Souldrama® was developed by Connie Miller,ACS, NCC, LPC. TEP. 1997 and trademarked in 1999 as a therapeutic tool created for use as an adjunct to psychodrama designed to move clients from co-dependency to co-creativity. Connie is the founder of the International Institute of Souldrama and also the owner of the Spring Lake Heights Counseling Center formally the Center For Codependency in New Jersey. She was employed for years as a career counselor and worked with families with children with cancer.Connie is a keynote speaker, and trains professionals both nationally and internationally in action methods.She also has trained the staff at Seabrook House in southern New Jersey and at New Directions for Women in California.She is a Trainer, Educator, Practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, an approved clinical supervisor and an International professional Counselor.
Connie has developed a new 7 stage model to access our spiritual intelligence that incorporates psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry that she has called Souldrama®. She has had numerous articles on this approach published in the International Journal of Action Methods (in 2000), more recently also in the Korean Psychodrama Journal, "Souldrama: a psychotherapeutic technique to access spiritual intelligence", the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, and a chapter in the recently published anthology from Routledge Publishers titled "Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice. Connie has written a book on this approach (it has also been translated into Portugese and published in Brazil), made cd-rom teaching materials, and has been most active in presenting on this method nationally and internationally! Her new book, Starve the Ego:Fee the Sou! Souldrama:Ignite your spiritual intelligence! has been published in both English and Romanian.Souldrama has been recognized as a new action model for the 12 step recovery program.
She has built bridges to a number of associated fields by presenting at the conferences of the American Counseling Association, the International Association of Psychodrama and the European Transpersonal Associaton. In addition, Connie has run trainings in Souldrama for the past 15 years in Mexico, Portugal, Greece and in England, Brazil,Romania,Austria,Moldova and Indonesia. Presently she runs her own training group in Souldrama and other action methods. Connie received the 2010 ASGPP Innovators award for Souldrama and also the 2011 Thelma Duffy award for innovation and creativity and cutting edge practice. More recently she present at the British Psychodrama Association Conference, in Greece, and planning training groups in Israel and Amsterdam and Connie has also been in India and volunteered for the past two years to train pastoral counselors in Indonesia.Connie is also employed by the Department of Defense on the death notification team helping to inform families of losses and injuries from overseas.
She invites any questions you might have and can be contacted atconnie@souldrama.com
Indonesia
Dr. Budi Hartono
Drs.S.S.Budi Hartono,M.Si Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia. My friends just call me Budi. I major in Clinical Psychology and has interests in Positive Psychology and Psychology and Culture. The two intensive trainings in Souldrama in 2010 and 2011 in Bali-Indonesia has convinced me that Souldrama is a very powerful technique in psychotherapy and training. Hobbies: western classical music (especially from the baroque, classic, and romantique periods), classical Javanese and Balinese music, traveling to exotic places( and on my magic carpet)
My students and friends used to call me Sari. I am Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia. Majoring in clinical Psychology and has interest in group therapy, marriage and family therapy. I involved in Souldrama since 2010 in Bali-Indonesia and trained almost every year by Connie until got the certificate as Souldramatist in August 2017. The techniques in souldrama can be applied for both individual clients or groups and I also teach and share this with my students as one of group therapy subjects in their study to get degree as Psychologist. I love travelling and explore any kind of local foods in any places. I can be contacted at yudianaratnasari@gmail.com or judiana.ratna@ui.ac.id
US and International Coordinators
Please contact any of our approved coordinators if you would like to sponsor a workshop in Souldrama!
***Souldrama coordinators are responsible for arranging the workshop to suit your needs. All workshops must have a certified Souldrama Trainer attend.
Maryland
Louisiana
Gregory GreerMSW, LMSW, LAC, CGP
Gregory first became interested with Souldrama when participating in Connie’s workshop at American Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference in Boston. A Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) and clinical member with AGPA, Greg is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) employed full-time at Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center’s 100 bed residential program. He created and is owner of Voices of Recovery, LLC which provides presentations, workshops, individual and group psychotherapy for addiction. Also a board member with Louisiana Association of Counselors And Trainers, Greg has a passion for ‘carrying the message’ with the state of Louisiana’s counselor’s and those exploring the journey in the 12-steps with Connie Miller with Souldrama. Greg can be reached at gregorygreer@voicesofrecovery.org or ggreer@palmettocenter.com
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Co-creation Starts With Imagination!
The International Institute of Souldrama 620 Shore Rd, Spring Lake Heights,NJ 07762
732-974-1978
8200 Gulf Blvd.
St Petersburg Beach, Florida 33706
Souldrama® is an internationally registered trademark US 903 317 and any unapproved use will result in legal prosecution. www.souldrama.com
