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  • Tuesday, December 12, 2023
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Ethics - Part I

    Presenter: Denise A. Beagley, MSc – Banner University Health Plans

    Preconference

  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Masters of Psychotherapy

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Preconference

  • 4:20 PM – 5:30 PM
    Convocation & Keynote: Great Minds Are Not All the Same

    Keynote Speaker: Temple Grandin, PhD – Colorado State University, Dept. of Animal Science, Fort Collins CO

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Keynote

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Author's Hour - Book Signing
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    The Invitational Identity: The Art and Practice of Shaping a More Beautiful Mind

    Keynote Speaker: David Whyte

    Keynote

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
    Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
    The Thirst Trap: A New Kind of Alone in Our Post-Pandemic Era
  • 9:40 AM – 12:40 PM
    Compulsive Sexual Behavior Assessment and Treatment: A sex positive approach

    Presenter: Eli Coleman, PhD – University of Minnesota Medical School

    Workshop

  • 9:40 AM – 12:40 PM
    Ethics - Part II

    Presenter: Denise A. Beagley, MSc – Banner University Health Plans

    Workshop

  • 9:40 AM – 12:40 PM
    Managing the Crisis of Infidelity: How to Lead Your Clients from Raw Pain to Constructive Action

    Presenter: Ellyn Bader, PhD – The Couples Institute

    Workshop

  • 9:40 AM – 12:40 PM
    Safe Conversations

    Presenter: Harville Hendrix &. Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD – Imago International Training Institute

    Workshop

  • 9:40 AM – 12:40 PM
    Symptoms as Solutions: Transforming Chronic Suffering into Positive Solution

    Presenter: Stephen Gilligan, PhD – Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.

    Workshop

  • 12:40 PM – 1:55 PM
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 1:55 PM – 3:25 PM
    Compassion Fatigue, Moral Injury, Vicarious Trauma, Burnout, and Self-Care in a Toxic Culture

    Presenter: Gabor Maté, MD – Gabor Maté M.D.

    Workshop

  • 1:55 PM – 3:25 PM
    Hypnosis in Family Therapy

    Presenter: Camillo Loriedo, MD – Istituto Italiano di Psicoterapia Relazionale - Rome - Italy

    Discussant: Michael D. Yapko, PhD – Private Practice

    Clinical Demo w/ Discussant

  • 1:55 PM – 3:25 PM
    Lessons Learned when Dealing with a Personal Loss - Clinical Implications

    Presenter: Donald Meichenbaum, PhD – University of Waterloo Ontario

    Clinical Demo

  • 1:55 PM – 3:25 PM
    Purpose-Centered Couple Therapy

    Presenter: Stan Tatkin, PsyD, LMFT – PACT Institute

    Speech

  • 1:55 PM – 3:25 PM
    The End of Mental Illness: Toward a new paradigm for psychiatry

    Presenter: Daniel G. Amen, MD – Amen Clinics

    Speech

  • 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
    Break
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ David Whyte

    Presenter: David Whyte

    Conversation Hour

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    Eight Ways of Hoping

    Presenter: William R. Miller, PhD – University of New Mexico

    Speech

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    How to Spot HYPE in the Field of Psychotherapy

    Keynote Speaker: Donald Meichenbaum, PhD – University of Waterloo Ontario

    Speech

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    Hypnosis Re-Imagined: How Milton H. Erickson Changed Our Minds

    Presenter: Michael D. Yapko, PhD – Private Practice

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Great Conversation

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
    The 7 Steps of Generative Psychotherapy

    Presenter: Stephen Gilligan, PhD – Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.

    Clinical Demo

  • 4:45 PM – 5:05 PM
    Break
  • 5:05 PM – 6:05 PM
    The Evolution of a Psychotherapist

    Keynote Speaker: Cloé Madanes, LIC, HDL – Madanes Institute

    Keynote

  • 6:05 PM – 7:30 PM
    Author's Hour - Book Signing
  • 6:05 PM – 7:30 PM
    Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • Thursday, December 14, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Infidelity

    Keynote Speaker: John and Julie Gottman, PhD – The Gottman Institute

    Keynote

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
    Author's Hour - Book Signing
  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
    Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
    The Therapeutic Alliance: Building Trust and Leveraging Feedback
  • 9:40 AM – 11:10 AM
    Core Tasks of Therapy: What " expert " therapists do

    Presenter: Donald Meichenbaum, PhD – University of Waterloo Ontario

    Workshop

  • 9:40 AM – 11:10 AM
    Imago Dialogue

    Presenter: Harville Hendrix &. Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD – Imago International Training Institute

    Clinical Demo

  • 9:40 AM – 11:10 AM
    Learning to Focus on the Person: How Science is Changing to Finally Get it Done

    Presenter: Steven C. Hayes, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno

