Therapy & Training
JFL Center has offered a variety of afternoon, day long, and weekend workshops for recovering individuals, women, and couples. Workshops afford an opportunity to work through issues in a more condensed way. Our facilitators utilize warm up through sociometry to create cohesion and safer space and to identify common themes. Our modalities are primarily experiential in nature - embodied and creative. If you do not see a workshop that meets your needs, feel free to reach out and talk with us about creating a workshop.
Upcoming Workshops
Past Workshops
Aug 2024
This workshop assisted women in identifying obstacles that impede responding from a loving, grounded space and processed returning to more joy and healthier involved responses. We utilized the Dynamic Therapeutic Model (DTM) in action to experience the stuck places and identify how to resource grounded presence and come from integrity and authenticity.
July 7- 8, 2023
This workshop utilized sociometry to build connections and psychodramatic techniques to experience role transitions and accessed willingness to try on new roles and bravely enter new seasons.
March 2022 (online) and May 2022
We utilized the DTM to examine how to shift out of dysfunctional roles such as persecutor, victim and rescuer; we explored ways to rise above the habituated patterns and practice new healthy, assertive and detached responses along with cultivating a more empowered sense of presence
June 2022
Explored ways of moving away from self-sabotaging voices and toward self-honoring thoughts and behaviors.
July 22-23, 2021
Information and exploration of the impact of betrayal trauma with other women partners of sex addicts. Review of strategies to rebuild a sense of self and see the precious parts inside. Utilized the Trauma Reconstruction Narrative in action.
July 16-17 2021
An exploration of unmet sobriety needs and unaddressed causes and conditions that can lead to relapse/addictive behavior. Utilized the Trauma Reconstruction Narrative in action.
March 2020
This day-long experiential workshop explored body awareness and body appreciation. It was followed up by 3 monthly sessions that expanded on self-care behaviors that originate from self-love and appreciation instead of fear.
November 2019
This group provided a safe and intimate setting for women to share experiences and gain insight, tools, and courage to support a recovery lifestyle.
Sept 2018, March 2019, Sept 2019
Intensive weekend workshops for couples in recovery (sex addiction) looking at communication, triggers, strategies and accessing support. Utilized Imago dialogue, sociometry, sculpting and psychodramatic techniques including role training to practice new responses and resourcing during challenging situations.
What Our Clients Say
“Sarah and Mario bring their years of life and professional experience to a weekend retreat that allows individuals and couples to work through all sorts of issues within the relationship. Their skill set is immeasurable!”
- Kristen
“In our workshop, I was able to recognize we all had much more in common than we had differences. It was so strengthening to be working through difficult coupleship issues with the support and understanding of other partners. And it was validating to feel seen by those partners who have struggled with addiction, and to feel safe around them – to be vulnerable with each other.”
- Anonymous