Loneliness has been called the next public health epidemic.
It heightens grief. Fuels depression. Increases risk for chronic illness. Even shortens life expectancy.
And your clients aren’t immune.

That’s why we’ve invited Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD—neuroscientist, bestselling author of The Grieving Brain, and one of today’s leading experts on the science of grief and social connection—to give you the tools you need to meet this epidemic head-on.

• Spot the hidden brain patterns of loneliness so you stop missing the cues that keep clients stuck in isolation
• Transform grief into growth with neuroscience-backed techniques that restore meaning after loss
• Break cycles of disconnection by helping clients rebuild bonds and strengthen attachment
• Turn isolation into resilience with practical tools clients can use to feel safe, supported, and connected again

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When you bring neuroscience into therapy, clients don’t have to wait to feel better. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, you can tap into the brain’s capacity to rewire itself toward resilience, connection, and vitality right away.

In this session, Dr. Diana Fosha, developer of AEDP®, will show you how to activate the brain’s inherent capacity for positive neuroplasticity, and thus transformation, connection, and flourishing in every session – even the first one.

• Shift clients’ capacity to tolerate painful emotions with dyadic affect regulation
• Harness the brain’s capacity to reorganize toward well-being as it moves away from symptoms
• Use the powerful tool of metatherapeutic processing to savor and expand the positive effects of change-for-the-better, setting flourishing in motion

When trauma hits, the brain loses balance. Clients swing between overwhelm and shutdown, stuck in loops of fear, disconnection, and shame.

In this session, join world-renowned psychiatrist Dr. Dan Siegel as he shows you how to help clients get unstuck by rebuilding the brain’s natural wiring for calm and connection.

• Spot the brain-based signs of chaos and rigidity that keep clients trapped in trauma
• Use simple mindfulness and relationship-based tools to calm stress and rewire safety
• Apply Dr. Siegel’s proven IPNB framework to help clients feel whole, present, and resilient again

Trauma leaves its mark not just on the mind — but on the brain and body. The latest neuroscience is giving us powerful insights into why clients get stuck in dysregulation, and how we can safely guide them toward healing.

In this training, Dr. Frank Anderson shows you how to turn complex brain science into clear, practical strategies for trauma therapy.

You’ll discover how to:

• Use neuroscience as a roadmap for clinical decision-making and pacing
• Reduce dysregulation and help clients return to safety faster
• Integrate a parts-informed lens with brain-based knowledge for deeper, lasting transformation

If you’ve ever wondered how to ground your trauma work in cutting-edge science — while making therapy feel safer, clearer, and more effective for your clients — this session will give you the tools and confidence you need.

When clients feel trapped in cycles of shame, relapse, or emotional shutdown, the key may lie in one of the brain’s smallest—but most powerful—structures: the habenula.

In this engaging 60-minute session, Dr. Kyra Bobinet, physician, behavioral neuroscientist, and award-winning author of Well-Designed Life, reveals how new discoveries about the habenula are transforming trauma and addiction treatment.

You’ll learn how to:

• Decode the habenula’s role in mood, motivation, self-talk, and addiction
• Understand how trauma rewires habenular pathways, fueling hopelessness and dysregulation
• Apply practical, neuroscience-informed techniques to restore motivation and balance in clients
• Recognize key limitations and ethical considerations in applying this emerging research

When trauma takes hold, it’s not just in the mind—it’s embedded in the body and nervous system.

In this dynamic 60-minute session, best-selling counselor educator, Chinwé Wiliams brings you the 10 most effective brain-to-body interventions that blend the best of Polyvagal Theory, EMDR, and somatic approaches.

You’ll discover simple, science-backed ways to:

• Use safety cues and co-regulation to restore balance in the autonomic nervous system
• Interrupt trauma loops through bilateral stimulation and adaptive information processing
• Integrate body-based awareness, movement, and grounding to release stored trauma physiology

Walk away with concrete tools you can use immediately to help clients move from survival to safety—while protecting your own nervous system in the process.

We’re learning more all the time about how trauma impacts the brain and the body... and how to use that knowledge to aid trauma recovery. But clients are often understandably hesitant to engage in treatment tasks that stir up discomfort, like revisiting trauma memories or approaching trauma-related reminders.

Exposure has gotten a bit of a bad reputation. But it’s a powerful route to healing.

Using a neuroscience-informed lens, Dr. Sheila Rauch – esteemed clinician, researcher, and author of Retraining the Brain: Applied Neuroscience in Exposure Therapy for PTSD – will show you what you need to know to:

• Empower clients to make decisions about their trauma treatment plan
• Harness the power of corrective information to reduce clients’ trauma-related distress
• Modify therapy when clients aren’t responding quickly enough

Resilience isn’t just a mindset — it’s a neurobiological process that can be built and strengthened over time.

When trauma and chronic stress reshape the brain for survival, clients often get stuck in reactivity, hypervigilance, and fatigue. But with the right tools, those same neural pathways can be rewired for healing, calm, and growth.

In this training, Dr. Kate Truitt translates cutting-edge neuroscience into simple, body-based strategies you can use immediately in therapy.

You’ll discover how to:

• Explain how stress rewires the brain through stress-induced structural plasticity (SISP)
• Activate pathways of safety and connection using mindful touch, bilateral movement, paced breathing, and sensory orientation
• Work with the brain’s protective responses to restore flexibility and foster lasting resilience

Therapists today are called to lead – whether it’s guiding clients through complex healing journeys, mentoring colleagues, or shaping the culture of care within their organizations. With so many demands, both clinical and administrative, the risk of negative impacts like errors and burnout is high.

In this session, Dr. Amy Fortney Parks will offer a neuroscience-based roadmap for creating leadership in practice that is both effective and sustainable.

You’ll learn:

• How to regulate your nervous system and foster resilience when treating complex cases
• Tools to reduce decision fatigue and improve mental clarity
• Strategies to build community and foster purpose so you can sustain leadership over the long term