Sunday, January 23, 2022
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Via Zoom
Earn 2 CEU credits
$15.00
(we are only able to accept checks, made payable to ACAP, at this time)
Sometime after we move our clocks, giving way to a bite in the air, later sunrises and earlier sunsets, and our minds and bodies adjust to the darker, colder days, many of us fall into a bit of a winter “funk.” We might feel some pervasive sadness and anxiety. Adding to the seasonal darkness is the omnipresence of the global uncertainty we are all experiencing during the last two years. Lives have changed drastically by the pandemic; Illness and death of loved ones, loss of jobs, fear, and ambiguity have become a continuous state of being.
Winter depression is a common affliction for those who live in our northern climate. Its clinical name is seasonal affective disorder; appropriately given the acronym SAD. The long cold days of winter can be a serious psychological problem. Depression, by definition, drains your energy, motivation, and sense of hope and efficacy, affecting everyday life, including job performance and friendships.
This presentation will lead to a better understanding of this mind/body phenomenon and explore solution-focused ways to Beat the Blues.
Objectives:
- Describe three significant factors that lead to suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.
- Discuss at least two primary ways the mind and body can be affected by Winter Blues.
- Identify three intervention strategies that can be used to effectively cope with the symptoms of SAD
Mary Massaro, PsyaD, SCPsyA, NCPsyA. is a state-certified psychoanalyst, who maintains a remote online private practice using a combination of mind/body integrative therapies, modern psychoanalysis, CBT and self-relations therapy. She works with Children, Teens, Adults, Elderly, Couples and Families. She is a consultant to major corporations and school districts on wellness, stress management, parenting, trauma, productivity and group team effectiveness. An innovator and visionary, Dr. Massaro first started using technology/remote teletherapy in 2000 as an alternative means to maintaining continuity as her young patients entered college or some families moved out of town. With the onset of the Pandemic, Dr. Massaro appreciated the needs of all of her patients, seeing them remotely and supporting them during this time of isolation and inner conflict. She treats and supervisors on a global scale, using all available platforms (Phone, SKYPE, Zoom, FaceTime, Duo, Doxy.Me etc.). In addition to her clinical practice, she conducts training to other mental health professionals on utilizing technology in their practice. She teaches and presents workshops for ACAPNJ & BGSPNJ (Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis). Dr. Massaro is on the board of NAAP, (National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis), and is coordinator for their annual conferences.
