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Estrangement and Trauma: Understanding the Wounds of Disconnection

October 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Estrangement and Trauma: Understanding the Wounds of Disconnection
Presented by:  Denise Chain, MS, NCC, CTP
Date:  Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 12:00 pm- 1:00 PM (EST)
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: FREE
This event will take place on zoom. You will receive the Zoom Link following your registration and again prior to the event.  In order to receive the 1 CE, you must attend the full hour.

About this Webinar:

Estrangement is a deeply personal and often painful experience that affects millions of individuals across various family, friendship, and community ties. Whether initiated by choice, necessity, or circumstance, estrangement brings with it a range of emotions: grief, anger, confusion, and sometimes even relief. In this workshop we will explore the psychological, relational, and social dimensions of estrangement, and what it means to live in the space between connection and separation.

This webinar is designed to offer insight, validation, and tools for those working to support others through estrangement, or who are experiencing it themselves. We’ll examine common causes and patterns, the role of trauma and identity, and how healing can look different for everyone – whether through reconciliation, boundary-setting, or finding peace with distance. Together, we aim to create a compassionate space to reflect, learn, and move forward with greater clarity and understanding.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Explore the psychological, emotional, and social dimensions of estrangement, including its causes and common patterns.
  2. Identify the impact of estrangement on mental health and well-being for individuals and families.
  3. Introduce strategies for coping with estrangement and fostering healing and/or acceptance

About the Presenter:

Denise Chain, M.S., NCC, CTP (she/her/hers) earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Neumann University and her Master of Science from Neumann’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She earned her Reiki Master level in 2020. It was Denise’s work as chaplain to the Neumann University women’s volleyball team that inspired her to pursue counseling as a career.
She works with individuals who have experienced sexual trauma, relational trauma, attachment and betrayal trauma, grief and loss, shame, PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias, and more. She has gained experience helping individuals navigate their way through unique and diverse challenges, situations, and life transitions. Denise’s gentle approach to healing encompasses elements from a variety of modalities including a person-centered focus, IFS (Internal Family Systems), Narrative Therapy, EMDR, spiritual integration (if meaningful to the client), Reiki, Mindfulness, Gestalt, Psychodrama, and many other trauma-informed principles.
Denise’s focus is on helping individuals heal suffering through empathy and compassion and emphasizes trust and transparency as avenues to building a strong therapeutic relationship.

Workshop Policies

CE Program Policies and Procedures related to Refunds/Cancellations, Grievances, and Conflicts of Interest can be found here.

For the workshop schedule or other details or questions about the workshop, please contact us at Support@PhoenixTraumaCenter.com.

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Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

  • Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:
    • Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC (Lic. #004115) has been approved as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
    • Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychologists (Lic. # PSY000215) to offer continuing education for psychologists.
    • Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC maintains responsibility for the program.

Details

Venue

  • On Zoom