Recognizing the Symptoms, Sources, and Impact of Religious Trauma
2025-09-19 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | On Zoom
Presented by: Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9:00AM-11:00AM EST

Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: $50
CE Hours: 2 – NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologists

About the Workshop
Many individuals arrive in therapy carrying invisible wounds from their spiritual past, wounds tied to shame, fear, identity loss, and betrayal within religious or faith-based environments. As clinicians, it is critical that we recognize the impact of these experiences and respond with both clarity and compassion.
In this 2-hour CE workshop, participants will explore the foundations of religious trauma and spiritual abuse through a trauma-informed lens. We’ll examine how faith systems, while often beneficial, can also become sources of harm. Clinicians will gain tools to identify and contextualize the emotional, cognitive, relational, and somatic symptoms that clients may present when impacted by spiritual trauma.
This workshop sets the foundation for working ethically and effectively with clients navigating the complex terrain of belief, identity, and healing.
* This workshop is part of a workshop series: Supporting Survivors of Religious and Spiritual Harm. You may take each workshop individually, or take all three.
Learning Objectives

Define religious trauma and spiritual abuse
Summarize the key features of religious and spiritual harm
Identify somatic, emotional, cognitive, and relational symptoms of religious trauma
Explain the unique challenges associated with spiritual and religious abuse

To Register:

Submit payment via PayPal button below. Please use the same email for your registration form.
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About the Facilitator
Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP, (she/her/hers). Having personally experienced the transformative power of therapy and coaching, Kennesha is deeply committed to making these services accessible, especially for under-resourced communities. She believes every person deserves the chance to heal and live with hope, and she is honored to be a compassionate presence for those on this journey. Kennesha’s mission is to foster therapeutic relationships within which clients feel seen, supported, and encouraged to pursue lives of freedom and connection.
Kennesha takes an integrated, trauma-informed approach to therapy, engaging the whole person—mind, body, emotions, and spirituality within their unique relational and social context. She believes that each person carries their own inner wisdom and partners with them to uncover and trust this wisdom. Kennesha is trained in CBT and several experiential modalities including EMDR and Psychodrama, integrating various approaches based on client need. As a certified Enneagram Coach, she integrates this insightful tool into her therapeutic and coaching work, enhancing clients’ self-understanding and growth.

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.
Click HERE to be added to our mailing list and receive updates on training opportunities! By providing us with your email address via the constant contact link above, an email sign-in sheet at an event, or via online registration of an event, you are consenting to be added to our email list. If you have provided us with your email and would not like to be added to our email list, or would like to be removed from our email list, please contact us and we will remove you immediately.
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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.

Personal Growth Workshop - Healing After Loss: An Experiential Psychodrama Workshop on Grief
2025-09-25 18:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Facilitated by: Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Dates: Thursday, September 25, 2025 & Friday, September 26, 2025
Times: Thursday, Sept. 25: 6PM-8:30PM & Friday, Sept. 26: 9AM-5PM
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
Cost: $375 – Includes Lunch on Friday (Contact us if cost is your only barrier to attending.)

About the Personal Growth Workshop
This workshop is designed to help anyone struggling to get in touch with their grief, struggling with self-blame after a death, or struggling to find meaning after loss. This experiential workshop offers a safe and supportive space to explore the complex emotions of grief and loss through the experiential methods of psychodrama. Participants are invited to engage in action-based processes to give voice to unspoken feelings, honor their losses, and reconnect with inner strengths. Utilizing multiple interactive exercises we will create opportunities for healing, meaning-making, and community-building. Through the role-playing techniques in psychodrama, we will renegotiate unresolved grief while working towards closure. Whether grieving the death of a loved one, a relationship, an identity, or life transition, this workshop invites participants to witness one another and find new pathways toward integration and hope. No prior experience with psychodrama is necessary—just a willingness to engage and be present.

This event is a personal growth workshop, not a professional training event or therapy session. Participants are required to complete a short 15-minute intake to discern appropriateness for this workshop. It is expected that participants have an ongoing relationship with a therapist, sponsor, or other support to help process emotions after the workshop.
Facilitator Bio:
Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP, is the Director/Founder of the Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy and Director of Trauma Services at Mirmont Treatment Center. He personally found psychodrama to be transformative in his own grieving process after multiple losses related to suicide or overdose. Scott is an internationally recognized psychodramatist, author, trainer, and award-winning trauma therapist. He has written multiple books on trauma, group therapy, and psychodrama, as well as a new research study on the effectiveness of psychodrama in addressing traumatic grief. He regularly employs psychodrama to help clients heal from trauma and loss – while also training other professionals locally and globally.
Steps to Register (Please complete all steps.)
Step 1: Pay for event using Paypal Below
Step 2: Fill out registration form here:

Step 3: Once your Registration Form and Paypal is submitted, we will follow up with a call to assess appropriateness for the workshop. If you would like to complete this step first, please contact us at 484-440-9416 or support@phoenixtraumacenter.com
PayPal Ticketing
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IFS Workshop: Therapist Parts and Self Energy
2025-09-27 09:00 - 17:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Lauren Williams, LSW, MSS, CTP, CRS, CFRS
Date: September 27, 2025: 9AM-5PM
Cost: $250 Professionals, $175 Students
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
7 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists
IFS Workshop Series:
The Internal Family Systems approach to therapy offers a model that supports clients and therapists alike. IFS provides a framework for developing an understanding of, and relationship with, our internal worlds with genuine curiosity, acceptance and compassion. In this two-part workshop series, we will introduce the model and learn how to begin integrating IFS with your current practices. We will also explore therapists parts and learn to draw on the qualities of Self energy as a resource in the therapeutic relationship.
Therapist Parts and Self Energy
As therapists, it’s important to get to know our own parts. In this experiential workshop we will learn to identify and work with our own therapist parts, exploring the intentions and impacts of these parts in our work with clients. We will learn the value of embodying presence, curiosity and compassion – and other qualities of Self-energy – in the therapeutic relationship.
This workshop will be both experiential and didactic and is for therapists who work in a wide range of settings. A brief overview of the IFS model will be included, with the main focus being on therapists’ parts, Self energy and their potential impact on the client process.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CE workshop, participants will be able to:
1- Understand the importance of therapist Self-energy in the therapeutic relationship
2- Identify therapist parts, including at least one of your own!
3- Learn the qualities of Self energy
4- Learn what it means to be blended and unblended

Please follow the following steps to pay and register for this workshop:
Step 1: Pay for event using Paypal below.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.
PURCHASE TICKET TYPE HERE
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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.

