Cascadia Training for Professional Development

🆕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 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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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🆕BRAND-NEW! Succeeding at Supervision: Professional Development of the Clinical Supervisor 🆕
2025-10-29 09:00 - 2025-10-31 14:30 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets requirements to become an approved clinical supervisor!
Succeeding at Supervision: Professional Development of the Clinical Supervisor
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Wednesday, October 29th to Friday, October 31st, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs – 2 count as Law and Ethics CEs, 2 count as Cultural Competence or Health Equity CEs | $395.00
The purpose of clinical supervision is to enhance a clinician’s professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes to become competent in providing quality care to clients. Supervisors are held to the ethical guidelines set by their appropriate association and must be able to work with challenges empathically and effectively in supervision, such as associate anxiety, resistance, and their own learning curve in becoming a supervisor.
This three-day immersive workshop provides the foundation for understanding the functions of supervision, the roles and responsibilities of supervisees and supervisors, and direction for meeting ethical standards and competencies. A variety of theoretical frameworks are described for use in individual, agency, or group settings. Techniques for handling supervision challenges are included, such as supervisee anxiety and novice supervisory anxiety, conflict in the supervisory relationship, and supervisor burn-out. Cultural factors of relevance to supervision will be explored to encourage attendees’ awareness of contextual factors.
Ethical considerations of duty to warn, competence, and confidentiality are presented. Documentation practices will highlight how a supervisor can ensure proper record keeping. Attendees will be encouraged to engage in critical thinking through individual exercises, case studies, video analysis, and group activities. After completing this course, learners will feel more knowledgeable, skilled, and confident in succeeding in clinical supervision.
** Please note that the use of breakout rooms will be included in this course. Attendees should be prepared to participate in breakout rooms to receive full credit for the course.
OBJECTIVES:

Articulate the main role of a supervisor and their expected competencies.
Obtain an understanding of basic competencies and legal and ethical requirements for supervision in Washington.
Describe at least three ethical considerations of clinical supervision.
Identify goals and evaluation criterion for supervisees.
Analyze considerations for treatment modalities, work settings and the use of technology.
Understand the record keeping requirements for supervision.
Describe new strategies to address obstacles in supervision.
Recall four common supervision theories and models.
Explain recommended supervisory skills for managing problematic supervisees.
Discover cultural and contextual factors important to the supervision process.
Examine supervision practices through case study analysis.
Evaluate potential boundary violations and identify traits of professional relationships.
Appraise one’s own supervisory strengths, skills, and challenges as a supervisor.
Build confidence and skill in creating successful supervision relationships with supervisees and navigating challenges.
Model effective clinical, relational, and supportive qualities and skills to supervisees.

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 October 31st, 2025.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.
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SPECIAL SALE! Shame, Guilt & Self-Criticism: Therapeutic Techniques for Client Recovery
2025-10-27 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $45 OFF!
Shame, Guilt & Self-Criticism: Therapeutic Techniques for Client Recovery
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, October 27th, 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 | $95.00 NOW ONLY $50.00!
It is not uncommon for clinicians to encounter clients who are experiencing shame in various aspects of their life. Shame, guilt, and self-criticism play a critical role in quality of life and mental health. Fear can lead to unhealthy coping strategies and emotional distress.
This training will explore elements of shame common in mental health that may disrupt healthy functioning. Strengthen your skills and clinical knowledge in facilitating therapeutic interventions with clients to end the powerful hold of shame, guilt and self-criticism. A resilience-growth model will be presented to help your clients develop acceptance of themselves, others, and the reality necessary for the effective treatment of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, binge eating, substance use, and anger issues.
OBJECTIVES:

Explain at least five core concepts of shame and three examples of shame related to mental health.
Discover multiple therapeutic approaches and interventions to address shame with clients.
Employ resilience-growth models of shame recovery to enhance coping and wellness.

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SPECIAL SALE! Enneagram and Internal Family Systems (IFS): Working with Our EnneaTypes and Our Parts
2025-10-25 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
Enneagram and Internal Family Systems (IFS): Working with Our EnneaTypes and Our Parts
Presented by Dr. Jennifer Manlowe
Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | $190.00 NOW ONLY $140.00
Workshop Description:
Both Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the Enneagram have been used to gather people eager to understand and work with troubling thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to do so on a deeper level than “Talk Therapy” alone.
In this workshop we will explore how both schools of thought intersect to inspire harmony of mind-body-emotion in our clients and ourselves.
After attending this workshop, you’ll be on your way to understanding the basics of the Enneagram as a Wisdom Tradition and the fundamentals of IFS as a psychotherapeutic model (developed in the 1990s).
You’ll see that both schools of thought work to map out parts or sub-personalities within us—each with its own thoughts, motivations, and behaviors eager for transformation. For instance, with the Enneagram, there are “three centers of intelligence,” and in IFS, there are three categories of parts: managers, firefighters, and exiles. Meeting and interviewing these parts has the power to foster freedom from old ideas of self and others.
Returning to what Enneagram calls our essence or “higher self” and leaning into what IFS calls “Self-Energy” will be explored. Tripartite awareness practices will be shared.
The Enneagram is a personality typing test with nine distinct types of people. Like parts, each type has its own core fears, desires, and motivations. When translated, this symbol offers a psychospiritual model for growth that can be used by health professionals, coaches, and spiritual directors to gain self-awareness about patterns in clients’ (and our own) relationships.
Both the Enneagram and IFS methods can give us valuable insights into why our clients do the things they do and how to unmask and transform harmful behaviors in a curious, compassionate, and nonjudgmental way.
Whether you’re looking to understand yourself better as a helping professional, strengthen your skills with your clients, or cultivate growth through tri-partite awareness (mind-body-heart) work, both models provide tools that will deepen insights and help you along the way.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to assist your clients in finding an integrative approach on their path to healing by first:

Identify the general healing frameworks of Enneagram Wisdom and Internal Family Systems
Use Enneagram Wisdom as a method for “mapping” our IFS parts
Distinguish the systemic origins of one’s EnneaStyle (an intersectional approach)
Uncover how to work with your clients’ (and your own) disowned “parts”
Gain insight into how EnneaStyles and IFS parts can evolve with compassionate curiosity
Build a bridge from your preferred therapeutic models to your newfound Ennea and IFS Insights

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SOLD OUT! Register for Upcoming Sessions | In-Person Training with Eric Strom
2025-10-24 09:30 - 17:00 | Bainbridge Performing Arts Center, 200 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110, United States
Unfortunately, this workshop is now sold out.
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING ZOOM SESSIONS: There are also upcoming Zoom sessions that cover the same material as this in-person workshop.
Please register for one or more of the workshops below:

The next 2-hour section on the new Professional Roles & Boundaries requirement, which is not sold out, is scheduled for Thursday, February 5th, 2026 (the November 2025 one is now sold out). MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE>>>
The next 3-hour workshop on Clinical Documentation Considerations of Changing Federal and State Laws is scheduled for Friday, January 23, 2026. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE>>>
The next 3-hour section on the new confidentiality laws is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE>>>

BRAND-NEW – A MUST-TAKE ETHICS WORKSHOP
An In-Person Training with Eric Strom: Stay Current on NEW Legal and Ethical Responsibilities:

New Confidentiality Rules for LMFTs, LMHCs, LiCSWs as of 7/27/25

New WA CE requirement as of October 2025: Relationships, Professional Roles, & Boundaries

