Cascadia Training for Professional Development

Youth and Adult Suicide: Recognition, Assessment, and Treatment of Suicidality
2026-01-15 09:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
This workshop meets the suicide assessment requirements for re-licensure.
Youth and Adult Suicide: Recognition, Assessment, and Treatment of Suicidality
Presented by: Randi Jensen, MA, LMHC, CCDC
When: Thursday, January 15th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $199.00
This workshop meets the Washington State suicide assessment requirements for re-licensure. The Washington State Department of Health has approved this 6-hour workshop for its 2022 Model List. This workshop also satisfies the continuing education requirements set by the Department of Health related to suicide assessment, management, and treatment.
Historically, mental health treatment for suicidal individuals has involved extensive psychopharmacology, repeated cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology methods, stress reduction exercises, and/or deep therapy into family-of-origin issues, all proven individually insufficient for the long-term prevention of suicide and suicidality.
The World Health Organization (2019) reported decreasing trends in suicide mortality in most countries across the world. Unfortunately, the mortality of suicide showed an increasing trend in the United States. Between 2000 and 2018, the suicide rate skyrocketed, increasing by a whopping 35% (CDC, 2020). Interestingly, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, between 2020 and 2021, there was a decrease in suicide rates. This was short-lived, unfortunately, as suicide rates began to increase again by 2% in 2022 (CDC, 2022).
What can we do? As clinicians, we need to understand there are many roads to suicidality — each usually requiring individual intervention.
This workshop presents original concepts in the development of suicidality as an ingenious coping mechanism that develops over time. The brain’s neuroplasticity forms neural pathways that underpin the reinforcing suicidal thought pattern. Brain retraining provides the formation of new healthy neural pathways. The healing process is directed, encouraged, and supported through a specifically designed peer protocol based on existing evidence-based social support.
Research shows that the first suicide attempt is often the first time anyone intervenes. However, it is generally not the first time the danger has been known. Loved ones just don’t know what to do. They take the suicidal individual to a hospital or professional where the treatment protocol has not changed for decades. When the suicidal individual comes home after the attempt, family and friends don’t know how to help prevent the next one. The Jensen Suicide Peer Protocol (JSP3), based on evidence-based principles, is a prescribed method for the family members and concerned others to take an active part in the recovery of their loved one. Randi has used this method for decades and has saved lives.
OBJECTIVES:
• Describe the extent of suicide in the general and special populations, including children, adolescents, and military personnel.
• Distinguish what suicidality is and the difference between self-harm and suicidality
• Explain the psychobiology of suicidality and its progression
• Articulate warning signs and symptoms using simple and effective suicide assessment tools
• Express and practice Motivational Interviewing techniques used in counseling suicidal individuals
• Explain a life-saving peer support protocol and how to implement it
• Describe ethical considerations, documentation, and confidentiality issues.
The Washington State Department of Health has approved this 6-hour workshop for its 2022 Model List. This workshop also satisfies the continuing education requirements set by the Department of Health related to suicide assessment, management, and treatment.
Randi consistently receives excellent evaluations from attendees of her workshops. Here are just a few quotes from past attendees:
* “I took a different class about suicide a few months back. It was so heavy with content and so focused on how to cross every “T” and dot every “I” that I actually left more anxious about treating suicidal clients than before. In contrast, Randi’s workshop gave me a broader general understanding and a way to connect the clinical skills I already have to the treatment of these clients. I feel much more confident and competent working with suicidal clients now.”
* “Ms. Jensen is an extremely competent clinician and presenter. Over my 30+ career in mental health work, this is one of the very best workshops I have attended. Thank you, Cascadia and Randi!”
* “This is the most impactful continuing education class I’ve ever taken!”
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Law and Ethics of Imminent Harm: Understanding Mandatory Reporting and Client Lethality Obligations
2026-01-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
Law & Ethics CEs!
Law and Ethics of Imminent Harm: Understanding Mandatory Reporting and Client Lethality Obligations
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Friday, January 9th, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
CEs: 3 Law & Ethics CEs | Cost: $99.00

For many clinicians, client lethality and mandatory reporting are among the most challenging topics to navigate.

In this workshop, we will examine the applicable Washington State and Federal laws regarding mandatory reporting obligations, with a specific focus on how these rules apply to behavioral health and substance use disorder clinicians.

We will also discuss the boundaries and standards of clinician liability for client harm to self or others as defined in Washington State case law.

Participants will gain increased ability to implement strategies to minimize risk and to limit liability to best support their clients. This course is intended to meet ethics CEU requirements
Objectives:
• Describe Washington state legal standards regarding duty to warn/duty to protect
• Locate and compare legal and ethical standards regarding mandatory reporting obligations
• Create and evaluate strategies to meet legal reporting requirements while maximizing client support

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SPECIAL SALE! Healing Trauma through BDSM
2025-12-19 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom
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Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence requirements
Healing Trauma through BDSM
Presented by: Jayden Aubryn, LICSW, CCSW, CDBT, CIMHP, NCS-CPT
When: Friday, December 19th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs (Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence requirements) | $99.00 NOW ONLY $59.00!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
BDSM (Bondage, Dominance/Submission, SadoMasochism) has been shown to be a boundary and power exchange; BDSM offers many pathways for relational and trauma healing. It can be an accessible, culturally appropriate, and fun supplement to traditional therapeutic work. In this workshop, you will learn about the neurobiological and relational effects of trauma, dissociation, and the attachment system.
You will develop an understanding of the core principles of BDSM, how to engage with BDSM culture, and how to connect BDSM strategies. Lastly, you will learn specific strategies and exercises to help your clients accomplish their clinical goals. The tools learned here are intended to be accessible across culture and economic status. We’ll discuss using these tools with individuals, couples, friend groups, and other social structures.
By the end of this training, clinicians will leave with a diverse toolbox for BDSM healing, along with the knowledge and cognitive frameworks to adapt these principles to their specific clinical populations.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

Learn about the core principles of BDSM.
Develop a basic understanding of the trauma and attachment systems.
Identify how BDSM strategies can assist with specific clinical presentations.

