Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance Through Presence, Precision, and the Four Layers of Transformation

Most clinicians avoid confrontation because they're afraid it will damage the therapeutic alliance.

The truth? Instead of confrontation, avoidance is what weakens the alliance.

Join us for a transformative 2-hour seminar that will forever change the way you think about empathy, honesty, and healing.

Be exposed or master to the SWEET approach to catalytic clinical work, and go beyond standard training, or just a review of techniques.

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Time: 6-8pm (EST)

CEUs: 2

Online via Zoom

This course is eligible for 2 CEUs 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.

What You Will Learn

•      The real meaning of empathic confrontation (it's not what you think)

•      Why honesty strengthens the alliance more than validation alone

•      The SWEET Model: See • Witness • Empathize • Expose • Transform

•      How to use confrontation to de-shame instead of trigger shame

•      The Four Layers of Transformation: Conscious, Pre-Conscious, Unconscious, Existential

•      How to name patterns without blame, force, or rupture

•      Scripts and demonstrations you can use immediately in practice

Why This Training Is Different

Because empathic confrontation is not conflict, it’s not correction, and it’s not “calling someone out.”

Empathic confrontation is calling someone back to themselves.

It is the most powerful way to build trust, deepen connection, reduce shame, and accelerate healing.

Clinicians who master it become the clinician clients never forget.

Who This Is For

·      Mental health clinicians

·      Social workers

·      Psychologists

·      Counselors

·      Substance use professionals

·      Anyone who wants to strengthen their therapeutic alliance, clinical intuition, and transformative impact

Join us and experience the kind of training that becomes a turning point in your clinical career.

Because confrontation is not the rupture. Confrontation is the bridge.

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

"Wonderful webinar full of life-changing information and strategies." - Daniel, LMSW

"SWEET is the best for professional growth." - Nelson, LMSW

"Karen has an extraordinary skill in presenting clearly and concisely, using the right examples." - Linda, LCSW