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Lisa is energetic, fully present and engaged, allowing for in depth impromptu conversations as part of the presentation, which is helpful.
Lisa�s knowledge on the subject matter is incredible.
Lisa provides a comfortable learning environment. The presentations are clear and thoughts, feedback and questions are always welcome.
I really appreciated Lisa's openness to all feedback and questions.
She believes what she presents and cares about helping us to be the best therapists we can be.
Lisa is always incredible - you learn from minute one to the end of the day. She's engaging, funny and breaks down the concepts in such an accessible way.
I really appreciated Lisa's abilities to explain concepts.
Lisa has vast and commendable command in the subject area. Awesome!!
Lisa provides a comfortable learning environment. The presentations are clear and thoughts, feedback and questions are always welcome.
Jill created a calm, comfortable environment. She welcomed questions and feedback from attendees.
Jill was engaging, enthusiastic, knowledgeable.
I especially liked Jill's style, calmness, and pacing of the material.
Jill was fabulously engaging, supportive, and protective of the space she created for us.
Jill was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
Jill was fantastic. Interactive, engaging and loved her entire approach to movement and art.
Jill is a wonderful teacher!
Jill is an excellent presenter and she made herself available to advise on case material from the students.
Jill is approachable and warm. She's always willing to spend time to discuss privately, and is a wonderful person.
Jill created a calm, comfortable environment. She welcomed questions and feedback from attendees.
Jill is so invested and connected to the work and this is apparent in her teaching.
Rev. Chase was knowledgeable and easy to follow. Rev. Chase welcomed questions and discussions throughout the presentation.
I would love Father Ray to know that he was an absolute joy. Im sitting here smiling and almost tearful as I write this. From his enthusiasm, smiles, humor to his courages and beautiful empathy and compassion.. he was truly a joy. It was clear that he truly loves what he does and is so beyond skilled at it. The compassion he exudes is truly inspiring. Thank you Father Ray!
TJ brought us something that adults and therapist working with adults forget about which is the importance of play. The class gave me a lot of aha moments in thinking about my client population. Additionally, the way that TJ embraces the topic with such passion and connection pulled me in and left me wanting more.
TJ Matton was knowledgeable and easy to follow in the area of utilizing play in trauma therapy. I liked the balance of slides/learning and utilizing play breaks to get up and move around. The presenter provided great handouts and ideas to take back and use with clients.
TJ was relaxed, easy to listen to, and knowledgeable about her topic.
I thought TJ was awesome. I loved her energy. I would have loved to hear / see more of the games / play activates she uses with clients! Everything else was wonderful.
TJ was very genuine and down to earth.
I especially liked Peggy's level of knowledge and her working with the art therapy and the IFS modalities.
Peggy presented the material in a way that was easy to understand and learn. She gave clear interventions to utilize with clients (art, collage, clay).
Lisa teaches relevant and effective interventions and makes learning fun!
Lisa was wonderful - as always. Her ability to retain engagement for 8 hours is a true talent and skill! So much gratitude for her expertise and skills to educate.
I appreciated our collaborating with peers and faculty, discussing cases and hearing feedback.
Lisa allowed me to feel open express my ideas and ask questions.
Level II helped deepen my understanding of trauma and parts work. Each class provided an opportunity to learn creative, expressive approaches that clinicians can immediately put into practice. Lisa and her faculty provided a supportive learning environment and I enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with other clinicians.
I've completed my Level 1 and Level 2 with Lisa and I can hands down say you will learn more in this course than you do in all of grad school. Level 2 was not only extremely beneficial from a clinician and learning standpoint but one of the most profound experiences I've had personally as well. The integration of both parts and expressive modalities (alongside her incredible staff) provided one of the best educational experiences I've ever had. If you are wanting to grow personally, expand your knowledge and competence as a trauma clinical, Level 2 is a must!
Lisa is extremely knowledgable, but still approachable. She made the training engaging and enjoyable.
I appreciate Lisa's realness. She isn't selling anything. She made me feel positive about myself as a therapist.
I had heard a lot about Lisa and have watched her webinars and read her books; so I was extremely excited about the training. Lisa is an absolute delight in person - approachable, knowledgeable, engaging and compassionate. I cannot wait for the rest of the sessions!
Already I'm benefiting greatly from Lisa's excellent, thoughtful engagement and presentation based on her decades of work serving trauma survivors field. Her information is both practical and nuanced.
Lisa is very dynamic, compassionate and uses humor while presenting material that may be challenging.
