Integrating DBT with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients

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Integrating DBT with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients: Affirming Strategies for Emotional Well-Being

DATE: Saturday, July 19, 2025

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: $59

FEATURES:

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

Discover how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can be tailored to meet the unique needs of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) clients. This 3-hour training equips mental health therapists with skills to integrate DBT’s core principles—mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness—into affirming care for TGNC individuals. Through case examples, interactive discussion, and practical tools, participants will learn to address the impact of minority stress, support gender exploration, and foster resilience while building an inclusive therapeutic alliance.

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

Understand the Intersection of DBT Principles and TGNC Experiences
Adapt DBT Skills to TGNC Clients’ Unique Needs
Foster Resilience and Empowerment Using DBT
Create an Inclusive and Affirming DBT Practice

$59.00

Categories: Clinical, LGBTQ, Live Webinars

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: 07/02/2022 – 07/02/2025. 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. 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

Jessica Maroun, LPC has 20 years of dedicated experience in the mental health field, Jessica (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Connecticut. Jessica has worked in diverse environments—from adolescent group homes to outpatient clinics—bringing a wealth of expertise to her current role as Assistant Clinical Director in a group private practice. Her extensive training includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Neurodiversity Training, and Gender Affirming Support (Gender ASSET).

Jessica is especially passionate about supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, advocating for equitable access to affirming and supportive care. She provides assessments and letters of support for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals seeking gender-affirming medical care, ensuring their journeys are met with compassion and understanding.