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Paruresis Workshop Schedule

Live, in-person workshops and virtual workshops continue! Please check back here often for new dates. To get on the “I’m Interested” list for the next Virtual Workshop (if the current date is not a fit) or to let us know where you suggest we should hold a live workshop, click here to fill out the Workshop Interest Form.

Click here for information on: What Happens at a Workshop. See also information about our previous Women’s Workshops. Want to meet a leader in advance? You’ll find videos from our workshop leaders under their entries on the Shy Bladder Center page.

Registration

All registrations are now being managed through Eventbrite. Click on the “Registration Now Open!” link in the table to be redirected to the registration tool. Remember: we MUST have at least 5 registrations 30 days out for live events to be marked a “go!” Virtual workshops we need 12 the Wednesday prior. Don’t wait to register. 100% Money Back Guarantee if we cancel due to not making our minimum. 

Schedule

Workshop DatesCityState/ProvinceCountryLeaderNotes
JAN 20, 2024Virtual WorkshopWORLDWIDEWORLDWIDEDan Rocker, MA, LCSWPre-Registration Open! Click Here!
SEPT 1-3, 2023ViennaViennaAUSTRIADan Rocker, MA, LCSWA smashing, sold-out success!
OCT 6-8, 2023Baltimore/ColumbiaMDUSADan Rocker, MA, LCSWRegistration Now Open! Click Here! This event is a "go"!
NOV 3-5, 2023Las VegasNVUSASteven Soifer, Ph.D., LCSW-CRegistration Now Open! Click Here! This event is a "go"!
NOV 10-12, 2023AustinTXUSARoger Merritt, MA, LCMHCPre-Registration Now Open! Click Here!
DEC 1-3, 2023White PlainsNYUSASteven Soifer, Ph.D., LCSW-CPre-Registration Now Open! Click Here!
JAN 26-28, 2024Detroit/WindsorMI/ONUSA/CANSteven Soifer, Ph.D., LCSW-CPre-Registration Now Open! Click Here!
MAR/APR 2024ChicagoILUSATBAPlanning underway. Interested? Email davidk@support.paruresis.org
APR 12-14, 2024Red DeerAlbertaCANSteven Soifer, Ph.D., LCSW-CPre-Registration Now Open! Click Here!
2024 Calendar in DevelopmentFill out the workshop interest form to nominate your city!TBAWorkshop Interest Form

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel more than one month prior to a workshop, you are entitled to full refund or a full credit to another workshop. If you cancel less than one month prior to a workshop, you are entitled to a 50% refund OR a full credit for another workshop. Workshop credits must be used within one year.

Workshops in the UK

The United Kingdom Paruresis Trust (UKPT) has workshops scheduled for the following months: January, March, May, July, September, and November. For more information on these workshops please contact the UKPT at: support@ukpt.org.uk.

Read the Book

The Secret Social Phobia by Steven Soifer, PhD.

The Secret Social Phobia: Shy Bladder Syndrome (Paruresis)
By S. Soifer, G. Zgourides, J. Himle, & N. O’Brien (IPA, Inc. 2020)

The NEW definitive Ebook on shy bladder syndrome.

You can purchase the book by clicking the hypertext next to the image. Note: It is helpful to read this book prior to attending an SBC Workshop.

It’s available on Kindle and in paperback!


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