— In-person registration is now FULL. —
— Availability remains for online participation only. —
Join Dr. Chip Dodd and Dr. Colton Shannon at the Voice of the Heart Center for a three hour training (3 CEs available for clinicians who attend in person).
*This is an event for clinicians and any professional helper (pastors, physicians, lawyers, educators, etc.)*
This workshop focuses on addiction, depression, and anxiety impairments that are prompted by developmental injuries. We use The Paradigm of Recovery to understand the impairments.
We believe that identifying and processing feelings advances the
healing process. Dodd’s Paradigm of Recovery is a tool to give
clarity and direction in your counseling work and in leadership
helping arenas. Through the last three decades, The Paradigm of
Recovery has been utilized in various treatment centers, private
practices, leadership training courses, in parenting cohorts, church
groups, and many other settings.
The Paradigm is an easily understandable structure that allows therapist and client, as well as leader and participant, to understand the process of change and how to deal with the struggles of life.
In this training you will discover the core principles of Dr. Dodd’s transformative Spiritual Root System and how it can deepen your clinical practice, no matter what modalities you use. You’ll gain practical interventions to help people reconnect with the core feelings, needs, desire, longings, and hopes. Explore the powerful concepts of powerlessness, sensuality, preoccupation, rituals, and despair as signs of addiction in a person. Additionally, dive into three groundbreaking studies that underscore the vital role of emotional connection in effective counseling for the symptoms of addiction, depression, and anxiety.
This event will be live streamed and made available to those who cannot attend in-person. Continuing education credit will not be available to those who watch online. Online attendees will not be vocally participating in the event. It will be a viewing only video.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will examine the addiction cycle and how it promises to help a person live fully without having to feel the pain of full life.
Participants will examine Euphoria River as a visual metaphor to teach others about how to live within the “terms of life”.
Participants will reflect on memories of anxiety, depression, or addiction through short times of journaling and movie clips.
Continuing Education Credit Available: 3 NBCC hours.
To receive credit, participants must sign in, be present throughout, and complete assessment and evaluation at the end of the training. Designated breaks do not count towards CE credits. The Voice of the Heart Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7658. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Voice of the Heart Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
About the Presenters
Chip Dodd, PhD, is a seasoned counselor and mentor, dedicated to helping individuals live authentically and fully. Founder of The Center for Professional Excellence in Nashville, he led the center for 22 years before transitioning to private practice. In 2019, he launched Chip Dodd Resources, focusing on consulting, mentoring, speaking, and writing. Dr. Dodd is also the creator of The Spiritual Root System, a framework that integrates our emotional and spiritual nature into our daily lives. His influential book, The Voice of the Heart, continues to inspire readers worldwide by emphasizing the transformative power of emotions. Read more about Dr. Dodd here.
Colton Shannon, PhD, LPC-MHSP is a professional counselor and founder of the Voice of the Heart Center close to downtown Murfreesboro, TN. He holds a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision from Trevecca Nazarene University. His research there was in stress, burnout, and social support. He is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee. Chip’s books on heart and the Spiritual Root System were doorways for him to enter to see and understand his own pain. Read more about Dr. Shannon here.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be available 1 week before the event. After that time, refunds will be given in terms of a credit for a future training held by The Voice of the Heart Center.
If you need any special accommodations or have additional questions, please contact Hannah Skelley at hannah@vothcenter.com or 615-813-5229.
Details
Cost: $137/person
Audience: Licensed clinicians and any professional helper (pastors, physicians, lawyers, educators, etc.)
Continuing Education Credit Available: 3 NBCC hours
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 8:30am-12:-00pm
Location: 805 S. Church St., Suite 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Online: This event will be live streamed and made available to those who cannot attend in-person. Continuing education credit will not be available to those who watch online
Coffee and homemade sourdough muffins are provided to you!
Email Hannah for more information.
Join Colton Shannon, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP, and Chip Dodd, Ph.D., in a 3-hour training and explore Dodd’s Paradigm of Recovery: Addiction, Anxiety, and Depression. (3 CEs)