What if the most important moments in therapy are the ones that never make it into the notes?
In this Lunch and Learn, Justin invites attendees to slow down and rediscover the ethical and transformative power of everyday moments that matter. Together, participants will explore how existential love, understood not as emotion but as a way of being with, calls us into deeper responsibility, presence, and care.
Facilitated by: Sonja Saltman, MFT - EHI Core Instructor, and Joshua Diliberto, LCHC, NCC, RYT- EHI Teaching Assistant
Location: Online Via Zoom
Host: Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI)
On December 2nd, EHI is hosting a two-hour virtual community space for exploring "The Path to Being in Contact with Others." Personal, relational, and cosmological aspects are considered in group discussion, practical demonstration, with possible dyad or small group engagement—we will be flexible to follow emergent wishes from the group.
The organization, Coachmate Collective, is creating a future where people who are impacted by incarceration receive the support they need to transform their lives, realize their full potential, and positively contribute to their communities. Please considering registering to join for the open house or get the recording if you are interested in how ontological/existential coaching happens on the inside.
How do you know you’re actually helping?
Facilitated by: Clare Knudsen, BS, and Sara J. Smith, MA, LMHCA
Hosted by: EHNW in Portland
In this EHNW salon designed for those old and new to the field, participants have a collective conversation about this and alternative understandings of what it means to actually “help” someone. Through an Existential-Humanistic framework, attendees will consider aspects of helping that expand on and diverge from the dominant managed care model.
FULL SCHEDULE:
Friday, November 7, 2024 2025 (4.25 hours)
Saturday, November 8, 2025 (4.25 hours)
Friday, November 14, 2025 (4.25 hours)
Saturday, November15, 2025 2025 (4.25 hours)
In this 16-hour online training, leading instructors in the E-H field will provide theoretical explanation and experiential opportunities for the development and/or strengthening of skills and capacities that are not only core to the E-H approach but can also support therapists of many other modalities cultivate a foundation for optimizing their technical skills.
Join EHNW for a virtual summer reading salon on Friday, October 17, from 1 PM to 3 PM, Pacific Time.
EHNW Board Members Bob Edelstein, LMFT, and Lisa Sloan Strom, LPC will be facilitating a discussion of Kirk Schneider’s latest book, Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World, the topic of his recent EHNW day-long workshop held on October 4th.
Keynote Speaker: Kirk Schneider, PhD
Host: Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW)
This day-long workshop will explore how anxiety is hitting the roof in our practices and world precisely because we so often fail to address the underlying or primal anxiety that fuels greater and more destructive anxiety. That which Kirk terms “life-enhancing anxiety,” is a level of anxiety that enables us to live with and make the best of the depth and mystery of existence. Or to put it more concretely, it fosters our capacity to live more on the edge of wonder and discovery rather than terror and overwhelm.
Facilitated by Lindsey Lerner, PhD Psilocybin Sessions for Existential and Death Anxiety Date: Friday, September 12, 2025Time: 1pm–2:30pm Pacific TimeFee: $20 for non-affiliates. $15 for students. $0 for EHNW affiliates Online: via ZoomHost: Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW) Participants will gain a better understanding of Oregon’s psilocybin service model, including the roles of preparation, administration sessions, and integration, while […]
Facilitated by: Carol Swanson, LCSW and Gestalt Practitioner
Dates: September 2025 – May 2026. Meeting first Friday of each month.
Online: via Zoom
Host: Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW)
This is the 3rd year this seminar is being held. It is designed for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, and clinicians who are interested in deepening their work through philosophical reflection and dialogue. We will explore ethical, hermeneutic, and humanistic dimensions of clinical practice by reading Donna Orange’s The Suffering Stranger: Hermeneutics for Everyday Clinical Practice.
On August 26th, EHI is hosting a two-hour virtual community space for exploring "Our Life's Narrative and Meaning Making." Personal, relational, and cosmological aspects are considered in group discussion, practical demonstration, possible dyad or small group engagement—we will be flexible to follow emergent wishes from the group.
Clinician Self Care - Suicide Prevention Awareness Presenter: Michaele P. Dunlap, PsyD June 13, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Location: OnlineRegular Pricing: $20 for Professionals, $15 for Students, and $0 for EHNW affiliates Dr Dunlap's description: "That human beings sometimes commit suicide is a fact. As mental health professionals we are required to understand suicide […]
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