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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Register for Upcoming Sessions Tarot Certificate Program: The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy 🆕
DESCRIPTION:This certificate program is now sold out.\nPlease register for an upcoming session in 2027:\n\n\n3-Day Series: January 22nd – January 24th\, 2027: MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE >>>\n\n\n6-Week Series: March 12th – April 23rd\, 2027: MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE >>>\n\n\n3-Day Series: October 8th\, 15th\, and 22nd\, 2027: MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE >>>\n\n\n🆕Brand-New Certificate Program!🆕\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, Cultural Competence\, and Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs!\nTarot Certificate Program: The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Friday\, March 6th – Friday\, April 17th\, 2026 | 6-Week Series | Meets Six Consecutive Fridays except Friday\, April 3rd | 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Pacific Time (same time each Friday)\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 18 CEs\, 6 of which are Law and Ethics CEs\, 2 of which are Health Equity CEs\, 2 of which are Cultural Competence CEs\, and 2 of which are Professional Relationships CEs | $499.00 (price includes PDF copies of Dreya’s three-volume book The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy (a $40.00 value)\n***see below for payment options\nAll 2026 Sessions Scheduled (so far…more to come!)\n\nSOLD OUT! Friday\, January 23rd – Sunday\, January 25th\, 2026 – 3-Day Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>\nSOLD OUT! Friday\, March 6th – Friday\, April 17th\, 2026 – 6-Week Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>\nSOLD OUT! Friday\, September 25th – Sunday\, September 27th\, 2026 – 3-Day Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>\n\nThis innovative 18-hour continuing education program invites psychotherapists into a rich and rigorous exploration of tarot as a clinical tool—one that bridges history\, psychology\, metaphor\, and meaning-making. You will discover how tarot card imagery functions as a dynamic visual and symbolic language\, uniquely suited to therapeutic conversations. From its historical roots and cultural controversies to its contemporary relevance in the therapy room\, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to the clinical applications of tarot. \nTarot is a particularly powerful tool in psychotherapy because it engages both intuition and structured exploration. Its archetypal and narrative richness make tarot an ideal companion for therapists working at the intersection of the unconscious and creative expression. Tarot cards can externalize internal experiences\, evoke epiphany\, and stimulate insight\, allowing clients to access feelings and ideas that may be difficult to articulate in more traditional ways. Whether used for parts work or accessing suppressed emotions\, tarot meets clients where they are\, supporting both depth and flexibility in the therapeutic process. \nIn becoming a “tarot-friendly therapist\,” you will discover that incorporating tarot into your practice opens up a creative and intuitive space for clients that is rich with possibility. Tarot allows clients to externalize internal experiences\, access inner wisdom\, and engage in symbolic storytelling that can be both playful and profound. Whether used as a metaphor\, visual prompt\, or reflective tool\, tarot can make therapy feel more accessible\, empowering\, and emotionally resonant\, especially for those who struggle to articulate feelings through words alone. Clients who already have a relationship with tarot (or are simply curious about the cards) will be thrilled to learn that this powerful tool can be integrated into their treatment. \nThroughout the course\, we will explore the projective potential of tarot through the lenses of Jungian psychology\, narrative therapy\, psychodrama\, and Gestalt practices such as chairwork. We will also examine tarot’s compatibility with modalities such as EMDR\, Internal Family Systems\, Poetry Therapy\, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy\, broadening your understanding of how to integrate tarot into diverse treatment approaches. \nWith an emphasis on ethical\, inclusive practice\, you will learn how to introduce tarot imagery to clients in ways that honor spiritual and religious diversity while respecting professional boundaries. The course includes guidance on spiritual competency\, clinical documentation\, and ethical considerations. This highly experiential training offers ample opportunities to practice\, reflect on\, and personalize the material. Whether you are an experienced clinician seeking new depth or a newer therapist curious about symbolic tools\, this program offers both theoretical grounding and hands-on application: The goal is for you to leave feeling comfortable and confident integrating tarot into your therapy practice. By the end\, you will have an expanded toolkit and a new lens through which to view healing\, insight\, and transformation. \nNote: No prior experience with tarot is required. \nThis course is based on Dreya Blume’s book\, The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy (2025) (Amazon link) \nExciting News! The tuition for this 18-hour first-of-its-kind certificate program includes your own PDF copy of Dreya Blume’s three-volume book. \nWorkshop Objectives\n\nIdentify various ways in which visual imagery can be used to address mental health issues\nUtilize tarot card imagery for creative expression\nAnalyze the archetypal uses of tarot card imagery\nApply tarot card imagery to inner critic work\nAssess which tarot card activities to use depending on the client population and issue\nCreate therapeutic applications of tarot card imagery\nIdentify how to use tarot card imagery for intuitive work with the subconscious\nUtilize tarot card imagery for emotional externalization purposes\nDescribe how to use tarot card imagery for facilitating emotional expression\nApply tarot card imagery to narrative therapy techniques\nDescribe how tarot card imagery relates to dialogue work as found in Gestalt Therapy\nDemonstrate how tarot card imagery relates to parts work\nDevelop tarot activities that can be used in core values generation\nExplain how tarot card imagery can be ethically introduced to clients\nPrepare tarot-based activities for clients that are ethically grounded\nExplain the ethics behind processing tarot-based activities with clients\nDemonstrate how to create and maintain healthy boundaries between the client and the counselor in terms of integrating tarot card imagery into the session\nIdentify ways to ensure well-defined roles in the professional relationship\nDemonstrate cultural competence in terms of identifying the cultural background of tarot\nDemonstrate cultural competence in terms of exploring and then integrating clients’ personal relationships with tarot into counseling\n\nTopics covered during the six-week training:\n\nThe History of Tarot\nThe Clinical Benefits of Using Tarot Cards\nThe “Evidence-Based” Bugaboo\nSpiritual/Religious Competency in Therapy\nTarot\, Creativity\, and Therapy\nTarot Is/As Metaphor\nBeyond Metaphor: Pataphor\nProjective Tools in Psychotherapy\nCarl Jung: Therapeutic Tarot’s Forefather\nShadow Work\nThe Hero’s Journey\nTarot And/As Visual Imagery in Art Therapy\nNarrative Therapy\nPsychodrama\nEMDR\, Visual Imagery\, and Metaphoric Cards\nInner Critic Work\nIntrojections\nParts Work\nChairwork\nSolution-Focused Therapy\nAcceptance and Commitment Therapy\nPoetry Therapy\nIntroducing Tarot Cards to a Client\nClinical Documentation\nTarot and Professional Ethics\nMarketing oneself as a “tarot-friendly therapist”\n\nSix Training Modules: 6-Week Breakdown by Week\nWeek 1 \n\nThe History of Tarot\nThe Clinical Benefits of Using Tarot Cards\nThe “Evidence-Based” Bugaboo\nSpiritual/Religious Competency in Therapy\nTarot\, Creativity\, and Therapy\n\nWeek 2 \n\nTarot Is/As Metaphor\nBeyond Metaphor: Pataphor\nProjective Tools in Psychotherapy\nCarl Jung: Therapeutic Tarot’s Forefather\nShadow Work\nThe Hero’s Journey\n\nWeek 3 \n\nTarot And/As Visual Imagery in Art Therapy\nNarrative Therapy\nPsychodrama\nEMDR\, Visual Imagery\, and Metaphoric Cards\nInner Critic Work\n\nWeek 4 \n\nIntrojections\nParts Work\nChairwork\nSolution-Focused Therapy\n\nWeek 5 \n\nAcceptance and Commitment Therapy\nPoetry Therapy\nAsemic Writing for Healing\n\nWeek 6 \n\nIntroducing Tarot Cards to a Client\nClinical Documentation\nTarot and Professional Ethics\nMarketing oneself as a “tarot-friendly therapist”\n\n***Payment Options:\nCascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible\, inclusive\, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops\, particularly our multi-session workshops. \nWe offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans\, a limited number of full and partial scholarships\, discounts for students\, and discounts for early professionals. Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org for more information. \nFor payment plans\, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due on April 30th\, 2026. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/tarot-certificate-program-six-week-march-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Professional Roles & Boundaries
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T120000
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SUMMARY:Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
DESCRIPTION:Meets Cultural Competence or Health Equity CE Requirements! \nImplicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, March 25th\, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM\, Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nAge\, race\, ethnicity\, weight\, gender\, social class\, religion\, sexual identity\, gender identity\, profession…this list\, of course\, is incomplete. The point is that there are multitudes of differences between people. Unfortunately\, an interaction with another person can trigger unconsciously held negative or stigmatizing attitudes. Even more worrying\, the research shows that unconscious (i.e.\, implicit) biases of mental health professionals influence how they assess and treat their clients. \nTo address this problem\, this workshop aims to assist clinicians in increasing their awareness of internalized biases toward particular groups. But awareness isn’t enough. We will also explore managing biases\, changing behavior\, and tracking progress. This work will help you reassess your paperwork\, evaluate how you run your clinical practice\, and explore how you might best serve clients\, regardless of their background. \nWe might have little control over our biases\, but what we do have is the power to ensure that those attitudes do not prevent us from treating clients equitably and with dignity. \nWorkshop Objectives:\nParticipants in this workshop will be able to: \n\nDescribe the features of implicit biases.\nLocate and recognize internal biases.\nConsider how to utilize this awareness to create a standard of best practices for their clinical work.\nCreate strategies for managing their implicit biases.\nDevelop strategies that can lead to behavior change in terms of addressing and shifting their biases.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/implicit-bias-and-healthcare-equity-march-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T133000
