the
WORKSHOP CALENDAR
Mental Health workshops available in the Pacific Northwest
Listings
The Basics of Trauma-Informed Therapy (3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
Introduces psychotherapists to the principles of trauma-informed therapy, focusing on creating a therapeutic environment that recognizes and responds to the pervasive impact…
Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World (6 Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs.)
There is a shift to using the ethical approach of “centering lived experience” in identifying neurodiversity. This shifts focus away from a…
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause. (6 CEs Meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
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.
The GLP-1 Frontier: Balancing Metabolic Health, Muscle Mass, and Mental Wellness (3 CEs – 2 are Law & Ethics, Health Equity, or Cultural Competence CEs.)
This seminar provides mental health professionals with a deep dive into the clinical literature, contrasting pharmaceutical data with real-world outcome studies.
Trauma & Dissociation: Psychodynamic & Relational Approach (6 CEs.)
Introduction to Polyvagal Theory: Practical Strategies for Honoring the Body’s Wisdom (3 CEs – 1 meets Law and Ethics CE.)
Polyvagal Theory provides a framework for understanding how the nervous system influences emotion, behavior, and relational connection.
Reconceptualizing OCD (6 CEs.)
What if we’ve gotten OCD wrong? What if OCD is part of the innate neurodivergent umbrella that needs support and accommodation instead…
Ethics of Somatic Therapies: Boundaries, Consent, and Scope of Practice (3 Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs or 3 Law & Ethics CEs.)
This workshop explores the ethical use of somatic approaches within psychotherapy, helping clinicians thoughtfully integrate body-oriented techniques while remaining aligned with professional…
Lunch & Learn: Exploring Homicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice (1.5 Law and Ethics CEs.)
Participants will learn how to identify warning signs and risk factors associated with potential violence. The workshop will explore strategies for opening…
Navigating the Aging Brain (3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
In-depth exploration of the aging brain, including a review of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment.
Seattle Hakomi Education Network: workshop and registration info for Hakomi Programs.
NWCEAI Programing September and October 2026 (CE offered.)
Expressive Arts Toolbox September 18, Creative Compass September 25, Decolonial October 2, Expressive Arts and Tarot October 24, Wellbeing Across Significant Social…
Introduction to Nature Therapy: More than a Walk in the Park (6 CEs – 2 count as Law & Ethics CEs.)
This workshop offers the opportunity to become familiar with nature-based, walk and talk, therapy. Participants will learn…
Introduction to Nature Therapy: More than a Walk in the Park (6 CEs – 2 count as Law & Ethics CEs.)
This workshop offers the opportunity to become familiar with nature-based, walk and talk, therapy. Participants will learn…
Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature – Day 2 (6 Law and Ethics CEs.)
Like Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature Day 1, this workshop is retreat-style, nature-based, and very experiential….
Spirit and Psyche: Integrating Spirituality in Mental Health Counseling (6 CEs Meets Criteria for 2 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
Workshop is designed to equip clinicians with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively integrate religion and spirituality into their therapeutic practice.
Collaborative Leadership: For the Family.
Transform family dynamics and build problem-solving skills that last a lifetime. This courseequips parents with proven tools for shifting from reactive management…
Ethics Awareness and Application to Clinical Practice (4 Law and Ethics CEs.)
This seminar is designed to examine ethical codes and their application in practice. Participant interaction is strongly encouraged, as ethical codes often…
After Hours with Cascadia: EFT Tapping for Clinicians (2 Law & Ethics CEs.)
Emotion Freedom Techniques (EFT) – also known as EFT Tapping –has become a widely accepted, effective, evidence-based strategy to reduce emotional distress…
Clinical Supervision Training: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know (15 CE including 10 Law and Ethics CEs.)
This workshop meets the training requirement for becoming an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Providing supervision can be a rewarding addition to a clinical…
A Lifetime of Loss: Integrating Heartache and Grief in Adult & Pediatric Clients (6 CEs.)
From floating goldfish to the truncated relationships of divorce and foster care, losses start early for us. This class will explore the…
Pleasure in the Treatment Room (6 CEs – Meets criteria for 2 Law and Ethics, 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence, and/or 2 Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs.)
How do we talk about pleasure in the treatment room? Do you feel comfortable talking with your clients about intimacy? How do…
Trauma & Dissociation: Ethics & Law In Treatment (6 CEs.)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with the One Center Fall 2026 Series (up to 26 CEs therapists, counselors, social workers, RNs, CDPs, NDs, translators, WA court interpreters.)
An 8-Week Class meets every Monday from…
Introduction to Inner Child Work (3 CEs.)
The fundamentals of inner child work, exploring how early relational patterns, unmet needs, and childhood experiences influence adult emotions, behaviors, and relationships.
Therapeutic Boundaries: The Ethics of Creating Clarity, Safety, and Trust in Clinical Work (3 Professional Roles and Boundaries CEs or Law & Ethics CEs.)
This workshop introduces psychotherapists to the principles of establishing and maintaining professional boundaries while navigating complex clinical scenarios.
Professional Wills: Why You Need One and How to Create It (2 Law and Ethics CEs.)
Are you in breach of your professional ethics? Did you know that even if you die, your estate could be held responsible…
Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101: A One-Day, Two-Session Workshop (6 Law and Ethics, Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
Both sessions of this one-day workshop–Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101–are intended to help fill the gaps in clinical education and understanding…
Ethics of Simple Self-Care in Nature – Day 1 (6 Law and Ethics CEs.)
This workshop is retreat-style, nature-based, and experiential. We’ll be walking slowly, short distances, and pausing all along…
Law & Ethics of the Clinical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI.) (3 Law and Ethics CEs.)
We will address the specific legal and ethical implications of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the practice…
Neuroscience, Trauma, and the Power of Love: Working with the Body, Intersubjectivity, and the Soul (12 CEs.)
The principal thesis of this workshop is that at any moment we are either attuning to or…
Gottman Level 3; Therapy for Partner Aggression & Abuse; Treating Couples with Eating or Body Image Issues (total of 34 CEs.)
Gottman Intensive. There are 3 workshops in this weeklong couples therapy intensive. Gottman Level 3 couples therapy, Treating…
Lunch & Learn: Self-Care Practices for Neurodivergent Clients (1.5 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
Attendees will learn how to adapt self-care practices to be accessible, meaningful, and sustainable for neurodivergent clients.
The Relational Dance of Emotional Dependence (4 CEs including 2 Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs.)
This training will provide an overview of human attachment and how both our drive for connection and our tolerance for it are…
Beyond Answers: Strengthening Our Client’s Inner Compass through Ancient Runes (3 CEs counts as Law & Ethics, Health Equity or Cultural Competence.)
This workshop introduces clinicians to the Elder Futhark rune system as an ancient symbolic framework for facilitating deeper therapeutic reflection and meaningful…
More Than “Dear Diary”: The Clinical Use of Journaling in Therapy (6 CEs.)
Journaling in session or as homework opens up an entirely new dimension of therapeutic processing for our clients. But journaling is so…
NWCEAI Programing September and October 2026 (CE offered.)
Expressive Arts Toolbox September 18, Creative Compass September 25, Decolonial October 2, Expressive Arts and Tarot October 24, Wellbeing Across Significant Social…
Ethical Considerations of Transference and Countertransference (3 Law and Ethics CEs.)
Transference and countertransference are natural occurrences within the interpersonal relationship between client and therapist. Gaining understanding of how these phenomena occur in…
Burnout Prevention: The Ethics of Self-Care in Clinical Practice (3 Law & Ethics CEs.)
Burnout prevention is not a luxury — it is an ethical responsibility embedded in competent clinical care.
Attachment and the Neurobiology of Relationships (6 CEs.)
This workshop will give therapists working with all age populations an understanding of attachment theory, patterns and clinical presentations, as well as…
Trauma & Dissociation: Coercive Control (3 CEs.)
Trauma & Dissociation: Religious Trauma (3 CEs.)
Professional Training Program.
Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute offers an online Professional Training Program with Clinical and Facilitator pathways in Expressive Arts for mental…
Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute offers an online Professional Training Program with Clinical and Facilitator pathways in Expressive Arts for mental health clinicians and community-based educators, organizations, and practitioners. Applications are now open. Learn more.
Seattle Hakomi Education Network: workshop and registration info for Hakomi Programs.
Un-Masking Certificate Series: A Non-Pathologizing Approach to Neurodivergence (12 CEs Health Equity Or Cultural Competence, 3 count as Law and Ethics.)
4 Week series Meets Consecutive Mondays (9am-12-15pm PDT) except Monday November 16.
Lunch & Learn: Best Practices for Managing Anxiety (1.5 CEs.)
Evidence-based strategies for assessing, understanding, and managing anxiety in clinical practice.
DBT Solutions for Family Gatherings (3 CEs.)
This workshop equips mental health professionals with practical Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills tailored specifically to help clients manage emotional intensity, maintain…
Reaching the Inner Child: Using Integrated, Brain-based Internal Family Systems Therapy to Treat Trauma and Personality Disorders (6 CEs.)
This workshop will address combining insights from neuroscience with an evidence-based treatment approach known as Internal Family Systems.
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause. (6 CEs Meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
The experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is rarely talked about, but thousands of people are diagnosed…
Youth and Adult Suicide: Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Suicidality (meets Washington State requirement for re-licensure. 6 CEs.)
This workshop presents original concepts in the development of suicidality as an ingenious coping mechanism which develops over time. The brain’s neuroplasticity…
Ethics Through a Hollywood Lens (6 Law and Ethics and Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs. All 6 can be used for Law & Ethics CEs OR 4 Law & Ethics CEs and 2 Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs.)
Entertaining and informative, this class is intended to be a guide to the ethical practice and professional responsibility that we all strive…
Becoming a Neurodivergent-Informed Clinician: Understanding ADHD and Autism through a Strengths-Based, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens (18 CEs, 6 CEs for Law & Ethics and 12 CEs for Cultural Competence or Health Equity.)
This workshop is designed to help clinicians build greater awareness and familiarity with ADHD and Autistic experiences. Participants will come away from…
The Hidden Self: Shadow Work as a Clinical Intervention (6 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
In every therapeutic relationship, Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow—the hidden, often unconscious parts of ourselves—shapes both the client’s challenges and the…
Law and Ethics of Imminent Harm: Understanding Mandatory Reporting and Client Lethality Obligations (3 Law and Ethics CEs.)
We will examine the applicable Washington State and Federal laws regarding mandatory reporting obligations. We will also discuss the boundaries and standards…
Lunch & Learn: How to Write Letters for Gender-Affirming Care (1.5 CEs.)
Best practices for composing letters that support clients seeking hormone therapy, surgery, or other gender-affirming interventions.
National Polarization: Effects on Child Welfare and Adoption Practice (6 Law and Ethics, Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs.)
How adoption shapes identity across the lifespan through the Adoptee Consciousness Model, while also exploring racial identity development,…
Trauma & Dissociation: Suicidality and Self-Harm (6 CEs. (approved as part of the Suicide Prevention Model List for Health Professionals by Washington State Department of Health.)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Deep Dive into Values and Beliefs (6 CEs.)
You’ll learn the philosophy behind ACT. The focus, however, will be on the “values” aspect of this therapeutic modality. We will take…
Therapists Who Astrologize: An Introduction to Astrology-Assisted Therapy (AAT) (6 CEs counts as 2 Law & Ethics CEs, 2 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs, and 2 General CEs.)
Designed for therapists with no prior astrology experience, this workshop offers a grounded and clinically responsible introduction to core astrological concepts and…
Continuing Education Trainings & Workshops.
Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute offers Continuing Education trainings and Expressive Arts workshops for mental health clinicians and helping professionals, with…
Ethical and Clinical Considerations in Suicide Risk Management (3 Law and Ethics CEs.)
The “Gold Standard” list for ethical suicide care will be presented. Areas such as confidentiality, assisted suicide, and clinician liability will be…