Sentio University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit built on a culture of radical transparency, founded on the conviction that therapist training improves when the best methods are shared openly rather than locked behind tuition. Our clinical supervision training is provided to licensed clinicians at no cost, and our free AI certification course has been released to every therapist, supervisor, trainee, and faculty member who wants safe and ethical frameworks for using AI in clinical practice. These free resources extend the same standards that anchor our Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy out to the worldwide therapist community, because the field of mental health gets better when rigorous training is accessible to everyone.
Webinars on Deliberate Practice for Specific Therapy Models
Deliberate Practice in Schema Therapy with Wendy T. Behary, Joan M. Farrell, Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice in Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Tali Boritz, Shelley McMain, Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice in Motivational Interviewing with Robert Scholz, Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice in Interpersonal Psychotherapy with Olga Belik, Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with Mark D. Terjesen, Kristene A. Doyle, Raymond A. DiGiuseppe, Alexandre Vaz and Tony Rousmaniere
Deliberate Practice for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Hanna Levenson, Volney Gay, Tony Roumaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice for TEAM CBT with Maor Katz, Mike Christensen and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice for Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy with Sam Jinich and Hanna Levenson
Deliberate Practice for Multicultural Therapy with Jordan Harris and Tony Rousmaniere
Deliberate Practice in Emotion-Focused Therapy with Rhonda N. Goldman and Alexandre Vaz
Deliberate Practice for Dynamic Emotion Focused Therapy (DEFT) with Susan Warshow, Bridget Quebodeaux and Tony Rousmaniere
Sentio Crash-Courses
Intro to Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy with Ben Fineman
Promoting Client Experiencing [Lecture and Group Deliberate Practice] with Alexandre Vaz
How to do a Great Case Formulation & Treatment Planning with Alexandre Vaz
Articles about Deliberate Practice Supervision:
Deliberate Practice Supervision in Action: The Sentio Supervision Model
What Deliberate Practice Supervision Has to Offer Traditional Supervision: Nine Take-Home Messages
Deliberate Practice Supervision Series from the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Deliberate Practice Supervision Series from the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Deliberate Practice Webinars and Videos
Deliberate Practice for Suicidality and Self-Harm with Robert Scholz and Brian Brunt
A Brief Demonstration of Deliberate Practice with Alexandre Vaz
Meet a Deliberate Practice Hero with Dr. Jordan Harris
Deliberate Practice Supervision with Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Demonstration of DP for REBT with Mark Terjesen
Deliberate Practice for Teletherapy client prompts
Deliberate Practice for Recording Therapy client prompts
Deliberate Practice for Boundary Setting client prompt
Deliberate Practice for Rupture/Repair client prompt
AI and the Field of Mental Health
Sentio University integrates training on the safe and ethical use of AI, encouraging students to view AI tools as aids in clinical reasoning and academic exploration, while upholding the centrality of human insight, verified knowledge, and professional oversight.
The Therapist Throwdown
The goal of the Therapist Throwdown is to demonstrate how Deliberate Practice, showing your mistakes, and getting feedback can be done in a way that is RESPECTFUL, COMPASSIONATE, and FUN!
In our experience, too many therapists are embarrassed or fearful of showing their work and getting feedback on their mistakes. At Sentio University, we believe in creating a worldwide therapist training culture where trainees feel comfortable to experiment, show their mistakes, and get feedback, all in a context that is respectful, compassionate, and even fun! To help fix this, we are running the Therapist Throwdown - a playful, live competition where therapist trainees compete with videos of an actor playing a standardized client.
Sentio has hosted two editions of the Therapist Throwdown. You can see recordings the Live Final Rounds here:
About the Authors
Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD is the President of Sentio University and Executive Director of the Sentio Counseling Center. He is Past-President of the psychotherapy division of the American Psychological Association and the author of over 20 books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training, including The Essentials of Deliberate Practice book series (APA Books). He is a licensed psychologist in California and Washington. Learn more
Alexandre Vaz, PhD is the Chief Academic Officer of Sentio University and cofounder of the Deliberate Practice Institute. He is co-editor of The Essentials of Deliberate Practice book series (APA Books) and the author of over a dozen books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training. Dr. Vaz is the founder and host of Psychotherapy Expert Talks. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in Portugal. Learn more