2025 Annual Conference | February 27 - March 1 | Charlotte, NC
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa
Schedule of Events
(As of 12/23/24)
Thursday, February 27
Pre-Conference, Separate registration required |
| 7:00am – 4:00pm |
Registration & Networking |
| 8:00am – 9:00am |
Coffee will be available |
| 9:00am – 12:00pm |
Breakout Sessions
- Creating Safe Spaces Through Trauma Informed Supervision
Letitia Huger-Hill
Supervisee are eager to learn and excited to embark on their professional journey. The focus of supervision should be creating a supportive environment for supervises to consult about their work with clients, and advance their skills and knowledge. When operating from a trauma informed lens, supervisors should also support professional growth and encourage learning opportunities. It is crucial for supervisors to create safe spaces for transparency and to mitigate the impacts of vicarious trauma.
- The Power of Child Centered Play Therapy Part 1:
Helping Children Connect and Heal
Kristie K. Opiola
Catherine Gibson, MA, LPC
Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is a developmentally responsive, evidence-based counseling approach to help children move toward self-enhancing behaviors and ways of being. In this workshop, we will present the nuts and bolts of CCPT. This introductory workshop will focus on the rationale and overview of CCPT, CCPT play therapy skills, how to develop a healing and therapeutic relationship with children, and using CCPT in treatment planning/goals.
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| 1:00pm – 4:00pm |
Breakout Sessions
- Neuroscience-Informed Relational Therapy: Integrating Trauma-Focused and Attachment-Based Models
Dr. Cara M. Thompson
Integrating neuroscience-informed counseling research and practice, an understanding of neurobiological implications of developmental trauma, and attachment-based relational therapies, this seminar will present Neuroscience-Informed Relational Therapy as a holistic model for advanced clinical practice. Specifically, this session will review research on neurobiological processes in family relationships, such as examining bio- and neuro-markers as outcomes in attachment interventions. This session will focus on applying literature on stress response adaptations to systemic and relational therapies such as Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) to enhance conceptualization, assessment, cultural humility, and clinical application skills. Lastly, this session will provide a brief case illustration with opportunities for attendees to apply concepts to their own active cases through independent or small group processes.
- The Power of Child Centered Play Therapy Part 2:
A Trauma-Informed Approach for Working with Children
Kristie K. Opiola
Catherine Gibson, MA, LPC
Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is a developmentally responsive, evidence-based counseling approach to help children move toward self-enhancing behaviors and ways of being. In this workshop, we will present the nuts and bolts of CCPT. This introductory workshop will focus on the rationale and overview of CCPT, CCPT play therapy skills, how to develop a healing and therapeutic relationship with children, and using CCPT in treatment planning/goals.
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Friday, February 28
Day 1, Annual Conference |
| 7:00am – 5:00pm |
Registration & Networking |
| 9:00am – 10:30am |
Keynote Presentation
Dr. LaTonya Summers, PhD, LMHC, LCMHC-S, NCC |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm |
Business Meeting & Awards Lunch |
| 2:00pm 2:50pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 3:00pm – 3:50pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 4:00pm - 4:50pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
Saturday, March 1
Day 2, Annual Conference |
| 7:00am – 5:00pm |
Registration & Networking |
| 9:00am - 9:50am |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 10:00am - 10:50am |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 11:00am - 11:50am |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 1:30pm - 2:20pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
| 4:10pm - 5:00pm |
Breakout/Content Sessions |
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