Estrangement and Trauma: Understanding the Wounds of Disconnection
2025-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
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:

Explore the psychological, emotional, and social dimensions of estrangement, including its causes and common patterns.
Identify the impact of estrangement on mental health and well-being for individuals and families.
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.
Click HERE to be added to our mailing list and receive updates on training opportunities! By providing us with your email address via the constant contact link above, an email sign-in sheet at an event, or via online registration of an event, you are consenting to be added to our email list. If you have provided us with your email and would not like to be added to our email list, or would like to be removed from our email list, please contact us and we will remove you immediately.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Responding to Religious Trauma: The Therapeutic Relationship as a Vehicle for Healing
2025-10-17 09:00 - 11:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025 from 9:00AM-11:00AM EST

Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: $50
CE Hours: 2 – NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologists

About the Workshop
The therapeutic relationship plays a central role in healing religious trauma, often offering the first experience of safe, non-coercive connection after spiritual harm. But how do we, as clinicians, build that trust when the trauma itself is rooted in broken trust and misused power?
In this 2-hour CE workshop, we’ll explore how to apply trauma-informed care principles specifically to religious and spiritual trauma. You’ll learn strategies to support clients in rebuilding agency, self-trust, and spiritual flexibility, while also examining the clinician’s role, challenges, and blind spots in this work. Through guided reflection, experiential practice, and peer dialogue, this session will deepen your relational and clinical skills for walking alongside survivors with empathy and integrity.
* This workshop is part of a workshop series: Supporting Survivors of Religious and Spiritual Harm. You may take each workshop individually, or take all three.
Learning Objectives

Match each of SAMHSA’s trauma-informed care principles to a clinical behavior or practice that promotes healing in the context of spiritual trauma.
Demonstrate one clinical intervention that fosters self-trust or agency in a client navigating belief deconstruction.
Identify at least two common challenges clinicians may face when working with religious trauma and describe strategies to address them.

To Register:

Submit payment via PayPal button below. Please use the same email for your registration form.
Complete the Registration Form below.

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About the Facilitator
Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP, (she/her/hers). Having personally experienced the transformative power of therapy and coaching, Kennesha is deeply committed to making these services accessible, especially for under-resourced communities. She believes every person deserves the chance to heal and live with hope, and she is honored to be a compassionate presence for those on this journey. Kennesha’s mission is to foster therapeutic relationships within which clients feel seen, supported, and encouraged to pursue lives of freedom and connection.
Kennesha takes an integrated, trauma-informed approach to therapy, engaging the whole person—mind, body, emotions, and spirituality within their unique relational and social context. She believes that each person carries their own inner wisdom and partners with them to uncover and trust this wisdom. Kennesha is trained in CBT and several experiential modalities including EMDR and Psychodrama, integrating various approach
es based on client need. As a certified Enneagram Coach, she integrates this insightful tool into her therapeutic and coaching work, enhancing clients’ self-understanding and growth.

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.
Click HERE to be added to our mailing list and receive updates on training opportunities! By providing us with your email address via the constant contact link above, an email sign-in sheet at an event, or via online registration of an event, you are consenting to be added to our email list. If you have provided us with your email and would not like to be added to our email list, or would like to be removed from our email list, please contact us and we will remove you immediately.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Using Music Based Interventions in Trauma Therapy
2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Meryl Lammers, LSW, MT-BC

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 12:00 pm- 1:00 PM (EST)
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: FREE
CE Hours: Provides 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT and Psychologists

About this Webinar:

Music has many therapeutic uses and can aid trauma recovery by helping to reduce anxiety and improve a sense of connection. Join Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Social Worker Meryl Lammers to learn music-based interventions any therapist can use when working with people with trauma histories. You will also be learning what music therapy is and isn’t, when to refer to a music therapist, and when the non-music therapist clinician should consider using music in their work.

Learning Objectives:

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

Describe the difference between music therapy and therapeutic uses of music
Identify 1-3 Music based therapy interventions
Explain the application of music-based interventions when working with people with trauma

About the Presenter:
Meryl Lammers (she/her/hers) is an Experiential Trauma Therapist and has been a practicing board-certified music therapist since 2005. Meryl attended Bryn Mawr’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy from the State University of New York at New Paltz. She has 20 years of experience helping people navigate grief, loss, end of life care, substance use disorders, and trauma. She also works with people of all ages on the Autism Spectrum and those with a wide range of developmental and cognitive abilities.

Her early connection to music, song-writing, performance led Meryl into pursuing music therapy as a career. She incorporates EMDR, IFS, and psychodrama in sessions. Meryl is a life-long student and believes that expanding her skill set will help to continue to meet the individual needs of her clients. Meryl’s has a humanistic, relational, and strengths-based approach to psychotherapy. She understands that the creative healing arts is rooted in the belief that each person holds the innate power to heal, grow, and flourish. Meryl believes that the therapist is a guide to help navigate the process. Coming from a trauma-informed lens, Meryl also understands the impact that traumatic experiences can have and is dedicated to providing individualized care.

