A Level 2 Course* Presented by AEDP™ Institute Faculty
Five 4-day Modules: June 2025 – February 2026
*This course contributes to Certification eligibility, but attending does not require pursuing Certification.
Our aim is to teach, in both left-brained and right-brained ways,
different types of clinical interventions so that participants
will emerge with both an understanding and a felt sense of how to “do” AEDP.
Course Description
AEDP Essential Skills provides practical skills for the application of AEDP as well as a thorough immersion in the theory underlying the practice. Different skill sets will be introduced, explained, illustrated and practiced in each module, so that participants will emerge with both an understanding and a felt sense of how to practice AEDP. In each module AEDP skills are introduced with their theoretical foundations and then illustrated by way of clinical videotapes; skills are then practiced in small group experiential exercises.
Topics
Module 1: Healing from the Get-Go: a Clinical Roadmap for the AEDP Transformational Journey
Module 2: Attachment and Relational Work: Undoing Aloneness in Clinical Action
Module 3: State 1: The Top of the Triangle of Experience Working with Defense and Anxiety
Module 4: State 2 Work: The Processing of Core Affective Experience
Module 5: State 3 & State 4 Work: The Processing of Transformational Experience & The Integration of Transformation into Self
Faculty Steeped in AEDP Theory, Clinical Teaching from Videotapes, Experiential Exercises
These are the hallmarks of AEDP trainings. At AEDP Institute, we pride ourselves in how thoroughly and deeply we seek to both undo professional aloneness and engage in rigorous clinical teaching with skilled accompaniment. Our faculty are excellent as academics, clinicians and teachers. Participants deeply appreciate how effectively faculty presenters’ clinical video demonstrates “AEDP in action.” And faculty have skilled accompaniment from Experiential Assistants – up to and often including one Assistant for every four participants. Participants rave about the excellent attention and support they receive in this unique learning environment.
Routine for each module
AEDP skills are introduced with their theoretical foundations and with illustrations by way of clinical videotapes. Skills are then practiced in small group experiential exercises. Experiential practice time makes up roughly 40% of the course.
Who Should Attend:
Licensed mental health practitioners (or the local/regional equivalent to ‘licensed’*) as well as interns legally practicing under the license of a supervising practitioner. These include Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, other Behavioral Health Therapists and related professionals.
Level: AEDP Level 1 (Graduates of Immersion)
If you have a question about the relevance of this course for you and/or your eligibility for this course please contact admin@test.aedpinstitute.org.
Meet the Presenters (see full bios below)
Dates, Times, Location
(participants must commit to all five modules):
Days: Friday – Monday
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST
Module 1 | June 20 – 23, 2025 | Benjamin Lipton, LCSW
Module 2 | July 25 – 28, 2025 | Karen Pando-Mars, MFT
Module 3 | September 5 – 8, 2025 | Anna Christina Sundgren, MA
Module 4 | November 7 – 10, 2025 | Mary Androff, MD
Module 5 | February 6 – 9, 2026 | Benjamin Lipton, LCSW
— Please double check the meeting time in your local time zone by visiting here
— Please check all dates and times closely for conflicts with local holidays, religious holidays, etc.
Location: Live Online
Requirements to participate effectively online: You will need a private space with a reliable Internet connection for a desktop/laptop computer that has video and microphone. Click here for the AEDP Live, Online Learning Requirements & FAQ’s.
Registration, Fees and Scholarships
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Member Registration: $3,209 USD
Member Registration with a payment plan: $3,259 USD (deposit of $500 due at registration + 8 monthly payments of $344.37 starting one month later)
Reminder: you must have completed AEDP Immersion or an Institute approved equivalent to attend
Scholarships
Limited Scholarships are available. Learn more and apply here
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Non-Member Registration: $3259 USD
Non-Member Registration with a payment plan $3309 USD: requires a $500 deposit today and 8 monthly installments of $351.13
Reminder: you must have completed AEDP Immersion or an Institute approved equivalent to attend
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Scholarships
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Presenter Bios
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Attendance, Make-up Policy and Refunds
• Attendance and Makeup Policy
• Refund Policy
• Grievance Policy
ADA
Disability Access: If you require ADA accommodations please contact Marilia Rodriguez, admin@test.aedpinstitute.org or call 813-553-1294 thirty days or more before the event so we can be sure to accommodate you.
Questions
Please contact Customer Service Administrator
Marilia Rodriguez
admin@test.aedpinstitute.org
813-553-1294
Office Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern (USA)