I am pleased to announce the publication of The Rehearsals for Growth Reference Guide for Online and In-Person Enactments (available here both as a spiral-bound book and PDF). The Reference Guide was a project two years in the making, and it is wonderful to see it finally in hand.

My coauthor Daniel J. Wiener developed Rehearsals for Growth (RfG) in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a psychotherapy that utilizes theatre improvisation as a basis for a variety of clinical assessments and interventions. I became interested in his work, especially in the realm of helping couples think creatively together, and after graduating my clinical program. I began training with Dan and have been utilizing his methods ever since. RfG works in all sorts of clinical settings, but it is most powerful when deployed in couples, families, and groups. More importantly, it deals directly with how to foster creativity as a joint venture. Read more about Dan’s work at his website, Rehearsals for Growth.