ACT for Women’s Mental Health Part 2: Advanced Clinical Applications

(Approved for the Psychotherapy/Mental Health Track Advanced Training as well as CE for maintaining PMH-C)

$250

The Nurturing Mamas Network Training Institute has trained thousands of clinicians in Advanced Perinatal Mental Health since 2022.

Clock Hours: 3

This on Demand Recording/ Recorded Asynchronous workshop was recorded on July 27th, 2026.

Target Audience: behavioral health and social workers who serve in the role of counseling/therapy. 

Content Description:

This Advanced Level will discuss how many clinicians learn the ACT model conceptually but struggle to apply it fluidly in real therapy sessions. This advanced training focuses on the practical implementation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) through detailed clinical case examples specific to Perinatal Clients.

Building on foundational ACT concepts, participants will explore how to use the psychological flexibility model to conceptualize client presentations and guide treatment decisions. The training demonstrates how ACT processes—including cognitive defusion, acceptance, values clarification, and committed action—can be applied in real clinical situations.

Through case-based learning, participants will observe how clinicians identify patterns of experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion, select ACT interventions, and address common treatment challenges when implementing ACT in psychotherapy.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

1. Identify core ACT processes, including cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, values disruption, and behavioral restriction, within clinical case presentations.

2. Analyze client presenting concerns using the psychological flexibility model to inform ACT-based case conceptualization.

3. Apply ACT intervention strategies, including cognitive defusion, acceptance processes, and values clarification, within clinical case scenarios.

4. Differentiate between symptom-reduction approaches and ACT-consistent therapeutic interventions that promote psychological flexibility.

5. Demonstrate strategies for implementing ACT interventions during psychotherapy sessions using case-based clinical examples.

6. Evaluate common clinical barriers that arise during ACT implementation and identify strategies for addressing treatment challenges.

Participant Feedback from Previous Trainings

“I really loved this training and got so much out of it! I learned so much that I'll be implementing into my work with perinatal clients. I loved that you had us do the exercises ourselves and discuss because it really made it clear how ACT works.”

-Perinatal Mental Health Clinician

“Best online training I’ve been to in a while.”

- Licensed Professional Counselor, PMH-C

Presenter/ Instructor: Felicia Hurst M.S., LPC-S, PMH-C

Founder & National Leader in Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training

Felicia Hurst is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S) with advanced post-master’s certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) and a nationally recognized leader in maternal mental health education.

For over a decade, Felicia has devoted her clinical work and professional development to supporting families through the emotional and relational challenges that may accompany infertility, pregnancy loss, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, and the transition into parenthood. She also works with fathers and partners, recognizing that perinatal mental health is relational and systemic — not isolated to one individual.

Her clinical approach blends evidence-informed strategies with relational depth, addressing identity shifts, anxiety, grief, attachment challenges, communication breakdowns, and the invisible mental load that often emerges in early parenthood. Felicia is especially passionate about helping couples navigate this season with greater clarity, connection, and shared understanding.

In 2022, Felicia founded The Training Institute through Nurturing Mamas Network, now a leading provider of advanced-level continuing education in perinatal mental health. Through comprehensive curriculum development, clinician mentorship, and professional supervision, she has helped deepen the expertise of providers serving families across the United States. Her institute is known for offering advanced training that moves beyond foundational certification to equip clinicians with nuanced, relationally informed, and systems-aware clinical skills.

As Founder and Program Director, Felicia continues to personally lead many of the institute’s core advanced trainings, which consistently receive strong engagement and positive participant feedback. Her leadership ensures alignment in clinical depth, relational focus, and educational standards across all programming.

Despite her national leadership role in perinatal mental health education, Felicia remains deeply committed to clinical work. She intentionally maintains a small caseload in order to provide focused, high-quality care to women and couples navigating complex perinatal experiences. Clients often seek her out for her depth of specialization, steady presence, and ability to integrate relational, emotional, and practical support in meaningful ways.

In addition to her clinical work, Felicia mentors emerging perinatal specialists, provides professional supervision, and collaborates with doulas, medical providers, and mental health professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary care. Her work bridges research, real-world application, and systems-level advocacy to elevate the standard of maternal mental health support available to families.

Felicia is known for combining clinical depth with grounded, practical tools — ensuring that both professionals and parents receive care that is evidence-informed, relationally attuned, and deeply human.

In this recorded asynchronous distance course, attendees will watch a recorded video from a webinar held on July 27th 2026.

**Please Note: To meet continuing education requirements, full participation is required. the platform monitors viewing time, and skipping or fast-forwarding through content will be recorded as incomplete, which will restrict access to subsequent modules. Please view all sections in full before moving forward.**

Course completion requirements: behavioral health and social workers must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for ce credit. Behavioral Health and social workers must pass the posttest with 80% in 3 attempts to be eligible for ce credit. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 2 business days of course completion. 

If a participant or potential participant would like to express a concern about his/her experience with Nurturing Mamas Network, he/she may call or e-mail Felicia Hurst at felicia@nurturingmamasnetwork.com. Although we do not guarantee a particular outcome, the individual can expect us to consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions and respond within 30 days

Please note: Access to this course will terminate 30 days after purchasing through the above.