This course awards 1.0 CE Credits.

Format: Video/audio

Multiple Choice Questions: 6

CE Credits: 1.0

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Target Audience:  Mental Health Professionals, Psychologists, Counselors, Addiction Specialists


Healing With Haiku is a continuing education course designed for mental health professionals and counselors. This course aims to enhance emotional intelligence through the art of expressive writing, specifically focusing on the haiku form. 

Participants will be guided to explore a wide range of emotions, facilitating the expression of feelings that may have been previously avoided or deeply buried. 

The practice of writing haiku serves as a mindfulness exercise, encouraging participants to pay close attention to their thoughts and bodily sensations. This mindful engagement fosters greater self-acceptance and inner peace.

Competency Areas: This course addresses the following competency areas: Emotional Awareness and Regulation, Expressive Writing Skills, Mindfulness and Self-Reflection, Therapeutic Techniques, Self-Acceptance and Compassion, Professional Development.

Key Words:  Emotional Intelligence, Expressive Writing, Haiku, Mindfulness, Self-Exploration, Emotional Expression, Self-Acceptance, Inner Peace, Therapeutic Benefits, Personal Growth

Meet Your Instructor:
Anne Helfer, LCSW


 Anne Helfer, LCSW, is an integrative psychotherapist specializing in grief counseling, health and wellness and stress management. As a social worker and mental health therapist she has worked with children and adults, always with the goal of empowering all of us to live more authentically. She has a Master's in Social Work from Syracuse University. A practicing yogi for nearly 30 years, she also teaches mindfulness and meditation practices.


Approval Statements

American Psychological Association
 The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. 
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved CE credit hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. NBCC CE Programs for which NBCC-approved CE credit hours will be awarded are identified on the Website. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Our NBCC provider number is #5448.

NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is an Approved Education Provider of continuing education which meets the national standards of education developed for alcoholism and drug abuse counselors. Our NAADAC provider number is #62695.

Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
The Hatherleigh Company is approved by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services for New York State which covers Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASAC); Credentialed Prevention Professionals (CPP); and Credentialed Prevention Specialists (CPS). Our OASAS provider number is 0011.