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Digital Seminar

Trauma Treatment Without Reliving the Pain

Fast, Gentle, and Actionable Methods to Move Clients from Survival to Strength

Speaker:
Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC
Duration:
3 Hours 04 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 16, 2026
Product Code:
POS150530
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

  • Breakthrough methods for clients stuck in shame, fear, or survival mode
  • An uplifting, judgment-free approach that reignites hope and energy
  • A neuroscience-driven framework that transforms outcomes – fast
  • Live demos and experiential strategies you can use tomorrow

 

Forget what you thought trauma treatment had to look like.

In this fast-paced 3-hour course, you’ll learn powerful, brain-based strategies that help clients heal – without re-experiencing the pain of the past. Join Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC, founder, creator, and CEO of The Cortina Method©, as he dismantles outdated myths and shows you how to engage the nervous system in real-time with tools that are uplifting, effective, and immediately actionable.

You’ll learn:

  • Powerful reset phrases that calm the nervous system and quiet the inner critic
  • Body-based techniques that create instant mood shifts – see it live
  • Fast, gentle, neuroscience-based strategies to move people from survival mode to strength, stability, and growth

Through demos, video demonstration, and experiential exercises, you’ll rethink trauma, renew your energy, and reignite client outcomes …

… all while boosting engagement, reducing dropout rates, and expanding access to care for clients who find traditional methods overwhelming.

No re-living. No retraumatizing. Just transformation.

Purchase now and add this game-changing approach to your clinical toolbox.

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Program Information

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Program content is reviewed periodically per accrediting board rules for currency and appropriateness for credit. Credit approvals are subject to change. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. 
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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

 


Canada Credit - ---

Earn up to 3.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Canadian Counsellors and Psychotherapists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 3.0 credit hours.


Canada Credit - Social Workers - National ASWB ACE

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2029. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 Clinical continuing education credits.

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 3.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.


US National Boards - Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

This self-study course offers 3.0 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.



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Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC's Profile

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Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC, is an internationally recognized trauma resolution expert and the creator of The Cortina Method© - a groundbreaking, brain-based approach to healing trauma without reliving the pain. A licensed clinical social worker and addiction counselor, Michael is a dynamic keynote speaker, trainer, and thought leader in PTSD treatment and brain-based healing.

His pioneering work on The Cortina Method was published in Frontiers in Psychiatry (November 2024) and has reached global audiences through appearances on ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, and The CW, as well as in 400+ media outlets. Michael has led behavioral health teams across hospital, residential, and community settings and now provides national trainings and master classes empowering clinicians to achieve lasting trauma resolution.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michael Cortina is the founder of The Cortina Method. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michael Cortina has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

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Objectives

  1. Examine the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying trauma responses and how brain-based interventions promote regulation and integration.
  2. Choose rapid, gentle techniques that engage the nervous system and reduce distress without requiring clients to re-experience traumatic memories.
  3. Utilize neuroscience-informed strategies to improve emotional stability, functional participation, and treatment outcomes.

Outline

Rethink Trauma Treatment

  • Brain-based pathways for healing and integration
  • Strategies to address limiting beliefs across trauma presentations
  • Common myths about trauma processing and exposure
  • Differentiating trauma, PTSD, and anxiety

The Neuroscience of Healing Without Reliving the Pain

  • Core neurophysiological mechanisms of trauma resolution
  • Key principles behind The Cortina Method©
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks
  • Video demonstrations of client with PTSD

Tools and Techniques for Rapid Regulation

  • Reset phrases and cognitive anchors for nervous system calm
  • Body-based techniques for immediate mood stabilization
  • Sensory grounding sequences for emotional safety
  • Micro-interventions for in-session and real-world regulation
  • Experiential activities

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Case Managers
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Art Therapists
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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