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EARLY BIRD (20 tickets)

Uncomfortable with self harming and suicidal clients? Unclear on why trans youth have higher self harming and suicidal behaviors than their cisgender peers?

This introductory training will help you develop a level of comfort working with self harming and suicidal clients with an emphasis on trans youth.

We’ll explore vocabulary specific to trans populations, how minority stress impacts trans youth and how that can show up in session. Learn about the person centered model of self injury recovery and participate in experientials on integrating narrative expressive arts interventions into sessions to support developing self identity and resilience.

Develop skills to distinguish when to safety plan clients and when to refer them to an Emergency Department for 5585/5150 assessment.

Workshop Info:

• Presenter: Stephanie Lay, LMFT
• Date: Friday August 14, 2026
• Time: 10am to 3pm with 1 hour break, lunch included
• Where: The Academy SF, 2166 Market St, San Francisco, CA
• Recording: Not available
• CEs: Four (4) Continuing Education credit included
• CE Approval: Approved by CEPA #1000132, for California LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs
• Level: Introductory/Beginning - no prior knowledge of working with suicidality or trans teens required.
• Eats & Drinks: Lunch, drinks and snacks provided. GF & vegan options available. 

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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.

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