FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026

Dissociation 101:

What Every Clinician Was Never Taught

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS!

Dissociation, in all its forms, is the most common experience you’ll encounter in clinical practice. Most clinicians aren’t taught how to recognize or treat it. But whether you know it or not, dissociation is already in the room with you and your clients, shaping the therapeutic process.

Dissociaton is..

Present in every mental health diagnosis.
Plays a pivotal role in attachment issues.
Is the primary coping mechanism for people who have endured overwhelming experiences.

Why This Course is Different

This course will give you the framework and tools you need to finally understand dissociation for what it is: the body and brain’s brilliant survival strategy.

YOUR KEY TAKEAWAYS

Recognize dissociation in both subtle and overt forms.
Distinguish between functional dissociation, fragmentation, and dissociative disorders.
Clearly explain dissociation to clients and colleagues—jargon-free.
Understand the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie dissociation.
Provide stabilization and safety strategies that prevent harm.
Navigate assessment and referrals with confidence and ethical clarity.
Grasp the historical blind spots—such as the False Memory Movement—that continue to distort clinical practice today.

Who Will Benefit Most

Therapists, social workers, psychologists, counsellors.
Practitioners working with trauma, PTSD, and dissociative disorders.
Clinicians seeking to fill critical gaps in their training.

“Whether you are new to trauma work or seasoned in the field, this course offers the foundation you didn’t receive in school, and the perspective that will sharpen and deepen your work for years to come.”

What people have to say…

Dissociation 101 was a radical and powerful course with ideas that could, and should, create a sea change in contemporary mental health practices. Christine Forner has created a course that celebrates hope, healing, nurturing and love. She challenges ideas that dissociation is to be ignored, at best, and disbelieved at worst. She challenges ideas that the therapist job is to challenge and dissuade when, most simply, it is to love. I encourage anyone who works with trauma, which is most of us, to begin your journey of reconceptualizing the treatment of trauma here, with Christine.

Michelle Kennedy, M.C., R. Psych; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I am deeply grateful for everything that I learned in this course, both as a person on a human healing journey and as a clinician.

J.G., Clinician
The Dissociation 101 course provided compelling information that was eye-opening and incredibly helpful to any clinical mental health practitioner. Christine is passionate about the content and shares her decades-long experience in this packed course. It provided historical and theoretical information as well as clinical applications and signs/symptoms. I highly recommend this course to clinicians looking to expand their knowledge of trauma treatment and understanding dissociation and systemic issues that impact treatment on a deeper level.

Jennifer, Clinical Director/Registered Social Worker; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DISSOCIATION 101:

WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN WAS NEVER TAUGHT

COURSE DETAILS

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm MT

Format: Live Online (Zoom Webinar)

Early Bird Price: $349.99 CAD (until January 9)

Regular Price: $399.99 CAD

Student Pricing: $249.99 CAD

Group pricing available at checkout.

PURCHASE NOW

Your Instructor

Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW

Christine Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW—known as The Fierce Nurturer—is a trauma therapist and international educator specializing in dissociation, mindfulness, and securefulness. A protector of the vulnerable, she has over 35 years of clinical experience helping clinicians and communities understand the central role of safety and nurturing in healing trauma.

Christine is the author of Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations (Routledge, 2017) and the forthcoming The Craving: How Prolonged Fear Shaped Humanity. She has introduced pioneering frameworks such as Securefulness, Primal Isolation Anguish, and Renurturing Syndrome, which have reshaped how therapists approach dissociation care and the art of nurturing presence. A past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), Christine continues to teach, write, and consult worldwide, guiding clinicians to embody presence, attunement, and secure care.

This is not another abstract theory course. It’s a practical, grounded, and paradigm-shifting education in one of the most overlooked aspects of trauma-informed practice.

JOIN CHRISTINE ON JANUARY 23, 2026

Reserve your spot today and gain the tools to recognize and work ethically with dissociation—improving outcomes for your clients and strengthening your confidence as a clinician.