Existential Humanistic Institute

Grand Opening Dinner Celebration with guest speakers: Dr. James F.T. Bugental and Dr. Irvin Yalom.

Discussion on Grief with Mary Goulding, M.S.W.

The Art of the Psychotherapist with James F.T. Bugental, Ph.D. at the Westerbeke Retreat Center.

Educational Programs:
Bridging Philosophy and Practice
Evoking the Inner Search Process
Subjectivity and Encounter
The Existential-Humanistic Conception of Resistance
Meaning and Alignment
Existential Transcendence
Integrating Existential Psychotherapy Into Your Current Practice

Existential-Contemplative Perspectives and the Integration of the Spiritual in Depth Psychotherapy. Workshop with Bill Staudenmaier, Ph.D. and Bruce McBeath, Ph.D.

The Legacy and Future of R.D. Laing's Contribution to Contemporary Thought: A Two-Day Symposium with moderators: Dr. Michael Guy Thompson and Dr. Kirk Schneider.

Evoking the Edge: Applying Existential Principles to Live Cases with consultants: Nader R. Shabahangi, Ph.D., MFT, Karla Boyd, Ph.D., MFT, and Orah Krug, MFT.

Person-Centered Expressive Arts for Therapists and Healers. Weekend workshop with Natalie Rogers, Ph.D., R.E.A.T.

What is Existential Humanism- A Dialogue with the Directors of EHI.

Writing, Editing, Publishing- Existential Humanistic Psychology with Tom Greening, Ph.D., Kirk Schneider, Ph.D., Frances Vaughn, Ph.D., and Leslie Berriman.

A History of the Breast with Marilyn Yalom, Ph.D.

The Art and Wonder of Psychotherapy with Children with Deborah Cohen, M.A., M.P.H., and Stephen Curtin, Ph.D.

Diversity: Exploring Existential-Humanistic Psychology with Various Populations with Sonya Grant Arreola, Ph.D., Lou Dangles, M.F.C.C., and Gregg Richardson, Ph.D.

Supervision and Consultation with Individuals and Groups with Ken Bradford, Ph.D., Jeff Sharp. Ph.D., and Molly Sterling, Ph.D.

Sufism and Psychotherapy with Myrtle Heery, Ph.D., an Bryan Wittine, Ph.D.

Meditation and Self-Inquiry for Existential Therapists: A workshop with Bryan Wittine, Ph.D.

2007 First Annual EHI Conference - The Evolution Conference

Workshop Sessions:
Memories of our Mentors: Bugental, May, and Yalom.
Students of James Bugental, Rollo May, and Irvin Yalom discuss the impact of these mentors on their lives and work.
Orah Krug, Kirk Schneider, Stephen Curtin

May and Schneider’s Existential-Integrative Therapy: Latest Developments.
One of the authors of this model of therapy and discusses it evolution and his vision of it’s future applications and venues.
Kirk Schneider

Cultivating Presence: The “You”, the “Me” and the “We”.
A seasoned therapist, who studied with James Bugental and Irvin Yalom, she presents her research and perspective on deepening presence in the client, the therapist and the space “in-between” by integrating a subjective and intersubjective focus.
Orah Krug

East meets West: An Existential-Contemplative Model of psychotherapy.
A long time practitioner of meditative practices presents his therapeutic model that integrates that experience with what he has learned during his extensive collaboration with James Bugental.
Ken Bradford

Age Song: An Existential-Humanistic Environment for Elders
One of the creators of this spiritually rich elder care facility presents the lessons this endeavor offers him and his trainees.
Nader Shambahangi

Integrating dance and movement into Existential-Humanistic Therapy
A leading teacher encourages exploring and experimenting with the “physical”. She encourages therapists to integrate movement and dance into their therapies.
Ilene Serlin

Four in the Room: Existential-Humanistic informed Couple Therapy
Drawing on their training with Bugental and Yalom, these seasoned therapists present their experiences with couples.
Christine Armstrong and Louis Dangles

Conformity and Agency: Existential-Humanistic informed Child Therapy
A student of Bugental and contributor to Schneider’s publications, he uses case material to emphasize the encouragement of agency in his work with children.
Stephen Curtin

Presenters:
Christine Armstrong, M.F.T. is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in individual, couple, and group psychotherapy with adults from an Existential perspective. Past board president of Marin Horizon School. Co -authored article with Jim Bugental in The Psychology of Existence and Integrative, Clinical Perspective. Currently serving on the board of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, and providing pro bono supervision for Apple Family Works in San Rafael, CA.

Ken Bradford, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in Existential-Contemplative oriented psychotherapy. He is an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS, Formerly, Co-Director of Maitri Psychotherapy Institute and senior teaching associate with James Bugental, Ph.D. Ken has been a practitioner in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions for over 30 years, and is professionally engaged in applying meditative sensibilities to psychotherapy practice. His recent publications include: Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 with John Prendergast, and articles on Therapeutic Courage and Natural Resilience: A Heart Sutra for Psychotherapy.

Stephen Curtin, Ph.D. Co-Founder of EHI. He is a licensed psychologist in private practice. He is a graduate of Saybrook Institute and trained with James Bugental, Ph.D.. He has lectured and written on applying the Existential-Integrative model to psychotherapy with children and adolescents.

Louis Dangles, M.F.T. is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in individual, couple, and group psychotherapy with adults from an Existential perspective. Currently serving on the board of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, and providing pro bono supervision for Apple Family Works in San Rafael, CA. He is an enthusiastic student of jazz trumpet.

Orah Krug, Ph.D. Co-Founder of EHI and Training Director. A licensed psychotherapist, supervisor and consultant in private practice, she received her doctoral degree from Saybrook Graduate School. She has lectured and written on aspects of existential psychotherapy with a particular interest in the cultivation of intra and interpersonal presence.

Irene Serlin, Ph.D., A.D.T.R., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and a registered dance movement therapist. She is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. She has studied Gestalt, Existential, and Archetypal psychology with Laura Perls and James Hillman, and has taught at Saybrook Graduate School, UCLA, the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, and Lesley University. Her writings include: Humanistic psychology and women: A critical-historical perspective, and Laura Perls and Gestalt therapy: her life and values.

Kirk Schneider, Ph.D. Past President and Co-founder of EHI. A licensed Psychologist with a Ph.D. from Saybrook Institute. Author of a number of publications that defined and elaborated on the Existential-Integrative Model of Psychotherapy. His application of this model is the subject of a recent APA video on Existential Psychotherapy. His most recent publication, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy, is due out in the Fall of 2007.

Nader Robert Shabahangi, Ph.D. Current President and Co-Founder of EHI. Also President and Founder of the Pacific Institute. A licensed Psychologist with a Ph.D. from Stanford University. A leader, trainer and writer on applying the Existential-Humanistic approach to the treatment of elderly in the United States and Europe.

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