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Trainings for Clinicians

Continuing Education Trainings for

Mental Health Professionals

I offer CEU‑eligible trainings for LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, agencies, group practices, and organizations who want to deepen their understanding of chronic illness, disability, medical trauma, and the lived experiences of clients navigating these realities.​​​

 

My trainings blend clinical knowledge, research, lived experience, and real‑world application. They are accessible, emotionally resonant, and designed to shift how providers understand and support chronically ill and disabled clients.

Training Topics Include:

  • Chronic Illness & Disability 101 - Understanding dynamic disability, pacing, flare cycles, and the emotional landscape of chronic illness.

  • Medical Trauma & Invalidation - How medical gaslighting, dismissal, and systemic harm shape clients’ nervous systems, trust, and identity.

  • Working With Clients Who’ve Been Dismissed or Disbelieved - Clinical skills for building safety, validation, and collaborative care.

  • The Unrecognized Minority: Practical Strategies for Working with Chronically Ill and Disabled Clients - A cultural‑competency‑focused training on identity, stigma, and systemic barriers.

  • Supporting Clients Through Relationship Changes Caused by Illness Navigating shifting roles, resentment, intimacy changes, and emotional labor.

  • Integrating Disability‑Affirming Practice Into Any Modality Practical tools for therapists across theoretical orientations.

Training Style:

My trainings are:

  • interactive

  • story‑driven

  • grounded in lived experience

  • clinically applicable

  • emotionally validating

  • accessible for all learning styles

I use case examples, reflection prompts, discussion, and therapist‑facing tools that can be implemented immediately.

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