ESSENTIAL TRAINING FOR YOUR PRACTICE
Becoming a Master Therapist
A Deliberate Practice Approach
With Tori Olds, Ph.D.
Welcome!
Have you ever wondered, “Are some therapists just naturally better than others?”
Many of us have attended numerous trainings, studied with leaders in our field, and practiced for years...but our clinical results still don’t always match our aspirations. And if we look at ourselves honestly, we are not even sure we are better clinicians than we were a year ago, or even a decade ago.
When I looked at the current research on expertise, I found the key factor for becoming one of the greats is having the ability to develop the expertise.
It’s the methodology of learning — not the years of experience — that is the key ingredient.
As it stands today, properly cultivating our expertise so we can truly be master therapists is not on most psychotherapy curricula. So once we graduate, the question becomes, “How do we take all the knowledge, research, and clinical approaches and methodologies and fully integrate it into our practice?”
In my revolutionary course, Becoming a Master Therapist, I focus on the skill development that’s needed for you to feel more competent in the work you do. This is a process known as Deliberate Practice.
Deliberate or Purposeful Practice, as defined by Anders Ericsson, is: focused, has well-defined and specific goals, involves feedback, and requires getting out of one’s comfort zone.
In this groundbreaking online course, I provide a safe environment for experiential, vulnerability-led learning. Becoming a Master Therapist is more than just theory and information: the course offers you the knowledge and the skills you need to engage more effectively and get better results with your clients. And you'll have access to pre-recorded sessions that will help hone your skills.
You’ll learn the tools and skills you need to go deeper with clients and have more meaningful sessions. You’ll receive guidance on how to get better results, improve your skills, and strengthen your relationships with your clients. Deliberate practice works regardless of the modality or type of therapy you practice.
Whether you are a new or experienced therapist, I invite you to join me on this transformational journey.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tori Olds
And the Academy of Therapy Wisdom Team
“As a field we need to move away from improving our theories, and toward improving our therapists.”
—Dr. Tori Olds
Six Myths of Becoming a Master Therapist
and the Research That Shows the Truth
Myth 1: Therapists improve over time because experience makes the difference.
Research shows that, on average, we get slightly worse over time because we are just reinforcing bad habits instead of growing and learning new techniques.
Myth 2: Finding the best technique or theory, and learning it well, will make you an excellent therapist.
Research says that which theory you choose doesn’t matter. In fact, how accurately you use the model you pick does not even seem to make a difference. What’s more important are common factors, factors that are important in treatment and are also common across theoretical orientations.
Myth 3: Theory doesn’t matter at all. The therapeutic alliance is what truly makes a difference.
Myth 4: Confidence is really important in being an effective therapist.
Research shows that being an effective therapist comes from a combination of valuing yourself as a person, having humility, and questioning your effectiveness as a therapist.
Myth 5: The therapeutic alliance is all about warmth and empathy.
Warmth is only one part of the therapeutic alliance. Research shows that the three most important elements in the therapeutic alliance are warmth, agreement on the goals of therapy, and agreement on how, as a team, we are going to reach those goals.
Myth 6: You can’t teach someone how to be a great therapist because it is based on innate qualities and strengths.
Therapy is based on micro-skills that can be taught and learned through practice.
What is a “Master Therapist?”
Therapy is a craft. It’s an old-fashioned, traditional, and honorable profession that we take pride in doing. In our journeys as therapists, we start out as novices then move into an apprenticeship where we learn from others. Eventually, with the right training and skills, we can then become a master of our craft. We can become master therapists.
Becoming a master therapist isn’t about being better than your colleagues. There’s no arrogance or feeling of superiority involved.
It’s about refining your skills and feeling a sense of mastery in using your skills to help your clients—and seeing those clients get results, again and again.
Our courses are
At the Intersection of Psychotherapy, spirituality, and social change
WE BELIEVE LEARNING SHOULD CHALLENGE YOU AND CHANGE YOU.
Becoming a Master Therapist Includes…
1) FIVE Pre-recorded Teaching Modules with Tori Olds and Charlotte Howard
Watch these self-paced modules to learn the proven set of essential skills that create the platform on which all other techniques rest.
2) Pre-recorded Training Calls
In these pre-recorded sessions, Tori will demonstrate skills so that you can deepen your knowledge of the course materials.
3) Private User-Friendly Membership Site
All your course materials in one easy-to-navigate platform, supported by our dedicated customer service team.