New and Changing Laws to Consider When Working Across State Lines

Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Friday, October 24th, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live in person at the Bainbridge Performing Arts Center (200 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110)
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics CEs, 2 count as Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs | $229.00
Schedule for the day:

9:30 AM – 12:45 PM (with a 15-minute break from 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM): Washington Confidentiality Law Update
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: 1-hour lunch break
1:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Law & Ethics of Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: 15-minute break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Navigating Diverging State Laws

Morning Session (9:30 AM – 12:45 PM – includes 15-minute break): Washington Confidentiality Law Update
As of July 27th, 2025, the legal framework for confidentiality in behavioral health practice has undergone a significant shift in Washington State. Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), and Social Workers are now subject to the standards of RCW 70.02—Washington’s Uniform Health Care Information Act—through its incorporation into RCW 18.225.105. Participants will examine how the newly aligned laws alter confidentiality obligations, reshape definitions of protected information, and introduce updated rules around disclosures, client rights, and documentation practices. Through step-by-step analysis, practical examples, and discussion, this 3-hour workshop will equip attendees to confidently navigate the new legal landscape while upholding core ethical principles.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Identify the sources of legal standards relating to confidentiality;
Understand the relationship between Washington State statutes and federal regulations with respect to client confidentiality;
Describe when disclosure of client information is required;
Describe when disclosure of client information is allowed.

Lunch Break (12:45 PM – 1:45 PM)
Afternoon Session 1 (1:45 PM – 3:45 PM): Law & Ethics of Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
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 section, 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 WAC 246-809-630.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply Washington legal guidelines regarding dual relationships;
Apply ethical standards concerning dual relationships with clients;
Recognize risk factors that may contribute to boundary crossings or violations; and
Create and evaluate strategies to maintain appropriate and ethical clinical relationships.

Afternoon Break (3:45 PM – 4:00 PM)
Afternoon Session 2 (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM): Navigating Diverging State Laws
Recent changes to US federal law and policy have given states more leeway to regulate in vastly different ways. These changing laws may impact clients and clinicians in a variety of ways – particularly when telehealth is delivered across state lines. Through a discussion of a range of various state laws, we will identify the impacts this current regulatory situation has on clinical documentation, on our exposure to liability, and to protection of marginalized populations when delivering clinical services.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Describe the regulatory impact of providing clinical service across state lines.
Identify some other states’ laws that may impact us as Washington-based clinicians and clients.
Understand Washington’s new Protected Health Care Statutes.
Create strategies to appropriately conduct and document clinical services while protecting clients and ourselves.

ALMOST SOLD OUT! Youth and Adult Suicide: Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Suicidality
2025-10-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Almost SOLD-OUT – Register Now to Save Your Spot!
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, SUDP
When: Friday, October 24th, 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 | $199.00
Future Sessions of This Workshop:

Thursday, January 15th, 2026: LINK FOR MORE INFO>>>
Thursday, April 30th, 2026: LINK FOR MORE INFO>>>
Friday, July 24th, 2026: LINK FOR MORE INFO>>>
Friday, November 6th, 2026: LINK FOR MORE INFO>>>

*This workshop meets the Washington State suicide assessment requirements for re-licensure.
Historically mental health treatment for suicidal individuals has involved extensive psychopharmacology, repeated cognitive behavioral self-esteem and stress reduction exercises, or deep therapy into family of origin issues, all proven to be ineffective in long term prevention of suicide.
According to the World Health Organization (2009), there has been a 60 percent increase in the worldwide suicide rates in the last 45 years, with 1 million suicides worldwide each year, relating to someone dying by suicide every 40 second. Twenty-two US military veterans kill themselves every single day.
This workshop presents original concepts in the development of suicidality as an ingenious coping mechanism which develops over time. The brain’s neuroplasticity forms neural pathways which underpin the reinforcing suicidal thought pattern. Brain retraining provides formation of new healthful 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 never the first time the danger has been known. Love 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 just 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
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 a simple and effective suicide assessment tool
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.

This 6 hour workshop has been approved by the Washington State Department of Health for its 2017 Model List, and satisfies continuing education requirements set by the Department of Health related to suicide assessment, management, and treatment.
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Tarot and Therapy: Intuition and Metaphor
2025-10-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Tarot and Therapy: Intuition and Metaphor
Presented by: Rebecca Bloom, ATR-BC, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, October 24th, 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: CEs: 6 | $199.00, which includes $174.00 tuition plus $25.00 for Ephemera Art Supply Packs Created by Rebecca Bloom Especially for Cascadia Training Registrants. Art supply packs will be mailed to registrants in advance of the workshop.
Why is Tarot so popular right now? Are your clients coming in talking about the card they pulled before the session and you have no idea what that means? Have you used tarot for years for your own well being and would love to use it with mental health clients but not sure how?
Most clients come into therapy saying that they do not have access to their intuition and are not sure how to trust what the right choices are to make in their lives. Using a single card pulled from a tarot deck, and exploring the client’s meaning of the card, clients can begin to feel connected to their own sense of self, clients can find new ways to safely explore difficult experiences and find ways to test out feeling grounded again.
Starting with the Jungian concepts of Archetypes we will look at how the collective sense of self represents over these twelve types of being. Then we will explore the history and uses of tarot. These seventy-eight cards have been used for hundreds of years. Using the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, from 1909, as a starting place we will look at many of the decks available today and why people turn to them every day or when times get difficult.
We will explore intuition and how to trust our own sense of knowing. In this hands-on workshop, you will make five of your own cards. Exploring the major arcana, and the suits of cups, pentacles, swords and wands we will learn the journeys of each of these sets.
Objectives:

Learn archetypes of Jung and Tarot.
Learn why the creative process soothes the body and the mind.
Find materials you will be comfortable using with your clients.
Use art making for your own self-care.

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SPECIAL SALE! Difficult People: Dealing with the Most Challenging and Irksome Individuals in Our Lives and Clinical Practices
2025-10-23 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
Difficult People: Dealing with the Most Challenging and Irksome Individuals in Our Lives and Clinical Practices
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the Zoom link via email the week of the workshop)
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs | Cost: $190.00 NOW ONLY $140.00!
This class will encourage and equip clinicians that are struggling with seemingly impossible people in their practices and personal lives. You know the types – folks who distract us from doing our best work and erode our sense of contentment. The class will equip attendees with hacks to confront the demanding, thorny, bothersome, and stressful situations that challenging relationships bring into our offices and lives. From the annoying to the exhausting – we will address generalized personality types and how to deal with them while simultaneously remaining grounded and holding our center.
Please note that this class is NOT intended to address the DSM5 diagnostic categories of personality disorders – rather, we will be addressing more common issues that don’t necessarily rise to clinically diagnostic levels but can be equally disconcerting and uncomfortable in relationships, both personal and professional.
This lighthearted class is designed for practicing therapists with clients of all ages. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format and teaching modalities will include a mix of clinical discussion, lecture with clinical examples, and video illustrations, as well as individual/group case exercises.
Objectives:

Distinctively examine high-maintenance relationships characterized by anger, criticism, martyrdom, negativity, neediness, competition, insensitivity and control.
Address strategies for universal psychotherapy office-specific challenges.
Contextualize Freud’s defense mechanisms.
Identify essential emotional regulation skills in adulthood.
Develop capacity for self-assessment around the impact of stress on our lives and work.
Explore multiple strategies to hold our center and maintain equilibrium in our practices.
Access provided references and resources for further study.

