May-June 2026

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EVENT SPOTLIGHT


Membership Meeting


Trauma-Informed Animal Assisted Therapy


Stephanie Cotcher, LCSW, LPCC


Sunday, June 14, 2026

9:00am-11:15am


In-Person Registration

Webinar Registration



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CHAPTER NEWS


Jennifer Calderon — President's Message

The world has felt heavier and increasingly more unsafe in the past few years. Viewing atrocities on the local, national & global stage and the anguish it has caused has diminished my capacity to seek out the world’s potential for promise. . .

Read Jennifers's full message


Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026


Legistative Update

Advocacy day, Medicare reimbursement rates, and more. . .

Read Ariel's full update


Chapter Awards Correction

We would like to offer our sincere apologies for the errors made during the January 2026 Membership Meeting announcement regarding the 2025 Chapter Leadership Awards. . .

2025 Chapter Awards



MEMBER COLUMNISTS


Charlyne Gelt — Cinema Therapy: Bill Collins

The film DANNY COLLINS (2015), starring Al Pacino, Annette Benning, Christopher Plummer, and Jennifer Garner, follows an aging 1970s rock star forced to re-evaluate his life. . .

Read Charlyne’s full column


Lynne Azpeitia — Getting Paid: 5 Money Tips for Increasing Practice Income and Fulfilling Your Financial Goals This Year

Everywhere I go money and how to increase practice income is at the top of many therapist’s minds. While the beginning of the year is usually the time therapists focus on making yearly financial resolutions for their practice, springtime is a very good time to look at income already earned. . .

Read Lynne’s full column


Marlene Glenn — The Game

I never liked games and I am surprised when they show up in the least expected places like my therapy room. I spent over two years administering treatment that was mostly ineffective to a client only to realize...

Read Marlene’s full column



Additional Contributors


Marian Ting — What the Medicine Can't Do: The Case for Therapist-Guided Ketamine Treatment

Imagine you are surrendering to an immersive, heart-opening experience that has a clear onset, peak, and end. You’re fully present as you drop in, feel the liftoff to a trance-like state. . .

Read Marian’s full column


Susan Tschudi — The ADHD-Affected Relationship: What Gets in the Way?

Studies show that relationship failure rate is twice as high for individuals with ADHD. The ADHD-affected relationship (one partner has it – the other doesn’t) can be very challenging due to common ADHD symptoms such as persistent distractibility, inattention, forgetfulness. . .

Read Susan’s full column



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Sherman Oaks, CA

A Road Through Therapy Group



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Evolve Treatment Centers


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