Continuing Education
Overview
Continuing Education (CE) is vital for mental health practitioners to stay informed about the latest research, innovative therapeutic techniques, and evolving industry best practices. These courses empower professionals to expand their expertise, refine clinical skills, and provide exceptional support to clients. Covering diverse topics—from emerging mental health trends and advanced therapeutic approaches to ethics and cultural competency—CE programs not only help practitioners meet licensing requirements but also foster personal and professional growth. Ultimately, CE enhances client outcomes and enriches therapeutic practice, ensuring practitioners remain at the forefront of their field.
On Course Completion
Upon successful completion of the modules, you will receive certificates of attendance from the entity that conducted the course.
Upcoming Modules and Workshops
Attachment in Action
This course offers a deep dive into attachment theory and its application in clinical practice, providing students with the tools and knowledge to integrate these concepts into their therapeutic work. Students will explore the evolution of attachment theory, its foundational principles, and key classifications, including secure, dismissing, and preoccupied attachment styles. The course also examines how unresolved trauma influences attachment patterns and relationships.
Designed to enhance clinical skills, this course equips participants to use attachment theory as a framework for fostering secure connections in therapy. Students will gain insights into the therapist’s role in promoting secure attachments, facilitating mourning processes, and navigating attachment-related challenges such as borderline presentations. Additionally, the course introduces the Crittenden Dynamic Maturational Model and emphasizes using self-awareness and the therapeutic relationship as tools for healing and growth.
Course Instructor
Linda Cundy
Linda Cundy Psychotherapy
Schedule
Friday, 21 March 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online
Saturday, 22 March 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online
Investment
200 BD for members / 220 BD for non-members and past students
Treatment Resistant Depression (Sensorimotor)
The Treatment-Resistant Depression (Sensorimotor) Course offers mental health practitioners specialized tools and insights to address depression that remains unresolved through traditional methods. This course introduces the sensorimotor approach—an innovative, mind-body therapeutic framework designed to foster deep healing and transformation.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complex factors contributing to treatment-resistant depression, including unresolved trauma, somatic symptoms, and the role of the body in emotional health. By exploring the sensorimotor approach, they will learn to identify and address these challenges, promoting greater well-being and resilience in their clients.
Combining theoretical knowledge, case studies, and hands-on exercises, this course equips practitioners with practical skills to integrate sensorimotor techniques into therapy. Participants will learn to engage the body in the therapeutic process, regulate physiological imbalances, and support emotional regulation and recovery.
Topics covered include embodied mindfulness, somatic tracking, grounding techniques, and working with non-verbal trauma expressions. The course also examines the influence of attachment and relational dynamics in depression, providing actionable strategies to address these critical areas effectively.
Course Instructor
Tony Buckley
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Schedule
Thursday, 17 April 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online
Friday, 18 April 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online
Saturday, 19 April 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online
Investment
450 BD for members / 500 BD for non-members and past students
Understanding Love & Relationships
The objective of this course is to explore the complexities of love and relationships, offering a nuanced exploration of the challenges and dynamics that shape romantic connections. Students will engage with critical topics such as love, desire, infidelity, betrayal, shame, forgiveness, and the unique role therapists play in couple therapy.
With a focus on infidelity, toxic and narcissistic relationships, and the impact of parenthood, the course aims to deepen students’ understanding of relational dynamics. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to support clients in navigating the emotional and psychological challenges of romantic relationships, fostering healing and growth in the face of adversity.
Course Instructor
Eman Nooruddin
Capital Knowledge
Schedule
Friday, 16 May 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online and In-Person
Saturday, 17 May 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | Online and In-Person
Investment
200 BD for members / 220 BD for non-members and past students
Breath Therapy and release of Emotional Trauma
Discover the transformative power of breathwork to create meaningful change for yourself and your clients. This course explores the essentials of breathwork, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to integrate it into therapeutic practice effectively.
