Once upon a time:
I stumbled upon Voice Dialogue, a process based on the premise that our healthy personality consists of many different inner selves, created by my mentors, the Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone. Developed as “accessible mental wellness," this tool is internationally recognized for its capacity to generate positive change. It changed my life (for the better) forever.
Cut to: now.
For the first time in a long time, I'm offering my in-person foundational Voice Dialogue Facilitation Training -- a 2-weekend immersion workshop I'm very excited about! The core of Voice Dialogue is the experience of meeting parts of ourselves in a structured format, so we can learn how they influence us in ways that help, and sometimes hurt.
To Your Procrastinator Self: Your timing is perfect - this is the moment you've been waiting for!
To Your Action Self: Sign up now.
My website is full of info about my decades of experience with thousands of participants and clients, so I won't get into that here. Today's newsletter is written by my Inner New Yorker who gets to the point, highlighting this May's workshop so you can decide if now is the right time for you to dig into Voice Dialogue. By the way, now is the right time. Keep in mind, it will be at least another year before I'm able to offer this multi-day intensive for CECs.
The W's:
WHAT?
My (mostly) in-person Voice Dialogue Professional Training: Level 1&2 takes place the first two full weekends in May 2024. Just a few of the multi-modal benefits of Voice Dialogue include expanded creativity, greater cognitive flexibility, a freer physicality leading to better health -- you will learn how and why this is true! Also, it's deep fun. No experience necessary. All levels welcome. Personally and professionally I can say Voice Dialogue is a transformative life-changing adventure. I’m delighted to be your companion as you explore the world of inner selves and harvest your unique intelligences for work and life.
**CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (34 CECS) ARE THROUGH THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT, RECOGNIZED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S STATE BOARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AS AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR:
**Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCAT), #CAT-0105. Art Therapists Please Note: These credits can only be applied to ATCB certification by those holding the LCAT credential.
**Social Workers (LMSW, LCSW), #SW-0730
**Mental Health Counselors (LMHC),#MHC-0262.
**Marriage And Family Therapists (LMFT) . #MFT-0110.
All participants with full attendance receive their valuable Certificate of Completion, which are often eligible for CECs for other professions including, but not limited to life coaches, fitness trainers and body workers. Check with your board of professions.
WHY?
Or, as my Inner New Yorker prefers, "What for?"
Here's the what-for: Having access to your many (and often opposing) different parts, also called inner selves, sub-personalities, alter egos, personas... and experiencing how it feels to embody so much more than you ever thought you were (or had given yourself permission to be) is liberating. That a wild word to use, but it's true. Voice Dialogue is a tool that works brilliantly alongside other modalities, to unearth and explore multiple aspects of a person (and how the inner selves of people bond with others' inner selves within their relationships -- Level 2's focus.) Gaining this knowledge is vital now more than ever. Whether it's related to stuckness, life transitions, creative blocks, anxiety, depression, trauma processing and resolution, problematic substance use, addictive behaviors, disordered eating, parenting, blended familying, integrating esteem... Voice Dialogue is a game changer.
WHO?
me & you & the other 11 participants
+ Erik Potempa, Voice Dialogue Training Co-facilitator
(Enrollment is limited, and has already started, so register while there's availability.)
WHEN?
FIRST TWO WEEKS IN MAY, which is SOONer than you think
Level 1 – Friday, May 3, 2024 from 7-10pm (via Zoom)
Saturday and Sunday, May 4 & May 5 from 10am-6pm – IN PERSON
&
Level 2 – Friday, May 10, 2024 from 7-10pm (via Zoom)
Saturday and Sunday, May 11 & May 12 – IN PERSON
WHERE?
It takes place in the brand new Final 8th Retro Retreat studio near DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Specifics will be provided to registered participants.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Tuition is $1000, covering both Level 1 & 2 and about 94% of your total CEC needs
and includes a free copy of my book
How does payment work?
Email me and after you fill out a short questionnaire sharing a little about your goals and Voice Dialogue experience (if any), you'll receive an invoice. Payment in full is always an option. If you prefer to spread it out, you can pay $250 every two weeks: March 1 & 18 & April 1 &15.
Voice Dialogue unlocks personal freedom as it helps us embrace all of ourselves as well as the elements imposing themselves on a situation, ultimately melting obstacles to a freer, healthier way of being. You really can turn the problematic parts of yourself into life-long allies!
