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This technique promotes mindful awareness and acceptance of emotions. This exercise also encourages better understanding your emotional experiences and enhances self-compassion.

This worksheet provides a variety of breathwork techniques to use to meet your needs depending on the moment.

The “I Statement Model” is an assertive way of handling feelings. Think of a relationship or situation that you have recently experienced, and then fill in the blanks using this model as an alternate means of expressing your feelings. By leading “I feel,” you are simply stating how the situation affects you personally, and you are approaching from a place of non-judgement. Additionally, the person you are communicating with cannot refute your statement since it’s simply how you feel. It could be helpful to pair this form of communication with the Imago Dialogue.

This technique will help ground your clients in their five senses and stay in the present.

This exercise explores previous conversations you've had about race and how you'd like to talk about race in future conversations.

Please first complete the worksheet entitled, “Applying the Five Stages of Grief to My Experiences with Racism.” How do you really feel about the role you have within the racial hierarchy? What have been the impacts of this on your life in terms of grief and loss? Respond to the questions below to increase your awareness about this grief and loss.

To understand how racism works, it’s important to know about your racial identity and your racial identity development. This activity is centered around understanding your early memories of your racial identity.

Take a moment to consider your history with attraction, dating, and intimate relationships, and answer the questions below.

This exercise explores your differing identities as related to sexual orientation and race.