Edna Brinkley
Stress, Overwhelm, and Anxiety Expert
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Award winning psychologist and best-selling author, Dr. Edna Brinkley is the owner and psychologist at The Brinkley Center in Austin Texas and Bellingham Washington. She helps professional women break the stress-worry cycle so they can feel calm and confident, even in chaos.
In addition to her "Conversations with Dr. B" (60-minute community presentations to select women's groups), Dr. Brinkley also consults, creates, and offers stress reduction and cultural awareness workshops to communities, businesses, and professional organizations.
In 2016, Dr. Brinkley was featured in the international best selling book, My Big Idea Book. She is also the author of The Stress of Eve™: Your Body, Your Mind, Your Life, which is a client workbook. She co-authored a chapter on cognitive behavioral techniques for client stress reduction in the graduate level textbook: Intentional interviewing and counseling: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society.
In 2007, she produced a training video for mental health clinicians on mindbody wellness: Stress management: Understanding and treatment.
In 2005, Dr. Brinkley became the first American certified as a Facilitator for Anti-Discrimination Response Training (A.R.T.)™
Dr. Brinkley received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. She has received additional training in mindbody wellness from Harvard Medical School CME.
Her favorite stress relievers: grade B science fiction movies from the 50's; walking the seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia; and solving the crime before the pros do in British murder mysteries
Award winning psychologist and best-selling author, Dr. Edna Brinkley is the owner and psychologist at The Brinkley Center in Austin Texas and Bellingham Washington. She helps professional women break the stress-worry cycle so they can feel calm and confident, even in chaos.
In addition to her "Conversations with Dr. B" (60-minute community presentations to select women's groups), Dr. Brinkley also consults, creates, and offers stress reduction and cultural awareness workshops to communities, businesses, and professional organizations.
In 2016, Dr. Brinkley was featured in the international best selling book, My Big Idea Book. She is also the author of The Stress of Eve™: Your Body, Your Mind, Your Life, which is a client workbook. She co-authored a chapter on cognitive behavioral techniques for client stress reduction in the graduate level textbook: Intentional interviewing and counseling: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society.
In 2007, she produced a training video for mental health clinicians on mindbody wellness: Stress management: Understanding and treatment.
In 2005, Dr. Brinkley became the first American certified as a Facilitator for Anti-Discrimination Response Training (A.R.T.)™
Dr. Brinkley received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. She has received additional training in mindbody wellness from Harvard Medical School CME.
Her favorite stress relievers: grade B science fiction movies from the 50's; walking the seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia; and solving the crime before the pros do in British murder mysteries
Dear Stress, Let's Break Up!
Tired of feeling stressed at home and at work? It doesn't have to be this way. By learning some simple, practical, and high-yield skills, you can transform your life from simple coping to thriving.
Active participants will:
- Create a personal working definition of stress
- Identify their own unique sources and symptoms of stress
- Identify their own current stress reducing strategies and their effectiveness
- Learn about the female response to...
Against The Wind: Increasing Cultural Competence By First Looking Within
Diversity is often misconstrued as referring primarily to those who are different from us. This interactive workshop encourages movement beyond simple awareness of others' differences to a more integrated approach toward understanding oneself and others, as cultural beings.
Active participants will:
- Increase awareness of their own cultural heritage
- Identify and explore the origins of some of their values, biases, prejudices, and...
When Helping Hurts: Giving Care To The Caregiver
You were drawn to this work because of your passion to help others realize their true potential. However, something's changed. Lately, your passion isn't as strong. In fact, the stress of caring for and helping others is affecting your emotional and physical health.
What could have happened?
You may have compassion fatigue.
Active participants will:
- Identify personal warning signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue.
- Identify the costs...
Grace Under Pressure: Keeping Your Cool While Caring For "Max" and "Kitty"
But something's changed. The passion is gone and you feel empty.
You may have compassion fatigue.
Active participants will:
- Identify personal warning signs and symptoms of your own unique work stress response
- Identify, learn, and practice skills to address difficult work...
This Ain't The Blues, It's Depression
Depression affects about 20 million Americans a year and African Americans are significantly more likely to report major depression than Whites but don't get treatment for it. Depression can affect your ability to sleep; eat; play with your kids; be active in your church group; or do the things you normally enjoy.
Active participants will:
- Dispel 7 depression myths
- Increase awareness:
- Identify what could hold one back from getting help
- Learn...
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