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Stepped Care Solutions facilitators bring decades of experience in clinical practice to our training courses and workshops. Your learning and professional development will benefit from their deep subject-matter expertise across a wide range of complementary disciplines.
We offer a variety of training opportunities for One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling – sometimes called Single Session Therapy (SST) – throughout the year for all service providers and counsellors.
Explore our training opportunities below
Introduction to One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling/ Single Session Therapy
This training is for anyone who wants to learn and practice a One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling approach to support people in the moment and in every conversation. Whether you are new to OAAT Counselling or want a refresher, our training is designed to meet your learning needs and enhance your skill set.
This course is regularly offered throughout the year, see upcoming workshop dates below to register.
Audience: Mental health service providers (registered or in-training) who offer individual, couples, or family counselling sessions.
Course length: 12 hours over 3 or 4 days
Cost: $800
[Also available in French: Session Thérapie USALF: Optimiser l’impact des conversations utiles]
OAAT Supervision: Supporting clinicians through the supervisory process
This course will introduce participants to assumptions, knowledge, and practices of supervision that inspire effective One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Counselling relationships between supervisors, service providers and service users.
This course is offered throughout the year, see upcoming workshop dates below to register.
Audience: Supervisors and managers of mental health and community service providers.
Course length: 6 hours
Cost: $500
One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Therapy Special Topics
These courses are designed to build on our foundational One-at-a-Time (OAAT) training and practice. Through real world examples, practice activities, and peer-to-peer learning, practitioners will deepen their OAAT therapy skills and feel confident in their ability to engage with all clients in meaningful ways.
Audience: Mental health service providers (registered or in-training) who offer individual, couples, or family counselling sessions.
Each OAAT Special Topics course centers on a critical topic and explores interventions and skillsets to mobilize existing strengths, resilience, and hope, regardless of who is attending the session:
- Working with people managing trauma
- Working with children, youth and families
- Working with people managing substance use and/or gambling concerns
Course length: 6 hours over 2 days
This course is regularly offered throughout the year, see upcoming workshop dates below to register.
[Also available in French: Thème(s) spécial(aux) pour la thérapie une séance à la fois (USALF)]
Workshop Dates
January to March 2026 Open Enrollment Training Schedule
Click on each course below to view the schedule and register
Introduction to OAAT Counselling Courses
Date: TBD | Time:
Title: Introduction to One-at-a-Time (OAAT) Therapy / Single Session Therapy (SST)
Trainer: Alesya Courtnage
Language: English
Audience: Licenced/registered/certified mental health professional, people in roles whose purpose is mental health therapy
Date: TBD | Time:
Title: Introduction à la Thérapie une Séance à la Fois (USALF)
Trainer: Alesya Courtnage
Language: French
Audience: Professionnels de la santé mentale agréés/enregistrés/certifiés, personnes exerçant des fonctions dont l’objectif est la thérapie de la santé mentale
OAAT Supervision Courses
*NEW* OAAT Therapy Special Topic - Working with people managing substance use and/or gambling concerns
Date: April 15, 16 | Time: 12-3EST (6h total)
Title: OAAT Therapy Special Topic: Working with people managing substance use and/or gambling concerns
Trainer: Alesya Courtnage
Language: English
Audience: Licensed/registered/certified mental health professional, people in roles whose purpose is mental health therapy
Date: April 8, 9 | Time: 12-3EST (6h total)
Title: Thème spécial pour la thérapie USALF : Travailler avec des clients aux prises avec des préoccupations de consommation de substances et/ou de jeu
Trainer: Alesya Courtnage
Language: French
Audience: Professionnels de la santé mentale agréés/enregistrés/certifiés, personnes exerçant des fonctions dont l’objectif est la thérapie de la santé mentale
OAAT Therapy Special Topic - Working with people managing trauma
Will be offered in Spring or Fall 2026
OAAT Therapy Special Topic - Working with Children, Youth and Families
Date: To be offered in Fall 2026 | Time:
Title: OAAT Therapy Focused Conversations: Working with Children, Youth and Families | Trainer: Alesya Courtnage
Language: English
Audience: Licenced/registered/certified mental health professional, people in roles whose purpose is mental health therapy
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Date: To be offered in Fall 2026 | Time:
Title: Conversations ciblées pour la Thérapie une séance à la fois: Travailler avec les enfants, les jeunes et les familles | Trainer:Alesya Courtnage
Language: French
Audience: Professionnels de la santé mentale agréés/enregistrés/certifiés, personnes exerçant des fonctions dont l’objectif est la thérapie de la santé mentale
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Meet Your Instructors
Learn from some of the most well-respected leaders in this field.
Dr. Monte Bobele, PhD, ABPP
A licensed psychologist and an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, Monte consults with university counseling centers about implementing WI/SST services in a SC2.0 context for their student populations.
In 2011, he was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Grant to help develop a walk-in service in a university clinic in Mexico City; and has since consulted on the opening of two other walk-in clinics in Mexico. He has taught graduate courses in single-session therapy in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Australia, and has been deeply involved in developing programs designed to train culturally and linguistically competent psychologists to work with Spanish-speaking populations and has co-led several immersion programs in Mexico. Monte has also co-edited and published three books on therapy.
Awards:
- Texas Psychological Association’s 2012 Outstanding Contribution to Education Award
- OLLU’s 2013 Fleming Award for Teaching Excellence
Alesya Courtnage, MA, RP
A Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Canadian Counsellor, Alesya has a passion for increasing hope through therapy. She received a Master of Arts degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, in 2001 and has been practicing as a psychotherapist in different mental health settings ever since. She is currently completing a PhD in Social Work at Wilfred Laurier University.
She has facilitated training in One-at-a-Time/ Single Session Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for well-respected mental health agencies and organizations such as Kids Help Phone Line, Safeguards Training for Children and Youth, and The University of Toronto.
Sharing her knowledge about One-at-a-Time/ Single Session Therapy and hope is a passion. Alesya has the ability to offer a range of workshops and training suitable for beginner to advanced mental health clinicians.
Dr. Arnie Slive
A licensed psychologist and AAMFT clinical fellow and approved supervisor, Arnie’s career interest is in developing strategies to make mental health increasingly accessible. While in Calgary, he was a founder of the Eastside Family Centre, a walk-in single-session counseling center, and was Clinical Director of Wood’s Homes. He is a past president of the Alberta Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and was a Fulbright Specialist teaching walk-in/single session services in Canada.
Arnie is also the co-editor of two books; When One Hour Is All You Have: Effective Counseling for Walk-in Clients and One At A Time: Single-Session Therapy By Walk-In Or Appointment.
Specialities:
- Family therapy
- Residential treatment
- Adolescence
- Single session/walk-in therapy
Awards:
- Divisional Contribution Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Innovative Services to Families Award from the Alberta Division of AAMFT
“The guidance, mentorship, knowledge, collaboration, and resources from this team of individuals has been unmatched in all my years working in this field.”
We can customize training for your team and organization. Reach out today about your training needs.