Instructor-Led Trauma and Dissociation: Understanding Shame and Self-Compassion

Held November 7, 2025 via Zoom

9 am - 12 pm CST (3 CEUs)

This is part 2 of a four-part series on trauma and dissociation. Each part of the series is a stand-alone training, but in it’s entirety the series will deepen the participant’s knowledge of assessing and treating trauma and dissociation in adults.  

Shame can occur when we feel judged by others or when we judge ourselves. It can happen when we do something wrong and when we’re entirely innocent of wrongdoing. Whenever we feel bad about ourselves, for whatever reason, there is a touch of shame.

Shame makes us go small, go silent, or go away. Ironically, shame itself is not the problem. The problem is that there is often no one home to work with shame.

Self-compassion is the antidote to shame. In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll take a unique, non-pathological look at shame through the eyes of self-compassion.

After learning about the theory and research on shame, you will have an opportunity to explore the personal and cultural causes of shame in your own life within the context of self-compassion, then to resource yourself in the midst of shame as it arises in the moment.

Upon concluding this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the theory and research on shame and self-compassion.
• Discuss how self-compassion is an antidote to shame.
• Utilize new self-compassion practice to relieve the burden of shame.

Laila Narsi, LCSW, CMMT, EMDR Certified Consultant & Therapist, received her MSC at U of H GCSW in 1997. She specializes in CPTSD, Disassociate Identity Disorders, sexual assault, and personality disorders since the start of her career, she worked as director of both outpatient and inpatient Psychiatric hospitals in Houston then moved onto private practice. Some of the certifications Laila holds are  in EMDR Therapy, EMDR Consultant, Mindful Self-Compassion, Fierce Self-Compassion Course, International Mindful Meditation Professional Level. In 2022, along with Dr. Chris Germer at Harvard University, she co-developed the Self-Compassion for Shame Program which is globally taught. For the last 15 years, she also organizes and leads global retreats in person and virtual on topics of  mindfulness, MSC, Shame, Burn Out, and trauma in addition to sitting on the international board for CMSC’s DEIBJ committee.   Ms. Narsi is a dedicated advocate and volunteer for mental health not just in the Greater Houston Area, but globally as well.

The 4-part series for assessing and treating trauma and dissociation in adults consists of the following courses:

Trauma and Dissociation: Introduction to Working with Adults held on October 3, 2025, 9 am - 12 pm via Zoom

Trauma and Dissociation: Understanding Shame and Self-Compassion held on November 7, 2025 9 am - 12 pm via Zoom

Trauma and Dissociation: Assessment and Treatment Interventions with Adults held on February 6, 2026 9 am - 12 pm via Zoom

Trauma and Dissociation: Building Resilience and Preventing Burnout for Professionals held on April 17, 2026 9 am - 12 pm via Zoom