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SPECIAL SALE! The Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience
2025-10-23 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $45 OFF!
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Healthy Equity or Cultural Competence CEs
The Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience
Presented by: Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP
When: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:15 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: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $95.00 NOW ONLY $50.00
There is no doubt that one of the most polarizing and difficult topics today is the idea of gender. For those of us who work with the LGBTQIA+ community, the result is devastating and heartbreaking for our clients – and for those of us who work with them. It can feel daunting and overwhelming.
We may find ourselves asking lots of questions, from what even is gender to why is it so controversial? And why on earth is there so much push-back on it?
This is a complex issue with multi-faceted causes and reasons – however, at the base of it all lies the body. Applying practical applications of neuroscience and Interpersonal Neurobiology, we can look under the surface to what lies beneath – and in so doing, improve our client’s self-image and empower ourselves and them to reduce our stress as we move through difficult interactions.
This course will teach you not only the proper language of gender, but the science behind the terms so you can speak confidently on the topic. In addition, we will explore and identify the biological source that feeds much of the resistance to listening. Most of all, the attendee will be given techniques to help more accurately frame what is happening and maintain their body regulation during difficult interactions.
Objectives:

List and describe the science of gender, including up-to-date associated vocabulary
Identify reasons for resistance in others
Apply Principles of Neuroscience and Interpersonal Neurobiology to Regulate Your Own Nervous System to Reduce Shame & Activation During Difficult Interactions
Apply New Learning to Case Studies

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Reaching the Inner Child: Using Integrated, Brain-based Internal Family Systems Therapy to Treat Trauma and Personality Disorders
2025-10-20 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Reaching the Inner Child: Using Integrated, Brain-based Internal Family Systems Therapy to Treat Trauma and Personality Disorders
Presented by: Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP (she/her)
When: Monday, October 20th, 2025 | 9am – 4:30pm 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 | Cost: $190.00
Modern neuroscience has provided us with valuable and targeted information to help in understanding and healing the traumatized brain, including those with severe developmental trauma who later end up with “personality disorder” diagnoses.
Unfortunately, much of this valuable information remains abstract and out-of-reach to those doing the actual work of trauma treatment.
This workshop will address these issues by combining insights from neuroscience with an evidence-based treatment approach known as Internal Family Systems.
Internal Family Systems is a treatment modality created in the 1980s by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz. Trained as a couples and family therapist, Dr. Schwartz realized the same dynamics he found in family systems also presented within individuals. His work reveals the brain’s natural ability to create different parts, known as Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles, in order to protect the core, undamaged self. His theory is non-pathologizing, allowing us to see “diagnoses” as “strategies” and recognizes the protective nature of the “Internal Family.” Using modern brain science along with these well-established concepts, we can isolate and treat the “Inner Child” – those parts that carry traumatic memory – in more effective ways.
In this dynamic and experiential session, you will learn the underlying framework of Internal Family Systems both from traditional and neuroscience-informed perspectives, allowing for greater understanding of yourself and your client and providing for higher precision in therapeutic work. By applying narrative and imagery-based techniques in real time, you will incorporate what is known about brain processing into your work, thus enabling you to more efficiently and safely reach “the Inner Child.” Attendees will grow in their practical understanding and application of neuroscience to aid in reducing shame, increasing client engagement, improving outcomes, and – as an added bonus – reducing clinician burnout!
OBJECTIVES:
• Consider Internal Family Systems (IFS) structure and techniques from both traditional and neuroscience-informed perspectives
• Apply a non-pathologizing model of treatment to reduce shame and increase client ability to grow and change.
• Use “Externalization of Parts” and other somatic, imagery- and analogy-based techniques to develop the concept of the “Inner Child” to promote experiences that create new neural connections that lead to lasting change and healing
• Learn techniques to teach internal communication, self-compassion, and define and measure success in more effective ways
• Communicate modern neuroscience principles of neuroplasticity, mentalization, and somatic responding as it relates to IFS and the “Inner Child,” in a user-friendly manner
• Apply newly learned skills in real-time to build competency and confidence as practitioner
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SPECIAL SALE! | Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature – Day 2
2025-10-17 09:00 - 16:30 | ONE-Olympia, 7400 Gallagher Cove Road NW, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! Almost $60 OFF!
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature – Day 2
Presented by: Dr. Brenda Butterfield, EdD, MSW, LMHC
When: Friday, October 17th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live in person at the ONE Center (7400 Gallagher Cove Road NW, Olympia, WA 98502)
Lodging Options: If you are coming to the area from out of town, several lodging options at reduced rates for Cascadia attendees are available, including staying at the ONE Center. For all lodging accommodation options, please visit the ONE Center website here and email the ONE Center at ournewexperiences@gmail.com.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics CEs | $199.00 NOW ONLY $140!
All 2025 Dates for Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature Day Two at the ONE Center:

Friday, May 16, 2025: Click here for more info >>>
Friday, June 27, 2025: Click here for more info >>>
Friday, August 1, 2025: Click here for more info >>>
Friday, October 17, 2025: Click here for more info >>>

This is a nature based workshop in the gardens, forest and by the water, walking slowly (less than 1 mile total) on uneven ground at times, rain or shine.
This workshop is an invitation for those who have participated in our Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature -Day 1 workshop and are now ready to come back for a checkup. Just like an annual physical exam, we can check in with “the Doctor” to reassess our health and well-being, notice progress toward goals, and discuss experiences that have challenged us along the way, too. And just like your annual physical, this checkup can become a ritual too. Except in this scenario, you are the “Doctor” and not alone. We can do this together during Day 2, on retreat at ONE. Come, step off the busy treadmill of life to pause, drop in, and check in with yourself while earning six law and ethics credits too!
Like Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature Day 1, this workshop is retreat-style, nature-based, and very experiential. In our welcoming circle, we’ll begin the day by connecting, building community, and savoring the good company of colleagues. We’ve created the day to feel familiar, like coming home, including new invitations to experience increased self-awareness, learn new self-care practices, and develop deeper knowledge to help you meet the professional commitment and longing in your heart to take better care of you. Together, we will complete the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) and the Professional Self-Care Assessment as part of our annual checkup. If you kept our assessment measures from the Ethics of Simple Self Care in Nature Day 1 workshop, bring them! If you didn’t, no worries. You can trust your inner guide to know where you’ve been and where you are now. Remember… “How are you, how do you know?”
We’ll spend time in community and on our own as we sit spot on the land and by the water, to rest in awareness and write reflectively. We’ll explore new, simple self-care practices from nature therapy, mindfulness, and mindful self-compassion. All practices are evidence-based ways to activate the parasympathetic nervous system anytime, anyplace. All can be shared with clients to support their health and well-being.
We’ll briefly revisit research explaining why self-care is essential for healthcare providers and then get real about what has gotten in the way. With intention and respect, we’ll take a deeper dive into the ethics of practicing professional self-care through the collaborative Practice of Council. We’ll discuss challenges experienced and ethical dilemmas created by systems, socio-cultural contexts, personal values & beliefs, socio-economic factors, etc. In community, we’ll find ways to acknowledge, support, and problem-solve together.
Taking better care of oneself can be quite simple, but it is seldom easy, especially when caring for others. It means living mindfully, and that requires ongoing intention and attention to skill-building as well as giving and receiving support, encouragement, and holding oneself accountable, too. Mindful living is the mission of The ONE Center.
We hope you answer the call and come back to ONE to check in with ONEself and be in community with colleagues on a similar path of tending to ONE’s own health and well-being.
OBJECTIVES:
In this workshop, you will:

Reassess your compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress.
Reassess your current level of overall self-care.
Explore experientially a variety of ways to practice simple self-care
Identify lifestyle choices that are supporting or undermining your health and well-being.
Revisit research correlating clinician health and well-being to treatment outcomes for clients.\nRevisit ethical implications for practicing/not practicing self-care.
Examine ethical dilemmas experienced by providers when practicing self-care and problem-solving with colleagues.
Refine your realistic action plan for improved self-care.

