Presence, Play, and Process:
An Experiential Lab for Clinicians
A structured experiential space to reconnect with presence, flexibility, and relational aliveness in clinical work.
Therapy is meaningful — and often heavy.
This experiential practice space offers therapists a supportive environment to step out of problem-solving mode and reconnect with curiosity, spontaneity, and relational presence through thoughtfully facilitated experiential exercises.
No improv experience required.
Observation is a complete form of participation.
WHY THIS EXISTS
Many therapists spend their days holding complexity, uncertainty, and emotional intensity. Over time, the work can feel isolating, overly cognitive, or disconnected from the sense of play and aliveness that first drew us to the field.
This space is designed as a place where clinicians can reconnect with relational experience — through structured exercises that invite curiosity, perspective-shifting, and shared exploration.
Sessions blend laughter, levity, and insight with thoughtful reflection.
WHAT THIS IS
Experiential and relationally focused
Structured yet flexible
Grounded and reflective with moments of play
Designed for therapists across orientations
A space to practice being therapists — without clients present.
WHAT THIS IS NOT
Improv performance training
Group therapy
Case consultation
Role-play heavy or pressure-driven.
Participation is always optional. Observing is fully welcome.
WHAT WE PRACTICE
Each session explores capacities central to clinical work:
Staying present with uncertainty
Attunement and relational responsiveness
Holding multiple meanings simultaneously
Shifting perspectives
Speaking with vulnerability within a supportive relational framework
Responding without needing to “get it right”
Exercises draw from improvisational structures adapted specifically for therapists and grounded in relational practice.
The Format
Small group experiential session
Structured exercises paired with guided reflection
Designed as an ongoing offering, participants may attend individual sessions or return regularly.
Who This Is For
Licensed therapists, Associates and trainees
Clinicians seeking relief from the heaviness or isolation of the work
Therapists who curious about reconnecting with creativity, flexibility, and presence.
Our Team
Andrew Merit, AMFT
Psychotherapist & Experiential Facilitator
Executive Director, Improv MarinAndrew integrates relational psychotherapy with experiential practice to create spaces where therapists can explore presence, flexibility, and use of self through structured experiential formats.
Katelyn brings a relational, attuned approach to experiential learning, supporting participants in exploring connection, perspective, and embodied awareness in a safe, collaborative environment. Her work emphasizes curiosity, emotional presence, and creating spaces where insight can emerge through shared experience.
Clinical Social Worker & Experiential Facilitator