2026 Conference Schedule

We are working hard to build an incredible schedule for our summer 2026 conference. Please check back often to see what is new!

July 29 Pre-Conference Sessions

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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026

(6 Contact Hours – July 30th)
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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026

(6.25 Contact Hours – July 31st)
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7:30am – 8:30am

Registration, Networking, & Breakfast

8:30am – 9:00am

Conference Welcome w Robert Bank M.D. (Surprises coming soon!)

SCOMH State Director

9:00am – 10:00am

Transforming Suffering Into Wisdom

Shi Heng Yi

10:30am – 11:45am

Traumatic Grief: Releasing Pain and Finding Meaning

David Kessler

11:45pm – 1:45pm

Lunch Session

Practical Tools for Working with Loss, Anger, & Emotional Stuckness
David Kessler (Main Auditorium)
Interstate Compact Opps & Updates for LPCs
Barbara Melton, LPC, NCC
Beyond Medication: The Expanding Role of Interventional Psychiatry
Brittany Albright, M.D.
Special 10-Person Q & A Session (Raffle Awarded)
Shi Heng Yi

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Advanced Applications and Interventions in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Elliott Connie, M.A., LPC

3:00pm – 4:15pm

Addressing Eating Disorders in Your Practice

Tim Brewerton, M.D.

7:30am – 8:30am

Registration, Networking, & Breakfast

8:30am – 8:45am

Welcome w Deborah Blalock LPC-S (Surprises coming soon!)

SCOMH Deputy Director, Community Mental Health

8:45am – 10:00am

Beyond One Model: Integrative Tools and Techniques for Trauma Treatment

Frank Anderson, M.D.

10:15am – 11:30am

Come Closer: Childhood Wounds, Adult Love, and the Secrets of Intimacy

Dr. Galit Atlas

11:30am – 1:00pm

Lunch Session

Embodied Spirituality – An Exploration In Personal Transformation
Shi Heng Yi (Main Auditorium)
Self, Soul & Spirituality in Healing Trauma
Frank Anderson, M.D.
Emotional Inheritance, Trauma, & the Clinical Process
Dr. Galit Atlas
Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Assessment & Treatment of Eating Disorders
Tim Brewerton, M.D.

1:00pm – 2:45pm

The Diamond Approach: Clarity, Courage, and the Power of What's Possible

Elliott Connie, M.A., LPC

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Losing A Loved One To Suicide: An Interview, Conversation, and Message of Hope and Healing

Tessa Spencer and J. Matthew Dorman, LPC, CPM

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