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🆕 BRAND-NEW TOPICS! The Neurodiversity Symposium 🆕
2025-10-16 09:00 - 2025-10-18 17:00 | Zoom
🆕 BRAND-NEW TOPICS! 🆕
3-Day Zoom Symposium!
Cultural Competence, Law & Ethics, and Health Equity CEs
The Neurodiversity Symposium
Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC
When: 3-Day Zoom Symposium from Thursday, October 16th – Friday, October 18th, 2025 | Times for each day and session vary (see below)
Register for the full symposium (and save $145!) by day, or by session (MORE INFO)

Thursday, October 16th, 2025, 2025: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern
Friday, October 17, 2025: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern
Saturday, October 18th, 2025: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time / 12:30 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern

Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the symposium.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: Each session varies – each day offers 6 CEs, and the entire symposium is 18 CE credit hours. All CEs count toward cultural competence, law & ethics, or health equity requirements | $575.00 for the full symposium, $199 per day, or $80 – $160 per session (depends on number of hours) *** (see below for payment options)
So, you’ve been spending time learning about Neurodiversity and Neurodivergent-Affirming care. You’ve explored what Autism and ADHD look like through the lens of the Neurodivergent-Affirming Paradigm, staying up late to deep dive on the internet to learn more about specific topics that keep coming up in your work. You’ve taken courses and read books, you’ve joined groups and listservs, but you still have questions about certain Neurodivergent topics. This event has been crafted with you in mind.
With three full days dedicated to closely examining specific Autistic and ADHD topics and experiences, these courses are designed to give you the space to learn with other deeply curious thinkers. These courses are meant for folks who have a strong foundational understanding of the Neurodiversity movement and paradigm and may not be suitable for intro-level learners. Intro-level learners are encouraged to register for “Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World” on September 12th here or December 5th here.
Learn from folks with a range of backgrounds and experiences and a variety of courses from 1.5 hours to 4 hours long. Feel free to pick and choose your topics or register for all three days; whatever meets your learning needs.
All sessions will be held live via Zoom on Pacific Time.
DAY ONE – Thursday, October 16, 2025 (9:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
Day One, Session One (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM): What is PDA and How Is It Impacting My Practice?
3 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
Although 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.
OBJECTIVES:

Explore Pervasive Drive for Autonomy (or, from the medical model, Pathological Demand Avoidance) from an ND-affirming lens
Learn the social implications of PDA through both the medical and ND-affirming models
Define two ways to help support people with PDA profiles.

Day One, Session Two (1:00 PM – 2:30 PM): Neurodivergence Over the Lifetime
1.5 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
Due to a number of factors, how one experiences ADHD and Autism can change over one’s lifetime. This class will examine some of the factors associated with these changes and how they may impact ND individuals.
OBJECTIVES:

Learn about the ways the ADHD and Autistic experience may shift over the lifetime
Explore the role of hormones on the ADHD and Autistic Experience

Day One, Session Three (3:00 PM – 4:30 PM): Neurodivergence and Family Systems
1.5 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
There is plenty of evidence that Autism and ADHD are genetic and run in families. This course will explore how that affects family systems and legacies.
OBJECTIVES:

Define how parenting styles impact neurodivergent children
Explain how long-term family culture is defined by neurodivergence

DAY TWO – Friday, October 17, 2025 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Day Two, Session One (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM): The Social Model of Disability
2 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
The Social Model of Disability is a concept that moves the onus of disability from the individual to the greater society. This class will explore ways that this change in mindset impacts the lived experience of ADHD and Autism.
OBJECTIVES:

Learn how the Social Model of Disability can be an anti-oppressive framework for therapy
Identify layers of oppression and how other “isms” impact ADHD and Autism

Day Two, Session Two (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM): The Intersection of Neurodivergence and Other Identities
2 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
Autism and ADHD are two of many possible oppressed identities. This panel will hear from folks who experience Neurodivergence in addition to other marginalized identities.
OBJECTIVES:

Explore how Neurodivergence is just one form of oppression
Identify ways that ADHD and Autism is impacted by other types of marginalization

Day Two, Session Three (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM): Is Neurodivergent Burnout Inevitable?
2 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
Living as a Neurodivergent person in today’s capitalist society means that it is harder than ever to avoid burnout. This class will investigate how to recognize burnout and support clients in affirming, non-oppressive ways.
OBJECTIVES:

Learn how ND burnout can present in phases
Address the normalization of burnout and the needed supports to offset it

DAY THREE – Saturday, October 18, 2025 (9:30 AM – 4:30 PM)
Day Three, Session One (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM): Neurodivergence and Other Mental Health Concerns
2 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
With 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 complicated quickly. This course will help clinicians make sense of complex scenarios through the use of case studies.
OBJECTIVES:

Identify how Autism and/or ADHD may impact other mental health concerns
Explore the prevalence and impact of trauma on ND populations

Day Three, Session Two (12:30 PM – 4:30 PM): Modifying Therapy Modalities for Neurodivergent Populations
4 Health Equity, Cultural Competence, or Law & Ethics CEs
As clinicians learn more about supporting Autistic and ADHD clients, questions continue to arise about how to modify current therapy modalities to serve these populations. This class will feature Neurodivergent clinicians who have dedicated their time and energy learning how to make common therapeutic interventions more supportive for ND clients.
Planned modalities we will cover include those for Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Eating Disorder treatment.
You can register for the full symposium (and save $145!), by day, or by individual session.
***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. Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org for more information.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due on October 31st.
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🆕 SPECIAL SALE! Queering Supervision: Interrogating Power, Privilege, and Practice in Clinical Supervision 🆕
2025-10-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $45 OFF!
🆕BRAND-NEW PRESENTER & WORKSHOP!🆕
Counts as Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs and Counts Toward Supervision Training Hours
Queering Supervision: Interrogating Power, Privilege, and Practice in Clinical Supervision
Presented by: Leah Post, LICSW, MSW, MPH
When: Thursday, October 16, 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 CEs – meets criteria for Cultural Competence and/or Health Equity CEs | $99.00 NOW ONLY $55.00!
This 3-hour continuing education training introduces mental health professionals to a queer and intersectional framework for clinical supervision. Far beyond self-disclosure or identity alignment, this approach invites supervisors to critically examine how power, privilege, and systemic oppression shape both the supervisory relationship and broader therapeutic practice. Grounded in queer theory, feminist ethics, and intersectional praxis, this training offers a liberatory reimagining of supervision rooted in relational authenticity and cultural humility.
Participants will explore the ethical tensions, historical erasures, and structural dynamics that often go unnamed in traditional models of supervision. Topics include queer ethical frameworks, the complexity of multiple relationships within small or marginalized communities, and the impact of homonormativity and systemic bias on both clients and clinicians. Through case examples and reflective prompts, participants will assess their own positionality and examine how their identities influence supervisory dynamics.
This course is appropriate for clinical supervisors, therapists, social workers, and other helping professionals who wish to deepen their capacity for ethical, identity-affirming supervision. Participants will leave with concrete tools for integrating queer-informed practices into their supervisory relationships, as well as resources for ongoing growth and consultation.
Participants will also reflect on the limitations of rigid professional boundaries in queer and intersectional contexts, and learn how to navigate ethical dilemmas with nuance, transparency, and collaboration. This course centers the idea that supervision, like therapy, can be a transformative, justice-oriented space when approached with courage, clarity, and care.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Differentiate between conventional and queer approaches to clinical supervision, particularly in relation to ethics, power dynamics, and authenticity.
Critically assess how supervisors’ and supervisees’ intersecting identities impact the supervision process, and articulate strategies for navigating these dynamics.
Apply queer-informed, intersectional frameworks to common supervisory challenges such as multiple relationships, cultural mismatch, and ethical decision-making.

