THE INNER STAGE

An Attitude of Gratitude
2019-11-14 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | The Inner Stage, Virtual-Zoom link will be provided, New York, NY, United States
“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” – Brene Brown. What are you grateful for this year? Please join us for this open psychodrama workshop where we’ll pause and explore reasons to be thankful. Learn to cultivate gratitude, for even our greatest challenges that can become our greatest teachers. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-attitude-of-gratitude-tickets-54166576689?aff=erellivmlt

Emotional Sobriety…What Is It?
2019-10-17 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual-Zoom link will be provided, New York, NY, United States
Are you able to accept reality as it is today, in this moment? Emotionally sober people have the ability to sit with discomfort without expressing it in toxic ways or engaging in self harming behaviors. Please join Valerie and the group in this open psychodrama workshop where tools to deal with emotions in a healthy way will be explored. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emotional-sobrietywhat-is-it-tickets-54166510491?aff=erellivmlt

From Co-Dependent to Inter-Dependent
2019-09-19 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Do you feel out of balance in your relationships? Perhaps you struggle with control issues? There may be an imbalance of power or feeling overly responsible. In this open psychodrama workshop, Valerie will explore inter-dependence, which may lead to interconnected, healthy relationships. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-co-dependent-to-inter-dependent-tickets-54166470371?aff=erellivmlt

IAGP International Psychodrama Conference 2019
2019-09-04 08:00 - 2019-09-08 17:00 | Istituto Antonietti, Via Paolo VI, 3, Iseo (BS), Italy
Valerie will be presenting a workshop called Co-Creation and Connection in a Time of Disconnection at the IAGP International Psychodrama Conference in Iseo, Italy.
Participants will receive a brief training about the Canon of Creativity and JL Moreno’s desire to interconnect “all of (hu)mankind” in healing. We will consider ways the Canon of Creativity’s warm up to spontaneity, creativity and cultural conserve parallels psychodrama’s three-part method of warm up, action and sharing. We will explore ways that we can become stuck in cultural conserves, as well as social or emotional ones, and how modern technology can trap us in repetitive, unspontaneous and addictive behavior.
Please visit the below website for more information:
https://www.psychodrama2019.org/it/

Remembering Self-Care
2019-08-08 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ” – Oscar Wilde. Self-care is an important part of loving yourself and can often be forgotten in our demanding lives. Please join Valerie and the group in this open psychodrama workshop where forms of self-care will be discovered, and ways to practice regularly. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remembering-self-care-tickets-54166361044?aff=erellivmlt

Trauma Timeline Workshop
2019-07-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
The trauma timeline is a paper and pencil exercise that can be shared with clients to help them construct a detailed history of their painful life experiences. In this experiential workshop, Valerie will explore the basic structure of the trauma timeline, plus ways to utilize action methods to help clients work through these life altering events. Please register via below Eventbrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trauma-timeline-workshop-tickets-57522233549

NYU Silver School of Social Work Continuing Education - The Body Remembers What The Mind Forgets
2019-07-12 09:00 - 12:00 | NYU Silver School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Valerie is pleased to offer a valuable training opportunity at NYU. In this three-hour, interactive and experiential workshop, she will explore psychodrama, the premier experiential therapy method that was created by psychiatrist JL Moreno, a former NYU instructor, in the 20th century, and examine what JL Moreno already intuitively knew several decades ago about treating trauma. This workshop is NYSED and ACE Approved for 3 CE contact hours. Please learn more information here and register through the online NYU registration portal.

Learning to Play in Recovery
2019-07-11 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
When we are working on recovery, sometimes we can forget how to play as adults. Awaken your inner child in this open psychodrama workshop where we will engage in play as a group. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-to-play-in-recovery-tickets-54166336972?aff=erellivmlt

NASW NYC Chapter Social Work in the City Conference
2019-06-14 08:00 - 16:30 | New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10029, United States
Valerie will be presenting a workshop called Utilizing Action Methods in Treatment of Addictions at the Social Work in the 21st Century City: Practice Innovations and Beyond Conference sponsored by the NASW.
While there is no one treatment approach that is right for everyone, in this experiential workshop attendees will explore why action methods like psychodrama can be an effective treatment model or as an adjunct modality. The workshop will teach how trauma changes the brain, and how unresolved trauma often leads to such self-medicating behaviors as substance abuse and other process addictions. Attendees will learn basic experiential techniques to use with clients, along with the brain science that shows how action methods help to resolve trauma.
With this workshop, participants will be able to:

Understand basic brain structure that is impacted by trauma and learn how unresolved trauma often leads to addiction issues
Identify why action methods are beneficial to clients recovering from addiction
Utilize three experiential psychodrama techniques to use with clients recovering from addiction

Please register here.

The Body Remembers What the Mind Forgets
2019-06-13 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Creator of psychodrama, Jacob L. Moreno, once said, “The body remembers what the mind forgets.” In this open psychodrama workshop, Valerie will lead the group through incorporating our bodies in recovery to recognize signs of unexpressed feelings. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-body-remembers-what-the-mind-forgets-tickets-54166198558?aff=erellivmlt

Releasing Toxic Shame
2019-05-09 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Growing up with dysfunction, sometimes we carry shame inside that harms us. In this open psychodrama workshop, we will explore self-compassion and practice making peace with all parts of yourself. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/releasing-toxic-shame-tickets-54166140384?aff=erellivmlt

Psychodrama with Couples Training
2019-04-18 11:00 - 12:45 | Institute For Contemporary Psychotherapy, 1841 Broadway, (at 60th St.), 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Valerie will present an experiential workshop at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. The workshop will focus on psychodramatic techniques of doubling, role reversal and empty chair with couples.

