We offer several comprehensive training experiences for agencies either virtually, in-person, or as a hybrid. Workshops are customized to fit agency and/or program needs.
Using the Zoom platform online learning is economical, easy to access, and provides a dynamic learning environment.
To request training please contact me directly at 905-971-4270 or email through the link below.
This workshop provides a throrough introduction to the mind-set and skills of single session therapy drawing from contemporary Brief Therapies- Brief Narrative, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Collaborative Competency-Based Therapies. From pre-session paperwork to how to end so the conversation endures well past the face to face, participants will leave with confidence and a readiness to begin single session work whether by appointment or within a quick access/walk-in clinic. Read More...
Advanced Single Session Therapy
It’s not unlikely that if you work in single session or walk-in/quick access therapy contexts you have had the experience of being taken to the ceiling of your skillset. You may have struggled to know how to proceed or have felt off course in the conversation. Those are not times to be disheartened but rather times in which we can see the people consulting to us as our unpaid teachers or supervisors. Those are the times through reflection and practice that we are invited to stretch our skills, develop our creativity, or perhaps explore undiscovered territory in therapeutic conversations. Read More…
For many years Michael White (co-founder of narrative therapy) had been demonstrating a brief narrative practice as he often provided live demonstrations of narrative therapy in training contexts. That was a rare practice in the field but those demonstrations pushed our conception of what might be possible in narrative therapy especially in time constrained circumstances. With the rapid emergence of mental health quick access (walk-in) clinics and the time limits applied to employee assistance programs by insurance companies a brief narrative practice finds increasing relevance on the service landscape. Read More...