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June 30 (Today) Is the Last Day for Early Bird Tickets!

In-Person & Virtual Speaker Lineups are Live on Our Website!

Friday, September 26, 2025


9:00 - 9:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Networking



9:30 - 9:45 AM Opening Remarks


9:45 - 11:15 AM Erased: A Primer on Working with Adoptees & The Overlooked

Trauma of Adoption with Rebecca Berg, MS, RDN


11:15 - 11:30 AM Break (Coffee & Exhibit Hall)


11:30 - 1:00 PM Chemical Desire, Ethical Dilemmas: Exploring Moral Injury in

Sexualized Drug Use with Mell McCracken, CADC II, ASAT, RACS


Has This Profession Failed Therapists: Unpacking Imposter Syndrome Myths and Building Competence with Nicole Arzt, LMFT and Jeremy Arzt, LMFT


1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors


2:00 - 3:30 PM Ethical Integration of Reiki in Clinical Practice for Sexual

Trauma with Vanessa-Gissele Holliman, LCSW


Ethics in Practice of Addiction Treatment & Clinical Supervision with David Cohen, LCSW


3:30 - 3:45 PM Break (Coffee & Exhibit Hall)


3:45 - 4:45 PM Panel: Business Development Culture with Rory Slikker and

Brittanie Ramos

Saturday, September 27, 2025


9:00 - 9:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Networking



9:30 - 9:45 AM Opening Remarks


9:45 - 11:15 AM Ride the Third Wave: Discovering Which Behavioral Therapy

Is The Best Fit For You with Andrew Sarver, LMFT


11:15 - 11:30 AM Break (Coffee & Exhibit Hall)


11:30 - 1:00 PM Discover the Power of the Social Atom - A Tool with Endless

Potential with Charity Simpson, LPC, NCC, CETS


Embedding Equity and Social Justice into Clinical practice: Identity, Authenticity, and Allyship with Norman Kim, PhD


1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors


2:00 - 3:30 PM I Graduated, Now What...Navigating Your Clinical Career After

Graduation with Charity Wabuke, LMFT


Breaking the Rules -- To Break Free with Tessa Gordon, LMFT, RYT


3:30 - 3:45 PM Break (Coffee & Exhibit Hall)


3:45 - 4:45 PM Case Consultation​: Case Consultation: How to best support

neurodivergent clients with Rachel McMurray, LMFT

Friday, September 26, 2025


8:30 - 8:45 AM Opening Remarks



8:45 - 10:00 AM Clear the Pathways to Practice By Escaping the Dangers of

Perfectionism with Gregory S. Chasson, Ph.D. 


In Her Arms: How Mother-Daughter Healing Fosters Eating

Disorder Recovery with Marcelle Little, LMFT


Chemical Desire, Ethical Dilemmas: Exploring Moral Injury in Sexualized Drug Use with Mell McCracken, CADC II, ASAT, RACS 


10:00 - 10:30 AM Virtual Exhibit Hall


10:30 - 12:00 PM Financial Self-Care: Taking Care of Yourself by Taking Care

of Your Money with Lindsey Konchar, MSW, CFSW


Redefining Time: A Practical Guide to Achieving Success Through Tasks with Dr. Marya Wright, LCSW


Breaking the Chains: Unlocking the Power of Therapeutic Modalities in Addiction Treatment with David Cohen, LCSW


12:00 - 12:45 PM Lunch & Optional Networking Session


12:45 - 2:00 PM LGBTQIA2s+ Affirmative Trauma Informed Care with Janae

Borrego, LMFT 


Meeting Betrayal Trauma: What You Need to Know with LaDonna Carey, Senior Psychological Examiner, independent master's level practitioner in TN


Calming Anxiety Through Writing for Mental Health, Addiction and Trauma with Maia Akiva


2:00 - 2:15 PM Break (Virtual Exhibit Hall)


2:15 - 3:15 PM Panel: Location Independent Therapists with Maya DeNola,

LCSW, Corena Hammer, CEO - Clinical Yoga Institute, Lindsey Provencher is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Kelsey Di Pirro, LCSW, CAADC, AASW, SEP (she/her/hers)


Case Consultation: The Power of Connection: Building Professional Networks for Practice Growth with Janae Borrego, LMFT & Mandi K. Rector, MS

3:15-3:45 PM Sponsor Hosted Networking Zooms

Saturday, September 27, 2025


8:30 - 8:45 AM Opening Remarks



8:45 - 10:00 AM Weight and Body Size as a Multicultural Identity: Ethical and

Social Justice Considerations with Kelly Sobczak, Doctoral Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision, Leadership Specialization ABD 


Growing Your Client Base More Effectively By Understanding the Value of Each Marketing Effort with Frances Barry, LMFT #106509


Attachment in Action: Understanding and Cultivating Secure Relationships with Charity Simpson, Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor


10:00 - 10:30 AM Virtual Exhibit Hall


10:30 - 12:00 PM Breaking the Rules -- To Break Free with Tessa Gordon,

LMFT


Smart Marketing for Therapists with Mohammad Asif


Autism Adapted and Affirming Care for Treatment Providers with Molly Williams, ACSW


12:00 - 12:45 PM Lunch & Optional Networking Session


12:45 - 2:00 PM Embracing and Honoring the Crone: Exploring Body Image

and Eating Disorders in Menopause with Lauren Anton, MS, RDN


Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice: Ethics and Considerations for Care with Curt Widhalm, California LMFT #47333


Substance Use Disorder -- The Hidden Diagnosis with Gabrielle Loomis-Annett, California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor; Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor 


2:00 - 2:15 PM Break (Virtual Exhibit Hall)


2:15 - 3:15 PM Case Consultation: Spontaneity in Action: Creative Approaches

to Challenging Cases with Charity Simpson, Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor & Ryan Snodgrass, California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor


Panel: Creative Healing: Alternative Modalities of Care with Michelle Hirschman, LCSW, Vanessa Holliman, LCSW & Katie Fields, PhD, LMHC, LMFT & Meg Reinis, LMFT & Ektha Aggarwal, LCSW

3:15-3:45 PM Sponsor Hosted Networking Zooms


Early Bird Pricing Available Through June 30, 2025


In-Person Symposium Tickets (Limited to 40 attendees per day; includes parking and lunch):

  • 1-Day In-Person Ticket, Friday, 9/26 or Saturday, 9/27:
  • Student Tickets: $30
  • Associate/DTR Tickets: $55
  • Licensed Tickets: $65
  • 2-Day In-Person Ticket, Both Friday, 9/26 & Saturday, 9/27:
  • Student Tickets: $60
  • Associate/DTR Tickets: $110
  • Licensed Tickets: $130

Virtual Symposium Tickets:

  • 1-Day Virtual Ticket, Friday, 9/26 or Saturday, 9/27:
  • Student Tickets: $25
  • Associate/DTR Tickets: $45
  • Licensed Tickets: $50
  • 2-Day Virtual Ticket, Both Friday, 9/26 & Saturday, 9/27:
  • Student Tickets: $50
  • Associate/DTR Tickets: $85
  • Licensed Tickets: $95


Secure your spot and be part of the decision-making process.​

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Multi Concept Recovery, Reasons Eating Disorder Center, Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers

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