Scientific research is increasingly showing that trauma is held not only in our "conscious memory" but in our physical body as well. As such, talk therapy alone has been shown to be less effective than the integration of various models to help clients recover from the impact of trauma, be it big "T" trauma (such as terrorism, tsunami, sexual abuse, or domestic violence) or small "t" trauma (such as car accidents, living in an alcoholic family, or surgery).



The purpose of this workshop is to provide clinicians with an awareness of a variety of therapeutic techniques such as meditation, body movement, art work, imagery, visualization, as well as ceremonies to deepen and broaden their clinical work with clients who have experienced trauma. This workshop will also cover types of non-verbal therapy interventions that are easily integrated into a psychotherapy session to help clients who have experienced trauma.



This introductory course is designed to help mental health professionals:




  1. Describe the differences between big 'T' trauma and little 't' trauma.

  2. Explain the limitations of talk therapy alone for trauma treatment.

  3. Outline a body-mind exercise to use with clients who have experienced trauma.

  4. Explain a type of non-verbal therapy that can be integrated into trauma treatment sessions.



Declaration identifying any potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support: None.



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How the Web Conference Works

In short, participants will join the teleconference by calling into the teleconference center and entering an access code. The teleconference will include lecture, interaction, and question and answer periods.


Continuing Education (CE) Information

1.5 CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE 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 #0395.

Registration Information

Premium and Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no additional cost, as well as other member benefits such as a profile listing in GoodTherapy's Therapist Directory. Not yet a member? Sign up for a Premium or Pro Membership, here.

Just want CE credits? Sign up for a monthly or annual CE Subscription with GoodTherapy to get unlimited access to our CE Program, including this event, other live CE web conferences, and hundreds of hours of homestudy courses.

Mental health professionals who are not members can access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

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Meet the Presenter

Monique Lang, LCSW

Monique Lang has been a psychotherapist, trainer, and consultant for almost 30 years. She was the creator of the first Westchester Rape Crisis Center and has trained clinicians and volunteers. She is a founding members of the Aids Related Services of Westchester, and the Trauma Studies Program of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Monique offers intensive training in Internal Family Systems, Gestalt therapy, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and she has studied Reiki, mindfulness practice, and meditation.

Former adjunct professor at SUNY, Mercy College, and Columbia University, Monique has also taught at NIP’s Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy and is presently on the faculty of ICP’s Integrated Trauma Studies Program. She has presented at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and the New York Open Center as well as many agencies and centers of learning. Monique is the co-author of Journey to Wholeness: Healing from the Trauma of Rape and author of Healing Post Traumatic Stress: A Workbook for Recovery and maintains a private practice in New York City.