Softening Shame with Self Compassion
Consultation with Vincenza Baldino

We are excited to welcome Vincenza J. Baldino, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist to facilitate this powerful offering.

 Introducing Shame as an Awakening 

As we address how shame appears, and bravely face our own experiences of shame, we can detach from the pain and awaken to shame’s connection to compassion within ourselves and others.  A few compassion exercises will be taught.

Vincenza began her career with a degree in Social Welfare, working in various non-profits and private practice starting in 1980 through the present. She has been a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in California since 1989.   She has been committed to community mental health, and social justice throughout her entire career, and demonstrates this through her clinical psychotherapy work, community volunteering, and pro bono services. Vincenza began her yoga spiritual practice in 1998, being trained as a beginners level Integral Hatha Yoga teacher, then trained in two levels of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and received certification in Yoga of Recovery. As well, Vincenza studied Yoga Studies through the California Institute of Integral Studies. Vincenza was certified as a California Association of Marriage Family Therapist Clinical Supervisor and provided many years of supervision and consultation for clinicians.