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• MaMHCA Board Annual Planning Meeting

  • When
    09/06/2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bergstrom Conference Center Foxboro MA

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  MaMHCA's Annual Strategic Planning and September Board Meeting

  MaMHCA's Board meets annually to review the fiscal year past and prepare for the upcoming year.  Celebration of goals met, and development of new goals highlight the day. Budgets are reviewed and discussed, and open Board seats are identified.

  MaMHCA Board Members please register to confirm you will be there.

  The public is always welcome to join us as observers.  Guests may not comment on topics discussed, nor can they vote, however this is a great opportunity to see your professional association's team in action "behind the scenes."

  If you are interested in attending as a guest, please contact:

  Jami Osborne, Executive Assistant josborne@mamhca.org

  Joe Weeks, Executive Director jweeks@mamhca.org

  Venita Qualls, President 2025-2027 vqualls@mamhca.org

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• Working with Trans Clients in 2026

  • When
    09/13/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    MaMHCA's Bergstrom Conference Center, 17 Cocasset Street Foxboro MA
  • Spaces left
    14

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  Working with Trans Clients in 2026

  a clinical track workshop

  < Live in Foxboro>

  This will review the basics of trans competency and discuss important details therapists need to be familiar with. It will also discuss legal and ethical implications of doing this work in this particular time period, and the state of the law in Massachusetts and federally.

  Become Trans Competent! Trans Clients need you.

  Goal 1: To understand what gender-affirming care is

  Goal 2: To deepen our understanding of gender identity and sexual identity and how these affect people’s lives

  Goal 3: To be able to feel confident in taking a gender history and in writing letters for clients

  Presenter: Eve Lyons, LMHC

  I have been running peer support groups for trans competent expressive arts therapists for 5+ years now, and am passionate about more therapists of all stripes becoming more trans competent. I have a training I have offered privately that I would like to offer to the MaMHCA community

  Saturday September 13, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• LMHC Licensing Exam Prep Class

  • When
    09/14/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - this is a virtual class
  • Spaces left
    15

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  LMHC Licensing Exam Prep

  
  

  THIS CLASS FILLS QUICKLY. REGISTER ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SEAT.

  Class size is limited, so register early.  All registration closes 10 DAYS BEFORE the workshop to allow time for mailing materials.

  One-day trainings via Zoom, addressing all aspects of the NCMHCE [National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam]

  Schedule:

  Sunday September 14, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to the workshop. Limited to 20 participants.

  Subject Review
  This NCMHCE review is designed to prepare Mental Health Counselors for the Massachusetts State Licensure Examination. It is an in-depth overview of the content areas used in the NCMHCE Exam.

  ALL MATERIALS AND FORMAT designed to address the 2022 NCMHCE exam structure.

  The workshop is designed to provide you with the information you need to pass the exam and includes techniques to assess your knowledge base. The format allows plenty of time for you to ask the questions you need to help you understand how to best use your knowledge. At the workshop you will receive the PTI Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook & Study Guide * with all the study areas covered so you can also prepare for the test at home.

  Test Taking Techniques
  This experience provides you with traditional test taking techniques as well as personal insights into your individual style of learning and test taking abilities. You will be given sample tests that are modeled after the NCMHCE Exam so you have the opportunity to see how you perform within their structure. Then you will be shown how to improve and optimize your ability to use your knowledge to successfully pass the exam. You will also be given an opportunity to find others who are interested in forming study and support groups to help prepare for success.

  With Exam Preparation Faculty

  Fees/Registration Information
  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to workshop.
  LMHC License Exam Prep Workshop Fees:

  Members:  $350.00
  Non-Members:  $425.00

  This registration fee includes all books and study materials sent to you in advance

  • Workshop is limited to 20 participants.
  • A confirmation letter with detailed directions and a map to help you reach workshop site will be sent one week prior to workshop.
  • Bring plenty of note taking materials & highlighters
  • Lunch will be on your own.
  • If you have any special needs or require handicapped access, please let us know ahead of time.

  Cancellation and Refund Policy

  If there is insufficient enrollment, the program will be cancelled and you will be notified one week prior. For other cancellations, up until two weeks before the program date you will receive a full refund for a cancellation minus a $25 administrative fee. After that date, no refunds will be made, but you may send another person in your place.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.

  
  

  
  

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• LMHC License Application Clinic

  • When
    09/16/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  MaMHCA's License Application Clinic

  Start your post graduate works experience on the right foot, and be ready at the 2 year mark to submit a perfect application!

  This 2 hour in-depth session covers the post-graduate requirements for LMHC Licensure in Massachusetts.  From understanding and tracking your post-master's hours, to documenting and correctly completing the application, this session is a time-saver.  

  Materials for tracking hours are provided.

  Our Presenter:  Jami Osborne, LMHC, MACCS, has been Chair of the MaMHCA Application Support Committee since 2011, and has been facilitating these clinics since 2012.  She works closely with the Allied Board to ensure the information shared is current. 

  TUESDAY September 16, 2025, from 7-9 pm

  2 - hours, NO CEUs offered

  Members: $20     Non-members: $30

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

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• Counseling Neurodivergent Young Adults through Life Transitions

  • When
    09/20/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Counseling Neurodivergent Young Adults through Life Transitions

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  < Live on ZOOM>

  
  

  Counseling Neurodiverse Young Adults Through Life Transitions is a dynamic, interactive workshop designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights necessary to support neurodivergent young adults—including those with Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD—as they navigate critical life transitions. The presentation integrates lecture, experiential learning, and practical resources to create a well-rounded and engaging experience for participants.
  
  The workshop begins with a brief introduction, during which the presenter will share relevant professional background and lived experience, establishing a foundation of neurodiversity-affirming care. Participants will be introduced to the neurodiverse profiles of autistic and ADHD individuals, including those with overlapping or blended presentations (AuDHD), with a particular emphasis on how these identities manifest during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
  
  The lecture portion will focus on common challenges faced by neurodivergent youth in transition—such as executive functioning struggles, identity development, late diagnosis, emotional regulation, masking, and difficulties in navigating independence. Special attention will be given to the unique needs of clients who are navigating the shift into college, employment, or independent living. Family systems will be discussed as a key factor in the success of these transitions, with guidance on how to foster healthy interdependence and communication.
  
  An experiential component will follow, in which participants work in small groups to analyze case studies representing real-world challenges. These case examples will encourage discussion of appropriate interventions, client-centered support strategies, and culturally sensitive approaches. Participants will then reconvene to share insights and reflections with the larger group.
  
  The workshop will also provide a range of practical tools and resources. These include executive functioning strategies, sensory regulation tips, identity exploration exercises, and tools for developing life skills. Attendees will receive digital handouts such as worksheets, checklists, and a curated list of recommended books, apps, and support organizations.
  
