Clinical Practice: Using Meditation as a Therapeutic Skillwith Kelly Sestero LPC

Learning objectives

• 1. Be able to list at least 4 types of mindfulness meditation and explain the purpose for each in the context of therapy. 2. List 4 common obstacles to using meditation in psychotherapy and how to address them.

About the presenter

Kelly Sestero is a licensed professional counselor based in Beaverton, Oregon with more than 20 years in the field. Her private pracce, Mindfulness Counseling, LLC, offers therapy to adults locally and virtually throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho, as well as clinical supervision within Oregon. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression and chronic pain with the use of mindfulness-based interventions including ACT and Mindfulness-integrated CBT (MiCBT).