You became a therapist because you want to deeply help.
But your graduate training didn't prepare you. And one-off trainings haven't helped your work become as deep as you know it can be.
The truth it, excellent training is hard to come by. Traditional therapy training focuses on 'counteractive' techniques that simply manage symptoms, rather than address the issue at its root. And even if you've been lucky enough to find experiential training, most programs typically focus on one theory at a time, without providing a map for integrating between models.
This is why I developed the the CORE (Coherence-Oriented, Relational, Experiential) method. As a psychologist who has spent 26 years studying experiential psychotherapies and training hundreds of therapists and coaches, I have had the chance to distill the most core elements necessary for unlocking memory reconsolidation and thereby transformational change. CORE isn't a new type of therapy, it's a framework for integrating between experiential models and techniques in service of deep 'unlearning.' While I focus on techniques from AEDP, IFS, and coherence therapy, I hope my students walk away feeling they can seamlessly integrate all they already know in a way that is cohesive and whole, rather than simply 'eclectic.' When we integrate experiential methods using a framework that is based on how the brain actually changes, new levels of healing and growth become reachable.
The Three Domains of the CORE Curriculum
The curriculum is a 35-lecture sequence delivered over two years. It is designed to move the practitioner through a rigorous developmental arc of theoretical, relational, and technical mastery.
Understanding the Mind
The Scientific & Theoretical Foundation
Understanding the human mind is our birth right. In this domain you will learn a comprehensive map for how the mind works, grounded in neuroscience, phenomenology, and the principle of coherence. We will draw on the predictive processing model of the brain to revisit concepts like attachment through the lends of empowering versus traumatizing emotional learning.
Contacting the Deeper Mind
Mindfulness for Self-Exploration
In coaching, mindfulness is most often used as a form of self-regulation. But it is possible to use mindfulness as an opening for inner exploration. I call this making CONTACT. Contact is a shifting away from intellectualizing or avoidance toward a deep inner listening. Here we move from ‘managing to meeting.’ In other words, we learn to help ourselves and our clients slow down and turn inward.
Updating the Mind’s Mental Models
Transformational Change through Memory Reconsolidation
Here is where you will learn the how. Through a combination of general steps and specific techniques, you will learn how to explore the unconscious mind to discover and transform unconscious beliefs that block change. We will draw on parts work, mind-body dialogue, emotional procesing, and other experiential techniques.
What is the CORE Method?
The CORE (Coherence-Oriented, Relational, Experiential) method is my way of integrating the most impactful elements from experiential therapies into an experiential coaching method. This training is a deep-dive into how to help clients uncover deeper levels of their mind, using techniques such as parts work and emotional processing, all for the sake of transformation through memory reconsolidation.
My unique teaching style and integration of techniques is one I have developed through my almost fifteen years of training therapists and coaches in how to integrate between experiential modalities such as IFS, AEDP, and coherence therapy. Every year I have honed what I teach to have the most impact, both personally and professionally.
This is how the CORE methodology was born.
Why does this acronym fit? Let's look at each piece:
C-O: Coherence-Oriented
A deep understanding of COHERENCE lies at the center of transformational change. Coherence is similar to the IFS concept of NO BAD PARTS and is a cutting edge, deeply respectful and effective way of approaching the human mind. Instead of looking for 'disorder,' we aim to discover how our minds are 'ordered'. In other words, how our reactions make sense based on our inner world of meanings and unconscious beliefs.
R: Relational
Relational attunement is more than a skill; it is a way of being. That is why fostering a deep relational safety and connection is something I integrate into everything that I teach. Here I draw inspiration from models such as IFS and AEDP, both of which work to ‘undo aloneness' (a term coined by Diana Fosha). I call this shift into a relational stance: from 'Managing to Meeting,' and it is one I try to model in my interactions with my students. Only when we caringly meet our inner world can healing begin.