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SPECIAL SALE! | A Lifetime of Loss: Integrating Heartache and Grief in Adult & Pediatric Clients
2025-10-15 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
A Lifetime of Loss: Integrating Heartache and Grief in Adult & Pediatric Clients
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Wednesday, October 15th, 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!
From floating goldfish to the truncated relationships of divorce and foster care, losses start early for us. This class will explore the universal experience of grief – the process that attempts to recover meaning following a loss (Brown, 2021) – and the myriad ways in which it can go awry. The wounds of childhood compound as we age and inevitably experience further losses, each echoing the initial pain. In a realistic and lighthearted way, we will address the reality of impermanence and our lifelong effort to adjust. From treating acute grief in childhood to the manifestation of unresolved loss in our adult clients, this class will explore the ways therapists can help integrate the hurts of a lifetime.
This class is designed for practicing therapists with clients of all ages. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format and teaching modalities will include a mix of clinical discussion, lecture with clinical examples & video illustrations, as well as individual/group case exercises.
Objectives:

Honoring the complexity of human relationships and experiences, recognize that death is only one manifestation of the loss people endure.
Understand the neuropsychological basis for traumatic loss experiences in childhood, how they persist throughout the lifespan, and their impact on clients long after the event occurred.
Identify prolonged grief disorder (also known as complicated grief or traumatic grief) as well as symbolic loss, disenfranchised grief, and ambiguous loss.
Recognize how children’s, tweens’, and teens’ understanding of death and reactions to loss differ from those of adults, and interpret behavioral patterns at different developmental stages.
Implement therapeutic interventions for adults, including Worden’s TEAR model and Shear’s HEALING milestones.
Establish a treatment plan for children experiencing grief and loss, and explore developmentally appropriate therapeutic tools and activities.
Access provided references and resources for further study.

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SPECIAL SALE! | Trauma-Informed Therapy 🆕
2025-10-10 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
🆕 BRAND-NEW! 🆕
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $40 OFF!
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Friday, October 10th, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 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 | $95.00 NOW ONLY $55.00
This training workshop will introduce you to the foundational principles of trauma-informed therapy, emphasizing the importance of safety, trust, and empowerment in the healing process. Trauma leaves profound imprints on the brain, body, and emotions, affecting how clients perceive the world and engage in relationships. You will understand how trauma impacts neurobiology and learn essential strategies for creating a therapeutic environment that fosters regulation, resilience, and recovery. Key concepts will include the role of attunement, grounding techniques, and establishing a collaborative, non-pathologizing approach to trauma work.
This workshop blends theoretical insights with practical applications, equipping you with tools to identify trauma responses, work with triggers, and enhance clients’ sense of agency. We will explore trauma-sensitive interventions that can be integrated into various therapeutic modalities. By the end of the session, you will have a solid foundation in trauma-informed care, enabling you to respond to trauma-related presentations with sensitivity and skill while avoiding re-traumatization.
Objectives:

Understand the importance of providing psychotherapy using a trauma-informed lens
Explain the core principles of trauma-informed therapy
Identify how to create safety for clients in session
Understand the impact of trauma on mental health symptoms

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Easy Ego State Interventions with EMDR Expert Robin Shapiro
2025-10-10 09:00 - 2025-10-11 16:30 | Zoom
Easy Ego State Interventions with EMDR Expert Robin Shapiro
Presented by: Robin Shapiro, LICSW
When:
• Friday, October 10th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
• Saturday, October 11th, 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: 12 CE Credit Hours (Counts as EMDRIA CEs – EC Program Approval: #00002-48) | $499.00 * see below for payment options
An Introduction to Ego States: Functional Roles and Developmental States, Trauma/Broken-Attachment Based States, Dissociative States, and the States that Live in Clients and in You. Using Ego State Therapy with Attachment Issues, Relationships, Sexual Issues, Performance Enhancement, Trauma Recovery, and Working with Dissociative States. Including interventions for calming immune systems, transforming shame, increasing resourcing, and healing personality disorders. Includes practice, case examples, and case consultation. Many participants have personal transformation during the practice. Most are using the material as soon as they get back to work.

In her accessible and practical style, Robin Shapiro will teach you how to use ego state therapy to work with a variety of clients and their issues. During the workshop you will learn to distinguish healthy, flexible states from dissociative ones, and to map your own states, from physically-based vagal states to age and role-related states. You’ll learn methods to use embodied ego-state interventions to clear trauma, work with couples, attachment issues, sexual issues with sex-abuse survivors, over-active immune systems and chronic pain, shame, personality disorders, suicidal clients, and dissociative identity disorder. You will learn to track your own states, and you’ll practice many of the interventions. If you do EMDR, you’ll learn when it’s more useful to use EMDR, when to use ego state work, and when and how to use them both. The 3-day format includes ample time for practice, for questions, and for clinical demonstrations. And despite the seriousness of the subject, expect to enjoy the process.

Feedback from one person: “It was full to the brim, well-structured and lots of practices and demonstrations. Everyone loved it. I learned tons and would recommend her wholeheartedly. And I now know myself very differently!”

12 EMDRIA Credits are available for those who have completed an EMDRIA-approved Basic EMDR training. EC Program Approval Number: #00002-34

(If you don’t know EMDR, you can still do Ego State Therapy with your clients. If you do EMDR, I’ll be telling when to throw in the whole protocol, how to use the safe parts, and when, and with whom, to skip EMDR processing, completely.)
The workshop includes training and experiences:

Distinguish Healthy/Flexible and Dissociative Ego States (and map your own)
Overview of Ego State Interventions
Identify Vagal States
Use Embodied Ego State Interventions (includes practice)
Clear Trauma (includes practice)
Review the Theory of Structural Dissociation
If you do EMDR, you’ll learn when it’s more useful to use EMDR, when to use ego state work, and when and how to use them both.
Tools to work with sexual abuse, and then bring back healthy current sexuality
Work with Attachment Issues, including April Steele’s Building a Secure Self (practice)
Couples Therapy
Calming Over-Active Immune Systems, Multiple-Chemical Sensitivity (possible demo, if someone has one)
Pain Protocol
Shame (practice)
Resourcing (including installing your own “team”)
Healing Personality Disorders
Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder

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 scholarships, and discounts for students and early professionals.

For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by October 31st, 2025

Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.