    Speech

  • 9:40 AM – 11:10 AM
    Re-thinking the Therapeutic Alliance: Suggestibility and Treatment Responsiveness

    Presenter: Michael D. Yapko, PhD – Private Practice

    Discussant: Camillo Loriedo, MD – Istituto Italiano di Psicoterapia Relazionale - Rome - Italy

    Speech w/ Discussant

  • 9:40 AM – 11:10 AM
    Working with Trauma in Couples Therapy

    Presenter: Ellyn Bader, PhD – The Couples Institute

    Speech

  • 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
    Break
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Autobiography of Trauma - A Healing Journey
: The Evolution of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™)

    Presenter: Peter A. Levine, PhD – Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and Somatic Experiencing International

    Invited Address

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Healing the Bipolar Mind

    Presenter: Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD – Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Invited Address

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

    Presenter: Gabor Maté, MD – Gabor Maté M.D.

    Invited Address

  • 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Therapy Meets AI: How Artificial Intelligence Could Support Clinical Practice in Behavioral Health
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Cloe Madanes

    Presenter: Cloé Madanes, LIC, HDL – Madanes Institute

    Conversation Hour

  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Gabor Mate

    Presenter: Gabor Maté, MD – Gabor Maté M.D.

    Conversation Hour

  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Kay Jamison

    Presenter: Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD – Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Conversation Hour

  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Peter Levine

    Presenter: Peter A. Levine, PhD – Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and Somatic Experiencing International

    Conversation Hour

  • 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
    Break
  • 3:05 PM – 4:35 PM
    Alternatives to the DSM and Implications for Treatment

    Presenter: Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP – Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology

    Speech

  • 3:05 PM – 4:35 PM
    Experiential Approaches to Empowerment.

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Discussant: Stephen Gilligan, PhD – Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.

    Clinical Demo w/ Discussant

  • 3:05 PM – 4:35 PM
    Generative Change

    Presenter: Robert B. Dilts – NLP University

    Speech

  • 3:05 PM – 4:35 PM
    The Space-Between

    Presenter: Harville Hendrix &. Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD – Imago International Training Institute

    Speech

  • 3:05 PM – 4:35 PM
    The Use of Containers in Couple Therapy

    Presenter: Stan Tatkin, PsyD, LMFT – PACT Institute

    Discussant: Ellyn Bader, PhD – The Couples Institute

    Clinical Demo w/ Discussant

  • 4:35 PM – 5:15 PM
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
    A Personal and Professional Journey with Don Meichenbaum: The untold stories of Cognitive behavior therapy

    Presenter: Donald Meichenbaum, PhD – University of Waterloo Ontario

    Keynote

  • Friday, December 15, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Evolving Therapist Mastery

    Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Keynote

  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Author's Hour - Book Signing
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Fast, Effective Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

    Presenter: David D. Burns, MD – Stanford Medical School

    Presenter: Jill Levitt, PhD – Director of Training, Feeling Good Institute

    Workshop

  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Feedback Informed Treatment: A Pantheorectical, Evidence based Approach for Improving Outcomes

    Presenter: Scott D. Miller, PhD – International Center for Clinical Excellence

    Workshop

  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Motivational Interviewing

    Presenter: William R. Miller, PhD – University of New Mexico

    Workshop

  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Transforming Limiting Beliefs

    Presenter: Robert B. Dilts – NLP University

    Workshop

  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Treating Affair Couples

    Presenter: John and Julie Gottman, PhD – The Gottman Institute

    Co-Presenter: Taylor Irvine, PhD, LMHC, NCC – Nova Southeastern University

    Co-Presenter: Paul Peluso, LMHC, LMFT – Florida Atlantic University

    Co-Presenter: Carrie Cole, PhD – Gottman Inc.

    Workshop

  • 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
    Positive Psychology and Beyond

    Keynote Speaker: Martin Seligman, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

    Keynote

  • 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM
    Author's Hour Book Signing
  • 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
    Exhibit Hall Break & Passport to Prizes Drawing
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Addressing Multiple Levels of Change

    Presenter: Robert B. Dilts – NLP University

    Clinical Demo

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Better Results through Deliberate Practice

    Presenter: Scott D. Miller, PhD – International Center for Clinical Excellence

    Clinical Demo

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ John and Julie Gottman

    Presenter: John and Julie Gottman, PhD – The Gottman Institute

    Conversation Hour

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Martin Seligman

    Presenter: Martin Seligman, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

    Conversation Hour

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Conversation Hour with Jeffrey Zeig

    Conversation Hour

  • 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
    Break
  • 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM
    Clinical Demo using Couples Assessment to Plan Targeted Treatment

    Presenter: Ellyn Bader, PhD – The Couples Institute

    Clinical Demo

  • 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM
    Effective Psychotherapists

