Cascadia Training for Professional Development

🆕 BRAND-NEW! The Ethics of Caring for Both the Body and the Psyche: A Two-Part Workshop 🆕
2026-01-29 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Brand-New!
Law & Ethics CEs!
The Ethics of Caring for Both the Body and the Psyche: A Two-Part Workshop
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC and Dr. Kristen Allott
When: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs – 3 are Law & Ethics CEs | $199.00
This two-session workshop offers the clinician a new holistic lens for approaching clients whose cognitive, somatic, and physical symptoms can very often be directly linked to dis-harmony between our bodies, the foods we eat, our polyvagal states, and our Internal Family System (IFS) parts.
Many mental health practitioners have been incorrectly told that discussing the physical body and its interactive systems will be viewed as operating “out of our lanes” or areas of competence. Because of this, clinicians may avoid having all-important and life-altering discussions about the connection between our bodies and our psyche—how the foods we eat and our nutritional health impact not only our physical but also our mental health.
To address the reluctance of mental health practitioners to discuss the very real connection between the somatic and the cognitive, the body and the psyche, we have invited Eric Strom to present the first session of this two-session day. Eric Strom’s Law and Ethics training will address the law and ethics around the Scope of Practice as it applies to mental health practitioners.
Kristen Allott will then follow Eric Strom’s three-hour law and ethics training and present her unique, effective approach to explaining why many highly motivated clients still cannot make lasting changes in their dietary habits. Kristen shares how our IFS parts and protectors could be causing the subconscious resistance to dietary changes that could fuel inner harmony. Kristen’s approach to finding inner harmony and health using both IFS parts work and polyvagal states has proven to be highly effective AND entertaining, a truly novel holistic approach to providing therapy. Her afternoon session will be both informative and engaging as she combines her specialties in nutrition and mental health. You will never view dietary habits in quite the same way after hearing Kristen’s techniques for incorporating IFS and polyvagal states in finding and fueling inner harmony and lasting change.
MORNING SESSION (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Time): The Law and Ethics of Operating within Our Scope of Practice
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
As behavioral health providers, it is essential that we practice only within the legal scope of our clinical license. At the same time, many clinicians find it difficult to identify clear boundaries around the scope of practice for their licensure. In this three-hour morning session of a two-session workshop, we will focus on demystifying the legal, ethical, and practical boundaries with regard to clinical scope of practice. We will also consider areas in which clinicians are most likely to find themselves needed to extend or adjust those boundaries. This course is intended to meet law and ethics continuing education requirements.
Learning Objectives:
Participants in this workshop will be able to:
1) Identify the legal standards that define the scope of clinical practice;
2) Describe the ethical standards that define clinical competency;
3) Create and evaluate strategies to support client best interest through consultation, termination, referral, and coordination;
4) Apply best practice standards to engaging in advocacy activities for clients.
AFTERNOON SESSION (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time):
Fueling Your Inner Harmony: Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Polyvagal States to Improve Your Relationship with Food and Your Body
Presented by: Dr. Kristen Allott
In the last 20 years, Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal Theory, and somatic practices have offered new insights into mental health that mirror ancient systems, such as Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, in our understanding of what it means to be human.
Dr. Kristen Allott, a naturopathic doctor with a master’s degree in acupuncture, a black belt in Aikido, and a Polyvagal practitioner, will connect how our food choices influence the vagus system and impact our Internal Family System.
In this seminar, we’ll delve into how our food choices profoundly influence both our vagus system and our internal family system. You’ll discover how the body itself can often manifest as an “exiled child,’ how a “rebel” part might seek sugar for protection, and how our “protectors” can wage war over what we “should” or “shouldn’t” eat. You will learn how, by consciously fueling the prefrontal cortex, we can access our compassionate, creative Selves, significantly reduce acute distress, improve sleep quality, and cultivate a much deeper connection to our bodies and ourselves.
This live virtual training equips clinicians with practical tools to manage acute emotional distress by integrating Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and nutrition-based interventions. Participants will learn to identify nervous system states and internal “parts” that arise during emotional reactivity and apply targeted strategies to support regulation.
The course explores how diet, stress, and glucose levels affect emotional stability and introduces rapid-response tools, such as the Protein for All Initiative and Lizard Brain Treats, to help clients shift out of fight, flight, freeze, or collapse. These techniques are especially effective for anxiety, anger, mania, emotional withdrawal, and self-harm ideation. Through case examples, interactive demonstrations, and downloadable resources, attendees will gain actionable methods to enhance therapeutic outcomes. The virtual format enables flexible participation and ongoing access to learning materials.
Learning Objectives:

