Mental Health Conferences

2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference

The 2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference, titled 'Family Matters,' will focus on supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers. It will be held in Dedham, MA, at the Hilton Boston/Dedham.

October 24–25, 2025 Dedham, Massachusetts In-person Event CEUs Available

Conference Overview

Some quick details about this conference.

The 2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference, themed 'Family Matters,' is dedicated to exploring all aspects of supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers. It will be held at the Hilton Boston/Dedham in Dedham, MA. The conference is designed for students, supervisors, and seasoned clinicians, offering three targeted tracks and four unique breakout sessions per track. Attendees will delve into critical family-centered topics such as play-based self-care, ethical therapy practices, sexual health resources, and addressing privilege and bias in family work. Participants can earn 7 CEUs towards their renewal cycle.

The agenda includes a lively student poster contest, dinner, an escape room, and networking opportunities on Friday evening. Saturday features breakout sessions organized into tracks for supervisors, students, and experienced professionals, covering a wide range of topics from systemic thinking to nervous system regulation in couples work. The event promises a comprehensive learning and networking experience for mental health professionals.

Time and Place

Maybe the most important details of the conference.

Conference Dates
October 24–25, 2025
Location
Hilton Boston/Dedham
City/State
Dedham, Massachusetts
Address
25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA
Event Format
In-person
Map for 2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference at 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA

Conference Organizer

This organization is hosting this conference.

Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association, Inc.

This is the group that put together this event.

Schedule and Agenda

It's important to know what is planned.

The conference begins on Friday evening with a student poster contest, dinner, escape room, and networking opportunities. Saturday includes a welcome session, breakout sessions organized into three tracks, a legislative session, and further breakout sessions in the afternoon. The event concludes with a check-out session.

Notable Speakers

These folks will be speaking at the conference.

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Niko Wilson

LMHC/LMFT/PhD, speaker on systemic thinking and self of the therapist.

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Denise Galford-Koeppel

LMHC and Life is Good Playmaker, speaker on self-care using play.

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Howard Moody

Life is Good Playmaker, co-presenter on self-care using play.

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Ben Stich

LICSW, MEd, speaker on guiding clients through divorce.

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Cassandra Carroll

LMHC, speaker on privilege and internalized bias in family work.

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Elana Jones

LMHC, speaker on strengthening caregiver-tween relationships.

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Charity Chaffee

LMHC, speaker on harm reduction for high-risk teens.

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Amanda Nicely

LMHC, speaker on child therapy policies and ethics.

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Raluca Honciuc

LMHC, speaker on family engagement and clinical resilience.

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Annabelle Coote

LMHC, speaker on nervous system regulation in couples and parenting.

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Martha P Deering

LADC 1 and LRC, speaker on family systems dynamics in substance use.

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Stephanie Baird

LMHC, speaker on sexual health concepts and resources.

CEU Details

Here's information on Continuing Education Units (or CEUs).

The conference offers 7 CEUs towards the 2024 - 2025 renewal cycle.

Hotel Information

You need somewhere to stay (unless you live relatively close).

The conference will be held at the Hilton Boston/Dedham, located at 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA. Attendees may explore bulk ticket options for groups of 10 or more to receive a discount on the Professional Member ticket rate.

Sponsorship, Exhibitor, and Advertising Opportunities

If you're an organization that wants to contribute to this event, here are some details.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the MAMHCA 2025 Annual Conference. Benefits include acknowledgment in the conference program, logo placement online as a conference partner, and access to networking and continuing education sessions. More details can be found in the sponsorship prospectus.

Other Links and Information

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