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SPECIAL SALE! Ethical Assessment in Early Childhood Mental Health and Development
2025-12-17 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
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Law and Ethics CE Credit Hours!
Ethical Assessment in Early Childhood Mental Health and Development
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credits: 6 Law and Ethics CEs | $199.00 NOW ONLY $100.00
This clinical workshop teaches assessment skills, tools, and diagnostics to providers engaging with young children. What does depression look like in an infant? Can you attribute a developmental delay to environment? How is recognizing an attachment pattern valuable to an overall assessment? When is it a typical developmental stage and when is it pathology? We’ll discuss these topics and more – as well as diagnostic and standardized tools to help in our work. We will particularly focus on at-risk populations and the impacts of abuse, neglect, and transgenerational issues. Teaching modalities will include a mix of clinical discussion, lecture, videos, case examples, and group exercises.
In response to new legislation in Washington state, HB 1325, this class will equip clinicians to utilize the DC:0-5 for diagnosing children and address the new requirement that “Requires clinicians to use the developmentally appropriate standard of practice for diagnosing children 0-5, the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5), rather than the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.” ** (effective as of 7/25/21)
Objectives:

Explore components of an ethical assessment process for young children in therapy (supported by WA HB 1325 requiring the Health Care Authority to provide reimbursement for up to five sessions of mental health intake and assessment of children from birth through age 5 in home and community settings).
Discuss developmental domains and understand the interplay between early childhood mental health and overall development.
Consider risk factors (including substance exposure) and examine traumatic impacts on early brain development.
Review attachment and other developmental tasks in the first five years of life, as well as standardized tools for evaluation.
Utilize the DC:0-5 (the DSM-5 for little kids) as the appropriate, ethical standard of practice and to meet the legal requirement for diagnosing for young children.
Share community resources for concurrent early childhood intervention (focus will be on King County).

** HB 1325: Implementing policies related to children and youth behavioral health | Partners for Our Children
**Washington State Legislature
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SPECIAL SALE! Lunch & Learn: Balancing Care and Ethics: The Art of Setting Boundaries in Clinical Practice 🆕
2025-12-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
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🆕Brand-New Lunch & Learn Series!🆕
Law & Ethics or Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs!
Balancing Care and Ethics: The Art of Setting Boundaries in Clinical Practice
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, December 15th, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where:Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Law & Ethics CEs or Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs | $35.00 Now only $25.00!
Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries is one of the most crucial—and challenging—aspects of clinical practice. Too often, therapists struggle to find the balance between being compassionate and maintaining professional boundaries that protect both the therapist and the client. This introductory training explores the ethical and practical aspects of boundary-setting in therapy, offering tools and strategies to create clear, respectful, and effective boundaries. We will examine common boundary challenges, such as dual relationships, self-disclosure, and emotional entanglement, and learn how to navigate them with confidence and care. Through case discussions and real-world examples, you will gain the skills to protect the integrity of the therapeutic relationship while promoting trust, safety, and respect.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop an understanding of the ethical, legal, and practical aspects of boundary-setting in clinical practice.
Learn strategies for maintaining professional boundaries while fostering a compassionate and supportive therapeutic relationship.
Identify common boundary violations and challenges, and explore effective ways to address them with clients.
Practice setting and maintaining boundaries through self-reflection and case-based discussions to ensure a safe, respectful therapeutic environment.

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Ethics Through a Hollywood Lens
2025-12-11 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Ethics Through a Hollywood Lens
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 | 9am – 4:30pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link via email the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics CEs | Cost: $199.00
If we’re being honest, sometimes it’s hard to feel motivated to take yet another ethics class. But whether we’ve been practicing for years or just starting to integrate the full meaning of our values into the clinical work, it is essential to reconsider how our field’s ethical principles and standards apply to the actual daily practice with clients. This class will explore some of the most common ethical pitfalls ensnaring even the most experienced therapists.
This class is intended to be an entertaining guide to the ethical practice and professional responsibility we strive to attain. From a storytelling perspective, we’ll look at some slippery slopes, regrettable missteps, and colossal blunders. Our focus will primarily be on ethical considerations within the therapeutic relationship – boundary crossings & violations, professional competency & misconduct, and the risks of compassion fatigue.
This full-day class is designed for practicing therapists with clients of all ages. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format. Teaching modalities will include clinical discussion, lectures with many case examples, video illustrations, and small group and individual exercises.
Objectives:

Define professional competence and identify our scope of practice.
Differentiate between boundary crossings and violations.
Identify potential impacts of transference and countertransference on ethical practice.
Utilize Ling & Hauck’s ETHICS model as an option for decision-making.
Explore the ethical risks of compassion fatigue and strategies to mitigate them.
Determine resources and supports for ethical decision-making.

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Clinical Supervision Training: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know
2025-12-10 09:30 - 2025-12-12 14:30 | Zoom
Meets requirements to become an approved clinical supervisor!
Clinical Supervision Training: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Wednesday, December 10th – Friday, December 12th, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 2:30 Pacific Time each day
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs (10 Law & Ethics CEs) | $395.00 (see below for payment options)
This workshop meets the training requirement for becoming an Approved Clinical Supervisor.
Providing supervision can be a rewarding addition to a clinical practice. However, many clinicians are reluctant to become supervisors due to legal and ethical liability concerns. These concerns are often increased by a lack of accurate information about the true risks of liability faced by supervisors.
Through direct instructions, presentation of real-life scenarios, and group discussions, participants will understand the fundamentals of supervision best practices to improve their effectiveness and skill as clinical supervisors.
This three-day, 15-hour supervision workshop is designed to meet the training requirements for Washington State Approved Supervisors.
Objectives:
• Identify and assess sources of significant liability in supervision;
• Construct effective strategies for creating a sound supervision agreement;
• Describe key conceptual frameworks for supervision;
• Compare various theoretical approaches to supervision;
• Contrast various types of supervisory relationships;
• Examine the benefits between group and individual supervision settings;
• Summarize the legal and ethical regulation of supervision;
• Maximize supervisor, supervisee, and client success through supervision structure;
• Integrate regulation and practice to provide quality supervision documentation.
Payment Options
Cascadia 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.
We offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans and a limited number of discounts for students and early professionals.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by December 31st, 2025.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.
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MEETS HEALTH EQUITY REQUIREMENTS! Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
2025-12-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Meets New Health Equity CE Requirements!
Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity CEs | $99.00
Age, 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.
To address this problem, this workshop aims to assist clinicians in increasing their awareness of internally held biases towards particular groups of people. 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.
We 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.
Objectives
Participants in this workshop will be able to:

Describe the features of implicit biases.
Locate and recognize internal biases.
Consider how to utilize this awareness to create a standard of best practices for their clinical work.
Create strategies for managing their implicit biases.
Develop strategies that can lead to behavior change in terms of addressing and shifting their biases.

