The Inner Child Within: Integrating Inner Child Work Into Therapy with Women.

Title: 

"The Inner Child Within: Integrating Inner Child Work Into Therapy with Women."

Presenters: Shantanique Moore, LMFT, CCTP, CSTIP

Date: July 17, 2026

Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

(Announcements, networking) 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

(Presentation) 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Event Location/Modality: Virtual via Zoom

* The Zoom link will be sent with your confirmation email.

** Students: Attendance Requirement for Professional Meeting Assignment near the bottom of the page.

Presentation Summary: 

This 60-minute clinical training introduces mental health clinicians to the ethical and trauma-informed integration of inner child work when treating adult women. Designed for therapists working with high-functioning, emotionally guarded, or over-responsible clients, the course explores how early relational wounds and adaptive protective strategies often present in adulthood.

Grounded in attachment theory, narrative therapy, and somatic awareness, this training helps clinicians identify inner child themes without encouraging regression or emotional reenactment. Participants will learn how to differentiate between protective parts and unmet developmental needs, assess readiness for inner child interventions, and apply reparenting language in a way that supports nervous system safety and client autonomy.

The course also emphasizes clinician self-awareness, ethical pacing, and cultural context, recognizing how generational strength, identity, and survival narratives influence both client presentation and therapeutic process.

This training is instructional in nature and does not include personal therapy or experiential processing.

Learning Objectives: 

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify common inner child wounds and protective strategies in adult women.
   

2. Differentiate between adaptive protective parts and unmet inner child needs.
   

3. Apply at least two trauma-informed inner child interventions in clinical practice.
   

4. Assess client readiness and affect tolerance before introducing inner child work.
   

5. Integrate ethical considerations and clinician self-awareness into inner child interventions.

Speakers Bio: 

Shayntanique Shay Moore (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Shift Happens with Shay Counseling & Wellness, LLC. Licensed in Florida, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., she brings over four years of experience supporting high-achieving women and couples navigating trauma, identity shifts, emotional burnout, and relationship wounds. Shay’s work is rooted in trauma-informed, attachment-based, and narrative practices, with a focus on nervous system healing, inner child work, and soft, relational pacing. Known for her calming presence and compassionate directness, Shay helps clients dismantle the narratives that keep them in performance mode and reconnect to their bodies and truth. In addition to clinical work, Shay facilitates soul-led workshops and meditations for women who are ready to stop performing and start resting, reparenting, and rising. Her signature approach blends sacred softness with strategic insight, creating spaces that are both clinically grounded and emotionally nourishing.

**Students: To fulfill your assignment, you must create your own Zoom account and use the link provided in your confirmation email. Please make sure your registration and screen name are the same. Attendance for 85-100% of the webinar is required. MHCCF verifies attendance based on registration and meeting duration. Once both are met, you will receive a Post-Presentation email within 48 hours, containing: 

✅ An anonymous survey
✅ A Certificate of Attendance (required for your professor)

These requirements are strict, and no exceptions will be made for unexpected circumstances.