  The session will conclude with a Q&A segment, allowing participants to explore specific questions related to their work. A guided reflection will invite attendees to consider how they can integrate a neurodiversity-affirming approach in their own practices moving forward.
  
  This workshop is ideal for therapists, school counselors, educators, and allied professionals who support neurodivergent youth and families. Whether new to the topic or experienced in the field, participants will leave with deeper insight, practical tools, and renewed confidence in their ability to support young adults in transition.

  
  

  Presenter: Eva Mendes, LMHC

  As an autism, ADHD, and AuDHD expert, author, and therapist, I’ve spent the past several years specializing in the neurodiverse experience—particularly in supporting teens and young adults through life transitions. My work centers on a neurodiversity-affirming approach that integrates clinical expertise with deep understanding of lived experience, supporting clients in identity development, executive functioning, and relationship dynamics. I’ve presented on these topics in professional settings, written extensively about neurodiverse mental health, and maintain an active therapy practice dedicated to helping neurodivergent individuals and families thrive.

  Saturday September 20, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] and Retired $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• Playfulness and Expressive Therapies with Adults in Clinical Settings

  • When
    09/27/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    In Person In Foxboro
  • Spaces left
    21

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  Playfulness and Expressive Therapies with Adults in Clinical Settings

  < Live on Zoom>

  Please note this change from in-person.

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  Presentation will take evidence-based play therapy and expressive arts techniques and provide participants with tangible steps to insert it into their practice to increase ability to access the subconscious and allow for increased vulnerability in the clinical rapport with adults. This will take clinical practitioners through the assessment process to the end of treatment and review documentation and assessment points to ensure efficacy. Presentation will explore therapists core beliefs, personality theory and have active participation requirements in working together to enhance skill development.

  Goal 1: Participants will learn how to implement different art therapy activities, such as collage, photography, painting, and drawing, to help clients explore their sense of self and communicate through verbal, nonverbal, and metaphorical methods

  Goal 2: Participants will identify various techniques and approaches used in expressive art therapy, including directive and non-directive methods, and how to assess the needs of clients

  Goal 3: Participants will gain a general understanding of what expressive art therapy entails, its theoretical foundations, and how it differs from other therapeutic modalities 

  Presenter: Kelli Fowle, LMHC

  Post Graduate Training in Play Therapy (CAGS) and RPT pending for August, 2025.
  Owns a Group Therapy Practice
  Presented at other conferences on minor confidentiality and protecting minor rapport.
  Supervisor Certificate by Providers Council
  ADHD Clinical Specialist
  20 years of experience in a variety of settings.

  Saturday September 28, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] and Retired $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 days before the event even if there are open spaces. In Person sessions have a maximum of 30 seats. 

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• The Legally Required "What If" Plan

  • When
    10/03/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    17

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  The Legally Required "What If" Plan: Your comprehensive guide to maintaining a Legal Custodian of Records 

  a Private Practice Workshop

  Live on ZOOM! 

  Did you know that every clinician, even those in private practice, is required, by law, to have an identified Custodian of Records? Do you have a practice policy that outlines how your clients will continue to be served if you experience an unexpected medical emergency? Does your private practice meet the legal requirements for continuity of care? Many LMHCs are not aware of the state regulations and ethical codes of conduct which mandate these orders. If your practice is lacking these vital elements, this working workshop will help you fulfill your legal and client responsibilities to manage unforeseen clinician misfortune proactively. 

  As a working workshop, we will review and create a step-by-step plan of action to fulfill this legal responsibility for regulatory compliance in your private practice. This "what if" workshop will give you the peace of mind that you, and your clients, never knew you legally needed.

  This workshop is for anyone in or planning to open a private practice.  Originally developed by our Founder, Berna Haberman, LMHC #1, and revised and updated by our presenter, Stacey E. Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS, this is an invaluable workshop, one that supports risk management.

  Presenter: Stacey E. Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS

  Stacey E. Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS, is a long-time MaMHCA member, former MaMHCA Board member and co-developer of MaMHCA's incredibly popular Bringing Your Private Practice to Life workshop. 

  
  

  Friday October 3, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

   3 CEUs

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  
  

  
  

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• Queering the Clinical Space: Affirming Practices for LGBTQIA2S+ Clients

  • When
    10/04/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    16

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  Queering the Clinical Space:

  Affirming Practices for LGBTQIA2S+ Clients

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  New workshop

  Live on Zoom

  [MaMHCA does not maintain waiting lists. Once the seat limit set by the presenter is met, this workshop registration will close.]

  This interactive clinical workshop equips mental health professionals with affirming strategies to support LGBTQIA2S+ clients, especially those navigating racial, cultural, and gender-based marginalization. Participants will explore identity development, trauma-informed care, and intersectional clinical practices rooted in liberation and belonging. Case studies, practical tools, and current research will guide clinicians in creating safer, braver therapeutic spaces.

  Presenter: Craig C. Aarons-Martin

  Craig C. Martin is an award-winning educator, principal, and nationally recognized leader in culturally responsive and equity-centered professional development. He has provided high-impact PD sessions to thousands of educators across the country on topics including culturally affirming mental health, trauma-informed SEL, and healing-centered engagement practices—particularly as they intersect with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC identities. As the founder of CCM Education Group and a former urban school leader, Craig blends clinical relevance with lived experience, equity research, and storytelling.

  How can clinicians ensure that LGBTQIA2S+ clients feel not only seen—but deeply affirmed—in therapy? This engaging session invites mental health professionals to move beyond tolerance and toward transformative care. Rooted in cultural humility and trauma-informed principles, this workshop explores the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and power. Through case examples, resource sharing, and reflection, participants will gain tools to disrupt bias in clinical settings and center healing for LGBTQIA2S+ clients—especially youth, BIPOC individuals, and trans/gender expansive people. Participants will leave with concrete strategies for advocacy, clinical documentation, and therapeutic alliance building that supports identity pride and emotional wellness.

  Learning Goals:

  1: Describe key identity development models relevant to LGBTQIA2S+ clients.

  2: Evaluate strategies for building therapeutic alliances with trans and queer clients, especially those with multiple marginalized identities.

  3: Demonstrate techniques for creating affirming treatment plans and documentation that support LGBTQIA2S+ wellness.

  Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Retired/Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] $90

  Members: $105

  Non-members: $145

  Registration closes 5 days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• LMHC Licensing Exam Prep Class

  • When
    10/05/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - this is a virtual class
  • Spaces left
    20

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  LMHC Licensing Exam Prep
  

  THIS CLASS FILLS QUICKLY. REGISTER ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SEAT.

  Class size is limited, so register early.  All registration closes 10 DAYS BEFORE the workshop to allow time for mailing materials.

  One-day trainings via Zoom, addressing all aspects of the NCMHCE [National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam]

  Schedule:

  Sunday October 5, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to the workshop. Limited to 20 participants.

