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Depth Psychotherapy and Spiritual Inquiry
– Presented by Bryan Wittine, PhD, LMFT [STUDY GROUP]

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

12 sessions, the second and third Fridays of the month: Sept. 14 & 21, Nov. 9 & 16, Dec. 14 & 21, 2018; Jan. 11 & 18, Feb. 8 & 15, Mar. 8 & 15, 2019 | 10 am – 12 noon An increasing number of psychotherapy clients have meditation and spiritual practices and want their…

$440.00 – $460.00

Working Intersubjectively with Developmental Trauma and Traumatic Attachments: Tools for Transformation (day-long in depth workshop)
– Presented by Jane Rubin, PhD [SEMINAR]

Community Institute for Psychotherapy 1330 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Many of our patients suffer from various forms of developmental trauma. Whether their presenting problems are depression, anxiety, the inability to form meaningful relationships, or difficulty finding their direction in life, they live in the shadow of early relationships with misattuned caregivers. Intersubjectivity theory and infant research give us new ways of understanding and working with these…

$110.00 – $120.00

Working Intersubjectively with Developmental Trauma and Traumatic Attachments: A Case-Based Approach (eight week series beginning October 19, 2018)
– Presented by Jane Rubin, PhD [STUDY GROUP]

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Eight sessions, the third Friday of the month: Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 21, 2018, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Mar. 15, April 19, May 17, 2019 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Intersubjectivity theory gives clinicians the tools to work effectively with developmental trauma and traumatic attachments while avoiding the impasses that often undermine treatment. While…

$280.00 – $320.00

The Meaning and Value of Suffering in Jung’s Psychology
– Presented by Bryan Wittine, PhD, LMFT[CLASS]

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

C. G. Jung pioneered new and important ideas for the therapeutic treatment of psychological and spiritual suffering. Counter to the cultural belief that suffering is a bad thing to be eliminated or transcended as quickly as possible, he believed neurotic defenses develop when the soul has not discovered the authentic feelings and deeper meanings of…

$75.00 – $85.00

The Power of Mindfulness and Compassion to Healthy Brain Functioning
– Presented by Shauna Shapiro, PhD [CLASS]

Community Institute for Psychotherapy 1330 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Based on Dr. Shapiro’s recent text, The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychotherapy and the Helping Professions (2017), the program offers scientific research and meditative practices for therapists interested in awakening the mind and opening the heart. We begin by defining mindfulness as involving three synergistic elements, Intention, Attention and Attitude. We focus particularly…

$75.00 – $85.00

Changing Times – New Developments in Law and Ethics for the Mental Health Professional
– Presented by Daniel O. Taube, JD, PhD [SEMINAR] 

Community Institute for Psychotherapy 1330 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Professional mental health and addictions services ethics codes, case law, and regulations are ever changing. With the busy schedules most mental health professionals have, it can be difficult to keep up with these changes. As a result, licensing boards (e.g., the Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences) require regular updates for practicing…

$110.00 – $120.00

The Heart of the Matter: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying (two day workshop)
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

Finley Center 2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

February 2 and 3, 2019 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm For thirty five years I have been blessed to be in close contact with many people who were approaching death. Almost all of these people were reaching out for healing – healing in relationship to death, healing in relationship to illness, in relationship to…

$290.00 – $310.00

The Heart of the Matter: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

San Francisco Theological Seminary 5 Richmond Road, San Anselmo, CA, United States

For thirty five years I have been blessed to be in close contact with many people who were approaching death. Almost all of these people were reaching out for healing – healing in relationship to death, healing in relationship to illness, in relationship to a wounded heart, to separation from their own self. My consuming…

$175.00 – $195.00

The Heart of the Matter: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying (two day workshop)
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

The Women’s Building 3543 18th St #8, San Francisco, CA, United States

February 23 and 24, 2019 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm For thirty five years I have been blessed to be in close contact with many people who were approaching death. Almost all of these people were reaching out for healing – healing in relationship to death, healing in relationship to illness, in relationship to…

$290.00 – $310.00

What’s Your Gender? Gender Affirmative Model for Working with Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Youth 
– Presented by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD [CLASS]

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

This course will present the gender affirmative model for treating transgender and gender expansive children and youth and their families, based on the premise that variations in gender equal health, not pathology, and the role of mental health is to 1) explore gender and its meanings to the child or youth; 2) affirm an authentic…

$50.00 – $60.00

Neurodevelopmental Art Therapy: Treating Complex Trauma
– Presented by Linda Chapman, MA, ATR-BC [SEMINAR]

Community Institute for Psychotherapy 1330 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Current research indicates that the right hemisphere is dominant in psychotherapy (Schore 2014; Bromberg, 2006; van der Kolk, 2015). This day-long workshop will feature an evidence-based model of treatment developed by the presenter to treat acute and complex trauma experienced by children and adolescents that utilizes the integrative capacity of the brain (Chapman, 2014). A…

$110.00 – $120.00

The Emotional Truth of the Moment: The Power of Existential-Analytic Psychotherapy
– Presented by Stephen H. Sulmeyer, JD, PhD [CLASS]

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Both existential therapy and the approaches of a number of modern psychoanalysts (e.g., Bion, Ogden) focus on aliveness—both the patient/client’s capacity to be fully alive, as well as the aliveness or deadness of any moment of the therapy itself. This focus on aliveness, particularly how it expresses itself in the therapeutic relationship, is a key element…

$75.00 – $85.00

Re-opening the Royal Road: A Practical Guide to Dreams
– Presented by Meredith Sabini, PhD

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Four sessions, on Fridays: October 11, November 8, December 13, 2019 & January 10, 2020 | 12:15 – 2:15 pm Narrative: The royal road to dreams has been undergoing repairs and there is a welcome shift toward direct engagement with dream imagery and narrative and away from formulaic interpreting. Your good observational skills and thoughtful…

$160.00 – $180.00

Working Intersubjectively: The Clinical Relationship as the Source of Meaningful Change
– Presented by Jane Rubin, PhD

CIP Group Room 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201, San Rafael, CA, United States

Eight sessions, the third Fridays of the month: October 18, November 15, December 20, 2019, January 17, February 21, March 20, April 17 & May 15, 2020 | 12:30 - 2:30 pm Narrative: Intersubjectivity theory sees the relationship between patient and therapist as the primary source of psychological change. It provides a complex understanding of…

$340.00 – $360.00