Journaling Therapy: The Art of Therapeutic Writing

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Journaling Therapy: The Art of Therapeutic Writing

DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2026

TIME: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET // 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT // 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT // 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. MT

PLATFORM: Via Zoom Webinar

COST: FREE

FEATURES:

Live & Interactive Webinar
Presentation Slides PDF & Additional Resources Included
Provides for 1 CE hour of Clinical

Writing can be a powerful path to insight, healing, and self-expression. This workshop gives psychotherapists practical tools to guide clients in using journaling as a therapeutic practice. Participants will learn how structured and creative writing exercises can enhance reflection, emotional processing, and personal growth, and will leave with strategies they can immediately integrate into their clinical work.

Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

Define the principles and benefits of journaling as a therapeutic tool.
Identify client populations and situations in which journaling can enhance therapy.
Demonstrate techniques for facilitating structured and meaningful therapeutic writing exercise.

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Categories: Clinical, Live Webinars

This course provides for 1 CE hour of Clinical and will be noted on the certificate. NBCC #7091 & ASWB #1770 Approved Provider

Target Audience: Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists, Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselors, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists

Course Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 1 continuing education hour.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1 Clinical continuing education credit.

Purchase Instructions

Registration Deadline: Register up until the start time!

Cost Includes: A PDF of the presentation slides and any supplemental training materials and a certificate of completion.

Evaluation / Certificate: Within 4 hours of the completion of the webinar, participants will receive an email with a link to complete an evaluation. Once completed, the participant will be able to download/print the certificate.

System Requirements: Internet and the ability to log into Zoom webinars when provided a meeting link which will be sent upon registration.

Interactive Webinar: This is a live & interactive webinar which means that participants can interact with other participants and the instructor in live time. Participants must be signed in by the webinar start time, attend the entire course, and complete the course evaluation to receive CE credit. Partial credit is not provided.

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Meet Your Facilitator

Dreya Blume is a licensed clinical social worker, with her MSW from Radford University and an MA in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. Dreya has twenty years of experience working in mental health, from case management to intensive in-home services to leading groups for addicts in recovery. Dreya began a part-time counseling practice in 2004, and as a psychotherapist, her focus has been on serving the LGBTQ+ community. Dreya also has been a teacher for thirty years. Prior to her career in social work, she taught English in places such as Japan, Thailand, Australia, and Hawaii. Since 2010, Dreya has been an adjunct professor for Virginia Western Community College, preparing future social workers for the field.

In her spare time, Dreya loves to write. She is the author of a number of books (published under her former name, Andy Matzner), including “Everyone Has a Story: Using the Hero’s Journey and Narrative Therapy to Reframe the Struggle of Mental Illness,” “The Tarot Activity Book: A Collection of Creative and Therapeutic Ideas for the Cards,” and “The Buddha Diet: A Guide to Creating a Positive Relationship with Food and Eating.”