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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Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
2026-02-20 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, February 20, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges.
It shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again.
As clinicians who may be in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause ourselves, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever.
You may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression, but suddenly, she cannot get out of bed, she cannot track her thoughts, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause.
In this workshop, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually.
In addition, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively, we’ll say women, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones), LGBTQIA+, socio-economic status, and more impact whether someone receives accessible, affordable, adequate, and effective health care.
We will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls, women, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives.
The destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures.
The latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves.
We will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming, effective medical care, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey.
Objectives:

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

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🆕 Brand-New! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to the Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy
2026-02-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Lunch & Learn: Introduction to the Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, February 23, 2026 | 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 | $25.00
Tarot card imagery can be a powerful tool for exploration, reflection, and insight in therapy, providing clients with symbolic language to express emotions, uncover patterns, and consider possibilities. This training introduces psychotherapists to the clinical use of tarot cards in a therapeutic context, emphasizing ethical, client-centered approaches. Participants will explore how tarot imagery can support narrative development, self-awareness, and meaning-making while maintaining clinical boundaries and professionalism. Attendees will learn practical strategies for integrating tarot imagery into therapy sessions. Therapists will leave with tools to use tarot cards as a creative and reflective adjunct to traditional therapeutic methods, helping clients explore challenges, identify strengths, and gain fresh perspectives.
Objectives

Develop an understanding of the clinical applications and ethical considerations of using tarot card imagery in therapy.
Learn strategies for incorporating tarot imagery to support reflection, insight, and narrative exploration in clients.
Identify ways to integrate tarot card techniques into therapy while maintaining professional boundaries and client-centered practice.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Ethics of Gifts in Psychotherapy 🆕
2026-03-02 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom
BRAND-NEW!
Law & Ethics CEs!
Ethics of Gifts in Psychotherapy
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, March 2nd, 2026 | 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 Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
This course explores the ethical complexities surrounding the giving and receiving of gifts within therapeutic relationships. Clinicians will examine professional boundaries, ethical guidelines, and potential impacts on the therapeutic alliance when navigating gift-related situations.
The training will address how to assess the intent, timing, and meaning of gifts, and offer best practices for decision-making rooted in ethical principles and clinical judgment. Participants will engage in reflective examination of their own cultural values, beliefs, and professional roles, while considering the diverse cultural norms and practices of clients. Through discussion and case analysis, this course fosters ethical awareness and culturally sensitive approaches to managing gift-related dilemmas in therapy.
Learning Objectives:

Identify ethical and therapeutic issues of gift giving and receiving in mental health practice.
Explain at least three key ethical and practice considerations around gift giving in practice.
Discover and consider variables related to culture, therapeutic relationships, and countertransference as they relate to gifts.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Echoes of the Past: Understanding and Treating Ancestral Trauma 🆕
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Lunch & Learn: Echoes of the Past: Understanding and Treating Ancestral Trauma
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, March 2nd, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00
Trauma doesn’t begin and end with one lifetime – it can echo across generations, shaping how clients experience identity, relationships, and resilience. This training introduces clinicians to the concept of ancestral trauma and how legacies of suffering, displacement, or oppression may surface in the therapy room.
Participants will explore the psychological, cultural, and systemic dimensions of ancestral trauma while considering how to engage with it respectfully and ethically. Through discussion, case illustrations, and experiential reflection, attendees will learn how to help clients honor ancestral stories, differentiate what belongs to the past from what belongs to the present, and reclaim inherited strengths.
Therapists will leave with practical strategies for integrating awareness of ancestral trauma into assessment and treatment, while fostering healing that acknowledges both the burdens and the resilience carried forward through generations.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop an understanding of ancestral trauma and its impact on individual and collective identity.
Learn therapeutic approaches to help clients explore, process, and integrate intergenerational experiences.
Identify strategies for fostering resilience, cultural connection, and empowerment when working with ancestral trauma.

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Vicarious Trauma
2026-03-06 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Meets Law & Ethics, Professional Roles and Boundaries, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Vicarious Trauma
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, March 6th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Law & Ethics, Professional Roles and Boundaries, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
Vicarious Traumatization, Secondary Trauma, Burnout. Diminished feelings of satisfaction, blaming others, hopelessness, and low motivation-working in the counseling profession has its own stressors. Over time, therapists may notice that it becomes harder to listen to clients’ stories or even that they become “numb” to the details of their clients’ difficulties. Many symptoms are known as the cost of working in the caring professions. Once thought of as being a sign of incomplete clinical training, Vicarious Traumatization is now recognized as one of the possible experiences of hearing about “the worst of the worst” for a living.
This training will offer many theoretical viewpoints on the topic. Every theory has its own view on why we take our work home with us. We will discuss how Psychoanalytic, Jungian, Narrative, and Mindfulness-based theories all have something to offer. We will look at them in depth, as we take a day-long look at what parts of our work eat away at us.
We will do three interactive activities during the training that will help put our learning into practice, and you will find simple ways to release the stress of your work. The techniques discussed can also be used in supervision and with clients.
OBJECTIVES:

