Christopher Powers, LMFT, CST

This was the best training on couples counseling I've ever taken. It was such a pleasure to attend one that centered Queer clients. I was able to apply the skills and knowledge I acquired right away, and with clients of all genders and sexual orientations. Well worth it!

Brandie Sellers, LPC, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist

This was one of the best trainings I have done - in terms of the material presented, the quality of facilitation, and the quality of the other training participants. Tom created a safe container for us to be vulnerable and learn.

Angelynn Hermes, LCSW

This course gave me the confidence and skills and knowledge to make a difference in the relationships and partnerships that come to my practice for support.

Katya Stark, M.S., Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC

As a queer therapist, I found this training incredibly valuable. It gave me tools I could immediately apply in my couples work, including clear structure, practical language, and leadership strategies rooted in differentiation. I walked away feeling more confident and resourced. I also deeply appreciated the inclusion of queer case examples and the opportunity to reflect on how to better support LGBTQ+ relationships with depth and nuance.

Adrien Monti, LCSW, Owner of Inner Flame Counseling in Roanoke, Virginia

I highly recommend Tom's training on the Developmental Model. I learned a tremendous amount that I could begin immediately using with couples. The atmosphere was supportive, the pacing was excellent, and Tom is a wealth of knowledge and expertise. If you want to enhance your skills as a couples therapist and deepen your understanding of how to effectively serve members of the queer population, this training is a wonderful opportunity.

Chris Lanterman, LPC

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.

Scott Ferguson, LCSW

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.

Becs Waite, Licensed Therapist, MA

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.”

Anonymous, queer trans LMFT

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.