Continuing Education
Upcoming Courses
Continuing Education Course • 2 CE Credits
The Mindful Therapist
Presence, Attunement, and Integration in Clinical Practice
with Dr. Dan Siegel
Author and coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, and Brainstorm
“In psychotherapy, who we are in the room matters.”
Can’t attend live? All registrants receive the recording and CE quiz after the course.
- $39Early BirdEnds November 24
- $49General Admission
- $29General PublicNo CE credit
- $10Maple Alumni Association Members & Pepperdine AlumniMembership will be verified at registration
20% OFF
Dr. Siegel’s newly revised book for all registered attendees
The Mindful Therapist, 2nd EditionPrevious CE Courses
Explore our collection of previous continuing education courses featuring leading clinicians, authors, researchers, and mental health educators.
Healing After a Sudden Loss: Guidance for Families and Friends of Teens
Dr. Bonnie Goldstein, Dr. Kim Low & Alexandra Mirsakova
Guidance for families and friends supporting teens through grief after a sudden loss.
Restoring Resilience: Healing Trauma and Fostering Well-Being
Dr. Pat Ogden, Dr. Mason Sommers, Dr. Darlene Cohn & Dr. Bonnie Goldstein
Practical, body-based approaches to trauma healing, self-regulation, and resilience through somatic practice, breathwork, and mindful awareness.
2 CE Hours
The Wonder of EMDR Therapy
Claudia Lewis, LMFT
How post-traumatic symptoms develop, how EMDR therapy works, its eight-phase protocol, and what successful treatment looks like.
2 CE Hours
Social Media and Mental Health Challenges for Children, Teens, and Adults
Erica Felsenthal, PhD
Explore the neuroscience, clinical research, risks, and practical strategies surrounding social media and mental health across the lifespan.
2 CE Hours
Transforming Clinical Practice: Integrating Meditation Techniques to Reduce Stress, Foster Self-Compassion, Increase Resilience, and Enhance Well-Being
Susan Kaiser Greenland, Bonnie Goldstein, LCSW, EdM, PhD & Stefanie Goldstein, PhD
Meditation and mindfulness techniques clinicians can bring into practice and their own lives.
2 CE Hours
Active Listening: The First Act of Love
Harville Hendrix, PhD & Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD
Explore active listening, dialogue, empathy, conflict resolution, and emotional intimacy in relationships.
2 CE Hours
Neuroscience of Happiness and Resilience
Rick Hanson, PhD
How the brain can be shaped toward lasting well-being, and practical ways to build inner resources for resilience.
2 CE Hours
Healing the Community: New Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Ron Alexander, PhD, Bonnie Goldstein, LCSW, EdM, PhD & Elisha Goldstein, PhD
A community program on trauma recovery, nervous system re-regulation, and resilience.
1 CE Hour
Preventing Teen Suicide
Lisa Firestone, PhD
Clinical approaches to recognizing risk, assessment, and prevention when working with adolescents.
4 CE Hours
Animal Assisted Therapy for the Treatment of Our Clients and Ourselves: Facilitating Wellbeing and Resilience in Live and Online Psychotherapy
Bonnie Goldstein, LCSW, PhD
How animal-assisted therapy supports wellbeing and resilience for clients and clinicians, in person and online.
2 CE Hours
Personality and Wholeness in the Cultivation of Well-Being
Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Explore personality development, attachment, developmental pathways, resilience, burnout, and the journey toward wholeness.
2 CE Hours
Managing Anger & Expectations: Converging Approaches for More Effective Communication
Paul Gutrecht, LMFT
Practical approaches to communication, anger management, emotional regulation, and clinician countertransference.
2 CE Hours
Empathy Training for Healthcare Professionals
Judith Orloff, MD
Learn practical empathy tools, empathic communication techniques, boundaries, and strategies for preventing empathy burnout.
2 CE Hours
The Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory
Stephen W. Porges, PhD
Learn how Polyvagal Theory can inform clinical understanding of trauma, anxiety, depression, autism, social engagement, and regulation.
2 CE Hours
The Clinical Applications of Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness and Ericksonian Mind-Body Healing Therapies for Fostering Resiliency, Creativity & Trauma Resolution
Ronald Alexander, PhD
Calming the hyperaroused nervous system to foster relaxation, attunement, and mind-body healing.
2 CE Hours
Science and Influence of Social Connection on Resiliency and Well-Being
Elisha Goldstein, PhD
Explore the science of connection, belonging, social influence, emotional contagion, and resilience.
2 CE Hours
Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
Sonia Stringer
Key practices, ethics, and standards for a revolutionary approach to mental health, taught over seven weeks.
13.5 CE Hours
Somatic Interventions for Trauma and Relational Strife: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective
Pat Ogden, PhD & Mason Sommers, PhD
Explore body-based approaches to trauma, pain, mood, and somatic symptoms through Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
2 CE Hours
PACT in a Nutshell
Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
An introduction to the PACT approach, integrating attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, arousal regulation, and couples therapy.
2 CE Hours