The Allender Center

What it is

Dan Allender has spent his career on the intersection of sexual abuse, story and faith, and the Allender Center — housed at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology — is where that work is taught. The method, Narrative Focused Trauma Care, holds that healing begins by engaging your own story of harm rather than managing its symptoms, which is the same conviction running underneath the best books in your directory. The offering spans online courses, conferences and workshops, a facilitator certification with a public directory of trained practitioners, and a podcast with Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen. Several foundational resources are free, including an audio series specifically on healing from sexual abuse — a good, no-cost place to send someone who is not ready to pay for anything or to name what happened to a person face to face.

What it may help with

• I'm healing from sexual abuse or trauma
• I need professional counseling
• I want to grow spiritually

How to access it

Online courses, conferences and workshops, facilitator training, podcast, free audio series Free resources open; courses and trainings require registration

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