Talks & Workshops

Events and gatherings that lead us back to each other.

Where the Ideas Come Alive

In these talks, The Village Solution is experienced, not explained. People feel invited into something real—a return to each other. And that experience naturally leads them to want to deepen what they've just touched, to carry it into their own lives and communities.

"The Village Solution's ideas cross disciplines, cultures, and borders with surprising ease. People keep finding Carl after he presents, in hallways and corners, asking: Where can I read more? How do we keep this conversation alive?"

These aren't lectures about theory. They're invitations into a different way of being together—a way that feels both ancient and urgently needed, familiar and revolutionary.

Presenter & Facilitator

Carl's presentation style is shaped by two complementary worlds. The first is his eight-year tenure as a university professor, developing the ability to communicate complex concepts with clarity, without diminishing their depth. The second is his work as an international trainer and supervisor with the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association (IIPA), where he designed and delivered experiential training programs in the U.S. and taught experiential workshops in England, France, Italy, and Slovenia.

"Carl blends clear thinking, lived experience, and guided self-inquiry into teachings that don't just inform—they quietly transform."

Together, these experiences allow Carl to teach in ways that are both intellectually stimulating and experientially grounded, helping The Village Solution resonate across disciplines, cultures, and borders—and fostering conversations that extend long after the event concludes.

Ways to Engage

One-Hour Talk (Free)

Your ache has a name and a two-million-year history. Together, we'll explore the absence it points to—and begin the walk home.

Half-Day Workshop

You've been searching for a long time. What you're looking for isn't out there—it's right here, between us. It's called the village. Let's build it.

One-Day Workshop

Walk in searching. Walk out belonging. A full day to practice what it means to be villagers—and come home to each other.

Village Launch

What if you didn't just read about it… but lived it? A 12-month journey. Strangers become villagers. Villagers become a village.

For All Audiences

These talks and workshops are for anyone who feels the quiet ache of exhaustion and isolation and is ready for something different. They're for educators, therapists, leaders, faith communities, organizations, wellness practitioners… and you.

Additional Events: A Short Sample

June 2025

International Integrative Psychotherapy Association Conference

Keynote Address: The Psychotherapist, the Client, and the Culture

How the global transformation, from village to consumer culture, creates so many of our wounds; and how counselors can play a key role in cultural repair.

June 2026

Slovenian Psychotherapy Association International Conference

Keynote Address: The Counselor's Great Work: Guiding Us Back from Cultures of Disconnection

Keynote address and one-day pre-conference workshop on building village-like ways of being together in clinical practice and everyday life.

October 2026

Three-Day Village Retreat

Hosted by the Slovenian Association for Integrative Psychotherapy and Transactional Analysis

An immersive retreat experience where participants learn the art of cultural transformation and live the connection we've been missing.

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