Trainings and Workshops.

For licensed psychotherapists learning ISTDP, I offer training groups, case consultation, and supervision.
 
I also have more than 20 years of experience offering a variety of experiential trainings and workshops and have presented my work in diverse settings including: universities, corporations large and small, HMO’s, a career management consulting firm, independent career centers, religious congregations, conferences in the U.S. and the U.K., and non-profit organizations. These trainings vary in length from one-hour brown-bag seminars to half-day seminars to day-long workshops that can be tailored for your particular work environment.

Some frequently requested topics include:

  • Developing Assertiveness
  • Regulating Anxiety
  • Couples Communication
  • Recognizing and Interrupting Depression
  • Breaking Cycle of Emotion Driven Eating
  • ​Interrupting Procrastination
  • Sleep Better
  • Identifying and Dismantling Distorted Thinking​
  • ​Stress Management, including Managing Holiday Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Preventing Burnout
  • Effective Communication in the Workplace
  • Handling Difficult People
  • Career Development: Non-traditional ways to create opportunities and capitalize on unplanned events
  • Information Interviewing
  • Goal Setting: Setting and Reaching Achievable Objectives
  • Journal Writing for Career Transition and Emotion Regulation
  • Time Management


For more information on these presentations, contact me here.
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    I have had the oppor­tu­nity to observe Diane's depth and scope of ex­per­tise, facil­ita­tion skills, and over­all program delivery for over ten years. She is con­fident, clear, engag­ing, and our par­tic­i­pants always walk away wanting her to come back and offer more. We cannot schedule her enough [as a teacher in] our Lifestyle and Weight Man­age­ment Clinic.

    — Cindy Stack-Keer, RD, MPH
    Lifestyle & Weight Management Program Mgr.
    Kaiser Permanente Redwood City

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    I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to study under Diane Byster for over a year. She has a rare combination of strengths seldom found in one teacher: incredible knowledge and expertise, presented with kindness, warmth, and support of her students. She is also unique as a teacher in that she possess both depth and breadth in her understanding of ISTDP. In discussing a particular intervention, for example, she effortlessly moves between different approaches to ISTDP, comparing and contrasting various possible responses to a given client. This is invaluable for students because Diane doesn't teach only one correct way of responding to a client; she offers options, allowing her students to find their unique therapeutic voice.

    — Zeina H.

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    I was in Diane Byster's pre-core ISTDP group for two years, and found it to be very valu­able in shap­ing my clin­ical think­ing and skills. Diane is a thor­ough, con­scien­tious, com­pas­sion­ate, and wise teacher, and an excel­lent role model for an effec­tive ther­apist. The group had a good balance of theo­ret­ical and prac­tical com­po­nents. After each meeting with Diane, I left with a better under­stand­ing of my clients and in­spira­tion to apply the newly learned methods right away. Thanks to Diane's training, I have become a more com­petent ther­apist. I highly recom­mend Diane to anyone who wants to effec­tively help clients.

    — Ruthie Ayzenberg, LMFT, PCCI

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