Professional Speaking & Trainings
Continuing Education Trainings for Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers, and Mental Health Professionals Nationwide
Christie Anderson, LCSW
Continuing Education Speaker & Clinical Trainer
Christie Anderson, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience in crisis intervention, family systems and mental health. She has been a licensed clinician for 16+ years. She has worked across a range of clinical and leadership roles including crisis intervention, trauma treatment, supervision, curriculum development and implementation, and behavioral health program development.
Christie now maintains a private practice where she specializes in supporting individuals experiencing anxiety, relational trauma, and the long-term psychological impact of unhealthy relationship dynamics. Her clinical work focuses particularly on people-pleasing behaviors, enmeshed family systems, coercive control, and recovery from emotionally abusive relationships.
Christie is passionate about helping clinicians better understand the relational patterns that contribute to anxiety, trauma responses, and identity struggles in their clients. Her trainings translate complex psychological concepts into practical tools clinicians can immediately apply in their work.
Christie provides engaging, practical continuing education trainings for therapists, social workers, counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
Areas of Expertise
Christie’s training areas include:
Enmeshed family systems and people-pleasing behaviors
Anxiety rooted in relational and family dynamics
Boundary development and self-differentiation
Narcissistic relationship dynamics, including coercive control, trauma bonding and psychological manipulation
Trauma-informed care in workplace and organizational settings, including supporting staff resilience and psychological safety
Healthy vs. unhealthy relationship dynamics
Trauma bonding and relational trauma
These trainings are designed to help clinicians recognize subtle relational patterns that often drive anxiety, trauma responses, and chronic self-doubt in clients.
Available Trainings
Supporting Highly Anxious People-Pleasers from Enmeshed Family Systems
This training explores how enmeshed family dynamics contribute to chronic anxiety, over-functioning, and people-pleasing behaviors. Participants learn how these patterns develop, how they present in therapy, and practical strategies for helping clients build boundaries, emotional differentiation, and self-trust.
Foundations of Understanding Toxic Relationships: Trauma, “Power and Clinical Awareness”
This training provides clinicians with a foundational understanding of abusive relationship dynamics, including why clients may remain in harmful relationships, the role of trauma bonds and ambivalence, and how maladaptive coping strategies support survival and control. Participants will explore the cycle of violence, power and control frameworks, the impact of ACEs, and cultural considerations in recognizing abuse. Clinicians will also reflect on their own biases to enhance assessment and engagement, preparing them for more advanced interventions in subsequent trainings.
Recognizing Coercive Control and Psychological Manipulation in Relationships
This training helps clinicians identify the often subtle dynamics of coercive control and emotional manipulation present in many emotionally abusive relationships. Clients seeking support from experiencing “narcissistic” relationship dynamics will present differently than in relationships with physical violence, and this training will address navigating trauma-informed client care across the spectrum of partner violence. Participants will learn how these patterns impact clients, how to recognize clinical red flags, and how to support clients in rebuilding autonomy and safety.
Training Format
• Virtual continuing education trainings
• Private agency and group practice trainings
• Conference presentations
• Professional workshops for clinicians
Trainings can be customized for organizations and typically range from 2-4 hours depending on the needs of the audience.
Booking & Inquiries
Organizations interested in hosting a training or workshop can contact to discuss availability, training topics, and customization options.
Please reach out via the contact form on this website or email for speaking inquiries.
Request For Training Tnformation
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