Lisa is warm, knowledgeable, dynamic, and engaging. She�s pretty funny too!
Lisa has great energy and remains engaging throughout the day. She also provides information in a way that is understandable and relatable.
Lisa is outstanding at teaching. She can make complicated topics easy to understand. She is also very warm and welcoming.
I really appreciate Lisa�s expertise and humility.
Lisa is easy to be with, welcoming, and approachable.
Lisa was responsive, welcoming and cared for participants. Her vast experience provided for very concrete examples of how the material translates to practice.
Lisa is extremely knowledgeable, funny, kind, and encouraging.
Lisa shared her wealth of knowledge and experience in an engaging and down to earth way.
Lisa is very intentional in how she teaches the information. It�s helpful that she reinforces previous information by integrating it with new information.
I appreciate Lisa�s perfect balance of expertise, humility and humor. She is caring and careful as a presenter and has honed her years of practice and wisdom into a training that is full of critical and immediately usable information.
Lisa is open, approachable, knowledgeable and warm.
The presenter.is clear, organized, thoughtful, and sensitive to the needs of the participants.
What I find most helpful is Lisa's ability to provide complicated information with easy to understand examples in a clear manner.
Lisa has a beautiful blend of expertise in practice, compassion and humility that is enhanced by her skill in teaching what she knows to enhance the abilities of the learner.
Lisa is a fantastic presenter. Knowledgeable, charismatic, and friendly!
I'm benefitting greatly from the way Lisa presents information - a strong reasearch-based foundation combined with numerous practical applications. Thank you.
Lisa was an empathic, normalizing, supportive and experienced facilitator.
Lisa has a way to make the information accessible and reducing imposter syndrome.
Gosh, it's hard to limit. There is so much to admire. I think I'd have to say what I like best is Lisa's ability to organize the wealth of her knowledge/concepts in such an organized fashion and her openness to generously share the wealth and specifics of her practical experience and knowledge with others. By doing so, she is spreading her important concepts and compassion for others to more effectively serve clients.
Lisa is smart, capable, decisive, caring and is a great example of asserting boundaries and values kindly.
Lisa would address all questions, gave lots of case examples and was so knowledgeable and kind.
Lisa's offers her expertise in a style that invites the learner into the learning experience in a way that is open and supportive.
I was especially appreciative of Lisa�s ability to break down her extensive knowledge and experience into understandable components for clinicians to immediately begin to use.
I appreciated how well all of the extensive information is organized and presented.
The compassion, empathy, knowledge and humor shines through in both Lisa and Dr. Ferentz.
I really liked the presenters knowledge and helpful answers throughout the training.
I am so grateful to have the opportunity to take this course!
She's just wonderful - authentic, experienced and clearly cares a lot about everyone she works with (including us!)
I greatly appreciate Lisa's approach of comprehensive information backed by research intermingled with concrete, practical application and discussion.
This ethics workshop was awesome! It allowed for so much time to ask questions and explore concerns that attendees currently had. Lisa made it interesting and engaging.
Lisa is an expert on this subject. She makes every session interactive and creates a safe environment to learn and grow.
This was a phenomenal training which helped me develop significant personal and professional insights. I left every session feeling energized and excited about sharing new ideas and approaches with clients. Being in a room with Lisa and so many other therapists has been an incredibly normalizing, reassuring and encouraging space. Lisa has been a consistent model of compassion and client-centered care throughout and I can't wait to learn from her again in the future.
What a powerful comprehensive training! Lisa does a phenomenal job thoughtfully addressing multiple aspects of trauma-informed work with clients along with consistently providing specific, concrete practical applications. Her expertise and talent in communication provided me a solid foundation and that will enhance my work with clients. I'm grateful for the experience. Thank you!
This training was the best I have attended! Lisa makes the subject matter engaging and accessible. I am so grateful for the knowledge I have gained. As I use the knowledge and modalities in session, I see how much it is benefiting from clients.
Lisa encourages everyone to find their own way of working whilst giving them amazing resources.
I walked away with more applicable knowledge in 9 classes than in any formal education setting. I have a framework in which to view many, if not most, of my client's symptoms, and language now to use to express and explore these inevitable manifestations of trauma. I simultaneously was able to begin to put together some of my own story in a coherent and non-pathological manner as to why I was drawn to the field as well as how I can better care for myself and by extension care for my clients.
Wonderful wonderful thanks able to use many things with clients learning in class.
