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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

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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
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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
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Buried Above Ground Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Suicidal People
– Presented by Joseph H. Obegi, PsyD

Zoom Only CA, United States

Narrative: This 6-hour course covers the essential aspects of suicide risk assessment and intervention. Part 1 teaches participants how to complete a high-quality suicide risk assessment, an essential first step in protecting the suicidal patient. Participants will learn a structured approach to (a) inquiring about suicidal thinking and behavior and (b) integrating this information with…

$130.00 – $150.00

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Traversing the No Cry Zone: Psychotherapy with Men
– Daniel S. Ellenberg, PhD

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

Narrative: Male clients often present challenges to psychotherapists. Men are socialized to feel threated by the very nature of the therapeutic process: the language of feelings, the disclosure of vulnerability, and the admission of dependency needs. Male clients’ discomfort with the developing intimacy of a therapy relationship can manifest as early termination, anger at the…

$100.00 – $110.00

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Working in the Eye of the Storm: Helping Families through Separation and Divorce
– Nancy Oleson, PhD

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

Narrative: The time around the decision to separate/divorce is one of intense distress and provides a common reason for people to consult a mental health professional.  Adults and children are often flooded with anger, fear and guilt, and it is very common for the confusion parents experience to lead to actions that harm themselves and…

$100.00 – $110.00

Healing at the Edge: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying [Two Day Workshop – January]
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

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

Why do some people experience wholeness as they approach death, while others lose themselves in denial, depression, distraction? Why is it that some of the most alive and awake Westerners I’ve known have been, almost without exception, people near death? Is there some powerful truth about life and about healing that you and I can…

$290.00 – $310.00

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Hand in Hand: Enlisting Parents as Partners in Child Trauma Therapy
– Vilma Reyes, PsyD [SEMINAR]

Dominican University-Creekside Room 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA, United States

Narrative: Through the use of didactic training, group discussion and interactive question-and-answer sessions, this seminar will teach therapists how to identify the ways that trauma impacts childhood development and learning, and how it impacts caregivers and families as well. Participants will learn about the principles of trauma informed and family-based interventions, like CPP, and will…

$130.00 – $150.00

Healing at the Edge: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying [One Day Workshop]
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

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

Why do some people experience wholeness as they approach death, while others lose themselves in denial, depression, distraction? Why is it that some of the most alive and awake Westerners I’ve known have been, almost without exception, people near death? Is there some powerful truth about life and about healing that you and I can…

$175.00 – $195.00

Healing at the Edge: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying [Two Day Workshop – February]
– Presented by Dale Borglum, PhD [CO-SPONSORED]

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

Why do some people experience wholeness as they approach death, while others lose themselves in denial, depression, distraction? Why is it that some of the most alive and awake Westerners I’ve known have been, almost without exception, people near death? Is there some powerful truth about life and about healing that you and I can…

$290.00 – $310.00

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A Field Guide to Dreams and Dreaming [Four Day Seminar]
– Presented by Meredith Sabini, PhD [SEMINAR]

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

Friday, March 13, March 27, & April 10, April 24, 2020 | 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm Narrative: Dreams have fallen off our professions map and we no longer turn to them for diagnostic and prognostic information, as healing traditions previously have. Since clinical training programs provide no education on empirical findings or creative dreamwork methods,…

$150.00 – $180.00

Lust, Rage, Chaos and Love: Erotic Transference in Psychotherapy
– Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT [CLASS] [CANCELED]

Zoom Only CA, United States

This class has been canceled. It has been rescheduled to June 20, 2020. Narrative: While all psychotherapists are trained to understand that “therapy never includes sex,” few feel adequately train in how to navigate sexual content that might emerge in the course of treatment.  And when the sexual content is directed toward the therapist, many…

$100.00 – $110.00

The Rough Patch in Marriage: Working with Couples Psychoanalytically
– Daphne de Marneffe, PhD [SEMINAR] [CANCELED]

Zoom Only CA, United States

This class has been canceled. It has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 3, 2020. Narrative: Empirical and clinical research on couple processes and couple therapy has expanded in the last thirty years.  Simultaneously, psychoanalytic views of development and therapeutic action have incorporated findings from research on attachment, mentalization, and emotion.  This seminar provides a grounding…

$130.00 – $150.00

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When Self-Hate is Self-Protection: Understanding Eating Disorders
– Lisa Bograd, MA, MFT [CLASS] [CANCELED]

Zoom Only CA, United States

This class has been canceled. It has been rescheduled to October 24, 2020 at 9AM.  Narrative: Eating disorders are very complex disorders that can be very difficult for clinicians to treat both because of the life threatening nature of these disorders as well as the tendency of those afflicted with them to cling desperately to…

$100.00

Lust, Rage, Chaos and Love: Erotic Transference in Psychotherapy
– Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT [CLASS] [CANCELED]

Zoom Virtual, CA, United States

Narrative: While all psychotherapists are trained to understand that “therapy never includes sex,” few feel adequately train in how to navigate sexual content that might emerge in the course of treatment.  And when the sexual content is directed toward the therapist, many feel unprepared to respond. Merely setting boundaries with the patient without exploring the…

$100.00 – $110.00

The Rough Patch in Marriage: Working with Couples Psychoanalytically
– Daphne de Marneffe, PhD [SEMINAR]

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Narrative: Empirical and clinical research on couple processes and couple therapy has expanded in the last thirty years.  Simultaneously, psychoanalytic views of development and therapeutic action have incorporated findings from research on attachment, mentalization, and emotion.  This seminar provides a grounding in current theories of mentalization, couple therapy, and adult development as a vehicle for…

$130.00 – $150.00

Healing the Self Through Affect Integration: An Intersubjective Approach
– by Jane Rubin, PhD [SEMINAR]

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Narrative: What is the source of our patients’ suffering? How can we most effectively address it? There are as many psychoanalytic answers to these questions as there are psychoanalytic theories. From the perspective of intersubjectivity theory, many of the issues our patients struggle with—poor decision-making, difficulties establishing trusting relationships, addictions and other self-destructive behaviors, and more—…

$300.00 – $320.00
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When Self-Hate is Self-Protection: Understanding Eating Disorders
– Lisa Bograd, MA, MFT [CLASS]

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Narrative: Eating disorders are very complex disorders that can be very difficult for clinicians to treat both because of the life threatening nature of these disorders as well as the tendency of those afflicted with them to cling desperately to them despite the grave risk they pose to their physical health and emotional wellbeing. But…

$100.00 – $110.00

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What Every Psychotherapist Needs to Know About Divorce: Know the Factors that Create Good Break Ups
– Stephen H. Sulmeyer, JD, PhD [CLASS]

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Narrative: Divorce has traditionally been viewed as a battle, fought by vicious litigators who specialize in scorched-earth tactics, that leaves both of the parties, and especially their children, as the losers in the process.  A great deal of excellent research has been done on the effects of such battles on the parties and the children,…

$100.00 – $110.00