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SPECIAL SALE! After Hours with Cascadia: Crafting Therapeutic Rituals: Personalized Interventions for Change 🆕
2025-12-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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🆕 Brand-New “After Hours with Cascadia” Series!🆕
Law & Ethics or Cultural Competence CEs!
Crafting Therapeutic Rituals: Personalized Interventions for Change
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 2 Law & Ethics or Cultural Competence CEs | $75.00 Now only $35.00!
Workshop Description
Rituals have long been used across cultures to mark transitions, process grief, celebrate growth, and catalyze healing. In therapy, the thoughtful creation of personalized rituals can offer clients a powerful, embodied way to integrate change and deepen emotional shifts.
This training invites you to explore the art and science of crafting therapeutic rituals tailored to individual clients’ needs, beliefs, and goals. You will learn key elements that make rituals psychologically potent, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical strategies for co-creating rituals with clients across a wide range of presenting issues.
This training balances theory with hands-on practice. Through real-world examples, experiential exercises, and group discussion, you will learn how to design rituals that are meaningful, ethical, and culturally sensitive. You will leave with greater confidence in using ritual as an intentional clinical tool — whether to support grief work, life transitions, trauma healing, identity shifts, or the solidification of therapeutic gains.
Workshop Objectives

Describe the psychological functions and therapeutic benefits of ritual in clinical practice.
Identify key elements that make a therapeutic ritual effective, meaningful, and safe for clients.
Design a personalized therapeutic ritual tailored to a specific client goal or clinical theme.

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SPECIAL SALE! Lunch & Learn: Beyond Pathology: Practical Applications of Positive Psychology🆕
2025-12-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
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Beyond Pathology: Practical Applications of Positive Psychology
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, December 8th, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where:Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs | $35.00 Now only $25.00!
What if the key to mental well-being isn’t just about fixing what’s broken, but building on what’s already working? Positive psychology offers a transformative approach by focusing on strengths, resilience, and the potential for growth. This introductory training will introduce you to the principles and practical applications of positive psychology, providing tools to help your clients cultivate greater life satisfaction, happiness, and meaning. We will explore evidence-based interventions such as gratitude practices, strengths identification, and fostering flow experiences, while learning how to integrate these techniques into traditional therapeutic frameworks. Through experiential exercises and case discussions, you will leave with actionable strategies for promoting well-being and helping clients thrive.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop an understanding of the core concepts and research foundations of positive psychology.
Learn evidence-based interventions that focus on strengths, resilience, and well-being, including gratitude practices, strengths-based approaches, and mindfulness techniques.
Identify client issues that can be reframed from a positive psychology perspective to foster growth, empowerment, and life satisfaction.
Practice applying positive psychology interventions to enhance client well-being, motivation, and overall quality of life.

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Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World
2025-12-05 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
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Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World
Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, December 5th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics CEs; also meets the Cultural Competency CE requirement for WA & OR | Cost: $199.00
Have you noticed that more and more of your clients have begun to suspect that they are neurodivergent? During the past year-and-a-half of the Covid pandemic, many folks have had time to reflect and learn about themselves and others. That time of learning and increased self-reflection has led to what seems like an explosion of self-diagnosed Autistic and ADHD clients. It seems hard to believe that there are suddenly so many more people who are identifying as being neurodivergent. You may have asked yourself, “What is going on?”
The difference is the shift to using the ethical approach of “centering lived experience” in identifying neurodiversity. Using this term and approach as applied to neurodiversity, this presenter explains the rise in neurodivergent diagnoses, especially among those who have initially those self-identified. The presenter suggests that we have only recently begun to LISTEN to voices of those have had “lived experiences” after being diagnosed in the current mental health field, including countless reports of feeling increased emotional distress and of experiences of marginalization due to being labeled– and subsequently stigmatized– as neurodivergent.
B Lourenco will provide attendees with a “centering lived experience” model of assessing and supporting clients who suspect that they have been living as a neurodivergent person in a neurotypical world. This presenter will support your learning how to incorporate a “centering lived experience” model in your own mental health practices. With this new paradigm, mental health practitioners and educators can shift their focus away from a deficits-based approach to identifying the strengths and adaptive characteristics of those who are neurodivergent, especially those identified as autistic or ADHD.
This workshop will demonstrate how the current model for identifying neurodivergence—particularly those with Autism and ADHD–is considered both outdated and ableist by experts who choose to use the “centering lived experience” approach to assessing clients. This course will outline the ways that the current model harms neurodivergent people, in addition to offering workshop attendees a more client-empowering, more affirming way to identify and interact with this unique population of people.
Utilizing the Neurodiversity paradigm, you’ll leave this workshop with a much better, more strengths-based understanding of Autism and ADHD, as well as gaining effective tools for interacting with and supporting these clients (of which you have, even if you or the client doesn’t know it yet)!
Objectives:

understand the umbrella of neurodivergence, including innate and acquired neurodivergence
have a clearer understanding of Autism and ADHD—as viewed through an ethical, neurodiversity-affirming lens
identify limits of the medical model of neurodivergence
understand ways in which the current medical model is unethical and harmful to neurodivergent people–by its focus on perceived deficits through a neurotypical lens
apply a strengths and differences approach in identifying autism and ADHD
understand and consider using the “centered life experience” model of identifying and supporting neurodivergent clients and populations
gain new skills to better assist Autistic and ADHD clients
possess a clearer understanding of the ethical need to approach clients with an anti-oppression lens in mental health care agencies and private practices
feel empowered to challenge current systems of harm by supporting clients in their preferred methods of processing sensory input and communicating with others in a neurotypical world

After attending this workshop, attendees will be able to:

Discuss the ethical violations that come from employing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) as an intervention with neurodivergent clients/students.
Become familiar with the metaphor of Applied Behavioral Analysis as being the why the “conversion therapy” of the neurodivergent community and the ethical ramifications of continuing to use it in schools and clinics.
Understand that the practice of ABA is based upon a “foundation of compliance, coercion, and behaviorism.”
Identify that current “evidence-based practices” may not be effective with the neurodivergent client.
Comprehend the ethical mandate under cultural competence standards to respect and validate the culture and norms of the neurodivergent population.
Respect the neurodivergent client as a person worthy of respect and individual civil rights legally protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Understand the ethical mandate to assess clients with a culturally competent assessment tool and grasp the ethical violation of using current inadequate or inappropriate assessment tools with neurodivergent clients.
Discuss the widespread misdiagnoses of neurodivergent clients/patients when practitioners use a neurotypical standard of behaviors and development to diagnose a neurodivergent client.

