Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, the SECOND Friday of each month from 9 am -11 am.  All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us register here! Registration is required.

The zoom link to this event will be e-mailed to the address you registered with by the Chapter President prior to the event. 

Calling all fiber artists, painters,

crafters, quilters, woodworkers, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, Dec 10, 2021
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the day of the event. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

Join Our Pre-Licensed Members in This Monthly Networking Group!

The Pre-Licensed Collaborative next meets:

December 18th, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zoom Meetings

Associates will enjoy the camaraderie of being together across the distance.  Meetings may feature an LMFT willing to share their orientation, clinical expertise and wisdom or may focus on prelicensed peer support. The Pre-Licensed Collaboration is the virtual version of our "Pre-Licensed Walk and Talk" in Sebastapol.

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Ally Shamseldin AMFT, APCC and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online for the next event: Here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• Prelicensed Collaborative will meet virtually on the third Saturday of the month from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• We will meet on Zoom meetings. You will receive a link in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a link, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks

Share this event link with others.
Event coordinators can be reached at recamftPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2021 Dates

Dec 18, 2021

Find more events here. 

Questions? therapy@recamft.org

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

"Al-Anon Family Groups provide support and recovery for family and friends impacted by a loved one’s addiction"

Presented by: 

Bob Dalzell, LMFT & 

Panel: Chris N., Cindy H., Susan V., Lindy M.

Friday, January 7th, 2022

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Zoom Webinar
2 CEs

Course Description         

Members of Al-Anon Family Groups who currently attend Al-Anon meetings on a regular basis in Sonoma County will present their experience, strength, and hope, and explain how the tools of the Al-Anon program powerfully and elegantly cross-fertilize their healing and growth in psychotherapy. They belong to Al-Anon because they have “a friend or relative with the problem of Alcoholism” or other addictions, and this has greatly affected their lives. Two of the presenters will share their personal stories of what brought them to Al-Anon, and how Al-Anon of recovery has helped them. These members find that despite the ups and downs of their loved one’s addiction they have been able “to find serenity and even happiness whether their loved one is drinking or not”. The core tools of the program will be explained, along with tips about referring to Al-Anon. 

Learning Objectives

1. Describe what Al-Anon is, and what Al-Anon is not.

2. Be able to list core tools of the Al-Anon program.

3. Describe how Al-Anon can work in tandem with psychotherapy.

4. Clearly explain how to find Al-Anon groups, and give helpful tips to people approaching Al-Anon for the first time.

Registration

RSVP here.
*Please note that once you have RSVP'd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Webinar. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Bob Dalzell

Bob Dalzell, LMFT (licensed in 1992), worked in out-patient and in-patient substance abuse recovery settings, conducted groups for addicts and codependents, and has been in private practice since 2000. He has been an active Al-Anon member for 6+ years, and is currently CPC Coordinator for Northern California’s District 5 of Al-Anon Family Groups. Bob Dalzell is a past president of RECAMFT. 

Location 
Zoom Webinar - please make sure you register to the webinar with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Happy 48th Birthday to RECAMFT!!

Come join us for RECAMFT's 48th Annual Members Meeting! No cake, but we'll do what we can on Zoom =)  

• When: Fri., Jan. 7, 2022
• Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM (after our usual monthly speaker meeting)
• Presentation of 2020 Board
• Town Hall Q&A
• Register here for both this, and the January speaker. 

Picture from the Board's Annual Retreat held at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in August 2021. 

Using the Body to Regulate Emotion: Perspectives from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Presented by: 

Suzette Bray, LMFT

Friday, Feb. 4th, 2022

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Zoom Webinar

1.5 CEs

Course Description         

Clients often experience emotions that are sudden and overwhelming. Being able to use the body to reduce vulnerability to emotion, increase ability to recognize and anticipate emotional responses and regulate emotional response is vital to not being swept away by strong emotions. This workshop will provide therapists with tools to teach their clients to use both in and out of session and be effective in their daily lives.

After the workshop: 

1. Participants will be able to explain two ways the body impacts and influences emotional responses.

2. Participants will be able to assist clients in recognizing body sensations as precursors to strong emotions.

3. Participants will be able to describe three techniques to regulate emotion using the body and implement them with clients in session.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVPd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Webinar. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Suzette Bray, LMFT

Suzette Bray is the Founder and Executive Director of Village Counseling and Wellness. She has completed extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from thought leaders in the field. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Suzette has led several innovative mental health programs for adults, teens, children and families, giving her unique insight into strategies and solutions for positive change through evidence-based treatments. In addition to running Village Counseling and Wellness, Suzette is also a well-known speaker in the field, often presenting on the topics of parenting, mental health issues of children, adolescents and adults, Borderline Personality Disorder and DBT.

Location 
Zoom Webinar - please make sure you register to the webinar with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

"SAVE THE DATE for Author Francis Weller, LMFT"

Presented by: 

 Francis Weller, LMFT

• Friday, March 4, 2022
• 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Zoom Webinar
• 6 CEs for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs & LEPs

“Grief has always been communal in our long story as a species. Too often in modern times, however, our grief is carried privately, forcing sorrow underground. It is our unexpressed sorrows, the congested stories of loss, that, when left unattended, block our access to soul. We then are pulled by the gravity of loss below the surface of life and into the terrain of death. We must restore the practices and customs of grief in our lives. Each of us must undertake an apprenticeship with sorrow and learn the skill of grieving for our sakes and the welfare of all beings.”  -- Francis Weller

Coming soon....

