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2025 Annual Conference | February 27 - March 1 | Charlotte, NC
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa
 

Empowering Counselors: Nurturing Holistic Wellness through Trauma-Informed Care

We are excited to announce that the North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) will be hosting the Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC, from February 27 to March 1, 2025.

This conference will be a fantastic opportunity for professional development, networking with peers, and engaging in inspiring sessions tailored for counseling professionals. We have an exciting lineup of speakers and workshops planned, and we can't wait to share more details with you soon.

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2025 Annual Conference | Keynote Speaker

Dr. LaTonya Summers
PhD LMHC LCMHC-S NCC
Dr. LaTonya Summers is an award-winning Associate Professor and Department Chair of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Jacksonville University. She brings nearly 30 years of clinical mental health and addictions counseling experience and conducts research on multicultural issues in counseling and supervision. Her work is featured in scholarly journals and international and national professional conferences. She is the author of Multicultural Counseling: Responding with Cultural Humility, Empathy, and Advocacy, a Springer Publishers textbook. She is the Program Director for the Center for Men’s Mental Wellness, a free counseling center for uninsured men in a low income and high crime community of Jacksonville, Florida.
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Call for Presenters 

Submit presentations for breakout session ideas for the 2025 Annual Conference! The deadline to submit for the concurrent sessions is EOD Wednesday, October 30th.. Topics should fit with the conference theme, “Empowering Counselors: Nurturing Holistic Wellness through Trauma-Informed Care". Presentations should be thought-provoking and engaging, helping attendees learn the latest scientific research, best practices, and educational advances in the counseling profession.

Submit Presentation

Accepting Member and Non-Member submissions.
Deadline is Wednesday, October 30th.

Call for Poster Presentations 

Submit Poster

Accepting Member and Non-Member submissions.
Deadline is Wednesday, October 30th.

Hotel Information

Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa

5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW Concord, North Carolina 28027 USA

Located near the Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills mall, the Embassy Suites is offering a specially discounted guest room rate of $189 per night. A limited number of rooms are available. Room cutoff is January 28, 2025Book using the NCCA group code 954.

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Registration Rates




Status



Pre-Conference
(Early Bird)



2 Day Conference
(Early Bird)



Pre-Conference
(After 10/30th)



2 Day Conference
(After 10/30th)

Member

$85

$200

$100

$250

Non-member

$100

$250

$115

$300

Student Member

$50

$125

$65

$150

Student Non-member

$65

$150

$85

$175

 

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Who We Are

The North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA), a state branch of the American Counseling Association, represents professional counselors in various work settings. 

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