Repairing the Broken Bowl®
A Kintsugi-Inspired Approach to Restoration & Resilience
A daylong experiential master class integrating expressive arts, trauma theory, and meaning-making. Broken Bowl® is an original experiential process developed by Christa Brennan &
hosted by the Summit for 15 years!
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS: OCT 4 & NOV 8 • VIRTUAL FACILITATOR TRAINING: NOV 15 & DEC 6
A Kintsugi-Inspired Approach to Restoration & Resilience
Christa Brennan, LCAT, ATR-BC, LPC
Repairing the Broken Bowl®
Christa Brennan is a licensed, board-certified art therapist. She developed the Broken Bowl® Summit workshop in 2012 and launched the Facilitator Training in 2022.
Limited Seating!
Sells Out Fast!
Before Registering, Please Note
Taking a Broken Bowl® Workshop
Licensed, board certified, registered and masters prepared counselors, social workers and psychotherapists are encouraged to take the Broken Bowl® Workshop for their own personal exploration and to incorporate this process into their therapeutic work with individual clients. Since Broken Bowl® is a trademarked process, workshop registrants may not refer to this name verbally or in writing until they have completed the Broken Bowl® Facilitator Training.
Completing a Facilitator Certificate Training
Once you have completed a Broken Bowl® Workshop, taking the Facilitator Certificate Training will enable you to lead groups and hold workshops. Upon completion, you will also be granted permission to use the Broken Bowl® name in your clinical work, as well as in your advertising materials.
Repairing the Broken Bowl® Workshops - $249
November 8, 11am - 7pm EST (1 seat just opened)
March 7, 2027, 11am - 7pm EST
April 10, 2027, 11am - 7pm EST
Includes supplies, shipping & 6 CE credits
* Note: In order to use the Broken Bowl® trademarked name verbally or in writing, you must attend the Facilitator Certificate Training as well.
*Facilitator Certificate Trainings - $299
November 15, 11am - 6pm EST (SOLD OUT)
December 6, 11am - 6pm EST
April 11, 2027, 11am - 6pm EST
Includes 1 hour post-training consultation & 6 CE credits
* Prerequisite: All participants must take the Broken Bowl® workshop before attending the Facilitator Training
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What You’ll Learn
• Use the Broken Bowl® process to facilitate grief and loss work
• Apply kintsugi philosophy to therapeutic meaning-making
• Integrate expressive arts with attachment and trauma theory
• Guide clients through the process of fragmentation, repair, and integration
This Training Is Ideal For
• Art Therapists
• Counselors and Psychotherapists
• Grief Therapists
• Trauma Specialists
• Social Workers
Program At-A-Glance
• Format: Live Online Experiential Master Class (see below for in-person opportunity)
• Length: 11:00am – 7:00pm EST
• Audience: Mental health professionals, educators, expressive arts practitioners
• CE Credits: Eligible for 6.0 Clock/Credit Hours: NBCC, ATCB
• Instructor: Christa Brennan, LCAT, ATR-BC, CADC, LPC
• Registration: Limited Seating
• Cost: Workshop $249 (includes CEs, supplies & shipping)
Facilitator Certificate Training $299
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Cancellation Requests must be submitted in writing (email).
• Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the start of the event are eligible for a 75% refund of the registration fees paid.
• Registrations cancelled between 30 and 60 days before the event are eligible for a 50% refund of the registration fees paid.
• Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event are not eligible for a refund.
Learn a powerful expressive arts process inspired by the Japanese practice of kintsugi. This experiential training helps clinicians guide clients from loss and fragmentation toward restoration, resilience, and renewed meaning.
Interested in Taking Broken Bowl® in Person?
Join us at the Expressive Therapies Summit: Sedona, AZ
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Repairing the Broken Bowl®: Kintsugi Inspired Approach to Restoration and Resilience
August 15 - 19, 2027