Katie Casey, LPC-MHSP-S This training is designed for mental health providers to learn how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills can be a powerful tool in addressing both the physical and …
Clinicians working with Technology and AI: Challenges, Benefits and Ethical Considerations presented by Dr. Andrea Sheffield, PH.D., LMFT ZOOM LINK 2 CEU credit hours awarded. Dr. Sheffield is …
Dr. Kevin Hull will present on How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be a Bridge Between You and Clients With Differing Beliefs. "I have been working in the mental health field for about 20 years. I have served in mental hospitals, community mental health settings, and now see clients out of my private practice where …
Dr. Jason Brooks and his wife, Darla will share their experiences and guidance on “Nurturing the Journey of Healing in Grief” Grief is the sacred space where love lingers after loss. It’s a journey no one asks for, yet it’s one that invites us to discover depths within ourselves we never knew existed. In Nurturing …
We all watch television shows and news media reports of violence in our communities and around the world. When we have a client show up at our office disclosing interpersonal violence happening in their home how do we help these clients? Domestic violence is pervasive, so at some point in time we all will have …
In Person Only @ The Village Chapel Dr. Laura Rosser Kreiselmaier Dr. Elaine Aron's groundbreaking research on HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons) helps us understand why this 15-20% of the population may feel like they are fundamentally different from most people they know. At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to: List the five …
Emily Sanders, RD, LDN, CEDS-C Mountaintop Nutrition PLLC Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a new diagnosis in the DSM-5, and represents a reformulation of what used to be called “Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood.” Individuals with ARFID limit the volume and/or variety of foods they consume, but unlike the other eating disorders, …
People everywhere, from every tradition, are seeking peace and forgiveness - and some of us find it in places around the globe "Global Forgiveness" is the fruit of my personal journey, struggling to forgive and heal from childhood and self-induced trauma. It is both a sort of specific memoir, because this was my path, but …
Presented by: Pieter L. Valk, LPC Pieter is a licensed professional counselor, speaker/author, the director of Equip, and a diaconate explorer in the ACNA. He writes at pieterlvalk.substack.com and is on social media at @pieterLvalk pieterlvalk.com Learning Objectives: Understand the psychological, existential, and spiritual impacts of unwanted singleness. Use grief-oriented and existential frameworks to help …
If the crowd around us says the sky is green, it's much easier to go along with the crowd than to be the lone standout arguing for blueness. How can people who seem perfectly sane believe seemingly crazy things? Why will people shapeshift their individual morals to align with collective immoralities? Alan E. Godwin, Psy.D. …
Chris O'Rear MDiv, MMFT, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist The key to success in a process of psychotherapy is the quality of the therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. The quality of this relationship is more than active listening and empathy. This presentation will establish the importance of a clear therapeutic framework for the …
Suicidal OCD Subtype or OCD with Suicidality? Accurate Assessment and Evidenced Based Treatment Emily DeSalvatore, MS. LPC-MHSP 1 CEU Credit will be offered. Zoom only Learning Objectives: Differentiate through evidenced based assessment between true suicidal ideation and intrusive suicidal thoughts characteristic of suicidal OCD (a subtype of harm-related OCD) and explore appropriate treatment protocols for …