Events

Enhance Your Individual & Group Therapy Skills with Psychodrama

Date: Friday, June 26th, 2026

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

Cost: $85

Location:

Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Library Branch
Large Meeting Room - Downstairs
4801 Main Street,
Kansas City, MO 64112

This workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning.

During this workshop, participants will:

• Engage in structured action techniques that increase spontaneity and group cohesion.
• Practice fundamental psychodramatic techniques of role reversal, doubling, and empty chair.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define at least two key concepts of psychodrama and sociometry that enhance all areas of clinical practice.
• Translate experiential learning into practical applications for their own groups or clients.
• Utilize two psychodramatic or sociometric techniques relevant to the topic that are relevant in individual, family, and group therapy.

What to know:

Wear comfortable layered clothes.
Wear comfortable socks.
Bring a pen and a notepad.
Parking is available on site.
Drinks with lids and snacks are allowed in the room.
We'll be taking a lunch break.
Confidentiality and safety are required.
Full attendance is expected for the entire training.
This event is unique to those who attend and will not be recorded.
In the event of cancellation, payment will be refunded.

Presenter:

Deborah Shaddy, MS, LMHP, LCPC, TEP has over 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist, educator, consultant, and in program development. She holds a Master’s degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Deborah has a long-held passion for the power of experiential methods, developed through psychodrama and Virginia Satir’s Process Community. She is certified as a trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama and as an Experiential Arts Facilitator by Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. She also has been influenced by post-graduate Jungian and object relations studies.

Deborah is known as a warm and skilled practitioner, facilitator, and educator. She has brought her skills to individuals, divorcing families, Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, and religious communities. Her primary area of expertise is in healing trauma, and she has a special interest in transforming relationships with self, with families and others, and within organizations and communities. She utilizes her psychodrama and sociometry skills in her clinical practice, in the development and facilitation of spirituality retreats, and in consultations to corporate, academic, and professional groups.

Deborah is the founder of the Sophia Center, a counseling, consultation, and training practice. She is a senior faculty member of the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute in Highland, NY, and presents at local and national conferences. Deborah is the president of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)  and a recipient of their 2023 Collaborator's award.

Continuing Education & Certification Information:

This professional workshop offers 6 training hours that will be applied toward certification through the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. Education certificates will be submittable to the Kansas and Missouri regulatory boards for CEU's.

Please note that obtaining CE credit requires completion of an evaluation, and each discipline follows a different approval process. For this reason, CE details will be emailed to individual participants.

Participants are responsible for confirming acceptance with their specific licensing or credentialing body.