Continuing Education Trainings for Local Therapists
Shine a Light Counseling Center is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs,LCSWs, and LPCCs. Please sign up on our email list to receive information on classes and workshops designed to help you broaden or deepen your therapeutic skill set. Also let us know if you have a workshop you would like to offer. We need presenters for in-service trainings to our eager-to-learn staff, as well as workshops valuable to the local therapist community.
Psychoanalytic Listening in Apocalyptic Times
August 15th, 2026
10:00am – 12:00pm
On Zoom
2 CEUs
Fees: $30 for licensed clinicians
Free for pre-licensed clinicians
with Molly Merson
Using the Language of the Unconscious
with Lindasue Marshall
November 21st, 2026 9:30am – 4:00pm
In-Person Santa Cruz
Fee: $95 Licensed, $50 Pre-licensed
6 CEUs
Experiential Drama Therapy for Clinicians
Embodiment – Expression – Relational Depth
Sunday August 23rd, 2026
1pm – 4pm
On Zoom
$30 (No CEUs available)
with Amaia Brehaut, AMFT#153199 and Lillian Myers, AMFT#151821
Use of Metaphor in Therapy
with Lindasue Marshall
November 22nd, 2026
9:00am – 4:00pm
In-Person Santa Cruz
Fee: $95 Licensed, $50 Pre-licensed
6 CEUs
Play Therapy Training
September 12th, 2026
10:00 – 3:00pm
In-Person Santa Cruz
4.5 CEUs
Fee: $100 licensed – $55 pre-licensed
with Alison Harre, LMFT
Attachment-Based Couples Therapy
Jan 30th and 31st, 2027 10:30 – 4:30pm
Free for all current clinicians
Research in attachment has contributed greatly to the development of couples therapy models. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT, Sue Johnson) in particular, has integrated attachment theory as a core component of clinical treatment. This course explores how to utilize attachment theory to craft both an overarching understanding of marriage therapy, as well as specific interventions characteristic of the EFT approach.
Participants will learn the structure of EFT couples therapy, including specific interventions that can bolster clients’ awareness of dysfunctional patterns, AND provide experiential guidance in fostering deep and genuine emotional connection. Additionally, we will explore the use ot the therapist’s own emotions as a valuable resource in both modeling healthy communication and validating client progress.
Registration link is coming soon.
Previous CEU Topics:
Therapy with Teens Training
Jessica Zover LMFT
Breathwork Emergence Training
Dylan Brody
Internal Family Systems
Jane Farrar
Essentials of Ericksonian Hypnosis
Lindasue Marshall
Therapy with Teens: Navigating Parental Involvement
Jessica Zovar
Parent Education Gems
Tim Hartnett
Use of Metaphor in Therapy
Lindasue Marshall
Eating Disorders 101
Jenn Farley
Brief Solution-Focused Therapy,
Lindasue Marshall
The Foundation of Empathy in Therapy,
Tim Hartnett
Experiential Expressive Arts Therapy
Jennifer Alexander
Ethics & Boundaries in Psychotherapy
Lisa Herendeen
Introduction to Experiential Play Therapy
Alison Harre
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Jessica Zovar
Gender Diversity Basics
Anthony Ross
Effective Therapy with Reactive Couples, Melissa Fritchle
Attachment-Based Couples Therapy,
Tim Hartnett
Co-Parent Counseling & Mediation
Tim Hartnett
Mindfulness Interventions for Trauma
Melissa Fritchle
Facilitating Communication with NVC
Tim Hartnett
Supporting Healthy Sexual Development in Children & Teens
Melissa Fritchle
Sexual Desire Discrepancy & Incompatibility in Couples Therapy
Melissa Fritchle
Fundamentals of Supervision,
Mark Zalona
Starting a Private Practice,
Julia Pinsky
Relationship Repair After Infidelity
Melissa Fritchle
Being with Our Client’s Suffering While in Our Own
Melissa Fritchle