Key topics include understanding the autonomic nervous system (ANS) through the lens of polyvagal theory, exploring its connection to clients’ symptoms, and examining the physiology of breath and its impact on the ANS. You’ll also learn breathwork fundamentals and practical techniques for applying breathwork in the therapy room.
By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to harness the potential of breathwork to promote regulation, resilience, and healing in your clients’ lives.
Course Instructor
Shaima Aseeri
Capital Knowledge
Schedule
DAY, DD MMM 2025 | 9AM to 5PM | In-Person
Investment
160 BD for members / 180 BD for non-members and past students
Available Modules and Workshops
Art of Dying
The objective of this course is to explore the multifaceted aspects of death and dying, and to develop a deeper understanding of the psychological, social, and cultural dimensions associated with this universal human experience. Students will examine various topics related to death, including the concept of death, the process of dying, the meaning of death subjectivity, the integration of death into life, and the significance of rituals and ancient wisdom in navigating the dying process. The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to address death-related issues in therapeutic settings, facilitate end-of-life planning, integrate rituals into therapy, explore death anxiety and denial, promote conscious dying, extend compassion to non-communicative patients, plan inspiring funerals, support the process of mourning, and foster hope and healing after experiencing loss.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Despite the popularity of mindfulness, not all our clients want to embrace an Eastern philosophy and sit on a meditation cushion every day. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a way to use the power of contemplative practice while promoting concrete and quantifiable change. In this workshop, you’ll focus on specific ACT strategies and tools to integrate into your practice.
Attachment in Action
The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of attachment theory and its application in clinical practice. Students will explore the history of attachment theory, the core concepts and classifications of attachment, including secure attachment, dismissing attachment, and preoccupied attachment. They will also delve into the impact of unresolved trauma on attachment patterns. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to utilize attachment theory in therapeutic settings, understand the therapist’s role in promoting secure attachments, utilize the therapeutic relationship, facilitate mourning processes, apply the Crittenden Dynamic Maturational Model, and address attachment-related challenges such as borderline presentations and the mobilization of self-awareness.
Becoming Solution Focused in Therapy
Mastering Solution-Focused Brief Therapy requires practitioners to learn the deceptively simple process of asking targeted questions in session that thwart the all too common temptation for both therapist and client to focus on the problem, rather than exploring solutions. In addition to making therapy briefer and more efficient, this approach will increase your effectiveness with any client, with any issue, including depression and anxiety.
Beyond the Borderline Label
Most therapists understand that the extreme behaviors of people with a borderline personality disorder diagnosis are often strategies for survival, self-management, and attachment.
But their intense abandonment fears, inappropriate anger, and extreme reactions to loved ones can still set even experienced therapists on edge.
This course will dismantle the bias against BPD clients and clear a path for a transformative therapeutic relationship with them by exploring the clinical choices that can truly make a difference.
Boundaries: Helping Your Clients Set Limits
Setting healthy boundaries is crucial for building stronger relationships, but because every individual is unique, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to addressing all boundary challenges. Most situations require tailored strategies because the boundaries you set reflect your own needs, hopes, and relationship priorities. In this workshop, you’ll not only learn why creating healthy boundaries is so critical in healthy, long-term connections, but how to identify the signs and symptoms of the boundary-related issues our clients show up within sessions. You’ll explore a variety of boundary-setting techniques for common albeit challenging situations as well as how to help clients avoid overstepping other people’s boundaries. You’ll discover how to:
Help clients recognize where they struggle with boundaries and why Help clients identify the costs of relationships with weak or poor boundaries Model boundary-setting techniques you can teach clients Apply a tool for minimizing countertransference so you can better support clients in making their own boundary-related choices based on what they feel comfortable doing.
Breath Therapy and Release of Emotional Trauma
Learn how to use breathwork to create change and transform your life and the life of your clients. In this course we will cover: Understanding the autonomic nervous system through the lens of polyvagal theory and its relation to presenting clients symptoms; Physiology of the breathe and how it relates to ANS; Breathwork fundamentals, and application of breathwork in the therapy room.
Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy
After decades of clinical innovation and recent scientific research, the empirically validated Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been shown to be effective at improving clients’ general functioning and well-being. This effective model provides clinicians with procedures for helping clients with the most challenging mental health profiles to heal the wounded, burdened, and traumatized parts of their systems.
Using the IFS model provides a compassionate, respectful, non-pathologizing approach to understanding the organization and functioning of the human psyche.
Embracing the transformative IFS therapy approach celebrates the natural multiplicity of the mind. Its assumption that every part of the system has good intention and valuable resources allows clinicians to approach even the most troubling of “symptoms” with compassion and respect. It offers therapists a powerful and effective set of tools for empowering clients with a wide range of clinical profiles to heal the wounded and burdened parts of their internal systems.
CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based approach to treating trauma that helps clients: Understand why recovery from traumatic events is difficult and how symptoms affect daily life. Reduce distress related to memories of the trauma. Decrease emotional numbing and avoidance of trauma reminders. Improve day-to-day living by decreasing depression, anxiety, guilt or shame.
this training will equip you with session-by-session instructions, scripts, worksheets, and handouts to help move your clients from suffering and despair to hope and healing. You’ll learn:
The who, when and how of CPT. Powerful cognitive restructuring skills to help clients overcome ways of thinking that keep them “stuck”. Effective ways to utilize structure and consistency to help clients become their own CPT therapist. How to help clients release themselves from shame, guilt and blame about the trauma.
EFT (Tapping)
The EFT Tapping course introduces participants to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a powerful and accessible therapeutic technique that combines elements of traditional Chinese medicine and psychology. EFT tapping involves gently tapping on specific acupressure points on the body while focusing on emotional or physical distress.
In this course, participants will learn the foundational principles and techniques of EFT tapping. They will explore how to identify and address emotional blocks, limiting beliefs, and unresolved traumas using this gentle yet effective approach.
Through practical demonstrations, guided exercises, and real-life case studies, participants will develop the skills to apply EFT tapping in both personal and professional settings. They will learn how to use specific tapping sequences to release negative emotions, reduce stress, manage anxiety, and promote emotional well-being.
The course will cover various applications of EFT tapping, including managing cravings, improving self-esteem, and enhancing performance in various areas of life. Participants will also gain insights into the science behind EFT tapping and its impact on the nervous system and brain.
Eliminating Chronic Pain
The Eliminating Chronic Pain Through Psychotherapy course provides a comprehensive exploration of the mind-body connection and its role in addressing and alleviating chronic pain. This course introduces participants to innovative psychotherapeutic approaches that target the underlying psychological factors contributing to chronic pain.
In this course, participants will gain a deep understanding of the complex interplay between psychological and physical aspects of chronic pain. They will learn evidence-based techniques and interventions that can be integrated into psychotherapy to effectively reduce pain symptoms and improve overall well-being.
Through theoretical teachings, case studies, and practical exercises, participants will develop the skills to assess and address the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral factors that contribute to chronic pain. They will explore various therapeutic modalities, hypnotherapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), tailored specifically to chronic pain management.
EMDR
The EMDR course introduces participants to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a powerful psychotherapy approach for treating trauma and various psychological conditions. EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or other sensory modalities, to facilitate the reprocessing of distressing memories and promote healing.
In this course, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of EMDR. They will learn the eight-phase EMDR protocol, including assessment, preparation, target identification, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and reevaluation.
Through case studies, demonstrations, and supervised practice, participants will develop the necessary skills to effectively implement EMDR in their clinical practice. They will learn how to help clients process traumatic memories, reduce emotional distress, and integrate positive beliefs and emotions.
The course will cover special considerations for working with diverse populations, complex trauma, and comorbid conditions. Participants will also explore the latest research findings and advancements in EMDR therapy.
