Handouts 2026
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CAMFT Annual Conference.

SPEAKER HANDOUTS

FRIDAY —  MAY 1, 2026   

Emotional Blueprints: How Childhood Trauma and Culture Shape our Adult Selves  
Abigail Makepeace, LMFT  

Handout - Emotional Blueprints: A Clinical Integration Guide

Rewiring Attachment: How AEDP® Tailors Treatment to Restore Secure Bonds 
Karen Pando-Mars, LMFT 
Healing Modern Detachment Syndrome: A Somatic and Depth-Oriented Approach Using the RIFRA Method 
Tanya Dantus, LMFT 
Working with Individuals and Families Impacted by ICE Raids/Deportation
Dr. Sandra Espinoza, PsyD, LMFT 
You Belong Here 
Rhonda Payne, CAE
Breaking the Sexual Script: Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Tools for Empowering Sexual Wellness 
Kayna Cassard, MA, LMFT
Addiction in 2026: What's Changed, What's Broken, and What's Possible Now 
Dr. Adi Jaffe, PhD 
Clinical Practice in the Digital Era: AI and Emerging Technologies    
Dr. Jessica Jackson, PhD 
Opening Keynote 
Trauma-Informed Psychotherapies as Mind–Body Medicine
Dr. Mike Dow, PsyD, PhD, LMFT

Managing the Crisis of Infidelity: Leading Clients from Raw Pain to Constructive Action 
Dr. Ellyn Bader, PhD 

Handout - Guide to Working With Infidelity: Self-Assessment, Evaluation, and the Three Stages of Treatment

Restoring Hope to Youth in Therapy: Suicide Assessment, Treatment & Prevention
Leslie Baker, LMFT 
Developing Supervisee’s Clinical Judgment: Person of the Therapist Training (POTT) Strategies in Supervision 
Kelly Duggan Shearer, LMFT 

Healing While Bearing Witness: Post-Traumatic Growth For Therapists of Color
Octavia Neal, LMFT & Ashley Obrero, LMFT 

Handout - Post Traumatic Growth Worksheet

Adult ADHD: Working with Late-Diagnosed Brains  
Ann Amador, MA, LMFT, LPCC 
How to Work with High Conflict Families 
Cathy Himlin, LMFT, LPCC 
The Magic in the Tragic: Rethink Your Grief and Discover Happiness in Your Darkest Days 
John Tsilimparis, LMFT 
When Healing Becomes a Voice (1.5 CEs)
Sarah Klein, Esq.  

SATURDAY —  MAY 2, 2026

Annual Business Meeting
From Relapse to Resilience: 5 Game-Changing Tools for Long-Term Recovery 
Dr. Julie Hayden, PsyD
Beyond Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Trauma-Exposed Clinicians 
Gena Castro Rodriguez, LMFT

Working with Divorced/Separated/Divorcing Families: Kayden’s Law, Survivor Insight, and Shifting Clinical Practice 
Lucy Ridgway, LCSW, JD

Artificial Tools, Authentic Care: Navigating the New CAMFT Ethics Updates 
Curt Widhalm, LMFT

Closing Keynote

The Science of Evil, the Power of Empathy, and the Therapist's Role in a Divided World   
Dr. Shannon Curry, PhD

Daily Connection and Integration 
Karen Wall, EdD, LMFT, RN-BC, OFS
Supporting Women Through Perimenopause: Approaches and Interventions for Psychotherapists 
Kara Cruz, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
How to Avoid Collusion When Working with Couples in Therapy From Subtle Bias to Stronger Bonds: Advanced Tools for Couples Therapy 
Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT & Jeffrey Young, LMF
The Neurodiversity Paradigm: Affirming Approaches to Working with Neurodivergent Individuals 
Madylynn Snyder, LMFT

Navigating the Risks Benefits, and Interventions of Social Media in Clinical Practice 
Dr. Amanda Nugent Divine, PhD

Handout - Social Media and Youth: Key Statistics for Clinicians

Breaking the Silence: Unmasking Narcissism and Sociopathy, and the Path to Healing 
Yael Melamed, MBA, LMFT  
Weight Stigma is a Justice Issue: Rethinking Body Image to Help Clients Break Free from Cultural Conditioning and Shame 
Karyn Noel, LMFT, LPCC  
Olive, the Other Reindeer: Navigating Incongruence, Identity, and the Experience of "Otherness" (1.5 CEs)
​Jay Farrell Cafferata, MA, CDE
Religious Trauma Recovery Training 
Jena Montenegro, LMFT 
 

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