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• 2025-2026 Balint-oriented Monthly Consultation Group

  • Start
    Saturday, October 04, 2025
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  • End
    Saturday, March 07, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    5 registrants

  Feeling burnt out? Looking for a reflective space?
  Join us for the next NSGP Monthly Zoom Consultation Group!

  ️Dates:
  October 2025 – March 2026
  1st Saturday of each month

  Time: 9:00–10:00 AM (ET)

  Session Dates:
  Oct 4 · Nov 1 · Dec 6 · Jan 3 · Feb 7 · Mar 7

  

  What to Expect:

  A closed group of up to 8 participants (minimum of 3) will meet monthly in a Balint-oriented frame to reflect on and explore challenges in clinical work and organizational dynamics.

  Cost:

  • $200 – NSGP Members

  • $250 – Non-Members

  • Equity rate available

  Registration Deadline: September 22, 2025

  Contact for More Information:

  • Ann Koplow – annjk53@hotmail.com

  • Mary Barnes – mary.barnes@tufts.edu

  Interested in learning more about this kind of work?
  Read Julie Anderson and Ann Koplow’s article on their Balint workshop experience in the Summer/Fall 2023 issue of NSGPeople.

  We look forward to seeing you there!

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• Observation Group 1

  • Start
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
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  • End
    Thursday, November 19, 2026
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  • Schedule
    53 sessions
  • Location
    The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health

  NSGP and The Brookline Center invites Boston-area clinicians to observe and learn from our most seasoned group therapists in this enriching professional development series.

  The Center hosts two Observation Groups that run throughout the year as part of our group therapy program. For clinicians seeking to become more skilled in group therapy, the Observation Groups offer the opportunity to witness, discuss, and better understand how to lead process-oriented groups. Each Observation Group is led by senior clinicians who are recognized experts in the field.

  Observation Group 1 (Thursdays) holds in-person sessions full-time.  Please know that the in-person sessions take place in The Brookline Center’s conference room, which is completely ADA accessible.  

  Observation Group 1 is led by Jeff Brand, Psy.D. and Amy Matias, LICSW, Ph.D.

  Learn more and register here.

  
  

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• Observation Group 2

  • Start
    Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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  • End
    Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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  • Schedule
    52 sessions

  NSGP and The Brookline Center invites Boston-area clinicians (and beyond) to observe and learn from our most seasoned group therapists in this enriching professional development series.

  The Center hosts two Observation Groups that run throughout the year as part of our group therapy program. For clinicians seeking to become more skilled in group therapy, the Observation Groups offer the opportunity to witness, discuss, and better understand how to lead process-oriented groups. Each Observation Group is led by senior clinicians who are recognized experts in the field.

  Observation Group 2 (Tuesdays) operates in a hybrid fashion (i.e., every other week in-person and online). Observers can be in the room, or on zoom, enabling observation from distant locations. Please know that the in-person sessions take place in The Brookline Center’s conference room, which is completely ADA accessible.  

  Observation Group 1 is led by Joel Krieg, LICSW, CGP and Julie Anderson, PhD, CGP.

  Learn more and register here.

  
  

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• 2026 NSGP Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course

  • Start
    Sunday, January 04, 2026
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  • End
    Saturday, May 02, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Various
  • Spaces left
    0

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  NSGP Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course

  The Principles course consists of a Welcome Orientation and 5 day-long modules, each with a morning didactic and afternoon experiential portion. Each module will take a contextual, culturally sensitive approach to the effective integration and application of theory and practice. All modules will be held in person (with one exception as noted below) in the greater Boston area. The program will meet the didactic requirements for the CGP credential. 

  This course provides 30 CEs.
  

  The total cost for the program is $750 ($25 per training hour).

  You might be eligible for the NSGP Financial Scholarships or BIPOC Rate. For more information, go to the NSGP Scholarships webpage.

  Registration deadline: January 6th, 2026.

  Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.

  
  

  SPACE IS LIMITED – REGISTER TODAY!

  SCHEDULE

  - Welcome & Orientation

  Justin Hecht, PhD

  Sunday January 4, 2026, 3-3:45 PM

  Virtual (Zoom) – link will be emailed to registrants

  1. Foundations

  Mary Alicia Barnes, OT, OTD and Sasha Watkins, Ed.D., LMHC

  Saturday, January 10, 2026

  Newton Center, MA
  

  2. Structure and Dynamics

  Shunda McGahee, MD

  Saturday, February 28, 2026

  Virtual (Zoom)

  3. Formation and Development

  Gabriela Perez-Gil, LMHC, CGP, PSYA.D., and Cathy Dubois, PSY.D.

  Saturday, March 14, 2026

  Newton Center, MA

  4. Ethics, Neuroscience, IFS and Personal Style

  Annie Weiss, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA-F

  Saturday, April 11, 2026

  Newton Center, MA

  5. Leadership Tasks and Skills

  Justin Hecht, PhD, CGP, AGPA-F

  Saturday, May 2, 2026

  Location TBD

  The NSGP Training Committee is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive programming to group leaders, which include culturally informed and racially inclusive material. We look forward to welcoming you! 

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