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$109Transference/ Countertransference dynamics with LGBTQIA+ clients
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
June 6, 2025
10am-4:30p Pacific
with 2-15 minute breaks and 1 hour lunch
5 CEs
The transference/countertransference dynamics between the therapist and the client are complex. The unique experiences lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or nonbinary, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA+) clients have surrounding gender and sexuality can add additional layers of complexity to therapeutic dynamics.
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$279The Therapist’s Role in Gender Affirming Surgery for Transgender and Nonbinary Clients
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
May 2 and 3, 2025
10am-6:30pm PDT
with 2-15 minute breaks and 1-hour lunch
14 CEs
The course will utilize case vignettes to address complex issues that may arise during medical transition, including common psychological reactions to preparation, surgery, complications, and post-operative care.
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$39Helping LGBTQIA+ Youth Navigate Online Risks to make the Digital World Safer
Presented by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT, TRM-1
Date: April 4, 2025
Time 10:00am-12:00pm PDT
2 CEs
The course will emphasize the importance of digital literacy, consider mental health outcomes of screen time, and help therapists create safer spaces in therapy for clients to talk about the ways they spend time online.
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$39The Flogger Keeps the Score: Navigating Kink through a Trauma Informed Lens
Presented by Brittany Trexler, LPC, LCPC
Recorded Webinar Available Soon
2 CEs
This training will highlight some of the important science behind trauma and its impacts on the mind and body. We will also cover how individuals wanting to participate in kink can better negotiate scenes, manage trauma triggers and aftercare effectively, and explore reclaiming empowerment while reducing stigma about the intersection of kink and trauma.
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$39How Critical Race Theory Informs Affirmative Clinical Practice
Presented by Claudia Owens Shields, Ph.D.
Recorded Webinar Available Soon
2 CEs
This course will use clinical case material to demonstrate the use of “self-reflexivity” as a tool for development of clinical understanding and what is sometimes referred to as “multicultural humility.”
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$12Advocacy Efforts for Affirmative Therapists
Presented by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT, TRM-1 & Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
Recorded Webinar
1 CE
This course will help affirmative therapists begin to build sustainable advocacy efforts as a part of their clinical practice.
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$45Supporting LGBTQIA+ People with Long COVID
Presented by Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
Recorded Webinar
2 CEs
This course will cover risk factors for developing long COVID and how clinicians may be able to address these. We will cover the impact of the virus on the brain and body and how this may present clinically.
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$59Toolbox for working with TGNB Kids and Adolescents
Presenter: Caroline Hippler, MS, LCPC, NCC
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
This training aims to provide clinicians working with transgender, nonbinary, gender queer and gender nonconforming children and adolescents with specific activities and strategies for providing that support and addressing common clinical concerns of these populations.
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$39Refusing Adulthood: Working with LGBTQIA+ Youth
Presented by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT, TRM-1
Recorded Webinar
2 CEs
This course will support affirmative clinicians to identify and celebrate attempts at sovereign experiences in emerging adulthood, explore effective ways to intervene when necessary, and work with clients in the journey of growing up.
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$99Affirmative Supervision: Becoming Deliberately Developmental
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
Recorded Homestudy
6 CEs
This course fulfills the 6 hour CE requirement for all clinical supervisors in California. Check your board’s requirements to confirm APA CEs qualify for your state and license.
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$59Sociopolitical Stress & Politicized Identities
Presented by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
This course will support affirmative clinicians to talk about the impacts of a politicized identity experience with their clients and identify ways to manage anxiety and reduce political stress.
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$59Fundamentals of Polyamory
Presented by Stephanie M. Sullivan, M.S., LMFT
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
This course will train mental health professionals to provide more inclusive and culturally sensitive services to their polyamorous clients by educating them about the nuances of working with polyamorous clients in a therapeutic environment.
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$79Supporting LGBTQIA+ Clients Living with Psychosis
Presented by Nicole Melissa Morin, LCSW
Recorded Webinar
4 CEs
After an introduction of LGBTQIA+ identity development at the intersection of severe mental illness, we will review a basic understanding of the spectrum of psychosis and basic neurobiology of psychosis.
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$39Supporting Clients Coming Out in Midlife and Beyond
Presented by Julia Maslen, LCPC, LMHC
Recorded Webinar
2 CEs
This course will introduce ways to provide affirmative therapy for clients experiencing sexuality and/or gender shifts, fluidity, and those exploring their sexuality and/or gender for the very first time – in their 40s and beyond.
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$39Asexual Affirmative Therapy
Presented by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT, TRM-1
Recorded Webinar
2 CEs
This course will offer a basic introduction to the Ace community and culture, and new insights to affirmative therapy principles and interventions in work with asexual clients.
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$39Polyunsure after Polysecure
Presenter: Brittany Trexler, LPC, LCPC
Recorded Homestudy
2 CEs
This session will cover next steps and considerations for therapists looking to dig into attachment work, utilize the HEARTS model presented in Polysecure (Fern, 2020) and Polywise (Fern, 2023) to help clients create security in relationships, and challenge toxic monogamy.
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$39Balancing Acceptance & Change with LGBTQIA+ Clients
Presenter: Rachel Jones Linn, MA, LMFT
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
Drawing upon the theoretical framework of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the course will explore the nuances of dialectical thinking and delve into the complexities faced by LGBTQIA+ clients who have unsupportive families.
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$39Working with Parents of Transgender Youth
Presenter: Melissa Dellens, MA
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
This course will utilize community psychology, family systems theory, and psychodynamic approaches to consider how affirmative clinicians can support parents to reduce stress and make more mindful decisions for their children.
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$49Ethical Implications of Informed Consent for Mental Health Professionals
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD
Recorded Homestudy
4 CEs
This course will support mental health professionals to both assess for capacity to consent, and to work with transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) clients to address any mental health considerations that may impact the ability to provide consent prior to initiation of GAMST (gender affirming medical and/or surgical treatment).
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$39WPATH Standards of Care 8 – Mental Health & Adolescents
Presenter: Melissa Dellens, MA
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
This course is designed to provide clinical guidance for healthcare professionals assisting transgender and gender diverse teens to achieve better health and psychological well being,
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$99
Affirmative Supervision: Becoming Deliberately Developmental
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
September 13, 2024
10:00am-5:00pm PST
with 2 15-minute breaks and 1 hour lunch
6 CEs
This course will explore how affirmative supervisors can meet their interns where they are developmentally while also supporting their growth towards a more complex way of knowing.
