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A New Paradigm for Psychotherapy: Freedom and Fulfillment Through Internal Control

Oct. 18, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:15 PM (EST)

Virtual Event
3 CE Credits
Discover powerful, research-backed techniques rooted in ancient Buddhist and Yogic practices to actively reshape thoughts and emotions. This experiential workshop goes beyond traditional therapy, offering practical tools to “undo” negative mental patterns and enhance self-determination.
Brace yourself. This experiential program may provide a perspective that will expand how you view positive change and personal growth. The major theories of Western psychotherapy when compared to this paradigm are revealed to be surprisingly passive. Now that self-determination and the resurgence of the power of will have been validated by research, the respective improvements in therapy and self improvement are a natural result. For example, what if there was an “undo” function for the mind and emotions, and not just for a computer? Many powerful techniques are offered in this program based on ancient Buddhist and Yogic mental practices, that the presenter/professor has studied in-depth for well over 50 years, including in Asia. Attendees will be asked to try specific techniques that directly change and even undo negative mental and emotional phenomena within themselves. Internal Control Therapy (ICT) is derived from Yoga, Buddhist, and Hindu psychologies, as well as phenomenological and existential methods. Some of the techniques are; Spatial Expansion, Memory Shaping, Object Orientation; the Pod Technique, and the Proactive Present.

This live interactive webinar is designed for behavioral health professionals, including:

Counselors

Social Workers

Psychotherapists

Marriage & Family Therapists

Psychologists

Substance Use Disorders Counselors

Case Managers

Physicians

Other Mental Health Professionals

Fred Hanna, PhD

Fred J. Hanna, Ph.D., is a professor and co-designer of the PhD Program in Counseling at Adler University in Chicago. He is also a Senior Faculty Associate at Johns Hopkins University, where he taught graduate counseling courses for 25 years, including 11 years full-time, leaving as a Full Professor. Fred has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed and professional publications. An award-winning teacher, he has also delivered well over 500 presentations at conferences, seminars, trainings, and workshops, across America. He received the 2019 Humanistic Impact Award, a national award granted by the Association for Humanistic Counseling. He was also the recipient of the Adler University Social Justice Award for 2020. Fred has served as a consultant and trainer to the medical, mental health, corrections, business, and education communities, including such places as the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, the Fort Peck Sioux Reservation in Montana, the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, and a wide variety of school systems, community agencies, prisons, and criminal justice settings from coast to coast. His research interests have focused on developing the Precursors Model of Change which has received international attention. He has also developed, published, and presented many evidence-based, innovative psychotherapy techniques and strategies designed for application in the areas of client motivation, difficult clients, addictions, diversity and multiculturalism, oppression, liberation, trauma, spirituality, criminality, defiant adolescents, personal development, and difficult personalities. He is also an accomplished world traveler, having explored many remote areas in Asia over a period of 2 years. Fred is the author of the book, Therapy with Difficult Clients: Using the Precursors Model to Awaken Change, and the updated 2nd Edition of the book will soon be published this year. He and his Precursors Model were also the focus of a DVD, Treatment with Defiant, Aggressive Adolescents. The original book, the 2nd Edition, and the DVD are all published by or under contract with the American Psychological Association (APA). Fred is also currently working on a book that outlines and describes a new model of psychotherapy that includes many innovative new techniques, including variations on the themes of existentialism, mindfulness, Buddhist, and Yoga psychology.

After this training, participants will be able to:

  • Explore and evaluate a radical conceptualization of the mind rooted in both ancient traditions and contemporary perspectives.
  • Analyze and reflect on alternative conceptions of the self drawn from ancient wisdom traditions to expand clinical understanding and therapeutic approaches.
  • Identify and apply a variety of therapeutic techniques derived from Ancient Asian traditions, including but not limited to mindfulness, to enhance clinical practice

10:00 -10:05 am – Introduction

10:05-10:30 am – A different framework for psychotherapy and counseling; Agency re-engineered

10:30-11:00 am – Mindfulness, advanced mindfulness, and yoga psychology; mind as a form of material

11:00-11:30 am – Advanced Buddhist mindfulness and consciousness translated into therapy

11:30-11:45 am – Break

11:45-12:15 pm – Techniques from Shiva in the Hindu Vijnanabhairava

12:15-12:45 pm – Spatial Expansion and CBT reframed and improved

12:45-1:05 pm – The Google Mind and the story of David and the Monster

1:05-1:15 – Q&A

Intermediate to advanced.

Registration Cost

Registration $67 | Oct. 18 | Virtual Event | 3 CE Credits | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm ET

Registration Deadline:  Oct. 18, 2025

Cancellation Policy

You may request to cancel your registration for a future credit up to 72 hours before the event’s date and time.  Cancellation requests made within 24 hours of the event date/time will not receive a transfer. When you register for an event, you agree to these terms.

A total of 3 CE credits are available.

ASWB ACE

Clinical Events, LLC, (provider # 2201) is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/01/2024 – 11/01/2025.

NBCC

Clinical Events, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved   Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7643 Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Clinical Events, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

NY State Board of Psychologists

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0292.

NY State Board of Social Workers

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0828.

NY State Board of Mental Health Counselors

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0329.

NJ State Board of Social Workers & Professional Counselors

New Jersey Social Work Examiners Board accepts ASWB ACE Provider credits.

New Jersey Professional Counselors Board accepts NBCC-approved CE provider credits.

All Other States

All other states accept ASWB ACE Provider credits and NBCC-approved CE provider credits. Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. States and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Canada Social Workers

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, and QC accept ASWB ACE-approved provider programs to meet licensure renewal requirements.  Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their province. Provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Canada Counsellors

Clinical Events is an NBCC-approved provider.  Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their province. Provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Financial: Fred Hanna, PhD, receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Hanna receives a speaking honorarium from Clinical Events, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

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