AEDP™ Psychotherapy Essential Skills(ES1)

“The AEDP Essential Skills course is absolutely one of the best psychotherapy trainings I have ever done. The format is a perfect balance of didactics, video observation and experiential practice (doing it!), with loads of supportive individual attention and feedback. I can’t recommend this training enough!”
– Victoria Lemie Beckner, PhD

The Essential Skills (ES1) Course is a certification course designed for licensed AEDP level 1 Immersion graduates

Upcoming Courses – Registration is Open!

ESSENTIAL SKILLS APRIL 2024 (CYPRESS)

Presented by: Kate Halliday, LCSW, Mary Androff, MD, Anna Christina Sungdren, MA, Kari Gleiser, PhD
Level 2 Certification course | Designed for Immersion Grads
Dates: Five 4-day Modules: April 12, 2024 – January 13, 2025
Times: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Eastern | Live Online
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS JUNE 2024 (WILLOW) – Certification Course

Presented by AEDP™ Institute Faculty: Richard Harrison, PhD, Sigal Bahat, MA, Karen Pando-Mars, MFT, Mary Androff, MD, Benjamin Lipton, LCSW
Sponsored by the Institute | Required for AEDP Certification
Dates: Five 4-day Modules: Friday – Monday June 21, 2024 – January 20, 2025
Times: Module 1, 3, 4, and 5 12:00 – 4:30 PM EST | Module 2 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST
Level: A Level 2 Certification Course | Designed for Immersion Grads
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS AUGUST 2024 (SEQUOIA) – Certification Course

Presented by AEDP™ Institute Faculty: Richard Harrison, PhD, Annika Medbo, MA, Ben Medley, LCSW, Sigal Bahat, MA
Sponsored by the Institute | Counts toward AEDP Certification
Dates: Five 4-day Modules: Friday – Monday | August 2, 2024 – March 24, 2025
Times: 11:00 – 3:30 PM EST
Level: A Level 2 Certification Course | Designed for Immersion Grads
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS OCTOBER, 2024 (ASPEN) – Certification Course

Presented by AEDP™ Institute Faculty
Sponsored by the Institute | Counts toward AEDP Certification
Dates: Five 4-day Modules: October 2024 – June 2025
Times: 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
Level: A Level 2 Certification Course | Designed for Immersion Grads
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS DECEMBER, 2024 (REDWOOD) – Certification Course

Presented by AEDP™ Institute Faculty
Sponsored by the Institute | Counts toward AEDP Certification
Dates: Five 4-day Modules: December 6, 2024 – August 4, 2025
Level: A Level 2 Certification Course | Designed for Immersion Grads
Registration opens soon!

Who the Essential Skills Course is for:

Essential Skills is for Immersion Grads who are licensed mental health practitioners (or the local/regional equivalent to ‘licensed’*) as well as interns legally practicing under the license of a supervising practitioner.

These licensed mental health practitioners include: Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Doctors, Nurses, Psychoanalysts, Psychotherapists, other Behavioral Health Therapists and related professionals.

*Every country / state / province has different rules regarding licensing. While AEDP™ Institute is generally familiar with navigating the licensing process in the U.S., we are not familiar with the process and regulations in most other countries. Our practice is to consult local AEDP practitioners for information on the nuances of education, licensing and other regulations in their areas.

If you have a question about the relevance of this course for you and/or your eligibility for this course please contact admin@aedpinstitute.org with your credentials before registering. For information about whether this course offers Continuing Education credits for your license, see each course page.

Course Overview:

AEDP Essential Skills course will provide practical skills for the application of AEDP as well as a thorough immersion in the theory underlying the practice. Our aim is to teach, in both left-brained and right-brained ways, different types of clinical interventions so that participants will emerge with both an understanding and a felt sense of how to “do” AEDP. Each day’s teaching will include didactic presentations of theory along with video of actual sessions conducted by AEDP Faculty followed by small group experiential exercises.

Instructional Methodology:

AEDP skills are introduced with their theoretical foundations and then with illustrations by way of clinical videotapes; skills are then practiced in group experiential exercises. In online courses, exceptionally effective experiential exercises are held in online “breakout rooms.”

Faculty, Experiential Assistants and Clinical Video:

These are the hallmarks of all AEDP trainings. In AEDP, we pride ourselves in how thoroughly and deeply we seek to both undo professional aloneness and engage in rigorous clinical teaching. Our faculty are excellent as academics, clinicians and teachers. Participants deeply appreciate how effectively faculty presenters’ clinical video demonstrates “AEDP in action.” And faculty have skilled accompaniment from a large number of Experiential Assistants. Participants rave about the excellent attention and support they receive in this unique learning environment.

Closed for Registration … Now in Progress

Essential Skills November 2023 – July 2024
Presented by: AEDP™ Institute Faculty | Live Online, Five 4-Day Modules , Nov 2023- July, 2024
Times: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST USA
Module 1: November 3-6, 2023 | Benjamin Lipton, LCSW
Module 2: January 26 – 29, 2024 | Annika Medbo, MA
Module 3: March 15-18, 2024 | Kari Gleiser, PhD
Module 4: May 3 – 6, 2024 | Richard Harrison, LCSW
Module 5: July 12 – 15, 2024 | Sigal Bahat, MA