Speaking & Workshops

Bring this conversation into the field

In five decades of relational practice, Roberta has presented workshops for clinical institutes, professional organizations, and graduate programs on the themes raised in When the Therapist Is Ill.

Why Invite Roberta

A relational presence, not just a presentation

Roberta brings the same warmth and depth to her teaching that she brings to the consulting room. The workshops are conceptually sound, grounded in clinical experience, and built on more than 150 interviews she conducted with therapists, clients, and colleagues. They are experientially designed and shaped to the needs of the host community, whether that community is a professional organization, training institute, a peer consultation group, or a graduate seminar.

Her topics speak directly to clinicians: vulnerability and self-disclosure, self-care, ethical dilemmas, relational privacy, the inner life of the therapist when their own life is altered, and how the therapist's illness has the potential to be fruitful for the client's personal and relational growth.

From the Workshop

A moment from the room

Excerpt from When the Therapist Is Ill workshop
Engagement Formats

Five ways to bring this work to your professional community

Keynote

A 45–60 minute talk for conferences and institute events. Tailored to the subject of the event.

Half-day Workshop

A 3–4 hour interactive session. Theoretical discussion, small-group experiential exercises, videos of therapist and client, and reflective dialogue.

Full-Day Workshop

A 6–8 hour program built around your organization's needs. Theoretical discussion, breakout rooms, experiential exercises, videos, and group reflection.

Training Cohort

A multi-session program for institutes and training programs. A longer arc, and deeper integration.

Consultation Services

Consultation and individual support for a therapist navigating their own illness, and for therapists or supervisors working with an ill therapist.

Topics

Roberta's Signature Presentations

Therapist illness: vulnerability, self-care, and self-disclosure, and the attachment in the relational field
Self-led disclosure: discernment in clinical practice and real conversations
The Relational Professional Will
The Good Goodbye: endings as relational events
Past & Present Hosts

For conferences, institutes, societies, and training programs.

Annual Conferences

Clinical Training Institutes

Professional Organizations

Graduate Programs

Consultation Groups

Invite Roberta to Speak

Tell us about your community.

Share a few details and Roberta will be in touch within a few business days to discuss fit, format, and dates.