Course Description:

Re-experiencing distressing events is the bedrock of psychotherapy. Whether a memory is a recollection from the night before or a fragment from fifty years ago, the incident can be brought into the present and serve as the opening act for long-awaited change. Partner exercises will show how to turn past trials into real-time troubles before an interactive discussion of five
interventions that can turn ordeals into emotionless facts.

EMDR therapists will appreciate how therapists can inject words into the mindfulness bubble that serve as highly nuanced cognitive interweaves when trauma processing is labored. A demonstration will show how to link the child-in-memory with the Witness state—the ultimate healing partner. Neuroscience findings will be reviewed that suggest emotional elements of early events can be erased (not just suppressed). 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, March 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. Explain how to evoke recall of poignant memories that bring the past into the fully felt present.

2. Describe five interventions that alter arousing elements of vexing recollections, making them emotionless facts.

3. Summarize how memory reconsolidation erases (rather than suppress) emotional elements of memories.

Timeline

1:00 - 1:05 pm – Introduction
1:05 - 1:40 pm – Experience the “cognitive interview” to makes past events present —in dyads
1:40 - 2:00 pm – Examine direct v. indirect approach to the child in memory.
2:00 - 2:30 pm – Demonstration of Child State work
2:30 - 2:45 pm – Break
2:45 - 3:15 pm – Analyze therapeutic elements of the Child State demo and list contraindications for proceeding with this work
3:15 - 3:45 pm – Identify 5 missing experiences needed to change emotional events into facts.
3:45 - 4:05 pm – Compare memory reconsolidation to exposure for treating disturbing memories
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’s half century as a clinician began with direct services to clients, grew to authoring books for colleagues and clients, and blossomed into presenting integrative approaches nationally and internationally. Always passionate about cutting-edge therapies, she became certified in EMDR in 2005 and she has immersed herself in mindfulness-based methods since 2021. Her love of enhancing best practices lead to developing two psychotherapy tools: The Handy Brain Model and Brain Change Cards®. 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.