Gratitude Practices in Counseling: The Clinical Benefits of Being Thankful

DATE: Friday, June 19, 2026

TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET // 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT  // 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PT // 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MT

PLATFORM: Via Zoom Webinar

COST: $61

FEATURES:

  • Live & Interactive Webinar
  • Presentation Slides PDF & Additional Resources Included
  • Provides for 3 CE hours of Clinical

In this 3-hour training, we will explore the transformative power of gratitude as an evidence-based intervention to foster emotional resilience, enhance client well-being, and support therapeutic goals. Through an interactive blend of theory and practice, you will gain insights into the psychological and neurological benefits of gratitude, such as its impact on stress reduction, emotional regulation, and positive relationship dynamics. By examining research-backed frameworks, you will also learn how to tailor gratitude interventions to diverse client populations, including those facing trauma, anxiety, or depression. 

The training will include experiential exercises to help you integrate gratitude practices into your own life, deepening your understanding of the intervention’s effects. We will also practice techniques such as gratitude journaling, letters, and mindfulness activities that can be introduced in sessions to build rapport and strengthen clients’ sense of purpose and connection. By the end of this webinar, you will have learned practical tools and strategies to incorporate gratitude into your clinical work, enriching both your professional practice and personal perspective. 

As this will be an experiential training, please have a notebook handy. 

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

  • Describe the clinical research that supports the use of gratitude in counseling 
  • Explain at least five different ways to utilize gratitude practices in psychotherapy 
  • Utilize gratitude in a clinical and ethical manner with clients 

$61.00

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3 CE Hours of Clinical Continuing Education
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 3 continuing education hours.

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 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

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.

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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.”