Learn the Polyvagal Ladder and its relevance to emotional regulation and therapeutic engagement.

Learn to apply IFS principles to identify and work with internal parts activated by physiological dysregulation.

Learn how diet and stress impact glucose levels, and how these fluctuations influence mood and behaviors.

Learn to implement nutrition-based interventions to stabilize the nervous system and reduce emotional reactivity.

Learn to utilize physiology-based calming techniques to support clients in acute reactive states.

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🆕 BRAND-NEW! | Queering Supervision 🆕
2026-02-04 09:00 - 2026-02-06 15:00
🆕BRAND-NEW PRESENTER & WORKSHOP!🆕
Meets requirements to become an approved clinical supervisor!
Also meets requirements for ethics, health equity, cultural competence, and professional roles and boundaries CEs (2 each)
Queering Supervision
Presented by: Leah Post, LICSW, MSW, MPH
When: Wednesday, February 4th – Friday, February 6th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Pacific Time each day
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs – meets criteria for clinical supervision training requirements. Also meets requirements for Ethics (2 CEs), Cultural Competence (2 CEs), Health Equity (2 CEs), and Professional Boundaries (2 CEs) CEs | $395.00*** see below for payment options
This 15-hour live virtual training fulfills the Washington State requirement for becoming an approved clinical supervisor. Participants will engage in a transformative learning experience rooted in queer, decolonial, and intersectional frameworks.
The course examines power, privilege, and systemic inequities that shape both supervision and clinical practice. Designed for mental health professionals who want to offer affirming, anti-oppressive supervision, this course provides the practical tools and critical insights necessary for effective, ethical, and equity-informed supervisory relationships.
The training includes information about required documentation and professional ethics, ensuring participants meet the legal and regulatory standards while engaging in liberatory, reflective supervision practices.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
– Apply WA State legal and ethical requirements to clinical supervision.
– Identify and address power dynamics and systemic oppression within supervision relationships.
– Evaluate ethical dilemmas, including dual relationships, through nontraditional and liberation-based frameworks.
– Demonstrate supervision techniques such as reframing, self-disclosure, and externalization.
– Develop a personal supervision framework aligned with anti-oppressive practice.
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 on February 28, 2026.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.
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SOLD OUT - Register for Next Session on 4/2/2026 | Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
2026-02-05 10:00 - 13:00
This workshop is now sold out!

Please register for the next session of this workshop on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, here: https://cascadia-training.com/course/relationships-professional-roles-and-boundaries-april-2026/.

You can also see all upcoming workshops that meet the new Professional Roles & Boundaries CE requirements here: https://cascadia-training.com/courses/category/professional-roles-boundaries/.

🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets New Professional Roles & Boundaries CE Requirement!
Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Thursday, February 5th, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Pacific Time (the third hour will be Q&A and case discussions)
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 2 Professional Relationships and Boundaries CEs and 1 Law & Ethics CE | $109.00
Workshop Description:
Boundary violations are among the most common reasons for professional discipline of behavioral health clinicians. Dual relationships—both intentional and unintentional—can arise in many forms and often present ethical, clinical, and legal challenges.
In recognition of this significant cause of misconduct, as of October 2025, the Washington Department of Health has implemented a new requirement for two hours of continuing education in “Professional Roles and Boundaries” every two years (the new Washington State continuing education requirements according to WAC 246-809-630 can be found here).
In this two-hour workshop, we will examine Washington State laws and professional ethical standards regarding personal and dual relationships with clients. Drawing from recent Washington Department of Health disciplinary decisions, participants will engage with real-world case studies that illustrate common risk areas. The workshop will also offer practical strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries in everyday practice.
This course is designed to meet the Washington State Department of Health’s requirement for continuing education in Professional Roles and Boundaries according to WAC 246-809-630.
The third “bonus” hour will be a question-and-answer session with Eric and will include discussion of complex ethical cases involving professional roles and boundaries.
Workshop Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