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CREATED:20260115T230207Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD\, Personality Disorders\, and Dissociation 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs\nAuDHD\, Personality Disorders\, and Dissociation\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 2nd\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nWith the overlap of certain mental health diagnoses being more common with ADHDers and Autistics\, it can get confusing to understand just what the distinctions are. When we add in the prevalence of trauma\, some of our cases get very complicated very quickly. This workshop will help clinicians make sense of complex scenarios where trauma and neurodivergence meet\, with a focus on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nAfter this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize the prevalence of trauma in ND populations.\nDescribe ways that trauma impacts Neurodivergent individuals.\nIdentify and define Dissociative Identity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder through an affirming lens.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/audhd-personality-disorders-dissociation-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260115T231608Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD and Family Systems 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs\nAuDHD and Family Systems \nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9th\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nThere is a plethora of evidence that Autism and ADHD are likely genetic and neurodivergence runs in families. What does it mean to have neurodivergent traits that run through family lines? How does diagnosis or identification influence family stories? This course will address these questions while exploring common identities in Family Systems and how AuDHD traits may contribute to these familial legacies. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nAfter this course\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDescribe how parenting styles impact neurodivergent children.\nExplain how long-term family culture is defined by neurodivergence.\nExplore the ways that the ADHD and Autistic experience may shift over the lifetime.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/audhd-and-family-systems-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260205T001710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T225253Z
UID:44038-1775811600-1775838600@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Living With AuDHD Overlaps 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs\nLiving With AuDHD Overlaps\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Friday\, April 10th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $199.00\nHold your hat\, folks\, because this is going to be a jam-packed day of learning! Spend the morning in didactic and small group learning with B Lourenco where she’ll provide a comprehensive overview of physical\, learning\, and mental health overlaps that commonly occur with AuDHD profiles. After lunch\, B will be joined by a few of her colleagues for a roundtable discussion\, during which class attendees can ask questions and receive collective answers from people who have made these topics their AuDHD special interests. Come nerd out with us; you don’t want to miss this unique learning opportunity! \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES\n\nDescribe the difference between innate and acquired forms of Neurodivergence\nIdentify at least 2 commonly co-occurring physical differences or diagnoses for AuDHD individuals\nIdentify at least 2 commonly occurring learning differences for AuDHD individuals\nIdentify at least 2 commonly occurring mental health concerns AuDHD individuals\nExplain why eating disorders and/or substance abuse may be more common for AuDHDers\nLearn ways to help your clients advocate for their care within the medical model system\n\nTopics covered: Dysautonomia\, Connective tissue related disorders\, MCAS\, Autoimmune Disorders\, Gut Health\, Pain disorders\, HSP\, Gifted/Exceptional minds\, Dyslexia\, Dyscalculia \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/living-with-audhd-overlaps-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260204T200156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T200156Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! What is PDA and How Is It Impacting My Practice?🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs\nWhat is PDA and How Is It Impacting My Practice?\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 16th\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nAlthough not currently recognized in the United States\, PDA is a neurodivergent profile that many people experience. Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) is commonly misunderstood\, and this class will help clinicians identify this profile and how to support PDA in an affirming way. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\n\nExplore Pervasive Drive for Autonomy (or\, from the medical model\, Pathological Demand Avoidance) from an ND-affirming lens\nLearn the social implications of PDA through both the medical and ND-affirming models\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/what-is-pda-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260108T185406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T185406Z
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SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Pandemic Wounds: Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Trauma 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nLunch & Learn: Pandemic Wounds: Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Trauma\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, April 20th\, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has left a profound mark on mental health\, producing grief\, loss\, chronic stress\, and collective trauma that continues to affect clients worldwide. \nThis training introduces psychotherapists to the unique psychological and relational impacts of pandemic-related trauma\, exploring both individual and systemic dimensions. \nParticipants will learn how COVID-19 has shaped coping patterns\, resilience\, and interpersonal dynamics\, while considering ethical and culturally sensitive approaches to treatment. \nThrough case examples\, discussion\, and reflective exercises\, attendees will explore practical strategies to help clients process pandemic-related experiences\, manage lingering stress and anxiety\, and rebuild connection and meaning. Therapists will leave with tools for recognizing pandemic trauma\, fostering resilience\, and integrating these insights into everyday clinical practice. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the psychological\, relational\, and systemic impacts of COVID-19 trauma.\nLearn practical strategies to support clients in processing pandemic-related grief\, stress\, and anxiety.\nIdentify ways to integrate awareness of pandemic trauma into assessment\, treatment planning\, and resilience-building interventions.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/lunch-learn-pandemic-wounds-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Lunch & Learns
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20251220T002250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T172222Z
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL SALE! The Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience
DESCRIPTION:Last-Minute Deal! $30 Off!\nHealthy Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience\nPresented by: Hannah Smith\, MA\, LMHC\, CGP\nWhen: Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026| 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive workshop details the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $95.00 NOW ONLY $65.00!\nGender is a hot-button topic these days\, for sure! There is so much dis- and misinformation out there. There is presently no societal consensus on the meaning of gender identity and the plethora of science behind this. Some people will even go so far as to say there is no science and that it’s “All (simply) about chromosomes.” \nMany of us know on a gut level this is not true\, but we cannot put what we know into words. In fact\, even doctors\, parents\, and transgender and non-binary people themselves can struggle to do so. \nThen\, even if we could explain it\, we face friends\, loved-ones\, and strangers who belittle\, dehumanize\, ignore\, or shut us down whenever we try to explain. Those who know little to nothing about gender will put their own world views over those of a multitude of experts – even to the point of attempting to erase and entire people group. \nAt a time when educating society on this important topic is at an all-time high\, the resistance we face is not only maddening\, it is downright traumatizing. In this training\, you will learn the actual (and abundant) science behind gender development.\nYou will learn to differentiate clearly between sex\, gender\, and orientation and how to articulate it all in a concise and coherent way. \nAND… \nYou will also learn the biology that underlies the resistance LGBTQIA+ people face when attempting to explain themselves. You will gain a new understanding of what is happening inside “the other side” so you or your clients can manage your own nervous system activation during these difficult discussions. Practical techniques will be added to this new understanding to help with emotion regulation and staying empowered. \nObjectives: \n\n1. List and describe the science of gender development and how it differs from sex\,\norientation\, and other aspects of identity\n2. Identify the neurobiological regions in the brain and body responsible for distortions\,\nimplicit bias\, and other psychological resistances\n3. Explain the neurobiological mechanisms of resistance with the aim of helping clients to\nmanage their own activation during difficult discussions\n4. Apply practical\, evidence-based techniques to manage activation and empower more\naccurate storytelling during difficult conversations\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/science-of-gender-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Last-Minute Deals,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Smith MA%2C LMHC%2C CGP (she/her)":MAILTO:hannah@potentialfinders.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260115T232735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T232907Z
UID:44003-1776940200-1776951000@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Burnout Management for AuDHD Therapists 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs\nBurnout Management for AuDHD Therapists\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 23rd\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nLiving as a neurodivergent person in today’s capitalist society means that it is harder than ever to avoid burnout.  Given the nature of the work done by mental health professionals\, AuDHD clinicians have even more to monitor regarding their own burnout. This workshop will explore how to recognize patterns of burnout among AuDHD clinicians and use supports to affirm and support them in non-oppressive ways. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nAfter this course\, attendees will: \n\nLearn how ND burnout can present in phases\nAddress the normalization of burnout and the support needed to offset it\nPractice mapping personal burnout profile\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/burnout-management-for-audhd-therapists-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20251118T220850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T000548Z
