Training Therapists in
Existential-Humanistic Practice
Gratitude
To Our Dear Community,
In the midst of these winter months, we wait…we sense our faces turning toward the dark, and then returning again to the light as the earth travels her path. We collectively feel the season shift and sing as Spring whispers quietly and slowly of a new beginning- a new becoming.
Each of us here at EHI wishes to deliver a message of gratitude for our community, YOU!
Each of you makes EHI continually ‘become.’ As we all embrace the daily changes and allow the heartbeat of possibilities to echo in our work and lives, we thank you sincerely for all of your contributions.
Existential-Humanistic thought and sensibility anchor us, lighten us, allow us to explore, and encourage us to hope in our world so desperately in need of better, braver selves. Our cultivation of deeper presence, awareness of self and others, acceptance and appreciation of one another, and care for one another light up the world. In closing ~ a quote by Drew Jackson. Poet, speaker, and public theologian:
The world is on fire.
As it always is.
The world is still beautiful.
As it always is.
The EHI Family
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 2025 Training Cohort!
Waitlist Available for
Openings in 2026 Training Retreat Cohort
Each year EHI accepts applications until the places at May’s experiential retreat are filled. Unexpectedly we have filled the retreat early. We are doing a waitlist. If you would like to be on the list, please contact Michelle here, she can discuss next steps about the waitlist with you.
We hope to connect with you.
The 2027 retreat is scheduled May 27 – June 1, 2027 and the application process starts in mid-August (TBA).
In-Person Experiential Training Retreat
“Existential-Humanistic Therapy: Principles of Practice”
Residential Dates: May 21 - May 26, 2026
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: Working With Resistance
Haven’t we all pushed harder and harder on a door that would not open, only to pause, look at the handle, or see the sign “pull,” realizing then it was
The Existential Moment: Why “Resistance” Matters—The Existential Cost and the Therapeutic Aim
Seeing a line of windmills as ominous giants, Don Quixote lowers his lance and charges, unable to sense that the world long passed him by. Living in an age of
Gratitude
To Our Dear Community, In the midst of these winter months, we wait…we sense our faces turning toward the dark, and then returning again to the light as the earth