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Working with LGBTQ Survivors of Trauma and Abuse
Kaytlyn (Kaytee) Gillis, LCSW
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Friday, June 5, 2026
12:00 PM ET – 3:15 PM ET
Overview:
LGBTQ individuals face unique risks and challenges when experiencing trauma and abuse, including family rejection and abuse, intimate partner violence, and societal discrimination. These experiences can result in significant mental health concerns, struggles with identity and self-esteem, and relational difficulties. Due to their identity, many survivors of family and relationship abuse face barriers to accessing appropriate care and resources.
This 3-hour training provides clinicians with an overview of many of the common experiences of abuse and trauma for Queer/LGBTQ survivors, and explores how discrimination in healthcare systems, social environments, and legal frameworks compounds these traumatic experiences. Participants will learn culturally competent and inclusive strategies to support the mental health, identity, and safety of LGBTQ clients, aiding survivors in their healing and recovery process.
Objectives:
- Identify the forms of abuse and trauma commonly experienced by LGBTQ survivors, including family rejection and abuse, intimate partner violence, and discrimination.
- Analyze how trauma, systemic discrimination, inequitable healthcare, and legal barriers influence the mental health and interpersonal relationships of LGBTQ individuals.
- Apply culturally competent strategies to address issues of identity, self-esteem, and safety for LGBTQ survivors.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure
This course provides an educational overview of trauma and abuse as experienced by LGBTQ individuals, with emphasis on cultural, relational, and systemic factors that influence mental health, identity, and access to care. This training does not provide legal guidance, crisis intervention certification, or specialized training in working with specific populations. Participants are encouraged to integrate the material within their professional scope of practice and in accordance with ethical standards, licensure regulations, and applicable laws
Commercial Support Disclosure
Kaytee Gillis is a psychotherapist and author who maintains a private practice and has published books related to trauma recovery and relational abuse. She receives an honorarium for presenting this continuing education program. No additional products, services, or materials are required for purchase to participate in or complete this course. The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations that could influence the content of this educational activity.
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Kaytlyn (Kaytee) Gillis, LCSW
Kaytee is a psychotherapist and author known for her work supporting survivors of relationship and family trauma, with a focus on survivors in the LGBTQ+ community. She has written several books, including Breaking the Cycle: The 6 Stages of Healing from Childhood Family Trauma and Healing from Parental Abandonment and Neglect, and is known for her early work It’s Not High Conflict, It’s Post-Separation Abuse, which examines how the legal system often fails survivors of domestic violence. Kaytee's work has been featured in TIME Magazine, BBC World News, Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio, and more. She contributes regularly to Psychotherapy Networker and writes the popular Invisible Bruises column for Psychology Today. An avid traveler, Kaytee enjoys trying the local coffee wherever she goes. She lives with her partner and three fur children in Michigan.
National Approvals
eCare BHI, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for all the programs and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.
Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.Â
CE Broker
CE Broker is a continuing education tracking system in which licensees track their compliance and report their completed CE hours credit (CE Broker Tracking #50-33336)
State Approvals
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- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing – CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
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Who This Training is For:
This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, & MFT’s. Psychologists are encouraged to verify if this specific course meets their board’s approval requirements.
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If you miss the live event or are dissatisfied with the session, we are happy to offer a course credit transfer to another course of equal CE value
Replay Access
After the live session, we'll send you the recording for your own resource that you can review later at your own pace
Interactive Experience
Enjoy your learning experience with engaging activities such as group discussion, vignettes, roleplaying, video demos, etc.
If you're from Florida, Ohio, or South Carolina, we'll report your CEs to the CE broker
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Frequently Asked Questions
Once you register for this training, the course will immediately appear in your account dashboard. Inside, you’ll see a countdown timer. And once the scheduled time arrives, the live session will begin from there!
Of course! If you sign up but miss the live session… The recording will be added to your account Dashboard within 48 hours after the live session with an email notification of instructions. You will also receive home-study CE credits for watching the recording.
Yes, we have limited seating on our live webinars to keep the sessions as interactive & engaged as possible. So be sure to claim your spot before it’s too late!
No. Live webinar attendees are not required to take or pass a quiz to receive a CE certificate. (But yes for recorded webinars). You are required to pass a quiz with an 80% passing grade with 3 attempts only for recorded webinars.
Yes, we are approved Continuing Education providers by ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, APA, & many state boards.
Programs that do not qualify for ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, & APA are clearly identified. eCare Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
To view all of our board approvals, click here
Live Webinar CE Courses:
- Refunds are only eligible if the refund was requested 48 hours before the scheduled live event.
- If the customer missed the live event, or was unsatisfied from it – We can transfer credits to another course of their choice (with same CE credit amount).
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