IN PERSON TRAINING!
Date & Time: Friday, June 12th from 9:00am - 5:15pm
Facilitators: Mallory Primm, PsyD, PAT
Location: Nourishment Works, 3921 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Lunch break: Together we’ll break for lunch. Enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages during our training day.
Contact: info@chicagopsychodrama.com
Cost: Prices listed below. Please note the varying rates depending on the payment method (PayPal vs. Zelle).
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Paypal Regular Rate: $260
Paypal Early Bird: $240 (ends 5/1/26)
Paypal Staff: $240
Paypal Student: $120
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Zelle Regular Rate: $250
Zelle Early Bird: $225 (ends 5/1/26)
Zelle Staff: $225
Zelle Student: $110
Early Bird Pricing Ends 5/1/26!
Working with Couples and Families in Action!
This June, we turn our attention to relationships as living systems—where patterns are co-created, roles are negotiated, and connection is shaped moment by moment. This training invites professionals to step into Couples and Families in Action, using psychodrama and sociometry to explore relational dynamics in an embodied, experiential way. Participants will work with core themes that show up in couple and family work—attachment needs, conflict cycles, loyalty binds, communication ruptures, repair, and the longing for belonging—while strengthening clinical skills for directing action safely and effectively.
Drawing on psychodramatic role theory and systems-informed practice, we will use guided warm-ups, sociometric mapping, and structured enactments to illuminate the relationship “dance” between partners and within families. Through role development, role reversal, doubling, mirroring, and concretization, participants will practice interventions that help clients move from reactive cycles into clearer expression, increased empathy, and more flexible relating. We will also explore how to work with triangles, multigenerational influences, sibling roles, and the impact of stress and transitions on family functioning—while keeping attention on safety, pacing, and containment in action.
Whether you are newer to directing relational work or wanting to deepen your craft, this day offers practical, supportive psychodramatic learning to help couples and families access new roles, strengthen connection, and practice repair—in action.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of the day, participants will be able to:
Use psychodramatic methods to work with couples and family roles in action.
Apply techniques that improve communication, connection, and repair.
Bring couples/family psychodrama interventions into clinical and group work.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, social workers, coaches, lawyers, nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals, managers, team leaders, and HR professionals and anyone interested in incorporating psychodramatic methods into their work. No prior experience is necessary—just a willingness to learn and participate.
What to Expect
This highly interactive day will include:
Warm-ups to build connection and prepare the group for couples/family work in action.
Guided psychodrama experiences focused on couple and family roles, patterns, and repair.
Personal reflection + professional skill-building in a supportive group.
Integration time for discussion, questions, and connection with fellow participants.
Small-group practice with trainer guidance and feedback.
Previous training in psychodrama and/or acting is NOT required. These sessions are for anyone from the first-time participant to individuals with advanced training in psychodrama.
A lunch break will be provided.
Psychodrama has been used all over the world in many different clinical settings and has helped in the treatment of mood disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, trauma, chronic mental illness, and relational issues.
Facilitators
Mallory Primm, PsyD, PAT is a board certified psychodramatist and experienced trainer of psychodrama and sociometry. Attendees will have opportunities to practice skills and receive valuable guidance and feedback from the trainer. Participants can expect to gain a deeper understanding of the psychodrama approach and will develop the skills necessary to incorporate these tools into their own professional work.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
This training provides 7 CEs for Illinois Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, U.S. Registered Dietitians (RD/RDN), Diet Technician Registered (DTR, NDTR), and Public Health professionals (CPH).
Psychodrama Training Hours
Additionally, this training offers 8 psychodrama training hours for students who are working toward the American Board of Examiners (ABE) certification in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. These hours are valid indefinitely.
Drama Therapy Training Hours
This training offers (1 credit/7 hours) of the required Psychodrama/Sociodrama credits/hours. For students in NADTA’s Registered Drama Therapist Alternative Training Program. All trainers are TEPs and PATs as required by NADTA.
