Grounded Learning Institute began the way that the best things in this profession tend to: in genuine connection. Debbie and Jeni had spent years in different corners of the counseling world, in doctoral programs, in clinical practice, in supervision rooms. What kept drawing them together was a shared sense that the most transformative professional experiences they had witnessed and lived were always relational ones. The experience of being truly seen, challenged, and supported in a learning community.

That conviction sits at the core of everything GLI offers. We design spaces where everyone present is changed by being there, where the questions participants bring are the heart of the work, where facilitators bring the same curiosity and openness they invite in others. Growth, in our experience, is always mutual. It moves in every direction at once, and the most powerful learning happens when a room holds enough trust to let it.

That conviction sits at the core of everything GLI offers. We design spaces where everyone present is changed by being there, where the questions participants bring are the heart of the work, where facilitators bring the same curiosity and openness they invite in others. Growth, in our experience, is always mutual. It moves in every direction at once, and the most powerful learning happens when a room holds enough trust to let it.