Mental Health Conferences
2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference
The 2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference, titled 'Family Matters,' will be held in Dedham, MA, focusing on supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers. This event offers targeted tracks and breakout sessions for mental health professionals.
Some quick details about this conference.
The 2025 MaMHCA Annual Conference, themed 'Family Matters,' is a two-day event designed for mental health professionals, including students, supervisors, and seasoned clinicians. Held at the Hilton Boston/Dedham in Dedham, MA, the conference focuses on supporting families, children, couples, and caregivers. Attendees can expect to engage in three targeted tracks and four unique breakout sessions per track, covering topics such as play-based self-care, ethical therapy practices, sexual health resources, and addressing privilege and bias in family work.
The conference kicks off on Friday evening with a student poster contest, dinner, and networking opportunities. Saturday features a full day of breakout sessions organized into tracks for different professional levels, including supervisors, students, and experienced professionals. The event also includes a legislative session and concludes with a final breakout session and conference check-out.
Maybe the most important details of the conference.
This organization is hosting this conference.
Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association, Inc.
This is the group that put together this event.
It's important to know what is planned.
The conference begins on Friday, October 24, 2025, with a student poster contest, dinner, and networking. Saturday includes a welcome session, multiple breakout sessions across three tracks, a legislative session, and concludes with a final breakout session and check-out.
These folks will be speaking at the conference.
Niko Wilson
LMHC/LMFT/Ph.D, presenting on cultivating systemic thinking in supervisees.
Denise Galford-Koeppel
LMHC and Life is Good Playmaker, presenting on self-care using play.
Howard Moody
Life is Good Playmaker, co-presenting on self-care using play.
Ben Stitch
LICSW, presenting on guiding clients through divorce with dignity.
Cassandra Carroll
LMHC, presenting on uncovering layers of privilege and bias in family work.
Elana Jones
LMHC, presenting on strengthening the caregiver-tween relationship.
Charity Chaffee
LMHC, presenting on harm reduction as a family intervention.
Amanda Nicely
LMHC, presenting on policies and ethical considerations in child therapy.
Raluca Honciuc
LMHC, presenting on family engagement and clinical resilience.
Annabelle Coote
LMHC, presenting on nervous system regulation in couples and parenting work.
Martha P Deering
LADC 1 and LRC, presenting on family systems dynamics and substance use.
Stephanie Baird
LMHC, presenting on essential sexual health concepts and resources.
Here's information on Continuing Education Units (or CEUs).
Earn 7 CEUs towards the 2024 - 2025 renewal cycle.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Boston/Dedham, located at 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA. Attendees are encouraged to book accommodations at this venue.
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, online logo placement as a conference partner, and access to networking and continuing education sessions. More details can be found on the sponsorship opportunities page.
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