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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping for Clinicians, Part I
2025-12-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Now meets requirements for Law & Ethics CEs!
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping for Clinicians, Part I
Presented by: Shelley White, MA, LMHC
When: Friday, December 5th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:-00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the event.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
Emotion Freedom Techniques (EFT) – also known as EFT Tapping – is quickly becoming a widely-accepted and effective evidence-based strategy to reduce emotional distress. Many prominent therapists and psychologists, including trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, use a form of tapping with their clients, and now you can too. This workshop provides you with the introductory skills you need to start using basic tapping techniques. You will learn and practice the basic technique so you will be able to use EFT with your clients immediately.
When treating anxiety, first calm the body. Experts in anxiety treatment agree: First calm the physiological symptoms of anxiety, then work with the mind. EFT Tapping can quickly reduce anxiety sensations in the body. And it’s very easy to teach clients! I often hear from my clients how empowered they feel to self-regulate even after their first session. Come earn 3 Ethics CEs and learn this effective self-regulatory tool!
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Law & Ethics of the Clinical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2025-12-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Law & Ethics CEs!
Law & Ethics of the Clinical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law and Ethics CEs | $99.00
Description
While new and emerging technologies can provide clinicians with powerful and effective clinical tools, such technologies also have the potential to create a range of new challenges. In this workshop, we will address the specific legal and ethical implications of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the practice of behavioral health. We will identify and discuss the evolving standards found in federal law, state law, and professional codes of ethics. Participants will gain the ability to identify and implement a legally and ethically sound approach to evaluating and implementing new AI technologies in clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
After taking part in this training, participants will be able to:

Identify the emerging ethical standards related to the clinical use of AI
Apply federal HIPAA standards to the use of AI-powered clinical tools
Create strategies to effectively evaluate the clinical applicability of new technologies
Apply legal and ethical standards regarding the use of AI to clinical practice

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SPECIAL SALE! Secrets of Suicide: The Untold Story
2025-12-04 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Back by Popular Demand!
Secrets of Suicide: The Untold Story
Presented by: Randi Jensen, MA, LMHC, SUDP
When: Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 0-6 CEs | $25.00 to attend and/or get recording without CEs; $75.00 to attend and/or get recording, and earn 6 CEs
NOTE: This workshop does NOT meet Suicide requirements.
Have you ever found yourself shocked or confused at the deaths by suicide of people in the public eye?
Have you lost a friend or family member to suicide?
A client who seemed to be doing better?
Can you recall the death by suicide of a celebrity who seemed to have it all, who never indicated having challenges with mental health?
If you answered “Yes” to any of those questions and ask yourself “WHY?” about each suicide that touches your life somehow, this course is for you!
When you attend “Suicide: The Untold Story and Why,” you will learn the answers to the “secrets of suicide,” the “WHYs,” that you—as a counselor, parent, teacher, and/or friend or family member– need to know.
Many deaths by suicide are confounding and seem to be a quirk of circumstance because the individual didn’t seem to be depressed or in distress – they looked good! Yet they died via suicide. WHY? A few of the public personalities who have died by suicide recently include Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, Robin Williams, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Naomi Judd, and Chris Cornell. We find ourselves confused, unsure about the WHY of a death by suicide. They seemed to have everything—leading seemingly successful and happy lives.
Again, WHY?
Developed by an expert in suicide and chronic suicidality through education, experience, training, and personal lived experience, Randi has created this course to share the little-known facts about the personal side of suicide–the information that individuals who struggle with chronic suicidal ideation are reticent to tell you for a variety of reasons, including shame, fear of hospitalization, and the often- stigmatizing way in which our society views suicidality. This suicide specialist has lived experience, someone with chronic suicidality, surviving attempts to end her own life.
Randi will share the data that no one reports, the studies that are never published because those who are chronically suicidal are generally considered inappropriate for randomized, double-blind studies required to show outcomes or effects of clinical intervention. “Suicide: The Untold Story and Why” comes to you by Randi after spending years of clinical observation and professional treatment illustrating the recovery of those who have struggled with a precarious and often life-long battle with suicidality.
Individuals who survive their suicide attempt seem happy to be alive but sometimes report to their therapists that they are instead furious at their failure to die. WHY? When you attend “Suicide: The Untold Story and Why,” you will learn the answers to the “secrets of suicide” that you—as a counselor, parent, teacher, and/or friend or family member– need to know.
Just a few of the questions Randi will share the “secrets” of “WHY?” are:

What is “starting from zero” on the suicide clock?
What is the conspiracy of denial?
What is “getting dead”?
What are we doing to incentivize suicide?
Why doesn’t hospitalization work in the long run to prevent suicide?
Why can so many individuals struggling with chronic suicidality not tolerate stressful or problematic situations?
How is suicide “insurance”?
What is suicidal reverie?
Why is it so dangerous?
How does understanding the three different etiologies of suicide dictate our treatment?
What is the Number One question you must ask your chronically suicidal client?
Why is it vital to be a trauma-informed clinician when working with a suicidal client?

Objectives:

Build new deeper confidence working with individuals struggling with suicidality
Understand the neurobiology of suicidality
Learn the different etiologies of suicidality
Learn the hidden meaning behind the verbiage involved with suicidal ideation
Become comfortable explaining the neurobiology of suicidality to clients
Understand the benefits of building a meaningful client support base for those struggling with chronic suicidality

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🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕Neuroscience for Clinicians: Practical, Brain-Based Approaches to Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, and Chronic Trauma
2025-12-04 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Neuroscience for Clinicians: Practical, Brain-Based Approaches to Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, and Chronic Trauma
Presented by: Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP
When: Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom or In-Person in Mount Vernon at the Union Block Building Conference Room at 325 Pine St., Mount Vernon, WA (Google Maps Link). If GPS is a problem, put “Lincoln Theater; 712 S 1st St in and park anywhere near there. Look for the Bail Bonds and the door is behind it in the Square. You will receive workshop details the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $190.00
We are all aware of technological advances, such as the advent of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans, that have enhanced our understanding of the brain/body connection. We now can pinpoint, explain & target what is happening in ways we never have before, allowing for far more effective treatment options.
And yet, this knowledge is not always accessible to the practitioner. Cutting-edge information is out there, but it is often conveyed in ways that do not allow for “feet to the pavement” use, making the very idea of learning neuroscience daunting to some.
It’s time for a change.
In this interactive session, attendees will learn pertinent brain science, emphasizing practical understanding and application. The same methods taught will be used to engage the learner in a down-to-earth manner, making absorbing the information easier. The clinician will learn and demonstrate the ability to apply skills in new, holistic, and neuroscience-informed ways. As a result, practitioner confidence and client engagement will increase as insight and comprehension are applied in real time.
Whether you have zero neuroscience experience or consider yourself an expert, this course is for you. Join us as we take mental health treatment to the next level!
OBJECTIVES:

