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Are you ready to improv your therapy practice? 

What do therapy and improv have in common?

Both teach individuals to be more present in their bodies, facilitate a shift in perspective, and promote active listening so that we can be more effective communicators and responsive to non verbals from body language to tone. What's more, humor - the common byproduct of improv - has been show to help reduce stress and anxiety. 
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Therapists play improv games to learn professional skills.

Improv skills can make you more effective 

​Improv skills can help therapists grow their skills to better lead their clients to the outcomes they desire. 

As a tool rooted in interactive games, improv can increase:  
  • Self compassion 
  • Ability to empathize 
  • Spontaneity 
  • Comfort with self and social scenarios
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Ready to learn skills to support your clients in learning?

Seven week course led by Lisa Kays

​Introductory improv skills course is led by Lisa Kays and will focus on how to apply improv skills to promote anxiety reduction, confidence building, and healthy relating. 

Lisa has been a leader in using improv in group therapy for nearly a decade and has led more than 100 people through her group courses.

She has also written and taught workshops on how to use improv tools to improve one's relationships with self and others. 
Improv for Therapists is scheduled annually based on interest. To get on the mailing list for future sessions, email Lisa at Lisa@LisaKays.com.

​You can also learn more from this article in the Washington Post or at Improv This, Improve That.