  Subject Review
  This NCMHCE review is designed to prepare Mental Health Counselors for the Massachusetts State Licensure Examination. It is an in-depth overview of the content areas used in the NCMHCE Exam.

  ALL MATERIALS AND FORMAT designed to address the 2022 NCMHCE exam structure.

  The workshop is designed to provide you with the information you need to pass the exam and includes techniques to assess your knowledge base. The format allows plenty of time for you to ask the questions you need to help you understand how to best use your knowledge. At the workshop you will receive the PTI Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook & Study Guide * with all the study areas covered so you can also prepare for the test at home.

  Test Taking Techniques
  This experience provides you with traditional test taking techniques as well as personal insights into your individual style of learning and test taking abilities. You will be given sample tests that are modeled after the NCMHCE Exam so you have the opportunity to see how you perform within their structure. Then you will be shown how to improve and optimize your ability to use your knowledge to successfully pass the exam. You will also be given an opportunity to find others who are interested in forming study and support groups to help prepare for success.

  With Exam Preparation Faculty

  Fees/Registration Information
  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to workshop.
  LMHC License Exam Prep Workshop Fees:

  Members:  $350.00
  Non-Members:  $425.00

  This registration fee includes all books and study materials sent to you in advance

  • Workshop is limited to 20 participants.
  • A confirmation letter with detailed directions and a map to help you reach workshop site will be sent one week prior to workshop.
  • Bring plenty of note taking materials & highlighters
  • Lunch will be on your own.
  • If you have any special needs or require handicapped access, please let us know ahead of time.

  Cancellation and Refund Policy

  If there is insufficient enrollment, the program will be cancelled and you will be notified one week prior. For other cancellations, up until two weeks before the program date you will receive a full refund for a cancellation minus a $25 administrative fee. After that date, no refunds will be made, but you may send another person in your place.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.

  
  

  
  

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• Ethical Decision Making

  • When
    10/11/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    17

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  Ethical Decision Making

  <Live on Zoom>

  Do you remember Ethics class from grad school? Were you frustrated that you were not simply given a list of all the sketchy things that you should avoid when working as a counselor? While that would be simple, ethical issues that arise in our work are not so straightforward. Rather than providing a list of dos and don’ts, this course is designed to refresh your memories of all the tools you already have. We will use realistic examples of ethical issues and use these tools to propose appropriate resolutions. This class will combine traditional lecture with group work and discussion.

  Presenter: Name

  Rachel Sykes, LMHC, is a MaMHCA member and a volunteer on the Membership committee. She has taught Ethics and Counseling Theory & Research at the graduate level in the past and is currently in private practice. 

  Saturday October 11, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon 

  Live on Zoom

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Student/New Professional [not yet licensed] and Retired Members: $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• S1. Frameworks for Supervision

  • When
    10/12/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    25

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  This is a virtual, live session on Zoom. 

  Pre-registration in required

  Supervision is defined as the artful integration of clinical skills, education and experience to ensure the integrity of clinical services to the client and to develop competence in the supervisee. It provides the structure and framework for learning how to apply knowledge, theory, and clinical procedures to solve human problems. This workshop is intended for experienced clinicians who wish to become trained supervisors. It will include examples, role play, and templates for supervision assessment.

  This workshop is approved to fulfill the initial or renewal requirements for the MaMHCA Certified Clinical Supervisor Credential (MaCCS).

  MaMHCA Supervisor Training Programs Mission Statement 

  The Mission of the MaMHCA Supervision Training Programs is to provide the highest quality training in supervision theory and practice for LMHC Supervisors. Both the MaMHCA Approved Supervisor Certificate (MaASC) and the advanced MaMHCA Certified Clinical Supervisor (MaCCS) programs will offer continuing education in theory and practice in supervision skills, national and Massachusetts ethical & legal standards for supervision, and the ongoing growth and evolution/development of knowledge, roles and requirements for qualified supervisors.

  Certificate holders will also demonstrate the ability to model appropriate professional skills and behavior, ethical standards, and the ability to actively use concepts learned in the training. 

  With Meg Connor, LMHC

  Meg is the Field Placement Director at Lesley University, and a MaMHCA faculty for many years.  She brings a calm, mindful approach to our Supervision workshops.

  4 CEUs MCEAP Approved Category 1 

  Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 9:00 am to 1:15 pm

  Level pricing for members and non-members*: $125.00

  * Level pricing applies only to the core supervision classes, S1, S2, S3 & S4.  All other workshops have a 2-tier pricing.

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Virtual Book Club Returns

  • When
    10/13/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Virtual EVENT

  Our membership team welcomes you to our NEXT: MaMHCA Book Club. On  October 13, 2025, please consider joining us for an virtual discussion on the book, "The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed" by Dr. Temple Grandin and Richard Panek.

  Registration includes one CE for attendance. Please come prepared, having read the book, and any notes and questions you would like to discuss.

  This book can also be found in our home study section of the website here: https://www.mamhca.org/home-study. (Note: If you choose, you may purchase the home-study test for this book and complete it for an additional 10 CEs. This is not required for book club attendance.)

  Event: MaMHCA Book Club: "The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed" by Dr. Temple Grandin and Richard Panek

  Led by: Jennifer Hurley, LMHC, of the Membership Committee

  Monday October 13, 2025

  Book discussion: 7:00pm-8:00pm

  Members: $20

  Non-members: $40

  
  

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• MaMHCA Board Meeting

  • When
    10/18/2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Regular meeting of the MaMHCA Board of Directors

  The MaMHCA Board meets regularly to discuss and vote on crucial matters pertaining to our profession, and to review progress towards goals set in our annual planning meeting. 

  This meeting will be In Person in Foxboro. This is a working session to prepare for the Annual Conference. Please come ready to help get things organized.

  We welcome visitors to attend and observe. Guests may not comment unless invited to do so, and may not vote on any matters before the Board. 

  There is no charge to join us, and no CEUs are offered for Board meetings.

  
  

  If you wish to attend as a guest, please contact

  Venita Qualls, President 2025-2027, vqualls@mamhca.org
  

  Jami Osborne, Executive Assistant, josborne@mamhca.org

  or  Joseph Weeks, Executive Director, jweeks@mamhca.org

  to be added to the meeting.

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• 2025 Annual Conference: Family Matters: Focusing on all aspects of supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers

  • Start
    10/24/2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    10/25/2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Boston/Dedham, 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA

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  Family Matters: Focusing on all aspects of supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers

  
  

  Join your fellow counselors for MaMHCA’s 2025 Annual Conference, Family Matters, happening October 24–25 at the Hilton in Dedham, MA. Whether you’re a student, a supervisor, or a seasoned clinician, this event is designed with you in mind. With three targeted tracks and four unique breakout sessions per track, you’ll explore critical family-centered topics—like play-based self-care, ethical therapy practices with cases in litigation, sexual health resources for counselors, addressing privilege and bias in family work, and so much more! 
  

