Overthinking: Helping Students Navigate Rumination & Reassurance Seeking Fall Learning Series 2026 with NBCC Credit Hours

Overthinking: Helping Students Navigate Rumination and Reassurance Seeking Webinar

Format: Live Webinar, replay available afterward

NBCC Clock Hours: By attending this session live, you can earn 1.0 NBCC credit hour. NBCC clock hours are not available for the replay version of this training. Clock hours are only available to participants who attended the live webinar and completed the required participation steps.

Program Description

In this one-hour professional development webinar, school counselors will explore how to support students who get caught in repetitive thinking, replay conversations, repeatedly check their work, or seek reassurance before moving forward. This session focuses on understanding what these patterns accomplish for the student and choosing a response that supports both connection and school participation.

Participants will learn to distinguish productive problem solving from worry, rumination, mental checking, and reassurance seeking. We’ll examine when students need clarification or additional support and when repeated reassurance may provide brief relief without helping them take the next step.

Through elementary and middle school case examples, modeled counseling conversations, and guided application, participants will practice validating distress, providing necessary information, and helping students use a manageable action plan while some uncertainty remains. The session also addresses coordination with teachers and caregivers, monitoring progress, and recognizing when consultation or additional assessment is needed.

Learning Objectives

• Differentiate productive problem solving, worry, rumination, mental checking, and reassurance seeking by examining their function and impact in a school-based case.

• Demonstrate a counseling response that validates distress, provides necessary information, and supports a school action without repeatedly promising certainty.

• Develop a brief school participation plan that includes student practice, adult responsibilities, progress monitoring, and criteria for continuing, adapting, or seeking additional support.

NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship

What's Included

• Link to attend the live webinar

• Access to presentation handouts

• Certificate of completion

• Link to replay of session for future reference

How to Access

Add this session to your cart and complete checkout. The link to the Zoom webinar will be delivered to the email address provided during checkout. We recommend using a personal email address rather than a school email address, as some school email systems may block or filter automated emails.

Bundle and Save

Interested in the entire 2026 Fall Learning Series? Purchase all six sessions through the discounted bundle option.

2026 Fall Learning Series with NBCC Clock Hours

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where do the sessions happen?

A: All sessions are live Zoom webinars.

Q: How do I join?

A: You will receive a link to join at the email address used at registration. Please use a personal email rather than a school email.

Q: Do I have to attend live?

A: Only if you want to earn NBCC credits. This is a requirement from NBCC.

Q: I can’t come at that time. Will there be a replay option?

A: Yes, the replay will be sent to all registered participants after the session. You cannot receive NBCC credit if you do not attend live, though.

Q: Can I purchase the entire 2026 Fall Learning Series?
A: Yes. A discounted bundle option is available for those who would like access to all six sessions.

Q: What if I have questions?
A: Email me at counselorkeri@gmail.com

Counselor Keri LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7132. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Counselor Keri LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

ACEP Contact: Counselor Keri LLC, Keri Powers: keri@counselorkeri.com, PO Box 1721, Kailua, HI 96734, www.counselorkeri.com/learnwithkeri (864)-214-4208