When I learned that my agency was going to sponsor me to take the Trauma Certificate, Level I Course, I was ecstatic. I was eager to learn as much as I could from Lisa's expertise, and she absolutely delivered. I have already used several of the recommended clinical tools; clients have been very receptive, even surprised, by how helpful they found the method(s) to be. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn invaluable clinical knowledge and skills!
Trauma 1 Program was beyond beneficial as the core of my patients have been affected by trauma and not only did this program validate what I am already doing but also provided me with a wealth of knowledge to take my sessions to the next level and help my patients process through their trauma in a safe and effective way.
This training brought me invaluable information on how trauma is experienced and taught me new treatment options that allow me to respond to my clients, and teach my staff, accordingly. The fact that this was done in such a caring, humorous, and insightful manner serve to enhance my learning experience.
This program is an absolute must for any clinician who is serious about providing the best therapeutic care to all clients.
This program [Level II Advanced Treatment in Trauma Certificate] provided more guidance and resources than my graduate school curriculum in terms of clinical competency. What a privilege to witness, reflect on, and explore these new creative trauma-informed modalities with Lisa... Peggy and Dr. Dee. My entire practice has shifted in such an insightful, confident, and organic way and I am extremely grateful! Greatest program I have ever attended from a clinical perspective.
This was the most non-triggering, emotionally safe and supportive training on trauma I've ever experienced. Given the nature of this important content, the way the material was presented was truly masterful and informative.
This was the most informative and interactive training that I have ever attended. I would recommend this training to anyone.
This was one of the best trainings I've ever taken and certainly the most informative. Lisa does an excellent job presenting the material in a way that is really interesting and applicable to a wide array of clinical settings. Anyone working in the mental health field should take this training. Most importantly, Lisa really did a wonderful job of making sure that we as clinicians felt taken care of and appreciated. I truly felt like I mattered.
This was hands down the best and most useful training I have ever done. In my almost 10 years as a therapist, I have never felt more confident in my clinical skills than I do now. Thank you, Lisa, for your infinite wisdom!
This was by far the best training I have attended. I learned that I was actually doing a lot correctly, but also learned a lot of things I could be doing. I look forward to Level II!
This is the first training I completed that I genuinely looked forward to attending because I recognized the impact it had in my clinical work.
This training was worth the investment. It increased my confidence as well as my competence and my ability to both maintain and model healthy boundaries and work-life balance. Lisa is a very inspiring mentor.
This training was invaluable. I was able to use this knowledge and the techniques to help almost every single client I serve.
This training was a very thorough and effective look at trauma treatment. Lisa's intentionality and creativity made this training very valuable. I am leaving with many useful strategies, skills, and language to utilize with my clients. I felt challenged through this program to reflect on my clinical practice!
This training was a game-changer for me. The strength-based approach Lisa takes has transformed the way I see my clients and the range of practical tools we were given has revitalized my work with them.
This training transferred well to an online platform. Lisa did a great job keeping everyone active and keeping the training lively and engaging.
This training provided so much quality information. All of it was immediately useful with my caseload. This was so beneficial!
This training is amazing and provides a thorough foundation to work with clients with trauma. Everything learned helped my growth as a clinician.
This training has truly changed my practice in the way I view both the students and my colleagues in my school. I have completely redesigned the school counselor office lighting to create a warmer more welcoming environment. I look at my most difficult students through a different lens, often picturing them as babies in the trauma he must've endured. I am a patient, more attentive and excited to use the myriad of strategies thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This training has made me realize who I am as a therapist! I have learned so much and I see a huge difference in how I work with my clients. Thank you!
This training has been a priceless investment which I believe will change my practice for many years to come.
This training gave me new insight as an advocate and really put things in a new light.
This training equipped me with a greater understanding of trauma informed treatment. I feel more confidant in my practice dealing with issues of trauma and more energized to continue to increase my knowledge and efficacy.
The Ferentz Institute, Inc. is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. CEU approval for all trainings is also granted to Psychologists, LCPC’s and MFT’s and approved by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists and the Board of Examiners for Psychologists in Maryland. Reciprocity has also been granted for clinicians in Washington, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. All mental health clinicians are encouraged to check with their respective State Boards to learn if reciprocity is offered for our CEUs. The Institute also maintains full responsibility for all programming.
*Please note that, for workshops that offer CEUs in Anti-Oppressive Content, Ethics, and/or Diversity, those credits may only be used for one of those categories, not all.