Join us for an intensive, year-long journey into the heart of trauma-informed psychodrama. This comprehensive training program offers over 130 hours of education and experiential learning for professionals seeking to advance their skills in psychodrama, sociometry, and group therapy. The training program will focus on utilizing psychodrama to treat all forms of trauma while integrating SAMHSA’s trauma-informed care principles to prevent retraumatization.
5 Workshops | Over 130 CE/Training Hours | Directing Practice | Personal/Professional Growth
with Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
After requests from multiple trainees, we have thoughtfully put this program together. Designed for counselors, social workers, psychologists, mental health professionals, addictions counselors, and psychodrama trainees, this training emphasizes ethical practice, safety, and empowerment. Participants will explore the integration of foundational psychodrama theories, research findings, and action methods while developing the tools to facilitate healing through experiential action.
Opportunities
Throughout the program, participants will have multiple opportunities to direct psychodramas (including individual psychodramas and group psychodramas), receive feedback, and develop confidence as trauma-informed group leaders. Participants must have around 50 hours of psychodrama training to be eligible for this training program. If all seats sell out, then this will be a closed ongoing training group for the year. If all seats do not sell out, then remaining tickets will be sold to attendees joining for single workshops.
This program is designed for professionals seeking:
- Certification hours toward SP, CP, PAT, or TEP credentials
- Advanced training in experiential group therapy
- A supportive community of like-minded practitioners
- A deeper understanding of how to apply psychodrama in trauma-focused settings
- Further integration of theory, research, and trauma-informed principles into practice
- Opportunities for enhanced self-awareness and personal/professional growth
2026 Workshops
The newly posted 2026 workshop titles and dates are listed below. All 3-day workshops are scheduled Friday to Sunday while 5-day workshops are scheduled Monday through Friday:
- January 23-25th, 2026 – Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work – Experiential Treatment for Trauma, Addictions, and Mental Health
- March 9-13th, 2026 – Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice
- May 15-17th, 2026 – Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama
- September 18th-20th, 2026 – Psychodrama, Addiction, and Defenses: From Protection to Connection
- November 9th-13th – Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice
This program offers 133 CE/training hours total. Individually purchased tickets for these events would cost $4325 total. This packaged offer guarantees a directing spot in at least one of the 5-day workshops and includes a $400 discount off of normal registration.
$3925 total cost | $2750 student discount
(Write to us if cost is the only thing preventing you from registering!)
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
NBCC CE Hours at The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Experiential and Psychodrama training hours:
Participants at these workshops can receive credit towards certifications through the American Board of Examiners in Sociometry, Psychodrama, and Group Psychotherapy* as well as the International Society of Experiential Professionals (SP, CP, CET, and CES).
http://www.PsychodramaCertification.org
Refund Policies for Year-Long Training Program
For multi-day events, if canceled:
- more than 8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit for future workshop, minus $75 admin fee.
- 4-8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit equal to 50% of your registration payment for a future workshop, after accounting for a $75 admin fee
- within 30 days of the event, we are unable to offer you any credit or refund.If a participant cancels their ticket for a single workshop of the training series the same policies above will apply; however, half of the training package discount for the year will be subtracted from the remaining credit.
- more than one workshop is cancelled, the full training package discount will be subtracted from the remaining credit. The training discount for the entire year package is around $400 each year.
In the case of a participant cancelling their entire year-long training package before the start of the training program, the following policies apply:
- more than 8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit for future workshops, minus $75 admin fee
- 4-8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit equal to 50% of your registration payment for a future workshop, after accounting for a $75 admin fee
- within 4 weeks of the event, we are unable to offer you any credit or refund.
Credits and Registrations
Credits provided for cancellations can be applied to any workshop in the following 12 months (from the cancelled workshop).
Workshops have a limited number of registration slots. Therefore, once participants have committed to the workshop, their places are held and no longer open for other people to attend. The decision to host or cancel a workshop is largely based on attendance numbers. Many attendees book flights and travel arrangements for these events which makes it more complicated to cancel workshops due to low registration numbers unless we cancel several months before an event.
Please contact us for any questions or concerns you may have regarding a workshop or attending one.