Learn the signs of Vicarious Traumatization
Understand how different theoretical viewpoints view Vicarious Traumatization
Explore how their clinical experiences impact them
Learn how to use narrative-based questions
Problem-solve challenging clinical examples

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Food and Mood 101 🆕
2026-03-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Lunch & Learn: Food and Mood 101
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, March 9th, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00
The connection between what we eat and how we feel is powerful – yet often overlooked in psychotherapy. Emerging research highlights the role of nutrition, gut health, and lifestyle patterns in influencing mood, energy, and emotional regulation.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the foundations of the food–mood connection, helping clinicians recognize how dietary habits may impact mental health. Through discussion and practical strategies, participants will learn how to talk with clients about food and mood in a supportive and ethical way without stepping outside their scope of practice.
Note: This training does not provide nutritional certification but equips therapists with tools for collaboration and psychoeducation.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop an understanding of the relationship between nutrition, gut health, and mental health.
Learn ways to introduce food–mood awareness into therapy sessions while staying within ethical scope of practice.
Identify practical strategies to support clients in building mindful, balanced eating habits that promote emotional well-being.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Foundations of Harm Reduction: Client-Centered Approaches to Substance Use and Risk 🆕
2026-03-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
Foundations of Harm Reduction: Client-Centered Approaches to Substance Use and Risk
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, March 11th, 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 Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00
Harm reduction offers a compassionate, client-centered alternative to all-or-nothing approaches to substance use. Rather than demanding abstinence, harm reduction meets people where they are, focusing on reducing risks, honoring autonomy, and supporting incremental change.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the foundations of harm reduction, exploring its philosophy, core principles, and practical applications in clinical practice.
Through discussion, case examples, and interactive reflection, participants will learn how to integrate harm reduction into their therapeutic work while maintaining empathy, collaboration, and respect for client goals.
Attendees will leave with tools for engaging in nonjudgmental dialogue, supporting safer use practices, and fostering readiness for change while strengthening therapeutic alliance and promoting client empowerment.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop an understanding of the philosophy and core principles of harm reduction.
Learn client-centered strategies to support safer use, incremental change, and self-determined goals.
Identify ways to apply harm reduction practices in psychotherapy while maintaining ethical and collaborative care.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care 🆕
2026-03-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, March 16th, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00
Trauma touches nearly every area of clinical practice, whether or not it is the presenting issue. Trauma-informed care provides a framework for understanding how trauma shapes clients’ experiences and for creating therapeutic spaces grounded in safety, trust, and empowerment.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the foundations of trauma-informed practice, exploring the key principles and their application across diverse clinical settings.
Through discussion, reflection, and practical strategies, participants will learn how to recognize the signs of trauma, avoid re-traumatization, and support clients in ways that honor resilience and autonomy. Attendees will leave with a solid foundation for weaving trauma-informed care into everyday practice, enhancing both therapeutic alliance and client outcomes.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop a foundational understanding of the principles and philosophy of trauma-informed care.
Learn practical strategies for creating safety, trust, and empowerment in therapeutic relationships.
Identify ways to recognize trauma responses and avoid re-traumatization in clinical practice.

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Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
2026-03-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Meets Cultural Competence or Health Equity CE Requirements!
Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, March 25th, 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 | $99.00
Age, race, ethnicity, weight, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, gender identity, profession…this list, of course, is incomplete. The point is that there are multitudes of differences between people. Unfortunately, an interaction with another person can trigger unconsciously held negative or stigmatizing attitudes. Even more worrying, the research shows that unconscious (i.e., implicit) biases of mental health professionals influence how they assess and treat their clients.
To address this problem, this workshop aims to assist clinicians in increasing their awareness of internalized biases toward particular groups. But awareness isn’t enough. We will also explore managing biases, changing behavior, and tracking progress. This work will help you reassess your paperwork, evaluate how you run your clinical practice, and explore how you might best serve clients, regardless of their background.
We might have little control over our biases, but what we do have is the power to ensure that those attitudes do not prevent us from treating clients equitably and with dignity.
Workshop Objectives:
Participants in this workshop will be able to:

