TWI Summer Term 2026

TUITION RATE FOR SUMMER TERM IS $235.00. Classes eligible for CEUs offer 8 hours of continuing education for counselors upon verification of satisfactory course completion and submission of course evaluation. See below for CE details. If you are using a TWI or CJT credit, please contact Krista directly at krista@journaltherapy.com to register.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TRAINEES:
Each summer course counts for a half TW Elective Credit. Two 4-week classes are needed to account for one full credit. Only one full elective credit can be comprised of two ½ credit classes. The rest of your electives must come from 8-week, full credit classes.

MORE ON CEUs: The Center for Journal Therapy is an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. Programs for which NBCC-approved clock hours will be awarded are identified with an asterisk (*). These courses are taught by licensed or licensure-prepared mental health professionals. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Participants are responsible for checking with their state’s licensing board for their discipline to ensure that National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) continuing education is accepted.

Course List

(click a class to learn more):

Parts in Art

The Quiet Voice Within: Journaling for Self-Trust and Inner Knowing

Poetry from the Porch

Make Your Journal Sing!

Ethics Course

Summer Term:
July 30 – August 26, 2026

Parts-of-Art

S226Rottenberg – Parts in Art

Instructor: Yocheved Rottenberg, CJF

This course explores how therapeutic writing and creative journaling can support self-discovery, emotional insight, and personal growth. Drawing from the principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS), participants will learn how writing can help individuals connect with different parts of themselves while cultivating greater compassion, clarity, and Self-leadership. Through experiential exercises and guided discussion, participants will explore concepts such as parts and Self, emotions and beliefs, creating emotionally safe writing experiences, and using creativity as a tool for reflection and integration. In addition to experiencing the exercises personally, students will gain practical insight into how these approaches can be thoughtfully facilitated with others. This course is ideal for therapeutic writing facilitators, educators, coaches, helping professionals, and anyone interested in integrating IFS-informed writing practices into their personal or professional work.

CEUs NOT Available.
Required Text: None

This is Yocheved’s first class offering at TWI, where she earned her CJF in 2020. She is the author of “Write Your Way Home” and is certified in IFS, NH and incorporates various modalities into her courses. She has published therapeutic journals and a card deck sold on Amazon. You can find out more about her work at WriteYourWayHome.com.

Quiet-Voice-Within

S226Brennan – The Quiet Voice Within: Journaling for Self-Trust and Inner Knowing

Instructor: Carol Brennan, CJF

In a noisy world, it can be easy to lose touch with the quieter, steadier voice within. This four-week summer course invites participants to use reflective writing as a gentle pathway back to inner knowing, self-trust and clarity. Participants will explore the voices, stories, doubts and expectations that can make it harder to hear what they really think and feel. Using simple practices such as dialogue writing, list-making, unsent letters, inner mentor reflection and metaphor, this course offers space to pause, listen beneath the surface and notice what feels wise, grounded and true. This is not about finding perfect answers or forcing certainty. Instead, participants can use writing to slow down, reconnect with themselves and gather small insights they can carry into daily life.

CEUs NOT Available.
Required Text: None

Carol Brennan is a Certified Journal Facilitator since 2025 and lifelong journal keeper who believes that writing can help us hear the quiet but confident voice within. She creates reflective spaces that help women build self-trust, gain clarity and take their next steps with confidence. Carol is currently studying for an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology.

Poetry-on-the-Porch

S226Barnes – Poetry from the Porch

Instructor: Linda Barnes, MS, CJT, CAPF

Come join this relaxed, unfettered meeting with your inner poet and fellow explorers. Sit on your porch through lazy summer hours and play with the abundant treasure that is words. Using examples and prompts we’ll experiment with our own praise and prose poems, list poems, ekphrastic and concrete poems, haiku and more.

CEUs Available
Required Text: None

Make Your Journal Sing

S225Friedlander: Make Your Journal Sing!

Instructor: Elisa Friedlander, LMFT, LPCC

In this playful and stimulating course, we will explore ways to use various forms of music and song lyrics to bring new creative life to our journaling and facilitation practices for enhanced joy, insight, and overall wellbeing. Historical and contemporary research inform us that music positively affects our mental and physical health (that shower-singing is actually good for you!), our memory, and more. Discover the possibilities as we gather together at the intersection of music and the evidence-based practice of journaling. No musical background is necessary… just a curious mind and some sing-song summer camp energy!

CEUs Available.
Required Text: None

ethics

Ethics Course

We are now providing a 6-hour guided independent study, Ethics course that meets the requirements for the National Federation of Biblio/Poetry Therapy (NFBPT) credentialing as well as our Therapeutic Writing Institute (TWI) credentialing.

Tuition is $100.00 ($50 for TWI Trainees and $75 for CAPF/CPT/PTR Trainees), which includes an emailed CE Certificate or Certificate of Completion. For more information and to register for this course: https://journalversity.journaltherapy.com/courses/227/about

REGISTRATION

If you are using a TWI or CJT credit, please contact Krista directly at krista@journaltherapy.com to register.

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