Recordings of Past Presentations
Embracing and Honoring the Crone: Exploring Body Image and Eating Disorders in Menopause
In a culture that places a premium on being young, how can we best support our clients moving through menopause? The crone, often seen as malignant, evil, withered, and discardable, can also be an archetype signifying wisdom, experience, compassion, and radiating power. This interactive workshop will explore the body changes that occur throughout menopause, the mental health issues that can arise especially surrounding body image, self-worth, and identity, and the body wisdom and respect one can gain during this part of the life cycle.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
October 24th, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PST
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LGBTQIA2s+ Affirmative Trauma Informed Care
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
October 30th, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
This presentation will explore the intersection of affirmative and trauma-informed care for LGBTQ+ clients. It will focus on how mental health professionals can integrate approaches to provide holistic and comprehensive care for gender and sexual minorities who have experienced trauma. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the unique forms of trauma LGBTQ+ individuals may face and provide practical tools and strategies for creating safe, affirming spaces that support healing, build resilience, and promote recovery for LGBTQ+ clients.
Substance Use Disorder - The Hidden Diagnosis
In this workshop, Gabrielle Loomis-Annett, a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor will assist clinicians with practical tools to address SUD in their day to day counseling. Together we will explore the spectrum of SUD from mild to severe as well as corresponding interventions and approaches to treatment. After this workshop, you will 1) understand how to protect yourself from the liabilities associated with Substance Use Disorder; 2) develop the proper assessments for your practice or position; 3) learn practical language and approaches to addressing SUD with your clients and 4) gather helpful resources for necessary referrals.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
December 12, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Meeting Betrayal Trauma: What You Need to Know
Meeting Betrayal Trauma in the Therapy Room This training equips therapists to effectively navigate betrayal trauma, helping clients process deep relational wounds with clarity and support. You’ll learn to identify key challenges, collaboratively piece together trauma narratives, and apply evidence-based techniques to promote healing. Additionally, we’ll explore ethical boundaries, therapist neutrality, and strategies for building a secure therapeutic alliance. Whether clients choose reconciliation or separation, you'll gain tools to guide them toward empowered, informed decisions. Perfect for therapists seeking a structured, trauma-informed approach to betrayal recovery.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
December 19, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
January 9, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PST
Weight and Body Size as a Multicultural Identity: Ethical and Social Justice Considerations
While not often considered part of multicultural identity, one’s experience based on body size is often similar to other marginalized identities. Notable sizeism in employment, healthcare, and other spaces caused weight stigma to become a social justice issue. In healthcare, weight stigma often results from clinicians’ implicit biases. The expectation that clinicians are caring and empathic makes their stigmatized behaviors uniquely detrimental. Multicultural competency and ethics require clinicians to understand the experience of weight stigma, its societal functions, its intersection with identity, and ways to protect against it. This presentation explores essential concepts for mitigating weight stigma in clinical practice.
Chemical Desire, Ethical Dilemmas: Exploring Moral Injury in Sexualized Drug Use
Chemical Desire, Ethical Dilemmas: Exploring Moral Injury in Sexualized Drug Use examines the complex intersection of substance use, sexual behavior, and moral injury. This presentation delves into the psychological and ethical consequences individuals face when drug driven sexual experiences lead to regret, shame, or a fractured sense of self. Through research, case studies, and discussion, we explore how altered states impact decision-making, consent, and personal values shedding light on the hidden costs of drug driven pleasure-seeking behaviors.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
January 16, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice: Ethics and Considerations for Care
Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize the way that clinicians deliver services, manage their practices, and interact with the larger public. Laws and ethics codes have been slow to give guidance on just how these tools can be responsibly used in the delivery of clinical care. This workshop explores the role of how informed consent, data protection, and responsibility should factor into a clinician’s decision on how artificial intelligence tools are used in the delivery of mental healthcare.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
February 13th, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PST
Smart Marketing for Therapists
This presentation is designed to help mental health professionals use digital marketing to reach more clients in an ethical and effective way. We’ll cover website optimization, SEO, social media strategies, and content marketing—all tailored for therapists, coaches, and wellness experts. The goal is to simplify digital marketing so you can grow your practice without feeling overwhelmed. You’ll leave with clear, actionable steps to improve your online presence and connect with the right audience.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
February 20th, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Attachment in Action: Understanding and Cultivating Secure Relationships
Attachment is the deep psychological and emotional bond that connects individuals. Rooted in the research of Harry Harlow, John Bowlby, and Mary Ainsworth, attachment theory explores how we form, maintain, and function in relationships throughout our lives. While early attachment patterns develop in childhood through interactions with primary caregivers, research shows that people can cultivate secure attachment styles and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships at any stage of life. This presentation offers an experiential and insightful overview of attachment theory, its development, and the four primary attachment styles in action. Attendees will engage in an interactive exploration of their personal attachment journey and discover practical strategies for fostering secure attachment patterns in themselves and clients. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of attachment theory and actionable tools to enhance their own relationships, support clients, and strengthen the therapeutic process.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
March 6, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Evidence-Based Marketing for Therapists
Therapists routinely rely on metrics to guide clinical outcomes. The same data-driven mindset can be applied to evaluating and refining marketing efforts. Many therapists use multiple marketing channels to attract new clients. Yet whether their practice is full or not, few clearly understand how the time and money invested in these activities translate into results. For instance, if a therapist’s caseload is lower than desired, is the issue a lack of leads - or difficulty converting leads into clients? This presentation is designed to help therapists recognize the value of data-informed marketing strategies. The process doesn’t have to be complex. Attendees will learn simple, practical ways to track the time and money spent on marketing, measure the outcomes of those efforts, and use that information to identify strengths and opportunities for growth.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
March 20th, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PST
Autism Adapted and Affirming Care for Treatment Providers
This presentation explores a de-pathologized understanding of autism, highlighting the importance of recognizing autism as a natural variation rather than a disorder. Attendees will learn how to incorporate strengths-based strategies that focus on empowering autistic clients, promoting self-determination, and prioritizing consent and respect in therapy. By shifting the focus to individual strengths and needs, therapists can create more inclusive, affirming environments that foster autonomy and self-advocacy in autistic clients.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
April 24th, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST
Breaking the Chains: Unlocking the Power of Therapeutic Modalities in Addiction Treatment
Breaking the Chains: Unlocking the Power of Therapeutic Modalities in Addiction Treatment is an interactive training designed for clinicians and students seeking to enhance their approach to substance use disorders (SUDs). This workshop covers key topics, including the link between trauma and addiction, evidence-based treatments like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), group therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Through an instructional power point including case studies and discussions, participants will gain practical skills to improve patient outcomes.
Virtual Speaker Series Presentation
June 12, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PST
Breaking the Rules — To Break Free
Traditional therapy norms often fail to match the intensity of an eating disorder. This workshop invites clinicians to examine when and how to break the “rules” of therapy—ethically and strategically—to truly help clients recover. Learn how to challenge outdated clinical assumptions, embrace direct engagement, and use radical permission as a tool for dismantling the eating disorder’s control. Through case studies and experiential exercises, participants will leave with a bold, unapologetic approach to helping clients break free.