Participant Testimonials
Comments from recent workshops (shared with permission):
“This workshop was fantastic and really deepened my understanding of intercultural considerations as they relate to my work as a therapist and beyond. Thank you so much. One of the best trainings I’ve attended.”
“Cheryl has such a beautiful way of synthesizing so many concepts to make them make sense and feel more applicable/useful — thank you!”
“This training supported integrating intercultural concepts with racial equity and liberation work in powerful ways. The information regarding cultural frameworks was so very valuable in training us how to deconstruct prescribed/racist/biased ways of thinking. It gives the tools and the emotional space to engage in racial equity work in both theoretical and practical ways.”
“This series is a necessary addition to your toolkit. Dr. Forster leads with compassion, authenticity & from a place of embodiment and deep knowing. Her workshops offer knowledge and instruction while holding space for real & nuanced conceptual and experiential implications. As a mental health provider and equity practitioner, attending this series has been truly invaluable and has shifted how I approach the world both personally and professionally. ”
“This was an incredible workshop and excellent in both content and teaching. Cheryl is doing something uniquely valuable in bringing expertise in the fields of intercultural communication and mental health together. Her workshop unveiled and challenged how easy it is for people to universalize their way of being and engaging without even seeing that that’s what’s happening. She helped me see aspects of my worldview, my thinking, and my way of relating that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I think this is going to help me more deeply understand and empathize with my clients and be more effective and anti-colonial in my work. Cheryl has a very engaging teaching style and was a pleasure to learn from. It was well worth the four day commitment.”
“I highly recommend Cheryl’s course. I’ve taken it twice now and learned so much both times. Her course provides a structured culture general map (not that you stop there because culture is dynamic) that I didn’t realize I was missing, and helped me overcome certain assumptions. It opened up my mind to much more complexity and nuance. I will likely be taking this course again in the future, as Cheryl’s work continues to evolve and deepen. She is a unique voice and her longer training is well worth the investment.”
“I just finished taking Cheryl’s Intercultural Workshop series. It was incredible. It’s clear that Cheryl has done the research and has put a mountain of effort into making this relatable and accessible. I feel like I learned more about myself, how I’m influenced by culture, and how that knowledge can help me be a better intercultural communicator than I have learned in the last decade!”
“Cheryl is a gifted presenter and knows so much from her research and her years of experience as a counselor. She is always clear when she introduces theory, and practical in showing the relevance and significance of neuroscience to cultural and intercultural considerations in counseling and in our everyday experience. In this she has contributed so much. To anyone in the intercultural and DEIB fields, or in the helping professions, I highly recommend any workshop that Dr. Cheryl Forster offers.”
“Dr. Cheryl Forster’s workshop on Intercultural Communication is a definite must for anyone interested in deepening their knowledge and competencies in doing effective diversity work. Cheryl expertly condenses her lifelong learning into material that is both engaging and fosters self-reflection and inquiry into one’s own cultural ways and how they impact effective communication. I especially enjoyed Cheryl’s unique work in weaving in an important new cultural somatic dimension to what she calls Embodied Complexity. Cheryl has a lovely presence and combines a good amount of didactic learning with thoughtful exercises and interactions that deepened my learning. I highly recommend. ”
