LCPCM upcoming events

2-Day SUPERVISION TRAINING with Marsha Riggio, PhD (Thursday, July 23, 2026)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Zoom links and class information will be sent 48 hours before class.

Class limited to 40. Registration will end when limit reached OR July 20, 11:59pm, whichever comes first.

CEUs: 18 Continuing Education Units

Meets BOPCT training requirements for Approved Supervisor. Application can be made to the BOPCT after certificate is received.

Schedule:

Day One, July 23: 7 hours - 9:30am - 4:30pm via Zoom with a working lunch**

Day Two, July 24 7 hours - 9:30am - 4:30pm via Zoom with a working lunch**

Plus: 4 hours – work independently online to complete course within 60 days
A course manual is be completed within 60 days. CEU Certificate will be issued upon notification of completion. Partial credit will not be given.

**working lunch means no official lunch break will be allowed. Have your lunch with you.

Price: $240 Members / $480 Non-Members

Note: There will be a $15 cancellation charge on all refunds

Topics covered: Models of Supervision, Supervision Relationships, Group Supervision, Multicultural Supervision, Administrative Supervision, Legalities and Ethics of Supervision

Note: Program requires attendees to register for the complete program consisting of 2 days zoom training and a 1/2 day online based program.

Meeting links will be sent on the Tuesday before class starts. Be sure to check the zoom links the day before class.

Questions: If you have any questions please email mylcpcm@gmail.com

From Stabilization to Integration: Advanced Trauma-Informed Interventions (Friday, July 31, 2026)

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

From Stabilization to Integration: Advanced Trauma-Informed Interventions

Presented by Jessica LeTourneau, LCPC

This 2-hour follow-up clinical webinar expands on foundational Polyvagal Theory concepts to help participants translate nervous system awareness into trauma-focused stabilization strategies. Building from prior learning on autonomic hierarchy, neuroception, and co-regulation, participants will review how trauma-related symptoms reflect adaptive survival responses and how these patterns shape emotion regulation, relationships, sleep, and coping behaviors.

Using case-based application and practical clinical tools, participants will strengthen their ability to assess nervous system states, identify early signs of dysregulation, and intervene using body-based and regulation-focused strategies. Participants will learn to integrate CARESS-based coping replacement, Nightmare/Flashback halting protocols, and grounding techniques to reduce shame, improve present moment orienting, and support post-traumatic growth.

Jessica LeTourneau, LCPC has been working in the mental health field for over 20 years. She has been established in private practice since 2013 and is the CEO of New Perspectives. Prior to private practice, she worked with children, adolescents, and adults in various settings such as inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, residential treatment, Veterans Affairs intensive outpatient programs, in-home behavioral intervention, and outpatient clinics. She is most passionate about treating military veterans, law enforcement, and first responders.

In addition to her tenure in the mental health field, she has an extensive background in health and fitness and worked as a CrossFit Coach, personal trainer, and group fitness instructor for 15 years.

Most recently, she has been presenting on topics related to trauma, neuroscience, and self-care.

Cost: LCPCM members - $30 / Non-members - $40 ($5.00 fee for all refunds)

CEUs: 2 (10am to 12pm) No partial credit will be given

Registration is limited!

Registration will end and payment must be received by July 27 at 11:59pm.

Zoom link will be emailed to those registered approximately 24 hours prior to class.

Class evaluation and CEU certificate link will be sent on the following Monday (August 3, 2026)

The Therapist’s Therapist: Holding Space for Your Professional Colleagues (Friday, August 14, 2026)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The Therapist’s Therapist: Holding Space for Your Professional Colleagues

Presented by Dr. Christine N. Williams, PhD, LCPC, DBT-C, CCTP II, EMDR, CMNCS

This 2-hour webinar is a restorative, truth telling experience designed for the clinicians who spend their lives holding everyone else. This webinar creates a rare space where therapists can exhale, reconnect with their clinical identity, and be witnessed as a human being without judgment or being performative.

Through psychoeducation, validation, and honest conversation about the realities of our field, participants learn how to hold space for other therapists, adapt to their reality, strengthen their professional community, and reclaim the humanity behind the role. It’s an invitation to step out of survival mode, remember why you started this work, and leave with renewed clarity, confidence, and connection.

Dr. Christine Williams is the Lead Clinician and Owner of Live.Balanced.Life.LLC; a trauma-focused out-patient mental health clinic located in Clarksville, Maryland. With more than 15 years of experience, she specializes in complex trauma, and dissociative identity disorder (DID). She is certified in EMDR, DBT and Level II Complex Trauma approaches. This allows her to offer an integrative approach by combining her specializations with Somatic, Polyvagal, EFT/Tapping, and Internal Family Systems approaches to create individualized treatment plans for each client. She also holds the CMNCS credential, which recognizes advanced training in how nutrition influences mental health; she uses this knowledge to offer trauma-informed psychoeducation, not medical nutrition, to support clients’ overall wellbeing.

