Workshops & Classes

No. Our workshops and classes are educational and skill-building experiences. They are not therapy, counseling, or crisis support. Attending a workshop does not create a therapist-client relationship with Turning Stone Counseling or the presenter.

Workshops can be a helpful way to learn tools, reflect on patterns, and explore whether additional support may be useful. If you need individualized assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, or ongoing support, therapy may be a better fit.

No. Many of our workshops and classes are open to community members, couples, parents, families, and professionals who are not current clients at Turning Stone Counseling.

Some offerings may be designed for specific groups, such as couples, parents, or helping professionals. Each workshop page will explain who the class is designed for and whether there are any eligibility requirements.

Our offerings may include couples workshops, parent education classes, family support workshops, personal growth classes, professional trainings, webinars, and community education events.

Examples may include Gottman Seven Principles couples workshops, Parenting the Love and Logic Way™ classes, SPACE-informed parent workshops, personal growth workshops, and professional growth opportunities.

Workshop formats may vary. Some classes may be offered in person in Maryland, while others may be offered virtually. Some may be one-time workshops, and others may be multi-session series.

Each workshop listing will include the format, dates, location or virtual access information, cost, and registration details.

Yes. Workshops can be a helpful first step if you are not sure whether therapy is needed. They can give you education, tools, and language to better understand what you are experiencing.

For some people, a workshop provides enough support for the moment. For others, it helps clarify that individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, or parent support would be helpful next.

Yes, but it depends on the level of distress and the type of struggle. Couples workshops can be helpful for communication, connection, conflict patterns, and strengthening the relationship.

However, if there is active emotional or physical abuse, safety concerns, severe relationship crisis, ongoing betrayal trauma, or one partner is unsure about staying in the relationship, couples therapy may be a more appropriate starting point than a workshop.

Yes. Many parent-focused workshops are designed specifically for parents and caregivers. In fact, some approaches, such as SPACE-informed education and Parenting the Love and Logic Way™, focus on helping parents shift their own responses, reduce unhelpful patterns, and build more effective tools at home.

Each workshop page will explain whether children, teens, adult children, partners, or other family members should attend.

A good place to start is by choosing the topic that best matches your current goal.

If you want to strengthen your relationship, a couples workshop may be a good fit. If you are navigating anxiety, avoidance, or accommodation in your family, a SPACE-informed parent workshop may be helpful. If you want practical parenting tools, Parenting the Love and Logic Way™ may be a good option. If you are exploring values, meaning, or life direction, a personal growth workshop may be a better fit.

When registration is open, each workshop will have its own landing page with details about the topic, schedule, format, cost, and registration process.

If registration is not currently open, you can join the interest list to be notified when upcoming workshops become available.