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

Diagnosis and Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder
2026-02-09 09:00 - 12:15
Diagnosis and Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, February 9th, 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 CEs | $95.00
With the recent release of the DSM-5-TR, clinicians are eager to learn about updates, especially as it pertains to a new diagnosis. This new DSM edition ushers in only one official new diagnosis: Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). This workshop will present the new diagnosis and its criteria, explore the pros and cons of such a diagnosis, and examine methods of assessing for PGD.
The use of diverse interventions and tools will also be covered. Learners will follow a case study from diagnosis to treatment. Clinicians will leave feeling much more informed about this new diagnosis and better prepared to support clients who may be living with PGD.
OBJECTIVES
Attendees will be able to:

Articulate diagnostic criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD).
Analyze the pros and cons of this diagnosis.
Conceptualize an understanding of clients with PGD and formulate goals and interventions.
Create and utilize diverse treatment interventions to assist clients in resolving PGD.

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Chronic Pain: Psychological and Somatic Strategies that Offer Relief and Hope
2026-02-12 09:00 - 12:00
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! EFT Tapping: Advanced Techniques 🆕
2026-02-13 09:00 - 12:15
🆕 BRAND-NEW!🆕
Law & Ethics CEs!
EFT Tapping: Advanced Techniques
Presented by: Shelley White, MA, LMHC
When: Friday, February 13th, 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.
CEs: 3 Law & Ethics CEs | Cost: $99.00
Having learned EFT Tapping in Cascadia’s Part One training, you are now ready to enrich your existing EFT competencies by adding advanced tapping protocols to your EFT toolbox. This course is designed to increase your knowledge and skills in tapping. Not only will you gain the knowledge, you will have the opportunity to practice these advanced tapping protocols.
Through lecture, demonstration, guided practice, and case histories, you will learn when and how to use several advanced EFT Techniques. For example, you’ll learn how to use metaphor to help with pain, you’ll comprehend ways to help a client calm before leaving a session, you’ll learn a way to “sneak up” on processing a traumatic memory, and you will also be adding a tapping technique to help with phobias like fear of flying.
Come join Shelley White again, as you and your tapping colleagues enhance and expand your knowledge base and expand upon your tapping techniques and skills.
We invite you to join us for this three-hour Advanced Tapping workshop, where you’ll add to your tapping toolbox while also earning three ethics credits! We hope you can join us in February for this brand-new Advanced Tapping training.
OBJECTIVES:

Understand the role of insights, intuition, reframes, and humor when using EFT.
Understand the theoretical framework of the EFT comprehensive model (also known as “clinical EFT).
Understand the application of EFT Gentle (dissociating) Techniques.
Know how the “Tell the Story” technique can be used for fears and/or phobias.
Understand and use the “Color of Pain” tapping protocol.
Understand and practice using advanced tapping techniques for managing trauma.
Identify when and how to use the “sneaking up” technique when working with trauma.

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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
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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Navigating Washington’s New Confidentiality Standards for LMHCs, LMFTs, and Social Workers
2026-02-27 09:30 - 12:30
A Must-Take Law & Ethics CE Workshop!
Navigating Washington’s New Confidentiality Standards for LMHCs, LMFTs, and Social Workers
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Friday, February 27th, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
Workshop Description
As of July 27, 2025, the legal framework for confidentiality in behavioral health practice in Washington State will undergo a significant shift. Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), and Social Workers will now be subject to the standards of RCW 70.02—Washington’s Uniform Health Care Information Act—through its incorporation into RCW 18.225.105.
This three-hour section of the day’s workshop will prepare clinicians for this critical change. 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 training will equip attendees to confidently navigate the new legal landscape while upholding core ethical principles. This course is intended to meet Washington’s ethics CEU requirement.
Workshop Learning Objectives
After taking part in this training, participants will be able to:

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.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Ethics of Gifts in Psychotherapy 🆕
2026-03-02 09:00 - 12:15
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
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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SOLD OUT! Register for Upcoming Sessions Tarot Certificate Program: The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy 🆕
2026-03-06 13:00 - 2026-04-17 16:15
This certificate program is now sold out.
Please register for one of the following upcoming sessions of the certificate program:

Friday, September 25th – Sunday, September 27th, 2026 – 3-Day Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>

🆕Brand-New Certificate Program!🆕
Law & Ethics, Health Equity, Cultural Competence, and Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs!
Tarot Certificate Program: The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Friday, March 6th – Friday, April 17th, 2026 | 6-Week Series | Meets Six Consecutive Fridays except Friday, April 3rd | 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm Pacific Time (same time each Friday)
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 18 CEs, 6 of which are Law and Ethics CEs, 2 of which are Health Equity CEs, 2 of which are Cultural Competence CEs, and 2 of which are Professional Relationships CEs | $499.00 (price includes PDF copies of Dreya’s three-volume book The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy (a $40.00 value) – price increases to $599.00 after November 30th, 2025.
***see below for payment options
All 2026 Sessions Scheduled (so far…more to come!)

Friday, January 23rd – Sunday, January 25th, 2026 – 3-Day Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>
Friday, March 6th – Friday, April 17th, 2026 – 6-Week Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>
Friday, September 25th – Sunday, September 27th, 2026 – 3-Day Series | Live via Zoom: MORE INFO & TO REGISTER>>>

This innovative 18-hour continuing education program invites psychotherapists into a rich and rigorous exploration of tarot as a clinical tool—one that bridges history, psychology, metaphor, and meaning-making. You will discover how tarot card imagery functions as a dynamic visual and symbolic language, uniquely suited to therapeutic conversations. From its historical roots and cultural controversies to its contemporary relevance in the therapy room, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to the clinical applications of tarot.
Tarot is a particularly powerful tool in psychotherapy because it engages both intuition and structured exploration. Its archetypal and narrative richness make tarot an ideal companion for therapists working at the intersection of the unconscious and creative expression. Tarot cards can externalize internal experiences, evoke epiphany, and stimulate insight, allowing clients to access feelings and ideas that may be difficult to articulate in more traditional ways. Whether used for parts work or accessing suppressed emotions, tarot meets clients where they are, supporting both depth and flexibility in the therapeutic process.
In becoming a “tarot-friendly therapist,” you will discover that incorporating tarot into your practice opens up a creative and intuitive space for clients that is rich with possibility. Tarot allows clients to externalize internal experiences, access inner wisdom, and engage in symbolic storytelling that can be both playful and profound. Whether used as a metaphor, visual prompt, or reflective tool, tarot can make therapy feel more accessible, empowering, and emotionally resonant, especially for those who struggle to articulate feelings through words alone. Clients who already have a relationship with tarot (or are simply curious about the cards) will be thrilled to learn that this powerful tool can be integrated into their treatment.
Throughout the course, we will explore the projective potential of tarot through the lenses of Jungian psychology, narrative therapy, psychodrama, and Gestalt practices such as chairwork. We will also examine tarot’s compatibility with modalities such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Poetry Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, broadening your understanding of how to integrate tarot into diverse treatment approaches.
With an emphasis on ethical, inclusive practice, you will learn how to introduce tarot imagery to clients in ways that honor spiritual and religious diversity while respecting professional boundaries. The course includes guidance on spiritual competency, clinical documentation, and ethical considerations. This highly experiential training offers ample opportunities to practice, reflect on, and personalize the material. Whether you are an experienced clinician seeking new depth or a newer therapist curious about symbolic tools, this program offers both theoretical grounding and hands-on application: The goal is for you to leave feeling comfortable and confident integrating tarot into your therapy practice. By the end, you will have an expanded toolkit and a new lens through which to view healing, insight, and transformation.
Note: No prior experience with tarot is required.
This course is based on Dreya Blume’s book, The Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy (2025) (Amazon link)
Exciting News! The tuition for this 18-hour first-of-its-kind certificate program includes your own PDF copy of Dreya Blume’s three-volume book.
Workshop Objectives

