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• Empowering Healing: 5 Trauma-Informed Treatment Strategies for Childbirth-Related PTSD, Presented by S. Anandavalli, PhD, LPC, NCC, CCTP

  • When
    09/12/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Live Synchronous Zoom Event
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    1

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  Description:

  This webinar presents a comprehensive exploration of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) treatment, highlighting five trauma-informed approaches: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for symptom management and cognitive restructuring; Solution-Focused Therapy for identifying strengths and building resilience; Relational Cultural Therapy (RCT) for fostering relational connections and community support; Ancestral and Collectivistic Healing Practices for integrating cultural heritage and community wisdom; and Narrative Therapy for reauthoring experiences and reclaiming personal narratives. By integrating these evidence-based and culturally sensitive modalities, mental health counselors can enhance their clinical practice, promoting holistic healing and empowerment for individuals affected by CB-PTSD.
  

  Objectives:

  • Educate: Provide mental health professionals with knowledge on childbirth-related PTSD, its symptoms, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
  • Equip: Offer practical skills and strategies for treating CB-PTSD, including CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Relational Cultural Therapy, Ancestral and Collectivistic Healing Practices, and Narrative Therapy.
  • Empower: Empower mental health professionals to create a safe, supportive, and culturally sensitive therapeutic environment, promoting holistic healing and empowerment for individuals affected by CB-PTSD.

  About the Presenter:

  Dr. Valli is an award-winning, nationally recognized trauma-informed mental health counselor and counselor educator. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in counseling and counselor education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Her previous degrees include a Master of Science in clinical mental health counseling, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Currently, she serves as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon. She is the owner and founder of Soulfulness Counseling, LLC, a private practice dedicated to serving women who have been exposed to early childhood trauma, in addition to being a Clinical Faculty at Southern New Hampshire university. An expert on minority women’s mental health needs, she has served as a consultant and speaker for several nonprofits and agencies. In addition to her numerous service roles, she also serves as the Associate Editor for The Professional Counselor, an open-access peer-reviewed counseling journal dedicated to advancing knowledge in the counseling field. As a counselor educator, Dr. Valli maintains a special commitment to experiential education when training graduate students in counseling. Her expertise in counseling skills, assessment in counseling, and trauma and crisis counseling are deeply appreciated by her colleagues and students. Her areas of research interest include international student mental health, AAPI mental health.

  Currently, she serves as a full-time Clinical Faculty at Southern New Hampshire University in the Counseling program. She also serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Counseling at Palo Alto University.
  Registration closes September 8, 2025

  

  

  This course is approved for 2 CE hours for LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and all associate-level licensees in Washington State

  
  

  Washington Mental Health Association (WMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2079. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  WMHCA Cancellation Policy

  To receive a refund, less a $15 cancellation fee, cancellations must be made by contacting WMHCA at least 48 hours prior to workshop date. There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the workshop date. Please make sure you have the link 24 hours prior to the event starting. 
  

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• Law and Ethics of Interacting With the Legal System: Confidentiality, Subpoenas, Depositions, and Testifying, Presented by Eric Ström JD, PhD, LMHC

  • When
    09/24/2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Live Synchronous Zoom Event
  • Spaces left
    43

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  Description:

  Balancing the protection of client confidentiality against compliance with subpoenas and court orders can be both challenging and stress-inducing for may clinicians.  An effective understanding of the legal and ethical requirements regarding confidently, subpoenas, client advocacy and in-court testimony is vital to effective clinical work and is a key part of sound professional practice.  In this workshop we will examine legal and ethical standards regarding releasing client information within the legal system.  We will also discuss best-practices to support effective clinical work with clients while minimizing exposure to liability.  This course is intended to meet Law & Ethics CEU requirements.
  

  Objectives:

  Participants will be able to:
  

  • Locate and describe legal and ethical standards relating to confidentiality and privilege;

  • Locate and describe Federal and Washington State legal standards relating to subpoenas;

  • Create and evaluate strategies to for in court testimony and advocacy to best support effective work with clients;

  • Apply best practice standards to responding to subpoenas and other court orders.

