Trainings I Offer

I have 20+ years experience providing training for clinicians seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs), often contracting through Core Learning Inc. and several agency clients, (those contacts can be provided upon request).

The list below is a sample of the various trainings I’ve developed and presented. Please contact me to discuss your particular training needs and allow me to tailor-make one for you!

    • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Basics for Clients & Groups

    • ADHD & Adults

    • Addictions: Chemical and Non-Chemical

    • Addictions and Recovery Through the Ages

    • Co-occurring Disorders Competency Building

    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) For the DBT-Curious

    • Relationships in Recovery

    • Uppers, Downers, Inners, Outers: AOD 101 - A Primer on Alcohol and Other Drugs That Are Commonly Abused

    • Intro to Child-Centered Counseling

    • The Basics of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment Challenges: Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes

    • What’s Eating You? Nutrition and Food in Clinical Practice

    • Clinical Issues in Working With the LGBTQ+ Community

    • LGBTQ 101 & 201

    • Substance Use Disorders Within the LGBTQ+ Communities

  • 6 Hours:

    • MI Basics & Beyond

    • Motivational Interviewing: Skill Building

    • Change Talk! Recognize It, Respond To It & Keep it Coming

    2-4 Hours:

    • Ambivalence: Two Sides of the Same Coin

    • Engagement & The Relational Foundation

    • Exchanging Information & Providing Advice the MI Way

    • Exploring Values and Goals

    • Focusing & Finding Mutual Direction

    • Foundation and Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

    • Negotiating a Change Plan

    • OARS (Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries) & More

    • Reflective Listening: Fundamentals of Communication

    • Recognizing & Responding to Change Talk

    • Stages of Change

    • Ethics and Pain Management: How Do We Ensure Equitable Treatment?

    • Implicit Bias