CLINICAL TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE)

Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: 

The ABC's of Healthy Relationships

Recovering Family Wellness: Rebuilding Relationships 

Apologies Aren’t Enough: 

What Lasting Relational Repair Actually Requires 

Behind the Mirror of Narcissism: 

The Hidden Architecture of Shame 

Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Developmental/Complex Trauma 

Getting Through the Holidays: Attachment-Focused Interventions to 

Support Clients in the Aftermath of Family Fractures

Creating a Secure Base in an Insecure World: 

The Role of Attachment in Times of Sociopolitical Uncertainty and Collective Anxiety 

 Don’t Say Self Care: An Attachment-Informed Approach to Burnout and Compassion Fatigue 

Holding the Line: 

Attachment-Informed Perspectives on Maintaining Professional Boundaries

Recognizing and Responding to Religious Trauma

The Power of Connection: Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care for Houseless Individuals

 Advancing Ethical Practice: Recognizing and Responding to "Conversion Therapy" 

The Hidden Complexities of Coming Out    

Attachment, Bias, and Psychological Safety in High-Stress Medical Environments

The Power of Connection: Attachment-Informed Methods to De-Escalate Patients in the ER/ED

The Silent Struggle: Navigating Perimenopause's Impact on Mental Health 

Suicide Prevention in LGBTQIA+ Youth

 Revolutionary Queer Joy: An Attachment-Informed Reorientation to Gender-Affirming Care

  Unmasking: Exploring Neurobiological Attachment Implications Stemming from the Intersections of Gender and Autism 

 Rebuilding a Sense of Safety and Self in the Aftermath of Interpersonal Trauma 

 Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Developmental/Complex Trauma 

Healing Fractures Resulting from Narcissistic-Oriented Emotional Abuse

Communication Strategies for Connecting with Dysregulated/Distressed/Dissociated Clients

 The Intersections of Gender Expansiveness and Neurodivergence 

Unmasking: Exploring Neurobiological Attachment Implications Stemming from the Intersections of Gender and Autism 

Advancing from Cultural Competence to Cultural Humility for Effective Social Change 

 Closing the Gap: A Clinicians Guide to Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities 

Attachment-Focused Strategies for Suicide Prevention

 Beneath the Promise of Change: 

The Hidden Costs of Pathologizing Authenticity Through “Conversion Therapy” 

From Threat Response to Truancy:

An Attachment Informed Approach to Navigate Anxiety-Based School Refusal

Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal: 

The Role of Attachment Activation

Attachment-Informed Interventions for Anxiety-

Based School Refusal

Engaging Without Escalating: Motivational Interviewing for Anxiety-Based School

Refusal

Making Decisions: Ally or Bystander Group Activity (HRC Anti-Bullying Campaign)

Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Students

Implicit Bias and Cultural Competency for Educators

LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency 101-301

Attachment-Informed Patient Care to Enhance Patient Outcomes

Creating Neurodivergent/Sensory Friendly Work Environments 

Creating Inclusive Environments for Employees and Customers Alike

The Future is Fluid: 

A Humanistic Reorientation to Gender

Revolutionary Queer Joy: 

A Journey Toward Re-Attaching with Authenticity

LGBTQ+ Attachment-Focused Approaches to Enhancing Outcomes helped teachers, administrators, nurses, therapists, and support staff better understand how to meet the unique needs of youth in our community.

This LGBTQ+ 101: Level Up training provided all of the basics about language, lexicon, and culture while delving deeper into cultural humility.

Insight about sexual orientation and gender identity from a developmental standpoint, leaning into attachment theory and family systems to optimize mental health outcomes.  

Participants learned about attachment theory, healthy boundaries, and emotionally connective communication to enhance well-being.

In support of multi-disciplinary teams who support LGBTQ+ youth and their families, Ky provided an overview of lexicon and resources.

Chatting all things attachment!

  By many accounts, a life-changing exploration of the societal manifestations of imposed gender  roles, a primary barrier to self-actualization.

Ky has enjoyed getting to know Emergency Room staff at local hospitals as part of their work through St. Clair County's suicide prevention initiatives.  

What a great opportunity to dialogue with other therapists about the intersections of religion, trauma, gender, and dominant cultural ideology.

A panel discussion about various aspects of mental health. Ky spoke about ways to foster a sense of belonging for gender-expansive people.

 Ky explored strategies to reduce suicidal behaviors and enhance affirmative experiences for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.

We explored how to support LGBTQ+ clients at the micro, mezzo, and macro level of social work.