The standard rate for this workshop is $219.

For this first in-person offering, we are opening it at $50 to everyone who registers and signs a media recording waiver.

Here is what that means in plain terms: we will be recording this session to use in our media and content. We will not post your name, your face, or anything personal or identifying from the recording without your express written consent, requested after the fact. Signing the waiver simply gives us permission to record the room and to reach out to you afterward if we would like to use a specific piece with your identity attached, which you would still have to approve in writing before it goes anywhere.

If recording the session isn't something you're comfortable with, [reach out to us directly] and we can talk about it.

Michael Walker has spent more than 20 years exploring his own trauma and the patterns underneath it. Out of that work, he created Integrative Self-Analysis™ and the DreamCompass Method™, ways of working with emotions, dreams, and the body to find what is actually running the show underneath a stuck situation.

Meaningful change rarely comes from more advice, more willpower, or more control. It comes from finally being able to see what you had to become to survive.

In this workshop, you'll bring one situation where you feel stuck. Using guided reflection, attention to emotion and body signals, relationship patterns, dreams, and symbolic exploration, including a look at the film Spirited Away, we'll work together to find the survival pattern underneath it: what it protected you from, what it's costing you now, and what of it is actually worth keeping.

What this is not:

• Conventional talk therapy

• A self-improvement lecture

• A "fix what's broken" program

What this is: A four-hour, in-person workshop for examining the roles you learned to play and uncovering the parts of yourself that survival has kept dormant.

You may not walk out with your whole life changed. But you may finally see something that has been difficult to see while you were living inside it.

I would be honored to explore that territory with you.

Do I need any experience with dream work, therapy, or this kind of thing? No. This is built for people encountering this work for the first time as much as for people who have been at it for years.

Is this therapy? No. This is educational and experiential work, not a substitute for therapy or medical or mental health treatment. If you're currently in a mental health crisis, this workshop isn't the right setting. If you're unsure whether it's a fit, reach out to us before registering.

Will I have to share my situation with the whole group? You'll be guided through the process with the group, and there will be moments of discussion, but you are never required to disclose more than you're comfortable with.

What if I get emotional? That's normal and expected in this kind of work. Michael and the team are there to hold the space, not to rush you past it.

What's the recording actually for? Footage from the day will be used for The Counter Complex's and Michael's media and content. No personal information, names, or identifying footage will be posted publicly without your express written consent, given after the session.

What if I don't want to be recorded? Reach out to us before the event and we'll talk through your options.

Can I get a refund if I can't make it? Yes. Cancel at least 24 hours before the workshop starts and we'll refund you in full.