Dr. Williams holds clinical licenses in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, and is a Board-approved Clinical Supervisor in Maryland.

She completed her PhD in International Psychology with a specialization in Trauma and is a member of APA Division 52. Known for her curiosity and love of research, Dr. Williams often says she “nerds out” on integrating cutting-edge, evidence-based techniques to support clients with PTSD and complex trauma. She views therapy as her calling and brings both heart and rigor to the work.

Cost: LCPCM members - $30 / Non-members - $40 ($5.00 fee for all refunds)

CEUs: 2 (10am to 12pm) No partial credit will be given

Registration is limited!

Registration will end and payment must be received by August 10 at 11:59pm.

Zoom link will be emailed to those registered approximately 24 hours prior to class.

Class evaluation and CEU certificate link will be sent on the following Monday (August 17, 2026)

2026 ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE (Friday, October 23, 2026)

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

2026 ANNUAL LCPCM FALL CONFERENCE

Full-Day Presentation

“The OCD Impostors: Symptoms and Behaviors That Mimic OCD but Aren’t”

OCD can be both overidentified and underrecognized when clinicians rely on the surface appearance of symptoms rather than the function, meaning, and phenomenology of the behavior. In this workshop, we will examine clinical presentations that can look like OCD but may reflect a different process altogether, as well as presentations in which OCD is missed because the content appears to overlap with identity exploration, neurodevelopmental differences, safety concerns, or intrusive thoughts.

Through a differential-diagnosis lens, participants will explore autism and ADHD stimming versus OCD compulsions; sexual orientation discovery versus OCD doubts about orientation; suicidal ideation versus self-harm OCD doubts; and other common clinical “impostors” that require careful assessment. The workshop will emphasize how OCD treatment depends on a comprehensive understanding of phenomenology, including the role of intrusive thoughts, distress, avoidance, reassurance seeking, mental rituals, and compulsive behavior.

We will also discuss scope-of-practice considerations for non-specialist clinicians, including when to seek consultation, when to refer to an OCD specialist, and where clinicians can obtain additional training in OCD assessment and evidence-based treatment such as exposure and response prevention.

Michael Heady, LCPC is a licensed clinical professional counselor with over 18 years of experience specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and related conditions. Mike is the co-owner and co-director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute, a large private group practice in Maryland. He is a faculty member with the International OCD Foundation’s Training Institute and a Clinical Fellow with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. In addition, he serves on the advisory board for OCD Training School. As a former professor of psychology at McDaniel College, he combines academic rigor with practical clinical experience to support clinicians and clients alike.

Megan English, LCPC is a Clinical Associate at the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland (ASDI) where she specializes in the treatment of OCD, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and neurodiversity-affirming care. She has received extensive training and supervision in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders at ASDI since 2019 and has pursued additional education and training focused on ADHD and neurodiversity. Megan has particular experience applying evidence-based treatments for OCD and anxiety disorders while working with neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ individuals and enjoys educating fellow clinicians through consultation, conference presentations, and professional workshops.

SCHEDULE

Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 AM

Business Meeting: 9:00 AM

Morning Presentation: 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Networking Lunch: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Afternoon Presentation: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Registration (and payment) deadline is 11:59pm, Friday, October 9, 2026.

Attendees will be required to turn in a signed attendance form (which will be provided) before leaving in order to receive a CEU certificate. Both morning AND afternoon sessions must be attended. Partial credit will not be given. A link will be sent to an evaluation form and the certificate on Tuesday, October 27.

Cost:

Conference Fees:
LCPCM Members: $125
Non-Members: $165
LGPC/Retired: $75
Student: $65 (not for LCPCs or LGPCs)

Membership Fees*:
LCPC: $90
Retired: $55 (not working as an LCPC)
LGPC: $45

Student: $25 (not for LCPCs or LGPCs)

*If you join when you register, you are eligible for the membership rate.

Note: Late registrations (after October 9) and walk-ins will be charged an additional $20 (if space is available)

A $15 cancellation fee will be charged for all refunds

Other Information:

A buffet lunch will be served.

6 CEU’s Approved by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors.

LOCATION

Doubletree Hilton

5485 Twin Knolls Road

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 997-1060

Directions

From 495 to I-95 North towards Baltimore:

Take 32 West toward Columbia and exit 16A for 29 North. Then take exit 20A for 175 East. Keep right on 175 East and turn right at light onto Thunder Hill Road. Take next Right onto Twin Knolls Road and turn right at hotel sign into parking lot.

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