The Space Between Sessions: What Counselors Bring Into the Room -- And Why It Matters

Counselors are trained to hold space for others. Few are taught what to do with everything they carry between sessions.

This 90-minute CEU workshop explores how counselor presence, emotional regulation, countertransference, and the therapeutic environment influence client engagement, treatment outcomes, and the healing process.

Leave with practical tools to increase presence, strengthen therapeutic effectiveness, and create more space between sessions.

Drawing from more than two decades of clinical experience across private practice, school systems, residential treatment settings, hospitals, and intensive clinical environments, Dr. Michael integrates practical therapist wellness strategies with experiential reflection and environmental awareness practices designed to support clinician sustainability.