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Summit Center Update
July 2025
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Hello Elizabeth,
Summer is the perfect time to pause, reset, and spend some quality time with your family. Change up your routine, get outdoors, or do something creative together. It's also a good time to schedule a consultation appointment with our team.
| New Trainees Provide Assessment and Counseling Services | |
Summit Center is pleased to announce our annual Doctoral Training Program, providing high-quality assessment and counseling services to children and adolescents at reduced fees. Our psychology trainees Sofia Blankenship, Britt Harwood, and Benjamin Xu are based at our Walnut Creek office (click each name for a complete bio).
Sofia, Britt, and Benjamin (pictured, left to right), will be providing clinical services at our Walnut Creek office or virtually starting in mid-August. They are Master-level clinicians pursuing their doctoral degrees and work under close supervision by our licensed psychologists.
To schedule an appointment with any of our trainees, please call (925) 939-7500 or complete one of the interest forms below and our staff will reach out to you.
For Assessment/Evaluation/Testing services: https://forms.gle/fnoF5bKaQuaGyGBM8
For Counseling/Therapy Services:
https://forms.gle/tu4SLuidqpmVVWH96
| New Podcast Episodes from Dr. Dan Peters on Make It A Great One | |
Dr. Dan has welcomed five new guests in the last month on his podcast, Make It A Great One.
The recent guests include:
–How to Break Up with Perfection: Redefining Success, Love, and Self-Worth with comedian, improv actor, speaker, and author Claire Berger
–Time to Pivot: Redefining Leadership, Success, and Family with parenting expert, author, co-host of the Zen Pop Parenting podcast, and longtime friend Cathy Cassani Adams
–Designing a Life of Purpose: Creativity, Courage, and Compassion with Debbie Millman, acclaimed designer, illustrator, author of Love Letter to a Garden, and host of Design Matters podcast.
– Proof of Life: Stop Waiting for Permission to Live with Jennifer Pastiloff, bestselling author of On Being Human about her newly released book.
–Choosing Wholeness: Embracing the Shadow and Rewriting Your Story with New York Times bestselling author and cultural thought leader Elise Loehnen.
Listen to Make It A Great One on your favorite listening platform or at https://www.drdanpeters.com/. New shows come out every Thursday.
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“In a world that’s constantly pushing us to do more, be more, and hustle harder, what happens when we actually pause... and listen to ourselves?”
That’s the question Dr. Dan explores in his latest conversation on Make It A Great One with Cathy Cassani Adams, parent coach, social worker, yoga instructor and co-host of the newly rebranded Zen Pop Parenting podcast. They talked about transitions, parenting, leadership, and yes—even rabbits. And what surfaced again and again was one simple truth.
Learn more by reading Dr. Dan’s blog on LinkedIn, or listen the podcast episode.
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July 25: SENG Keynote Rescheduled and Reimagined
Although the annual in-person SENG conference has been cancelled, everyone is invited to still hear the talks from our colleagues Cally Fox, MEd, and Julie Skolnick, MA, JD, (of With Understanding Comes Calm) at a free virtual replacement event. Taking place Friday, July 25, at 12:00-1:30 pm ETD (9-10:30 AM PDT). Register for free to receive the link. The event will include:
- The Cancelled Keynote Conversation How Do The Arts and 2e Fit Together?
- Julie’s breakout session The Gifted and Distractible Adult: Finding Personal & Professional Fulfillment
- Small group breakout rooms to learn more about 2e and the arts with other people who get it
Whether you’re raising, teaching, or are a twice-exceptional individual, you’ll walk away with insights on what it means to truly see, support, and celebrate 2e brilliance.
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August 15-18: Executive Function Summit
The Executive Function Online Summit (TEFOS) is a Free, 4-day, online learning event, created by Seth Perler for parents of struggling students. It features leading experts on topics related to parenting children with Executive Function challenges. Sign up and watch live for free, pay for extended access.
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