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Digital Seminar

Helping Clients Overcome Imposter "Syndrome"


Average Rating:
   347
Faculty:
Jill Stoddard, PhD
Duration:
2 Hours
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 21, 2025
Product Code:
NOS096463
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Deep down, the majority of successful people spend a good amount of time questioning their professional legitimacy. The result can be debilitating self-doubt and rumination, affecting everything from their work to their relationships. You might even be one of these self-doubters! So how can we help people break free of this so-called imposter “syndrome”? In this workshop, learn Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help clients manage their imposterism and live up to their full professional potential—without being usurped by the crippling burden of self-doubt. You’ll explore why your clients (and you!) develop imposter thoughts, fall into traps trying to outrun the imposter experience, and how to take actionable steps toward cultivating psychological flexibility—the main goal of ACT---to move confidently in the direction of your most deeply held values. You’ll also learn:  

  • Which people are most vulnerable to the imposter experience—and why  
  • The five imposter subtypes—and how to work with them in the therapy room 
  • ACT metaphors and experiential exercises to bring your work to life for clients 

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Jill Stoddard, PhD's Profile

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Jill Stoddard, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and director of The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management. She is the author of two books: Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance and The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner’s Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Stoddard is an award-winning teacher, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, and co-host of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast. She is a frequent podcast guest, regular contributor to Psychology Today, and has had her writing appear in Scary Mommy, Thrive Global, The Good Men Project, and Mindful Return. Dr. Stoddard received her PhD from Boston University in 2007.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jill Stoddard is the founder and director for The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management and the founder of Flexible Communications, LLC. She is an author and receives royalties. Dr. Stoddard is a co-host of the podcast Psychologists Off the Clock and receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jill Stoddard is a member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America; Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science; and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.


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Objectives

  1. Define imposter “syndrome.”  
  2. Assess the five subtypes of imposter. 
  3. Utilize at least one experiential practice to help clients and yourself overcome imposter syndrome.

 

Outline

Imposter “syndrome”: What clinicians should know  

Client strategies that “work” in the short-term but maintain imposterism in the long-term 

The Five Subtypes of Imposter 

Psychological flexibility: How clients (and you!) can live full-size, not fun-size  

Identifying deeply held values 

Practicing willingness in service of valued living 

Practicing defusion in service of valued living 

Risks and limitations 

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Physicians 
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Nurses

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