Integrating Attachment Knowledge and Trauma Care
with Expressive Therapies
with Expressive Therapies
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2025 Free Virtual Poetry Reading - REGISTER NOW March 18th, 2025 7 pm - 8 pm Central Virtual *South Africa Trip* Exploring Culturally Contextualized Dissociative Parts Through Expressive Arts - 4 SPOTS LEFT - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles and Tanya Defferary April 26 - May 6, 2025 Nyosi Reserve, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sandtray and Spirituality (virtual) - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles May 19th, 2025 6 pm - 8 pm Central Virtual Sandtray Therapy for Spiritual and Religious Trauma - REGISTER NOW Jake Johnson and Marshall Lyles June 4-6, 2025 The Workshop Exploring Attachment Rhythms in Sandtray Therapy (webinar) - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles June 13th, 2025 10 am - 1 pm Central Virtual Healing for Healer Series: Accessing Self through Poetry Virtual Retreat - REGISTER NOW June 20th, 2025 Virtual Providing EMDR through Sandtray Therapy - 5 SPOTS LEFT - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles June 26-27, 2025 The Workshop Rebodying the Self of the Healer - 4 SPOTS LEFT - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles and Abby Esquivel A 9-month hybrid program beginning July, 2025 The Workshop (some months are virtual) Unpacking neurodiversity and ableism study group - 2 SPOTS LEFT - REGISTER NOW Robert Jason Grant and Marshall Lyles July 19-21, 2025 The Workshop Healers' Writing Retreat - 2 SPOTS LEFT - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles August 14-16, 2025 The Workshop A Deep Dive into Solidifying Presence - SAVE THE DATE Eliana Gil and Marshall Lyles September 26-28, 2025 The Workshop 2026 Integrating sandtray therapy and expressive writing in the treatment of attachment trauma (plus 2 bonus days of a sandtray/writing retreat for all who attend!) - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles February 5-8, 2026 The Workshop Healing for Healers Series: 3-day Multimodal Creative Arts Retreat - REGISTER NOW Marshall Lyles February 19-21, 2026 The Workshop |
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Events Hosted at The WorkshopThe Workshop, a training center in Austin created specifically for healers, is available to rent! Check out the upcoming trainings at the The Workshop!
PodcastsMarshall has had the privilege to be a guest on podcasts. Listen to him speak on attachment, trauma, sandtray, poetry and EMDR.
Teaching EndorsementsA good teacher imparts information. A great teacher does, too, and also connects, moves the soul, and inspires. Marshall is a great and humble teacher....Delightfully profound. Marshall is one of the best presenters/trainers I’ve experienced... engaging, and practical applicable content. This was my first introduction to sand tray/play therapy and I thoroughly enjoyed all of it. I can definitely apply this during sessions. The atmosphere of the training was excellent. Marshall creates fun and safe spaces. It is always helpful when the presenter can and does relate the training to the 'self'. To me, the aspect of your self disclosure that you do your own sand trays and journal about them is refreshing! Thank you for always sharing a bit of yourself, your journey and your process in your trainings! Marshall is a profoundly wise and gifted teacher who interweaves didactic training with experiential opportunities while providing a safe space to integrate the material at deeply felt and embodied levels. The practicum experience was invaluable. I appreciated the feedback Marshall provided that helped me deepen my skill level and brought awareness to areas for growth. I have had the privilege of learning from Marshall Lyles numerous times in the past years. I so thoroughly enjoyed his intelligent and engaging presentations that I recruited him as the featured speaker for the annual Winter Retreat for the Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Association for Play Therapy. Marshall's warm and compassionate nature translates easily to an engaging presentation style full of experiential exercises and opportunities for self-reflection. He is widely read and exceptionally well-versed in ethics and theory. As a result, he is able to connect deeply with learners of all backgrounds and experience levels. Marshall is an incredibly competent and naturally gifted therapist, and I highly recommend him both as a speaker and as a colleague. Marshall Lyles is an impactful and powerful presenter. He is regularly lauded by peers and conference attendees for his ability to hold the attention and interest of his audience. Marshall has a way of making complex topics approachable to the average person. He is a knowledgeable professional with amazing insight and intellect. I have had the pleasure of working alongside Marshall on referred presentations and have also attended his professional trainings. Marshall has a gift of authenticity. He stands out among other professionals and educators because of his unique ability to engage his audience. Marshall is quiet and unassuming, but when he speaks you’ll want to listen, and you’ll be glad you did. |
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