Sandy's Newest Projects
Enhancing Couples Relationships Sandy was invited to present a training on couples enrichment at The 20th Annual World Family Conference in Prague, CZ in May, 2007. The conference was co-sponsored by the International Family Therapy Association and Avanta, the Satir Global Network. 350 people from 38 countries attended.
Somatic Experiencing Training Over the past several years Sandy has been assisting Dr.Diane Poole Heller at the Somatic Experiencing trainings held in Boulder, Colorado. SE is a trauma resolution therapy that was developed by Dr. Peter Levine. The Beginning and Intermediate levels are offered locally.
Satir Training in Boulder This year Sandy trained 14 therapists from the Front Range over 10 days in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy through the Satir Institute of the Rockies. Some of the students were active therapists in the Boulder/Denver area while others were completing their masters degrees in counseling psychology at four different universities. This ten day training is offered annually. To find out more, go to www.satirtraining.org.
Couples Therapy Training in Shanghai In January, 2008, Sandy assisted Dr. John Banmen in his five day therapist training for the Satir Institute of China. 45 professionals in Shanghai are training in STST with Dr. Banmen.
Building Relationships Workshop in Shanghai In January, 2008, Sandy co-taught a four day workshop for the public on enhancing relationships with oneself and others for Human Resources Inc.
Parenting Workshops in China In April, 2008, Sandy facilitated two four-day workshops, one each in Beijing and Shanghai, for the Satir Institute of China entitled "How to Parent an Emotionally Healthy Child Using the Satir Model." She got rave reviews from both groups and was invited back to offer this workshop on an ongoing basis and another workshop on how to facilitate workshops and trainings.
How to Grow Your Intimate Relationship Using The Satir Growth Model Sandy was invited to be a presenter at this year's annual conference of The Virginia Satir Global Network in Denver. She will be on the program along with master therapists like John Banmen, Jeff Zeig, Jean Houston, Maria Gomori, and Jean McLendon. More info at SatirGlobal.org/2008conference or 1-888-824-0879.
Energy Psychology Think Tank for Healing Addictions Sandy was invited to participate in a cutting edge "think tank" that plans to integrate psychotherapy and energy treatment modalities to develop a successful model for the treatment of addictions. On this team Sandy represents both treatment modalities, STST and SE. The group will meet twice this year, coming together from around North America.
Advanced Family Therapy Training Course in STST Sandy was invited to participate in this week-long training in Vancouver, BC in July, 2008. Three leaders in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy from 10 countries have been selected to come together and extend their therapy and leadership skills under the instruction of Dr. John Banmen and Kathlyne Maki-Banmen. Obviously, Sandy will be one of three US therapists attending.