Self-Reparenting Series: Becoming the Adult You Needed

Many of us and our clients learned to survive before we learned to feel safe. We learned to be strong, responsible, pleasing, or invisible. We learned to silence needs, override emotions, and carry more than we should.

These were not flaws. They were adaptations. But what helped us survive in the past may now limit your peace, relationships, and wellbeing.

This 8-week transformational series offers a compassionate, science-grounded path to:

•      Heal emotional patterns

•      Build self-trust and internal safety

•      Update limiting beliefs

•      Develop healthy boundaries

•      Validate and understand emotions

•      Grieve what was missing

•      Become your own secure base

What is self-reparenting?
Self-reparenting is the practice of learning to respond to yourself with the care, protection, and guidance you may not have consistently received growing up.

It is not about blaming the past. It is about building your future.

It is grounded in:

•      Attachment science

•      Developmental neuroscience

•      Trauma-informed care

•      Self-compassion research

•      The SWEET Four Layers of Transformation

•      The SWEET Body–Mind–Meaning Framework

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Time: 12-1pm (EDT)
CEU: 1
Location: Online via zoom

This course is eligible for 1 CEU for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psychologists in New York State

For more information about CEU approval, please click here.

The 8-Week Journey
Participants will explore:

1.    How your past shaped your present

2.    Nervous system safety and regulation

3.    Meeting and understanding your inner child

4.    Rewriting core beliefs

5.    Emotional validation and needs

6.    Boundaries as self-respect

7.    Grieving unmet needs and losses

8.    Becoming your own secure base

Each session includes:

•      Insightful teaching

•      Experiential exercises

•      Reflection practices

•      Practical tools for daily life

Who is This For
This series is for clinicians who want to help themselves or their clients:

•      Stop repeating old patterns

•      Reduce self-criticism

•      Build emotional resilience

•      Strengthen relationships

•      Develop deeper self-understanding

•      Grow personally and professionally

Only openness and curiosity are required.

Topics of The Series

•      Week 1: April 2, 2026 — You Were Shaped, Not Broken

•      Week 2: April 9, 2026 — Safety Before Insight

•      Week 3: April 16, 2026 — Meeting the Inner Child

•      Week 4: April 23, 2026 — Rewriting Core Beliefs

•      Week 5: April 30, 2026 — Emotional Validation & Emotional Needs

•      Week 6: May 7, 2026 — Boundaries as Care, Not Rejection

•      Week 7: May 21, 2026 — Grieving What You Didn’t Receive

Week 8: May 28, 2026 — Becoming Your Own Secure Base

Here's what attendees have been saying about SWEET seminars:

"Thank you for always providing such a great environment to learn in!" - Diana, LMSW

"An excellent forum for learning and improving our clinical skills." - Nelson, LMSW

"My overall experience with SWEET has been one of intellectual, emotional, and clinical growth." - Anne-Elizabeth, LCSW-R