Honest Expression: An MCD Therapy Training Video (81 minutes)
Step into MCDT with this 81-minute professional training video, recorded live from a two-hour workshop with therapists and coaches.
In this session, Ava Frank, LPC, CHT, introduces Honest Expression, a core relationship competency that transforms communication from reactive and adversarial into collaborative, compassionate, and life-serving dialogue. Through teaching, live examples, guided mindfulness, and experiential exercises, you’ll discover how Honest Expression helps clients:
Share vulnerably and clearly by naming observations, feelings, needs, and requests.
Step out of power struggles by shifting from “power-over” dynamics into “power-with” collaboration.
Reclaim emotional sovereignty by linking feelings to needs rather than blame.
Distinguish needs from strategies, opening creativity and choice in relationships.
Make specific, doable requests that foster connection and clarity.
Ava also demonstrates how therapists can model Honest Expression in their own client relationships creating a new paradigm of trust, authenticity, and shared humanity.
What You’ll Receive:
81-minute video recording of the live workshop
Companion workbook with client-ready handouts, reflection prompts, and integration practices
What You’ll Need:
For the experiential practices, we anticipate you will need support and recommend having a practice partner ready to act as a practice client. These practices may take up to 25 minutes total.
This training is designed for therapists, coaches, and healing professionals who want to strengthen their ability to model authentic dialogue and guide clients toward deeper connection and empowered choice.
Honest Expression is more than a communication tool, it is a radical act of presence, vulnerability, and liberation that transforms relationships from the inside out.
Step into MCDT with this 81-minute professional training video, recorded live from a two-hour workshop with therapists and coaches.
In this session, Ava Frank, LPC, CHT, introduces Honest Expression, a core relationship competency that transforms communication from reactive and adversarial into collaborative, compassionate, and life-serving dialogue. Through teaching, live examples, guided mindfulness, and experiential exercises, you’ll discover how Honest Expression helps clients:
Share vulnerably and clearly by naming observations, feelings, needs, and requests.
Step out of power struggles by shifting from “power-over” dynamics into “power-with” collaboration.
Reclaim emotional sovereignty by linking feelings to needs rather than blame.
Distinguish needs from strategies, opening creativity and choice in relationships.
Make specific, doable requests that foster connection and clarity.
Ava also demonstrates how therapists can model Honest Expression in their own client relationships creating a new paradigm of trust, authenticity, and shared humanity.
What You’ll Receive:
81-minute video recording of the live workshop
Companion workbook with client-ready handouts, reflection prompts, and integration practices
What You’ll Need:
For the experiential practices, we anticipate you will need support and recommend having a practice partner ready to act as a practice client. These practices may take up to 25 minutes total.
This training is designed for therapists, coaches, and healing professionals who want to strengthen their ability to model authentic dialogue and guide clients toward deeper connection and empowered choice.
Honest Expression is more than a communication tool, it is a radical act of presence, vulnerability, and liberation that transforms relationships from the inside out.