Sunday, September 21st, 2025 1:45 PM EDT -4:45 PM EDT Karol Darsa, Psy.D
Yahoo!
Webinar Description
Many adult clients enter therapy feeling stuck in patterns of self-criticism, abandonment wounds, or persistent emotional dysregulation, despite appearing high-functioning on the outside. These patterns often trace back to unmet developmental needs and relational trauma experienced in early caregiving relationships. This workshop will provide clinicians with a clear, experiential framework for identifying and working with the wounded inner child using parts work, somatic techniques, and attachment-based interventions.
Participants will learn how to gently access disowned parts of the self, facilitate self-compassion, and help clients develop an internal sense of safety and care. Through case examples and practical tools, this training will guide therapists in helping clients create an internal reparenting process that fosters long-term healing and integration.
About the Presenter:
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe the clinical concept of the inner child and identify at least two signs of unresolved relational trauma in adult clients.
- Participants will be able to explain a three-step framework for guiding clients through an inner reparenting process using parts work and compassionate imagery.
- Participants will be able to apply at least two somatic or experiential interventions designed to increase self-compassion and internal safety in trauma survivors.
Agenda:
Understanding the Inner Child and Relational Trauma
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Defining the inner child and parts of self
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Key elements of relational/developmental trauma
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Signs of an unmet inner child in adult clients
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Common protective parts that block vulnerability
(45 minutes)
Core Principles of Inner Child Work
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Overview of reparenting as a clinical intervention
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Therapist as co-regulator and model of attunement
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Creating safety before accessing younger parts
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Resistance, shame, and the inner critic
(55 minutes)
Experiential Exercise: Meeting the Inner Child
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Guided exercise: “From Critic to Caregiver”
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Identifying and dialoguing with parts
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Processing and group discussion
(35 minutes)
Clinical Tools for Reparenting Work
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Somatic and imagery-based techniques
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Voice work, letter writing, and symbolic rituals
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Using parts work and containment strategies
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Case vignette and group reflections
(30 minutes)
Closing and Integration
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Key takeaways
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Ethical considerations and client readiness
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Q&A and final reflections
(15 minutes)
Accreditation - This Webinar Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- CE You LLC #1573 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CE You LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 3/27/2024 – 3/27/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program. - Therapist Express 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 marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
- Therapist Express 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-0325.
- Therapist Express 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-0275.
- Therapist Express 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-0774.
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level, and is beneficial for intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Additional information
- Refunds: Registrants who are unable to attend a CeYou! Plus! seminar or live webinars may ask for, and will receive, a credit or refund (your choice). Refund requests will be processed within 3 business days. When an attendee knows in advance that they are unable to attend we ask that they inform CeYou! Plus! ahead of time by emailing [email protected] or by calling or texting 607-249-4585 this allows us to free up the spot in the training in the event that a training is at or near capacity.
- Disability Access: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
- Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly.
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- Satisfactory Completion: Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion in your account or by clicking here
- Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.