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Become a Certified Plural-Competent Professional
The most comprehensive and empowering Plurality training available for clinicians, therapists, social workers, coaches, and peer support workers.
Why Plural Competency Matters
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60% of Plurals report experiencing therapeutic setbacks due to a lack of Plural competence among professionals.
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97% prefer functional multiplicity over fusion integration.
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53% have to educate their own therapists on Plurality.
- 40% isn't open about their Plurality with mental health workers.
Become a Plural Competent therapist
This course bundle empowers you to provide affirming, inclusive care that truly supports Plurals in their unique journeys.
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100% of early course participants gave it a 5-star rating.
In The Next Months, You Could…
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Confidently recognize and affirm diverse Plural identities.
- Foster effective, respectful communication with multiple headmates.
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Successfully address internal conflict, dormancy, and trauma within systems.
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Enhance your therapeutic alliance, promoting genuine healing and growth.
Become a trusted, Plural-competent professional. Enhance your skills, expand your practice, and empower your clients.
INTRODUCING
Plural Competence Courses
You Are Ready To Transform Your Practice!
This comprehensive course bundle equips you with essential skills and deep insights to confidently support your Plural clients. You’ll learn how to:
- Become Plural-Informed: Understand and affirm diverse Plural experiences, building genuine trust and safety.
- Expand Your Practice: Offer specialized, inclusive care that meets a growing and underserved need.
- Empower Lasting Change: Reduce recovery setbacks and facilitate meaningful growth for your clients.
With lived experience-led training and practical strategies, you'll elevate your therapeutic approach, creating profound and lasting impact.
"I highly recommend the Plural Competence Course for Singlet therapists who would like to increase their competency in working with Plural folk.
This course provides a comprehensive view of the many ways Plurality can manifest as a valid intrapersonal configuration, and as an adaptive response to trauma. As a result of engaging with this course, Singlet therapists will gain competency in supporting Plural clients in a deeper and more respectful and effective manner."
-Melissa Parker LMHC
Mx Theo Everlife - Peer Support Specialist
This course provides fresh perspectives blending current practices with lived experiences.
It enables practitioners to better understand their clients, empowering them to achieve better therapeutic outcomes by fostering respect and understanding of plural experiences.
V. Ameisen - Psychologist
This course is exceptional—grounded in authentic lived experience and packed with immediately usable insights and practical tools.
It thoughtfully blends powerful personal perspectives from Plurals themselves with clear, actionable techniques that therapists can confidently integrate into their practices. It's a must-have resource for anyone committed to affirming and empowering Plural clients.
Nsashaell System, Psychologist(s)
This course provides a much-needed perspective on plural-affirming clinical care by incorporating voices of lived experience. A must-take course for anyone working with clients who experience plurality, DID, OSDD, tulpamancy, spiritual plurality, etc. in a clinical setting.
What's Included In The Plural Competence Course...
MODULE 1
Foundational Plural Concepts
Your foundation in Plural competency begins here. Learn key terminology, frameworks, and insights into Plural experiences, including:
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Understanding the Plural Umbrella
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Comprehensive insights into "What Is Plurality?"
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Different Models of Plurality
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Why Plurality Matters for Clinicians
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Plural Census Data in Practice
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FAQ on Plurality for Professionals
You’ll finish this module with a clear, foundational understanding of Plural identities and their clinical relevance.
MODULE 2
Foundational Video Modules
Expand your knowledge through engaging video content from Plural experts, those with lived experience. This module covers:
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Important messages from Plurals
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Plurality Unveiled: Foundational knowledge
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Embracing Diversity: Plural Journeys
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Transforming Care: Inclusive Practices
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Honoring Authenticity in Clinical Settings
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Empowering Practice for Therapeutic Success
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Empowering Resilience in Plural Systems
You'll finish this module ready to confidently approach therapy with Plural clients, equipped with practical skills and strategies.
MODULE 3
Further Explorations in Plural Competency
Deepen your expertise with specialized knowledge from leading professionals, including:
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Melissa Barsotti & Garden System: Unseen Perspectives
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Stronghold: Mastering System Communication
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Jamie Marich: Out, Proud, and Plural Insights
You'll complete this module with enhanced clinical insights to effectively support diverse Plural experiences.
MODULE 4
Countertransference in Working with Plurals
Understand and manage your own therapeutic responses to Plural clients effectively. This module includes:
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Melissa Barsotti: Managing Countertransference
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Jamie Marich: Recorded Supervision Session and Reflections
You'll finish this module with increased self-awareness and practical strategies to maintain therapeutic efficacy.
MODULE 5
Empowered Plurality & Personhood
Empower your clients authentically and ethically by exploring:
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The concepts of Personhood and Empowered Plurality
- The Fight for Recognition: Amnesia, Advocacy, and Our Rights
You'll conclude this module prepared to champion client autonomy and empowerment in therapy.