Identify various ways in which visual imagery can be used to address mental health issues
Utilize tarot card imagery for creative expression
Analyze the archetypal uses of tarot card imagery
Apply tarot card imagery to inner critic work
Assess which tarot card activities to use depending on the client population and issue
Create therapeutic applications of tarot card imagery
Identify how to use tarot card imagery for intuitive work with the subconscious
Utilize tarot card imagery for emotional externalization purposes
Describe how to use tarot card imagery for facilitating emotional expression
Apply tarot card imagery to narrative therapy techniques
Describe how tarot card imagery relates to dialogue work as found in Gestalt Therapy
Demonstrate how tarot card imagery relates to parts work
Develop tarot activities that can be used in core values generation
Explain how tarot card imagery can be ethically introduced to clients
Prepare tarot-based activities for clients that are ethically grounded
Explain the ethics behind processing tarot-based activities with clients
Demonstrate how to create and maintain healthy boundaries between the client and the counselor in terms of integrating tarot card imagery into the session
Identify ways to ensure well-defined roles in the professional relationship
Demonstrate cultural competence in terms of identifying the cultural background of tarot
Demonstrate cultural competence in terms of exploring and then integrating clients’ personal relationships with tarot into counseling

Topics covered during the six-week training:

The History of Tarot
The Clinical Benefits of Using Tarot Cards
The “Evidence-Based” Bugaboo
Spiritual/Religious Competency in Therapy
Tarot, Creativity, and Therapy
Tarot Is/As Metaphor
Beyond Metaphor: Pataphor
Projective Tools in Psychotherapy
Carl Jung: Therapeutic Tarot’s Forefather
Shadow Work
The Hero’s Journey
Tarot And/As Visual Imagery in Art Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Psychodrama
EMDR, Visual Imagery, and Metaphoric Cards
Inner Critic Work
Introjections
Parts Work
Chairwork
Solution-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Poetry Therapy
Introducing Tarot Cards to a Client
Clinical Documentation
Tarot and Professional Ethics
Marketing oneself as a “tarot-friendly therapist”

Six Training Modules: 6-Week Breakdown by Week
Week 1

The History of Tarot
The Clinical Benefits of Using Tarot Cards
The “Evidence-Based” Bugaboo
Spiritual/Religious Competency in Therapy
Tarot, Creativity, and Therapy

Week 2

Tarot Is/As Metaphor
Beyond Metaphor: Pataphor
Projective Tools in Psychotherapy
Carl Jung: Therapeutic Tarot’s Forefather
Shadow Work
The Hero’s Journey

Week 3

Tarot And/As Visual Imagery in Art Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Psychodrama
EMDR, Visual Imagery, and Metaphoric Cards
Inner Critic Work

Week 4

Introjections
Parts Work
Chairwork
Solution-Focused Therapy

Week 5

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Poetry Therapy
Asemic Writing for Healing

Week 6

Introducing Tarot Cards to a Client
Clinical Documentation
Tarot and Professional Ethics
Marketing oneself as a “tarot-friendly therapist”

