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Dr. Reznick speaks to professionals in the U.S.
(click here for video speaking sample)

...and meets with kids while training
professionals in Seoul, Korea


Dr. Charlotte Reznick's real-world experience and clinical expertise are conveyed with unique warmth, humor, and enthusiasm. Parents, physicians, therapists, teachers, nurses, hospital staff – anyone who works with children – will be delighted and enlightened by Dr. Reznick's rich visuals and experiential activities.

(Presentations can range from one hour lectures up to weekend workshops and can be tailored to meet each group's specific needs.)


Topics

  • Imagery For Kids: Breakthrough For Learning, Creativity, and Empowerment   (more info)
  • Imagery As A Therapeutic Tool With Children
  • Self Esteem: Challenge For Empowerment
  • How To Be Your Own Stress Reduction Therapist
  • Adolescence: A Look Forward
  • Other topics on request



Comments From Participants

"Excellent. Best of weekend!"

"Great Work. Thanks for sharing."

"Easy to feel your love. Thank You!"

"Loved your use of humor and artwork."

"Thank you for helping our children heal."

"Wonderful stories of case examples to illustrate techniques."

"Very dynamic speaker. Interesting. Helpful suggestions, techniques."

"She's amazing. Should be experienced by anyone who works with children."

Comments after Dr. Reznick's Keynote Address to the
Academy for Guided Imagery's Annual Conference,
Co-sponsored by Beyond Ordinary Nursing and Imagery International
Asilomar, California

More Comments From Participants

"Outstanding human being, teacher, communicator. Very useful/effective/enjoyable! Wow."

"You are great. How wonderful that your spirit and love is available to children to help them bring out theirs."

"This was a great session! Very practical and helpful. I'd like to work with Charlotte again. Please bring her back."

"This was terrific. I feel inspired and confident in working with imagery and kids and I also (during the guided imagery exercise) resolved the personal problem that had been bugging me throughout the conference."

Comments above are from Dr. Reznick's presentation to the
Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference
The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
Hilton Head, South Carolina

Comments From Organizers

"Your knowledge, warmth, humor, and connection with the audience makes your presentations simply amazing! On behalf of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, I would like to extend a warm and sincere THANK YOU for your wonderful and memorable presentation."
Kathy Khoie, Ph.D.
LACPA's 2008 Brown Bag Lunch Series Coordinator
I can't thank you enough for your workshop presentation Sunday. It was informative, applicable, and fun. Your expertise shined in every aspect of your presentation and we are grateful for your participation and generosity of spirit. Wishing you much success in your continued endeavors."
Lynda Levy, M.A.,
Vice President & Program Chair, LA-CAMFT
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for a marvelous presentation. I heard nothing but wonderful things about your talk and how great you are!!!!! Needless to say, we will be knocking on your door next year."
Patti and Chuck Leviton Ed.D.
Synergy Seminars
Fountain Valley, California
"On behalf of the interns and trainees at the Antioch University Counseling Center I want to express my thanks for your presentation on Imagery For Kids. Your presentation was extremely well thought out and the experience so positive ... the guided imagery and drawing experiences were also very powerful in both demonstrating the tools and helping the therapists access their own inner resources. I look forward to working with you in the future and watching your ideas take hold in the AUCC trainees."
Bonnie H. Wolkenstein, Ph.D.
Director
Antioch University Counseling Center
Marina Del Rey, California



 
 

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Imagery For Kids: Breakthrough For
Learning, Creativity, and Empowerment

Children today are under tremendous stress, facing unprecedented problems in our complex and often confusing world. Frequently children are ill equipped to cope with the challenges in their lives. They have difficulty making friends; they waffle under peer pressure; they are undone by sibling rivalry; they have trouble keeping up academically. Many families are strained by conflict or separation. Yet, regardless of these circumstances, Dr. Charlotte Reznick calmly affirms that all children can learn to help themselves.

In this experiential presentation, Dr. Reznick will draw upon her highly praised Imagery For Kids program. She will demonstrate innovative techniques of guided and interactive imagery, enhanced by music, relaxation skills, drawing, and journal writing. Further, Dr. Reznick will integrate research with her clinical experience to reveal how a host of emotional, behavioral, and learning concerns are effectively addressed by imagery.

Participants will gain a practical overview of Dr. Reznick's philosophy and tools. Parents and professionals alike will immediately begin to help children and adolescents relieve stress and boost self-esteem; calm hyperactivity; increase concentration and academic performance; decrease anger, aggression, and acting-out behaviors. Children can learn to feel safe, overcome fears and school-phobia, cope with loss, develop their creative expression, and trust their inner resources to make healthy life decisions.



Healing Children Through Imagery

Dr. Charlotte Reznick maintains that all children hold within themselves profound imaginative and healing abilities. In this rich visual experiential presentation, Dr. Reznick will illustrate how techniques of her innovative Imagery For Kids program can awaken the inner resources children need in order to manage and deal effectively with the stresses of physical and emotional illness.