Planting Seeds of Transformation
2019-04-11 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
How do you feel about change? For many, change can be daunting. Sometimes we need to take small steps to feel comfortable with change. Please join us for this open psychodrama workshop where we will explore strategies to embrace change in our lives. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planting-seeds-of-transformation-tickets-54166113303

Psychodrama with Couples Training
2019-04-11 11:00 - 12:45 | Institute For Contemporary Psychotherapy, 1841 Broadway, (at 60th St.), 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Valerie will present an experiential workshop at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. The workshop will focus on utilizing experiential warm-ups with couples, spectrograms, locograms, social atom and trauma timeline.

Lehman College's Experiential Therapies Conference - Psychodrama Training…Show, Don’t Tell
2019-03-29 08:30 - 12:30 | Lehman College Music Building, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY, 10468, United States
Valerie will be on a panel of experiential therapists discussing the efficacy of psychodrama. Valerie will then do a 60 minute demonstration where participants will learn about the three-part method of psychodrama and it’s history. She will train the audience about the basic elements of psychodrama and two of the fundamental experiential techniques – the double and role reversal.

Discovering My Authentic Voice
2019-03-14 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual-Zoom link will be provided, New York, NY, United States
Have you discovered your true voice or do you say and do what you think others want you to do? Do you want to seek peace within your inner self? In this open psychodrama workshop, we will tune in to discover what your authentic voice sounds like when it speaks. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovering-my-authentic-voice-tickets-54166076192?aff=ebapi

Am I Available for Love?
2019-02-07 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Do you create barriers between yourself and others in an effort to avoid emotional intimacy? Is this a frustration in your life? In this open psychodrama workshop, we will explore barriers that may affect our ability to give and receive love, and how to work through it. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/am-i-available-for-love-tickets-54165940787

New Beginnings
2019-01-10 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual-Zoom link will be provided, New York, NY, United States
“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth – not going all the way, and not starting.” – Buddha. Embrace 2019 as a new beginning. Please join us for the first open psychodrama workshop of 2019 to welcome the New Year. No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please register via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-beginnings-tickets-54165905682

Faith and Hope
2018-12-13 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Sometimes we don’t give ourselves enough time to review our year and reflect on all of our progress in recovery. Join us for an open psychodrama workshop that will allow us the space to celebrate our accomplishments and look ahead to what we hope to develop in the upcoming year.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-and-hope-tickets-41803111231

Onsite Workshops Intensive
2018-11-16 - 2018-11-20 | NY
Valerie leads an individual intensive at Onsite Workshops in Cumberland Furnace, TN.
For more information visit Onsite.

An Attitude of Gratitude
2018-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow” – Melody Beatty. What are you grateful for? Join us for this open psychodrama workshop where we’ll pause and explore reasons to be thankful. Learn to cultivate gratitude for even our greatest challenges that can become our greatest teachers.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-attitude-of-gratitude-tickets-41803225573

Onsite Alumni NYC Meeting
2018-10-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-08-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-07-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-06-28 18:30 - 20:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Valerie leads the monthly meeting for Onsite alumni. Onsite alumni groups are an opportunity to reconnect and serve as a refresher to the life-changing moments that occurred during an Onsite Workshop. Anyone who has attended an Onsite program is welcome.

No Longer a Victim
2018-10-11 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Sometimes our early life experiences were so traumatic that they color how we view ourselves in the world. How do we shift from feeling like a victim to owning our lives? In this psychodrama workshop, we’ll creatively break free from feelings of helplessness and learn to empower ourselves as adults.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-longer-a-victim-tickets-41803277729?aff=es2

Restart Retreat: Embracing Our Authentic Joy
2018-09-26 18:00 - 2018-09-30 14:00 | Magliano-in-Toscana, Tuscany
For five days and four nights in the rolling hills of Magliano-in-Toscana, Italy, Valerie Simon, LCSW, PAT, and Claudia Palmira will help you uncover the sober pleasures of bringing true, authentic joy to your life. Through daily reflection, psychodramatic work, self-exploration, and creativity, you will discover how to guide your inner self to outward joy in daily life.

How is my Relationship with Money?
2018-09-06 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
What kind of relationship do you have with money? Learn how to earn and spend appropriately for your lifestyle and cultivate a healthy financial balance. Join us in a psychodrama workshop to creatively express your relationship with money.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
**Please note this workshop is held the third Thursday in September.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-is-my-relationship-with-money-tickets-41803347939?aff=es2

What is Unresolved Grief?
2018-08-09 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Sometimes we don’t realize that we haven’t appropriately grieved a loss. A relationship ending, leaving a job, or even saying goodbye to a phase of life can affect us in ways we don’t even realize. Unresolved grief can negatively affect our quality of life and our current relationships. Join us for this open psychodrama workshop to explore recovery from loss in creative ways.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-unresolved-grief-tickets-41804774205?internal_ref=login

Escaping the Role of Scapegoat
2018-07-12 18:30 - 21:00 | The Inner Stage, Virtual, NY, United States
Growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise addicted family, one child often is singled out and unfairly blamed for the problems of the family. In this psychodrama workshop we’ll learn to break free of the negative patterns that still affect us in adulthood.
No previous psychodrama experience is necessary.
Please visit the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escaping-the-role-of-scapegoat-tickets-41803553554
