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Ancestral Healing & Legacy Burdens in Clinical Practice

Ancestral Healing & Legacy Burdens in Clinical Practice

Mar. 14, 2026

10:00 AM - 1:15 PM (EST)

Virtual Event
3 CE Credits
Explore how intergenerational trauma—emotional, relational, and systemic— shows up in clinical work. This training equips therapists to recognize legacy burdens and integrate ancestral healing using IFS-informed practices, somatic awareness, and culturally attuned frameworks. Learn to ethically support clients in releasing inherited wounds and reconnecting with ancestral resilience, strength, and Self-energy.

Understand the significance of ancestral healing and the transmission of intergenerational trauma – emotional, relational, and systemic imprints passed down through generations and systems. This webinar teaches clinicians how to hold attunement and compassionately integrate ancestral healing into psychotherapy.  Drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), cultural humility, somatic psychology, and Indigenous wisdom traditions, this training will provide powerful tools to identify, tend to, and release legacy wounds. Support clients in gently accessing ancestral resilience and embodying gifts to reclaim wisdom, inner resources, and Self-energy.

Session Highlights
  • Learn to organize the subtle emotional, relational, and systemic imprints of ancestral
    trauma in clients’ narratives, symptoms, and body wisdom. Click or tap here to enter text.
  • Apply an IFS-informed approach to witness, tend, and compassionately unburden legacy wounds
    while honoring cultural and familial contexts.
  • Explore body-based and nervous-system-informed techniques for releasing
    transgenerational burdens and restoring embodied resilience.
  • Engage ethical, inclusive, and culturally attuned practices to connect clients with ancestral
    strengths, traditions, and spiritual resources.
  • Support clients in reclaiming ancestral wisdom, inner resources, and Self-energy to foster
    empowerment, belonging, and interconnection.

 

This live interactive webinar is designed for behavioral health professionals, including:

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychotherapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Substance Use Disorders Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Physicians
  • Other Mental Health Professionals
Stacy Ruse, LPCStacy Ruse, LPC

AGLOW is a global hub for healing and transformation, where I guide therapists and individuals on their journey to embody their most authentic Self. Through EMDR, IFS, transpersonal therapies, and Aglow Yoga, I offer powerful courses, consultations, and resources that foster deep healing and resilience.  As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Yoga Teacher, Evergreen & IFS-Institute Consultant, and forever student of consciousness, I integrate mind-body-spirit practices that empower you and your clients to unlock the unwavering strength and love within.

After this training, participants will be able to:

  • Incorporate somatic, cultural, and symbolic approaches for healing transgenerational wounds.
  • Apply IFS-informed techniques to facilitate ancestral witnessing, ritual, and unburdening.
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of legacy burdens and ancestral trauma in clinical practice.

10:00 -10:05 am – Introduction: Land acknowledgment & setting the container for cultural humility
and safety. Brief overview of the session highlights and learning objectives.

10:05-10:30 am – Foundations of Ancestral Healing & Legacy Burdens. Definitions: Legacy,
ancestral, and cultural burdens. Mechanisms of transgenerational transmission: epigenetic,
energetic, systemic, and relational. Recognizing signs and symptoms in clinical practice (language,
patterns, somatic cues, client statements).

10:30-11:00 am – Protective Systems & Parts Work in Legacy Healing. The role of protective parts in
holding or blocking ancestral wounds. Using IFS to unblend, witness, and address fears and
concerns. Case examples (Sarah, David, Jamal) to illustrate protective adaptations.

11:00-11:30 am – Somatic & Cultural Pathways to Healing. Somatic interventions: body-based
tracking, breathwork, movement, and ritual elements. Integrating cultural humility: validating lived
experience, attuning to cultural norms, inviting Indigenous wisdom traditions ethically. Facilitatorled
brief somatic practice or guided imagery.

11:30-11:45 am – Break

11:45-12:15 pm – IFS-Informed Legacy Unburdening Protocol. Step-by-step ancestral unburdening
process (Target → Unblend → Witness → Pass back → Release to elements → Bring gifts forward).
Guidance for obtaining protector buy-in and ensuring safety.

12:15-12:45 pm – Experiential Practice: Ancestral Healing Meditation

12:45-1:05 pm – Transforming Burdens into Gifts. Facilitating the retrieval and embodiment of
ancestral resilience, wisdom, and Self-energy. Clinical strategies for integrating gifts into daily life
and therapeutic goals.

1:05-1:15 pm – Q&A & Closing

Intermediate to advanced.

Registration Cost

Registration $67 | Mar. 14 | Virtual Event | 3 CE Credits | 10:00 am – 1:15 pm ET

Registration Deadline:  Mar. 14, 2026

Cancellation Policy

All registrations are non-refundable. However, you may request a full credit toward a future training if:

  • You notify us at least 72 hours before the event start time.
  • Credit is valid for up to 6 months from the original event date.
  • No credit will be issued for no-shows or cancellations made on the same day.
  • When you register for an event, you agree to these terms

Please email info@clinicalevents.org to request a credit or reschedule.

A total of 3 CE credits are available.

Additional Approvals Pending.


ASWB ACE

Clinical Events, LLC, (provider # 2201) 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: 11/01/2025 – 11/01/2028.

NBCC

Clinical Events, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved   Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7643 Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Clinical Events, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

NAADAC

This course has been approved by Clinical Events, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #320899, Clinical Events is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

NY State Board of Psychologists

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department\\\’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0292.

NY State Board of Social Workers

Clinical Events, LLC 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-0828.

NY State Board of Mental Health Counselors

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by 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-0329.

NY State Board of Marriage & Family Therapists

Clinical Events, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department\\\’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0140.

NJ State Board of Social Workers & Professional Counselors

The New Jersey Social Work Examiners Board accepts ASWB ACE Provider credits. The New Jersey Professional Counselors Board accepts NBCC-approved CE provider credits.

All Other States Social Workers & Professional Counselors

All other states accept ASWB ACE Provider credits and NBCC-approved CE provider credits. Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. States and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Florida Certification Board

Clinical Events is approved by the Florida Certification Board (FCB) to offer continuing education programs (Provider # 5527-A).

Canada Social Workers

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, and QC accept ASWB ACE-approved provider programs to meet licensure renewal requirements.  Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their province. Provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Canada Counsellors

Clinical Events is an NBCC-approved provider.  Licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their province. Provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for credit.

Please contact us if you would like to inquire about applicable approvals for your continuing education (CE) needs.

Each professional is responsible for understanding and meeting the specific CE requirements set by their individual licensing board or regulatory agency. We encourage you to reach out to your licensing body directly to confirm how our programs apply toward your licensure renewal.

Questions:  info@clinicalevents.org

In accordance with continuing education standards and requirements, the presenter discloses that they have no relevant financial relationships, affiliations, or conflicts of interest to report.

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