- Module 1 – September: Who are you?
- Developing and deepening your therapist identity
- Module 2 – October: Where should we begin?
- Effective intake and relationship-building
- Module 3 – November: How do I care for myself?
- Compassionate care and sustainability in your practice and what to do when things get hard.
- Module 4 – December: How to Do the Work
- The Nervous System
- Module 5 – January: How to Do the Work
- Somatic and Body-Based Interventions
Are you a therapist looking to deepen as a clinician beyond what you learned in graduate school? Do you wish you had more tools in your toolbox to address somatics, the nervous system, parts-based work, social justice issues, and more? Are you longing for an in-person community where you can learn from seasoned therapist mentors and grow with a small cohort of fellow clinicians? If you are ready to embark on a transformative developmental journey to your best self-as-clinician, you are warmly invited to apply for the 2025-26 cohort of The Rising Therapist.
The Rising Therapist is a 9-month program designed by two clinicians with decades of collective experience that will specifically help therapists develop their skills, personal resiliency, and clinical confidence.
Our program is designed not to teach you any one method, but to equip you with knowledge, skills, and education to continue on the right path in your career.
The Details (2025-2026)
One Friday morning (9-1pm) a month for 9 months:
September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12, January 9, February 6, March 13, April 17, May 15
Cost per 4–hour session: $210.
Payment for next session due at the end of previous session.
$100 nonrefundable deposit due on acceptance, balance ($110) due one week prior to first session.
Small cohort capped at 10 participants.
Each session will include 2 hours of focused education, discussion, and skills practice, and 1 hour 45 minutes of group reflection, case consultation, and personal development with a 15-minute break.
1 hour a month counted towards group supervision if needed.
Locations: Alternating Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul and Bancroft neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Questions:
Email sarah@hereandnowcounseling.info and jess@anamcounseling.com.
You are:
- A newer therapist who is still struggling to feel grounded in your place in the field
- A recent grad school graduate who feels underprepared for the realities of relational clinical work
- A more experienced therapist who was trained in cognitive approaches but longs for deeper relational work
- A clinician looking to dip your toes into several evidence-based ways of working with clients to discern whether to invest in longer training
- A therapist looking for practical, usable skills to bring deep and meaningful work to your clients after each session
- Someone who is beginning to feel the signs of burnout and wants to feel reinvigorated in their work.
- A professional in search of a community for connection, collegiality, accountability, and care
We are:
- Two experienced clinicians with more than 40 years of experience in the field combined
- Practitioners who are deeply steeped in relational, somatic, bottom-up approaches to growth and healing
- Teachers with a knack for helping our trainees connect to their best selves as therapists
- Mentors who can help you find your footing in a shifting clinical landscape
- Dear friends who love each other and doing this work together!
The Schedule
- Module 6 – February: How to Do the Work
- Attachment Wounding and Trauma-Informed Care
- Module 7 – March: How to Do the Work
- Working with Wounded Parts of Self
- Module 8 – April: How to Do the Work
- Responding to These Times: Self Disclosure, Social Justice, and Social Media
- Module 9 – May: How to Do the Work
- Endings, Termination, and Reflections
Apply now, the cohort will be capped at 10 participants. Come learn and grow with us!
Jess Helle-Morrissey (MSW, LICSW, MA, PMH-C, CLD(CBI), CLEC) has been a clinician for nearly 20 years and loves supporting people in their healing and growth. In addition to an MA in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology from the University of Minnesota and and MSW from St. Catherine University/University of St. Thomas, she has advanced training in Hakomi, ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, AIR Network, Ego States/Parts Work, and EMDR. In her private practice in St. Paul, she specializes in EMDR, attachment wounding/family of origin, and perinatal mental health.
What do I love about facilitating The Rising Therapist?
“So many things. There’s the warm togetherness of the community we create together - sharing knowledge, our wins, our hardships, eating yummy food. It feels so powerful to me in a time when community is so needed. I love being able to give back so specifically in a way that I really yearned for when I was finding my footing as a clinician. I love hearing check-ins each session about how something learned was applied with a client, creating meaningful growth and connection. I love the way our program has helped past cohort members find their voices in difficult clinical or professional situations and empowered them to make a change in their own lives. I love getting to do this fun and meaningful work with my dear friend. In the rising therapist, we hope each participant rises to meet their deepest potential as a clinician and sets the stage for longevity and sustainability in their career. I could go on and on, but I’ll leave it at this: If any of this speaks to you, I hope you’ll consider joining us for our next cohort.”
Sarah Johnston (MSW, LICSW, CCTP) has been practicing as a therapist since 2009 and working in the field of helping people since 2001. After graduating from the MSW program at St. Catherine University and University of St. Thomas, she worked at The Family Partnership for 5 years providing therapy to children, teens, adults, couples and families. Sarah specializes in attachment wounding and family of origin work. Early in her career Sarah identified strongly as a psychodynamic clinician with extra training in attachment. In recent years she has found EMDR and Parts Work as her go to treatments in supporting clients in healing. Sarah has experience providing clinical supervision and is formerly adjunct faculty at St. Catherine University and the University of St. Thomas.
What do I love about The Rising Therapist?
“It has been such a gift to do The Rising Therapist! I look forward to it every month. I am so proud of what my dear friend and colleague, Jess, and I have put together. This is an opportunity to learn in community in a small group. I fashioned it after everything I would have wanted at various points in my career- and maybe even still! The Rising Therapist provides the opportunity to explore clinical content, learn technique, consult, and mentorship from two seasoned therapists. We identified content that I think is very useful to review. HOW to do a solid intake? What does working from attachment theory actually look like? Why is it so important to understand the nervous system? How do you strengthen your work through relationship and parts work? Every month as I am reviewing and preparing materials for each TRT session, I get a refresh as well!”
“Jess and I put in the effort to make sure TRT is a supportive, meaningful, and energizing experience. We are trying to educate and build community. It is our hope that everyone leaves with a stronger connection to the work and to their colleagues. We always have delicious snacks and during the cold months, it is very likely that we will be sitting by a fire. How great is that? Gathering with smart, lovely people in a cozy space with tasty food to talk about this work that we are all so passionate about! Join us!”