continuing Education for professionals
continuing education for professionals
We are offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for professional mental health practitioners. Each month, professionals may attend in-person, online, or asynchronous classes through The Greater Mercy Foundation.
Participants will pay $21 per unit. All fees for CEUs will directly benefit mental health and wellness services for our sliding-scale clients.
CEUs will be offered the second Saturday of the month 9:30a-11am. Our space is currently limited to 10 in-person, and we offer live Zoom participants. We will record the sessions, so professionals can attend asynchronously and access to the materials later. All registered participants will receive a Zoom link that can be accessed live or later (recorded). In-person attendees will be on a first come first serve basis.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place at TGMF office located at 700 W. Summit Dr. Wimberley, Tx 78676.
Continuing Education Offerings
Gael Thompson, LPC, M.Div., EMDR
Gael supports, guides, and is an agent of healing with children, teens, adults and families. She is a licensed professional counselor and has worked the human experience of grief at Bo’s Place in Houston, in private practice, and in school settings. Her practice and client work is grounded in connection, spirituality, and practicality.
“I am honored to join The Greater Mercy Foundation’s Mother Tree Project as a case manager. I look foreward to assisting people seeking counseling and ensuring each is matched with an appropriate professional.”
october 11, 2025
9:30am-11am
Presenter: Gael Thompson, LPC, M.Div., EMDR
Grief: With her extensive professional experience in the area of grief, Gael will provide and overview of grief as a part of the normal human experience.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to
1) Identify the determinants of our grief response
2) Describe the Tasks of Mourning
3) Distinguish how grief may differ in children, teens and adults
4) Describe Reformulation and Transformation
1.5 Units: $31.50
Amy Lyles, LPC-S, RPT-S, RYT
Amy Lyles is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Ropes Course/Challenge Course Facilitator, Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified by International Association of Yoga Therapist - CIAYT, and Sound Therapist. She has served in public education, private practice, as a yoga therapist, and in Agency and Non Profit settings for over three decades. She currently serves in many capacities in Wimberley, her hometown, and loves to spend time with her family, friends, dog, and playing in nature, especially the Blanco River.
“I come to The Greater Mercy Foundation as both a giver and receiver of its mercy. It is my hope that being a practitioner with this collective will allow this blurring of the lines between giver and receiver to continue.”
Exemplified by Rumi’s poem The Guest House.
November 8, 2025
9:30am-11am
Presenter: Amy Lyles, LPC-S, RPT-S
Sound Therapy: For this CEU workshop, it is recommended that all participants prepare for the session by reading about Sound Healing to gain a basic understanding of the practice and its applications. At the workshop, you will learn how Amy Lyles, MEd, LPC-S, RPT-S, and CIAYT Yoga Therapist partners with Sound to support calm and harmonious nervous systems.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to
1) Describe The Use of Sound and Vibration as a tool for nervous system regulation.
2) Describe the impact of the subtle body and your relationship with your body on mental and physical health.
3) Explain the power of frequency, vibration, sound, and intent on outcome.
4) Specify when and why a mental health practitioner would use sound as a tool.
1.5 Units: $31.50
Jennifer Sabatier, M.A.
Jen is a writer, artist, and grief counselor with more than two decades of experience working in grief, loss, and transitions. She is the founder of NewBloomz and co-founder of The Greater Mercy Foundation non-profit. Her training, research, and practice are rooted in consciousness theory, indigenous knowledge systems, myth-ritual theory, and rite of passage framework. She primarily works with people experiencing grief, loss, and transitions, or those desiring change in the form of initiation. Jen has a M.A. Psychology in Consciousness & Transformation. She has been studying and practicing Eidetic Imagery since 2005. Jen has Grief & Loss and Reiki II certifications.
“Imagination and liminal states are key elements and portals to the way I engage with my clients and support transformation. We are not meant to grieve alone. Let’s step into this potent liminal space together.”
December 13, 2025
9:30am-11am
Liminal Mindset©: Jen will discuss the practice of using Eidetic Imagery, embodied imagination, to experience deep presence. She will discuss and demonstrate how this work supports clients and practitioners, particularly clients experiencing intense grief, loss, and transitions.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to
1) Describe basic Eidetic Imagery Theory
2) Explain how Eidetic Imagery provides entry to states of deep presence and emotional regulation
3) Describe how a particular, simple practice supports both professional and client
4) Apply Eidetic Imagery toward developing a Liminal Mindset© that serves during times of uncertainty
1.5 Units: $31.50
Payment
Payment for CEUs can be made through Venmo (CEUs in memo) or by check payable to The Greater Mercy Foundation with CEU in the memo and mailed to:
700 W. Summit Dr. Wimberley, Tx 78676.
Donations support our work with clients. Any amount paid over the cost of the CEU will be considered a donation and is tax deductible. Thank you for supporting our community.
I would like to be a presenter.
Please click the sign up button below, and tell us your name, email, phone, and a little bit about your expertise and what you would like to share at a CEU session.