Ethical Dilemmas
The ethical rules for therapists used to be straightforward no gifts, no dual relationships, and no out-of-session contact. But the ease of digital connection and the shift in our profession’s norms have introduced new questions about professional boundaries. How exactly do we manage relationships through email, texting, and social media? Should we Google clients before our first session?
We will discuss tough ethical dilemmas that inevitably emerge in a modern therapy setting. Small- and large group discussions allow for sharing best practices and as many perspectives as are in the room. This process models how to approach ethical issues in the office: consult, consult, consult.
Integrating Neurofeedback with Psychotherapy
Try as we might through talk and somatic therapies, it can be very difficult to shift the states of fear, shame, and rage that haunt clients with early developmental traumas. Fortunately, recent research shows that using neurofeedback to train the brain to fire in new ways can quiet these trauma-based affects, and create a space for healing. In this workshop, you’ll discover: How trauma alters the developing brain, and how, by changing brain waves and reactivity in the brain through biofeedback, we can regulate or reverse those alterations; Clear steps for integrating neurofeedback into your practice, including how to introduce the approach, deliver psychoeducation, and assess its effectiveness; User-friendly guidance on how neurofeedback works to quiet hard-to treat states of fear, rage, and shame.
Interrupting the Reign of Pain
This course is designed for medical and health professionals (doctors, psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, naturopaths, occupation therapists, certified coaches, expressive arts therapists and social workers) as well as those committed to their self-development. Participants will learn the fundamental mind body concepts and techniques in order to apply them to their professional and personal lives. The format of the training involves didactic learning as well as a wide range of experiential processes designed to help participants deepen their understanding of mind body treatment. This training will have a practical skill acquisition focus, and we’ll also have time for Q and A’s.
Introduction to Emotional Focused Therapy
The Introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy course provides a comprehensive overview of this evidence-based therapeutic approach. Developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a highly effective method for transforming distressed relationships by focusing on emotions and attachment dynamics.
In this course, participants will gain a solid foundation in the principles and techniques of EFT. They will learn how to identify and work with core emotions, understand attachment patterns, and navigate relationship dynamics. Through case studies, role-plays, and interactive exercises, participants will develop practical skills for fostering secure emotional bonds and promoting relationship satisfaction.
The course covers essential topics such as creating a safe therapeutic environment, understanding relationship distress and attachment injuries, de-escalating conflicts, and facilitating emotional responsiveness between partners. Participants will also explore the stages and steps of the EFT process, gaining insights into how to help couples move from distress to a more secure and connected bond.
Imago Relationship Therapy
Since its inception, therapy has paid minimal attention to sociocultural context. But the ultimate mitigation of suffering for couples, families, and individuals requires transforming our cultural conception of conversation from sequential, hierarchically structured monologues to true dialogues that dissolve the boundaries between people and establish a relational space that fosters equality and healing connection. This workshop will offer new insights and techniques from the relationship sciences that enable therapists to extend their healing arc from the clinic to the culture.
Long Term Affect of Postpartum
Postpartum and perinatal mood disorders can lead to changes in couples and their families that extend far beyond the initial episodes, even years after symptoms are resolved. However, many therapists don’t ask or assess this history among clients who are not pregnant or recent parents. When symptoms of perinatal mood or anxiety disorders in birthing and non-birthing parents are untreated, undertreated, or unrecognized, the aftershocks can be severe and lifelong. In this workshop, you’ll learn to:
Work with clients to assess current or historical symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders Identify how perinatal mood and anxiety disorders interfere with relationship development across the lifespan—and how to talk to clients about them Apply specific strategies for treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Nutrition and Integrative Methods for Trauma: Enhancing Mood, Sleep, and Well-being
Evidence-based research suggests that there are significant limitations to pharmaceutical interventions for PTSD. Nutritional and integrative strategies can offer an effective alternative. Yet how do we help clients understand the connections between their physical well-being and traumatic etiologies? What methods and interventions do we choose, at what stage of recovery, and who is a viable candidate? This session will explore the latest research and clinical application of culinary, nutritional, herbal, and psychedelic medicine. You’ll discover how to ethically incorporate these methods into your practice and learn reliable tools to help your clients improve their well-being.
