In this pre-conference workshop, the presenter draws upon the second edition of Faith-Based ACT for Christian Clients: An Integrative Treatment Approach to present the theory and practice of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Participants will explore the...
Wednesday September 13 • 1:45 – 5:00 PM
040 | Holy Passion: Sex Therapy Trends and Insights from Over 50 Years of Clinical Practice
The presenters will integrate their 50 years of clinical expertise with relevant research as the basis for accurate assessment of sexual issues in couples. In this workshop, psychologists, other licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, and ministry...
039 | The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Full Disclosure for Couples Navigating Relational Betrayal
Trust is an integral part of growing close to a spouse. Trust will be broken when there are secrets or lies about behaviors. In rebuilding trust, creating a new foundation of truth-telling is essential. Full disclosure is a process to help couples heal from the pain...
026 | Change Your Brain Every Day: Developing Elite Mental Performance
The brain is involved in everything clients do and everything they are. In this workshop, the presenter will share the most practical lessons he has learned from building the world’s largest database of brain scans related to psychiatry. Licensed mental health...
037 | Teen Loneliness, Loss, and Suicide: Healing a Lost Generation
Our culture has progressively changed over the past several decades, and though it has affected the broader population, teenagers have been affected the most. Loneliness is the most significant indicator of this impact, with teenagers and young adults being two times...
036 | Mental Health Healing After the Trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can overwhelm a person throughout the lifespan and produce not only continuous and immeasurable emotional pain and suffering, but also result in serious mental and physical health problems. Approximately one-half of adults in the...
035 | Promoting Forgiveness in People Experiencing Trauma
When people experience serious interpersonal harm, most are resilient post-trauma; some develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and some experience post-traumatic growth (PTG). In many cases, injustices must be dealt with, but many also want to forgive their...
034 | Coaching for Emotional Intelligence and Healthy Spirituality
Healthy emotional self-awareness and self-management influence everything: healthy spiritual formation, relationships, learning, decision-making, physical and mental health, happiness, stress resilience, creativity, leadership, likability, and general success in life....
033 | Marriage and Family: Dealing with Difficult Relationships at Home
Our clients long for home to be a safe haven where they feel known, loved, and connected. Yet, marriage and family relationships are complicated and messy, often making living at home a struggle and strain on an individual’s mental health. The stresses from difficult...
032 | For Such a Time as This: A Dynamic Christian Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy
This pre-conference workshop will cover a dynamic Christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy for Christian clients (Tan, 2022a, 2022b) as spiritually integrated psychotherapy (Pargament, 2007). It will include: 1) A Christian perspective on human nature and...