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 Clinical Consultation:

Advanced Consultation Group in the Developmental Model 

with Tom Bruett, LMFT & Fiona O'Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S

Are you an LGBTQIA2S+ clinician who wants to deepen and expand your work with relational clients using the Bader/Pearson Developmental Model?   

The Logistics...

  • Monthly 90-minute online consultation group
  • Meet 2nd Friday of the Month, 1-2:30 pm Mountain Time
  • Led by two expert trainers in the Developmental Model
  • CEU options available
  • Cost $139 per meeting (12-month payment plans and scholarships available)
  • 5 Month minimum commitment
  • Max of 15 people

This group is for you if...

 

  • You have done an introductory training in the Developmental Model

  • You see clients relationally in your practice or you'd like to start leveling up your work with relational clients

  • You can commit to attending at least 4 out of the 5 monthly trainings scheduled 

  • You have desire to go deeper into the Developmental Model and you're willing to actively take what you're learning into the real world

  • You want to build community with a small cohort of other queer clinicians.  

Fiona O'Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S (they/them/she/her) 

Hi! I'm a systemic therapist, clinical sexologist, and sex educator passionate about disrupting the common myths in relationships and reimagining how we relate—to ourselves, each other, and our communities. I’ve spent over 15 years working in relational and sex therapy, and my clinical practice is rooted in full-spectrum identity work, consent, shame resilience, queer-affirming care, and dismantling binaries that limit connection and growth in all aspects of my work with clients, supervisees and trainees.

I love supporting clinicians in learning to LOVE their work from a developmental perspective that centers self-agency for clients and clinicians alike. I look forward to working with you and building our community of queer therapists together.

 

Tom Bruett, LMFT (he/him)

I am a therapist, trainer, consultant, and author of the book The Go-To Relationship Guide for Gay Men published by JKP. I work extensively with the queer community. As the founder of the Queer Relationship Institute, I provide therapy for queer folx and training for therapists who work with queer relationships. 

My work is deeply informed by my experience training under Drs. Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson in the Developmental Model. I want to empower as many therapists as possible to start using this ground-breaking approach.

 

 

What you'll get from this course:

  • Eligible for up to 15 CEs (7.5 CEs per 5 months of attendance)

    *Eligibility depends on state credentialing requirements

  • 5 or 10 live consultation groups, 90 minutes each.
  • On-demand replays of all sessions (though you must attend live for CEU credits)
  • Inclusive materials you can use for all your clients, no matter their identity
  • A community of queer colleagues to learn with, grow with, and refer to

Limited seats

It's important that you have the opportunity for feedback, practice, and time to get to know your colleagues.

Once the enrollment limit is reached, there will be no openings until next year. So if you want to join, don't hesitate.

Here's the breakdown:

↦ This consultation group will run on the 2nd Friday of each month (off in December)

DATES:

July 11, 2025
August 8, 2025
September 12, 2025
October 10, 2025
November 14, 2025
(off December)
January 9, 2026
February 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
April 10, 2026
May 8, 2026

Payment Option One

(sign up for all 10 sessions and pay over 12 months)

$115 per month

for 12 months

Sign up here

Payment Option Two

(sign up for a 5-month commitment)

$139 per month

for 5 months

Sign up here

"Tom's training is far beyond what I expected and hoped...

I've taught couple and family therapy courses for the last few years. It wasn't until watching Tom model counselor-couple simulations that I started integrating this type of learning with my students.

His competency, confidence, and effective teaching style have given me the framework, courage, and motivation to take my teaching and practice to a new level. I now have a clearer picture of how to support highly distressed couples, as well as practical and experiential ways to pass along couple therapy skills to my students."

Chris Lanterman, LPC

"A joy to attend...

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and deeply appreciate that you filled the void created by the lack of training in the developmental model specific to working with queer clients and relationships.  

I took this course at the same time as the DM Level 1 course through The Couples Institute and found that that your material perfectly complemented that provided by Ellyn, Pete and their team.  The most valuable part of your training, though, was your skills and talents as a clinician and instructor. Your very real and no-nonsense approach to teaching combined with your genuine care for our understanding of the material made the course a joy to attend."

Scott Ferguson, LCSW

"My sessions feel more generative and intentional than ever before...

Tom is an excellent facilitator and trainer - in this course I learned the foundational elements of the Developmental Model while also holding in consideration the unique challenges and joys of queer relationships.

Tom continually offered encouragement and invaluable growth opportunities through interactive lectures, role plays, and loads of helpful resources and tools. I am coming out of this training feeling more confident and capable in my work, and my sessions with clients feel more generative and intentional than ever before.”

Becs Waite, Licensed Therapist, MA

"I feel more capable...

This course answered questions about how to conduct ethical, productive couples therapy which other approaches left me confused and distressed about, including well-regarded approaches like Gottman and EFT.

I have a better sense of what to do with couples now, and feel more capable of offering a supportive structure to my couples clients, as well as setting limits and boundaries for myself. And I didn't have to advocate for acknowledgement of my existence to the teacher, which I usually have to do in other couples' trainings."

Anonymous, queer trans LMFT

↦ A strengths-based queer perspective for training

As in queer theory, we’ll look at the structures and systems in place that restrict queer relationships and attempt to dismantle them together. This will be a safe space to question power structures and challenge traditional narratives — and you'll be able to apply this framework with your non-queer relationship clients, too.

↦ Need-based scholarships

At Queer Relationship Institute we see how the impacts of systemic issues like class and race can make training unreachable for some communities. Our mission is to create training that is high-quality, approachable, and as accessible as possible. Seats are limited and offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

Please click this link to fill out a scholarship application. 

↦ Refunds

Refunds will be offered up to one month before the group begins.

↦ Accommodations

To request accommodations for special needs, please email or call.

↦ Grievances

To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance, please email or call.

*Tom Bruett, LMFT (provider #115291) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP. Tom Bruett maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Have questions? I’m happy to answer them!

You can reach me by emailing tom at queerrelationshipinstitute.com.