Training & CEU Courses

Whether you are an individual seeking care, a professional pursuing growth, or an organization aiming to evolve—Your Story Matters Counseling is here to walk with you.

Explore our current and upcoming courses:

Cultural Responsiveness & Community Practice

  • Culturally Responsive Practice Series (Somali, Oromo, Amhara) – 4.0 CEUs. Comprehensive training that explores mental health practice across three East African cultural lenses.

  • Helping Refugees Navigate the Mental Health System – 2.0 CEUs
    Equips providers with system literacy tools to better support refugee and immigrant clients.

  • Working with Non-English Speaking Clients – 1.0 CEUs
    Teaches best practices for interpreters, nonverbal communication, and culturally respectful engagement.

  • Mental Illnesses: Cultural Perspectives & ARMHS Practice – 1.5 CEUs
    Blends diagnostic insight with cultural interpretations of symptoms and experiences.

Ethics, Boundaries, & Supervision

  • ARMHS Supervision, Ethics & Leadership – 1.0 CEUs
    Focused guidance for ARMHS supervisors around ethical, culturally grounded leadership.

  • Boundaries & Dual Relationships in ARMHS – 1.0 CEUs
    Explores boundary-setting through culturally appropriate, trauma-informed lenses.

  • Ethics & Cultural Humility in Community MH – 2.0 CEUs
    Applies ethics through real-world scenarios relevant to diverse community work.

Documentation & Clinical Language

  • Teaching ARMHS Note Writing & Rehabilitative Language – 2.0 CEUs. Helps providers write clear, skill-based notes with cultural and client-centered clarity.

  • Documentation Red Flags in ARMHS – 0.75 CEUs. Flags common errors in clinical writing and promotes respectful, compliance-ready phrasing.

  • Person-Centered ITPs & Natural Supports – 1.5 CEUs. Builds treatment plans that honor family, spiritual, and cultural healing structures.

Specialized Skills & Techniques

  • Motivational Interviewing for East African Clients – 1.0 CEUs. Adapts MI techniques for culturally meaningful connection and collaboration.

  • Mental Health De-escalation Techniques – 1.0 CEUs. Teaches practical, culturally aware de-escalation tools for community work.

  • Trauma-Informed Care with East African Cultural Lenses – 1.5 CEUs. Applies trauma theory within Somali and Oromo healing frameworks.

  • Co-occurring Disorders (Mental Health + Substance Use) – 1.5 CEUs. Blends clinical understanding with cultural strategies for dual diagnoses.

Faith, Spirituality & Self-Care

  • Teaching ARMHS Note Writing & Rehabilitative Language – 2.0 CEUs. Helps providers write clear, skill-based notes with cultural and client-centered clarity.

  • Documentation Red Flags in ARMHS – 0.75 CEUs. Flags common errors in clinical writing and promotes respectful, compliance-ready phrasing.

  • Person-Centered ITPs & Natural Supports – 1.5 CEUs. Builds treatment plans that honor family, spiritual, and cultural healing structures.

Specialized Skills & Techniques

  • Motivational Interviewing for East African Clients – 1.0 CEUs. Adapts MI techniques for culturally meaningful connection and collaboration.

  • Mental Health De-escalation Techniques – 1.0 CEUs. Teaches practical, culturally aware de-escalation tools for community work.

  • Trauma-Informed Care with East African Cultural Lenses – 1.5 CEUs. Applies trauma theory within Somali and Oromo healing frameworks.

  • Co-occurring Disorders (Mental Health + Substance Use) – 1.5 CEUs. Blends clinical understanding with cultural strategies for dual diagnoses.

Total CEU Hours Upon Completion: 30.0

Trainings are delivered via live webinars, on-demand modules, and agency-hosted sessions. CEU certificates are provided upon completion.

“Shannon is so warm, nonjudgemental and encouraging. Her empathy knows no bounds. She is both a skilled group facilitator and individual therapist.”

Sara Babbs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW