2 CE (APA, NBCC, CA, BRN) 

“Sinner” and “Saint” as Trauma Responses: Understanding Religious Coping Through a Trauma-Informed Lens--2 CEs

 LIVE Webinar ONLINE via zoom 
OR  IN PERSON 

DATE: Friday, January 16, 2026
TIME: 10AM-12PM  MT

2 CES $66

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, MSW, LCSW,

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Clients from religious backgrounds often present with behaviors that are misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or pathologized in traditional clinical frameworks. Some appear self-destructive, avoidant, or rebellious; others seem rigid, perfectionistic, compliant, or spiritually over-controlled. This course offers a trauma-informed lens for understanding these seemingly opposite coping styles as adaptive responses to unresolved trauma within religious context

Participants will explore the “sinner” and “saint” archetypes as externalizing and internalizing trauma responses commonly seen in religious trauma survivors. Drawing on trauma-informed, attachment-based, and culturally responsive frameworks, this course helps clinicians recognize how faith, doctrine, shame, and power dynamics can shape coping strategies long after clients leave—or remain within—religious systems.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
 Intermediate, Post-Graduate

This course is appropriate for mental health professionals (i.e., Psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs/LMHCs)

CE Hour Summary: Credit for this course fulfills 2 CE.

At the end of this webinar participants, will be able to:

  • Differentiate trauma-based coping styles by identifying how “sinner” and “saint” behaviors reflect internalizing and externalizing responses to unresolved trauma.
  • Identify trauma manifestations in religious settings using trauma-informed and attachment-based frameworks
  • Apply trauma-informed assessment and intervention tools to support religious trauma survivors in clinical practice.

Frequently asked questions

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All requests for a refund must be made in writing via email to info@learnreligiontherapy.com. We typically do not provide a refund due to an inability to attend the live session, as we will be recording the session for later viewing.

Meet the Instructor:

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, MSW, LCSW 

Dr. Julie Hanks is a licensed therapist, coach, bestselling author, relationship expert, media contributor, content creator, sought-after speaker, and award-winning songwriter. With over 30 years of experience counseling women, couples, and families, Dr. Hanks is a compassionate advocate for emotional well-being and personal empowerment. She is the founder and executive director of Wasatch Family Therapy, LLC, where she leads a thriving team dedicated to transforming lives through therapy throughout Utah. She is a former assistant professor of social work at Utah Valley University where she serves as adjunct faculty sharing her clinical expertise and mentoring with social work students.

Course Outline

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