As healthcare providers, we understand how to care and counsel families through complex health and mental health challenges. However, when we become the patient, when we learn out DNA tests results reveals unexpected family connections, health risks, or ancestral surprises, the journey becomes deeply personal and professionally complex. This 6-week virtual support program brings together licensed healthcare professionals (mental health counselors, medical providers, and genetic counselors) in a confidential peer community where you can safely process your own genetic discovery experiences or seek consultation support for similar cases in your practice. Unlike public forums that can't protect your professional privacy, our small group of colleagues meets weekly via Zoom, offering the specialized understanding and confidential support that only fellow healthcare providers can provide.

This 2½-day immersive training is designed for mental health professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of how to clinically support clients navigating the emotional and relational impact of unexpected DNA discoveries. Grounded in trauma-informed care and based on years of research from the FAIR DNA Project, this training equips therapists with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to address the complex identity shifts, disclosure dilemmas, and family system challenges that arise from misattributed parentage experiences, including Not Parent Expected (NPE), unknown donor conception, and late discovery adoption (LDA). Through engaging lectures, hands-on exercises, and peer consultation, participants will leave prepared to offer compassionate, ethically grounded, and clinically sound care to this growing client population.