Course Description:

Enhance your clinical practice by accessing inner voices in a natural, experiential way. This program considers personality parts as features of freely flowing mental associations. They are dealt with as they emerge, either by “taking over” their words or by personifying them visually. Participants will experience how pictures simultaneously increase the felt sense of flawed thoughts and create distance from them. Positive images are used as projection tools to uncover inner assets. Partner exercises and a live demonstration will show how to externalize distress, find hidden strengths, and transform symptoms through mindful dialogue.

Parts work is often used in conjunction with EMDR, especially in the case of complex trauma. The approach in this program is easily adapted to the eight phases of treatment as there is no need for abstract terminologies and theoretical explanations found in other ego-state or IFS approaches. The material presented draws heavily from Hakomi, Mindfulness Centered Somatic Psychotherapy. Counselors and therapists will find this method effective in almost any clinical setting. In this Socratic seminar participants and presenter co-create an engaging  learning experience.

Presented by: Kate Cohen-Posey, MS, LMHC LMFT

Date of Training: Friday, February 20, 2026

Time: 1:00-4:15pm, ET (please note the time zone!)

Location: Virtual on Zoom - Zoom link will be included in the course materials and made available prior to the training start date.

Fee: $75

Who is this for?

This workshop is intended for Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Counselors, Life coaches. Participants with little experience will be introduced to methods with which they are not familiar; seasoned professionals can fine tune their skills with input from body-mind approaches.

CEs: 3 CEs, included in course fee.

Pending CE Approval.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Recognize statements that “take over” inner voices and externalize them.

2. Summarize 5 steps that personify parts (or personal strengths) as a 2-dimentional images.

3. Explain neuroscience findings that support personifying parts with art.

Timeline

1:00 - 1:05 pm – Introduction
1:05 - 1:30 pm – Practice taking over or externalizing inner voices—whole group.
1:30 - 2:15 pm – Use pictures to personify thoughts & discover inner assets—partner exercises
2:15 - 2:45 pm – Demonstration of experiential parts work with pictures
2:45 - 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 - 3:30 pm – Analyze therapeutic elements of the demo & contraindications for this approach
3:30 - 4:00 pm – Practice engaging parts in dialogue—Whole group
4:00 - 4:05 pm – Examine neuroscience findings that support this approach to parts work.
4:05 - 4:15 pm – Q&A

Policies:

• Cancellations made in writing within 3 days of the event start date are eligible for a full refund, less a 3% processing fee.
• Grievances: All grievances must be in writing to Stacy Stoddard, LCMFT at [email protected] and will be replied to within 5-10 business days.
• ADA Assistance: In person events are held in compliance with the ADA Act.

Additional Information:

• This workshop is intended for licensed mental health therapists. Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate.
• Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop - Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
• Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
• There is no known commercial support for this program.

For more information, contact Kate at [email protected]

Presented By:

Kate Cohen-Posey
MS, LMHC, LMFT 

Kate Cohen-Posey MS, LMHC LMFT was introduced to parts work at an EMDR conference in the year 2000. She returned from that two-hour workshop and completely changed her approach to therapy. She studied the methods of others who blazed the trail of a multifaceted approach to
the mind: Roberto Assaologi, Hal and Sidra Stone, Jack and Helen Watkins, and Richard Schwartz, formulating her own integrative approach.

In 2008 John Wiley & Sons published her book, Empowering Dialogues Within. Eventually, Cohen-Posey developed a psychotherapy tool, Brain Change Cards®, that added neuroscience validity to parts work and made it even more effective. From 2013-2018 she traveled the country presenting workshops for PESI that always included her unique approach to using art to access parts.

Since 2021 she has immersed herself in mindfulness-based methods. She has been the director of Professional Psychological Services in Lakeland Florida and is currently an associate clinician at LifeStance health. Facilitating clients as they manage life’s challenges is her inspiration, joy, and source of new knowledge.

CEs are provided upon completion of the course.

CE-Classes.com is approved by:

• The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
• California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0627 Expires 06-2027
• California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
• Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2027
• Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
• Illinois - CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2025
• Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
• New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260
• New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211
• New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
• Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.
• Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs)
• South Carolina - CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
• Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
• Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
• Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
• This course is NOT available for NBCC credit
• This course does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers. However our state board approvals may be accepted for license renewal. Check with your state board.

*Please note, this training is approved for CEs by both CE-Classes and the Maryland Board of Social Work. Although ASWB does not allow co-sponsorship, many state social work boards accept the APA approval. Please reach out to your state licensing board for any clarification.