Four bi-weekly Book Study sessions with an optional 6-week Social Therapeutic Group for Practitioners
led by Carrie Sackett, MS, PCC, author of Social Therapeutic Coaching: A Practical Guide to Group and Couples Work (Routledge, 2024)

BOOK STUDY

with the option to experience a Life Development Group

Transform Lives with Training in Advanced Group, Couples and Family Coaching

Shift your coaching lens from ‘me’ to ‘we’ and advance your practice.

Experiential learning and discussion process.

Bring your curiosity, questions and openness to go somewhere new while learning this advanced method.

book cover of Social Therapeutic Coaching: A Practical Guide to Group and Couples Work Carrie Sackett
“Powerful, educational, and vulnerable. This book does a great job of empowering practitioners with new tools. It is a great textbook!”

BOOK STUDY

EMEA AND EASTERN AMERICAS

Mondays, September 16, 30, October 14, 28
16:00pm-17:15pm GMT +1 / 11:00am-12:15 pm ET

AMERICAS

Fridays, September 20, October 5, 18 November 1
4:00-5:15pm ET/ 1:00-2:15pm PT

Fees: $250.  $220 early bird by August 31

Next Book Study groups begin in January 2025 – sign up for our Winter wait list

Each class will weave sections of Social Therapeutic Coaching together to dive deeply into a theme:

  1. Belonging: A group-based understanding of human development.

  2. Shifting the Practitioner Lens: Move from a 'me' to a 'we' perspective by abandoning inherited concepts and outdated modes of thinking.

  3. The Power of Improv/Theater Performance: Explore this metaphor for life and its applications.

  4. Seeing the 'We' in Emotions and Language: Understand the collective aspects of emotions and communication.

    Concepts and tools presented will come to life through experiential activities and discussion. Examination of group and couples sessions heightens the integration of learnings.

“The innovations of social therapeutics inform my coaching practice every day. It is a ground-breaking offering for co-creating trust, connection, belonging and community; and, most importantly, for supporting our clients to achieve their goals in life and work.”
— Elizabeth C. Hechtman, MS Group Process and Group Psychotherapy, PCC, CPCC, Past President, ICF Philadelphia

TAKEAWAYS

As a group-based method, social therapeutics is flexible. In these takeaways, consider the term ‘group’ to be inclusive of ‘the relationship’ (couples work), the family, the team, the community.

  • Understand the Four Pillars: Dive into the foundational elements of social therapeutics.

  • Develop Group Insight: Enhance your ability to perceive and relate to the group as a unified entity.

  • Practical Applications of Relationality: Gain clarity on how relationality boosts coach-client presence and trust.

  • Enhance Session Awareness: Sharpen your skills in observing and creating with emerging dynamics during sessions.

  • Empower Clients: Learn tools to help clients take emotional risks and engage in difficult conversations within the group.

  • Reflect and Facilitate Growth: Discover methods to mirror back the group's progress and activities, fostering collective growth.

  • Embrace Uncertainty: Challenge yourself to let go of the need for certainty and leverage your discoveries to guide clients in doing the same.

BOOK STUDY + 6-week Life Development Group for Practitioners

Go further and invest your book learnings in hands-on practice.

Experience both being a member of and leading a Life Development Group (LDG). 

Sessions run 90 minutes total:

75-minute group session + 15-minute group debrief on the experience.

You will be a client in five of the six sessions.

Six week agenda:

Weeks 1+2. An experienced social therapeutic coach will lead the group.

Weeks 3-6. There will be a rotation among group members to lead/co-lead one group session. On the week you are leading, you will meet with the social therapeutic coach before and after the 90-minutes.

EXPERIENTIAL TAKEAWAYS

  • Experience the Six Key Tenets of Group Leadership: Observe and engage with the core principles of effective group leadership.

  • Dual Communication: Immerse yourself in speaking to both the group and individual members simultaneously.

  • Foster Emotional Growth: Participate in creating an environment that promotes emotional growth, connection, and belonging.

  • Group-Building Activities: Practice activities that focus on building the group dynamic.

  • Real-Life Application: Bring a life or work issue to explore with the group, engaging in activities other than advice-giving or problem-solving.

  • Moment-to-Moment Sharing: Observe and experience the power of sharing your immediate experiences in relation to others, enhancing your emotional and relational skills.

Next LDG: Wednesdays, September 11-October 16

Limited to 8 people. Pre-requisite: Book Study or Weekend Intensive. Another group will launch in November.

Combo Training

Fee: $800 (Early bird: $700 by August 1)

September Book Study + November Life Development Group for Practitioners

Life Development Group for Practitioners only:

Fee: $600 (Early bird: $550 by August 1) for previous trainees only

September and November offerings

  • This is what I have been looking for! Both training in and experiencing Life Development Groups is changing my practice in a profoundly hopeful and humanistic way.

    Silvia Llacera, PCC

  • I felt a lightness after training with Carrie. I learned that I could let go of my need to get couples to a certain point. She introduced tools for connecting in a different way that’s more organic and can help my clients grow.

    Susan Holt, Chair, Family Life Coaching Association

  • I have experienced the power of social therapeutic group and couples work. It has changed my own life and my practice as a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. Sackett and Dabby teach tools for emotional closeness. I encourage practitioners of all types to immerse themselves in it.

    Aneil M. Shirke, MD, PhD, FABPN, FABP