Relaxation and Mental Imagery for General Health

The Simonton Cancer Center offers an internationally acclaimed training program in cancer counseling based on the unique approach developed by Dr. O. Carl Simonton. This innovative training program offers an in-depth, personal, hands-on experience in counseling patients with cancer, conducting patient sessions as well as effectively resolving crises encountered by patients and their support persons.

The Simonton Cancer Center is the only international organization using the agreed upon international counseling standards for cancer patients.

The Simonton Cancer Center is also the only international certifying body for the certification of counselors for cancer patients

The Simonton Method in its current, most evolved form, may be described as a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral self-help therapy for patients with cancer and their support persons. This approach is comprehensive because it directly addresses all spheres of human existence: emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social and spiritual integrated in an internally consistent program. The therapeutic interventions are based on modern learning theory as well as ancient teachings. These include individual, group, family and social counseling as well as education in self-help skills that patients and their support persons may use to effectively resolve problems in all areas of their lives. The training experience is very enriching for therapists of different orientations and can easily be applied in counseling of any group of people facing problems of life threatening proportions.

The training program is organized around five-day residential patient sessions under the leadership of certified teaching and supervising therapists.

There are three certification levels:

I - counseling therapist level - requiring successful completion of three patient sessions. During the second and third sessions the trainee is responsible for 1 and 2 patients respectively under supervision.

II - supervising therapist level - for those who are already certified as counseling therapists with the additional requirement of successful completion of three patient sessions as a supervisor.

III - teaching therapist - for those who are already certified as supervising therapists with the additional requirement of successful completion of two patient sessions as a teaching therapist.

This training program is currently being offered in Santa Barbara (California), Germany and Poland.

What is the cost of a session in Santa Barbara?
Training and supervision 2,750.00
Meals & lodging 500.00
Total: $3,250.00
deposit (at signing up) -600.00
Balance at check in $2,650.00

Simonton Cancer Center also offers introductory weekend seminars worldwide.