Improv in Therapy
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
We regularly offer seminars for therapists and invite international colleagues to present how they are working with improv in a therapeutic context.
Here you can find out about our current seminar offerings in English.
Our Seminars in the Overview
The Ninja Therapist Masterclass with Dr. Assael Romanelli
(Advanced improvisational skills for therapists)
The Ninja Therapist is the bold therapist who is willing to utilize their whole self, and everything that arises in the here-and-now clinical encounter, in order to maximize learning, growth, play, and change.
Therapy is an improvised collaborative artform.
The clinician must remain open, curious, flexible, and playful as the session unfolds, moment by moment.
Research shows that the most important component of therapy that ensures a positive clinical outcome is the relationship with the therapist.
Yes, the relationship with YOU will determine the outcome of therapy.
Are you bringing your full self to the clinical encounter?
Are you having fun in therapy?
Are your session alive and powerful?
Do you want to go deeper into the improvisational ART of therapy?
If so, you're invited to our advanced dojo and learn cutting edge skills that will help you feel more able and free in the clinic.
This training is aimed for clinicians who have taken part in Ninja training level 1 or had several years of improvisation training.
The training will be highly experiential and will include a theoretical component together with ample time to practice improvisational skills with a like-minded peer group of clinicians.
Time will be given for Q&A and peer supervision.
In this training you will learn:
- Learn the basic terminology of Ninja Therapy.
- How to enjoy and leverage “mis-takes” in the clinical encounter
- How to become a clinical Status expert to achieve communicational mastery
- The art of the clinical chair
- The art of clinical eye contact
- The art of the double
- How to deal with the holy trinity of blocking
- How to deal creatively and generatively with conflict in the clinical hour.
- How to bring more of you authentically in order to help you client be more authentic.
- And more…
Recent Seminar Offers
| 25.01. + 26.01.2025 | Impro in der Therapie - INTENSIV | |
Derzeit ist unser Intensiv-Wochenende komplett ausgebucht. Sollten Sie Interesse haben benachrichtigt zu werden, wenn ein Platz frei wird, senden Sie eine E-Mail an carola.krischker@die-gorillas.de Dauer: 25.01. + 26.01.2025 Kurszeiten: 10:00 -16:00 sowie Panel 25.01.25 16.30 Uhr -18.00 Uhr Kursgebühr: 330,- Frühbucher (bis 15.10.) danach: 350,- Euro Anmeldeschluss: 04.01.2025 Ort: Tanzfabrik Möckernstrasse 68 10965 Berlin In den letzten Jahren hat sich der gesamte Arbeitsbereich Impro in der Therapie rasant weiterentwickelt. An diesem Wochenende möchten wir vier unterschiedliche Anwendungsmöglichkeiten vorstellen und haben dazu Dozent*innen eingeladen, die in unterschiedlichen klinischen und nicht-klinischen Bereichen mit Impromethoden arbeiten. Neben vier Workshops lädt ein Panel zum gemeinsamen Austausch ein. Ein volles Programm rund um das Thema Impro in der Therapie erwartet Euch. Die Workshops richten sich an Therapeut*innen, die bereits etwas Improerfahrung haben. ABLAUF SAMSTAG, 25.01.2025 10.00 Uhr - 16.00 Uhr Workshop A oder B (inklusive einer einstündigen Mittagspause) 16.30 Uhr - 18.00 Uhr Panel/ Austausch zum Stand Angewandte Improvisation in der Therapie mit Dr. Miriam Stein, Dr. Knut Schnell, Dr. Reinhild Schwarte, Tabea Herion, Jörg Seigies, moderiert von Barbara Klehr und Regina Fabian SONNTAG, 26.01.2025 10.00 Uhr - 16.00 Uhr Workshop A oder B (inklusive einer einstündigen Mittagspause) WORKSHOPS Samstag: Option A SPACE: ein Modell zum Einsatz der Angewandten Improvisation in der Psychotherapie mit Dr. phil. Miriam Stein und Prof. Dr. med. Knut Schnell Option B Angewandte Improvisation in der Therapie von Kindern, Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen: Besonderheiten aus Entwicklungsperspektive und bei der Arbeit mit Familien mit Dr. Reinhild Schwarte Sonntag: Option A Improvisation und Gruppentherapie – Kreative Wege zur Vertiefung therapeutischer Prozesse mit Jörg Seigies Option B Impro und Achtsamkeit mit Tabea Herion Klicken SIe hier für mehr Informationen zu den einzelnen Workshops. Hier finden Sie unsere Anmeldebedingungen und AGBs |
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| 26.04. + 27.04.2025 | The Art of Love and Hate in Therapy A Clinical Improvisation Workshop for Therapists mit Dr. Assael Romanelli und Galit Romanelli | |
mit Dr. Assael Romanelli und Galit Romanelli in englischer Sprache für Therapeut*innen mit Improerfahrung (Teilnahme an mindestens einem Wochenendkurs) Dauer: 26.04. + 27.04.2025 Kurszeiten: 11:00 -17:00 Kursgebühr: 325,- Frühbucher (bis 28.02.) danach: 345,- Euro Ort: ETI, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin Therapy is a crucible - An emotional playground - where we grow, heal, love, struggle, hate and connect. As therapists, our role is to guide our clients out of their comfort zone and into their growth zone, where real transformation happens. But growth requires balance. It’s not just about safety and connection—it’s also about adventure and conflict. In this two-day workshop, we will explore the delicate art of navigating between two essential therapeutic forces: • Intimacy, love and Connection: Building trust, fostering rapport, and repairing relationships. • Conflict, hate and Challenge: Introducing tension, blocking unhelpful patterns, and stretching clients toward growth. Using concepts, skills, and techniques from improv, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), non-verbal communication, embodiment and couples therapy, this workshop will equip you to block exits, raise the heat, stay present, and remain effective even in the most intense therapeutic moments. What You’ll Learn • How to co-direct client’s storytelling in a generative, challenging way. • Techniques and pathways to mature intimacy. • How to navigate and leverage normative aggression and conflict. • The art of clinical rupture and repair in relationships. • Strategies to address clients’ resistance and blocking behaviors. • In short, how to be a clinical artist of love and hate. You’ll leave with an interdisciplinary toolbox of skills, practical techniques, and a deeper confidence to embrace both love and conflict in the therapy room. To support your continued learning, you’ll also receive access to curated videos and articles. Workshop Structure Day 1: The Art of Clinical Intimacy Explore core skills to create meaningful, collaborative, and exciting therapeutic encounters. Day 2: The Art of Clinical Conflict Learn and practice techniques to challenge, block, and stretch clients in productive, creative ways. This experiential workshop will combine theory with hands-on practice in a supportive peer group. Time will also be dedicated time to Q&A and peer supervision to deepen your learning. Who Should Attend? This workshop is designed for therapists who have either completed Ninja Training Level 1 or have experience with improvisation. No prior expertise in clinical improvisation is required—just a willingness to learn, play, and grow. Why Should YOU Come? Because therapy is art, not science - and you are a clinical artist. Because you want to feel free to be human in the clinical encounter. Because therapy, like any relationship, is full of ruptures and repairs. Because love and hate are two sides of the same coin – and both are crucial for healthy relationships. Because you can only help your clients achieve the level of intimacy and tension that you can achieve. Because this workshop will help you create authentic, differentiated relationships - so that your clients can replicate them without you. The Instructors Assael Romanelli, PhD, MSW, MFT, is a relational artist, international trainer, couple and family therapist and supervisor and seasoned improvisor. He co-runs OWNURSH!T with his wife, Galit, guiding individuals, couples, and organizations to face their shadows (sh!t) and transform them into opportunities for growth. Dr. Romanelli’s is the developer of the Ninja Therapist training, and he has trained hundreds of clinicians worldwide to be bold, creative, and alive in their work. He constantly publishes new content on their Blog, Podcast and YouTube channel. Galit Romanelli is an emotional artist, PhD candidate in Gender Studies, certified coach, A Play Unicorn and the world’s first Ninja Therapist. She curates and cultivates experiences for people to play and learn. Hier finden Sie unsere Anmeldebedingungen und AGBs |
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