Conference Schedule 2027
When Insight Isn’t Enough: An Integrative and Holistic Approach to Mental Health
Mediterranean Region Counselors Association (MR-CA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7006. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Mediterranean Region Counselors Association (MR-CA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
March 04, 2027
0830-0900- Healing the Whole Person: Integrating Spirituality, Holistic Care, and Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment (1.0 CE).
Sra Hellen Khisa, PhD, LSOSF, Dr. Lori Vien,
PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS
Porcellane
0830-0930- Beyond Masking: Preventing Burnout and Promoting Mental Wellness in Neurodivergent Youth (1.0 CE).
Brittani Adache, LMHC, PhD(c)
Colonne
0830-0930-Beyond Self-Care: Building Sustainable Emotional Resilience in Mental Health Professionals (1.0 CE).
Dr. Sarah Flint, Dr. Margaret Taylor, Dr. Lindsay Portela
Biblioteca Grande
0930-1000-Coffee Break
1000-1100-Behind the Screen: Ambivalent Sexism, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Abuse (1.0 CE).
Dr. Adrienne R. Graham, PhD, LPC, NCC
Colonne
1000-1100-Beyond Insight: Integrating Cognitive, Somatic, and Relational Approaches in Trauma Recovery (1.0 CE).
Dr. Mishel Rych, PhD, LCSW
Biblioteca Grande
1000-1100-Beyond Resilience, When Insight Isn't Enough: Integrating Culture, Ethics, and Identity in Counseling Leadership (1.0 CE)
Dr. Avon Hart-Johnson, PhD
Porcellane
1100-1200-Poster Presentations
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LUNCH-1200-1300
Keynote/Awards @12PM (Buffet Lunch-Pay Hotel Directly)
Keynote: Beyond Insight: Listening to the Signals Beneath the Story (1.0 CE)
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Carmen L. Kimball, LPC, BCN
1300-1400- "I Know Why I Do It, So Why Do I Keep Doing It?" An Integrative Approach to Moving Clients from Insight to Sustainable Change. (1.0 CE)
Maya Khan, MA, NCC, LPC
Porcellane
1300-1400-Harnessing the Power of Play: Enhancing Learning Through Brain Breaks (1.0 CE).
Dr. Lara Vanderhoof, DSW, MSW, LMSW
Colonne
1300-1400-Walking Between Worlds: Autism Caregiving (1.0 CE).
Mr. Geoffrey A. Johnson
Biblioteca Grande
1400-1600-Beyond Awareness: Integrating Trauma-Informed Interventions for Lasting Client Change (2.0 CEs).
Dr. Matthew R. Shupp
Colonne
1400-1600-Beyond Insight: The LENS Framework for Holistic Mental Health Counseling (2.0 CEs)
Ms. Yolanda Loften Sims, M.Ed., RMHCI
Biblioteca Grande
1400-1500-From Insight to Healing: An Integrative and Holistic Approach to Mental Health (1.0 CE)
Ms. Lamya Nur, LPC, NCC
Porcellane
1500-1600-Cultural Adaptation as an Integrative Approach to Mental Health Assessment of PTSD and CPTSD (1.0 CE)
Ms. Nainika Hira, MS
Porcellane
1600-1700-Culturally Responsive Counseling: Why Insight Alone Isn’t Enough (1.0 CE).
Ms. Jade Bailey, MA, CCTSI
Colonne
1600-1700-What the Golden Girls Got Right: A Holistic Guide to Addressing Loneliness in Older Adults (1.0CE)
Greta Christ, MA, MA, LPC, NCC
Porcellane
1600-1700- When Knowing Isn’t Changing: The Regulate–Relate–Repattern Model for Anxiety, Burnout, and Trauma (1.0 CE)
Ms. Felicia Nichole Brown, LPC
Biblioteca Grande
March 05, 2027
0830-0930- From Awareness to Action: Holistic Mental Health Care for Emergency First Responders (1.0 CE)
Dr. Sarah Flint, Dr. Margaret Taylor, Dr. Lindsay Portela
Colonne
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0830-0930-Is Neuroscience Humanistic? The Integration of Neuroscience into Existential-Humanistic Therapy. (1.0 CE)
Dr. Stephanie Chalk, PhD, LMHC, LPC, NCC
Biblioteca Grande
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0830-0930- AI and Counseling (1.0 CE)
Mr. Kirill Martynov, LMHC, NCC, CASAC
Porcellane
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Coffee Break-0930-1000 AM.
