Workshops & Seminars

Living with Chronic Pain Support Group
Times:
Thursdays beginning April 15th, 2010
from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Facilitated by Peggy Holtzman, MSW

To educate and support members through sharing resources, updated medical info and coping strategies regarding Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue
Contact Peggy for more information at 734-572-0882 ext. 5 or use our contact form.
Step by Step: Making EMDR Treatment Effective and Developmentally Appropriate for Children & Adolescents
March 11 and 12, 2010
Presented by Ana M. Gomez, MC, LPC
Contact Zona or Bennet through our contact form
EMDR Basic Training Weekend 1
February 26-28,2010
Presented by Roy Kiessling, LISW
Sponsored by EMDR Institute. Zona Scheiner and Bennet Wolper local sponsors. Contact Zona or Bennet through contact form
Register EMDR Institute www.EMDR.Com

Bennet Wolper

Bennet Wolper, MSW, received his MSW from the University of Michigan in 1976. Bennet’s career has centered on providing clinical services to individuals, couples, groups and families and to teaching and consulting with therapists and Human Service Organizations.

He has taught at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and supervised and taught Family Therapy for 10 years at The University of Michigan’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program. He is a founding member of Family Therapy Associates of Ann Arbor and has been in full time private practice there since 1979.

Advanced Training

  • Gestalt Therapy (New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy)
  • Marital and Family Therapy (Staff of Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic)
  • Person of the Therapist (Harry Aponte, MSW)
  • The Sexual Crucible Model (David Schnarch, Ph.D.)
  • EMDR ( EMDR Institute)
  • Thought Field Therapy (Callahan Institute)
  • Critical Incident Stress Management

Affiliations and Credentials

  • MSW University of Michigan
  • The National Association of Social Workers
  • EMDR International Association (Certified EMDRIA Therapist in EMDR, Approved EMDRIA Consultant in EMDR and Approved EMDRIA Trainer in EMDR)
  • EMDR Institute (Training Facilitator)
  • Certified Social Worker, Michigan
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Michigan
  • Board Certified Diplomate (American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work)

Over the years, Bennet has sought interesting and empirically promising models of psychotherapy. He now focuses his practice on Individual and Marital Therapy, EMDR, as well as consultation and supervision. His general practice of psychotherapy includes a concentration in PTSD, trauma, anxiety and grief.

He believes that psychotherapy should not only be focused on the elimination of pain and suffering but also on helping people realize their potential and be the best that they can be. He is dedicated to providing the best treatment for his clients and training for his consultees.

Bennet canoeing on the river

When he’s not at the office, you might also catch him on the river.

To contact Bennet, use our contact form to send a message.