We invite you to join our Workshop on Recognizing and Working with Dissociation in Compassionate Inquiry Practice with Ioana Dăncescu on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 10am ET to 2:30pm ET (with a 30 minutes break).
This interactive workshop is an invitation to explore dissociation not just as a concept, but as a lived experience. Together, during this 4 hours workshop, we will deepen our understanding of how dissociation shows up in ourselves and in our clients, how we can recognize its subtle and overt forms, and how to meet it with attunement, curiosity, and compassion, in ways that support safety, integration, and healing.
I also want to bring something personal into this space. For me, dissociation has not only been a topic of study, but a lifelong companion: a challenge, a teacher, and, in many ways, a doorway. If I were to name it simply, I would say that dissociation has often felt like a lack of relationship, with myself and with the world.
This is what brings me here, with the intention of sharing this inquiry and knowledge together. To gently become aware of the many ways dissociation can show up in our lives and our work, and to support each other in cultivating a more grounded, present, and connected way of being with ourselves and our clients.
Event Information
DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2026
TIME: 10am to 2:30pm ET (Convert to your time zone here)
Online on Zoom
Learning Objectives
Over the course of this 4.5 hour experiential workshop (including a 30-minute break), I will invite you to:
Workshop Fees and Registration
We have created three pricing options so you can choose the one that best fits your current financial situation. When you choose to pay a higher rate, you help us continue offering CI courses to people with different financial means than your own.
Regular Rate ($75 CAD)
Discounted Rate ($50 CAD)
Supporter Rate ($90 CAD)
When you choose to pay a higher rate, you help us continue offering CI courses to people with different financial means than your own.
Benefits for CI Practitioners Worldwide
- A clearer, embodied understanding of dissociation, in your clients and within yourself
- Practical, CI-aligned ways to gently bring presence back, without pushing or overwhelming
- A refined sensitivity to what is not said, the subtle language of dissociation in the body, tone, and relational field
- More ease and confidence in meeting dissociation, with curiosity and compassion instead of fear or urgency to “fix”
- A deeper capacity to hold a “safe enough” space, where connection and integration can unfold naturally
- A shared experiential space with CI practitioners worldwide, where learning happens through presence, not just information
I truly look forward to meeting you in this shared space, where we can gently turn toward what once needed distance, and begin to rediscover connection and compassion, within ourselves and with each other, one moment at a time.
Meet our Compassionate Inquiry Creators and Facilitators:
Dr. Gabor Maté:
Retired physician, bestselling author, an internationally renowned speaker and the creator of the Compassionate Inquiry approach to psychotherapy.
Dr. Maté evolved his therapeutic approach over the course of a 20-year personal journey. It emerged as a synthesis of his work with patients in family practice, palliative care, and addiction rehabilitation. He later developed the system further while facilitating integration workshops focused on healing trauma through the use of psychedelics.
Sat Dharam Kaur N.D
Co-creator and CEO of Compassionate Inquiry. She supported Dr. Gabor Maté in structuring the Compassionate Inquiry approach and developing the online training.
She is a naturopathic doctor, teacher and author, who combines naturopathic medicine with Compassionate Inquiry, yoga, breathing practices and meditation to support others in healing and integrating mind, body and spirit. She is a Compassionate Inquiry Founding Facilitator, Compassionate Inquiry Mentor as well as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner.
Refund policy:
