Who This Training Is For

This professional training benefits:

• Therapists and counselors interested in experiential or creative techniques

• Coaches and facilitators who lead groups or workshops

• Educators and community workers supporting social-emotional learning

• Practitioners seeking new ways to help people build confidence, manage anxiety, and improve communication

• Anyone curious about using improv to strengthen connection, spontaneity, and emotional development

What You’ll Learn

Participants explore how improvisational methods can:

• Reduce social anxiety and fear of failure

• Increase spontaneity, playfulness, and emotional expression

• Foster healthier communication and connection in relationships

• Support group cohesion, collaboration, and creativity

• Create low-pressure environments where clients can safely stretch and develop

• Help clients move beyond self-judgment by co-creating scenes, roles, and possibilities

This training includes demonstrations,  building group collaboration, experiential exercises, and guided practice so therapists can feel confident using improv working with individuals, couples, or groups.

How the Training Works

• Offered periodically throughout the year in collaboration with the East Side Institute

• Available for individuals or small professional cohorts

• Sessions held on Zoom or in person, depending on scheduling

• Includes experiential practice, frameworks for facilitation, and Q&A

• Can be customized for agencies, clinics, or teams

What Makes This Training Unique

This is not a performance class.
It is applied improvisation grounded in social therapy — a developmental, non-diagnostic approach that emphasizes:

• Building new performance ensembles

• Creating environments where people can grow socially and emotionally

• Learning through play, collaboration, and collective meaning-making

• Developing roles and conversations that help clients move forward

Participants walk away with tools immediately applicable to clinical work.