News and networking opportunities for members of the BPI community. https://boulderpsych.com/nlf/ en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:47:15 MST 240 https://robynchauvin.com BPI-NL-051336-20261113010000 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 MST The exploration of dreams can be a playful vehicle for transformation. A dream group has the advantage of amplifying your communication with dreams through consistent contact with your own dreams and the dreams of other group members. Often the dreams of others become part of the language of our own dreams, resulting in a deepening of relationships between group members.
The approach used in this group is derived from Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), the method developed and taught at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. Instead of interpreting and analyzing your dreams, you will play the dream’s characters (every person and thing in the dream) as a way of allowing the dream to communicate its existential message. The basic assumption is that “every part of a dream is you.” And the dream is a vital communication from you to you. The ability to hear that communication becomes amplified and expanded in a dream group.
We will meet on the first Saturday of each month from 10am Mountain Time until 1pm, starting in March. Please feel free to contact Robyn for further information. Her email is Robyn3899@gmail.com, or you may text her at 720 841 1836. Any phone calls must be made through either the WhatsApp or Signal apps.
This is a practice process group. You will also have the opportunity to explore the dreams of other group members while being coached by the group facilitator. You will learn how to facilitate dream exploration from an AEP perspective. You can receive credit toward AEP certification for the Dream Class after 48 hours of attendance.
Cost for each three hour session is $90. There is a four-session initial commitment. The group meets once a month and begins on 05/03/2026 You may receive a 10% discount by paying for all 10 groups a year in advance.
Robyn Chauvin, MA, LPC is a trainer at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. She is trained in Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), Gestalt, Psychodrama, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery in Music. She is familiar with Jungian as well as AEP and Gestalt approaches to dreams. She has over 30 years experience in hospice, inpatient psychiatric work and private practice psychotherapy working with individuals, couples and groups. She teaches classes and supervises students at BPI.

Name: Robyn Chauvin
Email: robyn3899@gmail.com]]> robyn3899@gmail.com (Robyn Chauvin) https://www.therapyharleystreet.co.uk/cpd-and-training BPI-NL-052339-20261113010000 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 MST -Bárbara Godoy, founder-director of Therapy Harley Street

Dear Colleagues, at Therapy Harley Street we wanted to keep you in the loop about the several opportunities to work with Dr. Betty Cannon, Bárbara Godoy, and other amazing Guest Teachers.

2026-2027 calendar: Dr. Betty Cannon at Therapy Harley Street

Unlocking Ourselves: “Dreams and Visions”, online group for practitioners led by Bárbara Godoy with Guest Teacher Dr. Betty Cannon. Autumn Term starts 22nd of September and meets weekly for 10 sessions of 90 minutes.

Existential Dialogues 2026: “A Chorus of Voices”. Dr. Betty Cannon in Dialogue with Prof. Ernesto Spinelli, guided by the keyword “Applied Existential”. Date: 7th of November 2026.

Advanced Applied Supervision Group with Dr. Betty Cannon. Starting 16th of January, this is a year-long, closed group that meets monthly on Saturdays, via Zoom.

Existential Dialogues 2027: “Freedom”. The full programme consists of ten Dialogues led by Prof. Ernesto Spinelli, with Guest Teachers like Prof. Todd DuBose, Prof. Kirk Schneider, Dr. Yaqui Martinez, and Dr. Michael Guy Thompson. Betty’s Dialogue takes place on 24th of April.

If you are interested in joining us, you can make your booking at https://www.therapyharleystreet.co.uk/cpd-and-training or contact us at admin@therapyharleystreet.com to find out more.

Name: Bárbara Godoy
Email: admin@therapyharleystreet.com]]> admin@therapyharleystreet.com (Bárbara Godoy) https://www.therapyharleystreet.co.uk/existential-dialogues-2027-freedom BPI-NL-052340-20261113010000 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 MST
See below the full list of dates:
23 Jan. with Dr. Todd DuBose
27 Feb. with Dr. Michael Guy Thompson
20 Mar. with Dr. Manu Bazzano
24 Apr. with Dr. Betty Cannon
15 May. with Dr. Miles Groth
19 Jun. with Prof. Kirk Schneider
17 Jul. *In-person* with Prof. Spinelli & Bárbara Godoy
16 Oct. with Dr. Yaqui Martinez
13 Nov. with Prof. Simon du Plock
4 Dec. with Prof. Spinelli & Bárbara Godoy

The Dialogues are later accompanied by an optional, closed Experiential Study Group, led by Bárbara Godoy, where conversations with the Guest Teacher can go even deeper.

