No matter how precisely we follow a treatment protocol, in the end, it's our unrehearsed capacity to inspire spontaneous moments of humor, surprise, revelation, and emotional connection that transforms therapy from a clinical procedure to a healing art. How can we draw on our authenticity and natural inspiration to engage reluctant clients, inspire a sense of adventure in therapy and sponsor lively personal interactions that spark moments of real change? In this workshop, we'll focus on the creative use of the self in therapy as a catalyst for therapeutic change, and demonstrate practical guidelines for bringing humor, absurdity, storytelling, drama, art, and in-session imaginative experiments into the clinical encounter. You'll leave the workshop feeling more inspired, liberated, daring, and inventive in their practice.