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.
Click HERE to be added to our mailing list and receive updates on training opportunities! By providing us with your email address via the constant contact link above, an email sign-in sheet at an event, or via online registration of an event, you are consenting to be added to our email list. If you have provided us with your email and would not like to be added to our email list, or would like to be removed from our email list, please contact us and we will remove you immediately.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Recovering from Religious Hurt: Experiential Strategies for Healing
2025-11-07 09:00 - 11:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 from 9:00AM-11:00AM EST

Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: $50
CE Hours: 2 – NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologists

About the Workshop
Religious trauma often lives in the body, in suppressed emotion, and in internalized narratives of shame, fear, and disconnection. To help clients heal, clinicians need more than insight-oriented approaches—we need tools that engage the body, imagination, and story.
This 2-hour CE workshop will introduce experiential strategies for working with religious trauma, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, psychodrama, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and creative expression. Participants will learn how to help clients re-author painful spiritual stories, explore suppressed parts of self, and begin reconstructing meaning in ways that foster post-traumatic growth. Through demonstration, discussion, and practice, clinicians will walk away with integrative tools to deepen healing and restore sacred connection.
* This workshop is part of a workshop series: Supporting Survivors of Religious and Spiritual Harm. You may take each workshop individually, or take all three.
Learning Objectives

Describe two experiential modalities that can be integrated into religious trauma treatment
Demonstrate one body-based or creative intervention that fosters regulation and empowerment in religious trauma recovery.
Identify the risks and safety considerations when using experiential modalities with spiritual abuse survivors
Recognize the signs of post-traumatic growth following recovery religious harm

To Register:

Submit payment via PayPal button below. Please use the same email for your registration form.
Complete the Registration Form below.

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About the Facilitator
Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP, (she/her/hers). Having personally experienced the transformative power of therapy and coaching, Kennesha is deeply committed to making these services accessible, especially for under-resourced communities. She believes every person deserves the chance to heal and live with hope, and she is honored to be a compassionate presence for those on this journey. Kennesha’s mission is to foster therapeutic relationships within which clients feel seen, supported, and encouraged to pursue lives of freedom and connection.
Kennesha takes an integrated, trauma-informed approach to therapy, engaging the whole person—mind, body, emotions, and spirituality within their unique relational and social context. She believes that each person carries their own inner wisdom and partners with them to uncover and trust this wisdom. Kennesha is trained in CBT and several experiential modalities including EMDR and Psychodrama, integrating various approach
es based on client need. As a certified Enneagram Coach, she integrates this insightful tool into her therapeutic and coaching work, enhancing clients’ self-understanding and growth.

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.
Click HERE to be added to our mailing list and receive updates on training opportunities! By providing us with your email address via the constant contact link above, an email sign-in sheet at an event, or via online registration of an event, you are consenting to be added to our email list. If you have provided us with your email and would not like to be added to our email list, or would like to be removed from our email list, please contact us and we will remove you immediately.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Webinar - Tattoos, Trauma, and Psychodrama
2025-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Date/Time: Friday, November 7, 2025 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
Tattoos offer a creative outlet for externalizing pain, meaning-making, and growth in the aftermath of adversity or important milestones in one’s life. Tattoos have been used throughout history to mark initiation, status or roles in the community, or for religious/spiritual purposes. Over 30% of the US population has at least one tattoo. This means that we are frequently working with clients with tattoos which can offer us potent insight into their meaning-making process.
Multiple research studies have highlighted how tattoos offer trauma or loss survivors with an avenue for healing, bearing witness, memorializing pain, combating shame, and initiating connection. This workshop will explore tattoos as a concretization of pain and meaning-making for both the therapist and clients.
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify one research finding related to tattoos and trauma or loss2). Describe one group warm-up related to tattoos
3). Explain one use of psychodrama to explore tattoos

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-14
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP

Monday, November 10, 2025 – Friday, November 14, 2025 8:30AM – 5:30PM (35 CE Hours)
Cost: $1150 Professionals | $800 Students (This fee guarantees a directing opportunity.)
Reduced Cost: $850 (Reduced cost option for those interested in attending without directing practice.)
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
35 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 35 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop
This psychodrama directing practice is designed for psychodrama students, practitioners, and trainers-in-training to enhance their directing through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will have the opportunity to facilitate a group psychodrama and receive feedback from their peers and the trainer. Feedback will be provided based on the psychodrama certification competencies outlined by the ABE, as well as trauma-informed psychodrama considerations. Each participant will also have the opportunity to be the protagonist and play auxiliary roles to learn psychodrama from the inside-out.
Psychodrama facilitation competencies emphasized will include a demonstrated understanding of group phases, the warming-up process, spontaneity-creativity theory, role theory, protagonist selection, contracting, scene setting, concretization, doubling, the mirror position, role reversal, soliloquy, directing auxiliaries and the audience, facilitating catharsis safely, facilitating closure/integration, containment, strength-based roles, trauma-informed principles in psychodrama, attending to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychodrama, subroles of the director, and facilitating the sharing phase of a psychodrama session.
While this is a training workshop, and training will be held as the priority, there will be a multitude of secondary opportunities for personal growth. The workshop tickets with directing practice are designed for intermediate and advanced psychodrama students and would not be the best workshop for someone who has no prior psychodrama training. Participants are expected to have past experiential/psychodrama experience as a prerequisite for purchasing a ticket with directing practice, as well as a foundational understanding of psychodrama’s methodology. Tickets without directing practice are open to anyone, regardless of past psychodrama experience. This workshop will be attractive for anyone seeking to enhance their psychodrama facilitation skills – and especially for professionals with some psychodrama experience seeking to more fully put their learning into action. Professionals warming-up to complete their CP/TEP onsite exams will also find this workshop helpful as the trainer will provide feedback using the same competencies outlined for the CP/TEP onsite exams.
Learning Objectives:

Explain at least two psychodrama interventions
Identify the three phases of a psychodrama group
Describe at least two trauma-informed considerations for psychodrama directing

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Therapy Training.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET BELOW AND FILL OUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM HERE!

