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The Unofficial Therapist

a course for professionals that hear it all

Massage Therapy Session

I created this course to acknowledge and support all the people who get put into the role of unofficial therapist (inspired by tattoo artists, hair stylists, massage therapists, and many more), and offer some of the tools I learned through my training to create a container and care for yourself as well as your clients! This is a bit of a mini-therapy crash course, aimed at anyone who finds themselves holding space for folks and wanting support in how to manage their energy and wellbeing while doing the official and unofficial work.

What You'll Learn*

*and more! each course has open space for questions and consultation

01

How to care for the self of the client and create the container for yourself and for them.

03

How to change the subject when you need a break without being dismissive.

05

What to do when you are worried about someone's wellbeing.

02

How to care for yourself after hearing something big. How not to carry people's stories for them.

04

How to sit with someone in their grief and sorrow without taking it on.

06

How to acknowledge this complex, yet unofficial part of your work!

Course Options

Individual

This option is a self-serve, go at your own pace model. All individual courses come with one hour of one-on-one consultation and collaboration to discuss how you might bring the content into your work.

Online Workshop

This is an option for anyone wanting to do synchronous learning with other students, but not living in the Canadian Pacific Northwest.

Classroom

I'll come to your salon/studio/classroom and offer this course for your whole team! Can be incorporated into a ready-made curriculum, or can be offered as a workshop for your practitioners.

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