7:00 AM– 8:30 AM Registration
7:00 AM- 8:00 AM Pastry Breakfast provided by FMHCA
8:00AM-5:00PM
8 CEs and 8 APT Credits
Playful Healing: Trauma- Informed Play Therapy for Children and Adolescents
Presenter: Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT-
*Separate Registration Required
9:00AM-6:00PM
8 CEs
Secrets of Changework & Design Solution Therapy (DST)
Presenter: Elvis Lester, MA, LMHC, NCC, MAC, ACHMT
*Separate Registration Required
8:00AM-5:00PM
8 CEs
8:00 AM- 5:00 PM
3 Ethics CEUs
2 Medical Errors CEUs
3 Laws & Rules CEUs
Differential Diagnosis Academy: Sharpening Your Diagnostic Skills
Presenter: Aaron Norton, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, MCAP
*Separate Registration Required
8:00AM-5:00PM
8 CEUs
Required Courses for Re-Licensure
Presenters: Julia W. Buckey, Ph.D., ACSW and George A. Jacinto, Ph.D., LCSW, M.Ed.
*Separate Registration Required
8:00 AM- 5:00 PM
12 Supervisory CEUs
(2-Day Workshop)
3:00 PM– 3:15 PM
Beyond Grad School: Crafting a Compliant Private or Group Practice from Start-Up to Success
Presenters: Ryan Jennifer Fontaine, LMHC, QS and Melissa Owen Norris, BS
*Separate Registration Required
Qualified Supervisor Training (QST)
Presenters: Scott Jones, LMHC and Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT
*Separate Registration Required
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7:00 AM- 10:00 AM Registration
7:00 AM- 8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast provided by FMHCA GRAND FOYER
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Keynote
- 11:45
11:45 AM- 1:45 PM Keynote
1:45 PM– 2:00 PM
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM
Breakout Rooms
7:15 PM
Innovative Horizons: Integrating Telehealth and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mental Health Counseling
Presenter: Aaron Norton, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, MCAP
Resilient Practices: Nervous System-Informed Self-Care for Clinicians
Presenter: Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT Lunch Provided by Tobacco Free Florida
Healing Trauma Narratives in Relational and Domestic Violence
Presenter: Rhett K Brandt, Ph.D., LMHC, LPC
Are We There Yet? A Guide to Navigating Gender and Sexual Identity with Couples
Presenters: Dr. Michelle Cavaliere, Ph.D., LMHC, QSP, CFMHE, MCAP and Dr. Madison Peluso, Ph.D., MCAP, CAMS-1
and Alternative Approach
Presenter: Dr. Eric Reznik, Psy.D.
Assessing a Teenager's Psychobiological Capacities: The Road to Recovery
Presenters: Erin Beattie Ph.D., LMHC, NCC and Vanina Hochman, LMFT
Threat Assessment and Management: The Role of Mental Health Professionals
Presenters: Sandy Sisson, LMHC, CAP, CAMS-1, CCTP and Lisa Cover, LCSW, TIC, CCATP
Counseling and Psychological Care of the First Responder
Presenters: Dennis Carradin, LPCMH, NCC, BCETS and Lt. Harold Bozeman
Permission to Feel: A Transdiagnostic Approach to Understanding & Treating Eating Disorders
Presenter: Christina Purkiss, MA, LMHC, CEDS-C
7:00 AM- 10:00 AM Registration
7:00 AM- 8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast provided by Milton Recovery GRAND FOYER
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Keynote
Counselor Vulnerabilities: The Impact of Attachment and Trauma on Ethical Decision Making
Presenters: Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley, LPC and Dr. Lisa Compton, LCSW, CTTS, CFE
11:15 AM- 12:15 PM Chat & Chew (Networking Hour) Small Bites Provided By: We Level Up
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
12:30 PM– 2:30 PM
Breakout Rooms
Beyond the Rainbow: Addressing Moral Injury in LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Presenter: Maria Giuliana, LMHC, QS, BC-THP
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Unpacked: A Comprehensive Guide for Mental Health Counselors
Presenter: Coralis Solomon, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC
Effortless Until Now: Helping High Performing Students Manage Stress and Anxiety
Presenter: Erica Whitfield, LMHC, MACP, BC-TMH
The HEART Model: Treating Complex Trauma- The Research and Underpinnings
Presenter: Benjamin B Keyes, ThD, PhD, EdD, LMHC-S, LPC-S, NCC, CCMHC
A Clinicians Guide to the Scrupulosity Dimension of ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder
Presenter: Jeremy Bonta, Ph.D., LMHC, Laura Rendon Finnell, LMHC, Lindsay Allen, Ph.D., LMHC, and Kathryn Bosso-Iandoli, Ph.D., LMHC
2:30PM- 3:00 PM Snack Break
Counselor's Guide to Reproductive Trauma: Multifaceted Treatment Approach to Reproductive Trauma
Presenters: Vanessa Kent, PhD, LCMHC, LMFT and Caitlin Overfelt, MS, LPC
ETHNOTRAUMATOLOGY: Understanding Trauma in BIDEC Communities
Presenters: Lisseth London, PhD and Karen Brown, PhD
Doomscrolling- The Growing Media Trauma
Presenters: Kathie Erwin, Ed.D., LMHC, NCC, NCGC, Fulbright Specialist, Master Field Traumatololgist and Kelly Erwin, Certified Field Traumatologist, Green Cross Academy.