Learning Objectives

1. TBD

Cost

• TBD - All RECAMFT Members

About Francis Weller

Francis Weller, LMFT : A psychotherapist, writer and soul activist, Francis Weller is a master of synthesizing diverse streams of thought from psychology, anthropology, mythology, alchemy, indigenous cultures and poetic traditions.  Author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, he has introduced the healing work of ritual to thousands of people.

Learn more about Francis Weller here: https://www.francisweller.net/

Location 
Zoom Webinar

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Refunds: $10 cancellation fee for refunds requested up to 30 days before the event.  No refunds are given beginning 29 days prior to the event. 
• CE Certificate: You must attend both days, stay for the entire workshop each day, complete a test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. Course meets the qualifications for 6.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

"Found At Sea: Depth Psychotherapy for Unfathomed Times"

Presented by: 

Molly Merson, LMFT 

Friday, April 1st, 2022

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Zoom Webinar
2 CEs

Course Description         

Depth psychotherapy gives us an opportunity to contact, and work with, the complexity and depth of what it is to be human. Offering “time to waste” (Grubb), “evenly hovering attention” (Freud), and “just talk[ing], just drift[ing]” (Russell), as clinicians we can support a facilitated space for people’s curiosity about who they are and how they came to be. Depth psychotherapy can provide a frame for both therapist and client to enter into a reverie state where both people can listen deeply to the patient’s unconscious material, thereby opening up avenues for healing and transformation that are hidden from the conscious mind.

Psychoanalysts for a century and a half have attempted to describe the process of deep work, and this presentation will cover some of these concepts, techniques for listening deeply, case vignettes, and personal experience.

This presentation aims to illustrate the importance of depth therapy in developing a sense of “self” and personhood. As in many treatment modalities, depth psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis require the clinician to become comfortable with the unknown and not-knowing, and aware of our own countertransferences, sticking points, areas for growth, and “internal objects” that swim inside our own deep waters. This includes the ways in which structural power dynamics are encountered both symbolically and materially, and play out interpersonally and in clinical/psychic space. Depth psychotherapy is a journey upon which both therapist and client/patient embark together, not knowing what we may find along the way— and yet, it is something we can do together. For, as Thomas Ogden and Wilfred Bion have said, “It takes [at least] two minds to think.”

Learning Objectives

After attending, participants will: 

1. Be able to define three key concepts/terms relevant to depth/psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

2. Be able to implement at least one technique of depth/psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

3. Be able to identify at least one clinical encounter where depth psychotherapy could be useful in their own practice of talk therapy.

4. Be able to identify one way in which systems of power (class, race, gender, dis/ability) impact mental health.

Registration

RSVP here.
*Please note that once you have RSVP'd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Webinar. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Molly Merson

Molly Merson, LMFT is in independent practice in California working primarily with adults and adolescents in psychoanalysis and talk therapy. A candidate at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, Molly is active in the psychoanalytic community, including participation over the years on several committees aimed at incorporating decolonial approaches to healing into our clinical conversations. Molly is actively engaged in interrogating whiteness and other systems of power in personal, professional, and clinical life. Molly also writes articles and blog posts about the social and the psychoanalytic, and appears on podcasts discussing psychoanalysis in everyday life. Find out more here: https://www.mollymerson.com/

Location 
Zoom Webinar - please make sure you register to the webinar with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Modern Day Alchemy: Creativity & Transformation 

Presented by: 

Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT, Jungian Analyst

Friday, May 6th, 2022

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Zoom Webinar

1.5 CEs

Course Description         

At first look, Alchemy is a strange and mysterious language filled with indecipherable prose and imagery.  But if we look more closely, we discover Alchemy conceals methods, images and metaphors for evolving oneself psychologically.  Carl Jung spent the last part of his life exploring this complex and beautiful world, recognizing its psychological value.

This presentation will take the listener through a landscape of imagery and contemplation, reflecting on the riches that can emerge when imagery is incorporated into psychological thinking.  Such symbols often show up in sessions as metaphors as clients reach for ways to describe their inner experiences.  Developing a curious attitude and engaging these symbols and metaphors through creative practices can enrichment the work, bringing a more soulful and pondering, less directive attitude to the work.

Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT, is a Jungian Analyst and artist who will share her experiences of art making in psychological transformation, based on material from her personal process, as well as those of her students and patients.  Above artwork found here. 

After the workshop, participants will be able to: 

1. Identify 3 ways images appear in psychological narratives.

2. Describe the the difference between fantasy and imagination.

3. Identify 3 methods for engaging material through Active Imagination.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVPd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Webinar. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT

Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT, is a Jungian Analyst working at the intersection of art, the body and symbol making. She facilitates workshops on topics including embodiment, creativity and sexual desire. Most recently, she has trained to provided Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy. She has a private practice in Petaluma, CA.

Location 
Zoom Webinar - please make sure you register to the webinar with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.