Please follow the following steps to pay and register for this workshop:
Step 1: Pay for the event using PayPal.
Step 2: Fill out the registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (the same one you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Sold Out11/10/25 - 11/14/25: Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive - Professional Directing Ticket1150.00 USDSold Out11/10/25 - 11/14/25: Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive - Student Directing Ticket800.00 USDSold Out11/10/25 - 11/14/25: Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive Non-Directing Spot850.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.

*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Webinar: Trauma-Informed Medication Assisted Treatment
2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Melinda Goodwin, LCSW, CAADC, CCTP
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
This webinar will focus on Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorder. More than ever, clinical competence in treating Substance Use Disorder is an important skill for any clinician, from inpatient treatment settings to outpatient psychotherapy. MAT is one of the gold standards for treatment, and is often misunderstood by clients and healthcare professionals alike. This training will prepare you to effectively support clients who are exploring SUD treatment options using a trauma-informed lens.
Learning Objectives:

Define Alcohol and Opiate use Disorder
Define Medication Assisted Treatment and the Mechanism of Action for each MAT
Explore stigma and personal bias around MAT and SUD treatment

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Building Community and Trauma Recovery - Free Phoenix Center Client Workshop
2025-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Times: 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
Cost: Free – Includes light dinner and refreshments
Presented by: Dr. Scott Giacomucci, Maria Jose Sotomayor-Giacomucci, and Brian Gallagher

About this Workshop
These workshops are an expression of gratitude for you, our clients. Thank you for trusting us with your care. We believe in you and your recovery trauma. We also believe that nobody heals from trauma in isolation and that community is important in recovery. We want to take steps to create opportunities for our clients to connect with each other and build community at the Phoenix Center. We are committed to your success and want to offer additional tools to integrate into your recovery journey.

Our client workshops will include a series of facilitated exercises to help build connection and relationships between participants. These exercises will be experiential in nature and allow for multiple low-stress opportunities to share with others and learn from others in smaller group settings. The workshop will focus on trauma recovery themes and the importance of cultivating posttraumatic growth. Our hope is that this workshop will help provide a sense of peer support and solidarity in your trauma recovery journey.

You will also get a chance to connect with our leadership team and share feedback and suggestions for our Center. We hope you can join us!

This event is only for Phoenix Center clients currently working with a therapist (individual, couples, family, and group therapy).

Psychodrama and Burnout: Moving from Vicarious Trauma to Growth
2025-12-12 08:30 - 17:00
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP

Friday, December 12, 2025 8:30AM – 5:00 PM (7 CE Hours)
Cost: $250 Professionals | $175 Students
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
7 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 7 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.

About the Workshop
This psychodrama training workshop will introduce sociometry, psychodrama, and group therapy interventions while exploring the impacts of countertransference, burnout, and vicarious trauma – which are likely to impact all of us at some point. Most of us choose to become mental health professionals and helpers because of our own experiences of adversity which can be a source of strength and passion, but also a source of burnout. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we have learned to make meaning from past adversity and find purpose in our careers. Multiple sociometric and psychodramatic interventions will be taught including concretization, empty chair, doubling, role reversal, and future projection. Research on best practices for addressing burnout and vicarious trauma, while promoting vicarious posttraumatic growth will be introduced.
Learning Objectives:

Describe two psychodrama interventions
Compare vicarious trauma and vicarious posttraumatic growth
Identify two methods to reduce burnout and vicarious trauma

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET BELOW AND FILL OUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM HERE!

Please follow the following steps to pay and register for this workshop:
Step 1: Pay for the event using PayPal.
Step 2: Fill out the registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (the same one you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

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Free CE Webinar: Gender Affirming Surgeries 101: An Introductory Training for Mental Health Professionals
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Alexander Stefanini, MS, LPC (Arrive Therapy)
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 from 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)

Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: Free

CE Hours: 1 – NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologists

About this Webinar:

This 1-hour Webinar offers an essential intro to gender-affirming surgery (GAS) for support staff, clinical therapists, and anyone working with trans and gender-diverse clients. Participants will explore the main types of gender-affirming surgical options available, gain insight into what the surgical journey is really like from pre-operative preparation through recovery, and learn how to better support clients before, during, and after surgery. Attendees will leave with practical awareness and concrete ideas to enhance their client support and confidence in engaging with this care pathway.
This session is designed as a short introduction to a more in-depth, 90 minute workshop that comprehensively covers specific surgery types (eg: the specifics around trans-feminine vs trans-masculine procedures) and more.

Learning Objectives

Describe at least three common categories of gender-affirming surgery and the general goals of each
Summarize key phases of the surgical journey (pre-operative, intra-operative, post-operative/recovery) and identify at least two client support needs at each phase
Apply at least two communication or care-support strategies to enhance the client experience when working with individuals undergoing gender-affirming surgery

About the Facilitator:
Alexander Stefanini is a licensed professional counselor, trans man, and the owner of Arrive Therapy.
He has worked with a wide range of clients since 2004, using various modalities including CBT, motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, DBT, and more. Alexander also incorporates Inquiry (The WORK) by Byron Katie into many therapy sessions.
Throughout his career, Alexander has worked in family-based settings, community mental health, as a supervisor of outpatient therapy programs, and in many other modalities. He began working with transgender individuals in outpatient counseling when he began his transition in 2018.
Since then, he has immersed himself in supporting the mental health and gender identities of transgender clients, supporting their mental health and gender journeys through gender counseling at Arrive Therapy.
Alexander Stefanini received a Master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2004 and is the father of two adopted children.
A Wednesday Webinar Partnership with:

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
For a list of all policies, please visit: Training and Workshop Policies – Phoenix Center
By Registering for a Training Event, you are consenting to be added to our email list.
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

SOLD OUT: Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work: Experiential Treatment for Trauma, Addictions, and Mental Health
2026-01-23 08:30 - 2026-01-25 16:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Dates: Friday – Sunday, January 23 – January 25, 2026 (8:30AM-5:00PM, Sunday until 4:00pm)
Cost: $675 | $465 students (* write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (7 CE Hours) – Cost: $250 | $165
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 20 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About The Workshop
This workshop is designed for professionals interested in an intensive training focused on learning to direct psychodramas in individual sessions. The weekend will provide all participants with multiple practicum experiences of facilitating 1-1 psychodrama using the empty chair and concretization. Didactic content will be presented on the history, theory, and practice of 1-1 psychodrama including its strengths and limitations. Trauma-informed principles will be integrated throughout the weekend with a focus on strengths, safety, and post-traumatic growth. Multiple approaches and interventions in 1-1 psychodrama will be offered including use of the empty chair, concretization, doubling, role reversal, the mirror, and future projection.

Identify one strength of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
Describe the limitations of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
Explain methods for establishing safety in 1-1 psychodrama

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
Sold OutProfessional Registration for 1/23/26-1/25/26: Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work675.00 USDSold OutStudent Registration for 1/23/26-1/25/26: Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work465.00 USDSold OutFriday Only for 1/23/26-1/25/26: Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work250.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Phoenix Client Workshop: Building Community & Trauma Recovery
2026-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2025
Times: 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
Cost: Free

About this Workshop
These workshops are an expression of gratitude for you, our clients. Thank you for trusting us with your care. We believe in you and your recovery trauma. We also believe that nobody heals from trauma in isolation and that community is important in recovery. We want to take steps to create opportunities for our clients to connect with each other and build community at the Phoenix Center. We are committed to your success and want to offer additional tools to integrate into your recovery journey.

Our client workshops will include a series of facilitated exercises to help build connection and relationships between participants. These exercises will be experiential in nature and allow for multiple low-stress opportunities to share with others and learn from others in smaller group settings. The workshop will focus on trauma recovery themes and the importance of cultivating posttraumatic growth. Our hope is that this workshop will help provide a sense of peer support and solidarity in your trauma recovery journey.

You will also get a chance to connect with our leadership team and share feedback and suggestions for our Center. We hope you can join us!

This event is only for Phoenix Center clients currently working with a therapist (individual, couples, family, and group therapy).

Free Webinar: Unraveling the Connection Between Dementia and Trauma in Aging Adults
2026-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Chris Klem, MS (he/him)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
When examining mental health and dementia, they may seem very different, but both fundamentally involve the brain and can significantly affect daily life. Researchers estimate that by 2060, 42% of Americans over the age of 55 will develop dementia, a sharp increase from the current rate of 10.9%, which is already a significant number. As mental health professionals, we can help reduce risk factors associated with developing dementia, which often begin in early life.
In this 1-hour Webinar, we will begin to unravel the connection that exists between dementia, mental health, and trauma. We will explore overall brain health, brain changes, how mental health conditions impact cognitive changes, and how psychiatric conditions manifest in the presence of dementia.

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the connection between dementia and depression.
2. Explain how trauma in early life can impact risk factors for developing dementia.
3. Recognize how certain treatments for depression can impact the rate of cognitive decline.

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer: Part 1
2026-03-02 17:30 - 20:30 | On Zoom
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This Workshop Date: March 2, 2026
Workshop Series: Each workshop can be taken individually, or as a series.
Cost: $145 per workshop, or $400 for all three.
Dates: Mondays – March 2, 2026, April 27, 2026, June 22, 2026 from 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
This workshop series does not provide CE hours.
About the Workshop
These workshops are designed to support psychodramatists in the role transition from practitioner to trainer. Becoming a psychodrama trainer is often an intimidating process as it involves developing curriculums, marketing events, managing registration, and building a training group. Beyond practicing psychodrama in our workshops, we must be able to facilitate the processing phase of a session (warm-up, action, sharing, then processing) to articulate to students the connections between theory and practice that inform our directing choices. These workshops are designed to offer a blend of teaching, peer support, personal growth, and co-creation to support emerging trainers in all the sub-roles of becoming a psychodrama trainer.
To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
01234567891011121314151617181920On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer Full Series400.00 USD012345678910111213141516171819203/2/26 Single Workshop: On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer145.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.
Workshop Cancelation Policy
For single day workshops: If cancelled more than 30 days before the event, participants will be granted a credit towards a future workshop, minus a $75admin fee, If cancellation occurs within 30 days of the event, we are unable to provide any refund or credit
Credits provided for cancellations can be applied to any workshop in the following 12 months.
For multi-day events: If cancelled more than 8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit for future workshop, minus $75 admin fee if cancelled 4-8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit equal to 50% of your registration payment for a future workshop, after accounting for a $75 admin fee if cancelled within 30 days of the event, we are unable to offer you any credit or refund.