  Earn 7 CEUs towards the 2024 - 2025 renewal cycle!

  Location: Hilton Boston/Dedham, 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA

  Want to buy a table (10+)? Check out our bulk ticket options to receive a 10% discount on the Professional Member ticket rate.

  Friday Evening, October 24, 2025, 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM

  The weekend begins Friday evening with a lively student poster contest viewing, dinner, and escape room, our Annual Meeting and Awards, and plenty of networking opportunities. 

  Saturday Morning, October 25, 2025, 9:00 AM -12:15 PM

  Welcome to the Conference and Agenda 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

  Breakout sessions are organized into three different recommended tracks: Supervisors and Counselor Educators (Track 1), Students and Emerging Professionals (Track 2), and Experienced Professionals and Specialists (Track 3).

  Breakout Session 1: 9:20 AM - 10:40 AM

  • The Relational Supervisor: Cultivating Systemic Thinking and Self of the Therapist in Supervisees with Niko Wilson, LMHC/LMFT/PhD (Track 1)
  • What Kind of Play Do You Need? Self-Care Using Play with Denise Galford-Koeppel, LMHC and Life is Good Playmaker and Howard Moody, Life is Good Playmaker (Track 2)
  • Guiding Your Clients through Divorce with Dignity with Ben Stich, LICSW, MEd (Track 3)

  Breakout Session 2: 10:50 AM - 12:10 PM

  • Digging at the Root: Uncovering Layers of Privilege and Internalized Bias When Working with Families with Cassandra Carroll, LMHC (Track 1)
  • How to Speak Tween: The Therapist's Role in Strengthening the Caregiver-Tween Relationship with Elana Jones, LMHC (Track 2)
  • Harm Reduction as a Family Intervention for High Risk Teens with Charity Chaffee, LMHC (Track 3)

  Saturday lunch 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM 

  You will have time during lunch to take a walk, network, and chat with our sponsors. The raffle and poster winner will be announced.

  Saturday afternoon, October 25, 2025

  Legislative Session: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  Breakout Session 3: 2:10 PM - 3:40 PM

  • Navigating Child Therapy: Policies and Ethical Consideration for Clinicians with Amanda Nicely, LMHC (Track 1)
  • Holding Both: Family Engagement & Clinical Resilience with Raluca Honciuc, LMHC (Track 2)
  • Beyond Communication: Nervous System Regulation in Couples and Parenting Work with Annabelle Coote, LMHC (Track 3)

  Breakout Session 4: 3:50 PM - 5:10 PM

  • Playing Around with Supervision of Family Therapy with Denise Galford-Koeppel, LMHC and Life is Good Playmaker (Track 1)
  • Substance Use: Family Systems Dynamics with Martha P Deering, LADC 1 and LRC (Track 2)
  • Sex Matters 101: Helping Clients by Learning Essential Sexual Health Concepts and Resources with Stephanie Baird, LMHC (Track 3)

  Conference Check-Out: 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM 

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• LMHC License Application Clinic

  • When
    10/28/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  MaMHCA's License Application Clinic

  Start your post graduate works experience on the right foot, and be ready at the 2 year mark to submit a perfect application!

  This 2 hour in-depth session covers the post-graduate requirements for LMHC Licensure in Massachusetts.  From understanding and tracking your post-master's hours, to documenting and correctly completing the application, this session is a time-saver.  

  Materials for tracking hours are provided.

  Our Presenter:  Jami Osborne, LMHC, MACCS, has been Chair of the MaMHCA Application Support Committee since 2011, and has been facilitating these clinics since 2012.  She works closely with the Allied Board to ensure the information shared is current. 

  TUESDAY October 28, 2025, from 7-9 pm

  2 - hours, NO CEUs offered

  Members: $20     Non-members: $30

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

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• The DSM 5 TR - Refresher

  • When
    11/01/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    0

  Registration is closed

  The DSM 5 TR -

  Changes Worth Knowing

  a Clinical Track Workshop
  

  Live on ZOOM! 

  NOTE:    Participants should have their own copy of the large edition of DSM-5-TR for this workshop. 
  

  The DSM-5-TR was published in March 2022 and contains some changes to the DSM-5.  Most of the changes will not impact clinical practice, but some will.  This 3-hour workshop will cover these changes and is designed for clinicians who are already familiar with how to use the DSM-5. 

  Participants will be able to:

  -        Organize the DSM-5-TR for their own use

  -        Identify the changes from the DSM-5

  -        Utilize the tools available within the DSM-5-TR

  -        Improve assessment techniques using the DSM-5-TR

  Presenter: Judy Bralove, LICSW

  Judy Bralove has been on the faculty of Cambridge College and a MaMHCA presenter for many years.  Her passion for the DSM makes learning fun!

  Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Members: $105

  Non-members: $145

  Registration closes 7 days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  MaMHCA does not maintain waitlists.

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  
  

  
  

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• LMHC Licensing Exam Prep Class

  • When
    11/02/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - this is a virtual class
  • Spaces left
    22

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  THIS CLASS FILLS QUICKLY. REGISTER ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SEAT.

  Class size is limited, so register early.  All registration closes 10 DAYS BEFORE the workshop to allow time for mailing materials.

  One-day trainings via Zoom, addressing all aspects of the NCMHCE [National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam]

  Schedule:

  Sunday November 2, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to the workshop. Limited to 20 participants.

  Subject Review
  This NCMHCE review is designed to prepare Mental Health Counselors for the Massachusetts State Licensure Examination. It is an in-depth overview of the content areas used in the NCMHCE Exam.

  ALL MATERIALS AND FORMAT designed to address the 2022 NCMHCE exam structure.

  The workshop is designed to provide you with the information you need to pass the exam and includes techniques to assess your knowledge base. The format allows plenty of time for you to ask the questions you need to help you understand how to best use your knowledge. At the workshop you will receive the PTI Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook & Study Guide * with all the study areas covered so you can also prepare for the test at home.

  Test Taking Techniques
  This experience provides you with traditional test taking techniques as well as personal insights into your individual style of learning and test taking abilities. You will be given sample tests that are modeled after the NCMHCE Exam so you have the opportunity to see how you perform within their structure. Then you will be shown how to improve and optimize your ability to use your knowledge to successfully pass the exam. You will also be given an opportunity to find others who are interested in forming study and support groups to help prepare for success.

  With Exam Preparation Faculty

  Fees/Registration Information
  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to workshop.
  LMHC License Exam Prep Workshop Fees:

  Members:  $350.00
  Non-Members:  $425.00

  This registration fee includes all books and study materials sent to you in advance

  • Workshop is limited to 20 participants.
  • A confirmation letter with detailed directions and a map to help you reach workshop site will be sent one week prior to workshop.
  • Bring plenty of note taking materials & highlighters
  • Lunch will be on your own.
  • If you have any special needs or require handicapped access, please let us know ahead of time.

  Cancellation and Refund Policy

  If there is insufficient enrollment, the program will be cancelled and you will be notified one week prior. For other cancellations, up until two weeks before the program date you will receive a full refund for a cancellation minus a $25 administrative fee. After that date, no refunds will be made, but you may send another person in your place.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.

  
  

  
  

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• S2. Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Issues

  • When
    11/02/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    31

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  The second of the MaMHCA Certified Clinical Supervisor [MCCS] required workshops: Legal Ethical & Regulatory Issues in Supervision with Joseph R Weeks, LMHC, MACCS, MaMHCA & AMHCA Past-president, MaMHCA Executive Director 

  As LMHC Supervisor's we are required to be familiar with the 262 CMR, sections 2 & 8 as they directly pertain to the LMHC scope of practice.  In addition, there are other regulations relating to supervision which we must understand. We will review these regulations as well as the Codes of Ethical Conduct that relate to our work.

  This 4 hour, 4 CEU session meets one of the requirements for MCCS 

  Sunday November 2, 2025  from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Level pricing for members and non-members*: $125.00

  * Level pricing applies only to the core supervision classes, S1, S2, S3 & S4.  All other workshops have a 2-tier pricing.

  [this virtual workshop is in the Supervision track]

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

  
  

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• Lunch & Learn: Working with Military, Paramilitary, Veterans and their Families

  • When
    11/07/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom or In Person In Foxboro

  Register

  Lunch & Learn

  1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

  $25 for Members

  $50 for Non-Members

  Working with Military, Paramilitary, Veterans and their Families

  Description: Working with military, paramilitary, veterans, and their families requires cultural competence, clinical sensitivity, and a deep understanding of service-related experiences. As a veteran and former Army chaplain, I bring firsthand insight into the unique challenges these individuals face, including deployment stress, frequent relocation, cultural dislocation, separation anxiety, grief, loss, PTSD, and other health concerns. This workshop equips counselors with tools to effectively support this often-underserved population. Attendees will learn strategies to build trust, address trauma, and foster resilience, while gaining confidence in navigating the complex emotional landscape tied to military service and reintegration into civilian life.

  Our Presenter: Andrew Di Leo, LMHC, MCCS, is an active MaMHCA member.  He runs a Veteran owned an operated counseling service, is a former Army Chaplain, and has been counseling families and individuals since 2001.

  Friday November 7, 2025 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 

  Registration is required

  Members: $25 - All levels of membership

  Non-members: $50

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• Mandated Reporting

  • When
    11/08/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    22

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  Mandated Reporting

  <Live on Zoom>

  
  

  This workshop is designed to provide mandated reporters with a roadmap for why, when and how to correctly complete the forms and file them with the Department of Children and Families

  Our Presenter: Joseph Weeks, LMHC MACCS 

  Joe is a long-time MaMHCA member, our current Executive Director and Lobbyist. He has years of experience as program and clinical director of several large agencies, and bring this experience to his training.

  3 CEUs

  Members: $110

  Members, Retired or Not-yet-Licensed: $88

  Non-members: $150

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.

  Note: This workshop meets the License Renewal requirement for the Once-in-a-Career Mandated Reporting training.  If you have attended this or a different Mandated Reporting workshop in the past, you have met the requirement.  It's always a good idea to have a refresher once in a while.
  

  
  

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• S3. Recordkeeping in Supervision

  • When
    11/09/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    31

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  The third of the MaMHCA Certified Clinical Supervisor [MCCS] required workshops: Recordkeeping in Supervision with Jami Osborne, LMHC, MACCS, MaMHCA President & Professional Development Director. 

  Client logs? Supervision contracts? Evaluations? What MUST we document as supervisors? How do we keep track of it all?  In this 4 hour workshop we will review recordkeeping requirements and discuss several sample forms for tracking all the crucial information.

  This 4 hour, 4 CEU session meets one of the requirements for MCCS 

  Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Level pricing for members and non-members*: $125.00

  * Level pricing applies only to the core supervision classes, S1, S2, S3 & S4.  All other workshops have a 2-tier pricing.

  [this virtual workshop is in the Supervision track]

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

  
  

  
  

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• S4. Supervisor's Guide to the LMHC Application

  • When
    11/09/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    25

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  Every LMHC Supervisor should be familiar with and fully understand how to complete the license application forms.

  The Supervisor's Guide to the LMHC Application is a 2 hour workshop designed to familiarize supervisors with the required paperwork our New Professionals will need to complete to obtain their LMHC license.  Jami Osborne, LMHC, MACCS, MaMHCA President-elect & Professional Development Director has been Chair of the License Application Support committee since 2011. 

  Current forms, changes and requirements will be thoroughly reviewed.

  This 2 hour, 2 CEU session meets one of the requirements for MCCS 

  Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Level pricing for members and non-members*: $100.00

  * Level pricing applies only to the core supervision classes, S1, S2, S3 & S4.  All other workshops have a 2-tier pricing.

  [this virtual workshop is in the Supervision track]

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

  
  

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• Lunch & Learn: Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Youth and their Families

  • When
    11/10/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom

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  Lunch & Learn - Live on Zoom

  1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

  $25 for Members

  $50 for Non-Members

  Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Youth and their Families

  Description: This workshop aligns with the Experienced Professionals/Specialists tracks call for presentations on LGBTQIA+ clients and families. Our panel will present from various perspectives how to be culturally responsive mental health counselors with transgender and nonbinary clients and their families. Specialty topics (for example topics around: race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, language, or other topic/population) (Panel presentations focusing on working with transgender and non-binary clients and their families)

  Our Presenters [may include all of these people, or some substitutes]:

  Elizabeth Barragato, LMHC is a MaMHCA member.  She works as a generalist with trans and non-binary clients. She is also an Instructor and the Coordinator of the Holistic Specialization in Lesley University's Department of Counseling and Psychology and the faculty support for our student led Transgender Mental Health Initiative, whose members are co-presenters with me in this proposal.

  Panel members:

  Kim Armstrong is a student in Lesley University’s Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology. As well as being a student in the field, they have published articles on Trans and Non-binary issues

  Athena Edmonds is a student in Lesley University’s Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology. Advocate for LGBTQ Youth, speaker, and writer. Her focus is advocacy in medical institutions to address LGBTQ healthcare disparities.
  

  Kylie Burnham is a student in Lesley University’s Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology. Kylie is also an adult learning expert specializing in experiential, online, and out-of-classroom environments, with a passion for DEIJ education and mental health/wellbeing. Kylie is a digital media specialist at Tufts University and current student in Lesley University's Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology.
  

  Monday, November 10, 2025 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 

  Registration is required

  Members: $25 - All levels of membership

  Non-members: $50

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

  When that limit is reached, registration will close.

  
  

  
  

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• Bringing Your Private Practice to Life

  • Start
    11/13/2025
  •  
  • End
    11/14/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    18

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  Bringing Your Private Practice to Life

  Thursday November 13, 2025 from 9 am - 12 pm &

  Friday November 14, 2025 from 9 am - 12 pm

  This is a 2-part virtual training 
  You are paying for and must attend BOTH parts. 
  This training is for 6 CEUs. 
  Pre-registration is required. 
  Space is limited and this class fills quickly. 

  Join us for the popular private practice foundations class.  In part 1, we cover the needed steps for establishing your mental health counseling practice. With an ethical lens, let us help you identify the steps to rooting your business in the ground.  Topics include learning general business practices while maintaining your personal flair, billing efficiently and understanding insurance lingo.

  Continue your adventure in growing your practice.  Demystify some of the paperwork misconceptions in private practice and learn how to maintain a client record ethically and legally. 

  Finish up this two-part series with discussing the important roles of supervision and prevention of compassion fatigue in a private practice setting.

  with Jenn Hurley, LMHC and Stacey Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS

  Part 1 of 2  -Thursday, November 13, 2025, 9 am - 12 pm

  Part 2 of 2 - Friday, November 14, 2025, 9 am - 12 pm

  Please allow about 15 minutes after the Day 2 session to complete the CEU evaluation process.

  Members: $155.00   

  Non Members: $225.00

  [this is a virtual workshop in the Private Practice track]

  About our presenters:

  Jenn Hurley, LMHC is Chair of the MaMHCA Membership Committee, an active member of the Board & a regular presenter on helping your private practice grow.  She has been a driving force behind creating the Private Practice Track for MaMHCA, together with her co-presenter, Stacey Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS.

  Stacey Pimentel, LMHC, MACCS, co-creator of the MaMHCA Private Practice track.  She has presented on this topic in the past and also teaches the next workshop in the series: Beyond the Professional Will.

  
  

  
  

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• Lunch & Learn: Working Clinically with "Bad Faith"

  • When
    11/14/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom

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  Lunch & Learn

  1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

  $25 for Members

  $50 for Non-Members

  Working Clinically with "Bad Faith"

  Description:  This presentation focuses on the impact of spatial and temporal contexts have on the clinical work that we do. Regardless of school of thought (CBT, DBT, ABA, Psychoanalysis, EMDR, etc), there is something about the physical space in which we work with our clients, and the motivations that drive the clinical work forward. The importance of eclecticism is what makes each clinician unique, rather than an automaton. Connecting psychoanalysis, existentialism, and film analysis will be mentioned to connect everything together; but, psychoanalysis is just a foundation.

  Sartrean concepts are used  to describe why “bad faith” can be a valuable therapeutic concept to understand the positionality of our clients. "Bad Faith" can be used to understand the transference/countertransference dynamics, but also the similarities and differences in distinguishing “Self” from “Other.”

  Our Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Victoria Rodriguez Vargas PsyaD, LMHC, is a MaMHCA member. She has experience working in community mental health and private practice, with a focus on Psychodynamic approaches.

  Friday, November 14 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 

  Registration is required

  Members: $25 - All levels of membership

  Non-members: $50

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

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• MaMHCA Board Meeting

  • When
    11/15/2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Regular meeting of the MaMHCA Board of Directors

  The MaMHCA Board meets regularly to discuss and vote on crucial matters pertaining to our profession, and to review progress towards goals set in our annual planning meeting. 

  This meeting will be on Zoom 

  We welcome visitors to attend and observe. Guests may not comment unless invited to do so, and may not vote on any matters before the Board. 

  There is no charge to join us, and no CEUs are offered for Board meetings.

  
  

  If you wish to attend as a guest, please contact

  Venita Qualls, President 2025-2027, vqualls@mamhca.org
  

  Jami Osborne, Executive Assistant, josborne@mamhca.org

  or  Joseph Weeks, Executive Director, jweeks@mamhca.org

  to be added to the meeting.

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• LMHC License Application Clinic

  • When
    11/18/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  MaMHCA's License Application Clinic

  Start your post graduate works experience on the right foot, and be ready at the 2 year mark to submit a perfect application!

  This 2 hour in-depth session covers the post-graduate requirements for LMHC Licensure in Massachusetts.  From understanding and tracking your post-master's hours, to documenting and correctly completing the application, this session is a time-saver.  

  Materials for tracking hours are provided.

  Our Presenter:  Jami Osborne, LMHC, MACCS, has been Chair of the MaMHCA Application Support Committee since 2011, and has been facilitating these clinics since 2012.  She works closely with the Allied Board to ensure the information shared is current. 

  TUESDAY November 18, 2025, from 7-9 pm

  2 - hours, NO CEUs offered

  Members: $20     Non-members: $30

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

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• Supporting the Adoption Constellation in Counseling

  • When
    11/22/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
    22

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  Supporting the Adoption Constellation in Counseling

  On ZOOM

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  Families formed through adoption often navigate layered and lifelong complexities that are not always visible but deeply felt. This workshop invites participants to explore the nuanced experiences of the adoption constellation, including adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families—through the lens of adoption-informed therapy. Participants will develop a foundational understanding of what it means to be adoption-informed and why this perspective is essential for ethical, effective clinical practice. The workshop will illuminate core themes such as identity, grief, and loss that commonly surface within adoptive family systems. Through case examples and discussion, attendees will also consider therapeutic approaches and interventions that address the unique needs and challenges of each member of the adoption constellation.

  Presenters:

  Darci Nelson, PhD, LMHC, is a MaMHCA member. 

  She is the Assistant Clinical Director and a clinician at Boston Post Adoption Resources, where they specialize in providing adoption-informed therapy to anyone touched by adoption. Her research has focused on the concept of relational permanence for individuals adopted from foster care.

  KC Craig, LICSW, is the Executive Director and a clinician at Boston Post Adoption Resources, where we specialize in providing adoption-informed therapy to anyone touched by adoption.

  Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

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• Lunch & Learn - Early Psychosis: Symptoms Identification & Treatment

  • When
    12/01/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom or In Person In Foxboro

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  Lunch & Learn

  1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

  $25 for Members

  $50 for Non-Members

  Early Psychosis: Symptoms, Identification and Treatment

  Description:This presentation aims to provide participants with information about common symptoms of psychosis and what kinds of signs to look for to indicate that a young adult may be experiencing psychosis. We will also discuss how to ask and talk about these experiences and identify some common screening strategies that may help with this process. Finally, we will review specialized treatment approaches for early psychosis and discuss a new referral and triage program (Massachusetts Psychosis Access and Triage Hub, or M-PATH) that can help to connect clients, families, and providers to these types of resources.

