LIVE: Healing the Healers: Introducing the BYRD Model for Culturally Rooted Trauma Care
June 5, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
June 5, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific
3 Hours | 3 CEs
$175 Registration | $150 Early Registration (through May 30th) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Sharlisa L. Byrd, LMFT, presents a live virtual professional training program on Healing the Healers: Introducing the BYRD Model for Culturally Rooted Trauma Care.
Healing the Healers: Introducing the BYRD Model for Culturally Rooted Trauma Care is a 3-hour training designed for clinicians, educators, and graduate-level students seeking to deepen their understanding of trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. Developed by Sharlisa Byrd, LMFT, this training introduces participants to the BYRD Model—a somatic and justice-driven framework for healing that centers the embodied experience of trauma, particularly among marginalized communities.
Grounded in real-life narratives and supported by somatic psychology, the BYRD Model invites clinicians to integrate four key pillars—Belonging, Yielding, Resilience, and Disruption—into their therapeutic practice. These concepts are explored through storytelling, case studies, and experiential somatic exercises that promote nervous system regulation, cultural attunement, and collective care.
Participants will walk away with a fresh perspective on how to apply body-based healing tools in clinical work, how to identify and challenge systems of harm, and how to sustain their own resilience as helping professionals. Whether you're a new clinician or seasoned practitioner, this course provides immediately applicable tools for fostering deeper healing for both clients and clinicians navigating oppressive systems.
This program is more than a training—it’s a call to reclaim wellness as a radical act of resistance, and to support healing not only for our clients, but for ourselves.
Training Outline
- Welcome & Grounding Practice
- Why the BYRD Model Was Created
- Deep Dive into Belonging & Yielding
- Deep Dive into Resilience & Disruption
- Somatic Integration & Application
- Reflection & Closure
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Sharlisa L. Byrd, LMFT
Sharlisa Byrd is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Clinical Traumatologist, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner whose work lives at the sacred intersection of science, soul, and social justice. As the founder and CEO of Byrd’s Eye Professional Counseling Solutions, she provides c...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the four core pillars of the BYRD Model and their relevance to trauma-informed care
Describe how systemic oppression impacts the nervous system and therapeutic engagement
Describe somatic practices that support healing from racialized and professional trauma
Describe the BYRD Model to promote culturally responsive, client-centered healing environments
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Cancellation Policy
This is a live program only and will not be made available on-demand. If you are unable to attend live please contact customer service 48 hours before the live event to request a refund.
Event Conduct
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.