In this transformative, culturally responsive training, you will gain the clinical framework and historical context needed to deeply understand and support your Latine clients. Moving beyond Western-centric therapy models, we look directly at the "history in the room" to turn ancestral survival strategies into modern therapeutic breakthroughs.

You'll Also Receive Practical Clinical Handouts.

This training includes downloadable resources you can immediately begin using for clinical reflection, supervision, consultation, or personal growth, including:

• Historical timeline and visual maps illustrating 120+ years of Latine history and resilience.
• Regional trauma reference guides connecting historical events to common clinical presentations.
• Clinical translation worksheets that bridge historical trauma with treatment planning.
• Reflection and discussion questions designed for consultation groups, classrooms, or personal exploration.
• Guided journaling exercises to help individuals reconnect with ancestral resilience and identify inherited survival patterns.
• A "Connecting With My Roots" reflection worksheet that supports healing through cultural identity and self-awareness.
• Research references and recommended readings to deepen your understanding beyond the training.

Deconstruct 120 Years of Historical Trauma: Analyze how generations of systemic barriers and multi-regional trauma directly impact modern help-seeking behaviors and therapeutic engagement today.

Navigate the Nuances of Latine Identity Markers: Confidently differentiate between diverse terms and lived experiences—including Chicanx, Latine, Afro-Latinx, Boricua, and Indigenous Latinx—to honor your client’s unique background.

Identify Specific "Trauma Signatures" Across Regions: Understand how geopolitical events across Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America present clinically—from "Ambiguous Loss" and *nervios* to institutional paranoia and transgenerational silence.

Harness the 8 Pillars of Latine Resiliency: Learn how to ethically incorporate cultural values like *Familismo*, *Personalismo*, *Dignidad*, and *Testimonio* into your treatment plans as clinical strengths.

Master the Intergenerational Genogram: Walk away with a concrete, practical tool to help clients map out ancestral survival adaptations (such as hyper-productivity or workaholism) and ground themselves using their family's "ancestral medicine.

ictoria Valdez is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mental health educator, and founder of Tri-Synergy Counseling, with over 15 years of clinical experience supporting children, families, and adults.

She is Mexican and raised in the United States, bringing both lived and professional insight into the bicultural experiences, systemic barriers, and resilience within Latinx communities. Her work is grounded in culturally responsive, evidence-based care that honors identity, family systems, and lived experience.

Victoria specializes in anxiety, trauma, and family-based interventions and is known for translating complex clinical concepts into practical, immediately applicable tools for clinicians.

Credentials & Training Highlights:

• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
• Brainspotting Trained
• Trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and ADHD Professional

Victoria integrates culturally adapted approaches including CBT, TF-CBT, Family Therapy, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing, with an emphasis on trust, empowerment, and cultural humility.