2026
7:00 AM-8:30 AM Registration & Badge Pick-Up SALON
7:00 AM-8:00 AM Pastry Breakfast Provided by FMHCA GRAND FOYER
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Required Courses for Re-Licensure
Presented By: Aaron Norton, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, CRC
8:00 AM-12:00 PM 4 Hour Qualified Supervisor Update
Presented By: Dr. Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, LMHC, LMFT
1 (2/4): 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Day 2 (2/5):
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Qualified Supervisor Training (QST)
Presented By: Scott Jones, LMHC, CAP, Qualified Supervisor & Dr. Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, LMHC, LMFT
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
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Managing Stress and Trauma in First Responders: Building Resilience and Supporting Mental Health
Presented By: Meredith Moran, Ed.D., LMHC, CCTP & Mary Farrand, MA
Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Action: Unlocking Change in Perfectionistic Clients
Presented By: Kerry Conca, LMHC, PAT & Aimee Johnson, LMHC, PAT
POTENTIAL CEs (THURSDAY): 9
on September 17th 2025
7:00 AM-10:00 AM
& Badge Pick-
7:00 AM-8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast Provided By: Your Company Named Here
8:00 AM-11:00 AM Keynote Session
-11:45
AM-1:45 PM Keynote Session
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
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Breakout Rooms 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, Ph.D., LMHC, CEDS-C & Gwilym Roddick, DSW, LCSW
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Presented By: Allison Brownlee, Psy.D., LMFT
AI Friend or Foe? Learning How to Use AI Effectively as Clinicians
Presented By: Graciela Pulliam, MA, LMHC, QS, Mashal Dhanani, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, MS, & Jessica Chavis, Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MS
Transforming Care, Honoring Identity: Building Inclusive Mental Health Systems for Tomorrow
Presented By: Dr. Nicole Kratimenos, 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
7:00
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7:00 AM-8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast Provided By: Agape Treatment Center
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Keynote Session
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Ethics Through the Lens of Ethnotraumatology: Repairing Gaps in Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care
Presented By: Lisseth London, Ph.D., LCSWA, CHW-I, CT & Karen Brown, Ph.D., FP
Break Connect & Collect
Meet your Regional Director, collect a treat!
Chat & Chew Networking Mixer Small Bites Provided By: Pass the NCMHCE
12:30 PM-2:30 PM
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 and 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, MS, LMFT, SHRM-SCP
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
The Existential Self: Belonging and the Search for Meaning in a Fragmented World Presented By: Jeremy D. Bonta, Ph.D., LMHC
Holding the Line: Boundaries, Biases, and Best Practices in Treating Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Presented By: Becky Lenning, MA, LPC-S, LMHC & Staci Zonca, MA, LPC NCC
Cultivating Curiosity & 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, Ph.D., MBA, LPC, SOTP
From Wounds to Wisdom: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Generational Healing Presented By: Shainna Ali Ph.D., LMHC, NCC
The Neurobiology of Rhythms in Play Therapy: Safety, Sequence, and Regulation
Presented By: Jackie Flynn, EdS, LMHC-S, RPT- and Haruna Nail, MA, LMHC
-8:00
TDB
8:00 AM-10:00 AM Keynote
AM-10:15
10:15 AM-12:15 PM Breakout Rooms
Student Poster Board Session
Take a break and hear from students as they share their latest research and insights
Helping to Heal the Wounds We Cannot See– Providing Trauma-informed Counseling to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Intimidate Partner Abuse
Presenter: Bridget Glass, Ph.D., LMHC, ACS
-3:00
3:00 PM– 6:00 PM Breakout Rooms
Psychedelics & Psych Meds: Counseling Strategies to Help Clients Avoid Dangerous Drug Interactions
Presenter: Max Kitaj, MD
Navigating Youth Development in the AI Era: Clinical Insights for Counselors
Presenter: Bethany R. Russell, Ph.D., LMHC, RPT, NCC
Let’s do GoodWerk: Cultivating a Culturally Responsive Counseling Practice in a Marginalizing Sociopolitical Climate
Presenter: Alfonso Ferguson, Ph.D., LMHC, LPC, ACS, NCC, Ebony E. White, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, & Daton Haywood, ALM, MS, ICF-PCC
Trauma in the Brain, Pain in the Body: Rewiring the PTSD–Pain Connection
Presenter: Pamela Madsen, LPC, ACS, CEDS & Sherry M. Todd, Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, CTTS
FMHCA Membership & Awards Luncheon Provided by: Your Company Named Here
Presenters: Maria G. Giuliana, LMHC, BC-TMH, CCTP & Corinne Mixon, FMHCA Lobbyist
Enhancing Virtual Behavioral Health & Addiction Treatment
Presenter: B. Taylor Santioni, MS, LMHC and Nick Padlo, MBA
The U-Model in Action: Combining IFS and ACT for Clinical Practice
Presenter: Rivka A. Edery, Psy.D., M.S.W., L.C.S.W., M-RAS, IFS Level I
The Power of Play: Adlerian Approaches to Autism Spectrum Therapy
Presenter: Andrea Mann, MS, NCC, LMHC-S, RPT-S, CAdPT-A
POTENTIAL CEs (SATURDAY): 9
on September 17th 2025