Free Therapist Training Videos and Exercises from a California MFT Program
Sentio University is the only marriage and family therapy program in California that publishes its clinical training exercises, video demonstrations, and skill development resources for free, making them available to MFT students, therapists, supervisors, and graduate programs worldwide. These exercises reflect the same evidence-based Deliberate Practice methodology that forms the foundation of Sentio's entire MFT curriculum, and they are actively used in counseling programs across the United States and internationally. This page is part of a broader library of free professional development resources from Sentio, including the Innovation Lab (housing our supervision model, webinars, and published articles), our AI Research publications, peer-reviewed research on Deliberate Practice produced by Sentio faculty and leadership, the APA-published Essentials of Deliberate Practice book series on our Books by Sentio page, and advanced offerings like the DP Supervision Residency, Certification Courses, and DP Consultation Group. Students who enroll in Sentio's MFT program do not simply use these resources as outside learners: they train under the faculty who developed these exercises, receive clinical supervision from therapists who completed Sentio's own intensive residencies, and participate in a program that is actively advancing how psychotherapy is taught and practiced. To learn more, visit the Week in the Life page, explore our commitment to transparency, attend an open house, request information, or read about the mission behind Sentio on the About page.
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Responding to a Client Expressing Suicidal Ideation
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Working with a Client Who Questions the Value of Therapy
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Counseling a Client Presenting with Anxiety
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Supporting a Client Disclosing Abuse
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Engaging an Ambivalent Client Referred for Alcohol Use
Deliberate Practice Exercise: Setting Appropriate Boundaries in Therapy
For the next video, we recommend using these exercise instructions: Setting Appropriate Therapy Boundaries
Below are videos with teletherapy-related clinical challenges.
Deliberate Practice for Multicultural Orientation (MCO) Skills
Click here to visit our page with videos and DP exercises for Multicultural Orientation skills.
The MCO framework (Owen et al., 2011; Owen) explores how “the cultural worldviews, values, and beliefs of the client and the therapist interact and influence one another to co-create a relational experience that is in the spirit of healing” (Davis et al., 2018, p. 90).