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In Session with Self-Harming &

Suicidal Trans Youth

In Person

The Academy SF, Castro, SF

Friday August 14, 10am to 3pm (Lunch included)

Exploring the impact of minority stress on self-harming and suicidal trans youth while introducing the person-centered model of self-injury recovery and narrative expressive arts interventions.

Early Bird Tickets
Limited Student Tix

Core Knowledge

Develop comfort and foundational knowledge for working with self-harming and suicidal trans youth, including relevant vocabulary and the impact of minority stress.

Therapeutic Skills

Acquire therapeutic intervention skills, specifically using the person-centered model for self-injury recovery and integrating narrative expressive arts for building self-identity and resilience.

Safety Triage

Master skills for safety planning and triaging clients, including distinguishing when to refer them to an Emergency Department for 5585/5150 assessment.

About the Presenter

Stephanie Lay, LMFT

Stephanie Lay, LMFT (they/she) specializes in working with self-harming and suicidal trans youth. Before becoming a therapist, they worked at Edgewood Center for Children and Youth for 5 years, supporting high-needs and at-risk youth.

They earned their Master’s Degree in 2019 from CIIS in Counseling Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy, facilitated group therapy at St. Mary's Adolescent Inpatient Psych Unit for two years, and performed suicide-risk assessments on UCSF BCHO's Behavioral Emergency Response Team for four years. They now run a private practice, Zombie Therapist, where they are dedicated to keeping youth safely supported at home and in their communities.

Stephanie is an active member of World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Mind the Gap – Gender Youth Providers, and Inclusive Therapists.

FAQs

Held at The Academy SF

View the virtual tour of the East Wing, where the training will be held.

Only 60 tickets available for our in-person training with hands on expressive arts activities.

Learn concrete skills in a room full of values-aligned therapists, join us on August 14th!

Student/Associate

$125

(Only 8 tix)

  • 4 hour in-person training
  • Evidence-based tools you can start using in session on Monday
  • Great community of therapists
  • Lunch, snacks and drinks included (vegan & gf options)
  • Designated quiet zone during breaks
  • Extroverted and introverted networking opportunities
  • Certificate of completion
Student Tix

Early Bird

$175

(Only 20 tix)

  • 4 hour in-person training
  • Evidence-based tools you can start using in session on Monday
  • Great community of therapists
  • Lunch, snacks and drinks included (vegan & gf options)
  • Designated quiet zone during breaks
  • Extroverted and introverted networking opportunities
  • 4 CE's included
Early Bird

Hear from others:

Ari, LMFT

Rouse Academy’s courses are thoughtfully crafted. The workshops are helpful for any clinician serving trans/queer communities of color.

"Consensual Non-Monogamy for Mental Health Professionals" Attendee

Love taking and being part of these workshops; super informative and a great place to ask questions.

"From Silence to Connection" Attendee

 Really appreciated all of the very unique knowledge and understanding of more alternative sexual styles and choices and clinical approaches.

Anthony M, AMFT

Great balance between being informative and conversational.

Approved by CAMFT

David F Khalili, LMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs licensed through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. David F Khalili, LMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Contact him at www.rouseacademy.com, phone 415-448-6743, 4124 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, or david@rouse.academy. Â