Learn Pertinent Brain Systems & Structures and Describe Their Practical Application to Clinical Work
Identify & Examine the Neurological Processes Underlying Common Mental Health Disorders, Such as Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders & Trauma.
Relate Specific Dysfunctional Behavioral Presentations to Associated Brain Functions to Improve Diagnosis & Pinpoint Effective Treatment Modalities
Apply Current Cognitive-based (ACT, CBT, IFS), Mindfulness-based (DBT, MBT), & Somatic-based (EFT, Expressive Therapies) Theories with Neuroscience-informed Insights to Improve Treatment Trajectory & Outcomes
Convey Difficult Science Terms & Concepts in Understandable, Client-friendly Manner to Increase Practitioner Confidence and Client Engagement

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Professional Wills: Why You Need One and How to Create It
2025-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Professional Wills: Why You Need One and How to Create It
Presented by: Sandy Voit, MS, EdS, LMHC, CDFA
When: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 2 Law & Ethics CEs | $65.00
ARE YOU IN BREACH OF YOUR PROFESSIONAL ETHICS?
You have spent your entire professional career securing and storing medical records and ensuring your clients’ confidentiality. What happens to these records when you retire, become disabled, or die?
Did you know that even if you die, your estate could be held responsible for malpractice complaints and legal actions brought about by your failure to anticipate your demise?
For psychologists, your Code of Ethics dictates that you are expected to “make reasonable efforts to plan for facilitating services in the event that psychological services are interrupted by factors such as the psychologist’s illness, death, unavailability, relocation, or retirement…” The same ethical mandate applies to Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers.
This workshop provides information and examples of how to prepare for such a situation – creating a Professional Will and identifying a Professional Executor to handle the legal and ethical details necessary to protect yourself and your practice. If something happens to you, you need a similarly licensed professional (not your spouse or child) to deal with your clients/patients, confidential records, office leases, obtain releases, make referrals, etc. In addition, your clients/patients will likely need help in their grieving and the necessary transition to another therapist.
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SPECIAL SALE! Motivational Interviewing: Improving Client Outcomes by Increasing Intrinsic Motivation for Change
2025-11-21 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
SPECIAL SALE! $50 OFF!
Motivational Interviewing: Improving Client Outcomes by Increasing Intrinsic Motivation for Change
Presented by: Randi Jensen, MA, LMHC, CCDC
When: Friday, November 21st, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $190.00 Now ONLY $140.00
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an established evidence-based practice renowned for resolving ambivalence. MI, which has its origins in the field of substance abuse treatment, has been shown to enhance client motivation for change and improve treatment outcomes. The spirit of MI is complementary with Self-Determination Theory (SDI), which asserts that people have an intrinsic desire to make life changes congruent with their core values. SDI states that people are more likely to be internally motivated when their actions, beliefs, and core values are aligned. Motivational Interviewing provides the technique to make that happen.
The principles of Motivational Interviewing include providing accurate empathy, building discrepancy, rolling with resistance, and increasing self-efficacy. These supply the basis for building intrinsic motivation for change and can facilitate the resolution of life-threatening ambivalence in suicidality.
Researchers Britton, Williams, and Connor (2008) show how the therapist’s proficiency in Motivational Interviewing can resolve a client’s ambivalence and resistance to change.
Learning opportunities in this workshop include lectures, interactive discussions, video role-plays, and skill-building through group exercises. These methods combine to provide techniques and interventions that can be applied immediately.
Objectives:

Describe the principles that underpin Motivational Interviewing and how they promote client autonomy
Articulate the distinguishing techniques of open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizations
Explain the Stages of Change as described by Prochaska and DiClemente (1983)
Discuss the significance of Self-Determination Theory in coordination with MI
Distinguish different methods of using MI with specific populations and varied disorders
Express and practice Motivational Interviewing techniques used in counseling suicidal individuals
Describe ethical considerations and documentation
Enumerate necessary therapist qualities that support efficient use of MI

Randi Jensen has taught Motivational Interviewing during her eight years as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University and during her three years as Case Management Program Director for Antioch University and Seattle Jobs Initiative. Randi employs Motivational Interviewing skills in her Shoreline private practice, where she specializes in the treatment of Suicidality.
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SOLD OUT! Register for Upcoming Sessions | Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
2025-11-21 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
This workshop is now sold out.
Please register for one of the upcoming 2026 sessions of this workshop:

February 20, 2026 | Live via Zoom: https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-february-2026/
June 19, 2026 | Live in-person in Shoreline, WA: https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-june-2026/
September 18, 2026 | Live in-person in Shoreline, WA: https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-september-2026/
November 6, 2026 | Live via Zoom: https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-november-2026/

To be placed on the wait list for this workshop, please email us your email and phone number (email: hello@cascadiatraining.org).
Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, November 21st, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges.
It 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.
As 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.
You 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.
In 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.
In 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.
We 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.
The 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.
The 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.
We 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.
Objectives:

Learn the three stages of menopause.
Learn the 37 most common symptoms of menopause.
Address how to help clients feel more stable in this process.
Learn how culture impacts on menopause.
Address the experience of gender and gender bias across the lifespan.
Destigmatize menopause and encourage authentic, effective discussions.

