M.E.A.L.S. Online Certification Program in Eating Psychology, Psychodrama, and Other Experiential Applications
Meeting Eating And Learning Simultaneously (©Tele’Drama, Copyright 2023)

Facilitators

Colleen Baratka, MA, TEP, CTP-3 (USA)
Psychotherapist, Trainer, Educator, Tele'Drama Associate Trainer, and internationally recognized psychodramatist specializing in eating disorders, trauma, brain injury, and experiential group psychotherapy.

Gülşen Büyükşahin, MA, PAT, CTP-3 (USA)
Psychologist, Psychodramatist, Tele'Drama Associate Trainer, and experiential educator specializing in psychodrama and cross-cultural practice.

Program Description

Food is rarely just about nutrition.Our earliest experiences of nourishment, attachment, safety, celebration, culture, trauma, and loss shape the roles food comes to play throughout our lives.

M.E.A.L.S. Online Certification Program in Eating Psychology, Psychodrama, and Other Experiential Applications is an innovative experiential certification that integrates psychodrama, sociometry, role theory, mindfulness, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practice to explore the emotional meaning of eating and the journey toward healing.

Participants will actively experience and practice psychodramatic interventions designed to address eating disorders, emotional eating, body image concerns, food trauma, shame, and recovery. Theory is immediately translated into action through role training, sociometry, guided imagery, creative arts, mindfulness, and psychodrama.

Designed for psychotherapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, drama therapists, psychodramatists, coaches, healthcare professionals, educators, graduate students, and other helping professionals, this certification provides practical, experiential tools that can be immediately adapted for individuals, groups, families, and educational settings.

The Learning Journey

FOUNDATIONS
Understanding the Psychology of Eating

• Emotional Meaning of Food
• Attachment and Early Development
• Mindful Eating
• Body Awareness
• Food Memories

HEALING
Transforming the Relationship with Food

• Body Image and Self-Compassion
• Shame and Emotional Regulation
• Trauma and Grief
• Inner Child Work
• Food Trauma and Resilience

TRANSFORMATION
Psychodrama for Recovery

• Moreno's Role Theory
• Spontaneity and Creativity
• Containing Double & Body Double
• Future Projection
• Recovery and Role Reconstruction
• Clinical Applications

Learning Objectives
By the end of this certification, participants will be able to:

• Explain the psychological, developmental, relational, and cultural factors that influence eating behaviors.
• Apply psychodrama and sociometry interventions with clients experiencing eating disorders, emotional eating, body image concerns, and food-related trauma.
• Integrate role theory, spontaneity, attachment, and trauma-informed action methods into clinical and educational settings.
• Design experiential interventions that promote resilience, self-awareness, self-compassion, and lasting recovery.

Program Format

• 10 Weekly Experiential Online Sessions
• 30 Hours of Experiential Training
• Psychodrama Demonstrations
• Sociometry
• Small-Group Practice
• Guided Experiential Exercises
• Clinical Discussion
• Certificate of Completion

Duration
10 Weekly Experiential Online Sessions (30 Hours Total)

Schedule
Mondays
September: 28
October: 5, 12, 19, 26
November: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30