with Laura Kasper, PhD, CGP and Shanon Sitkin, LMFT, CGP
Working with Aggression + Vulnerability in Group: A Daylong Workshop
Saturday November 11, 2023 9-4:30pm - In Person
One of the biggest reasons we hear why therapists are hesitant to run groups in private practice is their fear of aggression, whether their own or their clients’.
Therapists are scared something destructive or hurtful will happen in the group and they won’t know how to work constructively with it and the vulnerable feelings that are potentially underneath the exchange.
Many of our missteps as therapists working with groups comes from our disavowal of aggression and/or vulnerability and the stigma surrounding both. We will pay particular attention to identity aggressions and explore how to work with them in group.
We will use both didactic and experiential learning to explore working with aggression and vulnerability in groups. The entire group will participate in the experiential component. Not talking during the experiential part of the day is a valid form of participation and is welcomed. Silent members are an important aspect of the group experience.
Where: LOCATION CHANGE to Hobart Building, 582 Market St, Suite 1108
When: Saturday November 11, 2023, 9am-4:30pm
Price: $295
Refund Policy: Sorry, no refunds after 11/1.
Overview of the Day
9:00-10:00am Introductions and Didactic
10:15-11:45am Experiential learning
11:45-12pm Morning Debrief
12-1pm Lunch
1-2pm Didactic
2-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:45pm Experiential learning
3:45-4:30pm After Debrief, Q+A, Wrap Up Evals
Lunch: Participants will be on their own for lunch. There’s refrigerator access, but no microwave, for those who’d like to bring their lunch. You’re welcome to DoorDash and have it delivered for lunch time (please ask the driver to leave it at the door). Security will direct DoorDash folks to the 11th floor. There are a few coffee/breakfast and lunch places near by that are open.
Blue Bottle 705 Market St.
Joe and the Juice at 525 Market St.
Super Duper 721 Market St
Mendocino Farms 300 Mission St.
Paris Baguette at 550 Market St.
Transportation: The Hobart building is at the Montgomery Bart Station, and there is parking nearby at the Hearst Garage at 45 3rd Street.
About the Leaders:
Shanon Sitkin, LMFT, CGP is a marriage family therapist and certified group therapist in San Francisco. He has been leading groups for over a decade. In addition, Shanon is the president of the Northern California Psychotherapy Society and a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. He leads workshops and has taught group dynamics to students and licensed professionals. Shanon is currently a student at the Center for Group Studies and is pursuing independent training/consultation with an emphasis on modern analysis. Find more information about Shanon here.
Laura Kasper, Ph.D., CGP, is a licensed psychologist in San Francisco. Dr. Kasper is Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Stanford Medical School where she teaches residents group therapy and is a group facilitator for Stanford Business School’s Interpersonal Dynamics course. She has led trainings at group therapy conferences (AGPA, NCGPS, COGPS, MAGPS) from 2016-2023. She is a current student at the Center for Group Studies in NYC, a modern analytic group institute, and has studied with modern analytic group leaders including Elliot Ziesel, Ronnie Levine, Jeff Hudson and Aaron Black. Find more information about Laura here.