Shame is one of the most powerful—and hidden—forces that shape our clients’ lives. If you’re a therapist, coach, or healer wanting to learn more about working confidently with shame in the therapy room, then this page is for you.
Listen to the podcast, watch a free webinar, and take the next step in learning to transform shame.
Featured Podcast
Creating and Filling A Program about Shame
with Tatra de l a Rosa
In this episode, I talk with Annie Schuessler about the real challenges of building a program around shame, the lessons I’ve learned in my clinical and teaching practice, and how we as healers are in a unique position to bring more clarity and specific strategies to our clients in this tender work.
FREE WEBINAR
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Why Working Directly with Shame Can Be So Tricky
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FREE WEBINAR : Why Working Directly with Shame Can Be So Tricky |
This 45-minute video gives you a practical introduction to why shame often stays stuck, how it hides in plain sight in the therapy room and what the implications are for therapists who are committed to helping their clients transform the impact shame is having on their lives.
This free webinar is a great first step to see if the Transforming Shame course is a good fit for your work.
Take the Next Step:
Want to go deeper?
Our 5-week live training, Transforming Shame, is now open for registration.
✔️ Live on Zoom, Fridays from 11 AM–1 PM PST
✔️ Starts August 15th OR October 3rd
✔️ Small group format (10 participants max)
✔️ $750 tuition | 8 CE credits available ($80)
AUGUST SESSION
AUGUST 15, 2025
AUGUST 22, 2025
AUGUST 29, 2025
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
Join us in learning how to bring these powerful strategies to life - giving you and your clients an opportunity to transform the shame that is keeping them stuck!
OCTOBER SESSION
OCTOBER 3, 2025
OCTOBER 10, 2025
OCTOBER 17, 2025
OCTOBER 24, 2025
OCTOBER 31, 2025
The course will be taught live, online in five modules. Each two-hour module includes direct teaching as well as Q&A to that deepen your understanding and allow for client-specific applications of the training material. All sessions will take place via Zoom and will be recorded for later viewing.
Course Details
Module 1
Overview of why working with shame directly is critical to healing and why compassion and working with underlying attachment wounding is not enough to heal shame.
Module 2
Here we lay out the blueprint and the elements required to meet shame head-on in the therapy room. We will also address the critical differences between shame and guilt and why it is so important to teach this to clients.
Module 3
In this session we walk through specific steps and techniques in the blueprint for shame-healing.
Module 4
We continue learning more steps in the blueprint and learn how to put these into action with your clients through demonstrations and discussions.
Module 5
This final session brings all of it together into a cohesive, applicable and actionable blueprint for working with shame in your clients.