Speaking & workshops
Training for the decisions people make in real time.

Topics
Areas of Training & Speaking
I offer education and training in two complementary areas — clinical practice and professional education, and emotional intelligence, communication, and leadership. Topics can be developed or adapted for clinicians, students, organizations, teams, and community audiences.
Area 01
Clinical Practice & Professional Education
Clinical education for mental health professionals, students, and related organizations.
DBT Skills & Clinical Application
Practical education on DBT principles, skills, and applying them thoughtfully in clinical practice.
Working Effectively with Self-Harm & Suicidality
Clinical decision-making, behavioral assessment, chain analysis, and maintaining effectiveness when working with high-risk behaviors.
Substance Use Treatment: Harm Reduction, Motivation & Clinical Integration
Exploring substance use through a clinical and nonjudgmental lens, including harm reduction, motivational strategies, and integrating substance use into broader treatment.
Emotional Regulation in Clinical Practice
Understanding emotion regulation and applying practical strategies to help clients respond more effectively.
Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Using mindfulness principles and skills to strengthen awareness, reduce automatic responding, and support effective clinical work.
Clinical Decision-Making & Therapist Effectiveness
Developing thoughtful clinical reasoning, staying effective in difficult moments, and using supervision, reflection, and feedback to strengthen practice.
Area 02
Emotional Intelligence, Communication & Leadership
Education and professional development focused on emotional intelligence, communication, interpersonal effectiveness, conflict resolution, and leadership — an area I am actively developing for audiences beyond traditional mental health professionals.
Emotional Intelligence in Action: Leading Effectively in High-Stakes Moments
Practical strategies for recognizing emotional patterns, staying effective under pressure, and responding skillfully in high-stakes professional interactions.
Conflict Resolution & Interpersonal Effectiveness
Applying practical communication and interpersonal effectiveness skills to navigate disagreement, competing needs, and difficult conversations.
Skills for Difficult Conversations
Strategies for communicating clearly, listening effectively, managing emotional reactions, and staying engaged when conversations become challenging.
Managing Emotions Under Pressure
Practical approaches for recognizing emotional responses, creating space before reacting, and making more intentional decisions.
Interpersonal Effectiveness for Leaders & Teams
Skills for balancing objectives, relationships, and self-respect while communicating and working with others.
Executive & Professional Coaching
Potential coaching and professional development presentations focused on emotional intelligence, communication, interpersonal effectiveness, and effective decision-making.
Formats
Training & Presentation Formats
Professional Presentations
Focused presentations for conferences, graduate programs, professional organizations, staff meetings, and educational settings.
Interactive Workshops
Hands-on sessions that combine teaching, discussion, skills practice, and application.
Custom Training
Training can be developed around the needs of a particular organization, team, or audience.
Speaking Engagements
Presentations for professional, educational, organizational, and community audiences.
Audiences
Who I Work With
Speaking inquiry
Tell me about your event
Share a few details about what you have in mind and I'll follow up to start a conversation about fit, format, and how I might help. There's no need to have everything figured out yet — this is simply a starting point.
Direct contact: LanaSchneidt@gmail.com · 813.785.2656
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Speaking questions
Common booking questions
- Who are these trainings for?
- Mental health and behavioral health organizations, professional associations, graduate and professional education programs, private practices and clinical teams, organizations and leadership teams, and community and nonprofit organizations. Content can be adapted to the audience, setting, and goals of the organization.
- Can a training be customized to our team?
- Yes. Content is tailored to your audience, setting, and goals after a short scoping conversation.