I’ve presented well over 100 times at international, national and regional conferences — including multiple times at conferences of the American Counseling Association, American Mental Health Counselors Association, Counselor Camp, and the Association of Experiential Education.
Below are some highlights.
Recovery Happens: Substance Using Teens, Experiential Learning, and the Process of Change. Association of Experiential Education, 11/2024 (3-hour professional development training).
Behavioral Addictions Among Teens. COD Treatment Conference, 10/2024 (invited presentation).
The Trauma Informed Helper. COD Treatment Conference, 10/2024 (invited presentation).
Reframing Resistance: Maybe Teens Aren’t Stubborn, Oppositional, or In Denial. American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Conference, 06/2024 (4-hour professional development workshop).
Putting the Pieces Together: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. COD Treatment Conference, 10/2023 (invited presentation).
The Ethics of Equity. Counselor Camp, 09/2023 (invited 4-hour pre-conference training).
Reframing Resistance: Maybe Teens Aren’t Stubborn, Oppositional, or In Denial. Counselor Camp, 09/2023 (opening keynote).
Reframing Resistance: Maybe Teens Aren’t Stubborn, Oppositional, or In Denial. American Counseling Association’s Conference, 04/2023.
Putting the Pieces Together: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. Counselor Camp, 09/2022.
Ethical and Legal Considerations When Counseling Teens. Counselor Camp, 09/2020 (invited 4-hour pre-conference training).
Teens and the Pandemic Blues. American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Conference, 06/2020 (3-hour invited workshop).
Behind the Mask: Depression in Adolescent Males. American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Conference, 06/2020.
Attached to Drugs: Adolescents, Addictions, and Insecure Attachments. Counselor Camp, 09/2019.
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Conference, 06/2019 (3-hour workshop).
Engaging Avoidant Teens: An Attachment-Based Approach to Building Therapeutic Alliance. American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Conference, 06/2019.
Understanding Co-occurring Disorders in Teens. Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference, 06/2019.
Ethical and Legal Considerations When Counseling Teens. Counselor Camp, 09/2018 (invited 4-hour pre-conference training).
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. Washington Behavioral Health Conference, 06/2018.
Cultivating Rapport: Building Therapeutic Alliances with Resistant Teens. American Counseling Association’s Conference, 04/2018.
Cultivating Rapport: Building Therapeutic Alliances with Resistant Teens. Counselor Camp, 09/2017.
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. American Counseling Association’s Conference, 03/2017 (3-hour pre-conference workshop).
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. Counselor Camp, 09/2016 (keynote).
Trauma-Informed Facilitation. Association for Experiential Education’s Northwest Regional Conference, 04/2016 (invited 3-hour workshop).
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. Joint conference of the American Counseling Association and the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association, 04/2016.
Facilitating Mindfulness, Facilitating Mindfully. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 10/2015 (6-hour pre-conference workshop).
Sober Choices: Experiential Activities with Substance Abusing Teens. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 10/2015 (3-hour workshop).
Beyond the Stuckness: Teens, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. Counselor Camp, 09/2015.
Getting Unstuck: Five Keys to Fostering Change with Teens That Have Co-occurring Disorders. American Counseling Association’s Conference, 03/2015.
Trauma-Informed Facilitation. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 10/2014 (invited 3-hour workshop).
The Trauma-Informed Helper. Recovery and Resiliency Conference, sponsored by King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse, and Dependency Services, 09/2014 (invited presentation).
The Trauma-Informed Drug Counselor. Counselor Camp, 09/2014.
Recovery Happens: Experiential Activities with Substance Abusing Teens. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2013.
Therapeutic Experiences with Teens. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2012 (6-hour professional development workshop).
Hands-On Mindfulness. Association for Experiential Education’s Regional Conference, 04/2012.
Overcoming the Stuckness: Facilitating Change with Substance Abusing Teens. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2011.
Fun and Games in Clinical Settings. Association for Experiential Education’s Northwest Regional Conference, 03/2011 (invited 3-hour workshop).
Gray Matters: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Facilitating Change. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2010.
Fostering Resiliency in LGBTQ Teens. Saying It Out Loud Conference, presented by Washington State Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery, 05/2010 (invited presentation).
From Ambivalence to Action. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2009 (3-hour workshop).
Clinical Applications of Experiential Education. Association for Experiential Education’s International Conference, 11/2008 (3-hour workshop).
Facilitating for Change. Counselor Camp, 09/2008.