UID:43869-1777021200-1777048200@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD in Love 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nHealth Equity\, Cultural Competence\, or Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs!\nAuDHD in Love\nPresented by: B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC\, Stacy Skowronski\, PhD\, LCSW\, CST\, and Hannah Tyer\, MOTR/L\nWhen: Friday\, April 24th\, 2026| 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM\, Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Health Equity\, Cultural Competence\, or Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs | $199.00\nCourse Description:\nAs people learn more about Autism and ADHD through lived experience and the Neurodiversity-Affirming movement\, we see the layered influence on sexual and romantic relationships. Masking has a profound impact on the development of the “self” and the understanding of relationships\, often leading to misunderstandings and confusion in all relational settings. Add in the nuances of differing sensory needs and ways of attending to stimuli\, plus experiences of rejection sensitivity and demand avoidance\, and the challenges pile up quickly. And we haven’t even talked about relational trauma yet! \nWhether people share the same neurotype or not\, the impact of neurodivergence is complex and layered. Using a multidisciplinary approach\, this workshop is taught by three clinicians with a variety of expertise and experience and will explore how Autism and ADHD affect intra and interpersonal relationships\, from platonic to romantic/sexual and everything in-between. \nKey objectives\nAfter this course\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDefine at least three ways the medical model of Autism and ADHD differ from the neurodiversity-affirming model\nDescribe at least two ways that both ADHD and Autism can impact romantic/sexual relationships\nExplain the relational effects of the Double Empathy Problem and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria\nIdentify/understand common polarities in neurodivergent couples that impact connection\nDescribe how differing sensory profiles can impact all types of relationships where people share space\nIdentify at least two ways to help support healthy\, neurodivergent-affirming relationships\n\nOther topics covered:\n\nAttention and Focus\nMonotropism\nDiffering Sensory Profiles\nCommunication Challenges\nDifferences in Emotional Expression\nMasking in relationships\nMasking in sexual encounters\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/audhd-in-love-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity,Professional Roles & Boundaries
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260108T190359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T190359Z
UID:43986-1777021200-1777048200@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Friday\, April 24th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs – Meets Criteria for 2 Law & Ethics\, 2 Health Equity\, and/or 2 Cultural Competence CEs | $199.00\nCreativity is our birthright\, and yet that is something so many of our clients struggle with\, often having been shamed by parents or teachers. \nYet what might our sessions be like if we provided a safe space for clients to connect with the life force of their creativity? \nHow might integrating creativity into your clinical work reinvigorate you\, as the clinician? \nHow are the visual arts perfect gateways for clients to explore their deepest intuitive wisdom? \nAnd how can your facilitation of arts and crafts with clients enable you to learn about aspects of their lives that otherwise would be unspoken? \nIn this interactive\, experiential workshop\, we will explore the therapeutic uses of various types of visual arts and crafts with different populations. So as to better understand the healing power of creativity first-hand\, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in a variety of arts and crafts-making yourself. This will include mandala drawing\, ritual creation\, exploration of affirmation and oracle card imagery\, as well as choosing from a menu of one hundred therapeutic things you can do with blank index cards and markers. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nUnderstand the history of the use of arts and crafts in counseling\nDiscuss the therapeutic benefits of arts and crafts\nIdentify specific clinical applications of arts and crafts\, based on a client’s treatment plan\nBecome familiar with various ways of introducing and utilizing arts and crafts into session\nPractice several ways of engaging in creative activities that have a therapeutic purpose\nExplore the connections between creativity\, artwork\, crafting and healing\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/the-creative-counselor-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260108T191431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T173711Z
UID:43988-1777453200-1777464000@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 SPECIAL SALE! Healing Strategies for Anxious-Avoidant Relationships 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Last-Minute Deal! $30 Off!\nBrand-New!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nHealing Strategies for Anxious-Avoidant Relationships\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, April 29th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00 NOW ONLY $69.00!\nAnxious-avoidant relationship patterns can feel like a push-and-pull magnet\, leaving clients frustrated\, disconnected\, and stuck in cycles of longing and withdrawal. \nThis training equips psychotherapists with a trauma-informed understanding of anxious- avoidant dynamics and offers practical strategies for helping clients navigate these challenging relational patterns. \nParticipants will explore how early attachment experiences shape adult relationship styles and contribute to cycles of pursuit and distance. \nThrough case examples\, discussion\, and reflective exercises\, attendees will learn tools to help clients recognize these patterns\, build awareness of their own relational tendencies\, and practice interventions that foster secure connection and emotional regulation. Therapists will leave with actionable strategies to guide clients toward healthier\, more balanced relationships while supporting self-compassion and resilience. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of anxious-avoidant relationship dynamics and their attachment-related origins.\nLearn strategies to help clients recognize\, interrupt\, and shift push-pull cycles in relationships.\nIdentify interventions to promote secure attachment\, emotional regulation\, and relational resilience in clients.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/healing-strategies-for-anxious-avoidant-relationships-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Last-Minute Deals
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260108T212410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T173015Z
UID:43990-1777539600-1777550400@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 SPECIAL SALE! Sacred Moments in Therapy: Designing Rituals for Growth and Healing 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Last-Minute Deal! $30 Off!\nBrand-New!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nSacred Moments in Therapy: Designing Rituals for Growth and Healing\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Thursday\, April 30th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00 NOW ONLY $69.00!\nRituals can be a powerful bridge between intention and transformation\, providing clients with structured\, meaningful ways to mark transitions\, process grief\, celebrate growth\, or cultivate self-compassion. \nThis training introduces psychotherapists to the thoughtful design and ethical integration of rituals into therapy\, emphasizing practices that honor clients’ values\, cultural backgrounds\, and spiritual perspectives. Participants will explore how rituals can enhance engagement\, reflection\, and healing\, while maintaining professional boundaries and clinical integrity. \nThrough case examples\, discussion\, and guided exercises\, attendees will learn how to co-create therapeutic rituals that support client empowerment\, personal insight\, and emotional processing. Therapists will leave with practical tools to integrate rituals into sessions\, helping clients deepen connection to themselves\, their intentions\, and their paths toward growth. \nObjectives \n\nDevelop an understanding of the role of ritual in therapeutic growth and healing.\nLearn strategies for designing and integrating ethically-informed\, culturally sensitive rituals into therapy.\nIdentify ways to use ritual to support client insight\, self-compassion\, and transformative change\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/sacred-moments-in-therapy-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Last-Minute Deals
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260219T173225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T180047Z
UID:44061-1777626000-1777637700@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:From Immigration to Homecoming: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Clients
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, and/or \nCultural Competence CEs\nFrom Immigration to Homecoming: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Clients\nPart One of a Two-Part Series\n(though you don’t need to be registered for both to attend either)\nPart Two\, Cultural Humility in Working with Immigrant Clients\, is on Friday\, June 12th. Learn more and register here >>>\nPresented by: Dr. Gitika Talwar\nWhen: Friday\, May 1st\, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM\, Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, and/or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nWorkshop Description \nThis workshop focuses on the impact of immigration on the mental health of immigrants. It presents an opportunity for licensed therapists to learn about trauma-informed\, culturally-attuned therapeutic care to immigrant clients from all over the world. A quick web search about training programs about the mental health needs of immigrants reveals that there is limited knowledge and discussion in the mental health and psychology fields about the immigration process and the unique needs of immigrant communities based on their immigration pathways. \nImmigration status is a major factor that intersects with a range of other identity variables (Tahirih Justice Center\, 2023) and provides nuance to the inner world of immigrant clients\, especially those who may be new to therapy. \nMigration to the U.S. has grown steadily over the last few decades. Migration happens for reasons as varied as education and labor opportunities\, family reunification\, and escape from war\, persecution\, and other traumatic experiences. Whether by choice (“pull factors” that attract immigrants to the U.S.) or by necessity (“push factors” that necessitate migration out of their home countries)\, immigrants face a host of psychological and socioeconomic challenges and stressors during and after migrating. These profoundly affect their mental health and quality of life (Shea & Wong\, 2022). \nLicensed Clinical-Community Psychologist Dr. Gitika Talwar created and will present this workshop\, drawing on her personal experience as a first-generation immigrant and immigration activist and her professional experience working with international students\, first-generation immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers in the United States. Dr. Talwar’s dissertation focused on the immigration experiences of people who migrated from Afghanistan to the U.S. between 1965 and 2012. \nObjectives: \n\nAttendees will reflect on their understanding and personal experience with immigration\nAttendees will gain knowledge about multiple pathways of immigration and access to resources\nAttendees will learn about neurobiological and psychosocial impact of migration\nAttendees will recognize ways to expand their therapeutic prompts and practices to include the needs of the immigrant community\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/from-immigration-to-homecoming-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260304T191359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T191359Z
