Frequently Asked Questions
for the Helping Professional
What are the requirements to enroll in the CDGS/CDGRS certification?
Clinicians: state license in good standing.
Coaches: ICF approved certification for professional coach completion.
Both: Minimum one year working with clients.
Coming soon: WRAP facilitator path for DG certification.
Can I get certified in both CDGS and CDGRS?
Absolutely! In fact, there is the option to "bundle" these trainings for a deeply discounted rate!
How long will it take to complete the training?
As a self-paced virtual training, that is entirely up to you! CDGS is around eight hours of videos. CDGRS is around four hours of videos. I've had some professionals complete the series in a weekend, and others take months. There is no time limit in which you must complete it.
Once I'm done with the training, how will I use what I've learned?
There are two options for how you can use what you have learned from your training:
1) Indirectly/informally. With this option, you simply use what you have learned, real-time, in session with your client. With this option, you are not using any of the worksheets or other pieces of SLM Coaching's intellectual property.
2) Directly/formally. With this option, you take your clients (either in 1:1, group, or workshop formats) through the DG programs that are relevant to them (i.e. DG Awareness). Either your clients will purchase the programs from this site, or you may purchase the programs on behalf of your client, and then give them the access information.
*Treat the DG programs as if they were a workbook. For each client that is going through the program, they will need to purchase access to the program(s).
Frequently Asked Questions
for the "Gaslightee"
Is there a specific order to how I should go through the programs?
Yes! While you can do DG Conversations at any time, DG Awareness needs to be done before DG Empowerment. DG Awareness has the foundational information that is needed to get all that you can out of DG Empowerment.
How long will it take me to go through the lessons?
For each individual lesson, I recommend setting aside three hours. This will enable to you watch, and then rewatch the videos (most people need around three times watching the video to have it all be absorbed), and get all the benefits of all the "anchoring activities".
How long will I have access to the programs?
You will have lifetime access to your programs (unless you cancel your access).
Do I have to have a coach or a therapist to go through the DG programs?
While it is not a requirement, it IS a very strong recommendation. Going through the DG programs can bring up a lot of old trauma wounds, and having safe, consistent support will make a huge difference in how you are able to move through the programs and how much you will be able to transform into a place of empowerment.
Frequently Asked Questions
for the "Gaslighter"
Are there any requirements to go through the DG Repair program?
As SAFETY of the victims of gaslighting is my number one priority, I require people that would like to go through DG Repair to apply. I require participants to have at least two of the following:
~ Therapist
~ Addiction/recovery coach (or mental health coach/coach with comparable level of training as addiction/recovery coach)
~ 12-step Sponsor
How long will it take me to go through the lessons?
While this is not required, I strongly recommend at least having your people go through the DG Awareness video series. There is crucial information that will enable shared meaning and verbiage, and greatly increase any possibility for relational repair.
In fact, I am so committed to helping facilitate this shared meaning, any of your people that would like to go through the other DG programs will receive a 50% off discount code (sent to you in an email after you purchase DG Repair)
How long will I have access to the programs?
Not at all!
DG Repair is a self-paced program. AND, it's not just something to do to put a check-mark next to as "done".
To truly grasp all the powerful information that can help you in so many ways, the goal is actually to take as much time as you need to make as many connections as you can.
You have lifetime access to your program.
Do I have to have a coach or a therapist to go through the DG programs?
If you do not have a certified DG specialist that you are already seeing, or they are stumped in how to help you get "unstuck", you can schedule a session with me in any available time slot on my calendar. (You can email me at [email protected] to get a link for my calendar).
STILL NOT SURE?
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