SEST TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS
Learn to listen for the story underneath the behavior
SEST Training teaches SLPs how to use the Story Emotion Social Therapy approach.
The Foundation
SEST is a mindset to grow into.
To use and to advertise that you use the SEST or the WholeStory Approach in your practice, you are required to complete SEST Training first.
SEST works differently from traditional therapeutic models. It asks you to shift from results-oriented to child-oriented and child-focused. And it asks you to do something most training never will: practice the fundamentals on yourself first.
You can't guide a child through their WholeStory until you've walked through your own. Training protects the integrity of the approach, so every practitioner using the SEST name uses it as intended.
Is This You?
This training is for you if...
SEST is designed for speech-language pathologists working 1:1 with children ages 6+, in private practice or a team setting. Full eligibility is spelled out in the Guide.
The Structure
Two levels of SEST Training
Taken in sequence.
Principal Training
For neurotypical children — for children with emerging perspective-taking and those with weak social communication, weak group-dynamic skills, or who are shy and steer away from connection.
On completion: SEST Approved Practitioner, Level 1 – Neurotypical Children.
Advanced Training
For deeper social-emotional support — for children with social learning, social-emotional, or social-anxiety needs. Including SCD, ASD Level 1, or no diagnostic label at all. Advanced Training teaches you to work holistically with parents.
On completion: SEST Certified Practitioner. (Opens after Principal Training.)
How to Apply
Applications are reviewed personally and intentionally.
Everything you need is in one place.
The Guide to Training Opportunities walks you through the approach, both levels, requirements, fees, and the application form, and it’s all in a single download.
Questions first? Email office@wholestoryspeech.com — happy to help before you apply.
We review completed applications as they’re received, and you’ll hear back on your status within four weeks.
The Practitioners
SEST Approved Practitioners
Completed Principal Training
Sisters Who Speech
SEST Approved Practitioner, Level 1 — Serel Frankel & Reisey Frankel
- 1612-50th Street Brooklyn, NY 11204
- 347-439-9501
- 917-757-0675
- sisterswhospeech@gmail.com
THE VIDEOS
Access your SEST training videos
Free videos accompany each SEST exercise in the SEST Fundamentals textbook — exactly as promised inside the book.
Own the book? Your videos are waiting.
QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know
Do I have to be trained to use SEST?
Yes — to use it in your practice and to advertise that you do. This protects the fidelity of the method and everyone who practices it.
Why practice the exercises on myself first?
Because SEST asks for a genuine mindset shift, not just new tools. You experience the fundamentals firsthand, so you can guide children through them with real understanding.
Where do I find requirements and fees?
Everything- like eligibility, what’s included, fees, payment, and more is laid out in the downloadable Guide.