Overcoming Hopelessness Working with Low- and No-Motivation Clients
One of the greatest challenges a therapist can face is when a client feels hopeless about the possibility of change. But whether this sense is due to doubts about therapy or the intransigent nature of their struggles, current research challenges the widespread assumption that clients must be strongly motivated in order to change. The Creative Relational Movement (CRM) approach is a set of ideas and practices that stimulate clients to engage in therapy, even when their motivation is low.
Polyvagal Theory in Action
Explore the revolutionary Polyvagal Theory and its practical applications. Gain insights into the autonomic nervous system, trauma recovery, and emotional regulation. Learn practical techniques for enhancing mental health and fostering resilience. Suitable for therapists, educators, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in promoting well-being.
Priming Client to change
Social psychologists have produced a vast body of research on priming—the powerful, largely unconscious process by which both words and nonverbal clues can be used to change another person’s behavior and state of mind. This workshop will explore the range of ways therapists can use the practice of priming to embed suggestions, guide the therapeutic dialogue, help clients break bad habits, and move more effectively toward desired goals.
Suicide and Self Harm: Stopping the Pain
The Suicide and Self-Harm: Stopping the Pain course provides essential knowledge and practical strategies for understanding, assessing, and intervening in situations involving suicide and self-harm. This course aims to equip participants with the skills and confidence to effectively support individuals in crisis and prevent further harm.
In this course, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding suicide and self-harm. They will explore risk factors, warning signs, and the underlying psychological and emotional factors that contribute to these behaviors.
Through a combination of theoretical teachings, case studies, and interactive exercises, participants will learn evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention and intervention. They will acquire practical skills for engaging in compassionate and non-judgmental conversations, conducting risk assessments, and developing safety plans.
The course will cover topics such as crisis de-escalation, communication techniques, referral and support systems, and postvention strategies for supporting individuals and communities affected by suicide. Participants will also explore self-care strategies for maintaining their own well-being while working with individuals in distress.
Rethinking ADHD
The Rethinking ADHD course offers a fresh perspective on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by exploring alternative approaches and strategies for understanding and supporting individuals with ADHD. This course challenges conventional notions of ADHD and encourages participants to think critically and creatively about this complex neurodevelopmental condition.
In this course, participants will delve into the latest research and theories surrounding ADHD, examining factors such as neurodiversity, executive functioning, environmental influences, and social contexts. They will explore a range of interventions and techniques beyond traditional medication, including behavioral and cognitive strategies, lifestyle modifications, and holistic approaches.
Through a combination of evidence-based information, case studies, and practical exercises, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the unique strengths and challenges associated with ADHD. They will learn how to create supportive environments, implement tailored interventions, and empower individuals with ADHD to thrive in various domains of life.
The course will cover topics such as self-regulation, organization and time management, emotional well-being, and fostering positive relationships. Participants will also gain insights into the experiences and perspectives of individuals with ADHD, promoting empathy and inclusivity.
The Art of Healing: Integrating Creative Modalities into Therapeutic Settings
The creative arts are a powerful gateway to a more holistic therapeutic experience that integrates not only verbal work but also deeper, nonverbal processing of experience. They can be a gateway into safely accessing more aspects of self to return to wholeness and reshape previously adaptive patterns that are no longer helpful.
Coming from the principle that creativity, exploration and even humor at times can be some of the most powerful ingredients in the therapeutic process (and are a mark of a more regulated, flexible nervous system), this training introduces accessible, potent tools from various creative modalities including art, dance and movement therapy, psychodrama and more.
We will explore how these practices support insight, change, and the flow of client’s innate wisdom, adaptability and healing mechanisms to facilitate a more integrated approach to therapy that includes ease, enjoyment and mastery as essential parts of the process.
