seven channels process TRAINING group™

deepening embodied relational SKILLS on Zoom

THE 2026 TUESDAY GROUP IS NOW OPEN FOR NEW MEMBERS, WHILE THE THURSDAY GROUP IS FULLY ENROLLED

The Seven Channels Process Group series focuses on giving and receiving the transformative gifts of the kind of secure base that we aspire to create as therapists. Our focus will be integrating and deepening the self of the therapist. We will work to offer alternative pathways to the counter-transference reactivity that can show up in us with certain psychotherapy clients and especially in working with couples.

 We will practice whole body moment-to-moment somatic tracking and speak in explicit I-statements about our internal experience. This produces an atmosphere of subtle discernment and evokes surprises of selective perception, bottom-up awareness, selective reception and mindful expression.   This small group series accesses and builds upon self-at-best skill development of heart-to-heart compassion, inner reflection and acknowledgment of self and other. We will be learning about affective neuroscience and transforming attachment patterns via teaching moments integrated with the experience of the group sessions.

Contact Dr. Mars using the link below to schedule a 20-minute conversation on Zoom about the new Tuesday Process group for 2026.

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SESSION CALENDAr

2026 Tuesdays

Tuesdays 8am-10am PST

New Group Forming now!

Six participant maximum

$125 per two-hour session paid monthly                                           Total cost $1000
  • February 16, 2026

    March 16, 2026

    April 20, 2026

    May 18, 2026

    June 15, 2026

    Summer Break

    September 21, 2026

    October 19, 2026

    November 16, 2026

2025 Thursdays

Thursdays 8am to 10am PST 2025-2026 Fully enrolled
Six participant maximum
$100 per two-hour session paid monthly                                           Total cost $800
  • September 18, 2025

    Skip October meeting

    November 13, 2025

    December 11, 2025

    January 8, 2026

    February 12, 2026

    March 5, 2026

    April 2, 2026

    April 30, 2026

Additional Information

This course is designed for intermediate to advanced learners.


Our target audience is Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, MFT's, Social Workers, Registered Counselors, Pastoral Counselors.

Cancellation policy: You may end your enrollment at any time and receive a refund for the remaining sessions of the course. Questions or concerns may be communicate by email to davidmarsphd@gmail.com. If you have a need for ADA accommodation, please contact davidmarsphd@gmail.com


David Mars, PhD, the presenter for this course, holds a PhD in Psychology, is licensed as an MFT, and has taught Transformative Couples Therapy® and Seven Channels Process Training Groups to psychotherapists since 2008. He is the developer of the methods and taught them as a faculty member of the AEDP Institute for eleven years. He is the director of the Transformative Couples Therapy® Institute has been treating couples in private practice for over forty years. Click here for a more complete bio.


There are no conflicts of interest or external commercial support related to this course or any course offered by the Transformative Couples Therapy® Institute.

MEETING SCHEDULE

All times are in Pacific Time

10:00-10:20am: Orientation and opening five-minute Channels of Experience meditation

10:20-10:45am: Check-in and discussion of each participant’s response to the meditation and any breakthroughs of awareness that they want to share are invited. Questions about the Seven Channels of Experience or mindful and selective access to them are part of the process.

10:45 to 11:45: Facilitated interaction that demonstrates grounded alternatives of affective regulation and moment-to-moment tracking as alternatives to potential reflexive reactivity, and negative judgment, while practicing selective perception, reception and expression using I- language and the seven channels.

11:45-12:00pm: Metaprocessing and closing

COURSE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

Participants must complete all sessions to be awarded CE. Cameras on Zoom must be left on, with only brief exceptions. An evaluation will be required prior to CE being awarded. Attendance will be taken and documented each session. No specific assignments are required, other than reading the course materials sent out before we meet a session. Any questions can be addressed to davidmarsphd@gmail.com. To attend this live, interactive course you must have access to a working computer, a room with sufficient privacy to protect the confidentiality of couple members whose clinical work is shown and internet connectivity sufficient to maintain a stable connection to Zoom.

At the end of the course, CE can be applied for via this link

The cost for 16 Continuing Education (CE) credits will be $40. An email will be sent to all participants who complete the course from Credits Education.

Credits.Education, #1032827, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Credits.Education maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.  Course meets the qualifications for 16 hours of continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BOARD TO CONFIRM IF CAMFT CE QUALIFY FOR YOUR LICENSE

The course will be conducted in the delivery format of synchronous distance learning. Interactions will be by PowerPoint, lecture, role play, and group discussion.

Special Needs - If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.