Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute (HVPI) at TELE’DRAMA® International
EMBODYING WISDOM FIGURES IN
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK
With Rebecca Walters, MS TEP
March 1, 2026
Sunday 10-1:30PM EST*
ONLINE
LANGUAGE: English
Translated Captions Available for 40+ languages
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Wisdom Figures—known in different models as the Wise Mind (DBT), the Self (IFS), or the Autonomous Healing Center (Psychodrama)—are not simply conceptual constructs, but embodied roles that can be accessed, developed, and experienced through action. In spiritual or existential language, they may appear as Higher Power, Buddha-Nature, or the Light Within. Wisdom figures may be real people (alive or dead), characters from literature or the movies, animals or forces of nature. In psychodrama, these figures become alive through movement, voice, posture, and relationship. Many individuals struggle to access internal wisdom due to the absence of reliable, nurturing role models or because past experiences have disrupted their sense of inner guidance. This experiential session invites participants to explore how Wisdom Figures can be discovered or co-created through actual relationships, symbolic figures, or imaginative sources. Using deep interviewing and role reversal, participants will actively engage in the process of developing a Wisdom Figure and experiencing its presence in action. Emphasis will be placed on sensing, embodying, and dialoguing with this role, allowing insight and guidance to emerge through lived experience rather than interpretation. Applications for both individual and group work will be demonstrated and practiced.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
• Experience and describe the difference between deep interviewing and interviewing for role through action-based practice
• Use role reversal to support the emergence, embodiment, and strengthening of a personal Wisdom Figure
• Apply experiential psychodramatic techniques to help individuals access internal guidance, grounding, and compassionate truth
Rebecca Walters is Director of the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute in New York which she co-founded 1989. She was the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychodrama Services at Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital, New York where she ran psychodrama groups on inpatient and outpatient child, adolescent and adult units, and pioneered using psychodrama and sociodrama to teach DBT Skill Groups. Rebecca is an internationally respected trainer in the use of psychodrama and sociodrama with children, adolescents, substance abusers, trauma survivors and in teaching communication skills. She is a Fellow of the ASGPP and was the recipient of their 2018 JL Moreno Award for lifetime achievement in the field.
Registration Information and Payment
COST:
Professionals & General Public: $100
Current HVPI Core and Cohort Students & Tele’Drama Students: $90
University Students & Retired Professionals: $80
To register or for more information:
Tele’Drama
**3.5 Continuing Education Hours
*NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors): Hudson Valley Psychodrama, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #6789.
NYS Social Workers: In collaboration with Jacob Gershoni, LCSW, SW, CPE.
NYS LCAT’s: In collaboration with Water & Stone, a Creative Arts Therapy PLLC.
**There is a $25 fee for the above certificates. Many states accept NBCC and/or NYS Continuing Education for Mental Health professionals and Substance Abuse counsellors. Check with your state licensing board.
Contact us for more information.
For more information regarding Continuing Education hours please contact HVPI.
For other inquiries, please contact Tele’Drama.
PLEASE NOTE:
• This workshop is fully experiential.
• Confidentiality and safety are required.
• All participants must attend with video on and be fully present for the entire process.
• This module is unique to those who attend and will not be recorded.
• The best way to participate is via a computer.
• In the event of cancellation, payment will be credited toward a future Tele’Drama workshop.
• You will receive the Zoom invitation prior to the session at the email address used for registration and payment — this is the only email address we have on file.
*Times
United States – Pacific Time (PT): 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM
United States – Mountain Time (MT): 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
United States – Central Time (CT): 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
United States – Eastern Time (ET): 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
United Kingdom (UK): 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Central Europe (CET): 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Greece: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Türkiye: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
India (IST): 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Hong Kong: 11:00 PM – 2:30 AM
Japan: 12:00 AM – 3:30 AM