“ Jim Knipe’s ‘EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation’ Study Group”, Christine Molina, LCSW, EMDRIA Certified Consultant in Austin, Texas, October 2024 - Present

“ ‘EMDR and Dissociation: The Progressive Approach’ Study Group”, Christine Molina, LCSW, EMDRIA Certified Consultant in Austin, Texas, March 2024 - July 2024

“ ‘Strengthening the Self’ EMDR Study Group”, Christine Molina, LCSW, EMDRIA Certified Consultant in Austin, Texas, April - October 2023

“EMDR Consultation Group”, Christine Molina, LCSW, EMDRIA Certified Consultant in Austin, Texas, March 2021 - February 2024

“EMDR Basic Training”, Dr. Christie Sprowls, Psy.D in Austin, Texas, March - June 2021

“Trauma is a thing or things that happened either too much, too soon, too fast, or for too long without something being attended to by something reparative or healing.” Resmaa Menakem

TRAUMA

As a trauma specialist I am committed to staying up to date on emerging treatments.

“An Introduction to NARM: The NeuroAffective Relational Model for Transforming Complex Trauma”, by Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC in Austin, Texas, January 19, 2024

“Interpersonal Neurobiology Special Interest Group”, Kim Schaefer, LPC, SEP in Austin, Texas, September - November 2023 

“A School of Unlearning: A Therapist’s Guide to Memory Reconsolidation, Grief, and Healing”, Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas, May 12, 2023   

“Internal Family System Special Interest Group”, Lindsey Lucius, LCSW-S in Austin, Texas, September - November 2022

“Disenfranchised Grief: The Underappreciated Loss Experience”, Emily E.Harrison, LPC in Austin, Texas, October 14, 2022 

“Health Equity Leader”, Earned $5,000 scholarship to attend MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy to Treat PTSD Training, The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), May - July, 2022

“A School of Unlearning: A Therapist’s Guide to Trauma Recovery, Grief, and Healing”, Juliane Taylor-Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas,  June 3, 2022 

“Memory Reconsolidation”, Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas, October 15, 2021

“Internal Family Systems 101”, Michelle Hawn, LPC-S in Austin, Texas, September 10, 2021 

“Interpersonal Neurobiology”, Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas, June 18, 2021

“Flashbacks and the 3 Ds (Dissociation, Depersonalization, Derealization) in Session”, Jill Hokanson, LCSW-S in Austin, Texas, June 4, 2021

“Deepening the Emotional Work: Moving With and Beyond Shame”, Lindsey Lucius, LCSW-S in Austin, Texas, December 4, 2020

“Dynamic Enriched Experiential Psychotherapy (DEEP): An Overview”, Eva Lorini, LPC in Austin, Texas, October 16, 2020

“Using Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Neurobiology to Humanize Our Response to Grief”, Candyce Ossefort-Russell, LPC-S in Austin, Texas, October 2, 2020

“Neuroception and Safety in Couples Therapy”, Juliane Taylor-Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas,  September 18, 2020

“Healing Client Attachment Wounds”, Ann Stoneson, LPC-S in Austin, Texas, January 17, 2020

“Interpersonal Violence: What We Need to Know to Support Our Clients”, Claire Baxter Perella, LCSW in Austin, Texas, December 6, 2019

“Perfectionism and Shame”, Ann Stoneson, LPCS-S in Austin, Texas, October 18, 2019

My engagement with identity-focused training allows me to more competently work with gender and sexuality diverse clients, as well as neuro-divergence. I continue to deepen my understanding of the power differentials associated with all “isms”.

IDENTITY

“Counseling Gender Diverse Clients”, Dr. April Owen PsyD in Austin, Texas, January 12, 2024

“Drugs: Therapy, Misuse and Personality Disorders”, Chelsea Cohen, MA, LPC-S, and Shana Alexander, MSN, LPC-S, PMHNP-BC in Austin, Texas, December 15, 2023

“Counseling Asexual Clients”, Kara Nassour, LPC, NCC, in Austin, Texas, November 10, 2023    

“Navigating Ruptures Within Groups”, Akilah Riley Richardson, MSW, CCTP in Austin, Texas, October 11, 2023    

“The Oppression of Connection - Examining the Impact of Racism on Couples”, Akilah Riley Richardson, MSW, CCTP in Austin, Texas, May 19, 2023

