Training & Professional Workshops
Research-informed, clinically grounded trainings on parenting, development, and healing — delivered by Dr. Leslie K. Moorman, PhD, LCSW.
For clinicians, educators, organizations, and parents who want to understand why the cycle repeats — and how to interrupt it.
Leslie K. Moorman, PhD, LCSW
CEO & Founder of Cooperative Counseling Services
Dr. Leslie Moorman founded Cooperative Counseling Services in 2005 and brings 30 years of experience in child and family mental health. A PhD researcher and adjunct professor at Montclair State University, she developed Generational Healing – Beyond Skills, an approach exploring how unresolved childhood trauma influences parenting and the ability to apply learned skills.
Workshop Topics
1. Parenting Dynamics & Intergenerational Relationships
How our own early relationships echo in the way we parent — and in our friendships, partnerships, and work.
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Ghosts in the Nursery: Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting
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The Echo of Childhood: How Early Relationships Shape Adult Attachment
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Unresolved Isn't Gone: Trauma, Triggers, and the Myth of the "Parenting Skill" (signature training)
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Breaking the Cycle: Clinical Approaches to Interrupting Intergenerational Trauma Patterns
2. Parenting at Every Developmental Stage
What children need changes from birth through adolescence. These workshops help adults match their approach to the child in front of them.
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Parenting Across the Developmental Arc: What Changes from Birth to Adolescence
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Developmentally-Informed Parenting: Birth to Age 10
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Parenting the Adolescent Brain: Ages 11–21
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Parenting Styles Revisited: Authoritarian, Authoritative, and Permissive
3. The Self-Work Behind the Skill
The heart of Generational Healing: parents can't use new skills while old history is running the show.
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Why "Just Try This" Doesn't Work: Resolving Triggers Before Building Skills (signature talk)
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Parenting From the Inside Out: Self-Reflection as the First Intervention
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Regulate to Relate: Managing Our Own Activation Before Managing Behavior
4. Communication & Relationships
Practical, research-based skills for connection at home, at work, and in close relationships.
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The Architecture of Connection: Core Communication Skills Across Relationships
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Interpersonal Effectiveness: Relational Science for Everyday Communication
5. Trauma, Resilience & Healing
Trauma-informed foundations for clinicians, caregivers, and anyone supporting families.
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Trauma-Informed Resilience: Foundations for Clinicians and Caregivers
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Healing to Parent: Integrating Trauma Recovery into the Parenting Journey
6. For Schools & Educators
The same science, built for the classroom and the family-school partnership.
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Understanding the Student Behind the Behavior
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Developmental Science in the Classroom: Ages 5–18
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When Home Follows Kids to School: Intergenerational Patterns in Students
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Regulation Before Education: Helping Dysregulated Students Access Learning
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Partnering with Parents: A Relational Approach to Family-School Communication
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Building Resilient Classrooms: Trauma Recovery Principles for School Staff
Who We Train
Continuing Education for Clinicians — Coming Soon
We're developing CEU-approved trainings for social workers, counselors, and other behavioral health professionals. Planned offerings draw on the Generational Healing framework, including intergenerational trauma, developmentally-informed parenting, and trauma-informed resilience.
Join our list to be the first to know when registration opens. Email: Leslie.Moorman@cooperativecs.com
