Mental Health Trainings

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The Purpose

More people than ever are seeking counseling, support and help — yet many still struggle to find providers who feel affirming, inclusive, and nonjudgmental. Turning Point Counseling & Wellness Services is committed to changing that.

We offer a wide range of mental health trainings for counselors, supervisors, and organizations, designed to bridge the gap between intention and impact in clinical practice. Led by experienced clinicians and supervisors, our trainings are grounded in the latest research, ethics, and evidence-based best practices in multicultural counseling, trauma-informed care, and identity-affirming treatment.

At TPCWS, we believe that every organization benefits from being trauma-informed — whether you’re in education, healthcare, social services, or corporate leadership. Our trainings can be tailored to fit your team’s unique environment and goals, helping organizations strengthen communication, foster psychological safety, and build cultures of compassion and accountability.

Each session offers a safe, developmentally grounded space to learn, practice, and grow. Participants leave equipped to use affirming language, recognize and address bias, and rebuild trust — emerging as more confident, inclusive, and effective providers and leaders in their communities.

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Trainings Offered
Ethics

Are You Being Ethical? Counseling Marginalized Populations

We will provide a detailed overview of ACA Code of Ethics with a focus on our Professional Responsibility in cross-cultural counseling. Participants will learn how to ask questions using the Ethical Decision Making Model, and how to identify personal blind spots and choose providers to consult with that will best assist in your professional growth.

  • Presented by: Dr. T’Airra Belcher, LPC-S & Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S  
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 3 hours of ethics continuing eduation

Beyond the Dollhouse: An Introduction to Cultural Competency in Play Therapy

Participants will explore how cultural values, family structures, language, and historical context shape children’s play and their caregivers’ expectations. Through accessible examples, real-life case studies, and reflective exercises, attendees will develop foundational skills to engage with clients from diverse backgrounds with sensitivity, humility, and respect.

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 2 hour of ethics & 1 hours of general/ clinical continuing education

Sustaining the Self: Preventing Burnout Early in Your Career

Designed for graduate students, interns, and early-career professionals, this 3-hour CE training equips attendees with practical frameworks for identifying and preventing burnout before it takes hold. Learn how to navigate systemic pressures, balance empathy with boundaries, and cultivate a career that supports your longevity and joy in the helping professions.

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 1 hour of ethics & 2 hours of general/ clinical continuing education

Systematic Oppression & Trauma

We will be exploring the different forms of oppression and how it impacts access to therapy and our clients. Participants will learn how to identify the systems that are oppressive to their clients, examine their own personal biases, and discuss the different dialects of English, along with ways to advocate for and decarcerate mental illness.  

  • Presented by: Dr. T’Airra Belcher, LPC-S & Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S  
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 1 hour of ethics & 2 hours of general/ clinical continuing education

What is Gender?

We will focus on providing psychoeducation on gender, sex, and sexuality. Participants will learn vocabulary, practice, identify and address patterns they may need to unlearn, and begin building a more inclusive provider referral list. During this conversation, we will examine our own biases around gender, sex and sexuality and learn how this can impact internalized homophobia. We will also discuss ways to be a more inclusive counselor, by making quick yet intentional changes to your websites, paperwork and other professional information and techniques to use to ensure clients feel welcomed.

  • Presented by: Dr. T’Airra Belcher, LPC-S & Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 3 hours of general/ clinical continuing education
Expressive Arts

Support Healing Through the Power of Play

This training provides mental health professionals with the knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively incorporate play therapy techniques into trauma-focused treatment. Grounded in trauma-informed care principles, the course explores the intersection of play therapy and trauma, highlighting how creative, non-verbal modalities can help clients—especially children and adolescents—process traumatic experiences in developmentally appropriate ways.

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 3 hours of general/ clinical continuing education

The Tray as a Mirror: Exploring Trauma Through Sandtray

This experiential training is designed to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively use sandtray therapy in the treatment of trauma. Rooted in expressive and depth-oriented approaches, sandtray therapy offers a powerful, nonverbal method for helping trauma survivors safely explore and process difficult experiences.

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 3 hours of general/ clinical continuing education
Kink

From Re-Enactment to Reclamation: Kink & Trauma Scene Play in Clinical Practice

This 3-hour advanced training offered a deeper exploration of integrating kink practices into therapeutic work, helping clinicians move beyond awareness to confident, ethical application in session.

  • Presented by: Rose Sylvester, PLPC
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 1 hour of ethics & 2 hours of general/ clinical continuing education

The Ethics of Being A Kink-Affirming Therapist

The Ethics of Being a Kink-Affirming Therapist is a 3-hour virtual training designed to equip mental health professionals with the foundational knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and ethical framework needed to effectively support clients involved in kink, BDSM, and other consensual non-normative sexual practices.

  • Presented by: Rose Sylvester, PLPC
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB credit
  • 1 hour of ethics & 2 hours of general/ clinical continuing education
Supervision

How to Include Social Justice Advocacy in your Supervision Practice

This training invites supervisors and emerging leaders to explore the ethical and practical dimensions of integrating social justice into supervision. Participants will examine established models for socially responsive supervision, discuss best practices for weaving advocacy into supervisory relationships, and review what the ACA & ASWB Code of Ethics say about the counselor’s role in promoting equity and systemic change.

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB 
  • 3 hours of supervision continuing education

Play In Supervision

This is a dynamic virtual training designed for current and aspiring supervisors who want to incorporate play therapy principles into clinical supervision. Whether you’re supervising play therapists or want to deepen the supervisory relationship through expressive and experiential techniques, this training is for you! 

  • Presented by: Portia Gordon, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
  • Approved for NBCC & ASWB 
  • 3 hours of supervision continuing education