The Intentional Therapist: Use of Self as a Therapeutic Tool
Research consistently points to the quality of the therapeutic relationship as the most important factor in the success of therapy. However, most trainings place a lot more emphasis on theory and technique (which are all very important) than on how to intentionally work with use of self and relationship to impact therapeutic outcomes. This module gives this piece of the therapy the time and focus it deserves in order to support therapists to create stronger therapeutic relationships with attunement, responsiveness and compassion.
Using tools and concepts from a variety of modalities including mindfulness, somatics, Compassionate Inquiry and improv, therapists will leave this training with a deeper understanding of themselves, their biases and how to notice them and put them aside during therapy, their relational interactions, and how to better navigate transference and countertransference and use them to the client’s benefit.
The Body as an Ally – Bodywork, Nervous System Theory, and Sensory Integration to Support Trauma Resolution
Just like the impact of trauma shows up through bodily experiences, much of the pathways to resilience, restoration and safe enlivenment can also be accessed through the body. This module is an introduction to bodywork and the power of even the smallest movements, the senses (not just the 5 basic ones) and nervous system literacy in transforming the legacy of trauma.
Therapists will leave with a better understanding of essential trauma-informed concepts and how to apply them in the therapy room, a broader menu of ways to resource clients and build resilience including practical tools and how to tailor them to the individual, and a better understanding of what regulation entails and how to support clients on that journey towards newfound meaning.
The Science of Sleep
Have you ever wondered why you spend a third of your life unconscious? Truth is you don’t have a choice. Everything sleeps. It’s a biologic imperative. So what’s the harm in missing a few hours? Sleep research in the past two decades answers this with a resounding everything. Inadequate sleep correlates with increased risk for Alzheimer’s, heart attacks, stroke, obesity, diabetes, depression, anxiety disorders, substance-use disorders, schizophrenia, and even cancer. Get an overview of the best-practice strategies to enhance sleep, and thereby the health and wellness of your client.
Treating Collective Trauma with Hakomi: Listening to the Body
The Hakomi Method is a multidimensional somatic approach to deep healing rooted in an understanding of the silent language of the body. In the moment-by-moment unfolding of their somatic awareness, clients learn to access the unconscious core beliefs that shape their response to trauma, even when it’s woven within the larger context of collective trauma. Discover how the therapist’s own somatic awareness can help clients untangle the complex area where individual and collective trauma meet, and learn techniques to stay attuned and somatically grounded to effectively work with trauma.
Treatment Resistant Depression (Sensorimotor)
The Treatment Resistant Depression (Sensorimotor) course provides specialized knowledge and techniques for addressing depression that has been unresponsive to traditional treatments. This course focuses on the sensorimotor approach, an innovative therapeutic modality that integrates the mind-body connection to promote healing.
In this course, participants will explore the underlying causes and contributing factors of treatment-resistant depression. They will learn how the sensorimotor approach can help identify and work with unresolved trauma, somatic symptoms, and the impact of the body on emotional well-being.
Through a combination of theoretical teachings, case studies, and experiential exercises, participants will gain practical skills for integrating sensorimotor techniques into their therapeutic practice. They will learn how to engage the body in the therapeutic process, address physiological dysregulation, and promote self-regulation and emotional resilience.
The course will cover topics such as embodied mindfulness, somatic tracking, grounding techniques, and working with non-verbal expressions of trauma. Participants will also explore the role of attachment and relational dynamics in treatment-resistant depression and learn interventions to address these factors.
Trauma Informed Yoga
This course is designed for therapists to demystify and integrate simple and affective Yoga interventions in the therapy room. The course will cover the principles and practices of trauma-informed yoga including breathing, meditation and simple postures.
You will gain an understanding of basic Yoga principles, the role of the nervous system and the relationship between yoga and neuroscience. The aim is to help regulate the client’s autonomic nervous system as the groundwork for trauma healing.
