BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dana McNeil Therapist - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Dana McNeil Therapist X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://danamcneil.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dana McNeil Therapist REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230503T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20230421T050258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T051707Z UID:9474-1683100800-1683133200@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Kindle eBook Launch – D-Spot Conversations: Navigating Today’s Complicated Relationships DESCRIPTION:Catch the eBook ‘D-Spot Conversations: Navigating Today’s Complicated Relationships’ by Dr. Dana McNeil\, PsyD\, LMFT on Amazon Kindle Store as it launches on May 3\, 2023. \nIf relationships were easy\, every couple would have one that’s vibrant\, healthy\, and filled with joy. It’s not that simple. Relationships are complicated\, challenging\, and take a lot of work. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have the relationship you want. Dr. Dana McNeil knows how to make that happen. D Spot Conversations: Navigating Today’s Complicated Relationships is the latest step in her effort to help couples overcome obstacles and achieve satisfying\, successful relationships. In this book\, Dr. Dana and a select group of skilled professionals share insights on a wide range of issues that can impact your relationship\, including many most couples aren’t even aware of. The information in this book can make a huge difference in your relationship…and your life! URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/kindle-ebook-launch-d-spot-conversations-navigating-todays-complicated-relationships/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/B0C2ZSBC6X.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20230327T173937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T173937Z UID:9442-1680775200-1680778800@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Topic Challenging Behaviors in Therapy: Strategies for Working with Difficult Clients DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Dana McNeil\, PsyD\, CGT for a webinar on dealing with challenging behaviors in therapy. This hourlong session for professionals will address difficult client behaviors like: \n– Gaslighting\n– Passive aggressiveness\n– Withholding emotions\, connection and sex\n– Anger\n– High conflict\n– Narcissistic behaviors \nThese dynamics between partners leads to difficulty meeting each other’s needs and turning towards each other. Dr. McNeil will provide you with Gottman interventions that will address these behaviors so that you can have more productive and effective therapy sessions. URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/topic-challenging-behaviors-in-therapy-strategies-for-working-with-difficult-clients/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Conversations_Challenging-Behaviors-in-Therapy_LI_v1-992x540-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20230226T205738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230226T210110Z UID:9421-1678356000-1678359600@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:You Can't Please Them All: How to stop people pleasing and take control of your life DESCRIPTION:Do you identify with any of these statements? \n*You find yourself apologizing all the time for things that aren’t your fault.\n* You feel responsible to keep the people in your life happy and taken care of?\n*You feel burdened by all the things you need to do for everyone?\n*You can’t handle it when people are angry at you?\n*You will do almost anything to avoid conflict?\n*You don’t let people know when they hurt your feelings? \nIf you have read this far\, then you probably identify with several of the statements above and that’s OK. You can’t help it because you are wired to behave in ways that you believe will keep you from being alone in the world. However\, these responses in relationships are actually keeping you farther from the secure connections that you want. \nJoin us for a live webinar presented by Dr. Dana McNeil\, PsyD\, about learning to identify when you are giving too much and why this behavior is keeping you from feeling close and connected in your relationships. We will identify what boundaries are\, when they need to be set\, why they are important in helping you feel safe and secure in all of your relationships\, and the value in asking for what you need. URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/you-cant-please-them-all-how-to-stop-people-pleasing-and-take-control-of-your-life/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/unnamed-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221030T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221030T220000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20221025T204750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T204812Z UID:8424-1667160000-1667167200@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Fantastic Horror Film Festival Awards Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Dr. Dana McNeil will be presenting an award at the Fantastic Horror Film Festival. \nThe FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego\, CA is dedicated to bringing the latest and cutting edge Indie Horror films to the local community\, It is a 3 day festival over Halloween and shows 30 + Indie Horror Short and Feature films. Following the Fest we have an Award Ceremony to celebrate our award nominees and winners. We are an official event on IMDb. For more information please go to our website http://www.fhffsd.com URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/fantastic-horror-film-festival-awards-ceremony/ LOCATION:UltraStar Mission Valley Hazard Center\, 7510 Hazard Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cover_photo.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220811T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220811T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20220728T203928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T204430Z UID:8107-1660215600-1660219200@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Grey Divorce & Empty Nesters - A clinician's approach to the unique challenges in older adult relationships DESCRIPTION:Did you know that older couples are currently the largest segment of the population to seek divorce? In fact\, 34.9% of all Americans who got divorced in the previous calendar year were aged 55 or older. \nDecades long marriages are ending at an astonishing rate\, giving way to the now popular term “grey divorce”. Divorce amongst these couples is often because of the lack of children as a focus\, which puts a spotlight on relationships that have been neglected or ignored. \nSo how can you help these couples in your practice? \nJoin us for an upcoming webinar presented by Certified Gottman Therapist\, Dr. Dana McNeil\, PsyD\, LMFT\, where we will discuss working with older couples and how to approach the issues occurring in their modern relationships. \n  \n\nLearn about the issues arising in relationships in the later stages of life and what to take into consideration in your approach and evaluation of the health of the relationship.Discuss the lack of societal recognition of the important life changes happening for older adults that can lead to disenfranchised grief and disconnection between older partners.\nLearn how the stressors and challenges that dealing with older children leaving (or not leaving home)\, divorce\, sex after 50\, dating as an older adult\, and declining health all play into the mental health and impact the motivation for problem-solving in aging couples.