Empower Yourself with MEND Training and Curriculum
Empower Yourself with MEND Training and Curriculum
“Everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.”
Ephesians 5:13
How MEND Helps
Hidden forms of emotional abuse lead to relational stress, confusion, and self-doubt for the one being harmed.
Our training and resources help people gain the clarity they need and deserve — as well as renewed hope, confidence, and healing.
Through our online courses and continuing education programs, leaders, therapists, and diverse organizations glean essential information that allows them to help those in confusing, stressful, or abusive relationships in the most effective and compassionate ways.
We equip these influencers to be ready to respond well while avoiding inadvertently hurting the ones they want to help most.
Through our online courses and continuing education programs, leaders, therapists, and diverse organizations glean essential information that allows them to help those in confusing, stressful, or abusive relationships in the most effective and compassionate ways.
Find Healing in MEND Workshops
We design our live and on-demand monthly workshops to meet people where they are on their journey and provide guidance and clarity so that they can begin or propel their healing process.
Self-Paced / Online Training
Our Flagship course
Finding Clarity and Healing in Difficult, Confusing,
or Abusive Relationships
Statistics consistently show more than 80% of individuals experience some form of psychological abuse in their lifetime. Yet, most do not know how to identify or respond to these confusing behaviors.
This course is designed for anyone in confusing or stressful relationships and victims or survivors of abuse. It provides tools and strategies for:
Upon completing this course, you will:
Exclusive Coaching Circle
RESTORE WITH MEND
Exclusive coaching circle for abuse survivors and responders to get their questions answered in a safe, intimate space.
Are you ready to go deeper on your healing journey? Here’s your invitation to join the Restore Coaching Circle and gain ongoing support and encouragement as you apply the insights you’ve learned.
What you'll experience:
Join us in this safe, supportive community and keep moving forward.
Training Courses for Licensed Professionals and Responders
Abuse Detection and Intervention for Licensed Professionals
CE Course for Licensed Clinicians, Mental Health Professionals, and Therapists
Join instructors Annette Oltmans, MEND Founder, and Dr. David Hawkins, MBA, MSW, MA, Ph.D., President of The Emotional Abuse Institute, for a 4-Part APA-Accredited Course certified for up to 9.5 Hours CE Credit. This course is offered in co-sponsorship with The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Know How To Respond To Victims Of Abuse
For All Responders Not Seeking CEs
If you are not trained about the hidden forms of abuse, your responses can inadvertently harm victims and survivors in profound ways. MEND prioritizes training responders like you, who we believe are best positioned to help.
This self-paced 4-session online course thoroughly equips responders to interface with victims living in confusing and painful relationships by utilizing:
You will also become equipped to identify the varying signs of trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD and learn to respond in ways that will prevent additional harm.
Note: Clergy, not-for-profits, and graduate students can receive a 50% discount by filling out this form.
Private Group Training
Many organizations or corporations prefer private training with their leaders, staff, volunteers, or faculty.
Our private group training programs will equip your team to recognize destructive behaviors within an organization or among the population you serve.
We design our private training cohorts for diverse audiences, including victims and survivors, therapists and counselors, faith leaders, educators, corporations, and nonprofits.
How Can MEND Training For Responders Help?
This training helps responders clearly understand and identify the most confusing, hidden, and destructive forms of psychological abuse. By learning a comprehensive list of terms, definitions, and examples of covert abuse, responders become able to recognize when a troubled relationship’s core issue is emotional abuse.
MEND teaches how to respond to victims and, if necessary, effectively confront abusers through simple steps. Participants will walk away knowing how to use MEND’s groundbreaking tools and resources to bring healing to victims in trauma-informed ways without causing unintended harm.
MEND teaches how to respond to victims and, if necessary, effectively confront abusers through simple steps. Participants will walk away knowing how to use MEND’s groundbreaking tools and resources to bring healing to victims in trauma-informed ways without causing unintended harm.
What Are The Benefits Of MEND’s Training For Responders?
A desire to help couples and bring healing to victims and abusers is a great beginning to having a meaningful impact. However, by itself is not enough. Responding to abuse without proper training and education often leads to harmful reactions and incorrect advice from responders, exacerbating the victim’s trauma. With simple steps for responding to the complicated issue of abuse, responders who complete the MEND training become catalysts for ending the suffering and leading victims to healing.
Who Needs MEND’s Training For Responders?
MEND’s trainees include therapists, counselors, spiritual mentors, faith-based staff and leaders, healthcare providers, educators, and community service providers.
That said, we have seen and firmly believe MEND’s training significantly helps family members and friends of victims who feel unsure and ill-equipped to walk alongside their loved ones. Often, the most significant harm to victims comes from those closest to them who either don’t believe the victim, don’t understand the underlying causes of their relational problems, and don’t know what to say or do. We encourage anyone with a professional or personal connection to a victim or survivor to participate in this training.
If you are reading this, the MEND responder training is for you!
How Much Are MEND’s Private Group Trainings?
Responders of Abuse Victim Training by The MEND project begins at $150 for virtual sessions. The investment for on-site training varies based on various factors such as duration, travel, and size.
To learn more about our unique training opportunities or to get a specific quote, use the contact form below. We’ll respond within two business days.
Help & Information
If you are in immediate danger contact the national hotline (1-800-799-SAFE) or call 911.
Disclaimer: The author of this website, The MEND Project and its founder, Annette Oltmans, takes responsibility for the presentation of the content of this website. We are not clinicians, but are researchers and desire to help you. We are not trying to vilify any gender, or any person, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality etc. Our mission is to identify and clarify the single behaviors or patterns of behaviors that occur when covert abuse is present. The material on this website and the services our nonprofit offers are offered in an effort to serve all victims of abuse. © 2025 The MEND Project. All Rights Reserved.