Participants will learn the steps to Imagery Treatment with Children, including breathing techniques, progressive muscle relaxation, music and drawing applications, non-dominant and dominant writing. An array of creative tools for guided and interactive imagery will be offered, including the "balloon" breath, discovering one's "special place," receiving "gifts," "talking" to body parts, encountering a "personal wizard" and "animal friend," and using "color" for healing.

Participants will learn methods for:
  • Healing somatic illness (headaches, stomach-aches, bedwetting, encopresis, tic disorders)
  • Healing pain and anxiety due to illness and medical procedures
  • Healing past abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)
  • Healing sleep disorders

With this groundwork, professionals and parents can teach children and adolescents how to apply these successful techniques to their own lives, enabling them to understand and participate in their own healing.



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Past Appearances

  • International Association for Jungian Studies
    Psyche and Imagination Conference

    University of Greenwich
    London, UK

  • Asian Pacific Psychology Association
    Peace and Hope Counseling Center

    Seoul, Korea

  • National Institute for the Clinical Application
    of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM)

    Hilton Head, South Carolina

  • Psychotherapy Networker Annual Conference
    Washington, DC

  • Univ. of Minn. Center for Spirituality & Healing,
    American Imagery Institute, Continuum Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • 2nd Annual North American Conference on Children's Spirituality
    Institute of Noetic Sciences, Child Spirit Institute
    Pacific Grove, California

  • 17th Annual Conference: Imagery, Creativity,
    and Community
    - (Keynote Address)
    Sponsored by: Academy for Guided Imagery,
    Beyond Ordinary Nursing & Imagery International
    Asilomar, California

  • First Natural Parenting and Family Expo
    Whole Children Whole Planet
    Los Angeles, CA

  • International Association for Interactive Imagery
    Asilomar, California

  • American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery
    Irvine, California
    Hempstead, New York

  • Academy for Guided Imagery
    Advanced CertificationTraining
    San Francisco, California

  • International Hypnotherapy Conference
    Glendale, California

  • International Congress of Hypnosis
    San Diego, California

  • American Board of Hypnotherapy
    Irvine, California

  • California Psychological Association
    Annual Convention
    San Jose, California

  • Synergy Seminars
    Costa Mesa, California

  • National Association of School Psychologists
    New Orleans, Louisiana

  • California Association of School Psychologists
    Annual Conferences:
    San Francisco, Los Angeles,
    San Diego, Pasadena, Anaheim,
    San Jose, Irvine, California

  • Los Angeles County Psychological Association
    Los Angeles, California

  • The University of Judaism
    Los Angeles, California

  • Antioch University Counseling Center
    Marina Del Rey, California

  • Open Paths Counseling Center
    Culver City, California

  • California Association of Marriage
    and Family Therapists

    Los Angeles Chapter, Beverly Hills, CA
    San Fernando Valley Chapter, Woodland Hills, CA
    Long Beach Chapter, Carson, CA
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Staff and Faculty Counseling Center
    Los Angeles, California

  • Children's Hospital and Health Center
    San Diego, CA

  • St. John’s Hospital and Health Center
    Pediatricians
    Santa Monica, California

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
    Physicians and Hospital Staff
    Los Angeles, California

  • Sharp Hospice Care
    Healing the Bereaved Child
    San Diego, CA

  • Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
    Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

    Culver City, California

  • Los Angeles Unified School District
    School Psychologists Annual Conference
    Studio City, California

  • Los Angeles Unified School District
    Psychologist Special Trainings at:
    Central Support Center, South Support Center
    East Support Center, Special Education Center
    Los Angeles, California

  • UCLA, Graduate School
    Department of Psychology
    Los Angeles, California

  • Fremont Union High School District
    Administrators, Staff
    Sunnyvale, California

  • California Council of Parent
    Participation Nursery Schools

    Los Angeles, California

  • The Growing Place
    Day Care and Nursery School
    Staff, Teachers
    Santa Monica, California

  • Los Angeles Unified School District
    Special Education Teachers,
    Elementary Counselors
    Los Angeles, California

  • Franklin Avenue School
    Parents, Teachers, Staff
    Santa Monica, California

  • Kenter Canyon Elementary School
    Parent Education Seminar
    Brentwood, CA

  • The Oaks School
    Parents, Teachers, Staff
    Hollywood, California

  • Carlthorp School
    Parents, Staff
    Santa Monica, California

  • Pluralistic School #1
    Parents, Teachers, Counselors
    Santa Monica, California

  • Pressman Academy
    Middle School Parents, Students, Staff
    Beverly Hills, California

  • Crossroads Middle School
    Parents, Staff
    Santa Monica, California

  • Phoenix Bookstore
    Santa Monica, California

  • Maple Counseling Center
    Beverly Hills, California

  • Independent School Counselors Association
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Association of Educational Therapists
    Bel Air, CA

  • California Association of Independent Schools
    North Hollywood, California

  • Aerospace Corporation
    El Segundo, California

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