WHOLE BODY DECISION MAKING
FOR THERAPISTS
Next Series starts February 1
Cultivating Unshakeable Therapeutic Presence is a series of 3 daylong retreats spaced 2 weeks apart to give you time to process and work with the tools learned in each class. Drawing from over 30 years of experience working with clients across all ages and backgrounds, Kate shares her unique combination of approaches to working with the whole person. From the beginning of the first class, you will learn to deepen your presence, building more confidence in your ability to hold a productive space for your clients without sacrificing your own energy.
However you interact with people in a therapeutic capacity, your most powerful tool is your presence. The more we can remain grounded and aware of our mental, physical and energetic boundaries, the more we are able to hold a space that is both productively challenging and safe. The deeper our trust in ourselves, the more we can trust clients to identify, explore and enact their own unique solutions.
”I feel that I'm more open and receptive to (client’s) emotions. I felt that I had a block before class, not wanting them to go there because I didn't quite know how to manage that. I now know what I can do in those moments which has made me more confident in my work.”
BM, Manual Therapist
Do you feel drained at the end of a session? At the end of your day?
Do you feel irritated by some of your clients? And then feel badly that you do?
Are you bored by your clients? And then make efforts to hide that?
Do you feel uncomfortable when clients go to difficult emotional places?
Do you feel frustrated when clients get stuck?
Do you struggle when the answer to every question you ask is “I don’t know”?
Do you feel the need to have clients find a resolution by the end of the session?
Do you worry if they do not?Would you like to step back and trust your clients to work things out for themselves but you are not sure how to do that?
Cultivating Unshakeable Therapeutic Presence is for therapists working in person or via TeleHealth, using touch or talk or a combination of both. The classes are open to Manual therapists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists and anyone working to empower their clients to discover their own wisdom and strengths. In these classes, you will learn how to hold and strengthen a presence that encourages clients to take responsibility for their own progress. And you will learn how to inspire your clients to stretch themselves by deepening your ability to pay attention to your own body and energy.
Each series is limited to 8 participants and will meet at the Maltex building in Burlington, Vermont on Saturdays from 10am-4:30pm.
Class 1 :
Grounding and energy management
Creating a safe, flexible and efficient container for our clients.
Whole body listening
Modeling tools for allowing the body to inform the mind.
Class 2:
The Energetics of sharing Information
Working with Shock
Honoring the Resistance
Handling our Triggers
Building comfort with the unexpected.
Class 3:
Trusting ourselves to inspire the same in our clients
Grounding ourselves in our bravery to inspire clients to stretch themselves.
Embodying Perspective and Compassion
Building habits of Sustainability
Next Series: In Person
Class 1 - February 1, 2025
Class 2 - February 15, 2025
Class 3 - March 1, 2025
Full in-person or online series - $795
Contact Kate with questions
