"I strongly recommend [LEAP] for both familes and therapists."  --Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Professor of Psychiarty, University of Pennsylvania.


"Dr. Amador's LEAP method takes you by the hand and heart and leads you to an understanding that gives you the power to break the impasse and get what you need. [LEAP is] an invaluable tool.  I know of nothing even in the same league."--Gerry Spence, author of New York Times Best Seller How to Argue and Win Every Time.


"[LEAP] gives practical advice and hope to those of us with a loved one who is battling a mental illness.  It provides an easy to understand blueprint that can change and save lives. " --Pete Earley, New York Times Best Selling author of Crazy: A Fathers Search Through Americas Mental Health Madness.


“Xavier Amador knows what he's talking about. “I'm right, you're wrong” happens every day, [with LEAP] you can win those arguments and find the best way to move forward without burning bridges." –Jeffrey J. Fox, author of How to Become a Rainmaker and How to Become CEO.


“The techniques Dr. Amador offers are exactly those used in international diplomacy and  conflict resolution situations. [LEAP] is a practical guide to working around and through problems that is useful on many different levels.” –Robert P. Finn,  Princeton University, and past U.S. Ambassador.


“[LEAP] gives specific pointers about how to communicate, listen, and resolve impasses. It's hard to imagine anyone who couldn't benefit from this practical and empowering guide to making your relationships better.” –Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.,  President, International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy.



UPCOMING EVENTS:



LEAP BOOKS:

2010

TBA - President Carter Center. Atlanta, Georgia

      * - Additional dates to be announced
2009
 
Additional LEAP training's coming soon

11/21 - Riverhead, New York

10/23 – Ankara, Turkey
10/16 – Itasca, Illinois

10/14 - New Britain, Connecticut

10/10 – Albany, New York

10/01 – Madrid Spain

09/30 – Barcelona, Spain

09/29 – Sevilla, Spain

09/28 – Valencia Spain

09/25 – Valencia, Spain

06/20 – New York, New York (LEAP Training — Lieber Clinic)

06/05 – Lisbon, Portugal

06/01 – New York, New York (Manhattan Psychiatric Center)

05/29 – Madison, Wisconsin

09/16/09 - Indianapolis, Indiana

05/29/09 - Madison, Wisconsin

04/23-24/09 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

03/19-20/09 - Budapest, Hungary

02/19/09 - LEAP Training, New York City, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute

02/01/09-02/07/09 - United Kingdom


2008

11/04/08 - Atlanta, Georgia CIT Conference 

10/23/08 - Marseille, France

10/21/08 - Paris, France

10/17/08 - Sevilla, Spain

Recent events:

10/09/08 - Pueblo, Colorado

10/07/08 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

09/10/08 -  Auckland, New Zealand

09/09/08 - Hamilton, New Zealand

09/08/08 - Dunedin, New Zealand

09/06/08 - Wellington, New Zealand


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PRAISE FOR LEAP




Refund Policy

LEAP Institute reserves the right to cancel any training within one week of the scheduled date, if this occurs tuition only will be reimbursed.

If you wish to drop your enrollment you must do so at least 14 days in advance to receive a full refund of your tuition. If you cancel 13 or less days in advance you will not be refunded, however should there be a training in your area that you would like to attend in the future, you will receive a full credit for the tuition that was not reimbursed.