E: Experiential
Experiential. This says it all. Experiential work is my passion, and it's the cutting edge of our field. It is what takes us beyond simply thinking about our issues toward transforming our issues at their root. Experiential work fosters a depth and precision that allows transformational change to flow more quickly and fully than we have ever seen before. Welcome the experiential revolution!!
My Story
My first memory was of role-playing a couple with my sister when I was three years old. I've loved exploring the human mind ever since!
During my 20's I deeply explored my own inner world, engaging intensively in meditation and therapy, as well as music and modern dance. After graduate school, I delved more fully into experiential therapies. First I got training in AEDP, then PACT couples therapy, then Somatic Experiencing. Later I got dove into IFS and began my journey learning coherence therapy. Along the way I was deeply influenced by Focusing and Hakomi, among other approaches. My love of emotion-focused and somatic work expanded as I learned about coherence, a fancy term for the IFS saying “NO BAD PARTS.” The concept of coherence really struck a chord, as I’ve always believed that we are all doing our best.
I therefore took Bruce Ecker as my mentor and for the last six years have co-led two training groups with him. Bruce understands and is able to track the coherence of the human mind like no one I have ever met. His interest in science, and his leadership in linking transformational change to the brain’s natural ability for memory reconsolidation, has been such a gift to our field.
Finally we have a lens through which to integrate seemingly unrelated experiential techniques. I have spent years using this lens to help me deeply study what inner work is all about. I believe my efforts have given me a knack for integration--an ability to focus on the principles underneath the protocols and a way of bringing these principles to life in a practical and inspiring way.
My life has been rich in one of the most precious resource: mentorship. I am so honored by the chance to pass along all that I have learned. So if you are wanting to help people on their journey...and would like a mentor to help you on yours…here I am!
Those who participate (live) in the full first year of training
will be considered a
"Level 1 CORE therapist."
Perfect for Helpers Who Want to Go Deeper
DETAILS
DATES:
September 14th, 2026 -
May 24th, 2027
TIMES
Weekly Lecture: Mondays 11-12:30pm Central Time.
Weekly Training Lab: The labs are smaller and you will therefore sign up for a 'section' that meets your schedule.
PRICE:
$120 / week, billed monthly. Option to receive a 10% discount if you pay upfront. (Additional option to opt-in to the Monday Lecture / Q&A alone for $60/week. More info under "FAQs")
How will each week flow?
Weekly Lecture:
Mondays 11-12:30pm Central Time
Every Monday we will meet as a large group to receive the main teaching for the week. We will alternate between core lectures and demos / review. There will always be time for Q&A, and these meetings will always be recorded (for ongoing viewing, even after course ends).
Weekly Practice Lab
After the weekly lecture, you will meet with a smaller group, primarily led by Tori, in order to practice and watch demo tapes. There will be various 'sections' so you can sign up for the group time that works for your schedule. These labs will give us a chance to work more deeply with the material so that intellectual knowledge can become embodied skill.
Course Library
You will be encouraged to spend some time 'studying' in the library each week, though if you don't have time to review all the material during the 9-months, you will have continued access after the course ends. The weekly lectures will live in the library, along with a series of demonstration sessions (primarily of IFS work), and deliberate practice exercise videos.
Bonuses
To supplement your learning, you will dig into the extra materials and opportunities. You will receive Tori’s Training Manual: Foundations of Experiential Therapy. You will have the chance to learn from guest lectures outside of class (recorded if you can't make the time). You will have access to Tori's discord channel, where you can ask questions for Tori or the group to ponder. You will have the chance to be scheduled with a dyad partner for supplemental practice, if you so chose. You will go as far as you want in your learning!!
Community
During the course of the training, you will build not only knowledge and skills, but something just as valuable: community. Again and again students give us the feedback that developing friendships and connections with fellow-learners has been one of the deepest gifts of participation. Members who do the full training will have the chance to connect during the labs, work together in dyads, and to continue conversations through discord.
