about great oaks institute
Great Oaks Institute offers more than continuing education. We create spaces where clinicians and helping professionals can deepen their craft, engage in meaningful reflection, build authentic community, and grow both personally and professionally.
Whether you are seeking practical skills, deeper clinical insight, or connection with other professionals, our trainings are designed to support sustainable, thoughtful, and impactful work.
Scroll below to explore upcoming offerings, or click “Learn More” to view details and purchase tickets.
PMDD in Practice
with Ashley Barrett
Join Ashley Barrett, LMFT, as she shares knowledge + guidance on this very important topic of PMDD in Practice.
This training is designed to help therapists
feel confident supporting clients with PMDD,
a disorder that's often misunderstood or misdiagnosed. You'll learn how to recognize and track symptoms, explore treatment options like flexible SSRI use, hormonal interventions, and therapist approaches that really make a difference. We'll also dive into how to bring partners and family members into the process, giving you practical ways to help them show up as steady, supportive allies. You'll leave with clear frameworks, ready to use resources, and a deeper understanding of how to walk alongside clients and their loved ones through the ups and downs of PMDD.
This two-part training will be held on June 10 and June 24, 2026 from 2:00-3:00 pm via Zoom.
NOBODY TAUGHT US THIS:
The Business Side of Private Practice
with Kieri Olmstead
They trained us to sit with some of the hardest moments in people's lives. They did not train us to file a Schedule C, structure an LLC, or figure out whether we actually want to run a business or just escape a bad job.
This two-part training is the conversation most of us needed years ago. We'll get honest about what you actually want your practice to look like, walk through the different ways to build it, and cover the unglamorous but essential stuff that trips most clinicians up early: business structure, taxes, contractor versus employee status, and how to make decisions that hold up.
But the logistics are only half of it. The part nobody talks about is the inner work that comes with building something of your own: charging what you're worth without apologizing for it, building through imposter syndrome instead of waiting for it to go away, and ignoring the quiet judgment that lives inside our own professional community. If any of that resonates, this is just the beginning of that conversation.
This two-part training will be held on July 8 and July 22, 2026 from 2:00-3:00 pm via Zoom. Your ticket covers both training dates.
the golden circle*
Great Oaks Institute believes that therapists who are professionally grounded, clinically competent, and personally connected are better equipped to create meaningful, lasting impact within their communities. That’s why we are committed to providing accessible, high-quality training that supports clinicians in developing the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness necessary to practice both effectively and ethically. By cultivating Self-led, informed, and skilled therapists, we aim to strengthen not only the clinicians we serve, but the long-term health and resilience of the communities they support.
*The term "The Golden Circle" was coined by Simon Sinek in his 2009 TED Talk and book "Start With Why."