Preventing Targeted School Violence: Florida's Approach to Threat Management
Presenter: Taurean Wilson, LMHC, CFMHE
Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Providing Mental Health Care to the Military Community
Presenter: David R Jedrziewski, LMFT, LMHC, Qualified Supervisor, Advanced Clinical Trauma Professional, MS, MEd, MFA
5:00 PM- 5:30 PM Break
5:30 PM- 6:30 PM Military Services Committee Meeting RSVP Required ORCHID ROOM
5:30 PM- 7:00 PM Student Poster Board Session SALONS DE
6:30 PM– 7:30 PM Government Relations Committee Meeting RSVP Required ORCHID ROOM
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Keynote
Hypnotic Evening - Secrets of Trancework with Elvis Lester
Presenter: Elvis Lester, LMHC, NCC, MAC, ACHMT
POTENTIAL CEUS (FRIDAY): 9
7:00 AM- 10:00 AM Registration
F 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast provided by Sunwave Health
8:00 AM- 12:00 PM Qualified Supervisor Update
Presenter: Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT *Separate Registration Required
8:00 AM- 10:00 AM
Keynote
The Great Escape: Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking and the Trauma Response
Presenter: Patrick Nave, ABD, DMIN, LMHC, MCAP, CTP Diplomate in Trauma Counseling AMHCA
10:00 AM- 10:15 AM Snack Break provided by: UF Health Florida Recovery Center
10:15 AM- 12:15 PM Breakout Rooms
Beyond Trauma: Expanding Clinical Applications for EMDR Therapy
Presenters: Grace W. Cantor, MA, LPC, LMHC & Mary K. Tatum, LMHC, QS
Target 2 Zero: Innovative and Streamlined Traumatic Stress Treatment
Presenters: Sherry M. Todd, PhD, LPC (VA), ATR-BC, CTTS, Scarlett Williams, MS, LPC (VA), J. Patrick O’Neal, MA, LCPC (Idaho), LPC (AZ), NCC
BIOREGULATION THERAPY - Integrating Body Biofeedback & Pulsed Electro- Magnetic Field Therapy into Psychotherapy: A Holistic Approach
Presenter: Michael G. Holler, MA, NCC, CFMHE, CCCE, CCMHC, LMHC
12:45 PM- 2:45 PM Keynote
2:45 PM- 3:00
3:00 PM– 6:00 PM Breakout Rooms
Awards Luncheon Provided by: FSU College of Medicine AHEC
Presenters: Dr. Kathie Erwin, FMHCA President, Corinne Mixon, FMHCA
Lobbyist, Michael Holler, FMHCA Parliamentarian, Maria Giuliana, FMHCA President-Elect, Diana Huambachano, FMHCA Executive Director
Navigating the Baker Act: History, Ethics, and Practical Insights
Presenter: John Puls, LCSW, MCAP
Creativity and Spontaneity as a Therapeutic Tool: Using Psychodrama to Empower Clients to Move Towards Growth by Confronting the Fear That Holds Them Back
Presenter: Kerry Conca, LMHC, PAT and Aimee Johnson, LMHC, PAT
Superheroes of the Nervous System: Polyvagal Adventures in Play Therapy
Presenter: Dora Henderson, LMHC, RPTS, CST, EMDR Consultant