Cascadia Training for Professional Development

Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies that Offer Relief and Hope
2026-02-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies that Offer Relief and Hope
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Thursday, February 12, 2026| 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 | $95.00
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. This interactive and experiential training will explore non-pharmaceutical ways to address chronic pain. You will learn practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to share with clients. We’ll examine how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach pain management. I will also introduce you to the Emotional Freedom Technique, a research-based somatic modality that is highly 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 living with chronic pain doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
Objectives:
• Identify the emotional, mental, and spiritual impacts of living with chronic pain.
• Understand at least ten non-pharmaceutical ways to manage chronic pain.
• Become familiar with the emotional issues surrounding chronic pain.
• Discuss the role of grief and anger in living with chronic pain.
• Practice somatic modalities such as Emotional Freedom Technique and Mindfulness tools.
• Explore newer pain management tools such as somatic tracking.
• Identify how to introduce pain management techniques appropriately to clients.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Sacred Moments in Therapy: Designing Rituals for Growth and Healing 🆕
2026-04-30 09:00 - 12:00
Brand-New!
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Sacred Moments in Therapy: Designing Rituals for Growth and Healing
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Thursday, April 30th, 2026 | 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 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00
Rituals can be a powerful bridge between intention and transformation, providing clients with structured, meaningful ways to mark transitions, process grief, celebrate growth, or cultivate self-compassion.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the thoughtful design and ethical integration of rituals into therapy, emphasizing practices that honor clients’ values, cultural backgrounds, and spiritual perspectives. Participants will explore how rituals can enhance engagement, reflection, and healing, while maintaining professional boundaries and clinical integrity.
Through case examples, discussion, and guided exercises, attendees will learn how to co-create therapeutic rituals that support client empowerment, personal insight, and emotional processing. Therapists will leave with practical tools to integrate rituals into sessions, helping clients deepen connection to themselves, their intentions, and their paths toward growth.
Objectives

Develop an understanding of the role of ritual in therapeutic growth and healing.
Learn strategies for designing and integrating ethically-informed, culturally sensitive rituals into therapy.
Identify ways to use ritual to support client insight, self-compassion, and transformative change

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