UID:44135-1777896000-1777901400@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Post-Traumatic Growth: Finding Meaning and Strength After Trauma 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nPost-Traumatic Growth: Finding Meaning and Strength After Trauma\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, May 4th\, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00\nTrauma can profoundly disrupt a person’s life\, but it can also be a catalyst for growth\, resilience\, and transformation. This training introduces psychotherapists to the concept of posttraumatic growth\, exploring how individuals can discover new meaning\, strengths\, and possibilities after experiencing trauma. \nParticipants will learn to recognize the signs of growth alongside distress and understand the factors that support clients in moving toward personal development and empowerment. \nThrough case examples\, discussion\, and practical exercises\, attendees will explore therapeutic strategies to foster resilience\, facilitate meaning-making\, and help clients re-author their narratives in ways that honor their experiences while cultivating hope. \nTherapists will leave with tools to guide clients toward integrating trauma into their life story\, promoting healing\, insight\, and renewed purpose. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the concept of post-traumatic growth and its distinction from recovery or resilience.\nLearn strategies to help clients identify personal strengths\, meaning\, and opportunities for growth following trauma.\nIdentify interventions to facilitate narrative re-authoring\, meaning-making\, and resilience-building in trauma-affected clients.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/post-traumatic-growth-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Lunch & Learns
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260216T181026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T181026Z
UID:44046-1778144400-1778155200@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Enduring Relationships: Connection-Driven Tools to Mitigate Separations & Transitions in Foster Care🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nEnduring Relationships: Connection-Driven Tools to Mitigate Separations & Transitions in Foster Care\nPresented by: Kristie Baber\, MSW\, LICSW\, CCTP\nWhen: Thursday\, May 7th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $90.00\nDespite Julia Robert’s assertion to Richard Gere in Pretty Woman\, home is NOT just geography. Most importantly\, it’s about relationships – the ones we build\, the ones we lose\, and the ones we nurture despite the challenges of distance or system involvement. \nDealing with the inherent issues of separation and transition in the foster care system\, this workshop will address ways to protect connections\, prioritize relationships\, and buffer the experience of loss. With a focus on our kids’ experience of the world\, we’ll explore the following: \n\nVisits\, separations\, and transitions with relationships as the focus\nUnique exposure to grief & loss\nHealthy transitions with tools & resources\nImpacts of placement moves at different stages\nEffective communication with children\nReconsideration of permanence\, family relationships & “open” adoption\n\nThe audience for this workshop includes mental health therapists\, social workers\, caregivers\, and any pediatric providers caring for system-involved children. There will be videos and case vignettes to illustrate\, as well as tons of tools and resources provided (because your jobs are hard enough!). \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/enduring-relationships-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20250425T192128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T195156Z
UID:42752-1778662800-1778689800@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:Body Justice: Addressing Sizeism and Fear of Fat
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nBody Justice: Addressing Sizeism and Fear of Fat\nPresented by: Amber Rice\, LMFT\, MA\nWhen: Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs – counts toward Health Equity requirements and Cultural Competence requirements| $199.00\nTherapists are becoming increasingly aware of the harm that has been/is being done to clients when healthcare settings (including counseling practices) focus on weight and weight loss as a primary goal.  Most therapists\, however\, have not been trained in how to have conversations with their clients about body shame\, weight stigma\, healthism\, diet culture\, and sizeism. How\, then\, do therapists help clients heal body shame in a weight-obsessed world when our culture is obsessed with weight being an indicator of health?   This course introduces therapists to practical resources\, knowledge\, empowering interventions\, and the language needed to help challenge weight stigma\, connect weight stigma and negative health outcomes\, and support clients toward weight-neutral and compassionate self-care. \nMany providers have increased their awareness of the need to adjust their practice lens and use a more weight-inclusive\, fat-positive approach to addressing food and body issues. Mental health clinicians have become increasingly aware of the expanding body of research that says intentional weight loss and dieting just don’t work\, and find themselves no longer ethically comfortable participating in diet culture. Therapists understand that supporting clients in weight loss or lifestyle changes (even for health reasons) is frequently emotionally and metabolically damaging\, is not trauma-informed\, often results in eating disorders and poor health outcomes\, and is rooted in weight bias and the body hierarchy.  Ethical\, culturally competent mental health practitioners want to know how to help their clients have a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.  However\, even the best-intentioned clinician finds that the cultural climate of weight stigma is so prevalent in both medical and mental health fields that they don’t even know where to begin. \nThis course will help therapists have conversations about bodies\, weight\, and health without contributing to the body shaming and size bias that is commonplace in healthcare settings. Amber will introduce participants to knowledge that will help them ethically and compassionately address the impacts of weight stigma with their clients.  Workshop attendees will learn ways to help their clients reduce body shame\, improve their relationship with food\, and invite more satisfaction and joy in their lives in a culturally competent way so they can be more resilient and confident in their own skin. \nObjectives:\n\nDiscuss the use of “fat” as a reclaimed term\, ask for the avoidance of the “O” words (obese\, overweight)\, the use of “numbers” to describe weight\, and other guidelines to avoid microaggressions that may take place during the workshop.\nPresent research studies and lived experiences that provide evidence for the need to practice with a weight-inclusive approach.\nTeach the core values and principles of Health at Every Size and Body Trust approaches.\nProvide an overview of the HAES and Body Trust approaches\, along with practical clinical interventions for clients seeking a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.\nDiscuss with participants the ethical considerations and dilemmas present in the current medical and mental health models that support weight loss for health purposes.\nOffer a pathway toward becoming more culturally competent\, with an adjusted lens that actively seeks to eliminate implicit and explicit bias in assessment\, treatment\, and orientation.\nList action steps that participants can employ to create a more weight-neutral practice.\nAsk attendees to acknowledge possible body (thin) privilege.\nEvaluate therapeutic spaces and environments to ensure they are fat-friendly and free of pathologizing magazines and stigmatizing language/media/magazines.\nAdvocate for self-examination for fatphobia and anti-fat bias.\nIncrease the visibility of fat people and scour websites and waiting rooms for diet culture.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/body-justice-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="Amber Rice%2C LMFT%2C MA (she/her)":MAILTO:amber@amberrice.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260116T225525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T225525Z
UID:44012-1779094800-1779106500@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Approaches to Addiction and Loss
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nTrauma-Informed Approaches to Addiction and Loss\nPresented by: Diane Bigler\, LCSW\, LSCSW\nWhen: Monday\, May 18th\, 2026| 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM\, Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – counts as Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00 \nAddiction treatment requires clinicians to be knowledgeable about trauma-informed approaches and the impact of loss on addiction. This workshop will present an overview of trauma-informed approaches\, including the three E’s of trauma. The relationship between loss and addiction will be explored. \nClinicians will have information on how to ask about trauma and the ways to assess trauma\, loss\, and spirituality in a clinical setting. Trauma-informed interventions presented include dealing with trauma reminders\, somatic experiencing\, and appropriate trauma-informed questioning. Learners will discover new perspectives on addiction and loss and obtain valuable resources and clinical recommendations. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nExplain the clinical and relational dynamics of trauma and loss in addiction.\nDiscover methods of assessing trauma and loss in addiction.\nIdentify at least three therapeutic interventions to support clients in addiction recovery.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/trauma-informed-approaches-to-addiction-and-loss-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Bigler%2C LCSW%2C LSCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:diane4ku@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20251118T191216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T213233Z