For a full list of workshop policies, please visit: Training and Workshop Policies – Phoenix Center

Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice
2026-03-09 08:30 - 2026-03-13 17:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Monday-Friday, March 9 – March 13, 2026 (8:30AM-5:30PM)
Cost: $1150 Professionals | $800 students (this fee guarantees a directing opportunity) DIRECTING TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT – NON-DIRECTING TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
$850 (Reduced cost option for those interested in attending without directing practice)
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
35 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 35 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop
This psychodrama directing practice is designed for psychodrama students, practitioners, and trainers-in-training to enhance their directing through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will have the opportunity to facilitate a group psychodrama and receive feedback from their peers and the trainer. Feedback will be provided based on the psychodrama certification competencies outlined by the ABE, as well as trauma-informed psychodrama considerations. Each participant will also have the opportunity to be the protagonist and play auxiliary roles to learn psychodrama from the inside-out.
Psychodrama facilitation competencies emphasized will include a demonstrated understanding of group phases, the warming-up process, spontaneity-creativity theory, role theory, protagonist selection, contracting, scene setting, concretization, doubling, the mirror position, role reversal, soliloquy, directing auxiliaries and the audience, facilitating catharsis safely, facilitating closure/integration, containment, strength-based roles, trauma-informed principles in psychodrama, attending to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychodrama, subroles of the director, and facilitating the sharing phase of a psychodrama session.
Previous Experience
While this is a training workshop, and training will be held as the priority, there will be a multitude of secondary opportunities for personal growth. The workshop tickets with directing practice are designed for intermediate and advanced psychodrama students and would not be the best workshop for someone who has no prior psychodrama training. Participants are expected to have past experiential/psychodrama experience as a prerequisite for purchasing a ticket with directing practice, as well as a foundational understanding of psychodrama’s methodology.
Tickets without directing practice are open to anyone, regardless of past psychodrama experience. This workshop will be attractive for anyone seeking to enhance their psychodrama facilitation skills – and especially for professionals with some psychodrama experience seeking to more fully put their learning into action. Professionals warming-up to complete their CP/TEP onsite exams will also find this workshop helpful as the trainer will provide feedback using the same competencies outlined for the CP/TEP onsite exams.
Learning Objectives:

Explain at least two psychodrama interventions
Identify the three phases of a psychodrama group
Describe at least two trauma-informed considerations for psychodrama directing

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
Sold Out3/9/26-3/13/26 Professional Registration (Directing Spot) for 3/9/26-3/13/26 Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice1150.00 USDSold Out3/9/26-3/13/26 Student Registration (Directing Spot) for 3/9/26-3/13/26 Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice800.00 USD0123456789103/9/26-3/13/26 Professional Registration (Non-Directing Spot) for Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice850.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Webinar: Supporting Community Activists through Somatic Therapy
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: María José Sotomayor-Giacomucci, LCSW
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
Community activists often carry the emotional, physical, and relational toll of prolonged engagement with social injustice, systemic oppression, and collective trauma. This presentation explores how somatic therapy can support activists in processing social unrest, sustaining engagement, and reconnecting with their values while preventing burnout and compassion fatigue.

Learning Objectives

Identify the mental, emotional, and somatic impacts of sustained activism and social justice work
Understand how systemic oppression and social unrest show up in the body and nervous system
Apply basic somatic interventions to support regulation and expand capacity

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

Free Webinar: Regulate & Restore: Somatic Tools for Healing
2026-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Carolyn Smith, LPC, CPT, RYT
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
The body holds the story and the body can also become the pathway to calm.
Join us for a 1-hour webinar exploring somatic tools to help regulate emotions, calm stress response, and gently activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Drawing from trauma-informed yoga and body based therapeutic practices, this workshop will introduce practical, accessible techniques you can use for grounding, settling, and self-care.

Learning Objectives

List three somatic techniques used for emotional regulation
Describe the parasympathetic nervous system
Describe at least one technique used for grounding

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
By registering for this event, you consent to receiving workshop reminders and workshop/practice updates.
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

Trauma-Informed Community Yoga: Clients & Community
2026-04-06 18:30 - 20:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
About Our Classes
Ease into your week with Gentle Monday Night Yoga. This calming class is design to help regulate the nervous system, release stress, and restore emotional balance. Through slow movement, mindful breathing, and supportive postures, you’ll create space for your body and mind to soften, settle, and find ease. We welcome ongoing attendees and those who wish to try out a single class. No experience is required and class is facilitated by an experiential trauma therapist.
Details
Dates & Times: Monday Evenings 6:30PM-8:00PM
Bi-Weekly Options (you may attend one or both).
Week 1: Women’s Group (April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6)
Week 3: All Gender Group (April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20)
Cost: Free for Phoenix Center Clients, $25 for Community Members (Contact us if cost is your only barrier.)
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, class is held in our downstairs group room (one flight of steps)
Facilitated by: Carolyn Smith, LPC, CPT, RYT
Registration
Please complete our Registration Form. You will only need to register once to receive ongoing communication about the group.

Psychodrama Structures in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment: Frameworks for Action (HYBRID)
2026-04-10 08:30 - 17:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP

Friday: 4/10/26 8:30AM – 5:00PM (7 CE Hours)
Cost: $250 Professionals | $175 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
HYBRID OPTION – Zoom attendance
7 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 7 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop
This psychodrama training workshop will introduce multiple psychodrama structures for safe and effective facilitation. Psychodrama structures provide a framework for action without the risks and complexities of longer spontaneous psychodrama enactments. Structured psychodramas are especially useful for shorter group sessions, introducing newer clients to psychodrama, and facilitators who are newer to directing psychodramas.
This workshop will feature multiple psychodrama structures including The Little Willingness and the Angle of Opportunity from Bill Coleman. These psychodramatic structures can be modified for any topic or group setting but are especially useful in groups for addictions or mental health treatment settings.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe two psychodrama structures
2. Identify the value of structured psychodramas for treatment settings
3. Identify two psychodrama interventions
By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
01234567891011121314151617181920Professional Registration for 4/10/26 - Psychodrama Structures in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment: Frameworks for Action 250.00 USD01234567891011121314151617181920Student Registration for 4/10/26 - Psychodrama Structures in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment: Frameworks for Action 175.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out the registration form using the same email you used for Paypal.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (the same one you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Webinar: Finding Your Home in Social Justice Movements
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: María José Sotomayor-Giacomucci, LCSW
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
Helping professionals often feel called to engage in social justice work beyond the therapy room, while also needing to maintain ethical boundaries with clients. This workshop will help clinicians understand their role in social movements, clarify values, and engage in justice-oriented work in ways that are meaningful, ethical, and sustainable.

