7:00 AM-8:00 AM
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Required Courses for Re-Licensure
Presented By: Aaron Norton, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, CRC
Separate registration required.
1 (2/4):
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Day 2 (2/5):
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
4 Hour Qualified Supervisor Update
Presented By: Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, PhD, LMHC, LMFT Separate registration required.
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Qualified Supervisor Training (QST)
Presented By: Scott Jones, LMHC, CAP, Qualified Supervisor & Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, PhD, LMHC, LMFT Separate registration required.
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Expanding Metaphor, Themes, & Processing in Therapy
Presented By: Marla Berger, LMHC, ATR, RPT-S, EAGALA Advanced Certified, Natural Lifemanship Intensive Trained, EMDR Trained Separate registration required.
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Managing Stress & Trauma in First Responders: Building Resilience & Supporting Mental Health
Presented By: Meredith Moran, EdD, LMHC, CCTP Separate registration required.
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Action: Unlocking Change in Perfectionistic Clients
Presented By: Kerry Conca, LMHC, PAT & Aimee Johnson, LMHC, PAT Separate registration required.
Sip & Paint: Where Connection Meets Creation
Sponsored By: The Sylvia Brafman Mental Health Center Separate registration required.
7:00 AM-8:00 AM
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Keynote Session
11:45 AM-1:45 PM Keynote Session
1:45 PM-2:00 PM
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Breakout Rooms
Virtual but Human: Enhancing Connection, Empathy, & Presence in Telehealth Counseling
Presented By: Amanda Landry, LMHC, CAP, NCC
Mindset Shifts & Practical Tips to Eliminate Burnout & Vicarious Trauma
Presented By: Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC
Lunch Provided By: Florida State AHEC Tobacco Program
Behind Closed Doors: Understanding, Assessing, & Responding to Domestic Violence with Compassion and Competence
Presented By: Jessica Straughn, LMHC, LPC, NCC CCTP-II
Bringing Sexual & Erotic Clinical Challenges Out of the Shadows & Into Therapy Sessions
Presented By: Sari Eckler Cooper, Certified Sex Therapist & Supervisor, LCSW-R & Kelly Ghweinem, Certified Sex Therapist, LCSW
Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety & Phobias: A CBT Guide for Clinicians
Presented By: Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C & Gwilym Roddick, DSW, LCSW
4:00 PM-4:15 PM
4:15 PM-6:15 PM Breakout Rooms
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP): Evidence-Based & Emerging Practice Shaping the Future of Mental Health Care
Presented By: Allison Brownlee, PsyD, LMFT
AI Friend or Foe? Learning How to Use AI Effectively as Clinicians
Presented By: Graciela Pulliam, LMHC, Qualified Supervisor, Mashal Dhanani, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, & Jessica Chavis, Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Transforming Care, Honoring Identity: Building Inclusive Mental Health Systems for Tomorrow
Presented By: Nicole Kratimenos, EdD, LMHC, NCC, CRC, QS, C-DBT, BC-TMH
YOUR INTERN DID WHAT?!? Gatekeeping the Next Generation of Clinicians with Competency-Based Supervision Model
Presented By: Andrea Scott, LMHC, MCAP, QCS & Desiree Bermudez, LMHC, CAP, QCS
From Micro to Macro: Changing The Lens of How we View Disruptive Impulse-Control, & Conduct Disorders
Presented By: Taurean Wilson, LMHC, CFMHE
6:30 PM-7:30 PM Counselor Educators Roundtable
An open forum for counselor educators to connect, exchange ideas, and build collaborative relationships
6:30 PM-7:30 PM Join In & Win
Learn about our active committees, discover how you can get involved, and be entered into a raffle for a Kindle (provided by Beachway Therapy Center) just for attending!
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7:00 AM-8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast Provided By Leaders Behavioral Health
8:00 AM-11:00 AM Keynote Session
12:30 PM-2:30 PM
Ethics Through the Lens of Ethnotraumatology: Repairing Gaps in Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care
Presented By: Lisseth London, PhD, LCSWA, CHW-I, CT & Karen Brown, PhD, FP
Chat & Chew Networking Mixer Small Bites Provided By: Pass the NCMHCE
Breakout Rooms No Forgiveness, No Recovery: Know Forgiveness, Know Recovery
Presented By: W. Bryce Hagedorn, PhD, LMHC, NCC, MAC, QCS
Perinatal Grief & Loss: What Every Counselor Should Know About Perinatal Grief
Presented By: Nicole J Wallace, LMHC, NCC, PMHC
Advancing Treatment for Bipolar Disorder: Integrating New Evidence & Innovative Approaches
Presented By: Kelley Ryals, LMHC-S, NCC, ACAS & Hope Victoria Charles, MA, MBA, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Food, Mood, & Mental Health: The Missing Links in Treating Kids and Teens
Presented By: Terri Samuels, LMHC, NCC.
Resilience Through Joy: Reclaiming Energy and Confidence to Lead Authentically
Presented By: Nicole Van Valen, LMFT, SHRM-SCP
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
The Existential Self: Belonging and the Search for Meaning in a Fragmented World
Presented By: Jeremy D Bonta, PhD, LMHC
Holding the Line: Boundaries, Biases, and Best Practices in Treating Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Presented By: Becky Lenning, LPC-S, LMHC & Staci Zonca, LPC NCC
& Compassion: IFS Tools for Working with the Inner Critic Presented By: Coralis Solomon, PhD, LMHC, NCC, QS
CliniVRSE and the Future of Clinical Education: Innovation in Mental Health Training Presented By: April R. Crable, PhD, MBA, LPC, SOTP
From Wounds to Wisdom: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Generational Healing Presented By: Shainna Ali, PhD, LMHC, NCC
The Neurobiology of Rhythms in Play Therapy: Safety, Sequence, and Regulation Presented By: Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT- Haruna Nail, LMHC
8:00 AM-10:00 AM Keynote
Helping to Heal the Wounds We Cannot See– Providing Trauma-informed Counseling to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Intimidate Partner Abuse
Presented By: Bridget Glass, PhD, LMHC, ACS
-10:15
10:15 AM-12:15 PM Breakout Rooms
Psychedelics & Psych Meds: Counseling Strategies to Help Clients Avoid Dangerous Drug Interactions
Presented By: Max Kitaj, MD
Navigating Youth Development in the AI Era: Clinical Insights for Counselors
Presented By: Bethany R Russell, PhD, LMHC, RPT, NCC
Let’s do GoodWerk: Cultivating a Culturally Responsive Counseling Practice in a Marginalizing Sociopolitical Climate
Presented By: Alfonso Ferguson, PhD, LMHC, LPC, ACS, NCC, Ebony E White, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS, & Daton Haywood, ALM, MS, ICF-PCC
The Intersection of Trauma, Central Sensitization, & Chronic Pain
Presented By: Sherry M. Todd, PhD, LPC, ATR-BC, CTTS & Katie Sabile, LMHC-QS, LPC, NCC
FMHCA Membership & Awards Luncheon Provided by: Sophros Recovery
Presented By: Laura Peddie-Bravo, LMHC, NCC, FMHCA President, Corinne Mixon, DPL, FMHCA Lobbyist, Bridget Glass, PhD, LMHC, LPC, ACS, FMHCA President-Elect & Diana Huambachano, LMHC, FMHCA Executive Director
2:45 PM-3:00 PM
3:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Breakout Rooms
Enhancing Virtual Behavioral Health & Addiction Treatment
Presented By: B. Taylor Santioni, LMHC & Nick Padlo, MBA
The U-Model in Action: Combining IFS and ACT for Clinical Practice
Presented By: Rivka A. Edery, PsyD, MSW, LCSW, M-RAS, IFS Level I
The Power of Play: Adlerian Approaches to Autism Spectrum Therapy
Presented By: Andrea Mann, MS, NCC, LMHC-S, RPT-S, CAdPT-A