Learning at your pace: Continuing Education with The Courageous Heart Institute
A self-study continuing education course packed with need-to-knows about working with narcissistic abuse clients. Click below to go straight there.
Complex relational trauma requires a specialized approach.
You want to help your narcissistic abuse survivor clients to heal and thrive, and you know they deserve the best trauma care you can provide. But when you look for ways to learn and grow your skills, it’s a lot easier to find viral video clips than in-depth clinical training.
If you’re nodding along, this course is for you.
Here's what you'll gain.
Advanced Clinical Skills: Learn the skills needed to work effectively and safely with survivors of narcissistic abuse, including processing complicated grief, establishing boundaries in an abusive relationship, and rediscovering self-identity outside the confines of the narcissistic spider web.
Immediate Application of Knowledge: Immediately integrate new insights and strategies into your practice, resulting in more effective and targeted interventions for clients dealing with narcissistic abuse.
Deeper Self-Awareness and Person of the Therapist Insight: Develop a deeper understanding of how your own “stuff” can show up in the therapy room, as well as learning to compassionately and effectively manage transference and countertransference with clients.
Greater Confidence in Challenging Situations: Gain confidence in your ability to navigate challenging aspects of therapy with clients who have experienced narcissistic abuse – and in yourself as a person.
Hi, I'm Amy Marlow-MaCoy, LPC
And I am the owner and founder of The Courageous Heart Institute.
As a therapist specializing in healing from narcissistic abuse, I’ve had a lot of conversations about the desperate need for clinicians who really get the ins, outs, and upside downs of narcissistic abuse. After hearing from clients and colleagues alike expressing a desire for more clinical training and nurturing, I knew it was time to bring my dream into reality.
Welcome to The Courageous Heart Institute: a learning space dedicated to providing clinicians with the knowledge, understanding, insight, and skills to support survivors of narcissistic abuse. Courageous Heart is built on over 10 years of specialized trauma work and backed by up-to-the-minute research. Here, you are in the best of company with therapists who share your passion for helping clients heal from complex relational trauma.
The Courageous Heart Mentoring Program
Realtime engagement with an expert
Learn, consult, and get immediately applicable clinical feedback with Amy.
A deep dive into narcissism
Dig into six key aspects of narcissistic abuse and its impact on clients.
Gain clarity & make connections
Ask questions, clear away the fog, and gain a solid understanding of a complex, nuanced issue.
Small group learning
Learn, grow, and explore in a small cohort of like-minded learners.
A supportive community
A safe place to process your “stuff” as it shows up in the therapy room.
Person of the therapist work
Practice compassionate curiosity into your transference and countertransference experiences.
2026 cohorts coming soon!
Testimonials
What if I can't join the cohort but I'm ready to learn?
Start with Ending the Legacy of Narcissistic Abuse: A Framework for Therapists.
This self-paced home study course will give you a solid clinical foundation to support your work with narcissistic abuse survivors. Approved for 7 CE hours by the NBCC and PA Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors.
FAQs
In addition to breaking down the complex and often confusing world of narcissistic abuse into bite-sized pieces, you will be invited to dig deep into the other side of the therapeutic alliance – you! Specifically, understanding and recognizing transference and countertransference and their impact on the relationship so that you can deepen your work in the therapy room.
Not to mention, you’ll be added to my Therapist Registry, boosting your practice’s visibility and access to clients seeking support.
In the event of a family emergency or unforeseen circumstance, a limited number of synchronous sessions may be made up by arrangement with Amy.
Yes! There are three options for payment, as well as a discount for new graduates up to one year after completing a clinical Master’s degree program.
Yes! Ending the Legacy of Narcissistic Abuse: A Framework for Therapists is approved for 7 continuing education credits by the NBCC and the Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists.