Continuing the Work of Becoming

For experienced therapists, the art of clinical work deepens our time and we grow confidence in working with complexity.

You have developed skill, intuition, and professional experience. This year of study and depth is for therapists seeking depth study and consultation for working with:

→ Complex trauma and dissociative expression

→ Nuanced relational dynamics

→ Ethically informed use of self, and the relationship with your client, in the room

THE RELATIONAL LAB - ADVANCED IS DESIGNED FOR...

mid-career clinicians, dedicated to growing their own capacities as therapists: refining their relational capacity, deepening their clinical conceptualization and treatment approach, and engaging with colleagues committed to thoughtful and artful therapeutic work.

Participants meet once per month for a two-hour session:

1. The first shared hour...
   we will discuss a monthly reading focused on a different aspect of clinical work each group

2. The second shared hour...
   we will consult to two member-presented cases, with a focus on building a collaborative frame with the client, an ongoing assessment and conceptualization (with attention to assessment/treatment of trauma) and treatment interventions through a relational lens

A SPACE FOR EXPERIENCED CLINICIANS

As therapists mature professionally, many seek a different kind of learning environment.

Beyond basic training — depth exploration of complex work.

The Relational Lab – Advanced provides space for:

→ Consultation on challenging clinical cases

→ Reflection on long-term treatment dynamics

→ Continued refinement of relational skill

→ Professional dialogue with experienced clinicians

AREAS OF EXPLORATION

Sessions will explore topics such as:

→ Working with complex trauma

→ Understanding dissociation: how to track it and work with it with your clients

→ Navigating therapeutic impasses

→ Deepening therapist use of self

→ Relational dynamics in long-term therapy

→ Ethical complexity in clinical decision-making

→ Therapist identity and professional evolution

→ The emotional life of the therapist

Participants bring their real clinical questions and experiences into a collaborative consultation process.

WHO IS THIS FOR

The Relational Lab – Advanced is designed for clinicians who are:

→ Mid-career and experienced clinicians seeking depth in their work their first 1–6 years of clinical practice

→ Therapists seeking continued growth and consultation

→ Professionals interested in relational and trauma-informed work

→ Clinicians who value reflective practice and professional community

THE GOAL

Not simply to accumulate more knowledge.

But to continue the lifelong process of becoming the kind of therapist whose presence, thinking, and relational depth allow therapy to work at its fullest potential.

MEGHAN REILLY, LCSW

Meghan Reilly is a psychotherapist, educator, and relational trauma specialist with more than twenty years of experience working at the intersection of attachment, complex trauma, and embodied healing.

Her work is grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationship — not only in the therapy room, but in the spaces between clinicians, communities, and systems. She is deeply committed to supporting individuals, couples, and professionals in healing the relational wounds that shape present-day functioning.

Meghan approaches treatment from a place of curiosity, respect, and trust in the human capacity for connection and repair.

She draws from psychodynamic theory, relational approaches, and body-centered interventions, and has extensive training in complex trauma and dissociation. Meghan honors and confronts the ways in which systems of oppression and bias impact individual health and functioning.

Meghan is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Levels I & II) and is currently pursuing advanced training in Deep Brain Reorienting.

Her clinical experience spans outpatient therapy, family systems work, medical environments, and an outpatient trauma center.

In addition to her clinical practice, Meghan is a trainer, consultant, and educator. She teaches the Couples and Relationship Therapy class at the University of Chicago’s Crown Family School of Social Work and has provided national training for many organizations including the March of Dimes.

Morgan Vance is a psychotherapist with experience working at the intersection of trauma, healing, and relational change. Her work is grounded in the belief that each person enters therapy with their own unique history, challenges, and capacity for growth — and that the therapeutic process must honor that individuality at every turn.

"The decision to begin therapy is a big one, and often filled with a range of emotions and questions. There are many paths a therapeutic process can take in moving toward healing, processing painful issues, and working toward positive, integrated change. Each person enters therapy with specific individual challenges and goals for treatment. I work from a perspective of respect for my clients and utilize an eclectic, collaborative treatment approach based on your individual needs. I strive to create a safe and supportive environment that will enable us to work collaboratively and objectively toward those goals."

She approaches treatment from a place of deep respect, drawing on an eclectic and collaborative framework tailored to each client's specific needs and goals. Her clinical focus includes survivors of sexual abuse and assault, domestic violence, medical trauma, anxiety and depression, attachment, and grief and loss. She finds meaning in working with anyone seeking healing, self-understanding, or a deeper connection to their relationships and place in the world.

Morgan understands that beginning therapy — whether for the first time or with a new clinician — can feel daunting, even frightening. She holds that reality with care, meeting clients where they are and working alongside them through the difficulty of starting. Her aim is always to create a safe, supportive space where genuine collaboration and meaningful change become possible.

MORGAN VANCE, LCSW

READY TO GO DEEPER IN YOUR TRAINING?

Establish a framework that guides your practice for decades. Click the link below to apply now and get started.