  About the Presenter:

  Eric Ström is an attorney and Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Seattle,Washington. As an attorney, Eric provides legal counsel, consultation, and guidance to mental health professionals. Eric’s clinical practice is focused on providing counseling services to combat veterans and those in other high-stress professions.  Eric currently serves on the American Mental Health Counselors Association Ethics Committee, and is the ethics advisor for the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association.  Eric has taught a range of courses in counseling and professional ethics at a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs.

  Eric earned a PhD in Counseling at Oregon State University, graduated cum laude from Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit Michigan, earned a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology from the Northwest School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University Seattle, attended the Hague Academy of International Law in the Hague Netherlands, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Michigan.
  Registration closes: September 21, 2025

  

  

  This course is approved for 3 CE hours for LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and all associate-level licensees in Washington State

  
  

  Washington Mental Health Association (WMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2079. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  WMHCA Cancellation Policy

  To receive a refund, less a $15 cancellation fee, cancellations must be made by contacting WMHCA at least 48 hours prior to workshop date. There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the workshop date. Please make sure you have the link 24 hours prior to the event starting. 
  

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• Skills for Facilitating Guided Meditation for Therapists Presented By Tony Rella, LMHC

  • When
    10/03/2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Live Synchronous Zoom Event
  • Spaces left
    144

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  Description:

  Many therapeutic approaches incorporate meditation-informed practices as interventions to help clients resource themselves, practice intrapsychic skills, or address deeply rooted materials. Facilitating meditation effectively is its own unique skillset that does not always come naturally. This course will focus on the possible uses of meditation to facilitate therapy and support clinicians in developing the skills and confidence in their own ability to effectively and safely facilitate clients into and out of a guided meditative state.
  

  Objectives:

  Participants will be able to:
  

  • Construct a guided imagery meditation based on clinical goals.
  • Facilitate guided imagery meditation and adapt facilitation to unique client presentations.
  • Address client questions around efficacy and purpose of guided imagery meditation.

  About the Presenter:

  Anthony Rella is a Certified Internal Family Systems therapist with more than a decade of clinical experience, having worked in community mental health and private practice settings. Anthony has been facilitating guided meditation non-clinically for almost two decades in spiritual community, and has integrated these skills into his clinical work for effecting client outcomes through mindfulness-based approaches, guided imagery, and facilitating IFS sessions.
  Registration closes September 29, 2025

  

  

  This course is approved for 2 CE hours for LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and all associate-level licensees in Washington State

  
  

  Washington Mental Health Association (WMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2079. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  WMHCA Cancellation Policy

  To receive a refund, less a $15 cancellation fee, cancellations must be made by contacting WMHCA at least 48 hours prior to workshop date. There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the workshop date. Please make sure you have the link 24 hours prior to the event starting. 
  

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• Employment Laws for Health Care Providers: What Employers and Employees Need to Know Presented by Eric Ström JD, PhD, LMHC

  • Start
    10/09/2025
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  • End
    10/16/2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Live Synchronous Zoom Event
  • Spaces left
    157

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  Description:

  Expanding your clinical practice with employees can provide a range of opportunities and potential pit falls.  In this workshop we will examine the legal, ethical, and practical standards regarding employment in health care. Among the topics we will discuss are, types of employment, the hiring process, employment contracts versus handbooks, wage and benefit requirements, employee termination, and Washington’s non-compete laws.  This course is intended to meet ethics continuing education requirements.

  Through this two-part 6 hour workshop, participants will have the opportunity to discover the guidance provided by state law, federal law, and a range of applicable ethical codes.  In addition to the provided case studies and scenarios, participants are encouraged to share their own experiences, questions and thoughts.

  Objectives:

  Participants will be able to:
  

  • After taking part in this training, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the key legal, ethical, and liability differences between employees and independent contractors;

  • Understand and describe difference between At-Will and For Cause employment;

  • Identify and describe Washington legal standards regarding termination of employment and non-compete agreements;

  • Create strategies for legal and ethical hiring processes.

  • Describe and apply Washington state sick leave and family care leave rules.

  About the Presenter:

  Eric Ström is an attorney and Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Seattle,Washington. As an attorney, Eric provides legal counsel, consultation, and guidance to mental health professionals. Eric’s clinical practice is focused on providing counseling services to combat veterans and those in other high-stress professions.  Eric currently serves on the American Mental Health Counselors Association Ethics Committee, and is the ethics advisor for the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association.  Eric has taught a range of courses in counseling and professional ethics at a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs.

  Eric earned a PhD in Counseling at Oregon State University, graduated cum laude from Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit Michigan, earned a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology from the Northwest School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University Seattle, attended the Hague Academy of International Law in the Hague Netherlands, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Michigan.
  Registration closes: October 5, 2025

  

  This course is approved fo 6 CE hours for LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and all associate-level licensees in Washington State

  
  

  Washington Mental Health Association (WMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2079. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  WMHCA Cancellation Policy

  To receive a refund, less a $15 cancellation fee, cancellations must be made by contacting WMHCA at least 48 hours prior to workshop date. There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the workshop date. Please make sure you have the link 24 hours prior to the event starting. 
  

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• Advanced Clinical Applications of Movement Techniques with Jayden Aubryn LICSW, NCSF-CPT

  • When
    11/04/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Live Synchronous Zoom Event
  • Spaces left
    175

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  Description:

  This course is intended for clinicians who have a foundational understanding of movement-based techniques and are looking to deepen their practical application in therapy. The training will focus on using movement within the framework of nervous system regulation (hyperarousal and hypoarousal), neurocognition, and interpersonal connection. Participants will examine how to align movement goals across various modalities—including yoga, dance, Western somatics, exercise physiology, and sports—to support client outcomes.

  
  

  Special attention will be given to adapting these approaches for specific populations, including children, individuals with chronic illness, and those affected by health disparities. Through case studies and clinical scenarios, participants will strengthen their ability to apply movement-based interventions in ways that promote client healing, increase engagement, and advance equitable access to care.

  Objectives

  Participants will learn to:

  • Support client healing through the use of targeted movement techniques
  • Enhance client engagement by selecting appropriate movement orientations based on individual needs
  • Address common clinical symptoms by integrating movement-informed theoretical approaches
  • Adapt movement practices to meet the diverse needs of specialized client populations

  About the Presenter:

  Jayden Aubryn is a Black, Indigenous, queer, nonbinary, AuDHD psychotherapist, personal trainer, and consultant. They are the founder of TISE Consulting and Therapy and the co-founder of Chaotic Healing. They specialize in holistically healing complex trauma by integrating mental, physical, sexual, and spiritual health. They aim to make healing fun and accessible by using food, movement, music, art, and BDSM.
  Registration closes October 31, 2025

  

  

  This course is approved for 3 CE hours for LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and all associate-level licensees in Washington State

  
  

  Washington Mental Health Association (WMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2079. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  WMHCA Cancellation Policy

  To receive a refund, less a $15 cancellation fee, cancellations must be made by contacting WMHCA at least 48 hours prior to workshop date. There will be no refunds within 48 hours of the workshop date. Please make sure you have the link 24 hours prior to the event starting. 
  

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• Weaving Connection: Building Inclusion and Connection In Therapy

  • Start
    05/02/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    05/03/2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Seatac 17620 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
  • Spaces left
    237

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  WMHCA's 2026 Conference, Weaving Connections: Building Belonging and Inclusion in Therapy will bring together professionals committed to fostering deeper connections and inclusive healing spaces in therapy.

  
  

  The Conference will be May 1st-3rd, 2026 at the Seatac Hilton near Seatac Airport.  May 1st will be an evening Welcome Reception and the 2nd & 3rd will be full days of continuing education. The presenter schedule will be released mid-November.  

  
  

  The Room Block is currently open, as well as the discounted airfare. Book your room early as space is limited. 

  
  

  Get your tickets in advance as it is likely to sell out. 

  
  

  No refunds will be given.

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