MODULE 6
Navigating Complexities in Plural Experiences
Address complex internal dynamics within Plural systems, covering:
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Supporting Plurals through Dormancy and Trauma
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Exploring the "Chicken or the Egg" of Plurality
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Practical Guide to Affirming Plural Clients
You'll finish this module confident in your ability to navigate and resolve internal complexities.
MODULE 7
Structural Dissociation Theory
Critically analyze Structural Dissociation theory with:
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A Critical Examination of Structural Dissociation
- Ethical Considerations and Limitations of Structural Dissociation
After completing this module, you'll be able to better understand Structural Dissociation theory from a Plural perspective.
MODULE 8
Clinical Panels & Advanced Conversations
Engage in rich discussions and deepen your practical insights with:
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Clinical Panel on Gatekeeping and Trauma
- Boxes, Labels, and Checklists: Pros and Cons
- Neurodiversity, Neurominority, and Mental Health
- Plural History Deep Dive.
You'll finish this module informed by diverse perspectives to enhance your therapeutic practice.
Certification
Plural Competence Courses
Ready to Become a Plural-Competent Professional?
This comprehensive course bundle provides you with everything you need to confidently support Plural clients and enhance your professional practice. Upon successful completion, you'll receive:
- An official Certificate of Completion from The Plural Association.
- Optional inclusion in our professional directory (available exclusively to those who complete the full course).
- Enhanced visibility through our website, visited by over 60,000 people annually—and growing!
Take this vital step in your professional journey and become part of a community transforming therapeutic care for Plurals.
Additional Actionable Resources:
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Client intake forms
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Headmate self-discovery worksheets
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Quick guides on validating Plural clients
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Empowering language scripts and affirming cheat sheets
- More than 5 different PDFS for you and your Plural clients!
We are The Plural Association
Founded in 2020, The Plural Association (TPA) is a grassroots, community-driven, peer-led nonprofit dedicated to advocacy, education, and support for Plurals worldwide.
TPA is committed to transforming the therapeutic landscape by reducing recovery setbacks, promoting inclusive practices, and amplifying Plural voices through comprehensive resources and community insights. We receive weekly emails from Plurals urgently seeking Plural-competent therapists, underscoring the essential need for our work.
Top 5 Highlights
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Educated 388,000 people through our videos, increasing awareness and understanding of Plurality.
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Hosted 19 professional and community-focused conference events with over 6,500 registrations.
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Published 281,000+ article reads, providing accessible, peer-informed education on Plural experiences.
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Answered over 5,000 individual questions, offering deep insights into real-world needs and concerns from Plurals.
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Empowered 78% of Plurals who connected with us, according to our follow-up surveys — showing measurable impact in support outcomes.
We are Stronghold
The Stronghold System (they/them) are the volunteer founders of TPA. They are 38 years old, transgender, from the Netherlands, and a dedicated parent of a teenager. Diagnosed with DID over 15 years ago, they passionately share their lived experiences and extensive expertise to advocate for informed, affirming, and empowering care for Plurals worldwide.
Through direct community engagement—including answering over 5000 questions, writing 85+ articles, and creating more than 150 educational videos—Stronghold remains deeply committed to supporting, empowering and uplifting the Plural community.
"Essential training for any clinician working with Plurals."
- M. Bosch
"Finally, Plural-informed education that's truly community-driven."
- S. Ziegler
"The most affirming Plural training available!"
- Susan
Melissa Barsotti
Melissa Barsotti (She/Her) is a therapist who identifies as having a system. She has over 15 years of experience in various therapeutic settings, including crisis fieldwork, adult psychiatric hospital intensive care units, integrative healthcare, nonprofit community mental health, and private practice. Melissa specializes in working with complex trauma and dissociative adaptations, including OSDD and DID.
Dr. Jamie+ Marich
Dr. Jamie+ Marich (She/They) is a trauma therapist, EMDR trainer, educator, and author of multiple books, including "Dissociation Made Simple" (2023). Jamie is open about their lived experience with dissociative identities, advocating for reducing stigma within clinical and professional communities. They specialize in trauma-informed care, dissociation, EMDR, and countertransference, emphasizing authentic, compassionate approaches to therapy.
Katie Keech
Katie Keech, MFT (They/Them) is a therapist who identifies as part of a plural system. They have over 20 years of professional experience in community mental health, forensic programs, and private practice. Katie specializes in severe dissociative disorders, complex PTSD, and neurodivergence from a neurodiversity-affirmative framework.
Clinical panels
Panels with Katie(s) Keech, Dr. Jamie+ Marich, Dr. Adrian Fletcher, Crystals Multifaceted, Melissa Barsotti, Dr. Anna Rosenhauer, Melissa Parker, and Michelle Kahl. This panel of clinicians, coaches, and peers from The Refractory discusses gatekeeping, trauma-ranking, and the importance of lived-experience perspectives in clinical practice and research on DID and OSDD.
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