Online & in-person training with CE and psychodrama credits

Expand your skills with online and in-person retreat-style training in leading mind-body therapies and action methods at the Lancaster School of Psychodrama and Experiential Psychotherapies in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with  continuing education credits for social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed counselors, addictions counselors and psychologists in Pennsylvania, plus psychodrama and Act 48 hours. Play therapy hours may be available for selected classes.
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 Looking at Tarot as a resource to support imagination and supply self-regulation and connection with self and others online on Feb. 6.
Experiential group skills for group leaders for lively and engaged groups, with applications for 1-1 sessions in psychotherapy, coaching on ​April 17.
Ecopsychology brings a new perspective to partner with the greater forces of nature -- all experiential -- on May 15-16.
Symbols, archetypes and metaphors of sand tray support growth with teens and adults with psychotherapy and coaching. on Aug. 6-8.
Focus on safety and containment when working with  trauma survivors  and recovering addicts with the Therapeutic Spiral Model on Sept. 18.
Exploring the world of work and how we can gain purpose and satisfaction from our employment or vocation on Nov. 13.
Emphasizing a whole-person approach to the treatment of trauma and addiction with psychodrama and other models online on Feb. 27.
 Trauma-informed basics for alternative practitioners so that you are able to truly help, not harm, the people you work with on April 22.
 Healing out-of-order eating patterns, along with struggles with the body, with psychodrama, imagery and other experiential methods on June 5-6.
 Exploring religious, heritage and ancestry themes that shape people who come from the Mennonite tradition on Oct. 23.
Presenting at the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama in Niagara Falls, New York, from May 6-10.
Support for volunteers who are veteran mentors for the Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court on Date to be announced.
 Looking at the importance of integrating our ancestors into a variety of healing settings, including Family Constellations on March 27.
Trauma-informed basics for alternative practitioners you are able to truly help, not harm, the people you work with online on April 24.
Learn how to use the Tarot as a tool to deepen in psychotherapy and personal growth and coaching settings on July 17-18.
 Ways to support people in the spiritual journey in psychotherapy and other healing settings with experiential work on Dec. 4.
Addressing collective trauma and political anxiety and finding directions for us and communities. Date to be announced.

The Welcoming Place, the class location

Most of the in-person trainings sponsored by the Lancaster School of Psychodrama and Experiential Psychotherapies take place at The Welcoming Place, a beautiful and relaxing retreat center for people seeking a respite from daily life.

The landscape emphasizes native plants that provide food and habitat for birds, pollinators like butterflies, moths and bees and wildlife. A walk across the campus provides an immersive nature-based experience, extending into a woodland that offers a network of trails perfect for short hikes and relaxation beneath a shaded tree canopy.

Affordable lodging is available in cottages in the campus "village" for those who want to stay overnight.  The group space and guest houses have free wireless internet access and are accessible to people with disabilities.

The address is: 21 S. 12th St., Akron, Pa. 17501. You may find more pictures, information and directions to the center here.  To make lodging arrangements, contact Karen here.

Some trainings may take place at other locations or online; please read training description carefully to learn of the correct location for your class.
The Meeting Place, where training classes take place.
The guest houses.