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The Presence and Practice of Collaborative Psychotherapy: Applications of “Beyond the Clinical Hour” James Sells, Ph.D., Hughes Endowed Chair of Mental Health and Christian Thought and Co-Director of the Charis Institute, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA June 12 from 8:30 - 10 am The services rendered in the name of human care are in constant…

Therapy in the Age of the Algorithm Katherine Strong Woods, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist, The Center  As social media platforms increasingly shape how people understand mental health, therapists are finding that many clients enter the therapy room with preconceived language, frameworks, and self-concepts formed from online content. Let’s explore both the benefits and the limitations of…

From Awareness to Access: The Gap Between Mental Health Needs and System Capacity Jennifer Erisime, LCSW-S, Executive Director, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute-Dallas Mental health awareness has expanded, yet the infrastructure to meet rising demand has not kept pace. As a result, many individuals still first enter care during moments of crisis, often through fragmented…