    Presenter: William R. Miller, PhD – University of New Mexico

    Presenter: Scott D. Miller, PhD – International Center for Clinical Excellence

    Great Conversation

  • 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM
    Process Based Empirical Case Formulation

    Presenter: Steven C. Hayes, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno

    Clinical Demo

  • 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM
    Supervision

    Presenter: Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP – Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Great Conversation

  • 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM
    Survivors Responses to Growing up with Abandonment

    Presenter: Claudia A. Black, PhD – The Meadows

    Speech

  • 5:50 PM – 6:00 PM
    Break
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Mozart and the Art of Listening

    Keynote Speaker: Rob Kapilow – G. Schirmer, Norton/Liveright

    Keynote

  • Saturday, December 16, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    The Expansion of the Self: Cultivating Awareness, Resilience and Belonging through Mind Training

    Keynote Speaker: Daniel Siegel, MD – Mindsight Institute

    Keynote

  • 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
    Break
  • 9:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    Couples: Reading Faces, Body Cues and Tracking Autonomic Nervous System Trending in Partners

    Presenter: Stan Tatkin, PsyD, LMFT – PACT Institute

    Workshop

  • 9:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    Elite Brain Fitness Training Program: How the World’s Best Keep Their Minds Sharp, Bodies in Shape to Achieve World Class Performance

    Presenter: Daniel G. Amen, MD – Amen Clinics

    Workshop

  • 9:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    Healing from Infidelity

    Presenter: Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW – The Divorce Busting Center

    Workshop

  • 9:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    How to Use an Expanded Psychological Flexibility Model to Expand your Own Practice

    Presenter: Steven C. Hayes, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno

    Workshop

  • 9:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    The Experiential and Strategic Treatment of Depression

    Presenter: Michael D. Yapko, PhD – Private Practice

    Workshop

  • 12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lunch Break
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Conversation Hour w/ Dan Siegel

    Presenter: Daniel Siegel, MD – Mindsight Institute

    Conversation Hour

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Overcoming Toxic Shame

    Presenter: David D. Burns, MD – Stanford Medical School

    Presenter: Jill Levitt, PhD – Director of Training, Feeling Good Institute

    Clinical Demo

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Sex Starved Marriage

    Presenter: Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW – The Divorce Busting Center

    Speech

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Some Thoughts on the Nature (and desperate need for) Therapeutic Revolutions.

    Presenter: Scott D. Miller, PhD – International Center for Clinical Excellence

    Speech

  • 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
    Break
  • 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM
    Couples Therapy

    Presenter: Harville Hendrix &. Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD – Imago International Training Institute

    Presenter: Terry Real, LICSW – Relational Life Institute

    Invited Panel

  • 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM
    Intercultural Issues

    Presenter: Derald Wing Sue, PhD – Teachers College, Columbia University

    Presenter: Helen A. Neville, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Presenter: Patricia Maria Arredondo, EDD – Arredondo Advisory Group

    Invited Panel

  • 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM
    Milton Erickson’s Legacy: It's evolution into the next generations

    Presenter: Stephen Gilligan, PhD – Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.

    Presenter: Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

    Presenter: Robert B. Dilts – NLP University

    Invited Panel

  • 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM
    Break
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM
    A Conversation with Dr. Burns

    Presenter: David D. Burns, MD – Stanford Medical School

    Conversation Hour

  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM
    Adult Children Concept

    Presenter: Claudia A. Black, PhD – The Meadows

    Speech

  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM
    Conversational Connectedness Between the Two Mind/Brains: The key to mental health

    Presenter: Stephen Gilligan, PhD – Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.

    Speech

  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM
    The Healing Power of Relationships: From Trauma to Reconnection

    Presenter: Terry Real, LICSW – Relational Life Institute

    Clinical Demo

  • 5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
    Break
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Job Burnout: Definition, assessment, organizational interventions

    Keynote Speaker: Christina Maslach, PhD – University of California, Berkeley

    Keynote

  • 6:30 PM
    Closing Remarks
  • Sunday, December 17, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approaches

    Presenter: Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP – Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology

    Workshop

  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    The Healing Power of US: Teaching Couples to Live Relationally

    Presenter: Terry Real, LICSW – Relational Life Institute

    Workshop

  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Using Hypnosis with Families

    Presenter: Camillo Loriedo, MD – Istituto Italiano di Psicoterapia Relazionale - Rome - Italy

    Workshop

  • Virtual Only
  • Healing the wounds of Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy

    Presenter: Sue Johnson, EdD – international Center for Excellence in EFT

    Workshop

  • New Developments in the Psychotherapy of Chronic Delusional States
  • Polyvagal Theory: A Science of Safety

    Presenter: Stephen W. Porges, PhD – Indiana University

    Speech

  • Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Inpatients and Outpatients

    Presenter: Judith S. Beck, PhD – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    Speech