Preconference Workshop

Accelerating Recovery: Essential Socratic Questioning for PTSD

What is keeping your patients stuck in PTSD, and how can you get them unstuck as efficiently as possible? This workshop focuses on one of the most powerful tools for promoting PTSD recovery: effective trauma-focused Socratic questioning.

Not all beliefs are equally influential, and not all questions are effective. This workshop will help you get more out of treatment by targeting the beliefs most central to traumatic stress and exploring them through effective, collaborative questioning. With a systematic, step-by-step approach, participants will learn to identify, prioritize, and skillfully evaluate the key beliefs that keep patients stuck, allowing for meaningful and lasting recovery. The workshop is designed for clinicians across experience levels and will include case examples, live demonstrations, and experiential exercises.

About the presenter:

This workshop will be facilitated live and in person by award-winning clinical trainer, Dr. Stefanie LoSavio. Dr. LoSavio is an assistant professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio Long School of Medicine and director of research and innovation for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative, where she oversees training of providers nationwide in evidence-based treatments for PTSD including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Written Exposure Therapy. She has personally trained thousands of providers across more than 45 countries in effective PTSD treatment. In recognition of her work, Dr. LoSavio was the 2025 recipient of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education/Training. Dr. LoSavio is co-author of the top-selling, award-winning book, Getting Unstuck from PTSD.

Instructions for Rideshare Service to the Workshop Location

As a visitor, you can easily use the VIA Link on-demand rideshare service from The Westin Riverwalk to the UTSA Downtown Campus for a standard fare of $1.30 per trip.

📱 Step 1: Get the App & Prepare Fare

Download the App: Install the official VIA Link app on your phone to book and track the ride.
Choose Payment: You can either pay your $1.30 fare using the separate VIA goMobile+ app, scan a physical transit pass, or pay the driver with exact change in cash ($1.30) when boarding.

🗓️ Step 2: Book the Trip

Set Route: Open the VIA Link app and enter your pickup (“The Westin Riverwalk“) and drop-off (“UTSA Downtown Campus“). Both locations sit perfectly inside the Downtown Zone boundary, which operates daily from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Select Schedule: Choose to ride immediately or select a time up to 7 days in advance.
Select Fare Type: On the app’s summary screen, select Standard Full Fare as your payment type.
Confirm the Ride: Tap Find Rides. The app will assign a passenger van to your trip and direct you to a designated nearby virtual pickup point—usually a standard bus stop just a block or two away from the hotel.

🚐 Step 3: Meet the Van & Board

Arrive Early: Walk to the designated pickup point at least 5 minutes before the van is scheduled to arrive.
Identify Vehicle: Use the live map in the VIA Link app to track the approaching van and match the license plate number displayed in your app.
Pay & Ride: Board the vehicle, present your digital ticket/transit pass, or drop your exact $1.30 cash fare into the farebox. Note that because this is a shared public transit system, the driver may pick up other neighborhood passengers along the way.

Preconference Workshop Offers Skills Training, CE Opportunity

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026; 12:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Where: UT San Antonio Downtown Campus, Aula Canaria Room, 501 W. César E Chávez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78207

How to get there: Free parking will be available for workshop attendees in UT San Antonio’s Cattleman’s Square Lot across from the Buena Vista Building. If you need transportation to and from the conference hotel, see below for instructions on how to utilize VIA Rideshare services.

Cost: $150

CEs: 4 continuing education credits approved by the American Psychological Association

APA CE credits have historically been recognized by many state licensing boards for professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. However, it is up to individual attendees to confirm this with their licensing board. We recommend providers check with their respective licensing boards regarding the acceptability of the CE credit.

Tea, coffee and water will be served.

Note: Registration for the workshop is separate from the conference registration, but both registrations are handled on the main conference registration page. Must register and pay in advance and attend the full workshop to receive CE credit. Contact admin@combatPTSDconference.com with any questions.