🆕BRAND-NEW! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Deep Dive into Values and Beliefs🆕
2025-11-20 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW! 🆕
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Deep Dive into Values and Beliefs
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $190.00
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines mindfulness strategies with the elicitation of core values. The goal of ACT is to help clients create a workable relationship with their thoughts and feelings, while living a life filled with meaning and purpose.
In this interactive and experiential training, you’ll learn the philosophy behind ACT. The focus, however, will be on the “values” aspect of this therapeutic modality. We will take an in-depth look into the connection between personal values and creating a life worth living. We will also explore how our belief system can influence what we value. This is an important component of the training, because if our clients understand their limiting beliefs, they will avoid sabotaging themselves in their quest for a meaningful life.
During the training, you’ll learn exactly how to assist clients in discovering what they value in the world, and how they can begin aligning their lives with what is truly important to them. To that end, you’ll be practicing a wide variety of practical skills that you can immediately begin using with clients.
Since this will be a hands-on experience, please be sure to bring a notebook with you. In addition, we will be using the presenter’s workbook, “A Life of Meaning and Purpose: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guided Journal for Exploring Beliefs and Connecting with Values,” which will be provided to each participant.
Objectives:

Understand the role of value identification in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Understand how limiting beliefs influence the elicitation and execution of value-directed behavior
Identify the components of core values, in terms of their definition and use in ACT
Discuss how to best assist clients in accessing core values
Learn a variety of ways to teach clients how to elicit core values
Practice ways to explore core values
Explore the relationship between core values and ACT’s strategy of “committed action”

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SPECIAL SALE! Sand Tray & Other Creative Interventions With Stuck Clients of All Ages
2025-11-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50.00 OFF!
Sand Tray & Other Creative Interventions With Stuck Clients of All Ages
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the Zoom link via email the week of the workshop)
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs | Cost: $95.00 Now only $45.00!
Designed for stressed-out, overworked therapists at the end of their clinical rope and struggling with a lack of movement in their cases, the creative interventions you’ll learn in this short workshop really work!
We’ve all been there – frustrated by our difficulty understanding the client struggling to communicate, feeling the shared strain with clients who attend sessions diligently yet don’t seem to be moving through their material, or perplexed by the family we’re struggling to get a read on. Whether we’re the client or the clinician, there isn’t much that feels worse week after week than stuck.
This realistic and brief class is designed for practicing therapists with clients of all ages to explore new options to break the logjam in session. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format. Teaching modalities will include clinical discussion, lectures with case examples, video illustrations, and individual exercises.
Objectives:

Practice calming strategies to hold our center and maintain equilibrium in our practices.
Apply interventions using symbolic tokens to release deep-seated thoughts and hopes.
Utilize sand trays to help clients who struggle to conceptualize or communicate verbally (no need to revamp your office – this can be done in a pared-down “travel” format).
Explore projective drawings, including H-T-P, Person in the Rain, and Kinetic Family Drawings, to reveal client perspectives and express feeling states and for ongoing reassessment purposes.

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Treating Long Covid, Chronic Pain, Tinnitus, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity with EMDR and Vagal Calming
2025-11-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Treating Long Covid, Chronic Pain, Tinnitus, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity with EMDR and Vagal Calming
Presented by: Robin Shapiro, LICSW
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the event.
CE Credit Hours: 3 EMDRIA approved (EC Program Approval Number: #00002-50)| $99.00
EMDR is a widely known and effective method of treating and eradicating the neurological manifestations of chronic pain and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). In addition, our presenter, Robin Shapiro–a highly-respected EMDR practitioner and in-demand global presenter in EMDR and its clinical applications–has discovered that EMDR can also provide relief from many of the symptoms of Long Covid, including tinnitus.
Participants will learn how to use EMDR, vagal exercises, and imaging to ease, and often completely clear the experiences of chronic pain, tinnitus, Long Covid, and MCS.
The workshop includes lecture, a video, a demonstration, and practice exercises.
Objectives:

Participants can distinguish between physiological and neurological symptoms.
Participants can complete EMDR Standard Protocol treatment on the appropriate targets for onset of the problem.
Participants can utilize Silencing the Alarm, Negative Breathing, and Grounding techniques for vagal calming.
Participants can assist clients to discover and utilize visual tools for vagal calming.
Participants can utilize EMDR future templates to coach clients to use vagal calming techniques when symptoms reappear.
Participants can support both short-term and longer-term clients with neurological symptoms.

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SPECIAL SALE! After Hours with Cascadia: Gratitude as a Healing Tool: How to Ethically Incorporate Gratitude Practices into Therapy 🆕
2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $40 OFF!
🆕 Brand-New “After Hours with Cascadia” Series!🆕
Law & Ethics CEs!
Gratitude as a Healing Tool: How to Ethically Incorporate Gratitude Practices into Therapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 2 Law & Ethics CEs | $75.00 Now only $35.00!
Workshop Description
What if a simple shift in perspective could transform your clients’ healing journey? Gratitude is more than just a feel-good practice—it’s a powerful, evidence-based tool that rewires the brain, builds emotional resilience, and fosters posttraumatic growth.
This training explores the profound impact of gratitude in therapy, equipping you with practical strategies to help your clients reframe negative experiences, cultivate positive emotions, and break free from cycles of anxiety, depression, and burnout.
We will examine the psychological and neuroscientific foundations of gratitude, engage in experiential exercises, and learn how to seamlessly integrate gratitude-based interventions into clinical work, empowering clients to embrace a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Workshop Objectives

Develop an understanding of the psychological and neurological benefits of gratitude in the context of mental health and healing.
Learn evidence-based gratitude interventions that can be integrated into different therapeutic approaches.
Practice facilitating gratitude-based exercises to enhance emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, and overall well-being in clients.