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SPECIAL SALE! | Attachment and the Neurobiology of Relationships
2025-10-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
Attachment and the Neurobiology of Relationships
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, October 9th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the event.
Continuing Education Credits: 6 CEs | $190.00 NOW ONLY $140.00!
This workshop focuses on one of the most critical components in mental health, social development, and therapeutic intervention across our lifespan – attachment.
This class will demonstrate that attachment is a journey, rather than the predetermined lifelong limitation a jaded clinical view might indicate. It typifies the astounding adaptability and hope inherent in humans – the reasons we believe in our work as therapists.
This workshop will give therapists and other helping professionals working with all age populations an understanding of attachment theory, patterns and clinical presentations, as well as practical tools to create sustainable and effective therapeutic change. We will explore how attachment develops and evolves across a lifespan, influencing all of our relationships. Teaching modalities will include a mix of clinical discussion, lecture with clinical examples, video illustrations, and individual/group case exercises.
Objectives:

Identify key factors that impact and influence our baseline neurobiology such as brain development, memory systems, and trauma.
Understand attachment theory, as well as attachment patterns and clinical presentations.
Learn the various ways attachment styles impact our lives and all types of relationships.
Recognize attachment as one of core components in the therapeutic relationship.
Discuss attachment-based therapies for children, adolescents, adults, and couples.

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Mindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation
2025-10-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
HEALTH EQUITY CEs!
Mindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Thursday, October 9th, 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
Our clients with ADHD often believe that mindfulness-based activities are NOT for them. “If I have trouble focusing on anything for more than a minute, how can you expect me to sit still and count my breaths?”
Luckily, there is much more to mindfulness than sitting still. This means that our clients with ADHD can access the incredible benefits that mindfulness practices offer. In this training workshop, you will learn mindfulness-based interventions tailored for clients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Individuals with ADHD often struggle with impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and difficulty sustaining attention, challenges that can significantly impact their personal and professional lives.
Mindfulness offers a powerful, evidence-based approach to enhancing awareness, focus, and self-regulation. We will explore how integrating mindfulness practices into therapy can help clients increase present-moment awareness, improve attention control, and manage emotional reactivity.
The workshop combines theoretical foundations with practical, hands-on learning, including guided mindfulness exercises. You will learn how to teach simple mindfulness techniques adapted for ADHD, such as body scanning and self-compassion practices while addressing common barriers to engagement. I will also share strategies for fostering motivation and building consistent mindfulness habits in clients. By the end of the session, you will be equipped with a flexible toolkit to support your clients in cultivating calm and clarity, empowering them to navigate their ADHD-related challenges with greater ease and resilience.
OBJECTIVES:

Explain which mindfulness practices are suitable for clients with ADHD
Identify the benefits of mindfulness practice in addressing symptoms of ADHD
Understand how to address barriers to engaging in mindfulness practice

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Let's Talk About Sex
2025-10-08 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs
Let’s Talk About Sex
Presented by B Lourenco, MA, LMHC (she/her)
Where: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)
When: Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 (was Friday, September 19th – now Wednesday, October 8th) | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $199.00
Research shows that if sex isn’t brought up in the first three therapy sessions, it is unlikely to ever come up in the therapy space.
A large majority of clinicians don’t know how to talk to their clients about sexuality and, subsequently, aren’t able to help their clients with issues about their sex lives. Many clinicians also believe that conversations about sex are out of their scope of practice, and while this is true in rare cases, it’s usually not true.
Every single person has a relationship with sexuality, whether they are asexual or very sexually experienced. Everyone we work with as therapists has a relationship with their sexuality.
Discussing sexual health is well within our scope as clinicians! It is ethically mandated for clinicians to continue learning and growing so we can offer the best and most tailored support to our clients.
That need has prompted the creation of this workshop, NOT Your Mom’s Sex Ed Class!
Socialization teaches us that everyone is cis-gender, hetero, and monogamous. Everyone is taught that certain sexual behaviors are “normal” and others are “not.” These norms are echoed in the education systems that clinicians are trained in. Because of the shame-filled way our society treats sexuality, most folks have a complicated relationship with it.
We can serve the entire person when we choose to include conversations about sex and sexual health with our clients.
This course will go over the basics of human sexuality and anatomy, including sexual and gender identities, as well as the roles of desire, arousal, and libido. This course will explore types of sexual dysfunction commonly experienced by clients and how to know if a referral is needed. In addition, this course will identify ways that all clinicians can become more informed and sex-positive with everyday clients.
Objectives:

Learn the process of expected sexual development over the lifetime
Identify sex organs and their functions
Review gender and gender identities
Review sexual identities
Differentiate between types of arousal, desire, and variations in libido
Explore concepts about sex/porn addiction vs. out-of-control sexual behaviors
Identify the role of society in determining sexual norms and expectations
Define the impact of expectation of sexual normativity
Explore common non-normative identities and behaviors
Learn common types of sexual dysfunction experienced by everyday clients
Distinguish the role of attachment wounds and trauma on sexual experiences
Identify when a referral to a sex therapy specialist is needed
Understand the basics of sex-positive therapy and how to explore sexual topics with clients
Learn common types of sexual dysfunction experienced by everyday clients
Distinguish the role of attachment wounds and trauma on sexual experiences
Identify when a referral to a sex therapy specialist is needed
Understand the basics of sex-positive therapy and how to explore sexual topics with clients
Discuss ethical best practices around client sexuality and identify possible misdiagnoses due to clinician misinformation
Explore how cultural norms impact sexual attitudes and perpetuate stigmatizing myths
Identify the ethics that mandate we provide culturally sensitive and inclusive clinical practices

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🆕 BRAND-NEW! After Hours with Cascadia: Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies for Relief 🆕
2025-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
🆕 Brand-New “After Hours with Cascadia” Series!🆕
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies for Relief
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Tuesday, October 7th, 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 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $75.00
Workshop Description
Chronic pain is not only physically debilitating – it also causes mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering. It is easy to become hopeless. To feel betrayed by one’s own body. To feel overwhelming grief and anger. Moreover, when the root of chronic pain is a mystery, that sense of confusion and helplessness can be overwhelming.
Thankfully, there is hope. In this interactive and experiential training, we will explore non-pharmaceutical ways to address chronic pain. You will learn practical, evidence-based tools and strategies that you can share with clients.
We’ll examine how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach pain management. Dreya will introduce you to Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT, also known as tapping). This research-based somatic modality is extremely effective in mitigating the emotional distress associated with chronic pain.
We will also discuss how clients can use mindfulness techniques to change their relationship with their physical distress. In addition, we will explore the pain management benefits of yoga, hypnosis, guided imagery, somatic tracking, and more.
Clients with chronic pain can feel powerless about their situation. What you learn in this training will empower your clients, as they discover that chronic pain doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
Workshop Objectives

Identify the emotional, mental, and spiritual impacts of living with chronic pain
Understand at least five non-pharmaceutical ways to manage chronic pain
Practice somatic modalities such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Mindfulness tools

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: An Introduction to Parts Work in Therapy 🆕
2025-10-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
🆕Brand-New Lunch & Learn Series!🆕
An Introduction to Parts Work in Therapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, October 6th, 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
What if the key to healing wasn’t eliminating distressing thoughts and emotions, but learning to listen to the different parts of ourselves with curiosity and compassion? Parts work, rooted in approaches like Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego State Therapy, helps clients understand their inner conflicts, heal wounded parts, and cultivate greater self-integration. This introductory training will provide you with a foundational understanding of parts work, exploring its theoretical roots, ethical considerations, and practical applications in therapy. Through experiential exercises, case discussions, and guided practice, you will gain hands-on skills to help clients access and work with their internal parts in a safe and empowering way.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop an understanding of the foundational concepts behind parts work, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego State Therapy.
Learn ethical considerations and best practices for safely introducing parts work into therapy.
Identify common client presentations where parts work can be particularly beneficial, such as trauma, self-criticism, and internal conflicts.
Practice guiding clients through parts-based interventions to foster self-awareness, internal harmony, and emotional healing.