Practical details:
- Full course – All 10 Dialogues & Experiential Study Group: £1260 (2 pm to 5 pm – UK Time)
- Only Dialogues: £630 (2 pm to 3 pm – UK Time)
Venue: Online Zoom (except 17 July)

You can view the whole programme and make your booking at https://www.therapyharleystreet.co.uk/existential-dialogues-2027-freedom, or contact us at admin@therapyharleystreet.com to find out more.

Name: Bárbara Godoy
Email: admin@therapyharleystreet.com]]> admin@therapyharleystreet.com (Bárbara Godoy) https://rebuildingseminars.com BPI-NL-053101-20261113010000 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 MST
The Winter Seminar in Niwot begins on Jan 17.

Join our 90-minute intro workshop to learn about the program: Nov 10 in Denver and Nov 12 in Niwot. Please register online.

Rebuilding Seminars empowers people to heal and thrive after a relationship ends. This therapist-led, 10-week program creates a safe space for vulnerability, fostering self-discovery and healthy relationship patterns. We build a supportive network of friends who show compassion for each other's healing journey without judgment or unsolicited advice. See our hundreds of 5-star Google Reviews about the life-changing experience of moving from trauma to freedom and confidence with Rebuilding Seminars.

Learn why dozens of Boulder-area therapists refer to Rebuilding Seminars. Learn more by scheduling a 15-min conversation with owner/therapist Bob Manthy: https://tinyurl.com/RBConsult

Name: Bob Manthy
Email: rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com]]> rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com (Bob Manthy) https://ritesofpassagetraining.com/ BPI-NL-053138-20261113154855 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:48:55 MST
Through the Ceremony and Rites of Passage Global Training, you’ll gain an embodied understanding and confidence to guide yourself and your community through life transitions.
This is for you if you:
Seek to guide people through the gates of life
Want a culturally relevant and respectful approach
Long to create containment for deep transformation
Are here to bring more of the intentional and sacred forward
Desire structure forms, and personally relevant maps
This year-long training is taught in a 22 session format with ongoing personalized ceremonial design & practice, homeplay between modules, a personal day-long ceremonial experience, and more.
The course platform opens January 2027, and live classes begin February 23, 2027, meeting every-other Tuesday. Co-created and taught by Katie Asmus - founder of Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, and Hāweatea Holly Bryson - founder of Nature Knows, this Ceremony and Rites of Passage Training will leave you more confident and empowered to safely and confidently create sacred space and containers for deep transformation.
Read more on our collective website or reach out to us with any questions!
About your facilitators:
Katie Asmus, MA, BMP, LPC, has had a lifelong relationship with creating and enacting personal ceremonies, and has led nature-based ceremonies and rites of passage for over 30 years. She weaves present-moment awareness, body-mind connection, and relationship with the natural world into her work as a therapist, mentor, and teacher. She has taught practitioners internationally for 25 years, including 20 years teaching graduate students rites of passage, adventure therapy, ecotherapy, and somatic therapy, and she supports others in creating their own personally meaningful, culturally relevant ceremonies and rites of passage.
Having sat with tens of thousands of people from around the world and from all walks of life, Katie is a tender of thresholds who believes deeply in following our longing while feeling our belonging to the greater web of life. She directs rites of passage trainings and leads wilderness quests through the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, sees therapy and coaching clients, and trains therapists and healers. She is known for saying, "Inner work is world peace work."
Hāweatea is deeply committed to the resurgence of rites of passage as a vital cultural and therapeutic practice for our times. Her work spans Aotearoa (NZ), Hawai'i Australia, China and the USA where she has supported diverse communities in this over the past 17 years. She's consulted, run wānanga, offered trainings and supported cultural programs across various Nations/ countries.
Her psychotherapy practice is rooted in somatic and relational therapies, traditional Māori healing, and nature-connected life-ways. Her highlight is the absolute honour of walking alongside individuals, couples and families through the evolving stages of life and relationship. She trains facilitators and therapists in specific experiential modalities; nature-based therapy, rites of passage, ecopsychology, decolonising psychotherapy, and Indigenous approaches to listening and guiding.
Physically and ancestrally, she belongs to the mountains Aoraki (Aotearoa, NZ) and Mauna ō Wakea (Hawai'i Island).

