Overview:
Do you pride yourself on being the kind of clinician who meets the client where they are? If so, then implementing Person-Centered Experiential Therapy (PCET) can be pivotal to your practice. Carl Rogers, the founder of Person-Centered Therapy, believed that the client was the expert in their experience of healing and posited that the role of the therapist was to promote unconditional positive regard in order to foster self-awareness. Additionally, Experiential Therapy deeper investigates the client’s past to help them become “unstuck” by processing the experiences of their past while planning for the freedom that the future holds.
When combined, Person-Centered Experiential Therapy possesses the capability of empowering both the clinician and the client in achieving the results that allow them to present their unhindered selves to the world.
In this presentation, we will uncover the expanding roles of the therapist and client while analyzing how nurturing the therapeutic relationship with this approach can promote long-term benefits.
Objectives:
- Recognize the tenets of both Person-Centered and Experiential Therapies for implementation.
- Discuss the efficacy of both therapeutic approaches and their historical implications.
- Describe the role of the therapist and client within the PCET.
- Determine the characteristics of a client’s best fit when utilizing this approach.
- Assist clients in taking a leadership role in their experiences to reduce the “bystander effect”.
- Demonstrate the therapeutic process using PCET in vivo.
- Explore similarities of PCET and principles of Positive Psychology for therapeutic development.
- Establish considerations for various cohorts including multicultural groups, substance use disorders, and trauma.
Course materials are only available to enrolled students.
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Crystal Lockett-Thomas, LPC, BC-TMH, NCC
Crystal Lockett-Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider based in Texas. With extensive experience working with at-risk youth, she focuses on helping them develop healthy perspectives and build high emotional intelligence. Her work with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, where she assisted male juvenile offenders who committed violent crimes in the process of building empathy and reducing recidivism, speaks volumes about her expertise in the field. Crystal has a wealth of experience in a range of therapies and techniques, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused therapies, and Moral Reconation Therapy. She currently assists adolescents and adults in addressing a variety of mental health issues. Her approach to therapy is collaborative, working closely with her clients to empower them along their therapeutic journey and produce the most effective outcomes. As Clinical Director, Crystal is responsible for providing support and training to other therapeutic staff in her private practice group to enhance the overall client experience. Her dedication to her clients is reflected in her commitment to the continuous professional development of her staff. Crystal is also an Adjunct Faculty member for the Collin College educational system, where she has the great privilege of helping shape the next generation of counselors.
Board Approvals




Additional Board Information:
States that Accept ASWB-ACE Approved Courses |
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States that Accept NBCC Approved Courses: |
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Iowa | Maine | Maryland | Missouri | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico |
Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |
Texas | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing - CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
States that Accept NAADAC-Approved Courses: |
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Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Other Board Approvals:
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP): E Care BHI is recognized by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-22-344-0424
- Connecticut Certification Board (CCB Approved): E Care BHI is recognized & approved by the Connecticut Certification Board.
- Georgia Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (ADACBGA) #19-12-17-1212.
- Florida Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Florida Certification Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (FCB) #5387-A.
- Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling: The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC-approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC-approved provider.
- Minnesota Certification Board accepts CCAPP. E Care is an approved training provider by California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP): E Care BHI is recognized by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-22-344-0424
- Oklahoma Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (OBLADC) #20220136.
- Ohio Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (OCDP)#50-29024
- South Carolina Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists licensing board, Provider #462
- The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.
- Texas Certification Board (TCB): E Care Behavioral BHI is recognized by the Texas Certification Board. Provider Number 2041-19
- VA Mental Health Employee: E Care BHI VA COMMERCIAL VENDOR # 81-3353387-01