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If It’s Not in the Record, It Didn’t Happen – Or Did It? Law and Ethics of Effective Documentation and Record Keeping for Mental Health Professionals
2025-10-03 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
If It’s Not in the Record, It Didn’t Happen – Or Did It? Law and Ethics of Effective Documentation and Record Keeping for Mental Health Professionals
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Friday, October 3rd, 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 and Ethics | Cost: $199.00
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Effective record-keeping is vital to effective clinical work and is a key part of sound professional practice. In this workshop, we will examine Washington State and Federal legal standards regarding clinical documentation. We will also discuss documentation best-practices to support effective clinical work while minimizing the risk of liability. Participants will gain an increased understanding of the current standards regarding clinical documentation. This course is intended to meet ethics continuing education requirements
This continuing education workshop will be focused on understanding the sources of law and ethics standards and applying those standards to a range of real-world and hypothetical scenarios.
Through this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to discover the guidance provided by state law, federal law, and a range of applicable ethical codes. In addition to the provided case studies and scenarios, participants are encouraged to share their own experiences, questions, and thoughts.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

Locate and describe ethical standards relating to clinical documentation
Locate and describe Federal and Washington State legal standards relating to clinical documentation
Create and evaluate strategies to use clinical documentation to best support effective work with clients
Evaluate sufficiency and effectiveness of current documentation strategies.
Apply best practice standards to clinical documentation of work with a range of diverse client populations.

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Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature
2025-10-03 09:00 - 16:30 | ONE-Olympia, 7400 Gallagher Cove Road NW, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
Law & Ethics CEs!
The Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature
Presented by: Dr. Brenda Butterfield, EdD, MSW, LMHC
When: Friday, October 3rd, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live in person at the ONE Center (7400 Gallagher Cove Road NW, Olympia, WA 98502)
Lodging Options: If you are coming to the area from out of town, several lodging options at reduced rates for Cascadia attendees are available, including staying at the ONE Center. For all lodging accommodation options, please visit the ONE Center website here and email the ONE Center at ournewexperiences@gmail.com.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law and Ethics CEs | $199.00
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This is a nature based workshop in the gardens, forest and by the water, walking slowly (less than 1 mile total) on uneven ground at times, rain or shine.
It is finally here, the opportunity to take time to practice what we preach so often to clients, “Take good care of yourself.” Let us do it together at the beautiful ONE Center on the South Salish Sea just outside Olympia, WA, ONE is an incredibly special place designed just for healthcare providers like you! This day of learning supports OUR health and well-being. Finally, we have full permission to tend to our own health and well-being WHILE earning ethics credits.
This workshop is retreat-style, nature-based, and experiential. We’ll be walking slowly, short distances, and pausing all along the way because we’ve created this workshop for you to experience simple self-care practices to use anywhere and anytime. Some colleagues have come multiple times because this learning feels good, body, mind, and soul, AND because when we’re grounded, we can teach our clients to feel more connected to themselves, each other, nature, and the beyond human world too.
Providing mental health care in the past several years has required more from us than ever before. In addition to significant work-related changes, the added stress from so many daily challenges in our personal lives has been exhausting. Now providing telehealth, it’s common for colleagues to feel isolated and disconnected from others. If you have been running on empty for a while, pushing on to keep meeting the needs of others even though you know you need to pause and rest, you are not alone. Come to ONE for a soft, gentle landing and warm welcome. The ONE Center is a refuge, a sanctuary created specifically for those of us providing care to others. We’re building this community of care by reimagining mental health care, starting with caring for professional care providers. We got your back…we’re here for you.
Quite recently, the National Association of Social Workers updated the NASW Code of Ethics reflecting an ethical imperative to practice self-care. Now, all codes of ethics formally recognize clinician self-care as essential to providing quality care to others. The codes provide mandates to tend to one’s well-being and permit us to do just that through professional development. The Codes of Ethics are in alignment with current research findings indicating the therapist’s psychological health and well-being directly relate to treatment outcomes for clients. Yes, how we show up in the room with clients does indeed matter. Therefore, finding ways to practice caring for oneself is not only a personal responsibility and a gift to oneself, but also an ethical obligation for mental health clinicians. We explore this and so much more during our time together at ONE.
We start the day experiencing Nature Therapy through practices like Sit Spotting, What’s in Motion, and Pleasures of Presence. These practices are influenced by shinrin yoku in Japan and supported by research to decrease anxiety and depression, boost the immune system, and lower blood pressure. Together we experience mindfulness through practices taught in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) including breathing techniques, mindful movement, mindful meditation (sitting and walking), and self-reflective inquiry. From the practice of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) we explore the Self-Compassion Break, Soothing Touch, and Soles of the Feet. All are simple, easy-to-use, effective, evidence-based ways to practice caring for oneself that nourishes body, mind, and soul. The importance of developing a daily self-care practice will be explored along with ways to assess your well-being both in the moment and over time.
We know that practicing self-care improves our health and well-being. As it turns out, self-care benefits not only us but all those around us – including clients, coworkers, and family and friends too. Indeed, it is an essential prerequisite to providing care for others, care that helps them heal.
We hope you come this season of care to pause, drop in, and begin tending to what you need as a human being first and the mental health professional second. Come, like so many others have done, to find solace in the company of colleagues gathering in small groups outside in nature. Come and experience the healing power of the place we call ONE, a nature-based health and wellness center on the shore of the beautiful South Salish Sea. Come, be a part of this community of care.
Objectives
• Explore experientially a variety of ways to practice simple self-care
• Learn about the ethical implications of practicing self-care
• Understand research correlating clinician health and well-being to treatment outcomes for clients
• Assess your current overall health and well-being
• Assess your professional quality of life
• Identify lifestyle choices that are supportive or undermine health and wellbeing
• Develop a realistic action plan for improved health and wellbeing
What attendees of this workshop are saying:
“The beautiful time in nature and SLOWING DOWN! Thank you for curating a safe and nourishing environment to just BE.”
“Where to start! I enjoyed the land! The atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. The experiential approach. The connection to ethics. The opportunities to connect with ourselves and peers. The worksheets for reflection and self-assessment. I loved everything!”
“The beautiful and nurturing environment allowed everyone to feel safe and be vulnerable. I admire the bravery and ability of the other attendees to open up and share their experiences, struggles, and challenges. It helps us all feel less alone.”
“This workshop – and the ONE Center – is truly a gift that every mental health professional should give themselves! Hands down, this is the best continuing education workshop I’ve ever attended.”
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Ethics Through a Hollywood Lens
2025-10-02 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Ethics Through a Hollywood Lens
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Presented 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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Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101: A One-Day, Two-Session Workshop
2025-10-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101: A One-Day, Two-Session Workshop
Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC (she/her)
When: Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 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, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs | Cost: $199.00 NOW ONLY $140.00!
Morning Session: Kinky Sex Ed for Clinicians (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific)
In graduate school, many programs offered a very limited education on human sexual development. The topics covered were largely typical, normative experiences. This type of education leaves out so many other ways of being and leaves large gaps in our education about alternative ways of engaging with sex and relationships.

