A Quantum Way Program
With Ruth Cohn, MFT, pioneer in neglect-informed psychotherapy.
In this on-demand course, psychotherapist Ruth Cohn introduces a neglect-informed lens for understanding and treating early relational neglect—an often-invisible wound that shapes how people feel, relate, and function throughout life.
Blending clinical wisdom with personal narrative, Ruth shines a light on the psychological impact of absence: the moments when no one showed up, tuned in, or cared enough. Across nine teaching sessions, you’ll learn to recognize the imprint of early neglect and respond with insight, presence, and skill.
Neglect often leaves no visible scars—yet its imprint runs deep. For many clients, there is no clear “event” to point to, only a pervasive sense that they don’t matter, that their needs are too much, or that nothing inside really counts.
In The Trauma of Neglect, Ruth Cohn invites clinicians to look directly at what has long been overlooked: the trauma of what never happened.
Through her own story and decades of clinical experience, she gives voice to those shaped by absence, not incident—and calls on the field to recognize neglect as a central, not peripheral, part of trauma-informed care.
This course is both a map and an invitation: to widen the clinical gaze, to name the invisible, and to bring care where there was once only “nothing.”
This isn’t just another online training—it’s a focused, in-depth journey into the world of absence-based trauma, guided by a pioneer in the field.
Ruth’s neglect-informed lens will deepen your existing practice — giving language to what you may already be sensing in the room, but haven’t had a framework to name.
This course builds the conceptual and clinical foundation you need, from first principles through to integration — with clinical examples throughout.
Across nine sessions, Ruth explores how early relational neglect shapes identity, attachment, emotional regulation, sexuality, and relational patterns throughout life. You’ll learn to tune into nonverbal, embodied, and unconscious communication—especially in clients who “don’t have a story,” yet carry profound pain.
This course is more than information—it’s an invitation to expand your clinical gaze and bring language, validation, and care to a population still living in the shadows.
Neglect is a trauma without a clear narrative. There is no single event, no dramatic story—only the ongoing absence of attunement, protection, or care.
Treating neglect as a central clinical focus means seeing “nothing” as clinically significant — and meeting it with steadiness, curiosity, and presence.
This program is designed for trained mental health professionals who work therapeutically with individuals and encounter neglect-based presentations — named or unnamed — in their daily clinical practice.
This course is available both in English and French, and comes with continuing education credits when you purchase the English version.