“Gender Fragility and the Gender Affirmative Model: A New Framework to Conceptualize Working with Gender”, Noah Garcia, MA, LPC-S, NCC in Austin, Texas, March 19, 2023  

“The Changing Tides of Autism”, M.Scott Allen, PsyD in Austin, Texas, November 11, 2022 

“Gender and Sexuality: A Review and Putting it into Practice”, JP Cardenas, LPC-Associate in Austin, Texas, June 10, 2022

“Subtle Acts of Exclusion”, by Briona Jenkins in Austin, Texas, January 21, 2022

“Engage: Strategies to Engage Culture and Identity in the Clinical Setting”, Marlon Johnson, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP, NCC  in Austin, Texas, November 5, 2021

“Preparing the Conversation: Identifying Biases and Practicing Cultural Humility”, Marlon Johnson, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP, NCC in Austin, Texas, October 1, 2021

“Kink, BDSM, and Poly/Open Relationships”, Adam MacDonald, LCSW in Austin, Texas, August 3, 2021

“Culturally Responsive Care for LGBTQIA+ Clients”, Sarah Kapostasy, LPC and Summer Hough, LPC in Austin, Texas, May 21, 2021

“Addressing Culture, Identity, and Incongruence Within the Therapeutic Relationship”, Marlon Johnson, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP, NCC in Austin, Texas, November 6, 2020

“Understanding ADHD in Adults”, Christine Molina, LCSW in Austin, Texas, December 13, 2019

“Working Well with LGBTQI+ Populations”, Sarah Sloan, LCSW in Austin, Texas, November 15, 2019

I’ve also absorbed learning on career dissatisfaction, substance use, relationships, skill building, and disordered eating.

“Drugs: Therapy, Misuse and Personality Disorders”, Chelsea Cohen, MA, LPC-S, and Shana Alexander, MSN, LPC-S, PMHNP-BC in Austin, Texas, December 15, 2023

“Helping Clients with Work Related-Concerns”, Mary Lynn Marinucci, LCSW-S, MBA in Austin, Texas, December 18, 2023

“Psychedelic Science 2023”, Earned scholarship to attend the largest psychedelic conference in history - Psychedelic Science 2023, hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in Denver Colorado, June 19-23, 2023

“Countertransference”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, January 13, 2023 

“Couples Panel”, Amelia Canally, LCSW, CGP; Toya Foster, LPC; Sara Miller, LPC; Maria Spada, LPC and moderated by DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, September 9, 2022

“Inclusive Disordered Eating Treatment”, by Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP in Austin, Texas, February 4, 2022 

“An Updated Model to Understand and Treat Addiction”, Daniel Hochman, M.D. in Austin, Texas, January 14, 2022 

“Eating Disorders 101”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, December 10, 2021 

“Suicidality and Self Harm”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGO, CEDS in Austin, Texas, November 29, 2021 

“Mindful Yoga”, Cartelia Kennedy, LPC in Austin, Texas, September 3, 2021

“Career Counseling: Crush No Dreams” Winter Green, LPC Associate, NCC in Austin, Texas,  April 16, 2021

“DBT Acceptance Skills”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, March 12, 2021

“The Magic of Emotion Chain Analysis”, Christine Molina, LCSW in Austin, Texas, February 12, 2021

“A Brief Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)”, Jonathan McNutt, LPC in Austin, Texas, January 22, 2021 

“Defenses and Resistance in Therapy”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, December 18, 2020

“DBT Change Skills”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, July 10, 2020

“DBT Acceptance Skills”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, May 12, 2020

“Discussing Money in Therapy”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2020

“Ins and Outs of Teletherapy”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas,  March 27, 2020

“Best Practices in Clinical Documentation”, Gena Minnix, LPC-S, LMFT-S in Austin, Texas, February 14, 2020

“The First Three Sessions: Building Rapport, Setting the Frame, and Assessment and Evaluation of a New Client”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, January 10, 2020

“Essentials of Eating Disorders”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, November 1, 2019

“Disruptions in the Clinical Relationship”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, October 11, 2019

“Understanding Transference and Countertransference”, DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS in Austin, Texas, September 13, 2019

“Combined Treatment: Therapy and Medication”, Samantha Symons, M.D. in Austin, Texas, August 30, 2019