UID:43849-1779271200-1782306900@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:Becoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based\, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\,\nand Cultural Competence CEs!\nBecoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based\, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens\nPresented by: B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC\nWhen:  This course will be held for six consecutive Wednesdays: May 20th through June 24th\, 2026\, from 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\n\nWednesday\, May 20th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, May 27th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, June 3rd\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, June 10th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, June 17th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, June 24th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\n\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the event.\n18 CEs (12 CEs can be used for Cultural Competence or Health Equity CEs\, and 6 can be used for Law & Ethics CEs) | $599.00 *** (see below for payment options)\nAs technology progresses and education on mental health becomes increasingly more available\, the population has become more self-aware. The world is changing quickly\, and with it\, more and more people realize that their brain works differently than others. Due to the influence of social media and the shift to focusing on lived experience as a legitimate means of diagnosis\, we are seeing a sudden increase in clients that identify as Autistic and/or an ADHDer. We find that clients are speaking up and finding validation of what they have always known: their brains operate differently than the brains of their peers\, colleagues\, friends\, and families. As a result\, we are seeing a sudden increase in the young adult and middle-aged population who identify as being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical world. \nThis workshop series is designed to help clinicians build greater awareness and familiarity with ADHD and Autistic experiences. Participants will come away from this course with a deeper understanding of ADHD and Autism from the Neurodiversity-Affirming Paradigm that focuses on strengths and differences\, not diagnoses\, disorders\, and deficits. \nEspecially following the Covid pandemic and its sometimes long-term impact on the brain and the immune system’s inflammatory processes\, many clients report having different and often challenging sensory processing experiences. We are seeing more adults presenting in our offices with reports that they now have issues not only with taste and smell but with a range of visual\, hearing\, tactile\, balance\, and internal bodily sensations they never have before experienced\, as well as difficulties with attention and memory. This begs the question: have these brain differences always been there but now have been sensitized or magnified by exposure to Covid and months-long isolation? \nMany adults are now recognizing they are not alone and are demanding they not be dismissed or invalidated any longer\, often having experienced the continued frustration of providers questioning their own lived experiences and\, as a result\, having been either undiagnosed or underdiagnosed due to outdated and debunked diagnostic criteria still used by mainstream psychiatrists and physicians. These individuals are finding validation for what they have suspected all along: their brains work differently than those of their peers\, families\, and friends. \nWith new research available and an increasingly empowered clientele\, we see more than ever the need to remain current in our understanding of–and support for–those who have brain differences. Committed to blending cutting-edge scientific evidence with the lived experiences of our clients\, Cascadia Training\, is delighted to offer a new workshop series designed to help clinicians build greater awareness and familiarity with ADHD and Autistic experiences. \nUpon completion of this series\, participants will have a deeper understanding of ADHD and Autism from the Neurodiversity Affirming Paradigm that focuses on strengths and differences\, not disorders\, diagnoses\, and deficits! \nWoven throughout the series are the law and ethics of working with neurodivergent clients\, including the danger of misdiagnoses\, and the harm of using biased\, outdated\, debunked diagnostic criteria leading to the under-diagnosis of ADHD and Autism spectrum experiences. In addition\, participants will learn about and identify pathologizing\, stigmatizing\, and harmful treatment protocols and clinical interventions still utilized by providers in educational\, physical\, and mental health professions. \nThis series uses a system developed explicitly by B Lourenco\, an expert on ADHD and Autism. The course focuses to a large degree on the internal\, lived experience of neurodiversity. Each of the six weekly sessions will include a didactic portion\, an experiential section\, and direct case consultation time. All modules will include lecture\, video\, and experiential segments. \nCertificate Program Weekly Modules: \nWeek One:  Sensory Systems  – Getting in touch with the sensory system is the most critical step in supporting neurodivergent clients. Sensory information can regulate emotional and physical experiences. In addition\, we will focus on using sensory profiles\, menus\, and diets to support day-to-day quality of life. \nWeek Two: Communication and Relationships – Understanding how those with Autism and ADHD communicate creates room for therapeutic connection. With this understanding\, we will dive into tools for managing meltdowns and shutdowns in an affirming way. \nWeek Three:  Attending and Executive Function – This module will explain why those with Autism and ADHD face challenges attending to their environment by addressing social expectations on perceptions of “functioning.” You will also learn how to use the client’s natural rhythms to support positive functionality. \nWeek Four:  Social Systems and Disability – Understanding how society directly impacts the lives of people with disabilities. We will focus on how clinicians can incorporate advocacy into their practice and tools to unlearn neurotypical values by connecting clients to personal values. \nWeek Five: Differentials and Comorbidities – This module will teach participants how to rule out or “dial in” on other mental health concerns or diagnoses. We will present comorbidities that exist with your neurodivergent clients and how to effectively support them in a non-stigmatizing way. The role of trauma and grief in the lived experience of clients who identify as neurodivergent will be discussed\, as well as the impact of these events on the developing brain. We will process how to best support the grief and disenfranchised losses felt by our autistic and ADHD clients and their families. \nWeek Six: The Use of Joy As a Tool Against Oppression. Creating celebrations of being neurodivergent and finding joy in everyday life as we partner with our neurodivergent clients. The Neurodivergent-affirming certificate program series will conclude with various celebrations we can share with our clients and the shift to viewing “joy itself as a tool against oppression.” As clinicians\, it is important for us to first comprehend–and then share– the ways that society benefits from neurodiversity in general and ADHD and Autism\, in particular. We will conclude by learning ways to help our clients celebrate their neurodiversity and see themselves through an affirming\, strengths-based lens. \nOther topics that will be covered in this practice- and life-altering certificate program series include\, but are not limited to: \n\nAlexithymia and Dysthymia\nARFID\nMisophonia\nGender and sexuality in the ADHD and Autistic communities\nThe role of menstruation on ADHD and Autistic brains\nInterdependence vs codependence and/or independence\nMyths and stigmas about neurodivergent people\nExperiences of abuse in neurodivergent people\nPervasive Desire for Autonomy (PDA)\n\n***Payment Options:\nCascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible\, inclusive\, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops\, particularly our multi-session workshops. \nWe offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans\, a limited number of full and partial scholarships\, discounts for students\, and discounts for early professionals. Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org for more information. \nFor payment plans\, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due on June 30\, 2026. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/becoming-a-neurodivergent-affirming-clinician-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! More than a Personality Test: How to Work Mindfully with Enneagram
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs\nMore than a Personality Test: How to Work Mindfully with Enneagram\nPresented by: Dr. Jennifer Manlowe\nWhen: Thursday\, June 11th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs – 2 Meet Health Equity or Cultural Competence Requirements | Cost: $199.00\nThis continuing education workshop weaves mindfulness practice and Enneagram wisdom to help clinicians recognize how personality patterns emerge as adaptive responses to suffering. Through meditation\, inquiry\, and embodied awareness\, participants learn how to work skillfully with shame\, fixation\, and reactivity—supporting clients with complex PTSD in moving from defensive patterning toward grounded presence and self-compassion. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to see: \n\nA framing of Enneagram as a map of psycho-social conditioning— not as a typology to label clients\, but as a lens on how trauma crystallizes around core fears and strategies.\nTools to use mindfulness and meditation practices as nervous-system support— practices that cultivate tolerance for experience rather than bypass it.\nWorking with manifestations of shame as central to therapy— how each type organizes around avoiding a specific wound\, and how mindfulness softens that structure.\nEmbodiment and gentleness— aligning with somatic psychotherapy by staying close to lived\, felt experience rather than abstract insight.\nLearning how to help our clients move from fixation to freedom— reframing personality not as pathology\, but as a doorway to awakening.\n\nThe tone of this workshop is non-pathologizing and invitational—less about technique and more about cultivating our own therapeutic presence as the primary healing field. Attendees will experience a workshop that is: \n\nExperiential rather than overly theoretical\nFocused on befriending rather than fixing\nEmphasizing compassion\, specificity\, and curiosity\nFraming the Enneagram as a map of ego survival strategies that can be met with mindfulness awareness\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/more-than-a-personality-test-how-to-work-mindfully-with-enneagram-june-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260219T175951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T175951Z
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SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Cultural Humility in Working with Immigrant Clients 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, and/or \nCultural Competence CEs\nCultural Humility in Working with Immigrant Clients\nPart Two of a Two-Part Series\n(though you don’t need to be registered for both to attend either)\nPart One\, From Immigration to Homecoming: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Clients\, is on Friday\, May 1st. Learn more and register here >>>\nPresented by: Dr. Gitika Talwar\nWhen: Friday\, June 12th\, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM\, Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, and/or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nThis course builds on material from the Part One course about Immigration and Mental Health on Friday\, May 1st (more here). \nThough this course can be taken independently\, it will discuss how therapy is a site of acculturation for the therapeutic dyad (therapist and client/ therapist and couple/ therapist and family). Recognizing values alignment and values misalignment can be an opportunity for a deep and sincere therapeutic encounter. Cultural humility can be a practice to navigate this therapeutic encounter in helpful ways. \nCultural humility can help the therapist be an effective steward of the therapeutic space because it focuses on continuous self-reflection\, discovery\, and fostering honest\, trustworthy relationships with clients (Yeager & Bauer-Wu\, 2013). It represents a shift from cultural competence\, which emphasizes “knowing” about various cultural groups\, to an ongoing process of “understanding” and “being” with the client (Tervalon & Murray-García\, 1998; Lekas et al.\, 2020). \nKey aspects and principles of cultural humility include: \n\nLifelong self-exploration and learning: continuous commitment to self-reflection and a willingness to learn from clients’ experiences (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nAcknowledging power dynamics and biases: Therapists are invited to recognize their own biases and the inherent power imbalances within the therapeutic relationship (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nRespect for diverse identities and cultural capital: It entails showing respect for clients’ various identities (e.g.\, race\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age\, gender\, ability) and acknowledging their strengths and resources (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nTrust and belief in client reports: Culturally humble practitioners trust clients’ accounts of harassment\, discrimination\, and oppression\, rather than seeking alternative explanations for presenting problems (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nNot being the expert: Therapists understand that they are not the experts when clients have lived experiences different from their own (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nOpenness\, curiosity\, and flexibility: This approach encourages therapists to be open\, curious\, flexible\, and empathetic to better understand clients’ needs (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\nAdvocacy: It includes advocating to dismantle systemic barriers that impact clients (Summers & Nelson\, 2022).\n\nMosher et al. (2017) report that the impact of cultural humility in therapy includes: \n\nDeeper therapeutic alliances\nOpportunities to communicate respect for the client’s cultural identity\nBetter therapy outcomes\nOpportunities for meaningful engagement and repair of cultural mistakes\n\nResearch indicates that common humanity\, a component of self-compassion\, can increase cultural humility in counseling students (Rikard\, 2022). Cultural humility is considered a desirable trait in therapists and is significantly related to a strong working alliance and client improvement (Hook et al.\, 2013). Given how religious and spiritual beliefs can be entwined with cultural beliefs\, cultural humility can be expanded to include humility towards spiritual and religious beliefs in order to serve our racially\, ethnically\, and spiritually diverse clients. \nWorkshop Objectives\n\nLearn about cultural humility\n\nDefine and differentiate cultural humility from cultural competence\, recognizing it as a lifelong process of self-reflection and learning.\nDemonstrate respect for diverse client identities and cultural capital\, acknowledging clients’ strengths and resources\nRecognize the role of history\, sociology\, and current events on the culture of communities\nRecognize how immigration influences the experience of culture. How pre- and post-migration factors influence the practice of culture\nDefine spirituality expansively\, reflect on the role of spirituality in our culturally diverse clients\, and recognize how this impacts therapy.\n\n\nIdentify and analyze their own biases and the power dynamics present in therapeutic relationships.\nAdopt a non-expert stance in therapeutic interactions\, particularly when clients have lived experiences different from their own.\nExplain the positive impact of cultural humility on therapeutic alliances\, client outcomes\, and the repair of cultural mistakes\nRecognize the role of cultural humility in supporting the client’s experience of acculturating to therapy.\nReflect on ways to incorporate spirituality into our therapeutic work\nCultivate trust in clients’ reports of experiences\, including harassment\, discrimination\, and oppression.\nIdentify specific strategies to integrate in your practice to foster a culturally humble healing environment\nIdentify ethical considerations that challenge the therapist’s capacity to be open\, curious\, flexible\, and empathic in responding to clients’ needs.\nIdentify common clinical conceptualizations that can create cultural tensions within this therapeutic space\, especially when there are cultural or spiritual values that challenge the therapist’s own value system\nIdentify alternatives to common clinical conceptualizations that can foster greater cultural humility in the therapeutic space\nDiscuss how spirituality may impact the therapeutic space\nRecognize the importance of advocacy in dismantling systemic barriers that impact clients.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/cultural-humility-in-working-with-immigrant-clients-june-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260304T194128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T194128Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Sacred Rage and Therapeutic Fire: Working with Anger in Women 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nSacred Rage and Therapeutic Fire: Working with Anger in Women\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Thursday\, June 18th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nAnger in women is often misunderstood\, dismissed\, or pathologized\, yet it can be a powerful signal of boundaries\, injustice\, and unmet needs. This training helps psychotherapists understand the complexities of women’s anger\, including its social\, cultural\, and relational influences\, and how it can be harnessed as a transformative force in therapy. \nParticipants will explore ways to normalize\, validate\, and work ethically with anger while supporting clients in expressing it constructively and safely. \nThrough discussion\, case examples\, and experiential exercises\, attendees will learn therapeutic strategies to help clients recognize their anger\, understand its origins\, and channel it into empowerment and growth. Therapists will leave with tools to navigate challenging emotions\, foster self-advocacy\, and guide clients in integrating their anger in ways that support healing\, assertiveness\, and personal agency. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the social\, cultural\, and psychological dimensions of anger in women.\nLearn strategies to help clients recognize\, validate\, and express anger safely and constructively.\nIdentify therapeutic interventions that transform anger into empowerment\, assertiveness\, and personal growth.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/sacred-rage-and-therapeutic-fire-working-with-anger-in-women-june-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20250902T193331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T193331Z
UID:43646-1781859600-1781886600@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
DESCRIPTION:Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!\nMenopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause\nPresented by Rebecca Bloom\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Friday\, June 19th\, 2026\, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live in-person at the Shoreline Center\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00\nThe experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause\, menopause\, and post-menopause is rarely talked about\, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges. \nIt shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again. \nAs clinicians who may be in perimenopause\, menopause\, or post-menopause ourselves\, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever. \nYou may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression\, but suddenly\, she cannot get out of bed\, she cannot track her thoughts\, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop\, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause. \nIn this workshop\, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically\, mentally\, emotionally\, cognitively\, and spiritually. \nIn addition\, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively\, we’ll say women\, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman\, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones)\, LGBTQIA+\, socio-economic status\, and more impact whether someone receives accessible\, affordable\, adequate\, and effective health care. \nWe will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls\, women\, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate\, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives. \nThe destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures. \nThe latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves. \nWe will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming\, effective medical care\, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived\, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey. \nObjectives:\n\nLearn the three stages of menopause.\nLearn the 37 most common symptoms of menopause.\nAddress how to help clients feel more stable in this process.\nLearn how culture impacts on menopause.\nAddress the experience of gender and gender bias across the lifespan.\nDestigmatize menopause and encourage authentic\, effective discussions.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-june-2026/
LOCATION:Shoreline Center\, 18560 1st Ave NE\, Shoreline\, WA\, 98155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Bloom%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:rebecca.bloom.seattle@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260304T200533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T200533Z
