About EHI's Educational Offerings
You can read the bios of our training instructors here on their bio pages:
Nader Shabahangi, PhD, LMFT, EHI Clinical Co Director & Co-Founder, and Instructor
Nance Reynolds, LCSW, EHI Clinical Co Director and Instructor
Kirk Schneider, PhD, EHI President & Co-Founder, and Instructor
Sonja Saltman, LMFT, EHI Secretary/Communications Director & Co-Founder, and Instructor
Doug Silberstein, LMFT, EHI Treasurer and Affiliate Instructor
Scott Gibbs, LMFT, EHI Board Member-at-Large and Teaching Assistant
Stephanie Weissman, PsyD, EHI Board Member-at-Large and Affiliate Instructor
Bonnie Rose, LMFT, EHI Board Member-at-Large and Affiliate Instructor
EHI offers courses on the principles of existential-humanistic practice, case seminars in existential-humanistic (E-H) theory and practice, E-H consultation groups and E-H workshops from leading practitioners and theorists. Most of EHI’s program instructors have trained extensively with such masters as James Bugental, Irvin Yalom and Rollo May, and are among the most highly trained existential-humanistic practitioners in the country.
EHI is a professional enrichment and advocacy organization. EHI cannot provide a person with credentials to practice therapy nor do we offer university or college degrees. Anyone interested in practicing therapy will still need to gain the relevant degree from an accredited university or college, based on their country’s licensing or credentialing regulations.
Each year we host online workshops with presenters who are leading E-H therapists, authors, and teachers. Once scheduled these are listed on our Upcoming Events page and we email announcements to our mailing list.
EHI’s instructors also host a 3-day training workshop once a year titled Core Skills in Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy. This 16-hour online training is facilitated by leading instructors in the Existential-Humanistic field. The instructors 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.
The Training Retreat
Yes. This retreat can be attended through enrolling in the Certificate program or as a stand alone module. It is the same training.
The training is intended for licensed/pre-licensed professionals who seek to enhance their clinical skills, and to full/half time students in a master’s or doctoral psychology, counseling, social work or therapeutic arts program. It is also open to medical professionals and persons who currently hold at least a master’s degree in therapeutic arts or human services. International practitioners and master’s and doctoral students in therapeutic programs listed above are also very welcome!
Past attendees have been domestic and international clinicians including: psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, ministers and chaplains, medical counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners, higher education faculty, music, art and movement therapists, and more!
If you have questions about whether this program might be a good fit for you please reach out.
Absolutely. EHI welcomes international participants in our programs! The in-person training retreat is held in Sonoma each Spring. Find out more about the in-person retreat on the Experiential Training page.
At this time there is no online version of the training retreat.
Each year we do host our online 3-day intensive: Core Skills in Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy. This 16-hr workshop will be held Jan 26-28, 2024 and the next one will be in November of 2024.
We ask that each interested person submit an application, choosing your preferred enrollment track. Once reviewed and accepted then the program admin will facilitate enrollment.
We ask that applicants who would like to attend the training retreat be currently enrolled in Master’s or Doctorate programs that are therapeutically focused (or have equivalent professional experience.) Programs such as social work, therapy, counseling, music & art therapy, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and human services. Those students who are involved in a clinical practicum or internship would benefit from the training.
This is an annual retreat currently held each spring.
The Foundations Certificate Program
The certificate program is open to licensed therapeutic professionals (psychology, counseling, social work or therapeutic arts) who seek to enhance their clinical skills, and to full/half time students in a master’s or doctoral psychology, counseling, social work or therapeutic arts program where you are seeing clients, through work or internship.
It is also open to medical professionals and persons who currently hold at least a master’s degree in therapeutic arts and/or human services. International clinical practitioners and master’s and doctoral students in therapeutic programs listed above are also very welcome!
Past attendees have been domestic and international clinicians including: psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, ministers and chaplains, medical counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, doctors, nurse practitioners, music, art and movement therapists, and higher education faculty!
If you have questions about whether this program might be a good fit for you please reach out prior to applying. This program is not designed for laypersons who are interested in existential theory. If you are not a therapist but would like to take the Online Theory Course described above please reach out to us about tuition and availability.
Every country’s regulations governing the practice of therapy is different but almost all countries require therapists to have attended a post-graduate or graduate program through a college or university and undergo differing licensing/regulatory procedures. EHI does not provide attendees with credentials to practice therapy, our attendees already have their credentials or are in the process of earning them.
Absolutely. EHI welcomes international participants in our programs! The only in-person component is the training retreat held in Sonoma each spring. Find out more about the in-person retreat on the Experiential Training page.