Clinicians often wonder how to help clients to recognize what matters to them and to increase their engagement in their lives. This webinar focuses on the values clarification and values-based actions component of acceptance-based behavioral therapy, an evidence-based treatment that incorporates mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy elements to target generalized anxiety and related disorders. Participants will learn how to 1) help clients to clarify what matters to them, including addressing common barriers to this process, and 2) facilitate engagement in values-based actions,…

This in-person event will host 1.5 hours of continuing education followed by an hour of networking with lite fare. Plan to arrive at 3:45pm EST. The seminar will be from 4:00pm to 5:30pm , followed directly by networking until 6:30pm. Seminar This talk is a combination of theory, interactive elements as well as practical exercises for clinical use. In this interactive talk, I will invite you to delve into the intricate web of modern relationships, addressing the poignant concerns echoed by many of our clients who often arrive at our doorstep heartbroken and disillusioned. From the haunting…

In this webinar, Dr. Kiki Fehling will challenge three of the most common myths that she hears as a Linehan-Board-Certified expert therapist in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). First, we’ll examine the misconception that “DBT is just a band-aid” incapable of doing “deeper” work, and that DBT can’t help people with complex trauma histories. Reviewing relevant research on successful DBT adaptations for (C)PTSD, Dr. Fehling will discuss how DBT’s principles and treatment stages allow therapists to address both acute behavioral problems and their underlying causes. Second, we’ll examine the…

The WMHC Early Career Members Committee is hosting an experiential breathwork workshop on Friday September 20th, 2024 from 3:30pm to 4:45pm. We will have Ivy Chim leading this intimate gathering of members for relaxation and community building. Ivy has generously shared this brief description of the practice she will be guiding: No experience needed. Breathwork is an active meditation practice using a multi-part breath. It’s a helpful tool for connecting to your body. The breathwork experience varies from person to person - it helps move through blocked emotional energy, embodied…

Ember Health co-founder Dr. Nico Grundmann will present a general overview of ketamine for depression and discuss the efficacy and safety data on ketamine for perinatal mental health, followed by a Q&A. Speaker Dr. Nicolas Grundmann is a board certified emergency medicine physician, devoted to improving how healthcare systems operate for those who need it the most. Working in emergency rooms from suburban California, to inner-city New York, to rural West Virginia, Nico grew frustrated by how frequently he was treating acute symptoms of mental health without helping his…

The WMHC Early Career Members Committee is hosting a presentation and Q&A in person event: “Accounting in Private Practice” on Friday May 17th, 2024 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. We will have Howard Kaplan-Newman, CPA presenting valuable information about all things accounting-related for healthcare professionals. We will be serving light refreshments. Attendance is limited to 20 people and is free to attend. To those who RSVP, we will send a separate email for attendee questions. We will share them with the speaker ahead of time. Please include your questions for the speaker to the…

Join us to connect and reconnect with members of the WMHC! The first part of the event will be a great opportunity to meet members you don’t already know. Next, enjoy a wonderful Tony’s Di Napoli 5-course meal... Delish! After lunch, reconnect with everyone. This networking event was a hit last year. We are thrilled to be hosting it again and look forward to seeing you there! To support making new connections in a fun way, we will be hosting Speed-Networking, toward the beginning our time together. So polish off your 90-second elevator pitches and bring plenty of…

It is essential that clinicians understand not just the phenomenon of “narcissistic abuse” (or antagonistic relational abuse), but the fallout from narcissistic abuse (the distress, discomfort, and dysfunction that result from narcissistic abuse). To understand narcissistic abuse means to (a) understand the nature of narcissism and antagonism as a personality style; (b) the dynamics within these relationships; (c) the abusive and destabilizing patterns that occur in these relationships (“narcissistic abuse”); (d) the fallout of narcissistic abuse and its impact on…

Crimes of gender-based violence, like other crimes against subordinated groups are generally crimes of impunity. Victims are blamed, shamed and isolated, so that the violence becomes hidden and socially invisible. Shame and isolation in turn predict the malignant psychological harms of complex trauma, including the formation of a defiled identity. This talk, based on personal interviews and published accounts, explores survivors’ views of what might be a just resolution of the crimes they had suffered. In general, survivors wished above all for the truth to be known and the perpetrators…

The WMHC Early Career Members Committee is hosting our first ECM in-person meet & greet gathering! This will be a small get-together for those of you who consider yourselves early career members of the WMHC community to meet one another, introduce the ECM Committee, and get a sense of what you’re all interested in having us organize for the year to come. We will be serving light refreshments. Attendance is limited to 15 people which will create an informal and intimate setting. Please direct inquires for this event to our ECM Committee Co-Chair Yesel Yoon, PhD at…

This Event is Scheduled for January 21, 2024 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. THERE ARE TWO SPOTS OPEN both in the 10:00 - 11:00 time slot Expect to be in the studio for up to an hour - styling/makeup and photography, with some wait…