

FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY & COACHING
Exceptional precision in assessment and intervention
Rapid results with clients
Support clients into higher stages of development
One of the biggest challenges for coaches and psychotherapists is finding the most effective and efficient way to address your client’s issues. Being effective but inefficient can add months or years to getting to the solution. Being efficient but ineffective leads to teaching clients skills that don’t take hold, with the client often reverting to old ways of being. The key to an approach that is both effective and efficient is an accurate understanding of the client’s developmental level so we can efficiently target the right skill and effectively develop it in our client in a way that it will last.
About the Course
STAGES Essentials for Psychotherapy & Coaching is an 8-week online course for professional psychotherapists and coaches (life and business), and other professionals who give guidance to people in a professional context (mentors, facilitators, counselors, spiritual guides, healers, etc.). The course is intended to give you a solid grounding in the STAGES model and its application in therapy and coaching.
STAGES Advanced Application & Certification
STAGES Essentials is the foundational course in a series of courses leading up to a certification. Following STAGES Essentials in the fall of 2017, there will be consecutive courses in STAGES diagnostics and STAGES intervention in 2018, followed by the certification program in 2019 for STAGES for Coaching or STAGES for Psychotherapy. If you’re interested in getting certified to use STAGES in your practice, the STAGES Essentials course is a pre-requisite. Please sign up for our email list to be informed when the advanced and certification programs are offered.
Essentials Course Dates
All times are in US Mountain Time.
Month 1:
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January 6
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January 13
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. MT
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Month 2:
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Feb 3
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February 10
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Month 3:
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March 3
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March 10
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Month 4:
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April 7
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April 14
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Month 5:
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May 5
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May 12
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Month 6:
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June 2
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Jun 9
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Month 7:
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July 7
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July 14
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Month 8:
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August 4
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August 11
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Month 9:
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September 1
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September 8
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Month 10:
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October 6
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LIVE Q&A
October 13
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. MT
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Month 11:
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November 3
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November 10
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Month 12:
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December 1
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December 8
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Registration
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3 Payments of
$233
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1 Payment of
$697
The STAGES Essentials course includes:
- Eight two-hour course session in live video with Terri and Kim. Each session will consist of 60-75 minutes of teaching and presentations plus interactive exercises and Q&A with Terri and Kim.
- High quality video and audio recordings of each session for viewing and downloading
- A PDF transcript of each session, and at the end of the course a professional quality compilation of all transcripts in PDF format
- A 51 page textbook in PDF format written by Terri and Kim
- A “course reader,” a collection of articles and papers in PDF format that will be assigned readings during the course
- A private Facebook group for students to share their experience of the course and its application. Terri and Kim regularly participate in the group.
- A private “course home page” that contains all course information, study and practice assignments, recordings, transcripts.
Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction & Overview
- Welcome and introductions
- Course objectives
- Overview of the modules
- Getting started: The three repeating patterns
Module 2: The Concrete Tier
Individual STAGES Represented by the Concrete Quadrants
The first person perspective stages with states
- Contours of the early concrete self and
- Late first person self and states: birth of the subtle states
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
Module 3: The Concrete Tier
Collective STAGES Represented by the Concrete Quadrants
The second person perspective stages with states
- Early second person: birth of the collective; maturing subtle states and social autopsies (talking “with”)
- Late second person: concrete projection and introjections in collectives
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
Module 4: The Subtle Tier
Individual STAGES Represented in the Subtle Quadrants
The third person perspective, stage and states
- The contours of the early third person subtle self: marinating in the subtle
- Late third person self and states: birth of awareness of the subtle states
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
Module 5: The Subtle Tier
Collective STAGES Represented in the Subtle Quadrants
The fourth person perspective, stages with states
- Early fourth person: birth of the subtle collective: context aware
- Late fourth person: subtle projection and introjections in collectives
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
Module 6: The MetAware Tier
STAGES Represented in the Empty and Very Subtle Quadrants
The fifth person perspective, states and stages
- The contours of the early fifth person causal self: construct aware
- Late fifth person self and states: birth of emptiness and fullness
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
The sixth person perspective, stages with states
- Early sixth person: birth of the causal collective: wholes
- Late sixth person: causal projection and introjections in collectives
- Practical applications in psychotherapy, coaching and spiritual mentoring
Module 7: Case Studies
Although all sessions will address applications of the model, the final two sessions will focus on actual case studies presented by participants, both in the course as a whole and in small groups by profession (therapy and coaching). This will help anchor the model more firmly in your work with clients.
Module 8: Case Studies and Final Questions
We will continue with case studies then leave time for final questions about STAGES and its application in your practice.
