Transformation & Healing Conference 2025
Independently licensed mental health professionals are invited to propose a one-hour or three-hour continuing education session (workshop, lecture, presentation, or panel discussion) that aligns with the conference theme below. The due date for proposals is set for Friday, April 4th. A committee will review all proposals. Applicants will be notified if their presentation is accepted by Friday, April 25th. Presenters will receive a complimentary registration code for the conference and will be awarded CEs for any sessions they attend.
Incomplete applications will not be considered, so please include all the information requested and upload all required documents, including a copy of your mental health provider license, CV/resume, professional bio, and headshot. Workshops that are culturally responsive, provide ethics or supervision CEUs, include both experiential and didactic components and offer student centered, transformational learning opportunities will be given priority.
Conference theme for 2025: Creativity & Embodiment: Ancient, Alternative, and Emerging Pathways
Expressive arts and body-centered practices have provided pathways to transformational healing for individuals, families and communities from the dawn of humanity, with new and innovative approaches emerging throughout history. This year’s Transformation & Healing Conference is dedicated to exploring how ancient wisdom traditions, creative expressions, and somatic arts provide alternatives to conventional modern medical models, and contribute to emergent theories and models that support health and wellbeing.
We encourage proposals that include the following topics and healing approaches:
Art Therapy, therapeutic art, expressive arts, somatics, curative movement, music therapy, dance/movement, interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal theory, shamanic practices, ceremony, indigenous knowledge, spirituality, energy medicine, ecotherapy, nature-based healing, psychedelic assisted therapy, therapeutic writing, psychodrama, animal assisted therapy, meditation, mindfulness, Internal Family Systems, parts work, breathwork, dreamwork, tarot, soul retrieval, attachment, Depth Psychology, play therapy, sandtray, astrology, herbal medicine, ethics, supervision, social justice, micro-aggressions, sexual trauma, grief, gender expression, self-awareness, consciousness, decolonizing therapy, culturally sustaining practice, multicultural diversity, community building, drumming, relational dynamics, conflict resolution, mediation, addiction recovery, disabilities, forgiveness, and emotional regulation.