Therapy Toronto: Psychotherapy Self-referral Service for Toronto and the GTA

Susan Leopold RP, RSW, MSW, MPS, ATR-BC, AEDP Lvl 3 Clinician, Organic Intelligence Coach

Seminars and Workshops

The Trauma Whisperers Seminar 2: Advanced Methods and Techniques. Smith, with Daniel Buccino July 18, 2015

Exploring the Narrative Elements of Clinical Social Work. Smith College School for Social Work, with Mary Sormanti, MS, Ph.D., MSW, June 19, 2015

Psychodynamic Views of Grief and Bereavement: From Loss to Transformation. Smith College School for Social Work with Joan Berzoff, MSW, Ed.D, June 6, 2015

Narrative Therapy: Responding to Trauma, Narrative Therapy Centre of Toronto with Angel Yuen, November 10/11, 2015

IASP Annual Conference: Moments of Meeting and the Problem of Shame with Dr. Pat DeYoung, Toronto, April 2, 2016

OACCPP 38th Annual Conference, presented workshop on trauma (by invitation). Toronto, Sept 23, 2016

Denver Essential Skills (ES1) Retreat with Karen Kranz, November 16-20, 2017 (Week 1) and March 1-5, 2018 (Week 2), Glendale, CO

AEDP Immersion Course with Diana Fosha, July 30-Aug 3, 2017, Denver, CO

AEDP Advanced Essential Skills (ES2) Retreat Style with Karen Pando-Mars, July 6-10, 2018 and Nov 30-Dec 4, 2018, Vancouver, BC and Denver, CO Blinded by the Light: A Primer on AEDP work with complex trauma and dissociation with Jerry Lamagna, Oct 20 2018, Toronto, ON

AEDP Core Training Vancouver 2019 with Karen Kranz, multiple dates, Vancouver, BC

AEDP for Couples (AEDPfC) Hybrid Essential Skills Course with David Mars, and Karen Pando-Mars, June 18-20, 2019, Vancouver, BC

NARM Practitioner Training - Module 1 with Brad Kammer, Oct 16-20, 2019, Evanston, IL

Hakomi Education Network Toronto, Nov 1-3, 2019, Toronto, ON

Toronto AEDP Salon with Ronald Frederick, Oct 26, 2019, Toronto, ON

Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) Training with Steven Porges (online)

Supervision with Senior and AEDP Faculty Jun 18, 2018-Sept 24, 2019

NARM Supervision (Neuraffective Model of Developmental Trauma Training) required to complete NARM training, July 26-Nov 12, 2019

NARM Therapist Masterclass (in Process) applying NeuroAffective Relational Model to Narcissistic and Borderline Spectrum, 2021

NARM Post Masters Class, 2021-ongoing

Organic Intelligence Coach in Training Certification Course, 2021-2022 ongoing

Ethics of Expressive Art Therapy and Art Therapy with Traumatized Clients, completed 2021

Academic Training

CITI completion course (collaborative Institutional Training Initiative required by Smith College IRB (Professional Association Regulatory) June 22, 2015

Field Placement Course, Smith College School for Social Work September 16, 2015-May 2016

Clinical Supervision Catholic Family Services September 2015-May 2016

Relational Psychodynamic Theory and Therapy.

Smith College School for Social Work, July 23, 2016 with David Levit

Listening with Purpose: New Applications in Treating Shame and Narcissism.

Smith College School for Social Work Friday, June 24,2016 with Patricia Gianotti

Somatic Experiencing: Expanding the Psychodynamic Dialogue.

Smith College School for Social Work Saturday, June 18 2016 with David Levit

Relentless Hope: The Refusal to Grieve.

Smith College School for Social Work Friday, June 17, 2016 with Martha Stark

Articles

Article for OACCPP journal Psychologia vol. 41 "A Nested Story" (special focus on trauma issue, 2016)