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

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Narrative Therapy 🆕
2026-04-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Narrative Therapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, April 6th, 2026 | 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 | $25.00
Narrative therapy emphasizes the power of stories in shaping how clients understand themselves, their problems, and their possibilities.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the foundational concepts of narrative practice, including how language, culture, and power influence identity and meaning-making. Participants will explore how to listen for problem-saturated stories, highlight client strengths, and support the co-creation of alternative, empowering narratives.
Through discussion and experiential exercises, attendees will learn how to integrate narrative techniques into everyday clinical work. Therapists will leave with practical tools to help clients externalize problems, uncover hidden skills and values, and open pathways toward resilience and transformation.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop a foundational understanding of narrative therapy principles, including the role of language and meaning-making.
Learn practical techniques for externalizing problems, asking narrative questions, and highlighting client strengths.
Identify ways to apply narrative therapy strategies in everyday clinical practice to support client empowerment and alternative story development.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Pandemic Wounds: Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Trauma 🆕
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
Lunch & Learn: Pandemic Wounds: Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Trauma
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, April 20th, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs Meets Criteria for Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a profound mark on mental health, producing grief, loss, chronic stress, and collective trauma that continues to affect clients worldwide.
This training introduces psychotherapists to the unique psychological and relational impacts of pandemic-related trauma, exploring both individual and systemic dimensions.
Participants will learn how COVID-19 has shaped coping patterns, resilience, and interpersonal dynamics, while considering ethical and culturally sensitive approaches to treatment.
Through case examples, discussion, and reflective exercises, attendees will explore practical strategies to help clients process pandemic-related experiences, manage lingering stress and anxiety, and rebuild connection and meaning. Therapists will leave with tools for recognizing pandemic trauma, fostering resilience, and integrating these insights into everyday clinical practice.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop an understanding of the psychological, relational, and systemic impacts of COVID-19 trauma.
Learn practical strategies to support clients in processing pandemic-related grief, stress, and anxiety.
Identify ways to integrate awareness of pandemic trauma into assessment, treatment planning, and resilience-building interventions.

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The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
2026-04-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Friday, April 24th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs – Meets Criteria for 2 Law & Ethics, 2 Health Equity, and/or 2 Cultural Competence CEs | $199.00
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.
Workshop 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! Healing Strategies for Anxious-Avoidant Relationships 🆕
2026-04-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Brand-New!
Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Healing Strategies for Anxious-Avoidant Relationships
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, April 29th, 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
Anxious-avoidant relationship patterns can feel like a push-and-pull magnet, leaving clients frustrated, disconnected, and stuck in cycles of longing and withdrawal.
This training equips psychotherapists with a trauma-informed understanding of anxious- avoidant dynamics and offers practical strategies for helping clients navigate these challenging relational patterns.
Participants will explore how early attachment experiences shape adult relationship styles and contribute to cycles of pursuit and distance.
Through case examples, discussion, and reflective exercises, attendees will learn tools to help clients recognize these patterns, build awareness of their own relational tendencies, and practice interventions that foster secure connection and emotional regulation. Therapists will leave with actionable strategies to guide clients toward healthier, more balanced relationships while supporting self-compassion and resilience.
Workshop Objectives:

Develop an understanding of anxious-avoidant relationship dynamics and their attachment-related origins.
Learn strategies to help clients recognize, interrupt, and shift push-pull cycles in relationships.
Identify interventions to promote secure attachment, emotional regulation, and relational resilience in clients.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Sacred Moments in Therapy: Designing Rituals for Growth and Healing 🆕
2026-04-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
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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Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
2026-06-19 09:00 - 16:30 | Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA, 98155, United States
Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, June 19th, 2026, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live in-person at the Shoreline Center
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges.
It shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again.
As clinicians who may be in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause ourselves, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever.
You may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression, but suddenly, she cannot get out of bed, she cannot track her thoughts, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause.
In this workshop, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually.
In addition, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively, we’ll say women, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones), LGBTQIA+, socio-economic status, and more impact whether someone receives accessible, affordable, adequate, and effective health care.
We will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls, women, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives.
The destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures.
The latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves.
We will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming, effective medical care, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey.
Objectives:

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

REGISTER HERE

Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
2026-09-18 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, September 18th, 2026, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom. You’ll receive the Zoom link the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges.
It shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again.
As clinicians who may be in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause ourselves, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever.
You may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression, but suddenly, she cannot get out of bed, she cannot track her thoughts, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause.
In this workshop, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually.
In addition, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively, we’ll say women, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones), LGBTQIA+, socio-economic status, and more impact whether someone receives accessible, affordable, adequate, and effective health care.
We will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls, women, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives.
The destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures.
The latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves.
We will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming, effective medical care, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey.
Objectives:

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

REGISTER HERE

Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
2026-11-06 09:00 - 16:30 | Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA, 98155, United States
Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, November 6th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live in-person at the Shoreline Center.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges.
It shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again.
As clinicians who may be in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause ourselves, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever.
You may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression, but suddenly, she cannot get out of bed, she cannot track her thoughts, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause.
In this workshop, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually.
In addition, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively, we’ll say women, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones), LGBTQIA+, socio-economic status, and more impact whether someone receives accessible, affordable, adequate, and effective health care.
We will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls, women, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives.
The destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures.
The latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves.
We will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming, effective medical care, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey.
Objectives:

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

REGISTER HERE
