( HS Gobin 150789 2026) When Safety is Shaken Practical Clinical Tools for Supporting Women Impacted by Coercion, Harassment
Tracking # 20-1380567
Course overview
Your women clients may not name their experiences as abuse, yet they live with chronic hypervigilance, self doubt, shame, and exhaustion. Coercive control, harassment, and subtle safety violations often hide in plain sight and without careful intervention, even well-intentioned therapy can unintentionally increase risk. In this session, Dr. Robyn Gobin equips clinicians with concrete, trauma-informed tools to recognize safety erosions across the continuum from microaggressions and coercion to IPV and abuse and respond with clarity and care. Youll learn: The real signs of coercive control from subtle gaslighting to quiet boundary violations that chip away at safety Practical ways to assess risk and calm the nervous system without triggering blame, conflict, or danger Simple, effective tools grounding, compassionate self-talk, CBT reframes, and safety planning that help survivors stay safer in and out of session
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Robyn Gobin has an employment relationship with the University of Illinois. She receives compensation as a consultant and royalties as a published author. Robyn Gobin receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Robyn Gobin is an editorial board member of the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and is an Ad hoc reviewer with Behavioral Medicine and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. She is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists, the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, the American Psychological Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.