1000-1100-Beyond Insight: Healing Intergenerational Acculturation Stress Through a Holistic Family-Centered Approach for Immigrant Families (1.0 CE).
Ms. Shazia Mirza, MEd., RMHCI
Colonne
1000-1100-An integrative and holistic approach for processing Ambiguous Grief (1.0 CE).
Dr. Linda Hart PhD., LPCS, RPTS, CSC
Biblioteca Grande
1000-1100-Beyond Insight: The Neuroscience of Embodied Trauma Healing in Counseling (1.0 CE)
Dr. Jordan Dunn, PhD, LMHC
Porcellane
1100-1200- Beyond Insight: Training Supervisees to Recognize Emotional Connection and Disconnection Through Relational Cultural Supervision (1.0 CE).
Dr. Tara Jungersen, Dr. Paula Lazarim
Colonne
1100-1200- Culturally Relevant Integrative and Holistic Approaches to Counseling Men of Color Utilizing Hip-Hop Music/Lyrics and Spoken Word Therapy (1.0 CE)
Dr. Eugenie Joan Looby, PHD, LPC, NCC, ACS, Jasmine Carter, BA, MA, LPC, BCTMH, NCC, Kimberly Gray, BA, MA, LPC-S
Biblioteca Grande
1100-1200-Mandalas use in Wellness Counseling for Counselor Educators and Supervisors. (1.0 CE)
Kathleen Jones-Trebatoski, PhD, LPCS
Porcellane
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LUNCH-1200-1300
1300-1400-Empowering Counselor Holistic Mental Health Through Wellness, Self-Acceptance, and Individual Strengths (1.0 CE)
Dr. Eugenie Joan Looby, PHD, LPC, NCC, ACS, Jasmine Carter, BA, MA, BCTMH, LPC, NCC, Tinmuk Li BA, MA
Biblioteca Grande
1300-1400-The Game of Managing Stress (1.0 CE)
Kathleen Jones-Trebatoski, PhD, LPCS
Colonne
1300-1400-Putting the Pieces Together: The Power of an Integrative Intake. (1.0 CE).(1.0 CE)
Dr. Kamille Marie Greene, PhD, LCMFT
Porcellane
1400-1500-Ethical and Effective Use of AI and Technology in Behavioral Healthcare (1.0 CE)
Dr. Stephanie Chalk, PhD, LMHC, LPC, NCC
Porcellane
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1400-1500- Integrating Music Therapy into Your Counseling Practice (1.0 CE)
Mr. Arthur White, LPC, NCC
Biblioteca Grande
1400-1500- When Culture Looks Clinical: Rethinking Diagnosis/Assessment/Planning Through Cultural Humility (1.0 CEU)
Ms. Kristin Lee, MS, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, PEL
Colonne
1500-1600-The Art of Presence: The Therapist’s Nervous System as the Intervention (1.0 CE)
Ms. Marquita Latrice Maxwell, LPC, M.Div., NCC, BC-TMH, ACS
Colonne
1500-1600- The Ties That Hold: Love, Loyalty, and Attachment Beyond Insight (1.0 CE).
Ms. Hoda Hassan, (LMHC), Ph.D. Student
Porcellane
1500-1600- When Insight Isn't Enough: Moving Clients from Understanding to Embodied Change with Reclamation Theory (1.0 CE)
Biblioteca Grande
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1600 MRCA Executive Board/Member Meeting
Colonne