Both sessions of this one-day workshop–Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101–are intended to help fill the gaps in clinical education and understanding. The goal is that the clinicians who attend will be more fully informed, more inclusive in their approach, and better able to support clients with “non-normative” sexual identities and experiences.

Kink refers to any sexual interest or behavior that is outside what is considered normative. Research indicates that many people have explored kinks at some point in their lives, with many people having a kink as a core component of their sexual experiences. This course will identify common kink terms, concepts, and identities so that the clinicians who attend can better support kinky-identified clients.
Objectives:

Learn how kink is defined and connected to social constructs of normativity
Have a basic understanding of common kink identities
Learn basic kink terms and cultural norms
Know the differences between and among kinks, fetishes, and BDSM
Explore how kinks develop and change over time and sexual development
Define healthy and ethical kink
Identify ethical concerns in kink culture

Afternoon Session: Poly 101 for Clinicians (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
In graduate school, many programs offered a very limited education on human sexual development, and the topics covered were largely typical, normative experiences. This type of education leaves out so many other ways of being and leaves large gaps in our education about alternate ways of engaging with sex and relationships. Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101 are both intended to help fill the gaps in clinical education and understanding so that clinicians can be more informed and able to support clients with “non-normative” sexual identities and experiences.

The socialization that prioritizes monogamy starts very early in Western culture, with messages about faithfulness, loyalty, jealousy, and love all being inexplicably intertwined. The reality is that–for many people–monogamy simply doesn’t work well for them. This course will explore key terms and concepts of Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM) and how to offer support to our clients in the clinical setting.
Objectives:

Learn monogamous and non-monogamous relationship types
Explore basic terms and concepts of ethical non-monogamy (ENM)
Identify the role of monogamy culture on all relationship types
Define the differences between envy, jealousy, and trauma responses when navigating ENM
Understand common ethical concerns in ENM
Identify the benefits associated with non-monogamous relationship dynamics

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Journaling Therapy 101: Using Writing as a Therapeutic Tool for Clients🆕
2025-09-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
🆕Brand-New Lunch & Learn Series!🆕
Journaling Therapy 101: Using Writing as a Therapeutic Tool for Clients
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, September 29th, 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
Writing has the power to heal, offering clients a safe space to process emotions, reframe experiences, and gain deeper self-awareness. But how can therapists harness journaling as an effective therapeutic tool? This experiential training will introduce you to the art and science of journaling therapy, exploring evidence-based writing techniques that support emotional regulation, trauma processing, and cognitive restructuring. You will learn how to tailor journaling exercises to different client needs, navigate potential ethical considerations, and integrate writing practices into various therapeutic modalities. Through hands-on exercises, discussion, and lecture, you will leave equipped with practical journaling interventions to enhance client insight, resilience, and personal growth.
OBJECTIVES:

Develop an understanding of the psychological and neuroscientific benefits of journaling as a therapeutic tool.
Learn different journaling techniques, including expressive writing, gratitude journaling, and cognitive restructuring exercises.
Identify client concerns and presentations where journaling can be particularly beneficial, as well as potential ethical considerations.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! | The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session 🆕
2025-09-26 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Friday, September 26th, 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
Creativity is our birthright, and yet that is something so many of our clients struggle with, often having been shamed by parents or teachers. Yet what might our sessions be like if we provided a safe space for clients to connect with the life force of their creativity? How might integrating creativity into your clinical work reinvigorate you, as the clinician? How are the visual arts perfect gateways for clients to explore their deepest intuitive wisdom? And how can your facilitation of arts and crafts with clients enable you to learn about aspects of their lives that otherwise would be unspoken?
In 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.
Objectives:

Understand the history of the use of arts and crafts in counseling
Discuss the therapeutic benefits of arts and crafts
Identify specific clinical applications of arts and crafts, based on a client’s treatment plan
Become familiar with various ways of introducing and utilizing arts and crafts into session
Practice several ways of engaging in creative activities that have a therapeutic purpose
Explore the connections between creativity, artwork, crafting and healing

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Meets Health Equity Requirements | Enhancing Therapeutic Competence in Religious and Spiritual Sensitivity: An Implicit Bias Training 🆕
2025-09-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets New Health Equity or Cultural Competence CE Requirements!
Enhancing Therapeutic Competence in Religious and Spiritual Sensitivity: An Implicit Bias Training
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, September 24, 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 or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00
In psychotherapy, a client’s religious and spiritual beliefs can profoundly shape their worldview, coping mechanisms, and sense of identity. However, therapists—regardless of their own faith background or secular perspective—may hold implicit biases that unconsciously influence clinical interactions. This interactive training will help psychotherapists recognize and address implicit biases related to religion and spirituality, fostering greater cultural humility and therapeutic competence. Through guided self-reflection and experiential exercises, participants will explore how implicit assumptions about faith and spirituality can affect assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
This workshop will provide practical strategies for creating an open, affirming therapeutic space that respects diverse religious and spiritual expressions. Participants will learn techniques to uncover their own biases, navigate religious differences ethically, and engage with clients’ beliefs in ways that enhance—not hinder—therapeutic outcomes. Whether working with devout clients, spiritual seekers, or those who have experienced religious trauma, therapists will leave with an expanded capacity to offer culturally responsive care that aligns with their clients’ values and healing processes.
OBJECTIVES:

Define implicit bias
Identify the impact of implicit bias on matters related to religion and spirituality
Recognize how implicit bias surrounding religion and spirituality can impact clinical work
Use strategies to become aware of their own implicit biases in order to avoid them becoming detrimental in the therapeutic relationship

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🆕 BRAND-NEW! After Hours with Cascadia: Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief: Supporting Clients in Coping with Climate Distress 🆕
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
🆕 Brand-New “After Hours with Cascadia” Series!🆕
Law & Ethics CEs!
Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief: Supporting Clients in Coping with Climate Distress
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Tuesday, September 23rd, 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
As the realities of climate change grow more urgent, many clients are experiencing eco-anxiety, climate grief, and existential distress that can deeply impact their mental health. This training will provide you with a comprehensive framework for understanding and addressing the emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of climate-related distress. Together, we will explore how to differentiate eco-anxiety from clinical anxiety, recognize common manifestations of climate grief, and learn therapeutic approaches that validate, contextualize, and help clients transform their distress into meaningful engagement.
This training combines theory, practical tools, and experiential exercises to build confidence in supporting clients facing climate-related emotions. Through case examples and reflective practices, you will develop strategies for helping clients move from overwhelm to agency, integrate eco-emotions into a broader healing process, and cultivate resilience, community connection, and hope even in the face of environmental uncertainty.
This training is ideal for clinicians, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other helping professionals seeking to better understand and treat clients struggling with climate-related emotional distress. No prior experience with climate-focused therapy required.
OBJECTIVES:

Identify the emotional and psychological manifestations of eco-anxiety and climate grief and their impact on client well-being.
Describe therapeutic frameworks and interventions to help clients process and manage climate-related distress.
Implement strategies that foster resilience, empowerment, and emotional regulation in clients coping with environmental concerns.

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