• Does your job require you to help people meet goals to transform their life?

  • Do your clients struggle sometimes in creating goals and building motivation to achieve those goals?

  • Do you sometimes get lost in all the evidence about how to build a therapeutic relationship and help clients reach their goals?

  • Have you ever felt stuck with a client - like you are making a lot of effort and somehow it is not enough?

  • Are you and your client unclear some days about … “Umm … What was the problem we were trying to solve again? “

  • Does it feel like it's more about managing the crisis in front of you or reviewing the week instead of getting to the bigger goals that are actually why you chose to work with people in the first place - those life transformational moments where we get to bear witness to the growth and empowerment of our clients?

There are Common Factors that, regardless of the theory you tend to use in practice or the specific techniques you have learned before to effect change, make ALL THE DIFFERENCE …

Imagine clearly seeing moments of engagement and rupture in session; being clear on setting expectations and boundaries that hold a tight frame around you and your client so the work is clear and progress occurs regularly and can be measured; helping your client’s create goals that they can truly visualize and have so much motivation for that even when they get frustrated or temporarily lost in their recovery journey … you all have a clear map to find their way back to progress quickly.

In This Course You Will:

  • Learn concrete skills to manage therapeutic repairs and ruptures

  • Collaboratively build goals with clients

  • Build client motivation to reach their goals

Upon completing this course you will be able to …

  • Define key components of providing high quality services to clients in mental health and/or substance use recovery

  • Define the key skills in building a therapeutic alliance and identifying when there has been a therapeutic rupture

  • Know how to address a Therapeutic Rupture if a client confronts you or withdraws from you

  • Clarify Role, Process, and Outcome Expectancies with your client so that you can start the therapeutic relationship off with clear boundaries and ways to measure success

  • How to Collaboratively Create an Active Life Plan with a client that because an interactive living breathing guide for your work together

  • Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a Certificate of Completion and may be eligible for Continuing Education Credits with your Board when you submit the course flier to your Board for consideration

This course is taught by me, Dr. Allison Jackson.

I have been in clinical practice for over 25 years and I still provide clinical services to clients who have experienced trauma. I previously worked for an international healthcare organization where I was National Vice President of Clinical Operations and National Trauma-Informed Service Line Leader. Partnering with the National Council of Behavioral HealthCare, I co-led 17 National Teams through the Council’s Trauma- Informed Learning Collaborative.

I have provided education all over the United States and I focused my dissertation study on Trauma Informed Care and really understanding not only what trauma is, where it comes from, and how to build resilience - my study was on the best methods of teaching so YOU CAN LEARN this material in a meaningful way. My dissertation showed that my teaching styles and content organization increases knowledge and practice skills.

In other words, I am not just an academic, I am in the trenches with you doing this work and learning more and more each day. And I care about HOW YOU LEARN BEST, not just engaging you in “Death by PowerPoint” or in observing another “Talking Head”.

If you are looking for an engaging online learning experience with a teacher who has spent 25 plus years on the front lines of trauma work and creating community resilience and cares about HOW YOU LEARN and WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY … you are home.

My TEDx-RVA Talk called “A Call to Connection: Making Childhood Trauma Personal” has received more than 170,000 views worldwide.

You are a busy professional … its okay to ask yourself if this course is the right fit for you and what you need.


This course is not for everyone and that is okay with us. We want to help you figure out if this is the best way to spend your valuable time learning BEFORE you purchase our course.

This course is best for:

  • People who are working with clients who have experienced trauma (hard things)

  • People who have about 2 hours to dedicate to possibly reviewing and learning new relationship building skills and goals setting skills

  • People actively working with clients that have experienced challenges in their relationships with others and sometimes struggle with setting goals and feeling motivated to achieve them

  • People who learn well by listening to video presentations and want to pace their learning around other busy life and work demands

  • People who appreciate real examples in how these skills can be used

Still have questions? We have answers.

  • Do you offer refunds?

    Because purchasing this course means you get an all access pass to all the content and resources, I can only offer a 24 hour money back guarantee and that is if you view 30 to 45 minutes of the course and then decide it is not for you. I need you to get that to me in writing within the 24 hour window at [email protected]. If you do this we can give you a refund or place you in another course of equal or lesser value to the one you signed up for.

  • Do you offer payment plans?

    Yes, you can either pay the $99 now or you can make 2 payments of $49.50.

  • What if I have specific questions about how this all applies to the work I do?

    My favorite FAQ … so in the course there are open discussion boards and when you post a question or comment I see it and can respond usually within 24-48 hours. I also am able to meet with participants in person if they are interested in individual or group coaching and we can process 1:1 or with a group of folks who are all taking the course right now. If you are interested in exploring that option and want to get more information on that cost of coaching, please contact us at [email protected]

  • What if I have technical difficulties with the course and it won’t work on my computer?

    So you can totally reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll help you through it, however the learning platform we use is very intuitive!