Meet the World's First Certified Run Walk Talk® Practitioners!

I’m so proud to announce that the first cohort of Run Walk Talk® Practitioners completed their Level 1 Certification in March 2023. They hail from all over the United States and one is in Australia. You can find their practice information on the Run Walk Talk® Directory, and here are all their names:

  • Dr. Jodie Fleming, MAPS FCCP

  • Susie Adams, LMFT

  • Cherry Rose D. Aslarona, LMFT

  • Andrea Mikonowicz, LMFT

  • Jacquelin Hahn, LCSW

  • Katie Joiner

  • Chelsea M. Bolles, LMHC

  • Beth Connolly, PsyD

  • Lauren Gehman, LCSW

  • Mead Reed, LMFT, LPC

  • Dave Salge, M.Ed.

  • Evan Scall, LCSW

It was such an honor and one of the most profound professional experiences of my life to guide and teach this very special group in how to safely and effectively incorporate running and walking into their client work. We covered everything from method (how to manage the nuts and bolts of a running and walking session) to modulator (the science and research that informs our work) to metaphor (the meaning-making that happens in Run Walk Talk®) over the course of the six weeks we spent together. And along the way, they all completed assignments that helped them integrate the material and reflect on how movement has changed their own lives. Because that’s what movement and Run Walk Talk® are for - to help people change and grow - and the training is designed to do that for practitioners, too.

Over the next few months, I’ll continue to work with this cohort and keep developing the training program so Run Walk Talk® can expand to help as many people as possible. In the meantime, I am also gearing up to welcome a second cohort later this year.

If you’re a clinician or coach, the next course will start in Fall 2023, and CEUs for licensed professionals are in the works. To get notified when the application for the Fall 2023 program opens up, please sign up for the Run Walk Talk® Newsletter here.

All my best, and let’s keep moving forward!

Sepideh Saremi, LCSW
Founder, Run Walk Talk®

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