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Dr. Iiesha Ricks, LCSW
Training and Speaking Topics

Integrating Developmental Psychology, Neuroscience, and Trauma Science to Disrupt Patterns of Dysregulation. I provide keynote presentations, workshops, and professional training for organizations, schools, nonprofits, healthcare systems, faith communities, and mental health professionals. My work is grounded in one question: How do we create lasting change when the system has been wired for survival? 

Whether speaking to clinicians, educators, executives, or community leaders, I help audiences move beyond managing behaviors to understanding the developmental patterns that produce them.

Every presentation combines research, neuroscience, and practical application to equip audiences with strategies that create meaningful, lasting change.

Participants leave with a deeper understanding of human behavior, practical strategies they can immediately apply, and a new framework for creating lasting change within individuals, families, organizations, and communities.

Mental Health Professionals 

  • Effective Treatment Interventions for Trauma

  • Brainspotting & EMDR Integration

  • Developmental Psychology in Clinical Practice

  • Understanding Complex Trauma

  • Identity Restoration in Trauma Treatment

Organizations & Communities

  • Trauma in the Workplace

  • Understanding Generational Trauma

  • Healing the Family System

  • Preventing Burnout Through Human Systems

  • Leadership Through a Developmental Lens

  • Customized Workshops & Keynote Presentations

Signature Keynotes

  • The Pattern Is the Problem

  • From Survival to Purpose

  • Identity Restoration

  • Why We Stay Stuck

  • A Dysregulated System

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