

RESTORING THE HEALER

Consultation Group

Four 2-Hour Sessions

8 CEUs

More Info

To Sign Up

Ongoing:

THE POWER of

Individual

Therapist-Centered

CONSULTATION!

INDIVIDUAL

Therapist-Centered Consultation:

Clinical Cases

Practice Development

Professional Development

GROUP

Therapist-Centered Clinical

CONSULTATION

Join an Existing Group

Form your own group!

Inquire Today!

Email Dr. Elisabeth Crim

Or Call:

310-371-2800, ext 1#

Invite Dr. Elisabeth Crim

to Speak or Train Your Organization!

Dr.Elisabeth Crim www.moonstonecenter.com

The Healer's Life

Youtube Videos

Channel: Elisabeth Crim

Smart Creative Women

Web TV Show

"Dr Elisabeth Crim on Listening to Yourself and Finding the Right

Flow for Your Life!"

Interview with Monica Lee,

Artist and WebTVHost

Smart Creative Women

Web TV Show

WEB RADIO Interview with Dr. Crim

by Dr. Carol Francis

TOPIC: Treatment for Mind-Body-Emotions

Book Review:

Clinical Intuition: The Neurobiology

of Embodied Response by Terry Marks-Tarlow

Self Care Resources

SPIRITUALITY

Attend your Local Spiritual Community

Church, Temple, or Meditation or Yoga Studio

(Ask a friend, colleague or Google if you don't know where)

Mind-Body-Spirit:

BodyMindPower Channel on YouTube

The NeuroPsychotherapist

Barbara Brown Taylor

Janice Gates, Somatic Yoga Therapy

Relevant Studio Sessions - Spiritual Christian

Your Local Farmer's Market

Joel Osteen

For Women:

Monica Lee

www.SmartCreativeWomen.com

Sue Patton Thoele

The Woman's Book of Soul: Meditations for Courage,

Confidence, and Spirit

For Men:

Tom McGee

Healing the Boy,Strengthening the Man

Yoga for Men, Women, Children:

Los Angeles South Bay Yoga:

Simone Marke't,

Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Teacher Trainer

Harmony Yoga

Redondo Bch/Hermosa Bch, CA

Lyfe Yoga Center

Hermosa Beach, CA

Internationally located

Exhale Yoga and Spa

USA Major Cities and Abroad

Google Search

"Yoga Studio"

in Your Local Community

Yoga Class Tips:

If you are new to Yoga: Attend a Beginner to Level 1 class only and tell the instructor you are new to yoga.
ALWAYS with a new instructor or a new class: Tell the Instructor your level of experience.
If you experience PAIN: STOP! ALWAYS tell the instructor if you experience any pain.
Try a Gentle or Restorative Class.
Try a Flow Class.
Experiment with types and schools of yoga: Hatha, Iyengar, Viniyoga, etc.
Read about all 8 limbs of Yoga.