‘Kim’s collaborative spirit joined by her knowledge, skills, and values has led to one of the most enjoyable and inspirational collaborations of my career.

Tell Kim what you hope your audience will learn or experience, and watch her thoughtfully mold a presentation or activity that exceeds your expectations every time!’

—Lisa DeLaMater, Assistant Dean and Director of Field Education, University at Albany School of Social Welfare

Our Clients
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Project Highlights

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Simulation Project
Simulation Project


CLP collaborates with the School of Social Welfare to offer online simulations for MSW students in preparation for field placements. Faculty create client case studies with specific learning objectives and presenting challenges. Then, CLP trains actors to portray those clients for the Learners who engage with them in online (practice) sessions.

Preserving Resilience
Preserving Resilience

Preserving Resilience: A Wellness Series for Burnout Prevention

This workshop, provided with collaborator GLEE Wellness, was offered to a cohort of middle school teachers. Aimed at providing tools for self-care to prevent burnout and enhance well-being. CLP focused on skills and strategies to help them listen and respond to their own needs by bringing themselves to the present moment and observing in real time.

The LeftEarlies
The LeftEarlies

CLP Founding Director, Kim Stauffer, consulted with the cast and director of this very special play to create a trauma-informed space and experience for both actors and audience members.

"My work with Kim and the Center for Listening and Presence on The LeftEarlies was instrumental in creating a collaborative creative space where participants felt secure, supported, seen, and heard. As we developed a piece exploring an often polarizing and fraught topic, this became essential for the success of the production and the welfare of the creative team. Kim’s process had a profound impact on the experience of all involved." —Amy Da Luz

At the Center for Listening and Presence, we believe in the power of community—not just in the workshops we offer, but in how we build them.

We know that no one organization can hold all the answers, and that’s why we’ve cultivated relationships with a network of exceptional collaborators. When clients bring us unique challenges or specific needs, we call on these trusted professionals to help us co-create something meaningful. These partnerships reflect our belief that listening isn’t passive—it’s a foundation for adaptive, responsive, human-centered work.

Collaborator Spotlight

Lisa Cameron of Cameron Mental Health Services

Lisa has offered CLP her expertise in diversity, equity, and belonging as we develop and roll out curriculum. In a Listening Intensive with social workers, she brought a trauma-informed lens to communication training, helping participants navigate complex dynamics with care and attunement

Ginny Lee
GLEE Wellness

Ginny’s gifts in functional health, wellness, and burnout, helped shape “Gathering in the Gap”— a CLP and Glee Wellness workshop designed to foster connection and dialogue in politically charged times.

Client Testimonials

  • First, I want to say thank you. It was so helpful to have experiential practice.

    We were essentially holding our awareness of the other person and our own internal experience at the same time. It's so grounding and useful in staying attuned and present with another person without feeling like we must bring more than what is in the moment.

    —Rachel B. MSW, MS.Ed 

  • I found these activities to be extremely helpful in developing my practice.

    Reading from a textbook can only get you so far, and these experiential learning activities challenged me in ways that are similar to how I will be.

    —Katie D. MSW, MS.Ed 

  • “Powerful! Next-level interpersonal development opportunities.”

    —Rachel S. Sales Rep. 

  • The exercises invited me to be totally present in a way that I haven’t been in a while."

    —Maureen M. Professor 

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