\n\n  \nRegister today to learn how to address unique challenges in older adult relationships in your practice. \n \n Register today URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/grey-divorce-empty-nesters-a-clinicians-approach-to-the-unique-challenges-in-older-adult-relationships/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/unnamed-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20220510T003847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T004028Z UID:8068-1653127200-1653134400@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:A Review of Private Practice & Licensing with The Relationship Place - Virtual DESCRIPTION:As most pre-licensed associates know\, it is difficult\, if not impossible to find a position in a private practice setting while you are accruing your hours. Even when you are lucky enough to find a position in private practice\, there is often only a few clients sent your way. That’s because most private practices survive on insurance referrals which generally don’t allow provisionally licensed clinicians to see their clients. Even when you can get clients assigned\, finding quality supervision can feel almost impossible to obtain. Once clinicians are licensed\, they often need to decide if they want to leave the security of a group practice or go out on their own. Some clinicians dream about leaving their work in an agency to work in private practice but have no idea what is involved with a transition. This program will walk you through the pros and cons of working in a private practice. This virtual panel will include conversations with associates who are full time employees at The Relationship Place (www.relationshipplace.com)\, which is a private practice with locations in San Diego and Encinitas. They will be joined by the founder of The Relationship Place\, Dr. Dana McNeil\, PsyD\, LMFT. She and her team will answer your questions about what it is like to succeed in a private practice environment that supports working with pre-licensed associates.\nGENERAL OBJECTIVES \n\nDifferences in types of clients you will meet working in an agency versus private practice\nEnvironment of working in private practice\nExpectations of clinicians who work in private practice\nConsiderations between working in a group practice and going off on your own once licensed\nWhat to consider now that Covid is starting to die down and how it impacts private practice\nInsurance vs Cash Pay Practices\nHear from successful pre-licensed associates who are thriving in private practice\nWhy you need to find a niche when working in private practice\nHourly rates versus Percentages\nDo you get benefits and retirement\nWhat costs do you need to consider if you go out on your own?\nIsolation in solo practice\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nAssociates will gain more insight about the differences between working in agency\, group practices\, and solo private practice.\nAssociates will be better informed about the financial\, emotional\, and mental tolls of working in each option.\nAssociates will gain confidence in making decisions about which work environment fits their personality and risk tolerance.\nAssociates will be able to gather tools to make decisions about next career steps after licensure is obtained.\n\n \n \n Register URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/a-review-of-private-practice-licensing-with-the-relationship-place/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-04-28-at-4.11.43-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220429T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220429T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20211106T203216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211204T233317Z UID:7875-1651244400-1651248900@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health DESCRIPTION:Featured Keynotes & Workshops topics coming soon.\nDr. Dana McNeil will be conducting a breakout session at this event \nFriday\, April 29\, 2022 \n3:00 – 4:15 pm Breakout Session \nHow to be An Effective Therapist When You Don’t Agree With\, Like\, or Understand Your Client’s Relationship Variants URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/emerging-themes-in-behavioral-health/ LOCATION:UCLA Luskin Conference Center\, Los Angeles\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EMERGING-UCLA.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20220223T190346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T190643Z UID:8007-1646910000-1646913600@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:Working with Explosive Couples - Gottman Institute Webinar DESCRIPTION:If you are a therapist who works with couples\, you are going to experience those cringe-worthy moments when your clients get into conflict. Some clients will even become so emotionally dysregulated that they get into high conflict. If you have been in this situation\, you may not have known exactly how to handle these situations and have become triggered by the anger in the room. Some clinicians get so overwhelmed they have felt like they wanted to crawl under the couch and hide when dealing with explosive couples. This doesn’t have to be you!! \nAttend this webinar to learn from Certified Gottman Therapist Dr. Dana McNeil how to take leadership in your interactions\, bring the right attitude\, and find the right attunement with couples who escalate in session. Learn how to mentally prepare yourself for the potential for couples to have outbursts and engage in verbal attacks while increasing your confidence in your ability to gain control of the room and restore peace. \nEvaluate tools and interventions that will help you gain knowledge and options to use with couples who get overwhelmed and devolve into criticism and contempt. Find your voice in the room so you can become the therapist couples not only learn from but respect. \n \n Register URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/working-with-explosive-couples-gottman-institute-webinar/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mouse_Highlight_Overlay-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T005014 CREATED:20211128T194748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T194748Z UID:7921-1639044000-1639047600@danamcneil.com SUMMARY:How to Create Work-Life Balance During the Holiday Season DESCRIPTION:How to Create Work-Life Balance During the Holiday Season \nSince most small business owners work 24 hours a day/7 days a week\, it’s often difficult to find balance. This holiday season feels even more special because the Covid restrictions last year kept most of us from visiting loved ones and connection time feels even more important than ever. \nIt’s unlikely you are going to shut down your business or be able to completely step away even if you are spending time with people you care about. But how do you get balance? \nJoin us for a virtual workshop on December 9th at 10:00 am where Dr. Dana McNeil\, Founder/CEO of The Relationship Place Marriage and Family Therapy and member of the SD Chamber will be teaching us the tips and tricks of enjoying the holidays without turning our backs on our business or mental health. \nIn this FREE workshop\, you will learn… \n\nHow to set realistic expectations for your clients and employees during the holidays.\nStrategies to manage time around competing drains on your attention.\nPlanning strategies you can set in advance to reduce stress and guilt.\n\nHope you can make it\, and we will see you there! URL:https://danamcneil.com/event/how-to-create-work-life-balance-during-the-holiday-season/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://danamcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/103940016-GettyImages-554992095-700x425-1.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR