RECLAIMING THE SELF: NARCISSISTIC PARENT AND PARTNER ABUSE RECOVERY CEU

 

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FEBRUARY 19, 2027

9-1:30 CST     $120

LIVE WEBINAR - INTERACTIVE DISTANCE LEARNING

4 CE GENERAL HOURS NBCC

4 CLINICAL HOURS ASWB ACE APPROVED 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Participants will develop clinical clarity around how narcissistic traits shape identity, attachment, and emotional regulation across the lifespan.

The course examines:

  • Narcissistic parenting patterns

  • Family role distortion (golden child, scapegoat, lost child)

  • Identity fragmentation and chronic self-blame

  • The narcissistic abuse cycle in romantic relationships

  • Idealization–devaluation–discard dynamics

  • Trauma bonding and intermittent reinforcement

  • Coparenting challenges with narcissistic ex-partners

This training provides clinicians with a structured, trauma-informed framework for assessment and treatment planning.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this Narcissist Parent CEU and Narcissistic Abuse Cycle CE, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify narcissistic patterns within family systems and parental dynamics.

  2. Describe common family roles and associated psychological wounds.

  3. Define the narcissistic abuse cycle in intimate partner relationships.

  4. Differentiate narcissistic abuse from general relational dysfunction.

  5. Develop trauma-informed treatment plans for survivors of parental and spousal narcissistic abuse.

  6. Apply identity recovery and boundary development strategies in clinical practice.

 

Narcissistic Parenting & Family System Dynamics

As part of this Narcissist Parent CEU, participants will explore:

  • How narcissistic individuals operate within parental roles

  • Emotional enmeshment, favoritism, and scapegoating

  • Role conditioning and identity distortion

  • Long-term psychological impact on children

  • Developmental and environmental contributors to narcissistic traits

Narcissistic Parenting & Family System Dynamics

Treatment focus includes:

  • Psychoeducation on narcissistic dynamics

  • Identity recovery and self-definition

  • Boundary development and limit-setting

  • Reality validation

  • Trauma reprocessing approaches (EMDR, somatic integration, parts work)

The Narcissistic Abuse Cycle in Intimate Relationships

This course also functions as a Narcissistic Abuse Cycle CE, focusing on the relational trauma experienced in dating and marital partnerships.

Participants will examine:

  • Cycles of idealization, devaluation, and emotional destabilization

  • Gaslighting, hoovering, triangulation, and control tactics

  • Emotional dependency and trauma bonding

  • Chronic self-doubt and identity erosion

  • Attachment injuries resulting from prolonged manipulation

The Narcissistic Abuse Cycle in Intimate Relationships

Clinical attention will also be given to:

  • Coparenting with a narcissistic ex-partner

  • Boundary violations and emotional triangulation involving children

  • Navigating therapy when the narcissistic partner remains involved

Who Should Attend

This course is appropriate for:

  • Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs)

  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)

  • Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)

  • Psychologists

  • Mental health professionals working with trauma and personality dynamics

Strengthen Trauma-Informed Treatment for Narcissistic Family & Relationship Systems

Understanding narcissistic parenting and the narcissistic abuse cycle requires nuanced assessment, relational awareness, and structured intervention strategies.

This course equips clinicians to support survivors in reclaiming identity, restoring reality-based self-trust, and building secure, self-directed lives.

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KDH COLLECTIVE ACEP NO. 7323

KDH COLLECTIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY NBCC AS AN APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER, ACEP NO. 7323. PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR NBCC CREDIT ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED.  KDH COLLECTIVE IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAMS.  

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KDH COLLECTIVE PROVIDER #2506, IS APPROVED TO OFFER SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING EDUCATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS (ASWB) APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION (ACE) PROGRAM. REGULATORY BOARDS ARE THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON COURSES ACCEPTED FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT. ACE PROVIDER APPROVAL PERIOD:. 09/30/2025 - 09/30/2026. SOCIAL WORKERS COMPLETING THIS COURSE RECEIVE 4 CLINICAL CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS.

MEET OUR AMAZING EDUCATORS

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Marielle Babb, MS, LPC

Marielle is a practicing therapist in the Lafayette area with over 12 years experience. She specializes in treating various presentations of anxiety, phobias, perfectionism, panic, OCD, as well as PTSD and CPTSD. She utilizes evidence based behavioral approaches such as CBT, ACT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), as well as a variety of trauma reprocessing therapies including EMDR, Image Transformation Therapy (IMTT), and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). She incorporates Structural Dissociation Theory and parts work in the EMDR process to address symptoms of dissociation stemming from CPTSD. She is especially passionate about helping clients establish healthy boundaries in their lives through CBT techniques and incorporating attachment based approaches when addressing relationship concerns. 

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Brynne Angelle, LCSW, PMH-C

Brynne is a practicing therapist in the Lafayette, LA area with over 10 years of experience. She specializes in treating life threatening and quality of life interfering behaviors predominately with teens and young adults who meet criteria and features of personality disorders specifically Borderline Personality Disorder which co-occur with depression, anxiety, social phobias, attention and impulsive concerns, and trauma typically complex trauma (diagnoses typically include MDD, GAD, OCD, PTSD, CPTSD, ADHD). Additionally she is a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist who supports parents during and after pregnancy. She predominantly provides a skills based approach by infusing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She is also trained in Deep Brain Reorienting for the treatment of trauma and shock.

 RECLAIMING THE SELF: NARCISSISTIC PARENT AND PARTNER ABUSE RECOVERY

$120 for 4 CE Hours

Narcissistic Abuse is a "death by a thousand paper cuts". With each cut, you gradually lose your grip on reality, and adopt theirs to stop the bleeding. Then you realize somewhere along the way that you forfeited your sense of self in order to survive.
- MARIELLE BABB, MS, LPC -
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KDH COLLECTIVE has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP NO. 7323. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. KDH COLLECTIVE is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

We work hard to ensure the quality of our courses and educational materials. If you would like a refund, please email your request with an explanation to kdh@kdholmeslpc.comwithin 48 of the live course, and we will review the refund request.

KDH Collective, 2506, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 09/30/2025-09/30/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 4 clinical continuing education credits.

To successfully complete this course and receive a certificate of completion / continuing education credit, participants must:

  1. Attend the full live webinar course from start to finish.

  2. Submit evaluations forms. (Completion of the evaluation is a required step before certificates are issued.)

  3. CEU certifications will be emailed within a week of attending course and completing evaluations. 

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