Are you an Early Career Clinician or Psychology Pre-Professional?

Core Skills for the Relational Therapist Certificate Program is a 6-month online program that emphasizes learning to work from the inside out. Over the course of this experiential program, we encourage you to embody your innate wisdom and unfolding confidence as you learn essential clinical skills, such as how to:

  • Skillfully introduce optimal stress to facilitate emotional resilience

  • Successfully navigate transference/countertransference reactions in a way that encourages relational maturity

  • Negotiate vicarious trauma, triggers, and activations with sensitivity

  • Use the therapeutic relationship to empower by understanding and acknowledging reciprocal impact

Learning Modules

  • Module 1: How to Cultivate Therapeutic Presence and Amplify the Transformative Potential of the Clinical Relationship

  • Module 2: Listening Deeply to Both Yourself and Your Clients for Maximum Attunement to What Unfolds in the Moment

  • Module 3: Building Trust by Learning to Discern the Right Amount of Support and Challenge

  • Module 4: How to Focus on the Subtleties of the Therapeutic Relationship While Shifting Your Viewpoint Back and Forth from Full Participant to Mindful Observer

  • Module 5: Attuning to the Intimate Edge and Bringing Forward What Most Wants to Surface into Consciousness

  • Module 6: Learning How to Gain Permission from the Patient’s Unconscious to Advance Therapeutic Work

  • Module 7: How to Transform Unconscious Relational Dynamics into Authentic Connection

  • Module 8: Committing To Relational Repair, Even in the Midst of Challenging Transference and Countertransference Reactions

  • Module 9: How to Shift the Negativity Bias by Engaging Neuroplasticity and Helping the Nervous System Evolve

  • Module 10: Emphasizing Compassionate Awareness to Avoid Extremes of Suppression and/or Immersion with Difficult Feelings

  • Module 11: Prioritizing a Trauma-Informed Foundation for the Therapeutic Journey by Resisting Re-Traumatization

  • Module 12: Using the Therapeutic Relationship to Empower by Learning to Acknowledge Reciprocal Impact and Social Conditioning

Clinical support is not part of the self-study course, but is an integral part of the CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.

If you would prefer to have 'live' clinical support, we invite you to register for the next certificate program rather than the self-study course.

In the certificate program, in addition to the self-study coursework, we offer interactive opportunities: group consultations every month, reduced fee individual consultations, and support from your instructors. Programs are offered in March, June, September, and December every year.
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How Will You Enhance Your Professional Skills with Us?

  • Core Skills Curriculum

    Our instructors will guide you through your online core curriculum and experiential exercises at your own pace.

    Each module of the curriculum includes a Video Presentation, Infographics, Summary of Presentation, Vignettes, Exercises, Curated Supplemental Readings and Videos, and References.

  • Vignettes and Case Studies

    You will have case examples to highlight the themes of each module.

  • Reflections, Exercises, and Meditations

    Every module has exercises for you to explore and apply the material to your practice.

Instructors

and Consultants

Tamara Thebert

Lead Instructor

Tamara Thebert, MFT is the CEO, Co-Founder, and an Instructor at Inner Science Institute. She uses her 17+ years of experience to support clinicians to deepen and expand their self-awareness by learning from the inside out. Tamara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies with a concentration in Art and Psychology from Knox College, a Master’s Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and a Certification in Hypnotherapy (Spiritual Counseling emphasis) from Foundation of the Sacred Stream. She is currently enrolled in Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, a two-year training in awareness and compassion-based practices. Tamara has training and certificates in integral counseling psychology, neurobiologically-informed trauma treatment, mindful self-compassion, meditation, spiritual counseling, energy medicine, women’s spirituality, grief and bereavement, shamanic counseling, ecopsychology, and permaculture. Since 2004, she has studied and trained in spiritual and psychological traditions from all over the globe. Tamara teaches spiritual principles and practices specifically tailored to improve mental and emotional health and encourage spiritual awakening. In her private practice Tamara specializes in helping women recognize & amplify inner resources to recover from trauma, anxiety, stress, and distress while attending to the important relationships in their lives. To find out more about her psychotherapy practice, go to www.psychospiritualcounseling.net. Tamara offers mindfulness-based clinical consultation via Zoom. For more information, go to www.psychospiritualcounseling.net/mindfulness-based-consultation/.

Deborah Yarock

Lead Instructor

Deborah Yarock, MFT is the co-founder of Inner Science Institute (InSci), providing courses and events for lifelong learners as well as mental health professionals interested in fulfilling continuing education units. An integrative institute informed by the inner sciences of psychology and spirituality, InSci offers transdisciplinary education and training to those interested in personal transformation, social change, and spiritual awakening. Deborah has degrees and training in integral counseling psychology, psychological process work, re-evaluation counseling, and extensive experience in all phases of addiction treatment. Since 1995, while teaching and mentoring pre-professionals in the field community mental health, Deborah expanded services by developing and running practicum sites. She has also created avenues to advance cultural competency, address stress and vicarious trauma, and encourage comprehensive grief support. Throughout her career, Deborah has respected and addressed the practical realities of life alongside deeper identity and soul-searching aspects of therapeutic work. To find out more about her psychotherapy practice, go to www.deborahyarockmft.com.

Susan "Quasi" King

Clinical Consultant

Susan “Quasi” King, CAS is a Clinical Consultant at Inner Science Institute and uses her 30+ years of experience as a certified addiction specialist in community mental health to support clinicians with processing countertransference reactions and impasses when confronted with clients’ addictive behaviors, navigating the relationship between pain management medication and recovery, with particular expertise in developing assessment and treatment planning for clients with dual diagnosis who need a unique approach tailored to the severity of their experience. Quasi is also quite skilled at collaborating with psychiatrists and medical professionals when faced with challenges and systemic obstacles. Susan offers consultations for professionals and pre-professional via phone and video. Feel free to contact her today for a consultation, to explore ways she might be able to help you in your work, or to provide training to your staff. For more information about her private practice, go to https://susankingintegrative.com.

Our Risk-Free Learning Guarantee

At times, a course may not align with your specific needs or preferred learning style. If the course or program you purchase fails to meet your expectations, we offer two options to ensure your satisfaction.

Option 1: Course Replacement

Within 60 days of your purchase date, you can opt to replace the course with another of your choice. This option applies as long as the course has not been more than 50% completed. We understand that different individuals have distinct preferences, and we are committed to finding the right fit for you.


Option 2: Full Refund

Alternatively, you have the opportunity to receive a full refund within 30 days of your purchase date. This option is available as long as the course has not been more than 50% completed. We value your trust and want to ensure your utmost satisfaction with our offerings.


We stand behind our commitment to provide exceptional learning experiences and we strive to accommodate your unique needs. Contact us at [email protected] with “Refund Request” in the subject line to begin the process.


Accommodations

To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Program Administrator at [email protected].

Grievances

To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Tamara @ [email protected].