4) Downloadable Videos and Transcripts to Add to Your Library
All the course assets are downloadable for you to keep and reference.
5) Access to the Becoming a Master Therapist Deliberate Practice Community
The Becoming a Master Therapist Deliberate Practice Community provides a private space for you to connect with your peers, practice, ask questions, network, and develop lifelong relationships with like-minded colleagues.
PLUS These Bonuses…
1) Interview with Dr. Karen Tao and Dr. Jesse Owen
Can deliberate practice be used to hone the skills (or ways of being) needed to effectively develop multicultural awareness and skill? Dr. Jesse Owen, developer of the "Multicultural Orientation" Framework (MCO), and Dr. Karen Tao have clearly demonstrated in their research the power of deliberate practice when used to enhance a therapist's ability to develop skills such as cultural humility and cultural comfort--skills which make a difference to outcomes. In this interview, an overview of MCO will stand side by side with chances to practice using video-tape roleplays.
2) Interview with Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.
How does a therapist grow from a novice into a master? In this interview, Dr. Stan Tatkin will give his thoughts on the journey toward excellence. Stan's own commitment to professional discovery led him to create PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy®), a powerful and novel approach to working with couples. In this interview, Stan will reflect on his own process of learning (how he 'learned to learn'), while offering priceless advice to his fellow clinicians on how to set our path firmly in the direction of growth.
3) Experiential Therapy Demonstration
In this demo session, Tori will illustrate how to use experiential questions to turn a client away from intellectualizing and toward an embodied awareness of their self, their needs, and their unfolding experience. This video will help bring to life the core concepts of this training, such as embodying presence, maintaining focus, working collaboratively to soften resistance, and being capable and willing to follow the client wherever their authentic emotions might lead, including deep connection with the therapist.
4) Video: Circles of Surviving Versus Thriving
There are two forces that we clinicians learn to appreciate over time: one, the forces that keep the human brain stuck in a mode of merely surviving, and two, the forces of resilience that pull us toward thriving. Understanding how to mitigate one force, while giving life to the other, is what being a therapist is all about. In this 30-minute video, Tori will go over a diagram she created that pulls together insights from Somatic Experiencing, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Affective Neuroscience, and Polyvagal Theory into one powerful visual. This diagram, called the "Circle of Surviving" and the "Circle of Thriving," allows for a rich conversation around the many entry points for healing, helping, and coming back into wholeness.
5) Mind Maps of Each Module
For each module of the course, an interactive Mind Map will be included, allowing participants to approach complex terrain with visual maps that help you understand, organize, and remember this rich material. Research suggests that using Mind Maps increases retention by 10-15%, while encouraging diffuse thinking and creativity.
Here’s What we'll Learn together in
Becoming a Master Therapist:
A Deliberate Practice Approach
Module 1
Presence: Developing Warmth and Strength
In the first module, we will explore the central role of therapeutic presence in helping the client shift from avoidance toward engagement, whether that be engagement with their deeper self, their emotions, their relationships, or the resources they need to stand in reality. We will unpack the various aspects of therapeutic presence, particularly the importance of embodying the two poles of warmth and strength. When the therapist exhibits both warmth and strength, the security this creates supports the client in coming into wholeness and taking risks.
In this module, we will discuss:
Module 2
Integration: Maintaining Social Engagement
In the second module, we will explore the importance of developing integration in our nervous system as a therapist. We will discuss why our capacity to maintain intrapersonal and interpersonal integration is key for the therapy to unfold. We will also explore various avenues toward developing integration, such as the use of self-compassion, mindfulness, and engagement in healing work to overcome our own experiential avoidance. Some practical advice will be given in terms of finding the most healing therapeutic experiences for ourselves as clients--something that can be hard to come by.
In this module, we will discuss:
Module 3
Focus: Guiding the Client Inward
In module 3, we will explore the importance of therapeutic focus. There is strong research that focused treatments get better results than non-focused (meandering) treatments. While short-term, structured treatments have an edge in this regard, it is possible to integrate the benefits of therapeutic focus into deeper therapy. This is done through the theoretically informed use of mindfulness, where the client is actively guided to contact their inner world. We will also explore how to overcome the false dichotomy between focus and depth.