You will be equipped with ready made and effective sequences that can be seamlessly incorporated into your therapy session. You will also learn how to accommodate for different body types and abilities. Through lecture, experiential exercises, and case studies, you will leave with the background and tools you need to add trauma-informed yogic interventions to whatever style of therapy you currently practice.
Understanding Addiction
2-Day Course is a comprehensive program designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of addiction, its underlying causes, and effective approaches to prevention and treatment. This course offers a valuable opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in working with individuals struggling with addiction.
Over the course of two days, participants will explore the multifaceted nature of addiction, including its biological, psychological, and social aspects. They will gain insights into the various types of addiction, such as substance abuse, gambling, and behavioral addictions, and examine the impact of addiction on individuals, families, and communities.
Through a combination of expert presentations, case studies, group discussions, and interactive exercises, participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of addiction’s underlying mechanisms, risk factors, and co-occurring mental health disorders. They will learn evidence-based approaches to assessment, intervention, and relapse prevention.
The course will cover topics such as motivational interviewing, harm reduction strategies, the stages of change model, and the role of family and community support. Participants will also explore the latest research and advancements in addiction treatment and gain insights into ethical considerations and cultural considerations in working with diverse populations.
Understanding Love and Relationships
The objective of this course is to explore the complexities of love and relationships from various perspectives. Students will critically examine topics such as love and desire, infidelity, betrayal, shame, forgiveness, and the role of therapists in couple therapy. The course aims to deepen students’ understanding of the intricacies of romantic relationships and equip them with knowledge and skills to navigate the challenges that arise within them. We will be focusing on infidelity, toxic and Narcissistic relationships and parenthood.
Understanding Sex and Sexuality
The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of sex, sexuality, and the challenges faced in sexless marriages. Students will explore various topics, including desire, myths and facts about sex, eroticism, communication, sexual differences, and the impact of conflict, trauma, and societal influences on sexual relationships. The course aims to foster awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary for addressing and navigating sexual issues within relationships.
Using the Body as a Healer (Sensorimotor)
The Using the Body as a Healer: Introduction to Sensorimotor course offers an immersive exploration of the sensorimotor approach, a powerful therapeutic modality that integrates the body’s wisdom in healing and personal growth. Participants will learn how to harness the body’s innate capacity for healing and transformation.
In this course, participants will delve into the principles and practices of sensorimotor therapy. They will gain a deep understanding of the mind-body connection and explore how unresolved trauma, emotional patterns, and limiting beliefs are stored and expressed in the body.
Through experiential exercises, demonstrations, and theoretical teachings, participants will learn practical techniques for accessing and working with the body’s innate wisdom. They will discover how to engage the body in the therapeutic process, track somatic sensations, and facilitate the release of stored tension and trauma.
The course will cover topics such as grounding and centering techniques, body-based interventions for emotional regulation, and somatic resourcing. Participants will also explore the role of mindfulness, breathwork, and movement in sensorimotor healing.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Ever wonder how you can create change with your clients from the first session? It’s time to explore the Diamond Approach, which is a new evolution in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) that provides therapists with a clear road map to use in every session, including the very first one. We’ll cover how to quickly help your clients identify a desired outcome and access resources to move them toward their preferred future. Through recordings of actual sessions and in-depth discussions, you’ll leave more enthusiastic about the work you’re doing, no matter your current approach! You’ll discover:
How to start and end sessions in productive and meaningful ways
Why SFBT’s focus on a client’s best version of themselves, and their preferred future is a critical missing piece in many other forms of therapy
Real and demonstrated SFBT sessions that will show you this powerful therapy in action.
Treating the Impact of Emotionally Immature Parents
Chances are you’ve come across the type of client who constantly puts others first, out of guilt or loyalty, which holds them back from their own self-development. Would it surprise you to learn that many of these clients grew up with emotionally immature parents? These parents often acted like children themselves in terms of their coping mechanisms, affective instability, and disregard for other people’s lives and feelings. Many times, this leaves their children feeling powerless—even into adulthood. You’ll discover:
Common psychological impacts on children of emotionally immature (EI) parents How to spot specific forms of emotional coercion and pressures of moral obligation How EI parents set up a child for relationship problems in adulthood Which therapeutic techniques work best to strengthen sense of self and healthy entitlement.
Teaching Men Love
The ability to feel love is not the same thing as being able to show and sustain it. Many men don’t know how to do things like be vulnerable, articulate emotional needs, or ask for help—all of which run counter to traditional masculinity’s playbook. This workshop will focus on how to teach men to handle themselves in more loving ways, even if that sometimes requires a complete deconstruction and reconstruction of what it means to be man. Learn how to: Help men disarm an upset partner with humility and generosity instead of defensive argument ; Increase men’s willingness to cherish both themselves and their relationship with their partner; Help men grow more of what they want from their partner through actively appreciating what they’re already getting; Get therapeutic “buy in” from even difficult men by enlisting their own best self-interest.
Using Group Process to Promote Healing
Increasingly, therapists are looking for alternatives to the rigidity of traditional private practice. This workshop offers a new vision of practice, which includes a dynamic group process that can be used in a variety of settings with many populations, such as healthcare professionals and community leaders, as well as people suffering from problems like depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and trauma.
Virginia Satir Family Therapy (Level One): Foundations in the Satir Model
The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the foundational concepts and techniques of Virginia Satir’s Family Therapy approach. Students will explore key topics such as Satir’s meta-goals and objectives, communication model, coping stances/defenses, the learning triad in the family unit, transforming family rules into guidelines, mapping the person/family/organization, the seven ingredients of all interactions, congruence, the use of sculpting in family reconstruction, and strategies for dealing with chaos in the process of change. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to apply Satir’s model in their therapeutic work with families.
Working with Autism and Anxiety
High-functioning autism isn’t always easy to spot. But when clients who enter therapy for panic, anxiety, or social phobia fail to respond to standard treatment protocols, autism might be a complicating factor. Often undiagnosed in women and academically successful people who are over 30, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) creates anxiety, which can then appear as the primary issue. In this workshop, you’ll discover how people on the spectrum experience anxiety, and how treatment for generalized anxiety, panic disorder, or social anxiety can be adjusted for the diagnosis.
Working with Schizophrenia
The dominant paradigm for schizophrenia is that it’s a chronic brain disease with genetic origins, the signs of which are hearing voices and having hallucinations or delusional thought processes. Based on this paradigm, the primary treatment is antipsychotic medication with the goal of helping clients learn to ignore or eliminate their voices, delusions, or hallucinations. This workshop will offer an alternative view based on the belief that all people contain many different voices within, including psychotic ones, and that all those voices should be accepted rather than intervened against.
Working With OCD
Almost everything we learned about obsessive compulsive disorder prior to 2000 was just plain wrong: it’s not rare, obvious, hard to treat, or a manifestation of deep underlying conflict. We now know it’s common, often unrecognized, and that it’s far more helpful to treat what maintains the symptoms rather than what lies “underneath.” What brings relief for clients is not insight into the origins or meanings of issues, but rather a systematic change in their reactions to disturbing thoughts, feelings, and anxious arousal. This workshop will bring you up to date on contemporary thinking and treatment of OCD and OCD spectrum disorders. You’ll discover: What questions to ask to uncover OCD when it’s hidden because of shame; The more subtle forms of OCD involving disgust, incompleteness, scrupulosity, and unwanted intrusive thoughts; The basic principles of treatment planning, including exposure and response prevention, and metacognitive approaches; How to help clients endure the momentary anxiety of not doing ritual repetitive behavior.
Weightloss and Body Shaming
The course is designed to provide individuals with a comprehensive understanding of body image, weight loss, and eating disorders. This course aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to foster a positive body image, promote healthy weight management, and address eating disorders effectively.