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-053139-20261113154928 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:49:28 MST Spend the day in community crafting a mullein and beeswax torch to honor the return of the light and bring a sense of warmth to the darkest time of year.
We will spend our time together in ritual space ( drumming, journaling, sharing) and creative process crafting a handmade reminder that light returns, even in the depths of winter.
This is an outdoors torch making event, a time to infuse our torches with intentions for the winter season; we will not burn the torches. Participants will leave with a torch to use in their own personal, ceremonial rituals. Mullein Stalks, beeswax and herbs provided.
Dates: Saturday December 12th from 12-4 pm MT
Location: Niwot, CO (details provided upon registration)
To register: Email anne-marie@somaticnaturetherapy.com
Cost: $40
About Your Facilitators


Anne-Marie Chmielewski is a nature-based chaplain. As a nature-based chaplain, her role is to support you in exploring questions of meaning, purpose, identity, values, and belonging—especially as they arise through your relationship with the natural world. Anne-Marie offers a grounded, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you can reflect on your spiritual and existential journey, including your connection to land, place, ancestors, seasons, and the more-than-human world.


Austin Balfany believes healing has always come through connection—whether that's with himself, with other people, with where he comes from, or with the land around him. Austin tries to bring honesty, humor, and a sense of realness to what he does, and wants you to know that however you show up, all of you is welcome here.
Austin is completing his graduate training in Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling at Naropa University and is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). His work is rooted in the belief that the body is inherently wise, that emotion is a form of intelligence, and that healing involves tending to the places where connection and disconnection live within us. Austin integrates EMDR, somatic awareness, mindfulness, nature-based practices, experiential processes, and parts-based work within a trauma-informed and LGBTQ+ affirming approach.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) http://brushwithgrief.com BPI-NL-053140-20261113195310 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:53:10 MST
Join us for a welcoming, creative space to honor grief and connect with others. We’ll make symbolic brushes using natural materials. No art experience is needed, and materials are provided. You’re welcome to participate quietly or share as much as feels right.

Learn more at BrushWithGrief.com

Boulder Public Library, Eldorado Room
November 26, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM | Free
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999541959828?aff=bpi

Boulder Public Library, Eldorado Room
December 27, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM | Free
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002970555851?aff=bpi

Boulder Public Library, Eldorado Room
January 16, 2027 | 1:00–3:00 PM | Free
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003942995444?aff=bpi

Rainbow Elders Boulder 55+
February 20, 2027 | 11:00 AM–1:30 PM | Free, with free lunch
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003789079076?aff=bpi

Boulder Public Library, Eldorado Room
February 21, 2027 | 1:00–3:00 PM | Free
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2004329946826?aff=bpi

Brush With Grief Retreat at Cottonwood Hot Springs, Colorado
July 30–September 1, 2027
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1330438861449?aff=bpi

Name: Andrew Koch, LPC
Email: andrew@contemplativecaregiver.com]]> andrew@contemplativecaregiver.com (Andrew Koch, LPC) https://www.pegshippert.com/adult-groups BPI-NL-053141-20261113224413 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:44:13 MST
- A small group, 4 to 6 members
- Meeting in north central Boulder
- Need-based sliding fee scale available; Medicaid accepted
- Timing will be determined based on all members’ schedules.

We will share about and discuss what trauma is and does to us, what trauma healing entails, difficulties around sharing and finding support, shame and self blame, and other topics members choose such as dealing with loved ones, relationships and sex, the legal system, etc.

Please call or text Peg at 720.340.6261 or email peg at pegshippert.com to set up a free info session.

Facilitator: Peg Shippert, MA, LPC is a trauma therapist, victim advocate, speaker and educator. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Boulder. Her TEDx talk, “Changing the Culture of Rape Secrecy That Empowers Perpetrators,” describes simple ways we can all support survivors of sexual assault, and help stop sexual violence.

Name: Peg Shippert, LPC
Email: peg@pegshippert.com]]> peg@pegshippert.com (Peg Shippert, LPC)