Learning Objectives

Clarify personal and professional values related to social justice engagement
Identify different roles within social movements
Identify one role that is meaningful, ethical and sustainable for you

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

Community Workshop: Reclaiming Sacred Self - A Workshop for Exploring Religious Wounds
2026-04-18 09:00 - 13:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
About the Workshop
If you’ve been hurt by a religious or spiritual experience, perhaps through harmful beliefs, spiritual authority, or the loss of a once-trusted community, you’re not alone. You may be carrying wounds that have impacted your sense of self, safety, and belonging. This workshop is a place to begin, or deepen, your healing journey, supported by others who understand.
In this 4-hour, trauma-informed workshop, you’ll be gently guided to explore the roots of religious trauma and spiritual harm, reconnect with your inner voice, and begin to reclaim your agency. Through mindfulness, body-based practices, creative expression, and compassionate witnessing, we’ll make space for your story—without judgment or pressure to believe or heal in any particular way.
You’ll leave with greater clarity, tools for grounding and self-trust, and a deeper connection to your own inner wisdom. This is a sacred space for rediscovering what feels meaningful, safe, and sacred—on your own terms.
Each 4-hour session invites you to connect with others on a similar journey and begin writing a new story rooted in self-trust and post-traumatic growth.
These workshops are religiously neutral and participants from all faith backgrounds and religious/spiritual experiences are welcome.

Workshop Details
Led by Kennesha Rodgers, MA, LAPC, CTP
Date & Time: Saturday, April 18, 2026 – 9:00AM-1:00PM (4 Hours)
Cost: $120 (Contact us if cost is your only barrier to attending.)
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Registration:
Step 1: Fill out registration form here:

Step 2: Pay for event using Paypal Below (you can select to enter a credit card in the Paypal ticket)
0123456789101112131415161718192021222324254/18/26 Reclaiming Sacred Self120.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.

Please use the same email you used for Paypal to fill out this registration form.

Workshop Policies
Please note that we must apply our cancellations policies consistently from participant to participant and situation to situation (including illness, travel/weather disruptions, or unforeseen personal circumstances) as our workshop costs and commitments are finalized months in advance and cannot be modified as the workshop date approaches. In the case of weather disruptions, the workshop trainer will either offer a hybrid/online option, or reschedule the workshop providing registration credit to attendees. Please review our workshop policies here.

Free Webinar: Trauma-Focused Psychodrama - Experiential Therapy for Complex PTSD [Book Release Event]
2026-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Date/Time: Friday, April 24, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST (New York Time)
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
This webinar introduces Dr. Scott’s new book Trauma-Focused Psychodrama. Content includes a synthesis of psychodramatic approaches to treating complex PTSD grounded in trauma theory. Participants will explore how psychodramatic methods can be adapted for trauma-informed clinical practice while maintaining safety, containment, and therapeutic pacing. The training will highlight how experiential techniques such as role reversal, doubling, mirroring, and sociometric interventions can help trauma survivors process unresolved experiences, strengthen internal resources, and develop corrective relational encounters in both individual and group therapy settings.

Learning Objectives

Describe the importance of experiential methods for trauma treatment
Identify the importance of resourcing in psychodramatic work with complex trauma.
Explain the value of integration in trauma therapy.

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
By registering for this event, you consent to receiving workshop reminders and workshop/practice updates.
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer: Part 2
2026-04-27 17:30 - 20:30 | On Zoom
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This Workshop Date: April 27, 2026
Workshop Series: Each workshop can be taken individually, or as a series.
Cost: $145 per workshop, or $400 for all three.
Dates: Mondays – March 2, 2026, April 27, 2026, June 22, 2026 from 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
This workshop series does not provide CE hours.
About the Workshop
These workshops are designed to support psychodramatists in the role transition from practitioner to trainer. Becoming a psychodrama trainer is often an intimidating process as it involves developing curriculums, marketing events, managing registration, and building a training group. Beyond practicing psychodrama in our workshops, we must be able to facilitate the processing phase of a session (warm-up, action, sharing, then processing) to articulate to students the connections between theory and practice that inform our directing choices. These workshops are designed to offer a blend of teaching, peer support, personal growth, and co-creation to support emerging trainers in all the sub-roles of becoming a psychodrama trainer.
To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
012345678910111213141516171819204/27/26 - On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer: Part 2145.00 USD01234567891011121314151617181920On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer: Full Series400.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.
Workshop Cancelation Policy
For single day workshops: If cancelled more than 30 days before the event, participants will be granted a credit towards a future workshop, minus a $75admin fee, If cancellation occurs within 30 days of the event, we are unable to provide any refund or credit
Credits provided for cancellations can be applied to any workshop in the following 12 months.
For multi-day events: If cancelled more than 8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit for future workshop, minus $75 admin fee if cancelled 4-8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit equal to 50% of your registration payment for a future workshop, after accounting for a $75 admin fee if cancelled within 30 days of the event, we are unable to offer you any credit or refund.

