Supernatural: Saving People, Hunting Things, You Know Trauma Bonding

Upon completion of this training, the individual is awarded one (1) APA/NBCC/ACE/APT CE Hour of Completion. 

About this Event

It’s only natural to develop a bond with someone who treats you with kindness. Many abusive relationships begin with a shower of affection and assurances of love. This course provides a more in-depth look at the codependency between the characters of the Supernatural Universe. Trauma bonding is one of the prevalent themes between the brothers Sam and Dean as well as Castiel and Jack. We will explore how trauma bonds happen and how it plays into codependent relationships.

Disability Accommodations

It is the responsibility of the Individual to contact Geek Therapeutics to request disability accommodations at Hello@geektherapeutics.com.   

Geek Therapeutics is committed to helping each student reach his/her academic potential and to providing every student equal opportunity to participate in and engage with the course.  In keeping with this commitment, effort has been made to develop accessible learning materials that provide equal access.  Please contact Geek Therapeutics immediately if access to course materials is restricted due to a disability so the issue(s) can be resolved in a timely manner.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify five characteristics of a trauma bonded relationship
2. Participants will describe three patterns of codependency
3. Participants will design a conversation around codependent and trauma bonded relationships to use in therapeutic interventions

4. Participants will be able to define play therapy and identify the 10 seminal theories and historically relevant approaches that guide play therapy practice.

5. Participants will identify two play therapy interventions that combine characters, themes, and/or narratives present in Geek Culture that harness the therapeutic power of play for supporting the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and/or families.

Course Instructor:

Wendi”Nicki” Line LMHC, LAPC, CST 

Nicki Line aka Therapist Nicki is a licensed mental health counselor and board-certified sex therapist working in Tampa, Florida at Harmony US Inc. She specializes in kink and alternative relationships such as polyamory. She is also a traumatologist and addictologist. Therapist Nicki works with individuals, children, adolescents, relationships, and families. Other areas of specialization include eating disorders, military and civil service personnel. 

Therapist Nicki brings her unique sense of humor and style to her practice, Harmony US INC., where geek is our kink. She is also known as the Healing Unicorn, using creative methods to clean out old wounds so the individual can heal and thrive. These creative methods include and, are not limited too, incorporating pop culture, anime, virtual reality, comic books, video games, and table top role playing games. She is also a life long geek that never stopped playing or believing in magic. 

Therapist Nicki is the student director at the International Academy of Collaborating Counseling and Coaching Education (IACCCE). The creator of HarmonyUS Games , the therapeutic gaming branch of HarmonyUS Inc, and co- host of The Movies That Traumatized US podcast.   She is an instructor for Kink Therapist Certification Institute and Sex Positive Academy. 

Sara Mercier-Kennedy B.S./B.A., M.S. Clinical Mental Health Intern 

Graduated from Colorado State University with a double Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology, where I focused on Gender Identity formation, and LGBTQIA+ issues.  Specifically, those in relation to the Transgender population and access to health-care and mental health counseling by knowledgeable counseling professionals and doctors.  I then went on to my Master’s at Walden University where I continued this track and become actively involved in the ACA’s ALGBTIC division and served on the committee for making language in documentation more accessible and gender neutral.  I picked up a specialization in Crisis & Trauma after working for Hospice and volunteering at the local LGBT centers around my hometown and university.  Eventually I made my way to Florida from Colorado.  Gamer/Neet/Anime Weeb and all around enjoyer of life’s little self-care routines.

Continuing Education Credits:

Psychologists: Geek Therapeutics is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Counselors: Geek Therapeutics has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7042. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Social Workers: Geek Therapeutics, #1769, 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. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/19/2022 – 05/19/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

Play Therapists:  Geek Therapeutics has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 21-649. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Other Professions: This activity qualifies for the specified number of hours of instructional content as required by many licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your board or organization for specific requirements. Completion of the course(s) with a post-test score of 80% or better is required to receive continuing education credit; there is no partial credit.