Classes

Classes on various subjects are available at the Shyness Clinic. They are held in respoinse to demand. To explore joining the next class, please contact the instructors as indicated.

Social Fitness

Instructor:: Amber Jenkins (310-383-8869)

This course will provide an overview of Dr. Henderson’s Social Fitness Model. Students will learn how to examine their core beliefs and restructure their cognitive thoughts while being challenged in simulated social situations. Structured discussions and role-play exercises will address situations that shy people commonly struggle with. Topics include starting and maintaining conversations, deepening relationships, resolving interpersonal conflicts, stress and anger management, assertiveness, giving and receiving negative feedback, and public speaking. Students are required to participate in class discussions and exercises and are encouraged to practice their new social skills within the safe and non-judgmental group setting that this course provides.

Mindful Social Fitness

Instructor:: Satoko Kimpara (650-224-6692)

In this class you will learn:

Develop mindfulness skills to reduce social anxiety
Increase curiosity, openness, and exploration
Increase willingness in your life
Take small steps that accord with your values
Learn breathing exercises

The future depends on what we do in the present. ( Mahatma Gandhi)

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. ( Albert Einstein)