Building "Us": Helping Blended Families Create a Shared Identity
Trainer
Courtney Krivak-Kramer, MA CFBT
Description
Training Description
Blended families bring unique strengths and challenges that often require clinicians to think beyond traditional family models. In this one-hour Lunch & Learn, participants will explore the developmental tasks, common relational dynamics, and systemic challenges that emerge as families integrate households, parenting roles, and family identities. Through a systemic and attachment-informed lens, attendees will examine topics such as loyalty binds, boundary setting, co-parenting, stepparent roles, sibling relationships, and building trust over time. This session will provide practical strategies for helping blended families navigate conflict, strengthen relationships, and create a shared family identity while honoring the histories that each member brings into the system.
Trainer Bio
Courtney Krivak-Kramer is a certified Family Based Therapist. She is pursuing dual licensure as a Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist in Pennsylvania, while working towards her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. Previous career experience includes multiple levels of care and clients with different treatment needs such as Adolescent Partial Hospitalization, Applied Behavioral Analysis Intervention, Crisis Intervention, Outpatient Mental Health (individuals, couples and family work) and Family Based Mental Health Treatment. Currently, Courtney's roles at Pennsylvania Counseling Services include working as the Clinical Consultant for the Family Based Mental Health Program in Chambersburg and as an Outpatient Therapist specializing in family and couples work using a systemic lens. Through her experiences, Courtney has developed a passion for training and supporting clinicians working within systems to gain confidence in working with multiple individuals in the therapy room.
Credits Available
1.00 APA CE Credits For Psychologists, Social Workers or Professional Counselors
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- People who attend PCS trainings in their entirety may receive CE credits for psychologists/LPC/ LSW/LCSW/ LMFT or general training credits, including CAC/DDAP. For other licenses, please consult with your respective licensing board.
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