Summary Today, adolescents are not merely experiencing a mental health epidemic; they are facing a crisis of hopelessness. Despite more mental health services, highly trained professionals, and reduced stigma, nearly half of adolescents have a diagnosable disorder,...
403. Ethics at the Edges: Navigating Counselor Vulnerability in Trauma and Attachment-Based Practice
Summary Research consistently shows that the therapeutic relationship between counselor and client is the most significant tool in the healing process. While ethics trainings often emphasize procedural steps on developing this relationship, fewer address the...
404. The Power of Boredom in Sexual Compulsivity Recovery: Rewriting Desire and Reducing Compulsion
Summary Neuroscience increasingly shows that boredom is not an empty state but a meaningful neurological event. When clients experience boredom, the brain shifts into a mode that is essential for self-reflection, emotional regulation, creativity, and long-term...
401. The Science of Spiritual Healing: An Evidenced-Based Exploration of the Connection between the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Summary Human beings are tripartite with bodies, minds (souls), and spirits. Modern psychiatry focuses upon the body (brain) with its circuits, neurons, neurotransmitters, and biological interventions. Such treatments operate upon Newtonian physics, which is the...
406. The Rising Threat of Suicide: Recognizing, Preventing, and Responding to Suicidality Through Experiential Techniques
Summary Before the pandemic began, suicide was already a significant threat. With the ongoing traumatic pressure following the pandemic and other human-made and natural disasters, suicide has become an even greater crisis. This workshop will equip licensed mental...
407. Rhythms of a Healthy Home: Daily Practices That Build Joy, Connection, and Long-Term Family Wellbeing
Summary Healthy families know how to slow down and live in ways that allow them to intentionally build into their family’s relational and spiritual fabric. For families to enjoy life together and live at a healthy pace, they must develop daily practices and rhythms of...
405. Moral Trauma: Recognition, Assessment, and Interdisciplinary Care
Summary In September 2025, the American Psychiatric Association added “Moral Problems” as a Z code in the DSM-5-TR, recognizing moral concerns that may warrant clinical attention. Drawing on their scholarship and leadership in this field, Dr. Jennifer Wortham and Dr....
409. Bounce Forward: A Whole-Person Care Approach to Resilience and Flourishing
Summary Resilience and flourishing are essential aims for individuals seeking to grow beyond the challenges, stressors, and life circumstances that keep them feeling stuck. This presentation introduces a range of simple, unsuspecting, innate, invisible and powerful...
408. Trauma Triggers Truth: Bridging the Gap Between Emotional Pain and Biblical Promise
Summary So many believers are living a divided life; their faith says one thing, but their trauma screams another. They love God, they know Scripture, yet their bodies still react as though danger is present. Shame tells them they should “be over it,” but trauma does...
410. The Confident Coach’s Toolkit: How the Core 9 Catalytic Questions Unlock Purpose, Resilience, and Breakthroughs
Summary Great coaching is not about fixing people or supplying answers. It’s about creating the conditions where insight can be drawn out. In The Confident Coach’s Toolkit, participants are introduced to a coaching framework that integrates SPA (Stillness, Presence,...