Challenging and Overcoming our Self-Imposed Barriers as Therapists and Catalysts for Change

Certificate of Completion

To be issued with a Certificate of Completion you need to view the recordings by clicking on the modules listed under ‘Course Content’ below. You will need to watch the recordings in full to be issued with a certificate. If you prefer to watch individual recordings only, then click on the links for the individual recordings in the ‘Course Description’ below.

Course Description

Explore how reflective practice and psychoanalytic insight can deepen therapeutic engagement with trauma survivors. This free clinical master class delves into the emotional and unconscious dynamics that shape how we listen, respond, and relate to clients affected by trauma, displacement, and cumulative stress.

Recording 1: Rise Becker, Clinical Psychologist Private Practice. Recording link: https://youtu.be/EhYSMJcqUbc

Recording 2: Deborah Gould, Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Consultant, STARTTS. Recording link: https://youtu.be/8dAe-klaITI

Recording 3: The Q&A panel discussion facilitated by STARTTS’ CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Jorge Aroche. Recording link: https://youtu.be/dYMxNewhmRY

This webinar was recorded on 25 September 2025. © STARTTS

Duration: 80 minutes.  

What you’ll gain

 Understand how trauma fragments relational and symbolic capacity — and how clinicians can respond
 Explore the unconscious defenses that interfere with therapeutic listening and presence
 Learn how countertransference emerges in trauma work and how to navigate it ethically and effectively
 Gain tools for reflective supervision and collaborative decision-making in moments of clinical uncertainty
 Direct engagement in a live expert Q&A panel moderated by Jorge Aroche, STARTTS CEO and Clinical Psychologist

This webinar is ideal for:

• Clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and social workers
• Supervisors and trainers in trauma-informed or cross-cultural settings
• Professionals supporting refugee and asylum seeker communities
• Mental health clinicians working with complex or cumulative trauma
• Academics and students in clinical psychology, trauma therapy, or psychoanalysis
• Anyone interested in trauma-informed, reflective, and relational approaches to healing
• Anyone seeking deeper understanding of unconscious processes in trauma therapy