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 24th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nADHD can make attention\, emotional regulation\, and impulse control challenging for many clients\, yet mindfulness offers practical tools to enhance focus\, self-awareness\, and emotional balance. This training introduces psychotherapists to evidence-informed mindfulness strategies tailored for clients with ADHD. \nParticipants will explore how mindful awareness\, grounding techniques\, and present-moment focus can support attention regulation\, reduce stress\, and improve daily functioning. Through experiential exercises and discussion\, attendees will learn how to integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions in ways that are engaging\, accessible\, and developmentally appropriate. \nTherapists will leave with practical tools to help clients cultivate focus\, strengthen self-regulation\, and harness mindfulness as a resource for managing ADHD-related challenges. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of how ADHD impacts attention\, emotional regulation\, and executive functioning\, and how mindfulness can support these areas.\nLearn practical mindfulness-based strategies tailored to clients with ADHD for improving focus and self-regulation.\nIdentify ways to integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions to enhance client engagement\, attention\, and emotional balance.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/mindfulness-and-adhd-june-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260306T212200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T212258Z
UID:44175-1783328400-1783339200@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Exploring the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Counseling 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nExploring the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Counseling\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, July 6th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nReligion and spirituality can be central sources of meaning\, coping\, and identity for many clients\, yet they are often overlooked or sidelined in therapy. This introductory continuing education workshop helps psychotherapists understand how to ethically and effectively engage with clients’ spiritual and religious experiences in a client-centered way. Participants will explore the ways spirituality can influence mental health\, resilience\, and relational dynamics\, as well as how to navigate personal biases and maintain professional boundaries. \nAttendees will learn strategies to integrate clients’ spiritual and religious perspectives into therapy\, enhancing therapeutic alliance and promoting holistic well-being. Therapists will leave with practical tools to respectfully explore spirituality in assessment\, treatment planning\, and interventions\, supporting clients in aligning their values\, meaning\, and growth. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the influence of religion and spirituality on clients’ mental health\, coping\, and identity.\nLearn strategies to ethically and effectively explore clients’ spiritual and religious experiences in therapy.\nIdentify ways to integrate spiritual and religious perspectives into assessment\, treatment planning\, and interventions to support holistic well-being.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/exploring-the-role-of-religion-and-spirituality-in-counseling-july-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260310T173949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T175154Z
UID:44180-1783587600-1783598400@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:Implicit Bias: Implications for Gender Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nImplicit Bias: Implications for Gender Diversity\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Thursday\, July 9th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs – Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $95.00\nIn this experiential and interactive continuing education workshop\, we will discuss the nature of implicit bias against people who are gender non-conforming. We will explore why it is important to recognize negative attitudes we might hold toward this group and how to best address hurtful and limiting beliefs that we might initially be unaware of. \nWe will also examine the inequities and disparities experienced by those who are gender non-conforming. This knowledge will help participants understand how to better support and respect their gender-diverse clients. \nWorkshop Objectives:\nParticipants in this workshop will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the definition of implicit bias\nDiscuss how to become aware of our own implicit biases towards people who are gender non-conforming\nIdentify ways in which the gender-diverse community is discriminated against\nPractice ways to combat our implicit biases towards people who are gender non-conforming\nExplore ways to provide a more welcoming clinical environment to the gender diverse community\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/implicit-bias-implications-for-gender-diversity-july-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260324T173609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T175144Z
UID:44248-1783674000-1783701000@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Therapists Who Astrologize: An Introduction to Astrology-Assisted Therapy (AAT) 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, and/or Cultural Competence CEs\nTherapists Who Astrologize: An Introduction to Astrology-Assisted Therapy (AAT)\nPresented by: Jenae D. Thompson\, PhD\, LCPC\nWhen: Friday\, July 10th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 6 CEs – counts as 2 Law & Ethics CEs\, 2 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs\, and 2 General CEs | Cost: $199.00\nThis workshop is also offered on Friday\, November 20th. For more information and to register\, click here.\nThis beginner-level continuing education workshop introduces mental health professionals to the foundations of Astrology-Assisted Therapy (AAT)\, an integrative clinical framework that incorporates astrological symbolism into therapeutic practice with structure\, discernment\, and ethical clarity. \nDesigned for therapists with no prior astrology experience\, this workshop offers a grounded and clinically responsible introduction to core astrological concepts and their application in psychotherapy. \nParticipants will learn the foundational components of a natal chart – including planets\, signs\, houses\, and aspects – through a psychological and symbolic lens. Rather than prediction\, the focus is on meaning-making\, narrative identity\, relational patterns\, and insight development. Astrology is presented as a structured symbolic language that can support depth-oriented exploration when used collaboratively and with client consent. \nDrawing from qualitative research conducted with licensed clinicians who integrate astrology into therapy\, this training explores clinical indications\, contraindications\, informed consent processes\, scope of practice\, and cultural humility. Participants will examine how astrology can function as a reflective tool that enhances therapeutic alliance\, supports client agency\, and facilitates nuanced conversations about identity and life transitions. \nThis workshop emphasizes ethical integration\, client autonomy\, and practitioner self-awareness. Astrology-Assisted Therapy is presented as a coherent symbolic modality that can be integrated within existing therapeutic orientations to expand conceptualization and deepen relational work. \nWorkshop Objectives:\nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify foundational astrological structures\nConceptualize astrology as a structured symbolic framework\nApply ethical guidelines for integrating astrology into clinical practice\nDiscern appropriate clinical contexts for AAT use\n\nThis continuing education workshop is ideal for clinicians seeking to expand their use of spiritually integrative\, culturally responsive\, and symbolically informed approaches within professional practice. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/therapists-who-astrologize-an-introduction-to-astrology-assisted-therapy-july-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160402
CREATED:20260226T193118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T193118Z
UID:44102-1784278800-1784305800@cascadia-training.com
SUMMARY:🆕 Brand-New! The Major Arcana and the Hero’s Journey: Discovering Your Story Through Tarot 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nMeets Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!\nThe Major Arcana and the Hero’s Journey: Discovering Your Story Through Tarot\nPresented by Rebecca Bloom\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Friday\, July 17th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for 2 Law & Ethics and 2 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00\nEvery person is on a journey — one of becoming\, healing\, and finding meaning. The Major Arcana of the Tarot offers a beautiful reflection of this path. These 22 cards tell the story of the Hero’s Journey: the universal process of growth and transformation that mirrors each of our lives. Jung’s model of the hero’s journey is a path that clients can easily relate to in their own lives. In this workshop\, you’ll explore how the Tarot can help clients connect with their path through difficult times. \nThe Major Arcana begins with The Fool\, who takes a leap of faith into the unknown\, and ends with The World\, symbolizing a completed journey. Between these two cards lies the full range of human experience — discovery\, love\, loss\, challenge\, renewal\, and awakening. Each card helps clients reflect on how they learn\, heal\, and grow. \nWorking with these archetypes can help clients who recognize that the transformation is possible and that setbacks are part of the journey. Perhaps you are navigating a “Tower” moment of upheaval\, meeting your “Shadow” in The Devil\, or beginning a new chapter as The Fool once more. Through the imagery of the Tarot\, you will help clients to see their story not as fragmented or confusing\, but as meaningful — a necessary part of an unfolding journey toward wholeness. \nDuring this experiential workshop\, you’ll be guided through meditations\, creative exercises\, and creating Tarot cards. \nTarot\, when used in this way\, is not about prediction; it’s about reflection. It’s a way of accessing unconscious wisdom — the part of you that already knows what healing and integration look like. Jung described this process as individuation: the journey of becoming your fullest\, most authentic self. \nThrough the language of the Major Arcana\, you can learn to trust this inner process\, honor the changes you’re experiencing\, and view your challenges as meaningful steps along your path. Whether you are seeking clarity\, self-compassion\, or a deeper sense of purpose\, the Tarot offers a gentle\, creative way to reconnect with your own story — the myth you are living and the hero you are becoming. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nRecognize how the Hero’s Journey helps clients on their healing journey\nUnderstand the lessons of the major arcana through a therapeutic lens\nGain confidence in using tarot in clinical settings.\nHelping clients reconnect with intuition\, purpose\, and inner guidance\nExplore art making for self-care\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/major-arcana-heros-journey-july-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Bloom%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:rebecca.bloom.seattle@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies that Offer Relief and Hope