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3 Payments of
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1 Payment of
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What Is Possible for You in This Course
- Quickly and efficiently get to the “developmental parameter” where the client is stuck—a significant source of their suffering
- Understand your client’s capacities so you know which modalities to use with them and which not to use
- Clarify the kinds of passions that are driving your client at their developmental level so you know what types of motivators will work and what types won’t work
- Guide clients in developing the robustness they need now to move beyond conventional stages into later levels of consciousness development
- Understand how development is dynamic and fluid—incorporating several levels of development, depending on the context
- Understand much more clearly how your own developmental level comes into the therapeutic relationship and avoid “entanglement blind spots” with clients
Your registration includes:
- Eight two-hour course session in live video with Terri and Kim
- Interactive exercises and open Q&A in each session
- High quality video and audio recordings of each session for viewing and downloading
- A PDF transcript of each session, and at the end of the course a professional quality
- A 51 page textbook in PDF format written by Terri and Kim
- A course reader collection of articles in PDF format
- A private Facebook group for students
- A private “course home page” that contains all course information, study and practice assignments, recordings, transcripts.
compilation of all transcripts in PDF format
Praise from Therapists and Coaches
Support
If you have questions or need support, please contact us at support@developmentallifedesign.com. We strive to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours during regular business hours Monday to Friday Pacific Time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Psychotherapy and coaching have some distinct differences. How will you work with this during the course?
I’m very interested in the STAGES model but I’m not a professional therapist or coach. Can I still take the course?
I have a scheduling conflict with a couple of the course session dates. Will the sessions be recorded?
Will the course sessions be transcribed?
Do I need to buy a textbook for the course?
Will CEUs be available?
Is any special hardware or software required to participate in the course?
Are there any registration discounts available?
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Will I be able to get individual support for applying the course in my professional practice?
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About Terri & Kim
Terri O’Fallon, PhD is an Integral scholar whose research spans 40 years, including eleven research studies conducted in various colleges, public schools, and private research venues. Her most recent theory, and the culmination of a lifetime of work, is the STAGES model of human development. STAGES integrates several developmental models and is informed by Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory and Terri’s own research, to form a robust and predictive map that is being used by numerous scholars, practitioners, and leaders throughout the world.
Terri’s theory and research interests are founded in a passionate practice of auspicious curiosity, learning, and marinating in life. Teaching has been a theme throughout Terri’s life. Beginning as a preschool and first-grade teacher, she has taught every grade, including special education and the gifted. She has held the role of elementary school principal and public school-district superintendent and taught in seven colleges and universities, with over fifty years experience in teaching from pre-kindergarten through post-doctorate studies.
Her interest in life span development naturally arose from her experience in the field of education. She has a PhD in Integral Studies with a concentration in Learning and Change in Human Systems, and masters degrees in Spiritual Direction and Special Education. These embodied experiences inform her primary theory, research, and teaching theme: growing up is waking up throughout the lifespan.
Ordinariness has been the trajectory of Terri’s life. She is the eldest of seven siblings, parent of two adult children, and grandparent of two granddaughters. Steeped in philosophy, research, teaching, and a myriad of spiritual practices, her path continues to bring her solidly home to the practical living, breathing appreciation of the simple things in life.
We wake up every morning. We grow up, quite naturally. We live through joys and sorrows, and face our family, friends, and neighbors every day. We grow old and watch our life approach its end as we apprehend the birth of our grandchildren. With the gifts of so many experiences, the highs and lows of being, what seems to always remain, is what we were advised to value from birth: listening, gratitude, compassion, love, forgiveness, generosity, light-heartedness—lifelong lessons that never seem to end.
Kim Barta, MA is an internationally-recognized licensed psychotherapist, coach, spiritual guide, and speaker. His work is founded in an experiential practice that works with many different kinds of cultures and challenges, from severe mental illness and trauma to supporting the fullest expression of one’s humanity. Kim’s expertise now includes integrating developmental theory with the day-to-day work of being an active therapist and healer.
Kim graduated with a BA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Montana in 1984. He pursued a masters in an interdisciplinary program that combined psychology, social work, counseling, and sociology for a broad perspective for healing. He lived with a Native American shaman and did his masters thesis in shamanism and modern psychotherapy.
After developing and implementing a successful training program in the construction industry for people suffering from severe mental illness such as bipolar, schizophrenia, and Axis 2 Disorders, Kim pursued outdoor leadership, becoming an instructor with the international Outward Bound schools. Kim went on to develop a mental health treatment program for children and youth that was adopted by three hospitals in Montana. In 1992, Kim and his wife, Dr. Katie Carter ND, co-founded and continue managing a mind/body healing arts clinic in Polson, Montana, nestled beneath the high Mission Mountains on the shore of Flathead Lake, in the Flathead Indian nation.
Ever seeking better ways of healing in the life of self, other, families and children, Kim has developed several successful new forms of therapy that lead to deep and rapid healing. These therapies have proven themselves effective with a wide range of issues, including: depression, anxiety, PTSD, anger, addiction, chronic pain, physical illnesses and weight loss and personal growth. People utilize his psychology/coaching/spiritual guidance practice, on a global level.
Currently, Kim has joined his sister, Dr. Terri O’Fallon, to present workshops and trainings on STAGES, a new model of human development developed by Dr. O’Fallon. Kim’s long history of working with such a wide variety of clients has made his expertise invaluable. He brings nuance and direct application into the STAGES model, allowing it to be integrated into the dynamic and fluid world of psychotherapy and coaching.