For a full list of workshop policies, please visit: Training and Workshop Policies – Phoenix Center

Free Webinar - Dissociation-Responsive Care: A Practical Clinical Framework for Safer Trauma Treatment
2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Lauren Rudolph, LPC (Sanare)
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) has improved safety in mental health care, yet dissociation remains a frequently unrecognized driver of treatment failure, destabilization, and dropout. Dissociation-Responsive Care (DRC) equips clinicians with a practical framework to recognize, respect, and respond to dissociation as an adaptive survival system—without requiring trauma disclosure or narrative processing.
This training shifts clinicians from trauma awareness to dissociative responsiveness, providing immediately usable safeguards for everyday clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify dissociation as a survival-based response that may be invisible
2. Apply Universal Dissociative Precautions across clinical settings
3. Modify common grounding and mindfulness tools safely
4. Respond to dissociation without requiring trauma narrative
5. Reduce destabilization, dropout, and shame in complex trauma clients

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
By registering for this event, you consent to receiving workshop reminders and workshop/practice updates.
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama
2026-05-15 08:30 - 2026-05-17 17:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP

Friday, May 15, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:30AM – 5:30PM (Sunday until 3:30PM) – 21 CE Hours
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (7 CEs) – Cost: $250 Professionals | $165 Students
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
(This workshop is included in the 2026 Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Training Program.)
About the Workshop
This workshop centers the six trauma-informed principles outlined by SAMHSA as guiding values in psychodrama practice, group work, and leadership (drawing from content in Dr. Scott’s 2023 book on the topic). These principles will be presented as both clinical guides and ethical imperatives. Participants will be challenged to explore their own relationships to trauma-informed principles and areas for growth in their practice and their workplace. Trauma-informed care considerations will be applied specifically to the practice of group therapy and psychodrama with an emphasis on resisting retraumatization. Multiple sociometric and psychodramatic interventions will be taught as trauma-informed experiential methods. The importance of attending to safety, trust, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and identity will be explored in further detail as they relate to trauma-informed care and the practice of sociometry, psychodrama, and group psychotherapy.
Learning Objectives:

Identify the six trauma-informed principles outlined by SAMHSA.
Describe two considerations for trauma-informed sociometry in action
Describe two strategies for preventing retraumatization in psychodrama directing

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

To Register for this Workshop
Please follow the below steps. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
01234567891011121314151617181920Professional Registration for 5/15/26-5/17/26: Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama675.00 USD012345678910111213141516171819202122Student Registration for 5/15/26-5/17/26: Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama465.00 USD012345678910Friday Only Option for 5/15/26-5/17/26: Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama250.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out the registration form using the same email you used for Paypal.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (the same one you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.

Free Webinar - Beyond Forgiveness: Addressing Betrayal Trauma
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | On Zoom
Presented by: Kennesha Rodgers MA, LAPC, CTP
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists
About This Webinar
Betrayal trauma can profoundly disrupt a client’s sense of safety, identity, and ability to trust, often presenting with symptoms that mirror complex trauma. This 1-hour CE webinar will provide clinicians with a clear, trauma-informed framework for understanding betrayal trauma and its impact on the nervous system, attachment, and emotional regulation.
Participants will learn how to assess betrayal-related distress, avoid common clinical pitfalls, and apply practical strategies to support stabilization and healing. This training is ideal for therapists and helping professionals seeking to deepen their confidence and effectiveness when working with clients navigating the aftermath of relational betrayal.

Learning Objectives

Define betrayal trauma and distinguish it from attachment injury and relational conflict.
Describe two assessment considerations when working with clients presenting with betrayal-related distress.
Apply at least three trauma-informed intervention strategies to support stabilization and healing.

Workshop Policies and CE Education Hours
By registering for this event, you consent to receiving workshop reminders and workshop/practice updates.
Continuing Education Hours and Training Credits
Please note that participants must attend the entire training event to receive CE/training credits. Partial credit is unable to be offered.
Credit Hours for Pennsylvania social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists:
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Credit
Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is committed to providing exceptional continuing education experiences and assuring fair treatment of all participants. In the event that a participant is not satisfied with their continuing education experience, this statement is provided to offer guidelines for submitting and responding to official grievances.

Trauma-Focused Psychodrama: Working with Complex Trauma and CPTSD [HYBRID OPTION]
2026-06-12 08:30 - 2026-06-14 17:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP

Friday, June 12, 2026 – Sunday, June 14, 2026 8:30AM – 5:30PM (Sunday until 3:30PM) – 21 CE Hours
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (7 CEs) – Cost: $250 Professionals | $165 Students
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Hybrid Option for online participation
21 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.

About the Workshop

This workshop presents an overview of trauma-focused psychodrama and an immersion into to power and effectiveness of psychodrama in general and as a treatment for trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD. Content will be taught experientially including demonstrations, sociometric warm-ups, and psychodrama vignettes followed by processing to help participants reflect on implementing these experiential tools in their own work. The basics of safe and effective trauma-focused psychodrama will be presented including content on safety, strengths-based work, neurobiology, trauma-informed principles, and working with defenses. This workshop is designed to teach practical skills for practitioners to deepen their practice.
Trauma-focused psychodrama research continues to emerge suggesting its effectiveness in treating PTSD and offering clients corrective emotional experiences. Spontaneity will be emphasized as the curative agent in psychodrama along with a conceptualization of posttraumatic stress through the lens of spontaneity theory. Psychodrama theoretical concepts such as tele, the sociodynamic effect, warming-up, creativity, sociometry, the three phases of a group, and Moreno’s philosophy will be presented. Multiple psychodrama interventions and experiential sociometry processes (such as doubling, mirroring, role reversal, role playing, sociodrama, and concretization) will be discussed. Cultural humility and responsiveness will be emphasized in the context of psychodrama practice with diverse populations in clinical contexts.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the relationship between spontaneity and PTSD
Identify the importance of strengths-based approach in trauma-focused psychodrama
Describe the risks of retraumatization in psychodrama practice with trauma survivors

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
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Step 2: Fill out the registration form using the same email you used for Paypal.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (the same one you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
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No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
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.
