Many licensed mental health professionals often talk about post-traumatic stress symptoms following traumatic life events, but few think about the possibility of post-traumatic growth (PTG)—the positive ways our clients can be transformed by trauma. Yet this is...
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
410 | Young Adults and Adolescents vs. the Hydra, the Multi-headed Beast: Trauma, Addictions, Dopamine Depletion, and Spiritual Emptiness
With addictions, depression, anxiety, and suicide on a fast rise with Millennials and Generation Z, it is vital we understand that addiction is not an entity within itself but, instead, part of a toxic choreography spawned by attempts to overcome previously...
413 | Flourishing in Ministry: Research and Practices that Cultivate Well-being in Christian Leadership
The Flourishing in Ministry study is a research project focused on the well-being of clergy and their families. For over a decade, the presenter has done research with more than 15,000 clergies from a broad spectrum of Christian traditions, examining what motivates...
414 | Where’s Your Anchor?: The Interplay Between a Biblical Worldview and Clinical Excellence
Since the pandemic in 2020, society has changed dramatically, which is reflected in the psychological profession. More people need services, and there is more demand for licensed mental health professionals to be both hope and light in a darkening world. Mental health...
415 | Promoting Forgiveness and Better Mental Health: Community Campaigns for Christian Character
This workshop will describe four community campaigns to promote awareness and experience of forgiveness, reduce depression and anxiety, and increase flourishing. Participants will identify more than 20 practical lessons for licensed mental health professionals and...
416 | Cultivating Inclusion: Reversing the Impact of Mental Illness on Church Attendance
Research has shown that families of children and adolescents with mental health conditions are less likely to attend church services than unaffected families. Depression is associated with a 73% reduction in family worship service attendance. In contrast, disruptive...
417 | Using the Unified Protocol to Treat Panic Disorders and Agoraphobia
Psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and medical professionals commonly encounter clients suffering from panic disorder with agoraphobia. The Unified Protocol (UP) is a flexible, module-based, transdiagnostic treatment designed to treat the whole...
418 | Why Teens Hate Their Bodies: Treating Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Identity Confusion in Gen Z
What is body image, and why do teens have difficulty accepting their bodies? Throughout the human lifespan, the teenage years can be some of the hardest to navigate. With numerous physical changes, continued brain development, the digital age, and an immense desire...
419 | The Biblical-wellness Model (B-Well): Holistic Case Conceptualization and Treatment
The biblical-wellness (B-Well) model was created to attend to the current clinical and educational “gap” in the fields of professional mental health services, pastoral counseling, and medical services, providing a coherent, integrated case conceptualization model that...
420 | Treatment of Early Attachment Trauma: Jesus as the Ultimate Secure Base
Attachment is conceptualized as the desire to connect with others in a secure and stable way (Green, Marci, and Scholes, 2003). Humans need loving bonds with others to flourish. From a biblical worldview, humans, created in the image of God, are relational beings and...