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nChronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies that Offer Relief and Hope\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Friday\, August 14th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA approved): 6 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $190.00 \nChronic pain is more than a physical symptom – it is a complex interplay of body\, mind\, and emotion that can impact every dimension of a client’s life. Stress\, trauma\, and persistent tension often amplify pain signals\, reinforcing cycles of discomfort\, hypervigilance\, and emotional dysregulation. \nThis in-depth continuing education workshop is designed for psychotherapists who want to bring a mind-body lens to chronic pain treatment. Participants will explore evidence-informed psychological and somatic strategies (including mindfulness\, grounding\, breathwork\, guided imagery\, hypnosis\, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)\, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy\, and body awareness interventions) that help reduce pain perception\, support regulation\, and foster resilience. \nAttendees will learn how to help clients shift their relationship with pain\, identify and release tension patterns\, and build self-regulation skills. Therapists will leave with practical tools and strategies for combining psychological insight and somatic techniques\, expanding their ability to guide clients toward relief\, restoration\, and improved quality of life. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of how psychological processes and somatic patterns interact in the experience of chronic pain.\nLearn evidence-informed somatic techniques (e.g.\, grounding\, breathwork\, body-awareness practices) that can reduce pain-related stress and support client regulation.\nExplore ways to integrate psychological interventions (e.g.\, cognitive reframing\, mindfulness\, compassion practices) with somatic strategies for holistic pain care.\nBuild skills to recognize and respond to somatic signals of pain and emotional distress\, guiding clients in developing self-soothing and regulation techniques.\nIdentify culturally sensitive approaches for tailoring mind-body interventions to clients with diverse experiences of pain.\nLearn methods for assessing the effectiveness of combined psychological and somatic strategies in reducing pain and enhancing resilience\nIdentify the emotional\, mental\, and spiritual impacts of living with chronic pain.\nUnderstand at least ten non-pharmaceutical ways to manage chronic pain.\nBecome familiar with the emotional issues surrounding chronic pain.\nDiscuss the role of grief and anger in living with chronic pain.\nExplore newer pain management tools such as somatic tracking.\nIdentify how to introduce pain management techniques appropriately to clients.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/chronic-pain-psychological-and-somatic-strategies-august-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based\, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\,\nand Cultural Competence CEs!\nBecoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based\, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens\nPresented by: B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC\nWhen:  This course will be held for six consecutive Wednesdays: August 26th through September 30th\, 2026\, from 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\n\nWednesday\, August 26th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, September 2nd\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, September 8th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, September 16th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, September 23rd\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\nWednesday\, September 30th\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm Pacific / 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern\n\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the event.\n18 CEs (12 CEs can be used for Cultural Competence or Health Equity CEs\, and 6 can be used for Law & Ethics CEs) | $599.00 *** (see below for payment options)\nAs technology progresses and education on mental health becomes increasingly more available\, the population has become more self-aware. The world is changing quickly\, and with it\, more and more people realize that their brain works differently than others. Due to the influence of social media and the shift to focusing on lived experience as a legitimate means of diagnosis\, we are seeing a sudden increase in clients that identify as Autistic and/or an ADHDer. We find that clients are speaking up and finding validation of what they have always known: their brains operate differently than the brains of their peers\, colleagues\, friends\, and families. As a result\, we are seeing a sudden increase in the young adult and middle-aged population who identify as being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical world. \nThis workshop series is designed to help clinicians build greater awareness and familiarity with ADHD and Autistic experiences. Participants will come away from this course with a deeper understanding of ADHD and Autism from the Neurodiversity-Affirming Paradigm that focuses on strengths and differences\, not diagnoses\, disorders\, and deficits. \nEspecially following the Covid pandemic and its sometimes long-term impact on the brain and the immune system’s inflammatory processes\, many clients report having different and often challenging sensory processing experiences. We are seeing more adults presenting in our offices with reports that they now have issues not only with taste and smell but with a range of visual\, hearing\, tactile\, balance\, and internal bodily sensations they never have before experienced\, as well as difficulties with attention and memory. This begs the question: have these brain differences always been there but now have been sensitized or magnified by exposure to Covid and months-long isolation? \nMany adults are now recognizing they are not alone and are demanding they not be dismissed or invalidated any longer\, often having experienced the continued frustration of providers questioning their own lived experiences and\, as a result\, having been either undiagnosed or underdiagnosed due to outdated and debunked diagnostic criteria still used by mainstream psychiatrists and physicians. These individuals are finding validation for what they have suspected all along: their brains work differently than those of their peers\, families\, and friends. \nWith new research available and an increasingly empowered clientele\, we see more than ever the need to remain current in our understanding of–and support for–those who have brain differences. Committed to blending cutting-edge scientific evidence with the lived experiences of our clients\, Cascadia Training\, is delighted to offer a new workshop series designed to help clinicians build greater awareness and familiarity with ADHD and Autistic experiences. \nUpon completion of this series\, participants will have a deeper understanding of ADHD and Autism from the Neurodiversity Affirming Paradigm that focuses on strengths and differences\, not disorders\, diagnoses\, and deficits! \nWoven throughout the series are the law and ethics of working with neurodivergent clients\, including the danger of misdiagnoses\, and the harm of using biased\, outdated\, debunked diagnostic criteria leading to the under-diagnosis of ADHD and Autism spectrum experiences. In addition\, participants will learn about and identify pathologizing\, stigmatizing\, and harmful treatment protocols and clinical interventions still utilized by providers in educational\, physical\, and mental health professions. \nThis series uses a system developed explicitly by B Lourenco\, an expert on ADHD and Autism. The course focuses to a large degree on the internal\, lived experience of neurodiversity. Each of the six weekly sessions will include a didactic portion\, an experiential section\, and direct case consultation time. All modules will include lecture\, video\, and experiential segments. \nCertificate Program Weekly Modules: \nWeek One:  Sensory Systems  – Getting in touch with the sensory system is the most critical step in supporting neurodivergent clients. Sensory information can regulate emotional and physical experiences. In addition\, we will focus on using sensory profiles\, menus\, and diets to support day-to-day quality of life. \nWeek Two: Communication and Relationships – Understanding how those with Autism and ADHD communicate creates room for therapeutic connection. With this understanding\, we will dive into tools for managing meltdowns and shutdowns in an affirming way. \nWeek Three:  Attending and Executive Function – This module will explain why those with Autism and ADHD face challenges attending to their environment by addressing social expectations on perceptions of “functioning.” You will also learn how to use the client’s natural rhythms to support positive functionality. \nWeek Four:  Social Systems and Disability – Understanding how society directly impacts the lives of people with disabilities. We will focus on how clinicians can incorporate advocacy into their practice and tools to unlearn neurotypical values by connecting clients to personal values. \nWeek Five: Differentials and Comorbidities – This module will teach participants how to rule out or “dial in” on other mental health concerns or diagnoses. We will present comorbidities that exist with your neurodivergent clients and how to effectively support them in a non-stigmatizing way. The role of trauma and grief in the lived experience of clients who identify as neurodivergent will be discussed\, as well as the impact of these events on the developing brain. We will process how to best support the grief and disenfranchised losses felt by our autistic and ADHD clients and their families. \nWeek Six: The Use of Joy As a Tool Against Oppression. Creating celebrations of being neurodivergent and finding joy in everyday life as we partner with our neurodivergent clients. The Neurodivergent-affirming certificate program series will conclude with various celebrations we can share with our clients and the shift to viewing “joy itself as a tool against oppression.” As clinicians\, it is important for us to first comprehend–and then share– the ways that society benefits from neurodiversity in general and ADHD and Autism\, in particular. We will conclude by learning ways to help our clients celebrate their neurodiversity and see themselves through an affirming\, strengths-based lens. \nOther topics that will be covered in this practice- and life-altering certificate program series include\, but are not limited to: \n\nAlexithymia and Dysthymia\nARFID\nMisophonia\nGender and sexuality in the ADHD and Autistic communities\nThe role of menstruation on ADHD and Autistic brains\nInterdependence vs codependence and/or independence\nMyths and stigmas about neurodivergent people\nExperiences of abuse in neurodivergent people\nPervasive Desire for Autonomy (PDA)\n\n***Payment Options:\nCascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible\, inclusive\, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops\, particularly our multi-session workshops. \nWe offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans\, a limited number of full and partial scholarships\, discounts for students\, and discounts for early professionals. Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org for more information. \nFor payment plans\, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due on September 30\, 2026. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/becoming-a-neurodivergent-affirming-clinician-august-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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