In this module, we will discuss:
Module 4
Collaboration: Working Past Resistance
In module 4, we will explore the importance of developing a capacity to work effectively with client resistance and foster a relationship characterized by collaboration. We will examine the difference between the attachment system and the collaborative behavioral system, which draws upon the client’s adult functioning and allows the therapy to be a collaboration between equals. We will also explore how working with anxiety is an important part of minimizing resistance, as is using interpersonal skills such as clear communication, non-defensiveness, and curiosity.
In this module, we will discuss:
Module 5
Dedication: Deliberate Practice and Focusing on the Basics
In the final module, we will explore how the therapist’s commitment to growth and to flexibility helps them meet their clients’ needs to powerfully predict outcomes. ‘Supershrink’ research studies what separates some clinicians from others in terms of results. The fact that clinicians who try harder and do better begs the question, “How does one try harder?” This is where deliberate practice comes in as a way of approaching growth that is experiential, embodied, and focused on actual skill development.
In this module, we will discuss:
“This group was absolutely wonderful. Both didactic and experiential, I left with a greater depth of knowledge, and useful tools to use in my practice. To really see you at work helped in ways I can’t really put words to. I feel like the didactic and experiential was a perfect combo.”
— Shannon H
Here’s Everything You Receive with
Becoming a Master Therapist…
1) Five Pre-recorded Teaching Modules
2) Five Pre-recorded Training Calls
3) Private Membership Site
4) Downloadable Videos and Transcripts to Add to Your Library
5) Access to the Becoming a Master Therapist Deliberate Practice Community
Plus these special bonuses:
1) Interview with Dr. Karen Tao and Dr. Jesse Owen
2) Interview with Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.
3) Experiential Therapy Demonstration
4) Video: Circles of Surviving Versus Thriving
5) Mind Maps of Each Module
ENROLL NOW
$347
Join Tori Olds and Charlotte Howard for this special 5-Module Online Training
If you are a BIPOC helping professional,
please accept our discounted enrollment price for this course by clicking here.
We are glad to have you with us!
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Tori Olds, Ph.D.
Tori Olds, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. She is the training director and part-owner of Deep Eddy Psychotherapy, a training and counseling center that houses 120 clinicians. She specializes in the integration of experiential approaches to therapy and teaches four weekly training groups on this topic. She also offers online video-based trainings that offer CEU's. Tori is passionate about breaking down complex psychological theories to make them accessible to the public, which she does through her Youtube channel as well as speaking engagements.
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Testimonials
"Most modalities teach therapists how to make one recipe. Tori teaches us how to cook. She has the incredible ability to take concepts spanning across a number of different modalities and break them down in accessible ways. Tori has helped me understand the mind and its processes more holistically."
— Cate G.
"I cannot say enough positive words about ... Tori Olds’ training group. Her depth of knowledge and rich practice in experiential mindful work is an incredible resource. In a group setting she imparted wisdom, initiative, and confidence in doing this work and a beautiful shared experience among new therapists. "
— Elizabeth
“I wish I had a training like this coming out of graduate school... I feel validated in my skills with the support of this training and refreshed on tools that I had in my bag but were falling a bit dull/rusty.”
— Therapist
“Tori allowed the group to move through complex material in a way that was accessible and meaningful to my practice. Using experiential activities, real cases, and group learning she provided ease to what can be tedious terrain.”
— Kendra
."Working with Tori has turbo charged my therapy practice and I cannot recommend her highly enough!"
— Tony V.
"There is no one else I admire as much in this field of work as Tori... she has a knack for communicating these ideas in memorable and easy to understand ways. So much of what I’ve learned and use with my own clients comes from Tori’s mentorship and trainings. I feel lucky to be able to learn and benefit from her experience. It’s been a delight."
— Cathy S.
Here’s Everything You Receive with
Becoming a Master Therapist…
1) Five Pre-recorded Teaching Modules
2) Five Pre-recorded Training Calls
3) Private Membership Site
4) Downloadable Videos and Transcripts to Add to Your Library
5) Access to the Becoming a Master Therapist Deliberate Practice Community
Plus these special bonuses:
1) Interview with Dr. Karen Tao and Dr. Jesse Owen
2) Interview with Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.
3) Experiential Therapy Demonstration
4) Video: Circles of Surviving Versus Thriving
5) Mind Maps of Each Module
ENROLL NOW
$347
Join Tori Olds and Charlotte Howard for this special 5-Module Online Training
If you are a BIPOC helping professional,
please accept our discounted enrollment price for this course by clicking here.
We are glad to have you with us!