Speaker Talks and Expert Panels

Watch recordings of our guest speakers and industry experts.
October 13, 2022

Bridging the Generational Divide

Dr. Unnatti Jain

The theme of the session will be “Bridging the Generational Divide.” Dr. Unnatti Jain, a Generation Z expert, will discuss the significance of growing up to be a Global Citizen […]

October 6, 2022

A Guide To Transforming Your Pain into Peace

Alexa Servodidio, LCSW/PLLC

Based off her recently released second book titled Your Walk in Life: A Guide to Transforming Your Pain into Peace, Alexa will help people heal and learn to emerge from […]

September 29, 2022

Mother and Son Talk About the Hope in Recovery

Dawn McCord & Carson McCord

Dawn and Carson will take us through their journey as Carson’s teen experimentation turned into addiction to hard drugs. They will talk about Wilderness Therapy, Sober Living and how changing […]

This presentation will explore how the insurance process works. What to expect from the insurance company. What to consider with insurance plans, and when choosing a treatment facility.

September 15, 2022

How to Raise LGBTQ Allies

Chris Tompkins

In a world where homophobia, transphobia, and bullying continue to exist, it’s important for us to be mindful, present, and vigilant against fear-based forces. Otherwise, they can sneak right into […]

September 9, 2022

Expert Panel: Solutions Parenting Support

Lu Vaughn, Hilary Moses, Jen Murphy, M. Ed.

Solutions Parenting Support is a team of clinicians and strategic coaches who have a long, experienced tenure as wilderness and therapeutic boarding school therapists. Their signature techniques have been recognized […]

September 8, 2022

Nature as Teacher/ Healer and the Power Within

Seth Gottlieb

Natural Consequences are lessons to be learned if you are willing to be taught and pay attention. Nature provides grounding, can be a vehicle to release chemicals/ hormones in the […]

September 1, 2022

Essay Writing for Students with Anxiety

Alexander W. Merrill

Alexander’s presentation provides a model for teens with anxiety, particularly in high school and college, to write solid essays without losing their minds. It was developed over 20 years in […]

In this talk, Tanya will guide you through the 8-Step Wellness Process that will teach you how to handle your child’s mental illness without feeling as if you are failing. […]

Bill Guy has talked with enough families about their loved ones’ substance use or alcoholism to know that the usual knee jerk response is to focus entirely on the users […]

In this webinar designed for parents of struggling teens, Beth Syverson, host of Safe Home Podcast, will talk about how her lifelong addiction to sugar, from which she recovered 5 […]

Adolescents’ drug use and treatment needs differ from those of adults, and many treatment approaches are available to address the unique needs of adolescents. This presentation will discuss some essential […]

Please welcome our panelists from Bridgeway Billing: – Nicholas Burt, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), Executive Director – Caitlin Kremer, BS, Director of Operations – Kylee Parker, Utilization Review […]

We coach parents in varied situations and each with unique strengths and challenges. However, there are 5 concepts that get woven into the work with each of them and that […]

July 21, 2022

How To Get Off the Emotional Rollercoaster

Wendy Lee Johnson

Are your emotions all over the map and do you feel a bit out of control? What’s actually the problem here? You would think it’s your child and what they […]

July 14, 2022

“I did what I had to do to save my son.”

TH Irwin, Rebecca Stern

How I supported my son despite his severe anxiety and depression while going through a contentious divorce and trying to take care of me.

July 7, 2022

Families in Transition

Beck Gee-Cohen

This workshop is to help unravel the transition experience in the family. Many Transgender and Non-Binary young people do not come out because of conflict in the family. Fear, Shame, […]

It is axiomatic that all chronic mental health issues are accompanied by a degree of executive dysfunction. Since executive functioning is vital for self-regulation and general success, it is vital […]

Visions Adolescent Treatment Center’s LGBTQI+ Programming Director, Beck Gee-Cohen, MA, CADC II and gender specialist/therapist, Jordan Held, LCSW will be answering some of the most important questions parents of LGBTQ+ […]

As we all have learned, nobody gives us a manual on parenting; we do our best with what we know and continually try to improve. We have known that exposure […]

Russell will be sharing the importance of being present in relationships with his family members, built on a foundation of his body’s automatic protective nervous system response. The Polyvagal Theory […]

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