Training Therapists in
Existential-Humanistic Practice
EHI specializes in Existential-Humanistic therapy (E-H) professional enrichment programs, training, and events for both licensed therapeutic professionals & graduate students.
At the heart of EHI’s existential psychotherapy training programs is the Experiential Training Course Retreat. During this retreat, attendees experience an immersion in the Existential-Humanistic perspective and have the opportunity to develop therapeutic skills in a safe, supportive and intensive residential setting.
Congratulations to the 2026 Training Cohort!
Enrollment for 2027 Training Retreat Cohort
Starts in August
Each year EHI accepts applications until the places at May’s experiential retreat are filled. Unexpectedly in 2026 we filled the retreat by the Dec 15th Early Bird Application Deadline.
The 2027 Program fees will be available in mid-August (TBA) to open enrollment.
In-Person Experiential Training Retreat
“Existential-Humanistic Therapy: Principles of Practice”
Residential Dates: May 27-June 1, 2027
Sonoma, CA
2 Enrollment Tracks for
the In-Person Training Retreat*
Track 1. EHI Certificate in Foundations
of Existential-Humanistic
Therapy Practice
For students looking to gain a foundation in Existential-Humanistic Therapy practice; annual experiential retreat & theory courses, and case consultation included.
Track 2. EHI Experiential
Training Course
(Attend the Residential Retreat Only)
For new or returning attendees who want to attend the experiential training featured in the Certificate programs, no additional coursework. Consultation group optional.
Workshops
Existential-Humanistic Events
*APA Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APA Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Workshops, gatherings, symposiums, and conferences. EHI nurtures professional partnerships that have grown over the years to bring quality learning opportunities to the Existential-Humanistic clinical community. We also share recommended events from our Friends and Partners.
Join US For An Experiential Salon
In February!
February 26th: The Many Faces of Resistance
Facilitated by: Sonja Saltman, EHI Core Instructor and Joshua Diliberto, EHI Teaching Assistant
Read more on “resistance” in E-H therapy in blog posts from Scott Gibbs, LMFT.
Training in Action
See more photos from the residential training and workshops in our photo Gallery.
From the EHI blog...
The Existential Moment: An E-H Understanding of Relational Distress and Healing
Last month’s Existential Moment suggested that Existential-Humanistic (E-H) therapy, though not a formal couple’s model, naturally extends into relational work. This month begins to give fuller shape to that frame. Watch this brief scene from The Break-Up. Notice how an argument about dishes quickly becomes a disconnected, polarized argument about feeling unseen and unsupported, criticized and unappreciated.
4th World Congress of Existential Therapy Live Stream Invitation
An Invitation from Congress Co Chair Louis Hoffman, PhD Given the many global political events and barriers to travel, the committee for the 4th World Congress is working to ensure
The Existential Moment: Toward an E-H Informed Couples Therapy
Unlike many contemporary approaches to couples therapy (e.g., Gottman), existential-humanistic work does not offer a defined, manualized model with specific techniques or stages for working with couples. Instead, it provides a way of understanding and engaging human experience that naturally extends into the relational space. This piece aims to make explicit what is often implicit in existential-humanistic practice as applied to couples, offering a brief, high-level framework that will be explored in greater depth in future Existential Moments.