  Learning Objectives:

  Goal 1: Participants  will learn about the importance of early intervention for psychotic disorders

  Goal 2: Participants will learn how to screen for early signs of psychosis and how to respond sensitively when a youth presents with possible psychotic symptoms

  Goal 3: Participants will learn how to make effective referrals for youth experiencing possible signs of risk for psychosis

  Our Presenter: Emily Gagen Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist and her team from the Brookline Center.  

  Emily Gagen, Ph.D. (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Brookline Center For Community Mental Health. She is the director of the Massachusetts Psychosis Access and Triage Hub (M-PATH), a member of the team at the Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (CEDAR), and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gagen has worked with individuals with psychosis and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders for 15 years and specializes in the treatment of young adults with early psychosis.
  

  Monday December 1, 2025 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 

  Registration is required

  Members: $25 - All levels of membership

  Non-members: $50

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

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• Business Setup for LMHCs

  • When
    12/05/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    26

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  Live on Zoom

  Starting out as a business owner, learning the best way to set up your practice, figure out accounting processes and make it all work while focusing on building your caseload.

  If this sounds overwhelming, join long-time MaMHCA friend and presenter, Brian GianDominico , CPA, for this 3 hour Business Setup and clear up the mysteries.

  Brian presents this information in a no-nonsense, easy to follow format and leaves plenty of time for Q & A.

  Friday December 5, 2025

  9:00 am - 12:30 pm [includes time after 12 to complete the evaluation and get your CEU certificate]

  3 CEUs

  Members: $110.00 [no discounted rates for unlicensed or retired members]

  Non-members: $150.00

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

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• Lunch & Learn: We are here too: Strategies for Supporting Non-Traditional Families

  • When
    12/05/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom

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  Lunch & Learn

  1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

  $25 for Members

  $50 for Non-Members

  We are here too: Strategies for Supporting Non-Traditional Families

  Description: This workshop recognizes and honors the wide range of family structures clinicians encounter today. It supports emerging professionals in developing cultural humility, addressing bias, and building creative, affirming practices when working with families different from their own. By offering experiential tools and reflective activities, the session equips participants to navigate complex dynamics with greater empathy, flexibility, and awareness central to providing inclusive, effective family care.

  Traditionally, family therapy identified ‘family’ as a household with two parents and one or two children. As therapy advanced, our definitions of family have needed to change. However, many emerging clinicians continue to feel unprepared to work with families whose structures differ from traditional norms, such as polyamorous, foster, multiracial, or chosen families. The aim of this workshop is to address this gap in preparedness by exploring the unique needs and challenges faced by non-traditional families. Through hands-on activities, attendees will increase awareness of how they define non-traditional families, build a deeper understanding about personal biases that impact their perspective of non-traditional families, and learn practical and creative interventions to utilize with non-traditional families.
  

  Our Presenter: Sheldon Aarons, PhD, LCPC has worked with couples and families in a clinical capacity for eight years. This presenter also has significant experience working with non-traditional families or alternative family structures (i.e., adoptee families, LGBT families, racially diverse families, and poly families). Additionally, this presenter teaches family theory and practice. Personally, this presenter comes from a racially diverse family, and has lived amongst diverse families that informs some of his experience.

  Lace Campbell, a MaMHCA member, states: 'My experience with alternative family structures primarily stems from my work as an educator and advisor for over 25 years. In this capacity, I facilitated numerous discussions and family meetings with non-traditional families. As an advisor, I mentored and counseled children coming from diverse family backgrounds. Most recently, in my role as a service coordinator with DCF, I have supported transnational, LGBTQIA+, multigenerational, and foster family systems facing a myriad of challenges.'

  Friday December 5, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm 

  Registration is required.

  1.5 CEUs.  This workshop meets any requirement for cultural/diversity focused trainings.

  
  

  Members: $25 - All levels of membership

  Non-members: $50

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

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• Trauma-Informed Parent Training: Family-Based Treatment for Minors Exposed to Trauma and Adversity

  • When
    12/06/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
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  Trauma-Informed Parent Training: Family-Based Treatment for Minors Exposed to Trauma and Adversity

  < Live On Zoom>

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  Parent training (also known as parent management training or behavioral parent training) is a family-based, scientifically-validated intervention to teach caregivers effective parenting strategies to improve their ability to manage child behavior problems and increase functional behavior. Clinical wisdom and scientific evidence, however, do not indicate that behavior problems of children and youth affected by trauma and adversity exposure are the same as ones who aren’t negatively impacted by such adverse experiences (e.g., attention-seeking, tangible reward-seeking, and escape-motivated behavior). Rather, the manifest behaviors are expressions of the child’s emotion dysregulation. Directly addressing this deficient regulatory process makes parent training truly trauma-informed (Navalta, 2022).

  This workshop will first review the consequences of exposure to trauma and adversity during childhood and adolescence (i.e., developmental adversity). A trauma-informed lens will then be used to guide clinicians in assessing and conceptualizing cases. Subsequently, the four cornerstones of science-based, effective psychotherapeutic interventions for children with trauma-related symptoms and problems will be covered (i.e., psychoeducation, coping skills, exposure and cognitive restructuring, and parenting support and skills). The workshop will conclude by providing a rationale and step-by-step guide for training parents to improve their children’s ability to regulate their emotions and related behavior.
  

  Presenter: Carryl P. Navalta, Ph. D.

  Carryl P. Navalta, Ph.D. is a core faculty member of the Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine Program and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Graduate Medical Sciences at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He has devoted his over 30-year career to the health of children, teenagers, and their families. His work in the field of developmental adversity includes clinical research in assessment, treatment, and neurobiology; numerous articles and book chapters; and presentations to local, regional, national, and international audiences. As an instructor who teaches both didactic and supervision courses, Dr. Navalta educates and trains future mental health counselors to adopt his mantra, "Assess to understand before you intervene."

  Saturday December 6, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

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• LMHC Licensing Exam Prep Class

  • When
    12/07/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - this is a virtual class
  • Spaces left
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  THIS CLASS FILLS QUICKLY. REGISTER ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SEAT.

  Class size is limited, so register early.  All registration closes 10 DAYS BEFORE the workshop to allow time for mailing materials.

  One-day trainings via Zoom, addressing all aspects of the NCMHCE [National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam]

  Schedule:

  Sunday December 7, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to the workshop. Limited to 20 participants.

  Subject Review
  This NCMHCE review is designed to prepare Mental Health Counselors for the Massachusetts State Licensure Examination. It is an in-depth overview of the content areas used in the NCMHCE Exam.

  ALL MATERIALS AND FORMAT designed to address the 2022 NCMHCE exam structure.

  The workshop is designed to provide you with the information you need to pass the exam and includes techniques to assess your knowledge base. The format allows plenty of time for you to ask the questions you need to help you understand how to best use your knowledge. At the workshop you will receive the PTI Clinical Mental Health Counselor Handbook & Study Guide * with all the study areas covered so you can also prepare for the test at home.