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SPECIAL SALE! Lunch & Learn: Trauma-Informed Care: Ethics and Best Practices🆕
2025-11-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $10 OFF!
🆕Brand-New Lunch & Learn Series!🆕
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
Trauma-Informed Care: Ethics and Best Practices
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, November 17th, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where:Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs (can be used for law & ethics, health equity, or cultural competence CEs)| $35.00 Now only $25.00!
Trauma is not just an event—it’s a process that affects how individuals view themselves, others, and the world around them. In this introductory training, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of trauma-informed care (TIC), focusing on ethical considerations and best practices for supporting clients who have experienced trauma. We will explore the key principles of TIC, including safety, trust, empowerment, and collaboration, while learning how to create a therapeutic environment that fosters healing and resilience. We will also examine the importance of cultural competence as a part of trauma-informed best practices with clients. Through case discussions, practical exercises, and real-world examples, you will leave with effective tools for integrating trauma-informed approaches into your clinical work, promoting a safe and supportive space for clients to process and heal.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop a foundational understanding of trauma-informed care principles and their application in clinical practice.
Learn ethical considerations for working with trauma survivors, including boundaries, cultural sensitivity, and safety, as well as cultural competence.
Identify signs of trauma and its impact on mental health, relationships, and coping strategies in clients.
Practice applying trauma-informed interventions to create a safe, supportive environment that promotes healing and resilience in clients.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! | The Hidden Self: Shadow Work as a Clinical Intervention 🆕
2025-11-14 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW! 🆕
The Hidden Self: Shadow Work as a Clinical Intervention
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Friday, November 14th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $190.00
In every therapeutic relationship, Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow—the hidden, often unconscious parts of ourselves—shapes both the client’s challenges and the clinician’s approach.
This workshop is designed to equip psychotherapists with practical tools and theoretical insights to incorporate shadow work into clinical practice. Through interactive discussions and experiential exercises, participants will learn to identify and work with the hidden aspects of the psyche that influence behavior, emotional patterns, and relational dynamics. Whether it’s uncovering a client’s repressed fears or recognizing your own countertransference, this workshop provides a compassionate, evidence-informed framework for exploring the shadow self as a pathway to healing and integration.
Clinicians will leave with a deeper understanding of how to help clients embrace their hidden selves, transforming shame, fear, and denial into growth and self-awareness. We’ll also examine the therapist’s role in navigating their own shadow, fostering greater authenticity and presence in the therapeutic space.
Perfect for clinicians at any stage of their career, this workshop will deepen your practice, enhance your self-awareness, and empower you to guide clients in their journey toward wholeness.
Please join me in exploring the shadow, where profound healing and transformation begin. This will be an experiential workshop, with journaling and small-group discussion. Please be sure to have a notebook on hand.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Discuss the historical development of the concept of the shadow as well as shadow work in the field of psychology
Identify the importance of shadow work in client healing
Define shadow work and its role for both clinician and client wellness
Gain competency in introducing shadow work to clients
Identify the connections between a client’s presenting issues and their unconscious patterns that may be sabotaging their efforts at healing
Discuss various strategies and interventions which the client can utilize in order to explore and understand their shadow

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SOLD-OUT! Register for Next Session | Law & Ethics of Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting🆕
2025-11-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This workshop is now sold out.
Please register for the next session for this workshop on Thursday, February 5th, 2026, here: https://cascadia-training.com/course/ethics-of-relationships-professional-roles-and-boundaries-february-2026/
or other workshops that meet the new Professional Roles & Boundaries CE requirement here: https://cascadia-training.com/courses/category/professional-roles-boundaries/.
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets New Mandatory CE Requirement on
Professional Roles and Boundaries!
Law & Ethics of Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 2 Law & Ethics or Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs | $99.00
Description
Boundary violations are among the most common reasons for professional discipline of behavioral health clinicians. Dual relationships—both intentional and unintentional—can arise in many forms and often present ethical, clinical, and legal challenges.
In recognition of this significant cause of misconduct, as of October 2025, the Washington Department of Health has implemented a new requirement for two hours of continuing education in “Professional Roles and Boundaries” every two years (the new Washington State continuing education requirements according to WAC 246-809-630 can be found here).
In this two-hour workshop, we will examine Washington State laws and professional ethical standards regarding personal and dual relationships with clients. Drawing from recent Washington Department of Health disciplinary decisions, participants will engage with real-world case studies that illustrate common risk areas. The workshop will also offer practical strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries in everyday practice.
This course is designed to meet the Washington State Department of Health’s requirement for continuing education in Professional Roles and Boundaries according to according to WAC 246-809-630.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Implement strategies to maximize clinical effectiveness while minimizing liability risk;
Apply Washington legal guidelines regarding dual relationships;
Apply ethical standards concerning personal relationships with clients;
Identify and describe various types of inconsistent dual relationships;
Recognize risk factors that may contribute to boundary crossings or violations; and
Create and evaluate strategies to maintain appropriate and ethical clinical relationships.

Becoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens
2025-11-13 09:00 - 2025-11-15 16:30 | Zoom
3-Day Intensive Zoom Session
Cultural Competence, Law & Ethics, and Health Equity CEs
SELLS OUT VERY QUICKLY – REGISTER NOW!
Becoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens
Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC
When: Thursday, November 13th to Saturday, November 15th, 2025 | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom. You’ll receive the Zoom link the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours:
18 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)
As 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.
This 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.
Especially 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 have now been sensitized or magnified by exposure to Covid and months-long isolation?
Many 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.
With 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.
Upon completing this workshop 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!
Woven throughout the workshop 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.
This workshop 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. The workshop includes didactic portions, experiential sections, and direct case consultation time. Each day will include lecture, video, and experiential segments.
Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will understand and describe:

Sensory systems and sensory exploration and attunement to realize how getting in touch with the sensory systems is the most important thing we can do
Differences in communication for ADHDers and Autistics
Relationship differences, including gender and sexuality differences
Attending and executive function in ND and ADHD clients
The neurotypical societal norms that lead to high levels of burnout
The Dependency Model
How social systems impact our Neurodivergent client’s experiences of disability, specifically how unethical and discriminatory practices violate both federal laws and the ethical mandates and standards for best practice for mental health clinicians, physicians, and other physical health providers, educators, and employers
The ethical mandate to identify and discontinue unethical treatment interventions that violate our neurodivergent clients’ autonomy and consent, both ethical mandates
The behaviors often targeted by unethical therapies are usually harmless and serve the self-regulating and self-soothing needs of our neurodivergent clients
How to conduct an ethics assessment of their current practices to identify and discontinue the use of any outdated, long-ago debunked assessment tools, unreliable and non-evidence-based diagnostic criteria, and clinical interventions that may be unethical in terms of their identified purpose, their disrespect for our client’s autonomy, and lack of informed consent as it applies to neurodivergent behaviors and processing preferences
Identify myths about ADHD and Autism and understand the impact of these myths on underdiagnosis, misdiagnosis, and diagnostic overshadowing caused by outdated standards and practices
The goal of unethical treatment interventions and their targeted behavioral goals being to hide one’s true self and one’s autistic or ADHD behaviors
Comprehend the toll that unethical interventions take on neurodivergent students, employees, and clients. Masking and camouflaging of autistic behaviors result in increased rates of substance use and abuse, levels of depression, and high rates of suicide in Neurodivergent clients
The need for educational, mental health professionals, and physical medicine practitioners to identify the targeted goals of any treatment interventions and ensure that treatment is and places a high value of on client consent and respect for all clients’ autonomy
Understand the differentials and comorbidities that exist for our neurodivergent clients, including the role of trauma on ND lives, the need to rule out any other mental health concerns, the high rates of misdiagnoses and completely overlooked diagnoses that NDs experience in our educational, medical, and mental health systems
The imperative to assess for and process grief and loss in ND clients
The critical role of validation when serving as a neurodivergent-affirming and informed clinician
The ethical mandate to apply cultural sensitivity and familiarity with all clients, including those who live with differences in sensory experiences, communication, and cognitive/relational/social processing
The value of networking with ND specialists and medical providers
How to help our ND clients identify and celebrate the strengths and benefits of being ND
Reclaiming JOY and ND as strengths to use as weapons against systemic oppression

