Meet Dr. Covington

Dr. Stephanie S. Covington is an internationally recognized clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer.

She is a pioneer in the fields of addiction, trauma, and recovery. She has developed an innovative, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed approach that results in effective services in public, private, and institutional settings. Her presentations, staff-development seminars, and technical assistance focus on systems change and the development of caring, compassionate, and empowering therapeutic environments. They provide professionals an opportunity to learn new skills for dealing with personal, institutional, and societal changes and are always in demand, both nationally and internationally.

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Announcing the 30th Anniversary Edition!

A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps

The life stories included in this new 30th anniversary edition of A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps are rich in diversity - reflecting differences in age, race, and ethnicity, class, gender, religion, geographic location, occupation, choice of partner, and role as mother.  In this new edition, Stephanie Covington has added the voices of transgender women and nonbinary people whose recovery was significantly supported by connecting with women's groups.  This compilation of a diverse group of real women's voices and wisdom illuminates how women understand the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and offers inspiring stories of how they have traveled through the Steps and discovered what works for them.

The program A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps is a thirteen-session curriculum with a facilitator guide and workbook.  The experiential exercises help women and gender-diverse people recover from addiction and other compulsive behavior.  The program is anchored by the book that has sold more than 450,000 copies and offers an illuminating view of how women and gender-diverse people understand and process the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Stephanie has updated the language from the original A Woman's Way to be more inclusive, trauma-sensitive, and more reflective of current values about gender, sexuality, spirituality, and recovery.

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Open Enrollment Virtual Trainings

We are excited to share open enrollment for some of our curricula trainings.
You can find a complete list of our open enrollment events for 2024 here.

A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps

June 4-5, 2024

2 day training, 4 hours each day

 

Beyond Violence / Beyond Anger and Violence

April 4-5 and 11-12, 2024

4 day training, 4.5 hours each day

Beyond Trauma

April 16-17 and 23-24, 2024

4 day training, 4 hours each day

 

Helping Women Recover

May 7-8 and 14-15, 2024

4 day training, 4.5 hours each day

What's New?

 

In Hidden Healers, Dr. Stephanie S. Covington challenges the practices and beliefs that underpin our criminal justice system by uplifing the voices of formerly incarcerated women and highlighting the unexpected ways they help each other survive the brutal challenges of prison.  

The Stress Reduction Booklet is designed to equip you with tools and exercises you need to cope with and reduce stress.  This concise yet powerful guidebook is packed with a wide range of practical techniques and exercises.

Virtual Training Options

We have been providing our new live-online facilitator trainings in response to the need for many staff members to work from home. These trainings are just as interactive, engaging, and impactful and cover all the same content as our in-person, onsite trainings. We've received very positive feedback and look forward to scheduling something for your agency.

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