Description
LIVE STREAM: June 11, 2026 from 8:30am – 4:00pm (Whitehorse, YT) Please adjust your start time according to your specific time zone.
ON-DEMAND: Recorded footage & course content (certificate, videos, quiz) will be available until July 20, 2026. Please allow 3 – 5 business days for footage to be processed. Extensions cannot be granted under any circumstances.
Day One of a Two-Day Training | Attend Both Days and Save! Promo Code: MUTH2DAY
Day One focuses on the integrative treatment of adult trauma, addiction, and complex comorbidities, drawing from neuropsychology, DBT, CBT, Narrative Therapy, and Meaning-Focused interventions.
Day Two addresses anxiety, depression, worry, and stress in children and adolescents, emphasizing developmentally appropriate CBT- and ACT-based strategies, family systems work, and creative interventions.
Participants may attend either day independently or both days together.
Day One: This workshop, led by Dr. Carissa Muth, offers an integrative roadmap for treating complex comorbidities where single-modality approaches often fail. Participants will begin by exploring the neurobiological underpinnings of trauma and addiction, learning how these conditions impact the brain’s executive functioning and reward systems. Building on this foundation, the course demonstrates how to sequence interventions, utilizing DBT skills for initial physiological stabilization and CBT for identifying and restructuring maladaptive cognitions. Dr. Muth will then guide clinicians in applying Narrative Therapy techniques to externalize the shame-based identities often found in survivors of trauma and substance use disorders. The training culminates in Meaning-Focused strategies that help clients reconstruct a sense of purpose and a coherent identity beyond their diagnosis. Through complex case studies and integrated treatment planning, attendees will learn to weave these distinct threads into a cohesive, personalized healing journey for high-acuity clients.
Module 1: Neuropsychology
- The Complex Brain: Interactions between executive functioning and subcortical regions
- The Dopamine Trap: The neurochemistry of addiction and why “just saying no” is a biological impossibility for a dysregulated nervous system.
- Neuroplasticity as Hope: Teaching clients that their brain can heal and rewire through consistent therapeutic practice.
Module 2: Stabilization First – The DBT Foundation
- Regulating the Physiology: Using DBT TIP Skills (Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing) to manage acute cravings and flashbacks.
- Distress Tolerance: Moving from “acting out” (relapse/self-harm) to “riding the wave” of emotion.
- The “Wise Mind”: Helping clients find the middle ground between the emotional chaos of trauma and the rigid logic of avoidance
Module 3: Cognitive & Narrative Integration – Changing the Story
- CBT for Trauma: Identifying the “Stuck Points” and cognitive distortions that maintain shame (e.g., Hindsight Bias: “I should have known”).
- Narrative Re-Authoring:
- Externalizing the Problem: Naming the addiction/trauma (e.g., “The Void,” “The Beast”) to reduce shame.
- Unique Outcomes: Hunting for moments where the client successfully resisted “The Beast.”
- Bridging the Gap: Using CBT to challenge the thought, and Narrative to change the relationship with the thinker
Module 4: Meaning-Focused Therapy – The Engine of Recovery
- Beyond Symptom Reduction: Why sobriety isn’t enough—the need for a life worth living.
- Logotherapy Principles: Applying Viktor Frankl’s concepts to modern trauma treatment (“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how”).
- Values Construction: Identifying “Values-Based Actions” that contradict the trauma identity
Module 5: The Integrated Case Study
- Step-by-Step Sequencing:
- Phase 1: Neuro-education and DBT safety planning.
- Phase 2: CBT for shame reduction.
- Phase 3: Narrative work for identity shift.
- Phase 4: Meaning work for long-term maintenance.
- Small Group Work: Participants practice sequencing interventions for a provided vignette.
Module 6: Closing & Synthesis
- The Therapist’s Role: Balancing being a “Coach” (CBT/DBT) with being a “Witness” (Narrative/Meaning).
- Q&A
| Registration | Early bird Fee | Regular Fee |
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| Individual Enrollment | $229.00 | N/A |
| Group 3 - 7 | $169.00 | N/A |
| Group 8 - 15 | $119.00 | N/A |
| Group 15+ | $99.00 | N/A |
| Full-Time Student | $99.00 | N/A |
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD) and per person.
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