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Attachment based -
CBST YEARLONG TRAINING

Workshops
One Way Mirror

Attachment Based - Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy
​(AB-CBST)

The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy provides its Attachment Based - Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy training for licensed therapists, as well as student therapists who are interested in learning how to successfully integrate evidence based approaches to provide principal driven treatment to children, adults, couples, and families.

​There has been much research on the effectiveness on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and outcomes for both adults and children are improved by involving the systems in the clients' lives. When working with children and adolescents, the ability to work with family the family systemic is necessary, and when working with adults, working with their partners or family members can be invaluable in creating lasting change.  
Attachment Based - Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy focuses on five aspects:
  • Adding systems work to any approach greatly reduces the likelihood of relapse and increases client's quality of life and relationships
  • All change is cognitive, although the road to a cognitive shift may be through behavioral interventions, cognitive interventions, systemic interventions, or process/experiential interventions.  
  • For lasting change to happen, there has to be both top down (frontal lobe) as well as bottom up processing (limbic system), connecting our head and our heart.  
  • Attachment is an organizing principal for how one relates to oneself, the world, and other people. 
  • Attachment is an organizing principal to the relationship between the therapist and client, which is one of the most important predictors of outcome​
Those training in AB-CBST can take workshops, get consultation and participate in "one way mirror" training.  Clinicians will learn the fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Evolving Structural Strategic Family Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and how to incorporate techniques and ideas from Narrative Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Exposure with Response Prevention, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and other models. 
WORKSHOPS
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Summer Workshop
​Students may choose to start take one or all of the summer intensive workshops (July 28th to August 1st, 2025), or take the workshops throughout the year (Sept, Jan, April).  For more information about the summer intensive and workshop schedules and each workshop, click here. 


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13th Annual Summer Intensive
July 28th - Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

July 29th - Integrating Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) 
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D..

July 30th - 
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.
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July 31st  - Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) 
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

August 1st - Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 
with Jeannette Harroun, LMFT, RPT-S

August 1st - 
An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing 
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

August 1st - Assessment and Treatment of ADHD in Children, Adolescents and Adults 
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

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ONE WAY MIRROR TRAINING
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In the one way mirror trainings, licensed and prelicensed students will be part of the team watching the live sessions and calling in with direction for the therapist. An expert in the specific approach (CBT, EFT, Family Therapy) will be calling in, while another therapist will be providing the treatment in the session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults will be in the Fall, Couples Therapy in the Winter, and Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy in the Spring. For more information about the One Way Mirror Trainings, click here.
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To register for the yearlong training, please email [email protected] to be interviewed. There are only 7 spots for the training.
​The cost for the year long training is $2000 ($600 for unlicensed), which is for 92 hours of training over 11 months
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You can also take one or two workshops either in person, online live, or on demand!

Upcoming Live Trainings 


SPRING 2025
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Mar 7th - June 6th
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultation Group 
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.

Mar 14th - Aug 8th
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Mar 21st - Aug 15th
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

​Mar 28th - July 25th
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Apr 18th
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Apr 25th - June 27th
10 Week One Way Mirror Training in ESSFT
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

​SUMMER 2025

July 28th - Aug 1st
Summer Intensive 2025

Aug 22nd
Supervision, Law, and Ethics

FALL 2025

Sept 5th - Feb 6th
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.


Sept 12th - Feb 13th
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Sept 19th - Dec 19th
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Sept 26th
Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.

Oct 3rd - Dec 12th
10 Week One Way Mirror Training in CBT
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.

Oct 24th - Feb 27th
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.
WINTER 2026

Jan 23rd
Integrating Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.

​Jan 30th - April 10th
10 Week One Way Mirror Training in EFT
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.
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SPRING 2026


Mar 6th - Aug 7th
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consultation Group 
with W. Keith Sutton Psy.D.

Mar 13th - Aug 14th
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Mar 20th - Aug 21st
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

​Mar 27th - July 24th
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Consultation Group
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Apr 17th
Integrating Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Apr 24th - June 26th
10 Week One Way Mirror Training in ESSFT
with W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

SUMMER 2026

July 27th - July 31st
Summer Intensive 2026

Aug 28th
Supervision, Law, and Ethics
*There will be a dog present with Dr. Sutton at all trainings.
**3107 Fillmore St is an older building, which does not have an elevator

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