***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 April 30th, 2026.

🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Food and Mood 101 🆕
2026-03-09 12:00 - 13:30
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
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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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
2026-03-13 09:30 - 17:00
Law & Ethics CEs!
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, March 13th, 2026 | 9:30 am – 5:00 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 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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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care 🆕
2026-03-16 12:00 - 13:30
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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Professional Wills: Why You Need One and How to Create It
2026-03-19 10:00 - 12:00
Law & Ethics CEs!
Professional Wills: Why You Need One and How to Create It
Presented by: Sandy Voit MS, EdS, LMHC, CDFA
When: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2025 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credits: CEs: 2 Law & Ethics CEs | $65.00
ARE YOU IN BREACH OF YOUR PROFESSIONAL ETHICS?
You have spent your entire professional career securing and storing medical records and ensuring your clients’ confidentiality. What happens to these records when you retire, become disabled, or die?
Did you know that even if you die, your estate could be held responsible for malpractice complaints and legal actions brought about by your failure to anticipate your demise?
For psychologists, your Code of Ethics dictates that you are expected to “make reasonable efforts to plan for facilitating services in the event that psychological services are interrupted by factors such as the psychologist’s illness, death, unavailability, relocation, or retirement…” The same ethical mandate applies to Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers.
This workshop provides information and examples of how to prepare for such a situation – creating a Professional Will and identifying a Professional Executor to handle the legal and ethical details necessary to protect yourself and your practice. If something happens to you, you need a similarly licensed professional (not your spouse or child) to deal with your clients/patients, confidential records, office leases, obtain releases, make referrals, etc. In addition, your clients/patients will likely need help in their grieving and necessary transition to another therapist.
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🆕BRAND-NEW! Ethics Awareness and Application to Clinical Practice 🆕
2026-03-20 09:00 - 13:00
Brand-New!
Law & Ethics CEs!
Ethics Awareness and Application to Clinical Practice
Presented by: Bruce J. Spencer, PhD, MA, LMHC, LMSW, NCC
When: Friday, March 20th, 2026 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 4 Law & Ethics CEs | Cost: $109.00
This seminar is designed to examine ethical codes and their application in practice. Participant interaction is strongly encouraged, as ethical codes often prompt deeper questions of “what if?” and gray-area interpretations. As mental health professionals, we are acutely aware of the necessity to maintain ethical standards. Many clinicians have not read the standards recently and risk making subtle clinical judgment errors. Open discussion, critical analysis, and interaction are encouraged in this seminar.
Workshop Objectives:

Participants will be able to discern rationalizations that impede ethical practice
Participants will understand the difference between ethical and legal practice issues
Participants will understand the concept of boundary crossings vs. ethical violations
Participants will be able to apply ethical decision-making steps.

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The Ethics of Terminations and Endings
2026-03-23 09:00 - 12:15
Law & Ethics CEs!
The Ethics of Terminations and Endings
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, March 23rd, 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
Workshop Description:
All therapeutic relationships come to an end, but exactly how should that happen? Clinicians should take care to avoid abandoning clients and instead engage in ethical termination. This workshop will distinguish between termination and abandonment from an NASW ethical perspective. Case studies will highlight complexities that clinicians should assess in their termination process with clients. Learners will feel more informed about what constitutes ethical termination and be prepared to engage in ethical termination practices with clients and avoid unethical abandonment.
Objectives:

Identify and classify ethical responsibilities of therapeutic termination with clients.
Describe examples of unethical abandonment and distinguish from ethical termination.
Discover methods of engaging in ethical termination practices and minimizing unethical abandonment of clients.