  Test Taking Techniques
  This experience provides you with traditional test taking techniques as well as personal insights into your individual style of learning and test taking abilities. You will be given sample tests that are modeled after the NCMHCE Exam so you have the opportunity to see how you perform within their structure. Then you will be shown how to improve and optimize your ability to use your knowledge to successfully pass the exam. You will also be given an opportunity to find others who are interested in forming study and support groups to help prepare for success.

  With Exam Preparation Faculty

  Fees/Registration Information
  Registration Deadline: 10 days prior to workshop.
  LMHC License Exam Prep Workshop Fees:

  Members:  $350.00
  Non-Members:  $425.00

  This registration fee includes all books and study materials sent to you in advance

  • Workshop is limited to 20 participants.
  • A confirmation letter with detailed directions and a map to help you reach workshop site will be sent one week prior to workshop.
  • Bring plenty of note taking materials & highlighters
  • Lunch will be on your own.
  • If you have any special needs or require handicapped access, please let us know ahead of time.

  Cancellation and Refund Policy

  If there is insufficient enrollment, the program will be cancelled and you will be notified one week prior. For other cancellations, up until two weeks before the program date you will receive a full refund for a cancellation minus a $25 administrative fee. After that date, no refunds will be made, but you may send another person in your place.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.

  
  

  
  

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• Ethical Use of Self in Supervision

  • When
    12/07/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
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  Ethical Use of Self in Supervision

  <Live on ZOOM>

  Just as the therapist's conscious use of self is key to therapeutic effectiveness with clients, so too, the supervisor's use of self is important to successful outcomes in supervision.
  We will explore how to draw on personal self-awareness, authentic presence, relational self-disclosure and immediacy to deepen connection and support growth in the supervisory relationship.
  We will discuss how personal and professional identities, values, and lived experiences shape supervisory relationships and influence power dynamics within supervision.

  Learning Objectives:

  Goal 1: Define "use of self" in clinical supervision

  Goal 2: Understand the relational presence and power dynamics in the supervisory relationship

  Goal 3: Participants will evaluate their personal barriers to self-trust and appropriate self-disclosure

  Our Presenter; Meg Connor, LMHC

  Meg is a long-time MaMHCA member and presenter who brings over 30 years' experience as a therapist, counselor educator, and clinical supervisor, having worked with clients in a variety of settings: private practice, community mental health, and colleges. She has taught graduate counseling students for 25 years in 3 different graduate programs, and coordinated graduate Field Training for over 10 years. Meg's background as a yoga teacher and founding member of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health informs her holistic approach to integrative body-mind treatment. She utilizes EMDR, Energy Psychology, Psychosynthesis, Somatic Experiencing, MBSR and other whole person approaches in her work with trauma survivors, individuals and couples.

  Meg says, "As a long-time therapist, supervisor, counselor educator and trainer, I have grown into a comfortable sense of my authentic self in my professional work. I enjoy learning and growing along with my clients, students, colleagues and supervisees.
  
  In my training and employment at both at both Lesley and Antioch University, the focus of "use of self" in therapeutic work was emphasized and became part of my DNA. I have done extensive study of the concept and enjoy sharing this with others to implement in their therapeutic work."

  This 4 hour, 4 CEU session is a Supervision focused elective

  Sunday December 7, 2025 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Level pricing for members: $125.00

  Non-members: $150.00

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  NOTE: All links for handouts and Zoom are sent a few days prior to the event.  Please test them when you get them. Thank you.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Ethics for LMHCs

  • When
    12/12/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
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  Ethics for LMHCs

  This Ethics class is an essential workshop for all new professionals. And all LMHCs are advised to take an Ethics refresher regularly. 

  Live on Zoom!

  Ethical codes of conduct can be confusing and cumbersome. Yet reviewing them on a regular basis has benefits, including discounts of Professional Liability Insurance premiums. Join Jenn Hurley, LMHC and MaMHCA Private Practice Director, for a review of the 262 CMR Section 8 as it pertains to LMHCs.  

  Jenn Hurley, LMHC

  3 CEUs

  9 am - 12:30 pm to allow time for evaluations and ceu's

  Members: $110

  Member Student/New Professional [post-MA not yet licensed] $88

  Non-members $150

  ON ZOOM, Clinical, New Professional and Private Practice tracks

  Cancellation Policy: 

  MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.

  Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.

  
  

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• Harness the Power of Play into Complex Trauma Treatment

  • When
    12/13/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Live on Zoom
  • Spaces left
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  Harness the Power of Play into Complex Trauma Treatment

  Live on Zoom

  a Clinical Track Workshop

  Play” is a natural way and a therapeutic tool to express and process implicit memories. Complex traumas often manifest through accumulative experiences from in-utero experiences to cross-generational sharing of familial memories, consciously or unconsciously. The impacts of complex trauma are not just on an individual but on the entire structural family system. Through learning how to harness the therapeutic power of play, the participants will be able to adapt the tenets of play therapy to children’s counseling, adult complex trauma treatment, and/or family therapy.

  Clinicians often feel overwhelmed providing services to clients experiencing complex traumas, as the client might present clinical symptoms as personality disorders, bi-polar disorder, dual diagnosis, and many other comorbid diagnoses. Our client may be just one individual or a entire family unit; however, what we are facing is the aftermath of the structural impacts from cumulative developmental traumas embedded in the context of family, culture, community, or even society.

  This workshop will discuss the neuroscience behind play and the tenets of play therapy. As complex trauma is an violation of interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, play therapy by itself is relational therapy that mimics the secure attachment in the therapy room. Through understanding the therapeutic power of play, participants can facilitate clients to experience co-regulation through interpersonal neurobiology and rebuild a sense of safety to promote the post-traumatic growth.
  

  Presenter: Joanna Hsin-Chun Wu, LMHC, is a MaMHCA member.  She is a complex trauma trainer through the Complex Trauma Training Consortium, Registered Play Therapist and complex trauma professional.

  Saturday December 13, 2025 from 9 am to 12 Noon

  [allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]

  3 CEUs

  Member Student/New Professional [not-yet licensed] $88

  Members: $110

  Non-members: $150

  Registration closes 5 business days before the event even if there are open spaces.

  Some workshops have limited 'seats' by request of the presenter. 

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• Supervision of Crisis Intervention

  • When
    12/14/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
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  This is a Virtual Workshop on ZOOM. Pre Registration is required.

  Providing guidance to clinicians who are on the front lines of Crisis Intervention Care can be daunting and triggering to even the most seasoned supervisor.  Jenn Grossman and Jenn Granquist, LMHCs and long-time MaMHCA presenters have been working in this area of our field for years with diverse populations and settings. They know, first-hand, the dangers of burn-out and compassion fatigue that can present in the clinical team and so bring their experience, expertise and wonderful sense of humor to a very challenging subject.

   4 hours, 4 CEUs

  Sunday December 14, 2025 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Members: $125

  Non-members: $150

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