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NEW! Where’s my RESET button?

When stress hits hard, our instincts often tell us to do something quick! Unfortunately, this can get messy, since it is near impossible to solve a problem at the very moment you are facing it head on. When you are tired, overworked, sick, or stuck in your thoughts about your circumstances, your mind spins out of control. These peak times are the absolute worst moments to attempt to figure out your life or solve the issues at hand. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a RESET Button to press in these moments? Join Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW to develop your very own reset button to keep you in tune and on track.

Designed for various audiences.

Not a Bird, Plane or even Super Man… It’s SUPER-VISION!
Supervision is a key aspect of best practices. Join speaker Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW to learn 6 effective tools to help you manage your clinical work. With managed care and ongoing demands, time for proper supervision can fall by the wayside. Come and learn how to effectively manage your role and own stress levels to remain in tune and consistent in excellence. Whether you are a clinical supervisor or supervisee, you will leave with a personal care plan and strategies to renovate your own life and clinical work.
Designed for a mental health professional audience.

Grant Writing Strategies That Work
Just the thought of putting together a grant proposal causes many to shudder. Non-profits desperately need funding resources, but often do not always understand the world of grant seeking. Join professional grant writer Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW for an in-depth look at how to identify and secure funding resources that will boost organizational capacity. Come away with resources designed to start you on your way to success.
Designed for non-profit organizations.

Make The Connection
Caring for the needs of your students, families and yes, even yourself!

Educators are at a greater risk for burn-out more than ever. With growing demands and ongoing societal challenges, classroom management takes on a whole different definition. Join speaker Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW to gain effective tools to help you connect with students and families and to develop improved personal awareness to renovate your own life and teaching style.
Designed for teachers and educational staff.

Decompress Your Stress
Did you know that work, finances and relationships are cited as the top stressors facing Americans today? Speaker Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW will teach participants five ways to relieve stress by reformulating the way they view their lives. She will help participants identify patterns of thinking that commonly lead to stress and teach them the strategies to combat pitfalls we can all face.
Designed for a general audience.

Is There A GPS For My Stress?
Do you ever feel lost because of all the different directions you are being pulled in? Do you wish you had a map to guide you along the twists and turns in life? Speaker Kristen Lee Costa will teach participants how to identify sources of stress in our lives and navigate through them using practical, personalized strategies that won’t soon be forgotten.
Designed for a general audience.

Picture This! Simple Steps to Make Your Life Even Better!
Have you found ways to manage your life, but forget them quickly in the heat of the moment? Do you long for some ideas that can actually work and be used instantly? Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW will teach participants how to live to the fullest using everyday metaphors and stories that are simple and fun to apply.
Designed for a general audience.

Help! I’ve Fallen And I Can Get Up!
Do you find yourself constantly in crisis mode? Are you overcome with life’s challenges and feel you’ve dug a hole for yourself? Join Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW for a hard look at how patterns of behavior influence everyday life. Come prepared to develop a personal plan to help you cope with stress, improve relationships and communicate more positively.
Designed for a general audience.

Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World
Do you sometimes feel like you are swimming upstream? Are you worn out from running on the treadmill of life? Join speaker Kristen Lee Costa, LICSW to explore many of the common pitfalls in our thinking that can lead to stress, loneliness and discouragement.  Together we will discuss strategies to restore our lives and help us to become more effective.
Designed for a Christian audience.