Because self-regulation is something all therapists need to know about, we wanted to pull together the very best of the best into an exclusive 1-day training that’s accessible to all therapists. It helps the field and in turn, helps us fulfill our mission.
A Clinical Framework for Kids Whose Nervous Systems Work Differently
Working with children who struggle with emotional and behavioral regulation can feel overwhelming—even for seasoned clinicians.
Impulsivity, explosive tantrums, refusal to wait, constant frustration...
...these behaviors don't just challenge parents and teachers—they challenge your clinical skills, your patience, and sometimes your confidence.
But here's what I've learned in over 45 years of working with these kids: the behavior is only a symptom of the real problem.
Underneath the meltdowns, the shutdowns, the resistance — there's usually an unaddressed sensory, language, or executive functioning difference driving their dysregulation. When we miss that, we're stuck managing symptoms. When we find it, everything begins to shift.
On July 8th, I'm offering a full-day training — completely free — where I'll walk you through the clinical framework I use to identify what's actually driving their dysregulation and ways to intervene at the source of frustration that precludes emotional and behavioral dysregulation.
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This is for mental health professionals, OTs, SLPs, school psychologists, teachers, and anyone working with children diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental language disorders or sensory processing disorders and you'll learn:
- How to identify the sensory, language, and executive functioning differences that trigger emotional distress — and what to do about each
- De-escalation strategies that actually work (and why some backfire)
- The "set-up problem": how well-meaning expectations create failure before kids even start
- Language-based interventions that build self-regulation from the inside out
- How to end power struggles without giving in or giving up
- Problem-Solving Strategies for improved regulation, flexibility, and social connection, based on reducing chronic stress/triggers by intervening where the brain struggles to adequately process and utilize the information in their environments
You'll leave with specific insights and approaches that you can put to work right away — the kind of practical tools and understanding that you'll find yourself reaching for with clients the very next day.
I hope to see you there.
- Dr. Laura Ehlert
This training is unlikely to be offered for FREE again.
At no cost to you, there’s nothing to lose—REGISTER NOW!
Reduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors
July 8, 2026 * 8:00 – 4:00 Central
$249.99 Value
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 3-day free access to the training!
If you work with children or teens who struggle with regulation, you already know how hard it is to untangle what’s actually driving their dysregulation. This training gives you a clear, practical clinical lens that cuts through the overwhelm and shows you exactly where the breakdown is happening -and what to do first.
Rather than managing behavior, moment‑to‑moment, you’ll learn how to decode the sensory, language, and executive functioning differences underneath the behavior so your interventions become more effective, more intentional, and far less exhausting.
Join Dr. Laura Ehlert live for a full day of learning where she’ll share the same integrated framework she’s taught to thousands of clinicians — a framework that organizes even the most complex cases and helps you intervene with confidence.
In this training, you’ll gain:
- A clear method for determining whether dysregulation is sensory, language‑based, executive functioning‑based, or interactional
- Practical strategies you can use immediately to reduce frustration, emotional outbursts, and oppositional behavior
- Tools that simplify decision-making in the moment so you know exactly how to respond
- Ways to use language and environmental structure to build self-regulation from the inside out
- Approaches that reduce power struggles while increasing flexibility, connection, and cooperation
And, of course, it’s completely free to attend.
- 1 full day of live interactive expert-led training (a $249.99 value)
- Interactive Q&A
- The complete set of course materials
- CE Upgrades available
- Opportunity to network and interact with colleagues virtually!
Don’t wait to secure your FREE spot – this training may not be offered again!
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Reduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors
July 8, 2026 * 8:00 – 4:00 Central
$249.99 Value
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 3-day free access to the training!
The intersection of sensory, cognitive, affect and motor systems
- The “Set-up”: Child’s expectation + delayed development = failure
- Develop appropriate expectations: Pitfalls and strengths of developmental models
- Strategies for de-triggering triggers: Reinforcing desired behavior
- De-escalation strategies and precursors to problem-solving
How sensory processing, perception, and self-regulation are interconnected
- Choosing strategies based on assessment
- Interventions to reduce sensory triggers
- Desensitizing strategies to reset the “panic switch”
- Manage the environment to reduce sensory overload
- Experience your own dysregulation to sensory challenges
Insight into the most overlooked deficit that leads to behavioral and emotional dysregulation
- Your misinterpretation about their language challenges
- Recognize, validate and problem-solve common language deficit triggers
- The language of Social Pragmatics - insight and behavior
- Suggestions for support at school and home
How EF Skills Shape Daily Tasks—and Why We Misread Kids’ Struggles
- Problem-solving strategies to improve organization, working memory and metacognitive deficits
- Environments that manage fidgeting, restlessness and inattention and provide positive social-emotional regulation
- Experience how we might set kids up to fail without realizing it
Empower children to make positive choices and take responsibility for their behavior
- Create realistic expectations through better understanding of the child’s process
- Successful “resetting” through behavior modification and skills coaching
- Environmental structures and nurturing words that regulate
- Reduce tantrums and emotional dysregulation through cognitive restructuring
Teach flexibility, tolerance and decision-making
- End power struggles and the blame game
- Improve child’s acceptance and personal responsibility for behavior
- Create realistic expectations
- Use language as a self-regulation tool
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
Note: There will be a 70-minute lunch from 11:50 – 1:00 Central and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Laura Ehlert, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in emotional and behavioral regulation in children and adolescents. With years of experience working with complex cases involving Autism, ADHD, and sensory challenges, Dr. Ehlert brings practical, evidence-based strategies to help professionals and caregivers transform challenging behaviors into opportunities for growth.
Click here for information about Laura EhlertReduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors
July 8, 2026 * 8:00 – 4:00 Central
$249.99 Value
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 3-day free access to the training!
Because self-regulation is something all therapists need to know about, we wanted to pull together the very best of the best into an exclusive 1-day training that’s accessible to all therapists. It helps the field and in turn, helps us fulfill our mission.
There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychiatrists
- Therapists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teachers
- Physicians
- School Guidance Counselors
- Case Managers
- Nurses
- School Administrators
- Educational Paraprofessionals
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Addiction Counselors
- Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children
- Communicate how sensory, language, and executive skills impairments create fight/flight/freeze and defensive responses that lead to dysregulation and related behavioral issues in children.
- Choose the appropriate intervention strategies to improve student skills including self-control, social success, emotional regulation and task completion.
- Employ behavior modification techniques and problem-solving strategies to diffuse students' escalated and oppositional behavior.
- Implement environmental strategies to accommodate children’s processing deficits and emotional regulation needs.
- Utilize problem-solving strategies to develop appropriate behavioral expectations and coping mechanisms for improved self-regulation skills in students.
- Apply cognitive restructuring strategies to reduce frequency, severity and duration of children’s behavioral and emotional outbursts.
Reduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors
July 8, 2026 * 8:00 – 4:00 Central
$249.99 Value
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 3-day free access to the training!

