People-Pleasing, Perfectionism, and Anxiety: Clinical Strategies for Effective Treatment 8/26/26
Date/Time
Time: 11:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $59.99
Credits: 3 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
People-Pleasing, Perfectionism, and Anxiety: Clinical Strategies for Effective Treatment 8/26/26
FEATURING:
- Practical strategies to help clients break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and anxiety
- Evidence-informed tools for building boundaries, self-compassion, and healthier coping
EVENT INFO:
11:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 3 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 3 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 3 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 3 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 3 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – This course is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – This course is not eligible for California Board of Registered Nursing Contact hours.
Case Managers:
CCMC – This course is not eligible for CCMC CE Contact hours.
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, and counselors
Counseling Skill Group:
N/A
OVERVIEW:
People-pleasing and perfectionism often appear in clinical settings as drivers of anxiety, burnout, relational distress, and persistent self-criticism. Clients struggling with these patterns frequently have difficulty setting boundaries, avoiding conflict, and separating their self-worth from performance or approval. While these behaviors may appear adaptive, they are often rooted in deeper fears of rejection, attachment dynamics, and longstanding relational conditioning.
This training provides clinicians with a practical framework for recognizing and addressing anxiety related to people-pleasing and perfectionistic tendencies. Participants will explore common behavioral and cognitive patterns, examine underlying psychological drivers, and identify barriers to change such as shame and conflict avoidance. Designed for mental health professionals working with adult clients, the training introduces evidence-informed interventions that promote self-compassion, healthier coping strategies, and assertive communication.
Participants will leave with practical tools to support clients in building boundaries, tolerating relational discomfort, and reducing anxiety linked to people-pleasing and perfectionism.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Identify common behavioral patterns, cognitive processes, and triggers associated with people-pleasing and perfectionism-related anxiety across multiple life domains.
2. Apply evidence-based clinical interventions to address anxiety driven by people-pleasing and perfectionistic tendencies.
3. Integrate therapeutic strategies that promote healthier coping mechanisms and cultivate self-compassion in individuals experiencing anxiety rooted in people-pleasing and perfectionism.
4. Analyze underlying clinical drivers of people-pleasing and perfectionism, including attachment dynamics, family-of-origin influences, and fear of rejection or disapproval.
5. Evaluate common barriers to change – such as shame, conflict avoidance, relational conditioning, and therapeutic alliance dynamics – and implement strategies to support clients in developing assertiveness and sustainable boundary-setting.
6. Develop treatment planning approaches and in-session interventions that effectively address people-pleasing and perfectionism using structured case conceptualization and clinical decision-making frameworks.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentation
PRESENTER BIO:
Bethany Comeau is a licensed professional counselor in private practice based in Americus, Georgia, with nearly 20 years experience in the mental health field. In addition to working with clients whose anxiety is rooted in perfectionism and people pleasing, her clinical areas of focus also include grief and loss, infertility, and the Highly Sensitive Person. Bethany is also a recovering perfectionist and people pleaser, and deeply passionate about helping others who are struggling with types of trauma responses learn how to find their way back to themselves.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
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This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 3 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 3 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This event is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
NURSES: This event is not eligible for Nurses Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.
Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.