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Implicit Bias and Healthcare Equity: The Impact of Self-Awareness
2026-03-25 09:00 - 12:00
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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Clinical Supervision Training: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know
2026-03-25 09:30 - 2026-03-27 14:30
Meets requirements to become an approved clinical supervisor!
Law & Ethics CEs!
Clinical Supervision Training: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Wednesday, March 25th – Friday, March 27th, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time each day
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs (10 Law & Ethics CEs) | $395.00 (see below for payment options)
This workshop meets the training requirement for becoming an Approved Clinical Supervisor.
Providing supervision can be a rewarding addition to a clinical practice. However, many clinicians are reluctant to become supervisors due to legal and ethical liability concerns. These concerns are often increased by a lack of accurate information about the true risks of liability faced by supervisors.
Through direct instructions, presentation of real-life scenarios, and group discussions, participants will understand the fundamentals of supervision best practices to improve their effectiveness and skill as clinical supervisors.
This three-day, 15-hour supervision workshop is designed to meet the training requirements for Washington State Approved Supervisors.
Objectives:
• Identify and assess sources of significant liability in supervision;
• Construct effective strategies for creating a sound supervision agreement;
• Describe key conceptual frameworks for supervision;
• Compare various theoretical approaches to supervision;
• Contrast various types of supervisory relationships;
• Examine the benefits between group and individual supervision settings;
• Summarize the legal and ethical regulation of supervision;
• Maximize supervisor, supervisee, and client success through supervision structure;
• Integrate regulation and practice to provide quality supervision documentation.
Payment Options
Cascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible, inclusive, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops, particularly our multi-session workshops.
We offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans and a limited number of discounts for students and early professionals.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by March 31st, 2026.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.
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Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
2026-04-02 09:30 - 12:30
BRAND-NEW!
Meets New Professional Roles & Boundaries CE Requirement!
Relationships, Professional Roles, and Boundaries in the Clinical Setting
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Pacific Time (the third hour will be Q&A and case discussions)
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – 2 Professional Relationships and Boundaries CEs and 1 Law & Ethics CE | $109.00
Workshop Description:
Boundary violations are among the most common reasons for professional discipline of behavioral health clinicians. Dual relationships—both intentional and unintentional—can take many forms and often pose ethical, clinical, and legal challenges.
In recognition of this significant cause of misconduct, as of October 2025, the Washington Department of Health has implemented a new requirement for two hours of continuing education in “Professional Roles and Boundaries” every two years (the new Washington State continuing education requirements, according to WAC 246-809-630, can be found here).
In this two-hour workshop, we will examine Washington State laws and professional ethical standards regarding personal and dual relationships with clients. Drawing from recent Washington Department of Health disciplinary decisions, participants will engage with real-world case studies that illustrate common risk areas. The workshop will also offer practical strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries in everyday practice.
This course is designed to meet the Washington State Department of Health’s continuing education requirement for Professional Roles and Boundaries, per WAC 246-809-630.
The third “bonus” hour will be a question-and-answer session with Eric and will include discussions of complex ethical cases involving professional roles and boundaries.
Workshop Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

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

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to Narrative Therapy 🆕
2026-04-06 12:00 - 13:30
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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Ethical Considerations of Culture in Clinical Practice
2026-04-09 09:00 - 12:15
Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs!
Ethical Considerations of Culture in Clinical Practice
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, February 9th, 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 CEs – counts as Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00
How do culture and ethics intersect? This continuing education workshop will provide an overview of fundamental cultural concepts relevant to clinical practice. This workshop meets continuing education credit hour requirements for law & ethics CEs, health equity CEs in Washington State, or cultural competence CEs in Oregon and Washington State.
Clinicians who value the cultural aspects of their clients demonstrate acceptance and ethical practice.
Ethical considerations related to culture will be explored, and case studies will illuminate the possible dilemmas that practitioners may encounter. Learners will be encouraged to explore their own practices for resolving ethical dilemmas involving culture. Attendees will all receive valuable recommendations and frameworks for appropriately addressing culturally based ethical dilemmas in a thorough, sensitive, and inclusive manner.
OBJECTIVES:

Describe at least three cultural concepts relevant to clinical practice.
Identify two ethical frameworks for resolving dilemmas involving culture.
Evaluate culturally-based ethical dilemmas to determine the best course of action.

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Directive Play Therapy for Struggling Children
2026-04-16 09:00 - 16:30
Directive Play Therapy for Struggling Children
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Thursday, April 16th, 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 | $190.00
Virginia Axline has told us that, “Play is the primary and natural medium of communication for children” (1947) and that therapists can provide the opportunity for kids to express their emotions and process their experiences. However, those of us who work with distressed or traumatized children know that sometimes we need to do more than that.
This is a single-day clinical workshop designed to answer the question child therapists ask, “Yes, but how exactly do I do that in session?” This workshop will be focused on the detailed, how-to of directive play therapy with children. We will discuss the clinical frame – from setting up an office to addressing behavioral problems in session – as well as effective interventions within it.
Directive play therapy can be utilized to promote healing from traumatic events, facilitate the expression of emotions, develop more secure attachment patterns, introduce new ways of thinking and behaving, learn problem-solving skills, improve social and communication skills, and support regulation.
This class will give practicing therapists, child welfare professionals, and other pediatric providers working with children aged 0-11 practical tools and ideas to leverage therapeutic change. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format.
Teaching modalities will include a mix of clinical discussion, lectures with clinical examples & video illustrations, and individual/group case exercises. (Please note: Workshop will cover clinical applications and interventions for children, not forensic assessment of play for evaluation purposes.)
Objectives:

Explore the brain development, memory systems, attachment needs, and trauma impacts that influence our baseline neurobiology and a child’s capacity for therapeutic growth.
Understand the distinction between directive and non-directive play therapy and the clinical applications for both with children.
Having knowledge of the therapeutic frame, learn to set daily treatment plans and establish the structure of a child’s session.
Consider different categories of play useful for addressing various treatment goals.
Explore options of therapeutic toys, games, and crafts with examples of their use in sessions.
Access provided references and resources for further study.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Pandemic Wounds: Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Trauma 🆕
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:30
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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Sand Tray & Other Creative Interventions With Stuck Clients of All Ages
2026-04-22 09:00 - 12:00
Sand Tray & Other Creative Interventions With Stuck Clients of All Ages
Presented by: Kristie Baber, MSW, LICSW, CCTP
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the Zoom link via email the week of the workshop)
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs | Cost: $95.00
Designed for stressed-out, overworked therapists at the end of their clinical rope and struggling with a lack of movement in their cases, the creative interventions you’ll learn in this short workshop really work!
We’ve all been there – frustrated by our difficulty understanding the client struggling to communicate, feeling the shared strain with clients who attend sessions diligently yet don’t seem to be moving through their material, or perplexed by the family we’re struggling to get a read on. Whether we’re the client or the clinician, there isn’t much that feels worse week after week than stuck.
This realistic and brief class is designed for practicing therapists with clients of all ages to explore new options to break the logjam in session. The workshop will be conducted in a Zoom format. Teaching modalities will include clinical discussion, lectures with case examples, video illustrations, and individual exercises.
Objectives:

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

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Guide to Setting Up Your Business as a Solo Practitioner
2026-04-23 09:00 - 12:15
Guide to Setting Up Your Business as a Solo Practitioner
Presented by: Sandy Voit, MS, EdS, LMHC, CDFA
When: Thursday, April 23, 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: No CEs are offered for this workshop | $65.00
There are many reasons to become a private practitioner: autonomy and independence, choosing your clients, flexibility in parenting or caregiving, etc. We will discuss the financial and business sides of opening your own practice.
Topics will include what type of tax structure you might want to use, the various licenses and insurances you may need, taxes (income, state, self-employment, and unemployment), and how to reduce those taxes via optimizing your business deductions.
Other information and discussion topics include establishing a home office, why nepotism (hiring a spouse or children) is good, and start looking at planning for your retirement.
Substantial handouts and resources are provided so you can focus on the discussions and not spend all your time taking notes.
Objectives:

Learn pros and cons of different options of tax structures for your practice.
Develop a financial plan for your practice.
How to optimize your business deductions.
Learn advantages of setting up a home office.
Why, if you are married and/or have children, it is advantageous to hire them.
Start planning for your own retirement.

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The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
2026-04-24 09:00 - 16:30
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! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Trauma, Shame, Anxiety, and Depression 🆕
2026-04-27 09:00 - 12:15
Brand-New!
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Trauma, Shame, Anxiety, and Depression
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, April 27th, 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 CEs | $95.00
This Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop offers clinicians a comprehensive foundation in the theory and application of ACT with a focus on treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and shame.
Participants will explore the six core processes of ACT—cognitive defusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, self-as-context, values clarification, and committed action—as tools to enhance psychological flexibility and reduce suffering.
The course emphasizes how these processes can help clients move away from avoidance and toward meaningful, values-based living, even in the presence of emotional pain. Through experiential exercises, case examples, and guided practice, clinicians will learn to apply ACT interventions to promote healing and resilience in diverse clinical settings.
Workshop Objectives:

Demonstrate knowledge of ACT basic principles and psychological flexibility.
Experiment with at least two ACT interventions in clinical practice.
Reflect on methods and rationale for incorporating ACT interventions into work with clients.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Healing Strategies for Anxious-Avoidant Relationships 🆕
2026-04-29 09:00 - 12:00
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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