Payment Options:
Cascadia 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.
We 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.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due November 30th, 2025.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about discounts and scholarships.
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SPECIAL SALE! Lunch & Learn: Wired for (Dis)connection: An Introduction to Attachment Styles🆕
2025-11-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $10 OFF!
🆕Brand-New Lunch & Learn Series!🆕
Wired for (Dis)connection: An Introduction to Attachment Styles
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, November 10th, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where:Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs | $35.00 Now only $25.00!
Our earliest relationships shape the way we connect with others throughout our lives. Attachment theory offers a powerful lens for understanding how clients’ early experiences influence their emotional and relational patterns. This introductory training explores the four primary attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized—and their impact on mental health and relationships. You will gain insight into how attachment dynamics play out in therapy, learning to identify your clients’ attachment styles and tailor interventions to support healing and growth. Through case studies, practical exercises, and real-world examples, you will leave with effective tools for helping your clients build stronger, more secure connections with themselves and others.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop an understanding of the four primary attachment styles and their impact on emotional regulation and relationships.
Learn how attachment styles manifest in therapeutic settings and how to identify them in clients.
Identify common challenges clients with different attachment styles face and explore tailored interventions to support healing.
Practice applying attachment-informed strategies to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and promote healthier relational patterns in clients.

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🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD in Love 🆕
2025-11-07 09:00 - 16:30
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs!
AuDHD in Love
Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC, Stacy Skowronski, PhD, LCSW, CST, and Hannah Tyer, MOTR/L
When: Friday, November 7, 2025| 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs | $199.00
Course Description:
As 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!
Whether 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.
Key objectives
After this course, attendees will be able to:

Define at least three ways the medical model of Autism and ADHD differ from the neurodiversity-affirming model
Describe at least two ways that both ADHD and Autism can impact romantic/sexual relationships
Explain the relational effects of the Double Empathy Problem and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Identify/understand common polarities in neurodivergent couples that impact connection
Describe how differing sensory profiles can impact all types of relationships where people share space
Identify at least two ways to help support healthy, neurodivergent-affirming relationships

Other topics covered:

Attention and Focus
Monotropism
Differing Sensory Profiles
Communication Challenges
Differences in Emotional Expression
Masking in relationships
Masking in sexual encounters

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Meets New CE Requirements | Therapeutic Boundaries: The Ethics of Creating Clarity, Safety, and Trust in Clinical Work 🆕
2025-11-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets New Mandatory CE Requirement on
Professional Roles and Boundaries!
Therapeutic Boundaries: The Ethics of Creating Clarity, Safety, and Trust in Clinical Work
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs or Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
Therapeutic boundaries are the cornerstone of ethical and effective clinical practice, providing a framework for clarity, safety, and trust within the therapeutic relationship. In this engaging workshop, participants will explore the multifaceted role of boundaries in fostering healthy client interactions while safeguarding their professional integrity.
This training will address key themes such as boundary setting in diverse contexts, navigating boundary crossings versus violations, and handling potential ethical dilemmas with confidence and compassion.
Specific topics will include self-disclosure, outside of office contact, gift-giving, dual relationships, time management (beginning and ending sessions on time), sexual attraction, and physical touch, as well as social media policies and technology issues. In addition, we will explore how a person’s cultural background can influence boundaries.
Participants will leave with practical tools to enhance self-awareness, manage countertransference, and ensure that their professional boundaries serve as a foundation for trust and transformation in their work. Whether you are a seasoned clinician or just beginning your career, this workshop will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies to strengthen your practice.
OBJECTIVES:

Explain the difference between boundary crossings and boundary violations
Understand the ethical importance of creating and maintaining healthy professional and personal boundaries in the therapeutic relationship
Identify how to communicate healthy boundaries to clients

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SPECIAL SALE! | Intersectional Feminist Therapies 🆕
2025-10-31 09:00 - 12:20 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
🆕BRAND-NEW PRESENTER & WORKSHOP!🆕
Counts as Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Intersectional Feminist Therapies
Presented by: Leah Post, LICSW, MSW, MPH
When: Friday, October 31, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:20 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – meets criteria for Cultural Competence and/or Health Equity CEs | $99.00 NOW ONLY $50.00!
This 3-hour continuing education course offers mental health professionals an in-depth introduction to an intersectional feminist approach to therapy, a framework grounded in social justice, client empowerment, and systems-level awareness. Participants will examine how intersecting identities—such as race, gender, sexuality, ability, and class—impact mental health, therapeutic dynamics, and access to care. Drawing from historical foundations and contemporary applications, this course supports clinicians in integrating socially responsive, identity-informed care into their existing therapeutic practices.
Through a blend of lecture, case studies, and reflective discussion, participants will trace the evolution of feminist therapy, including contributions from Womanist and Mujerista psychologies, and analyze how dominant systems of power shape both client experiences and therapeutic interventions.
Emphasis is placed on developing practical counseling skills that align with intersectional feminist values. Key techniques covered include power analysis, re-framing within socio-political contexts, appropriate self-disclosure, and supporting client-led definitions of change and healing. Special attention is given to how these principles can be incorporated across treatment modalities such as CBT, IFS, and ACT, and adapted to diverse client populations in both individual and community-based practice settings.
This training is appropriate for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, school counselors, and other helping professionals seeking to deepen their cultural humility, expand their clinical toolbox, and promote equity within therapeutic relationships. Participants will leave with applicable strategies, resources for continued learning, and increased confidence in addressing systems of oppression within their work.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Define intersectional feminism and feminist therapy, and explain their relevance to the ethical and culturally competent practice of counseling.
Describe the historical and theoretical foundations of feminist therapy, including key texts and critiques that inform modern intersectional and liberatory approaches.
Apply intersectional feminist counseling techniques—such as power analysis, client empowerment, and socio-political reframing—within commonly used modalities, while demonstrating awareness of counselor self-reflection and positionality.

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