First name

Last name

Phone

City and State

Professional Credentials (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, etc.)

Primary Clinical Role / Current Position

Years in Clinical Practice

Years in Perinatal Clinical Practice

Practice Setting (e.g., private practice, hospital, agency, group practice)

Have you completed the 12-hour Art of Holding training with Karen Kleiman?

Yes

Date Completed

Have you previously attended any additional 6- or 12-hour Holding trainings? [Include dates or topic if known]

Have you had prior teaching, training, or supervisory experience? [Briefly describe]

1. When you first took the 12-hour Holding training can you remember how that early experience influenced your clinical work at that time?

2. How does the Holding model of intervention continue to influence your clinical work?

3. What draws you to teach this material to others?

4. Describe a time when you embodied the Holding approach with a client or supervisee.

5. What part of the model do you still struggle with or wish to explore more deeply?

6. What excites you about teaching this model to peers?

7. What worries or challenges do you anticipate in teaching this model?

8. Why do you feel called to teach The Art of Holding?

9. Identify one of the most impactful sentences, ideas, or principles from The Art of Holding in Therapy (2nd Ed.).

10. Name 2–3 key Holding principles that consistently inform your work.

Anything else you would like us to know?

The Art of Holding Teaching Fellowship Application

Applicants will be assessed for readiness based on a completed application, responses to reflective questions, prior experience with the Holding model, and a brief interview with the leadership team.